Improper driving; person may be charged with offense when conduct constitutes reckless driving.
Summary
Improper driving. Provides that a personmay be charged with the offense of improper driving when his conductis of the kind that constitutes reckless driving but when his degreeof culpability is slight. Currently, a law-enforcement officer isnot able to charge a person with improper driving, but a charge ofreckless driving may be reduced to improper driving by the courtor the attorney for the Commonwealth.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 31, 2021
Last action Feb 15, 2022
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Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Dec 31, 2021
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 31, 2021
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103504D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Timothy V. Anderson
RRepublican
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