Existing law makes it unlawful for a person to drive a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property. Existing law provides that certain unlawful acts, such as driving a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property, constitute reckless driving. (NRS 484B.653) Under existing law, if a driver commits reckless driving and proximately causes substantial bodily harm to or the death of another person, the driver: (1) is guilty of a category B felony; (2) shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years; and (3) may be subject to certain additional penalties if the violation is committed in a pedestrian safety zone or a temporary traffic control zone. (NRS 484B.130, 484B.135, 484B.653) Section 3 of this bill revises the penalty for committing such a violation under certain circumstances. Specifically, section 3 increases the maximum term of imprisonment for the commission of such a violation from 6 years to 10 years, if the violation: (1) involves operating a vehicle at a rate of speed that is 50 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit; or (2) is committed in a pedestrian safety zone, school zone or school crossing zone. This bill is known as “Rex's Law” after Rex Patchett.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 484B.130, 484B.135, 484B.653
Reprint 1: 484B.653
Reprint 2: 484B.653
As Enrolled: 484B.653
BDR: 484B.130, 484B.135, 484B.653