| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to vehicle crashes involving death; |
| 3 | amending s. 316.027, F.S.; requiring that a defendant |
| 4 | arrested for leaving the scene of a crash involving death |
| 5 | must be held in custody until brought before a judge for |
| 6 | admittance to bail in certain circumstances; providing an |
| 7 | effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
| 12 | 316.027, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 316.027 Crash involving death or personal injuries.- |
| 14 | (1) |
| 15 | (b) The driver of any vehicle involved in a crash |
| 16 | occurring on public or private property that results in the |
| 17 | death of any person must immediately stop the vehicle at the |
| 18 | scene of the crash, or as close thereto as possible, and must |
| 19 | remain at the scene of the crash until he or she has fulfilled |
| 20 | the requirements of s. 316.062. A person who is arrested for a |
| 21 | violation of this paragraph and who has previously been |
| 22 | convicted of a violation of s. 316.027, s. 316.061, s. 316.191, |
| 23 | s. 316.192, s. 316.193, or s. 322.34 shall be held in custody |
| 24 | until brought before the court for admittance to bail in |
| 25 | accordance with chapter 903. Any person who willfully violates |
| 26 | this paragraph commits a felony of the first degree, punishable |
| 27 | as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Any person |
| 28 | who willfully commits such a violation violates this paragraph |
| 29 | while driving under the influence as set forth in s. |
| 30 | shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of |
| 31 | of 2 years. |
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |