hb 1356

CHAPTER 213

HB 1356-FN - FINAL VERSION

AN ACT establishing the criminal offense of felony pursuit.

SPONSORS: Rep. Stone, Rock 7; Sen. Barnes, Dist 17; Sen. Pignatelli, Dist 13

This bill creates additional felony level offenses for disobeying an officer in situations where a law enforcement officer is in pursuit of an individual.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

AN ACT establishing the criminal offense of felony pursuit.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

213:1 Rules of the Road; Disobeying an Officer; Felony Offense. RSA 265:4, II is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

II. Any person who violates any provision of paragraph I of this section may have his or her license or privilege to drive and any registrations issued in his or her name suspended. In addition, any person who violates the provisions of subparagraphs I (a), (b), (d), (e), or (f) of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

213:2 New Paragraph; Rules of the Road; Disobeying an Officer; Felony Pursuit. Amend RSA 265:4 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:

III.(a) In addition to the penalties listed in paragraph II, any person who violates the provisions of subparagraph I(c) shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $500.

(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subparagraph I(c), and is involved in a motor vehicle accident which causes serious bodily injury as defined in RSA 625:11, VI while being pursued, shall be guilty of a class B felony.

(c) Any person who violates the provisions of subparagraph I(c), and is involved in a motor vehicle accident which causes the death of another while being pursued, shall be guilty of a class A felony.