Bill > H1216

This bill proposes to increase penalties for individuals who operate snow vehicles or recreational vehicles in a manner that endangers public safety or causes damage or injury to others, and then leave the scene without identifying themselves. Specifically, it outlines penalties for operating such vehicles recklessly, causing damage to other vehicles or property exceeding $500, causing bodily injury to another person (which can result in jail time and fines, or longer state prison sentences), causing death to another person (with strict sentencing limitations including a minimum of one year served before parole eligibility), causing serious bodily injury (defined as injury creating a substantial risk of death or significant functional impairment), or causing death to another person.