BSB/2/11
Sponsored by Cy Bradshaw, Nathan Cheirs of Evangelical Christian School
This legislation was filed in the Transportation category
Presented as part of the YIG Volunteer 2024 conference
| 1 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE TENNESSEE YMCA YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT |
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| 3 | Section 1: Terms in this act will be defined as follows: |
| 4 | Vehicular homicide: The reckless unintentional killing of another by the operation of an |
| 5 | automobile, airplane, motorboat or other motor vehicle, penalized by a Class B or C felony. |
| 6 | Class C Felony: A felony such as aggravated assault, kidnapping, and robbery that carries possible |
| 7 | sentences of 3 to 15 years in prison with fines up to $10,000. |
| 8 | Class D Felony: A felony such as extortion, reckless homicide, and possession of marijuana that |
| 9 | carries possible sentences of 2 to 12 years in prison with fines up to $5,000. |
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| 11 | Section 2: This act will reduce the sentence for non-impaired vehicular homicide by lowering the |
| 12 | classification from a Class C Felony to a Class D Felony with a maximum of 8 years in prison. |
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| 14 | Section 3: This act will have no effect on the current sentence for impaired vehicular homicide, |
| 15 | which is classified as a Class B Felony. |
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| 17 | Section 4: This act will have no effect on the current sentence should a death incur from drag or |
| 18 | street racing. |
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| 20 | Section 5: All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this are hereby repealed. |
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| 22 | Section 7: This act shall take effect June 1st, 2024. |
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