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| 3 | 3 | | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. |
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| 4 | 4 | | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. |
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| 5 | 5 | | *hb0360* |
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| 7 | 7 | | HOUSE BILL 360 |
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| 8 | 8 | | R5 3lr1218 |
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| 9 | 9 | | HB 7/22 – JUD CF SB 252 |
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| 10 | 10 | | By: Delegates Szeliga, Adams, Anderton, Arentz, Baker, Bouchat, Buckel, |
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| 11 | 11 | | Chisholm, Ciliberti, Conaway, Fisher, Ghrist, Grammer, Griffith, Hartman, |
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| 12 | 12 | | Hill, Hinebaugh, Hornberger, R. Long, McComas, Miller, T. Morgan, |
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| 13 | 13 | | Nawrocki, Otto, Reilly, Rose, Schmidt, and Tomlinson |
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| 14 | 14 | | Introduced and read first time: January 26, 2023 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Assigned to: Judiciary |
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| 16 | 16 | | |
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| 17 | 17 | | A BILL ENTITLED |
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| 19 | 19 | | AN ACT concerning 1 |
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| 21 | 21 | | Reckless and Negligent Driving – Death of Another – Must–Appear Violation 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | (Sherry’s and Christian’s Law) 3 |
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| 24 | 24 | | FOR the purpose of providing that a person charged with reckless or negligent driving that 4 |
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| 25 | 25 | | contributes to an accident that results in the death of another person must appear 5 |
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| 26 | 26 | | in court and may not prepay the fine; and generally relating to reckless and negligent 6 |
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| 27 | 27 | | driving. 7 |
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| 29 | 29 | | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Article – Transportation 9 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Section 21–901.1 10 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 |
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| 33 | 33 | | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Article – Transportation 15 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 21–901.1. 16 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (a) A person is guilty of reckless driving if he drives a motor vehicle: 17 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (1) In wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property; or 18 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (2) In a manner that indicates a wanton or willful disregard for the safety 19 |
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| 47 | 47 | | of persons or property. 20 2 HOUSE BILL 360 |
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| 51 | 51 | | (b) A person is guilty of negligent driving if he drives a motor vehicle in a careless 1 |
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| 52 | 52 | | or imprudent manner that endangers any property or the life or person of any individual. 2 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (c) A PERSON CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION THAT 3 |
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| 55 | 55 | | CONTRIBUTES TO AN AC CIDENT THAT RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF ANOT HER: 4 |
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| 57 | 57 | | (1) MUST APPEAR IN COURT ; AND 5 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (2) MAY NOT PREPAY THE FI NE. 6 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (D) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to a 7 |
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| 62 | 62 | | fine not exceeding $1,000. 8 |
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| 64 | 64 | | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9 |
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| 65 | 65 | | October 1, 2023. 10 |
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