Bill > S2482

Introduced Session

This bill upgrades the crime of strict liability vehicular homicide from a crime of third degree to a crime of the second degree. Strict liability vehicular homicide is a criminal homicide when it is caused by driving a vehicle while intoxicated in violation of N.J.S.A.39:4-50 or operating a vessel under the influence of alcohol or drugs in violation of N.J.S.A.12:7-46. Upgrading this crime to a crime of the second degree would bring the penalty for strict liability vehicular homicide in line with the penalties for reckless vehicular homicide, knowingly leaving the scene of an accident that results in the death of another, and knowingly leaving the scene of a boating accident that results in the death of another, which are crimes of the second degree. The penalty for a crime of the third degree is three to five years imprisonment, a fine of up to $15,000, or both. The penalty for a crime of the second degree is five to ten years imprisonment, a fine of up to $150,000, or both.

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Kristin Corrado (R)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee (on 02/05/2024)

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