SB97 - Creates the offense of unlawfully gaining entry into a motor vehicle

SB 97

Creates the offense of unlawfully gaining entry into a motor vehicle

Sponsor:

Koenig

LR Number:

0909S.02I

Committee:

Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

Last Action:

1/19/2023 - Second Read and Referred S Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee

Journal Page:

S183

Title:

Effective Date:

August 28, 2023

Current Bill Summary

SB 97 - This act creates the offense of unlawfully gaining entry into motor vehicles if a person lifts the door handles or otherwise tries the doors of successive motor vehicles to gain entry. This offense shall be a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense, unless the person is a prior felony offender than it shall be a Class E felony, and a Class E felony for any second or subsequent offenses.

This act is identical to provisions in HS/HCS/HBs 1108 & 1181 (2023) and SB 695 (2023) and substantially similar to provisions in HB 1582 (2022) and SCS/HB 2697, et al (2022).

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Amendments

No Amendments Found.