Bill > SB156

This bill increases the maximum prison sentence for negligent homicide, which is causing someone's death through carelessness. Specifically, for general negligent homicide, the maximum imprisonment period is raised from ten years to fifteen years, and this change also includes a provision that if a court chooses not to impose a prison sentence when the death involved operating a vehicle or other conveyance and the offender's blood alcohol concentration contributed to the fatality, the court must explain its reasoning both verbally and in writing. Furthermore, for negligent homicide where the victim was under ten years old, the maximum prison sentence is increased from ten years to fifteen years, and the minimum sentence remains two years, with no possibility of probation, parole, or sentence suspension. The bill also introduces a new provision for negligent homicide involving a victim under thirteen years old who dies due to criminally negligent mistreatment, abuse, or neglect, setting a prison sentence of not less than two years and not more than twenty years.

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https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?s=26rs&b=SB156&sbi=y