DUI penalty for causing serious bodily injury.

WORKING DRAFT
2006
STATE OF
WYOMING
06LSO-0390

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0160

DUI penalty for causing serious bodily injury.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s)
Hinckley

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; increasing a specified penalty from a misdemeanor to a felony for causing serious bodily injury while driving under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or controlled substance; providing minimum sentences as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 31
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5
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233(h)(i) and (ii) is amended to read:

31
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5
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233.

Driving or having control of vehicle while under influence of intoxicating liquor or controlled substances; penalties.

(h)

As used in this subsection, "serious bodily injury" means bodily injury which creates a reasonable likelihood of death or which causes miscarriage or serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of any bodily member or organ. Whoever causes serious bodily injury to another person resulting from the violation of this section shall be punished upon conviction as follows:

(i)

If not subject to the penalty under paragraph (ii) of this subsection, by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), imprisonment for not less than
six (6) months
one (1) year
nor more than
one (1) year
five (5) years
, or both;

(ii)

If previously convicted and sentenced under this subsection, or any other law substantially conforming to the provisions of this subsection, by imprisonment for not
less than two (2) years nor
more than twenty (20) years; and

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2006.

(END)

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