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| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *sb0252* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 252 | |
| 11 | 8 | R5 3lr2035 | |
| 12 | - | SB 25/22 – JPR CF | |
| 13 | - | By: Senators Carozza, West, and James | |
| 9 | + | SB 25/22 – JPR CF 3lr1218 | |
| 10 | + | By: Senators Carozza, West, and James | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 25, 2023 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 8, 2023 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | | |
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Reckless and Negligent Driving – Death of Another – Must–Appear Violation 2 | |
| 25 | - | Penalties 3 | |
| 26 | - | (Sherry’s and Christian’s Law) 4 | |
| 19 | + | (Sherry’s and Christian’s Law) 3 | |
| 27 | 20 | ||
| 28 | - | FOR the purpose of providing that a person charged with reckless or negligent driving that | |
| 29 | - | contributes to an accident that results in the death of another person must appear | |
| 30 | - | in court and may not prepay the fine; | |
| 31 | - | ||
| 21 | + | FOR the purpose of providing that a person charged with reckless or negligent driving that 4 | |
| 22 | + | contributes to an accident that results in the death of another person must appear 5 | |
| 23 | + | in court and may not prepay the fine; and generally relating to reckless and negligent 6 | |
| 24 | + | driving. 7 | |
| 32 | 25 | ||
| 33 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 34 | - | Article – Transportation | |
| 35 | - | Section 21–901.1 | |
| 36 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 37 | - | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) | |
| 26 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8 | |
| 27 | + | Article – Transportation 9 | |
| 28 | + | Section 21–901.1 10 | |
| 29 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 11 | |
| 30 | + | (2020 Replacement Volume and 2022 Supplement) 12 | |
| 38 | 31 | ||
| 39 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 40 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 32 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13 | |
| 33 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14 | |
| 41 | 34 | ||
| 42 | - | Article – Transportation | |
| 35 | + | Article – Transportation 15 | |
| 43 | 36 | ||
| 44 | - | 21–901.1. | |
| 37 | + | 21–901.1. 16 | |
| 45 | 38 | ||
| 46 | - | (a) A person is guilty of reckless driving if he drives a motor vehicle: | |
| 39 | + | (a) A person is guilty of reckless driving if he drives a motor vehicle: 17 | |
| 47 | 40 | ||
| 48 | - | (1) In wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property; or 19 2 SENATE BILL 252 | |
| 41 | + | (1) In wanton or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property; or 18 | |
| 42 | + | ||
| 43 | + | (2) In a manner that indicates a wanton or willful disregard for the safety 19 | |
| 44 | + | of persons or property. 20 | |
| 45 | + | ||
| 46 | + | (b) A person is guilty of negligent driving if he drives a motor vehicle in a careless 21 | |
| 47 | + | or imprudent manner that endangers any property or the life or person of any individual. 22 2 SENATE BILL 252 | |
| 49 | 48 | ||
| 50 | 49 | ||
| 51 | 50 | ||
| 52 | - | ( | |
| 53 | - | of | |
| 51 | + | (c) A PERSON CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION THAT 1 | |
| 52 | + | CONTRIBUTES TO AN AC CIDENT THAT RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF ANOT HER: 2 | |
| 54 | 53 | ||
| 55 | - | (b) A person is guilty of negligent driving if he drives a motor vehicle in a careless 3 | |
| 56 | - | or imprudent manner that endangers any property or the life or person of any individual. 4 | |
| 54 | + | (1) MUST APPEAR IN COURT ; AND 3 | |
| 57 | 55 | ||
| 58 | - | (c) A PERSON CHARGED WITH A VIOLATION OF SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS 5 | |
| 59 | - | SECTION THAT CONTRIB UTES TO AN ACCIDENT THAT RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF 6 | |
| 60 | - | ANOTHER: 7 | |
| 56 | + | (2) MAY NOT PREPAY THE FI NE. 4 | |
| 61 | 57 | ||
| 62 | - | (1) MUST APPEAR IN COURT ; AND 8 | |
| 58 | + | (D) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to a 5 | |
| 59 | + | fine not exceeding $1,000. 6 | |
| 63 | 60 | ||
| 64 | - | (2) MAY NOT PREPAY THE FI NE. 9 | |
| 65 | - | ||
| 66 | - | (D) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) of this section is subject to 10 | |
| 67 | - | IMPRISONMENT NOT EXC EEDING 5 DAYS OR a fine not exceeding $1,000 OR BOTH. 11 | |
| 68 | - | ||
| 69 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12 | |
| 70 | - | October 1, 2023. 13 | |
| 71 | - | ||
| 72 | - | ||
| 73 | - | ||
| 74 | - | ||
| 75 | - | Approved: | |
| 76 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 77 | - | Governor. | |
| 78 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 79 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 80 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 81 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. | |
| 61 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 7 | |
| 62 | + | October 1, 2023. 8 |