HB 2601 Missouri House · 2024 Regular Session

Creates the offense of aggravated fleeing a stop or detention of a motor vehicle

This bill creates a new criminal offense called "aggravated fleeing a stop or detention of a motor vehicle" that applies to drivers who intentionally evade law enforcement during a traffic stop. The law defines this crime as occurring when a driver flees at high speeds or in a way that risks serious injury or death, causes physical injury, or results in death to another person as a consequence of the escape. To be convicted, a person only needs to know they are being stopped, not the specific reason for the stop, and the driver's guilt cannot be excused even if the officer's actions were unlawful, though civil lawsuits for wrongful arrest remain possible. Penalties vary by severity, ranging from a class D felony with mandatory prison time for dangerous driving to class A felonies for incidents resulting in death.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 31, 2024 Last action May 17, 2024
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May 17, 2024
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Referred: General Laws(H)
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Jan 31, 2024
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Robert Sauls
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