HB2664 HFAT SHOTT 3-18

            Delegate Shott moves to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title to read as follows:

            Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2664--A Bill to amend and reenact §17C-5-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §17C-5A-2 of said code, all relating to offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; defining terms; restating the elements of certain offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; requiring that a person’s impaired state proximately cause the injury or death in certain offenses; increasing the penalty for driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs causing death; requiring death to have occurred within one year of an offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs causing death; eliminating the misdemeanor offense of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs causing death; creating felony offense and penalties for driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs causing serious bodily injury; increasing the penalty for certain subsequent offenses of driving under the influence of alcohol, controlled substances or drugs; and providing that the West Virginia Rules of Evidence apply to administrative proceedings concerning license revocation for driving under the influence.