Bill Title: As introduced, elevates the offense of hit and run with a motor vehicle from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony where the driver knew or should have known that the serious bodily injury resulted from the accident; allows the jury to infer that the driver knew or should have known death or bodily injury resulted from the accident if the person involved was a pedestrian or cyclist or other vulnerable user of the highway. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 1.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-18 - Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee [SB0031 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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