Bill Text: VA SB665 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Reckless driving; increase penalty for involuntary manslaughter.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-07 - Passed by indefinitely in Judiciary (13-Y 2-N) [SB665 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-SB665-Introduced.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §46.2-868 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§46.2-868. Reckless driving; penalties.
A. Every person convicted of reckless driving under the provisions of this article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
B. Every person convicted of reckless driving under the
provisions of this article who, when he committed the offense, (i) was driving without a valid operator's license
due to a suspension or revocation for a moving violation and, (ii) caused the death of another as
the sole and proximate result of his reckless driving,
caused the death of another, is guilty of a Class 6 felony involuntary manslaughter.
C. The punishment for every person convicted of reckless driving under the provisions of this article who, when he committed the offense, was in violation of §46.2-818.2 shall include a mandatory minimum fine of $250.
2. That the provisions of this act may result in a net increase in periods of imprisonment or commitment. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of imprisonment in state adult correctional facilities; therefore, Chapter 552 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special Session I, requires the Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission to assign a minimum fiscal impact of $50,000. Pursuant to §30-19.1:4 of the Code of Virginia, the estimated amount of the necessary appropriation cannot be determined for periods of commitment to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.