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                                           Act 722 of the Regular Session
 1   State of Arkansas                   As Engrossed:       S3/18/21
 2   93rd General Assembly                        A Bill
 3   Regular Session, 2021                                                             SENATE BILL 307
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 5   By: Senator J. Hendren
 6   By: Representative Slape
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 8                                     For An Act To Be Entitled
 9                  AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTIES FOR THE OFFENSE OF
10                  FLEEING IN A VEHICLE OR CONVEYANCE; AND FOR OTHER
11                  PURPOSES.
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15                            CONCERNING THE PENALTIES FOR THE OFFENSE
16                            OF FLEEING IN A VEHICLE OR CONVEYANCE.
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19   BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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21          SECTION 1.        Arkansas Code  5-54-125(d), concerning the penalties for
22   the offense of fleeing, is amended to read as follows:
23          (d)(1)(A)        Fleeing by means of any vehicle or conveyance is considered
24   a Class A misdemeanor.
25                            (B)   A person convicted under subdivision (d)(1)(A) of this
26   section shall serve a minimum of two (2) days in jail.
27                            (C)   A person convicted under subdivision (d)(1)(A) of this
28   section who operated the vehicle or conveyance in excess of the posted speed
29   limit shall serve a minimum of thirty (30) days in jail.
30                  (2)      Fleeing by means of any vehicle or conveyance is considered
31   a Class D C felony if, under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference
32   to the value of human life, a person purposely operates the vehicle or
33   conveyance in such a manner that creates a substantial danger of death or
34   serious physical injury to another person.
35                  (3)      If serious physical injury to any person occurs as a direct
36   result of fleeing by means of any vehicle or conveyance, the fleeing by means
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     As Engrossed:   S3/18/21                                                SB307
 1   of any vehicle or conveyance offense is a Class C B felony.
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 7                                 APPROVED: 4/15/21
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Statutes affected: 
Old version SB307 Original - 2-9-2021 09:44 AM: 5-54-125(d)
Old version SB307 V2 - 3-18-2021 01:25 PM: 5-54-125(d)
SB 307: 5-54-125(d)
Act 722: 5-54-125(d)