S.B. 124
         LEAVING A CHILD UNATTENDED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE

House Floor Amendments

Amendment 5 March 3, 2011 10:47 AM



Representative Christopher N. Herrod proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 12 through 22
    House Committee Amendments
    2-28-2011 :    

             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines terms;
             14          .    makes it a class C misdemeanor for a person who is responsible for a child under
             15      nine years of age to intentionally, recklessly, knowingly, or with criminal negligence
             16      leave a child in S. an enclosed compartment of .S a motor vehicle if:
  . the motor vehicle is on public property or private property that is open to the general public;      

             17              .    the child is not supervised by a person who is at least
{   12   }        9       years old; and

             18              .    the conditions present a risk to the H. [child's health or safety] child of
             18a      hyperthermia, hypothermia, or dehydration .H S. [, the engine is running,
             19      or the keys are in the passenger compartment of the motor vehicle] .S ;
{   and   }

             20          .    provides that this bill does not apply if the person's conduct that constitutes a
             21      violation of this bill is S. [punishable as a class B misdemeanor, a class A
             22      misdemeanor, or a felony.] subject to a greater penalty under another provision of state law. .S
  ;

. preempts enforcement of a local law or ordinance that makes it an infraction or a criminal offense to engage in the conduct that constitutes a misdemeanor under this bill;
. provides that, notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, a conviction under this bill may not be used by a state or local government entity as grounds for revoking, refusing to grant, or refusing to renew, a license or permit, including a license or permit relating to the provision of day care or child care.  


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    House Committee Amendments
    2-28-2011 :    

             38          (2) A person who is responsible for a child is guilty of a class C misdemeanor if:
             39          (a) the person intentionally, recklessly, knowingly, or with criminal negligence leaves
             40      the child in S. [a] an enclosed compartment of a .S motor vehicle;
  (b) the motor vehicle is on:

(i) public property; or
(ii) private property that is open to the general public;  

             41
         
{   (b)   }        (c)       the child is not supervised by a person who is at least      {   12   }        9       years old; and

             42          
{   (c)   }        (d)       S. [(i)] .S the conditions present a risk to the H. [child's health or safety S. that:

             42a      (i) is due to] child of .H :
             42b      H. [(A)] (i) .H hyperthermia;
             42c      H. [(B)] (ii) .H hypothermia; or
             42d      H. [(C)] (iii) .H dehydration H. [; or] .
             42e      [(ii) a reasonable person would expect to exist when a child is left unsupervised in an enclosed
             42f      compartment of a motor vehicle.] .H
             42g      [;
             43          (ii) the engine of the motor vehicle is running; or
             44          (iii) the keys to the motor vehicle are in the passenger compartment of the motor
             45      vehicle] .S .
             46          (3) This section does not apply if the person's conduct that constitutes a violation of
             47      this section is S. [punishable as a class B misdemeanor, a class A misdemeanor, or a felony] subject
             47a      to a greater penalty under another provision of state law .S .
  (4) This section preempts enforcement of a local law or ordinance that makes it an infraction or a criminal offense to engage in the conduct that constitutes a misdemeanor under this section.      

  (5) Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary, a conviction under this section may not be used by a state or local government entity as grounds for revoking, refusing to grant, or refusing to renew, a license or permit, including a license or permit relating to the provision of day care or child care.      

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