| SB 0231 | Crime of carjacking created |
| Sponsor: | CASKEY | ||
| Committee: | CIVI | LR Number: | S0966.02I |
| Last Action: | 02/01/95 - Hearing Conducted S Civil & Criminal Jurisprudence Committee | ||
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| Effective Date: | August 28, 1995 | ||
SB 231 - This act creates the crime of carjacking in the first and second degree. A person commits the crime of carjacking in the first degree if: 1) he knowingly steals a motor vehicle; 2) by force or threat of force; and 3) if he knowingly acts in a manner that creates a substantial risk of death or injury to a child less than twelve. Carjacking in the first degree is a Class A felony and may be punished by death or life imprisonment.
A person commits the crime of carjacking in the second
degree if he puts a child between twelve and eighteen at
substantial risk of death or injury. Carjacking in the second
degree is a Class C felony.
JAMES KLAHR