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CRIMINAL PENALTY AMENDMENTS

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2009 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: Daniel R. Liljenquist

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House Sponsor: Curtis Oda

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             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill modifies provisions relating to certain criminal penalty provisions.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    provides that the definition of a conviction, for purposes of certain driving under
             13      the influence provisions, only includes convictions arising from a separate episode
             14      of driving;
             15          .    clarifies that a person is guilty of a separate offense for each victim suffering bodily
             16      injury, serious bodily injury, or death as a result of the person's violation of the
             17      driving under the influence or automobile homicide provisions whether or not the
             18      injuries arise from the same episode of driving;
             19          .    clarifies that a person is guilty of a separate offense for each victim suffering
             20      serious bodily injury or death as a result of the person's violation of the prohibition
             21      on driving a vehicle in a negligent manner and having a measurable amount of a
             22      controlled substance in the person's body whether or not the injuries arise from the
             23      same episode of driving; and
             24          .    makes technical changes.
             25      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             26          None
             27      Other Special Clauses:
             28          None
             29      Utah Code Sections Affected:


             30      AMENDS:
             31          41-6a-501, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 226
             32          41-6a-503, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 261
             33          58-37-8, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 295
             34          76-5-207, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 226
             35     
             36      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             37          Section 1. Section 41-6a-501 is amended to read:
             38           41-6a-501. Definitions.
             39          (1) As used in this part:
             40          (a) "Assessment" means an in-depth clinical interview with a licensed mental health
             41      therapist:
             42          (i) used to determine if a person is in need of:
             43          (A) substance abuse treatment that is obtained at a substance abuse program;
             44          (B) an educational series; or
             45          (C) a combination of Subsections (1)(a)(i)(A) and (B); and
             46          (ii) that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in
             47      accordance with Section 62A-15-105 .
             48          (b) "Drug" or "drugs" means:
             49          (i) a controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-2 ;
             50          (ii) a drug as defined in Section 58-17b-102 ; or
             51          (iii) any substance that, when knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly taken into the
             52      human body, can impair the ability of a person to safely operate a motor vehicle.
             53          (c) "Educational series" means an educational series obtained at a substance abuse
             54      program that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance
             55      with Section 62A-15-105 .
             56          (d) "Negligence" means simple negligence, the failure to exercise that degree of care
             57      that an ordinarily reasonable and prudent person exercises under like or similar circumstances.


             58          (e) "Screening" means a preliminary appraisal of a person:
             59          (i) used to determine if the person is in need of:
             60          (A) an assessment; or
             61          (B) an educational series; and
             62          (ii) that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in
             63      accordance with Section 62A-15-105 .
             64          (f) "Serious bodily injury" means bodily injury that creates or causes:
             65          (i) serious permanent disfigurement;
             66          (ii) protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ; or
             67          (iii) a substantial risk of death.
             68          (g) "Substance abuse treatment" means treatment obtained at a substance abuse
             69      program that is approved by the Board of Substance Abuse and Mental Health in accordance
             70      with Section 62A-15-105 .
             71          (h) "Substance abuse treatment program" means a state licensed substance abuse
             72      program.
             73          (i) (i) "Vehicle" or "motor vehicle" means a vehicle or motor vehicle as defined in
             74      Section 41-6a-102 ; and
             75          (ii) "Vehicle" or "motor vehicle" includes:
             76          (A) an off-highway vehicle as defined under Section 41-22-2 ; and
             77          (B) a motorboat as defined in Section 73-18-2 .
             78          (2) As used in Section 41-6a-503 :
             79          (a) "Conviction" means any conviction arising from a separate episode of driving for a
             80      violation of:
             81          (i) driving under the influence under Section 41-6a-502 ;
             82          (ii) (A) for an offense committed before July 1, 2008, alcohol, any drug, or a
             83      combination of both-related reckless driving under:
             84          (I) Section 41-6a-512 ; and
             85          (II) Section 41-6a-528 ; or


             86          (B) for an offense committed on or after July 1, 2008, impaired driving under Section
             87      41-6a-502.5 ;
             88          (iii) driving with any measurable controlled substance that is taken illegally in the
             89      body under Section 41-6a-517 ;
             90          (iv) local ordinances similar to Section 41-6a-502 , alcohol, any drug, or a combination
             91      of both-related reckless driving, or impaired driving under Section 41-6a-502.5 adopted in
             92      compliance with Section 41-6a-510 ;
             93          (v) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ;
             94          (vi) Subsection 58-37-8 (2)(g);
             95          (vii) a violation described in Subsections (2)(a)(i) through (vi), which judgment of
             96      conviction is reduced under Section 76-3-402 ; or
             97          (viii) statutes or ordinances previously in effect in this state or in effect in any other
             98      state, the United States, or any district, possession, or territory of the United States which
             99      would constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502 or alcohol, any drug, or a combination of
             100      both-related reckless driving if committed in this state, including punishments administered
             101      under 10 U.S.C. Sec. 815.
             102          (b) A plea of guilty or no contest to a violation described in Subsections (2)(a)(i)
             103      through (viii) which plea was held in abeyance under Title 77, Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance,
             104      prior to July 1, 2008, is the equivalent of a conviction, even if the charge has been
             105      subsequently reduced or dismissed in accordance with the plea in abeyance agreement, for
             106      purposes of:
             107          (i) enhancement of penalties under:
             108          (A) this Chapter 6a, Part 5, Driving Under the Influence and Reckless Driving; and
             109          (B) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 ; and
             110          (ii) expungement under Section 77-18-12 .
             111          Section 2. Section 41-6a-503 is amended to read:
             112           41-6a-503. Penalties for driving under the influence violations.
             113          (1) A person [convicted] who violates for the first or second time [of a violation of]


             114      Section 41-6a-502 is guilty of a:
             115          (a) class B misdemeanor; or
             116          (b) class A misdemeanor if the person:
             117          (i) has also inflicted bodily injury upon another as a proximate result of having
             118      operated the vehicle in a negligent manner;
             119          (ii) had a passenger under 16 years of age in the vehicle at the time of the offense; or
             120          (iii) was 21 years of age or older and had a passenger under 18 years of age in the
             121      vehicle at the time of the offense.
             122          (2) A person [convicted of a violation of] who violates Section 41-6a-502 is guilty of a
             123      third degree felony if:
             124          (a) the person has also inflicted serious bodily injury upon another as a proximate
             125      result of having operated the vehicle in a negligent manner;
             126          (b) the person has two or more prior convictions as defined in Subsection
             127      41-6a-501 (2), each of which is within ten years of:
             128          (i) the current conviction under Section 41-6a-502 ; or
             129          (ii) the commission of the offense upon which the current conviction is based; or
             130          (c) the conviction under Section 41-6a-502 is at any time after a conviction of:
             131          (i) automobile homicide under Section 76-5-207 that is committed after July 1, 2001;
             132          (ii) a felony violation of Section 41-6a-502 or a statute previously in effect in this state
             133      that would constitute a violation of Section 41-6a-502 that is committed after July 1, 2001; or
             134          (iii) any conviction described in Subsection (2)(c)(i) or (ii) which judgment of
             135      conviction is reduced under Section 76-3-402 .
             136          (3) A person is guilty of a separate offense for each victim suffering bodily injury or
             137      serious bodily injury as a result of the person's violation of Section 41-6a-502 or death as a
             138      result of the person's violation of Section 76-5-207 whether or not the injuries arise from the
             139      same episode of driving.
             140          Section 3. Section 58-37-8 is amended to read:
             141           58-37-8. Prohibited acts -- Penalties.


             142          (1) Prohibited acts A -- Penalties:
             143          (a) Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to knowingly
             144      and intentionally:
             145          (i) produce, manufacture, or dispense, or to possess with intent to produce,
             146      manufacture, or dispense, a controlled or counterfeit substance;
             147          (ii) distribute a controlled or counterfeit substance, or to agree, consent, offer, or
             148      arrange to distribute a controlled or counterfeit substance;
             149          (iii) possess a controlled or counterfeit substance with intent to distribute; or
             150          (iv) engage in a continuing criminal enterprise where:
             151          (A) the person participates, directs, or engages in conduct which results in any
             152      violation of any provision of Title 58, Chapters 37, 37a, 37b, 37c, or 37d that is a felony; and
             153          (B) the violation is a part of a continuing series of two or more violations of Title 58,
             154      Chapters 37, 37a, 37b, 37c, or 37d on separate occasions that are undertaken in concert with
             155      five or more persons with respect to whom the person occupies a position of organizer,
             156      supervisor, or any other position of management.
             157          (b) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (1)(a) with respect to:
             158          (i) a substance classified in Schedule I or II, a controlled substance analog, or
             159      gammahydroxybutyric acid as listed in Schedule III is guilty of a second degree felony and
             160      upon a second or subsequent conviction is guilty of a first degree felony;
             161          (ii) a substance classified in Schedule III or IV, or marijuana, is guilty of a third degree
             162      felony, and upon a second or subsequent conviction is guilty of a second degree felony; or
             163          (iii) a substance classified in Schedule V is guilty of a class A misdemeanor and upon
             164      a second or subsequent conviction is guilty of a third degree felony.
             165          (c) Any person who has been convicted of a violation of Subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (iii)
             166      may be sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term as provided by law, but if the
             167      trier of fact finds a firearm as defined in Section 76-10-501 was used, carried, or possessed on
             168      his person or in his immediate possession during the commission or in furtherance of the
             169      offense, the court shall additionally sentence the person convicted for a term of one year to run


             170      consecutively and not concurrently; and the court may additionally sentence the person
             171      convicted for an indeterminate term not to exceed five years to run consecutively and not
             172      concurrently.
             173          (d) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (1)(a)(iv) is guilty of a first degree
             174      felony punishable by imprisonment for an indeterminate term of not less than seven years and
             175      which may be for life. Imposition or execution of the sentence may not be suspended, and the
             176      person is not eligible for probation.
             177          (2) Prohibited acts B -- Penalties:
             178          (a) It is unlawful:
             179          (i) for any person knowingly and intentionally to possess or use a controlled substance
             180      analog or a controlled substance, unless it was obtained under a valid prescription or order,
             181      directly from a practitioner while acting in the course of his professional practice, or as
             182      otherwise authorized by this chapter;
             183          (ii) for any owner, tenant, licensee, or person in control of any building, room,
             184      tenement, vehicle, boat, aircraft, or other place knowingly and intentionally to permit them to
             185      be occupied by persons unlawfully possessing, using, or distributing controlled substances in
             186      any of those locations; or
             187          (iii) for any person knowingly and intentionally to possess an altered or forged
             188      prescription or written order for a controlled substance.
             189          (b) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (2)(a)(i) with respect to:
             190          (i) marijuana, if the amount is 100 pounds or more, is guilty of a second degree felony;
             191          (ii) a substance classified in Schedule I or II, marijuana, if the amount is more than 16
             192      ounces, but less than 100 pounds, or a controlled substance analog, is guilty of a third degree
             193      felony; or
             194          (iii) marijuana, if the marijuana is not in the form of an extracted resin from any part
             195      of the plant, and the amount is more than one ounce but less than 16 ounces, is guilty of a
             196      class A misdemeanor.
             197          (c) Upon a person's conviction of a violation of this Subsection (2) subsequent to a


             198      conviction under Subsection (1)(a), that person shall be sentenced to a one degree greater
             199      penalty than provided in this Subsection (2).
             200          (d) Any person who violates Subsection (2)(a)(i) with respect to all other controlled
             201      substances not included in Subsection (2)(b)(i), (ii), or (iii), including less than one ounce of
             202      marijuana, is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. Upon a second conviction the person is guilty
             203      of a class A misdemeanor, and upon a third or subsequent conviction the person is guilty of a
             204      third degree felony.
             205          (e) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (2)(a)(i) while inside the exterior
             206      boundaries of property occupied by any correctional facility as defined in Section 64-13-1 or
             207      any public jail or other place of confinement shall be sentenced to a penalty one degree greater
             208      than provided in Subsection (2)(b), and if the conviction is with respect to controlled
             209      substances as listed in:
             210          (i) Subsection (2)(b), the person may be sentenced to imprisonment for an
             211      indeterminate term as provided by law, and:
             212          (A) the court shall additionally sentence the person convicted to a term of one year to
             213      run consecutively and not concurrently; and
             214          (B) the court may additionally sentence the person convicted for an indeterminate term
             215      not to exceed five years to run consecutively and not concurrently; and
             216          (ii) Subsection (2)(d), the person may be sentenced to imprisonment for an
             217      indeterminate term as provided by law, and the court shall additionally sentence the person
             218      convicted to a term of six months to run consecutively and not concurrently.
             219          (f) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (2)(a)(ii) or (2)(a)(iii) is:
             220          (i) on a first conviction, guilty of a class B misdemeanor;
             221          (ii) on a second conviction, guilty of a class A misdemeanor; and
             222          (iii) on a third or subsequent conviction, guilty of a third degree felony.
             223          (g) A person is subject to the penalties under Subsection (2)(h) who, in an offense not
             224      amounting to a violation of Section 76-5-207 :
             225          (i) violates Subsection (2)(a)(i) by knowingly and intentionally having in his body any


             226      measurable amount of a controlled substance; and
             227          (ii) operates a motor vehicle as defined in Section 76-5-207 in a negligent manner,
             228      causing serious bodily injury as defined in Section 76-1-601 or the death of another.
             229          (h) A person who violates Subsection (2)(g) by having in his body:
             230          (i) a controlled substance classified under Schedule I, other than those described in
             231      Subsection (2)(h)(ii), or a controlled substance classified under Schedule II is guilty of a
             232      second degree felony;
             233          (ii) marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinols, or equivalents described in Subsection
             234      58-37-4 (2)(a)(iii)(S) or (AA) is guilty of a third degree felony; or
             235          (iii) any controlled substance classified under Schedules III, IV, or V is guilty of a
             236      class A misdemeanor.
             237          (i) A person is guilty of a separate offense for each victim suffering serious bodily
             238      injury or death as a result of the person's negligent driving in violation of Subsection
             239      58-37-8 (2)(g) whether or not the injuries arise from the same episode of driving.
             240          (3) Prohibited acts C -- Penalties:
             241          (a) It is unlawful for any person knowingly and intentionally:
             242          (i) to use in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance a
             243      license number which is fictitious, revoked, suspended, or issued to another person or, for the
             244      purpose of obtaining a controlled substance, to assume the title of, or represent himself to be, a
             245      manufacturer, wholesaler, apothecary, physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other authorized
             246      person;
             247          (ii) to acquire or obtain possession of, to procure or attempt to procure the
             248      administration of, to obtain a prescription for, to prescribe or dispense to any person known to
             249      be attempting to acquire or obtain possession of, or to procure the administration of any
             250      controlled substance by misrepresentation or failure by the person to disclose his receiving any
             251      controlled substance from another source, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge, alteration of a
             252      prescription or written order for a controlled substance, or the use of a false name or address;
             253          (iii) to make any false or forged prescription or written order for a controlled


             254      substance, or to utter the same, or to alter any prescription or written order issued or written
             255      under the terms of this chapter; or
             256          (iv) to make, distribute, or possess any punch, die, plate, stone, or other thing designed
             257      to print, imprint, or reproduce the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint,
             258      or device of another or any likeness of any of the foregoing upon any drug or container or
             259      labeling so as to render any drug a counterfeit controlled substance.
             260          (b) Any person convicted of violating Subsection (3)(a) is guilty of a third degree
             261      felony.
             262          (4) Prohibited acts D -- Penalties:
             263          (a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, a person not authorized under this
             264      chapter who commits any act declared to be unlawful under this section, Title 58, Chapter 37a,
             265      Utah Drug Paraphernalia Act, or under Title 58, Chapter 37b, Imitation Controlled Substances
             266      Act, is upon conviction subject to the penalties and classifications under this Subsection (4) if
             267      the trier of fact finds the act is committed:
             268          (i) in a public or private elementary or secondary school or on the grounds of any of
             269      those schools;
             270          (ii) in a public or private vocational school or postsecondary institution or on the
             271      grounds of any of those schools or institutions;
             272          (iii) in those portions of any building, park, stadium, or other structure or grounds
             273      which are, at the time of the act, being used for an activity sponsored by or through a school or
             274      institution under Subsections (4)(a)(i) and (ii);
             275          (iv) in or on the grounds of a preschool or child-care facility;
             276          (v) in a public park, amusement park, arcade, or recreation center;
             277          (vi) in or on the grounds of a house of worship as defined in Section 76-10-501 ;
             278          (vii) in a shopping mall, sports facility, stadium, arena, theater, movie house,
             279      playhouse, or parking lot or structure adjacent thereto;
             280          (viii) in or on the grounds of a library;
             281          (ix) within any area that is within 1,000 feet of any structure, facility, or grounds


             282      included in Subsections (4)(a)(i), (ii), (iv), (vi), and (vii);
             283          (x) in the presence of a person younger than 18 years of age, regardless of where the
             284      act occurs; or
             285          (xi) for the purpose of facilitating, arranging, or causing the transport, delivery, or
             286      distribution of a substance in violation of this section to an inmate or on the grounds of any
             287      correctional facility as defined in Section 76-8-311.3 .
             288          (b) (i) A person convicted under this Subsection (4) is guilty of a first degree felony
             289      and shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than five years if the penalty that would
             290      otherwise have been established but for this Subsection (4) would have been a first degree
             291      felony.
             292          (ii) Imposition or execution of the sentence may not be suspended, and the person is
             293      not eligible for probation.
             294          (c) If the classification that would otherwise have been established would have been
             295      less than a first degree felony but for this Subsection (4), a person convicted under this
             296      Subsection (4) is guilty of one degree more than the maximum penalty prescribed for that
             297      offense. This Subsection (4)(c) does not apply to a violation of Subsection (2)(g).
             298          (d) (i) If the violation is of Subsection (4)(a)(xi):
             299          (A) the person may be sentenced to imprisonment for an indeterminate term as
             300      provided by law, and the court shall additionally sentence the person convicted for a term of
             301      one year to run consecutively and not concurrently; and
             302          (B) the court may additionally sentence the person convicted for an indeterminate term
             303      not to exceed five years to run consecutively and not concurrently; and
             304          (ii) the penalties under this Subsection (4)(d) apply also to any person who, acting
             305      with the mental state required for the commission of an offense, directly or indirectly solicits,
             306      requests, commands, coerces, encourages, or intentionally aids another person to commit a
             307      violation of Subsection (4)(a)(xi).
             308          (e) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this Subsection (4) that the actor
             309      mistakenly believed the individual to be 18 years of age or older at the time of the offense or


             310      was unaware of the individual's true age; nor that the actor mistakenly believed that the
             311      location where the act occurred was not as described in Subsection (4)(a) or was unaware that
             312      the location where the act occurred was as described in Subsection (4)(a).
             313          (5) Any violation of this chapter for which no penalty is specified is a class B
             314      misdemeanor.
             315          (6) For purposes of penalty enhancement under Subsections (1)(b) and (2)(c), a plea of
             316      guilty or no contest to a violation of this section which is held in abeyance under Title 77,
             317      Chapter 2a, Pleas in Abeyance, is the equivalent of a conviction, even if the charge has been
             318      subsequently reduced or dismissed in accordance with the plea in abeyance agreement.
             319          (7) A person may be charged and sentenced for a violation of this section,
             320      notwithstanding a charge and sentence for a violation of any other section of this chapter.
             321          (8) (a) Any penalty imposed for violation of this section is in addition to, and not in
             322      lieu of, any civil or administrative penalty or sanction authorized by law.
             323          (b) Where violation of this chapter violates a federal law or the law of another state,
             324      conviction or acquittal under federal law or the law of another state for the same act is a bar to
             325      prosecution in this state.
             326          (9) In any prosecution for a violation of this chapter, evidence or proof which shows a
             327      person or persons produced, manufactured, possessed, distributed, or dispensed a controlled
             328      substance or substances, is prima facie evidence that the person or persons did so with
             329      knowledge of the character of the substance or substances.
             330          (10) This section does not prohibit a veterinarian, in good faith and in the course of
             331      his professional practice only and not for humans, from prescribing, dispensing, or
             332      administering controlled substances or from causing the substances to be administered by an
             333      assistant or orderly under his direction and supervision.
             334          (11) Civil or criminal liability may not be imposed under this section on:
             335          (a) any person registered under this chapter who manufactures, distributes, or
             336      possesses an imitation controlled substance for use as a placebo or investigational new drug by
             337      a registered practitioner in the ordinary course of professional practice or research; or


             338          (b) any law enforcement officer acting in the course and legitimate scope of his
             339      employment.
             340          (12) (a) Civil or criminal liability may not be imposed under this section on any
             341      Indian, as defined in Subsection 58-37-2 (1)(v), who uses, possesses, or transports peyote for
             342      bona fide traditional ceremonial purposes in connection with the practice of a traditional
             343      Indian religion as defined in Subsection 58-37-2 (1)(w).
             344          (b) In a prosecution alleging violation of this section regarding peyote as defined in
             345      Subsection 58-37-4 (2)(a)(iii)(V), it is an affirmative defense that the peyote was used,
             346      possessed, or transported by an Indian for bona fide traditional ceremonial purposes in
             347      connection with the practice of a traditional Indian religion.
             348          (c) (i) The defendant shall provide written notice of intent to claim an affirmative
             349      defense under this Subsection (12) as soon as practicable, but not later than ten days prior to
             350      trial.
             351          (ii) The notice shall include the specific claims of the affirmative defense.
             352          (iii) The court may waive the notice requirement in the interest of justice for good
             353      cause shown, if the prosecutor is not unfairly prejudiced by the lack of timely notice.
             354          (d) The defendant shall establish the affirmative defense under this Subsection (12) by
             355      a preponderance of the evidence. If the defense is established, it is a complete defense to the
             356      charges.
             357          (13) If any provision of this chapter, or the application of any provision to any person
             358      or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter shall be given effect without
             359      the invalid provision or application.
             360          Section 4. Section 76-5-207 is amended to read:
             361           76-5-207. Automobile homicide.
             362          (1) As used in this section:
             363          (a) "Drug" or "drugs" means:
             364          (i) a controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-2 ;
             365          (ii) a drug as defined in Section 58-17b-102 ; or


             366          (iii) any substance that, when knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly taken into the
             367      human body, can impair the ability of a person to safely operate a motor vehicle.
             368          (b) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle and includes any automobile,
             369      truck, van, motorcycle, train, engine, watercraft, or aircraft.
             370          (2) (a) Criminal homicide is automobile homicide, a third degree felony, if the person
             371      operates a motor vehicle in a negligent manner causing the death of another and:
             372          (i) has sufficient alcohol in his body that a subsequent chemical test shows that the
             373      person has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time of the
             374      test;
             375          (ii) is under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol
             376      and any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely operating a vehicle; or
             377          (iii) has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time of
             378      operation.
             379          (b) A conviction for a violation of this Subsection (2) is a second degree felony if it is
             380      subsequent to a conviction as defined in Subsection 41-6a-501 (2).
             381          (c) As used in this Subsection (2), "negligent" means simple negligence, the failure to
             382      exercise that degree of care that reasonable and prudent persons exercise under like or similar
             383      circumstances.
             384          (3) (a) Criminal homicide is automobile homicide, a second degree felony, if the
             385      person operates a motor vehicle in a criminally negligent manner causing the death of another
             386      and:
             387          (i) has sufficient alcohol in his body that a subsequent chemical test shows that the
             388      person has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time of the
             389      test;
             390          (ii) is under the influence of alcohol, any drug, or the combined influence of alcohol
             391      and any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely operating a vehicle; or
             392          (iii) has a blood or breath alcohol concentration of .08 grams or greater at the time of
             393      operation.


             394          (b) As used in this Subsection (3), "criminally negligent" means criminal negligence
             395      as defined by Subsection 76-2-103 (4).
             396          (4) The standards for chemical breath analysis as provided by Section 41-6a-515 and
             397      the provisions for the admissibility of chemical test results as provided by Section 41-6a-516
             398      apply to determination and proof of blood alcohol content under this section.
             399          (5) Calculations of blood or breath alcohol concentration under this section shall be
             400      made in accordance with Subsection 41-6a-502 (1).
             401          (6) The fact that a person charged with violating this section is or has been legally
             402      entitled to use alcohol or a drug is not a defense.
             403          (7) Evidence of a defendant's blood or breath alcohol content or drug content is
             404      admissible except when prohibited by Rules of Evidence or the constitution.
             405          (8) A person is guilty of a separate offense for each victim suffering bodily injury or
             406      serious bodily injury as a result of the person's violation of Section 41-6a-502 or death as a
             407      result of the person's violation of this section whether or not the injuries arise from the same
             408      episode of driving.


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