Source: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb444%20intr.htm&yr=2005&sesstype=RS&i=444
Timestamp: 2018-02-19 06:28:47
Document Index: 720160445

Matched Legal Cases: ['§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17', '§17']

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended by adding thereto a new article, designated §17C-4A-1, §17C-4A-2, §17C-4A-3, §17C-4A-4, §17C-4A-5 and §17C-4A-6, all relating to careless driving generally; providing a short title; defining "careless driving"; establishing the offense of careless driving; providing criminal penalties for violations; requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to assess points against the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving; requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to suspend the license of a person convicted of careless driving that causes the unintentional death of another person or causes serious bodily injury to another person; and requiring the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to propose legislative rules.
In addition to any penalty imposed for violating the provisions of section four of this article which causes serious bodily injury to another person , the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall suspend for six months the driver's license of the person convicted of the offense . If the offense which causes the causes serious bodily injury to another person is also a second or subsequent violation of section three of this article, the six month suspension shall be in addition to any period of suspension for a second or subsequent violation of section three.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish the offense of careless driving and provide criminal penalties for violations. In addition, the bill requires the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to assess points against the driver's license of a person convicted of careless driving and to suspend the license of a driver convicted of a second or subsequent offense. The bill also requires the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to suspend the drivers license of any person convicted of careless driving that causes the unintentional death of another person or causes serious bodily injury to another person. The bill requires the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles to propose rules to implement the provisions of the article.