An Act To Strengthen the Penalties for Leaving the Scene of an Accident

Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §2252, sub-§4,  as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §2252, sub-§5,  as enacted by PL 1999, c. 670, §1, is amended to read:

Sec. 3. 29-A MRSA §2253, sub-§3,  as enacted by PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 and affected by Pt. B, §5, is amended to read:

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Under current law, a person who is involved in an accident and who fails to stop or leaves the scene of the accident commits a Class E crime for accidents involving damage to the vehicle, a Class D crime for accidents involving personal injury or death and a Class C crime if the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly leaves the scene of an accident involving serious bodily injury or death. This bill increases the penalty class for each crime to a Class D, Class C and Class B crime, respectively.