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First Substitute H.B. 93

Senator John L. Valentine proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AMENDMENTS

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Jeremy A. Peterson

             5     
Senate Sponsor: John L. Valentine

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies the Traffic Code by amending provisions relating to accepting a plea
             10      for certain traffic violations.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    defines serious bodily injury;
             14          .    provides that if a person has received a citation for a moving traffic violation that
             15      resulted in a collision and any person involved in the collision sustained serious
             16      bodily injury or death as a proximate result of the collision, a court may not accept a
             17      plea of guilty or no contest to a charge for the moving traffic violation unless the
             18      prosecutor agrees to the plea;
             19          .    requires a peace officer that issues a citation for a moving traffic violation to record
             20      on the citation whether the moving traffic violation resulted in a collision in which
             21      any person involved in the collision sustained serious bodily injury or death as a
             22      proximate result of the traffic collision; and
             23          .    makes technical corrections.
             24      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             25          None


             26      Other Special Clauses:
             27          None
             28      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             29      AMENDS:
             30          41-6a-202, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2005, Chapter 2
             31     
             32      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             33          Section 1. Section 41-6a-202 is amended to read:
             34           41-6a-202. Violations of chapter -- Penalties.
             35          (1) As used in this section, "serious bodily injury" is as defined in Section 41-6a-401.3 .
             36          [(1)] (2) A violation of any provision of this chapter is a class C misdemeanor, unless
             37      otherwise provided.
             38          [(2)] (3) A violation of any provision of Parts 2, 11, 17, and 18 of this chapter is an
             39      infraction, unless otherwise provided.
             40          (4) (a) If a person has received a citation for a moving traffic violation under this
             41      chapter that resulted in a collision and any person involved in the collision sustained serious
             42      bodily injury or death as a proximate result of the collision, a court may not accept a plea of
             43      guilty or no contest to a charge for the moving traffic violation unless the prosecutor agrees to
             44      the plea:
             45          (i) in open court;
             46          (ii) in writing; or
             47          (iii) by another means of communication which the court finds adequate to record the
             48      prosecutor's agreement.
             49          (b) A peace officer that issues a citation for a moving traffic violation under this
             50      chapter shall record on the citation whether the moving traffic violation resulted in a collision
             51      in which any person involved in the collision sustained serious bodily injury or death as a
             52      proximate result of the traffic collision.


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