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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6720
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3391
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist.
REP. SANTIAGO E., 130th Dist.
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE
WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE AND ILLEGAL RACING.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 14-222 of the general statutes be amended to increase 1
the penalty for negligent homicide with a motor vehicle to a fine of not 2
more than three thousand five hundred dollars or imprisonment of not 3
more than three years or both, and that section 14-224 of the general 4
statutes be amended to increase the penalty for a first offense of illegal 5
racing to a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars or more than 6
six hundred dollars or imprisonment of not more than a year or both 7
and mandatory completion of fifteen hours of a reckless aggressive 8
driving class, and in the case of any subsequent offense of illegal 9
racing, to a fine of not less than three hundred dollars or more than 10
one thousand dollars or imprisonment of not more than a year or both, 11
mandatory completion of fifteen hours of a reckless aggressive driving 12
class and a sixty-day suspension of such person's motor vehicle 13
operating license. 14 Proposed Bill No. 6720
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Statement of Purpose:
To increase the criminal penalties associated with negligent homicide
with a motor vehicle and illegal racing.