Bill Text: PA HB325 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for the offense of homicide by vehicle while fleeing or attempting to elude police officer.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-31 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HB325 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB325-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 280
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 325 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, GEIST, BARRAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DAVIS, FABRIZIO, GILLESPIE, HARRIS, HESS, HORNAMAN, KAVULICH, W. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, MANN, MATZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PYLE, READSHAW, SANTARSIERO, STABACK, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD, J. TAYLOR AND BOBACK, JANUARY 31, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 31, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, providing for the offense of homicide by vehicle
while fleeing or attempting to elude police officer.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 3737. Homicide by vehicle while fleeing or attempting to
elude police officer.
(a) Offense defined.--A person who unintentionally causes
the death of another person as the result of a violation of
section 3733 (relating to fleeing or attempting to elude police
officer) and who is convicted of violating section 3733 commits
a felony of the second degree when the violation is the cause of
death, and the sentencing court shall order the person to serve
a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than five years. A
consecutive five-year term of imprisonment shall be imposed for
each victim whose death is the result of the violation of
section 3733.
(b) Applicability of sentencing guidelines.--The sentencing
guidelines promulgated by the Pennsylvania Commission on
Sentencing shall not supersede the mandatory penalty of this
section.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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