Vehicular Homicide While Driving Impaired:

Felony Punishment. COL6/5/2019 CH. 92 SAFE STREETS ACT OF 2018

(a)A person is guilty of vehicular homicide while driving impaired

(1)if he or she does any act forbidden by law in driving while impaired, or

(2)if he or she negligently operates or drives a vehicle while impaired, which act or negligence proximately causes death to any person other than himself or herself.

(b)Vehicular homicide while driving impaired is a felony of the second degree, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall be sentenced as follows:

(1)A term of incarceration of not less than a mandatory eight

(8)years, and not more than fifteen

(15)years.

(2)A fine of not more than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.).

(3)Revocation of driving privileges for eight

(8)years without occupational driving privileges.

(4)The court shall notify the Department of Revenue and Taxation of each conviction of this Section.