AN ACT CONCERNING EVASION OF RESPONSIBILITY IN THE OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (f) of section 14-224 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015):

(f) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section shall be fined not more than [ten] twenty thousand dollars or be imprisoned not less than [one year] two years nor more than [ten] twenty years or be both fined and imprisoned.

Statement of Purpose:

To increase the penalties for hit-and-run drivers in the case of serious injury or death.

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