Bill Text: VA HB96 | 2014 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

Virginia House Bill 96 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Reckless driving; causing death while driving with suspended license, guilty of Class 6 felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-02-17 - Passed by indefinitely in Courts of Justice (10-Y 5-N) [HB96 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2014-HB96-Comm_Sub.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 96 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the House Committee for Courts of Justice on February 3, 2014) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Head) A BILL to amend and reenact §46.2-868 of the Code of Virginia, relating to driving recklessly with a suspended or revoked license; causing death of another person; penalty.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §46.2-868 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§46.2-868. Reckless driving; penalties.

A. Every person convicted of reckless driving under the provisions of this article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

B. Every person convicted of reckless driving under the provisions of this article who, when he committed the offense, (i) was driving without a valid operator's license due to a suspension or revocation ~~for a moving violation~~ and, (ii) as the ~~sole and~~ proximate result of his reckless driving, caused the death of another, is guilty of a Class 6 felony.

C. The punishment for every person convicted of reckless driving under the provisions of this article who, when he committed the offense, was in violation of §46.2-1078.1 shall include a mandatory minimum fine of $250.

2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 806 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.