SF0069 • 2007

Felony driving under the influence.

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; increasing the penalty for a first conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Crime

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Hines
Last action: 2007-02-22
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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SF0069S2001

2nd reading • ROSS

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by ROSS

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Bill History

2007-02-22 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 87
2007-02-22 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0028
2007-02-20 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 28
2007-02-13 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0028
2007-02-13 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0028
2007-02-13 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-12 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-09 House
H Passed CoW
2007-02-07 House
H Placed on General File
2007-02-07 House
H08 Recommended Do Pass
2007-02-02 House
H Introduced and Referred to H08
2007-01-26 House
H Received for Introduction
2007-01-24 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-01-23 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-01-23 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2007-01-23 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2007-01-22 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-01-18 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-01-18 Senate
S08 Recommended Do Pass
2007-01-10 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S08
2007-01-09 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2007-01-05 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0069

Bill No.:
SF0069
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
07LSO-0406
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0028

Chapter No.:
87

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Hines

Catch Title:
Felony
driving under the influence.

Subject:
Amends the penalty for causing serious bodily
injury while driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law, a person
convicted of causing serious bodily injury to another while driving
under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance
is subject to a penalty of imprisonment for not less than 6 months nor more
than one year, a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.

This bill amends the penalty
for a conviction under this law by eliminating the minimum mandatory sentence
and increasing the maximum sentence to not more than 10 years. The potential
fine for a conviction under this law remains unchanged.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0069

ENROLLED ACT NO. 28, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to motor vehicles; increasing the penalty for a first conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury 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) 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 nor
more than
one (1) year
ten (10) years
, or both;

Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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