Bill Text: DE HB259 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 21 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Off-highway Vehicles.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-06-05 - Signed by Governor [HB259 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2011-HB259-Engrossed.html
SPONSOR: |
Rep. Keeley & Sen. Blevins, Reps. Heffernan, Jaques, Kenton, Sens. Bunting, Sokola |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 259 AS AMENDED BY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (Two-thirds of all members elected to each house thereof concurring therein):
Section 1.Amend §6816, Title 21 of the Delaware Code by making insertions as shown by underlining and deletions as show by strike through as follows:
§6816. Operation of OHVs -- while
under the influence or with a prohibited alcohol or drug contentof intoxicating liquor or controlled
substances.
A person shall not operate an OHV
while under the influence of alcohol, any drug, a combination of drugs and
alcohol, or with a prohibited concentration of alcohol or illicit or
recreational drugs intoxicating liquor or controlled substances as
defined in §4177 of this title.A
violation of this section shall be an unclassified misdemeanor with the
penalties set forth in §6831 of this title.
(a) When such operation is upon private property with the express permission of the person in control of the property or such operation is not upon public property, a public highway or street or sidewalk or right-of-way thereof, the penalty provisions of this chapter shall apply.
(b) The provisions of this section, sections 6831, 6832, or 6833 of this title, or any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding, all provisions of §4177 of this title and provisions of this Code related thereto shall be applicable to the operation of an OHV while under the influence of alcohol, any drug, a combination of drugs and alcohol, or with a prohibited concentration of alcohol or illicit or recreational drugs as defined in §4177 of this title when such operation is upon private property without the express permission of the person in control of the property or such operation is upon public property, a public highway or street or sidewalk or right-of-way thereof located within this State.
(c) The provisions of this section, sections 6831, 6832, or 6833 of this title, or any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding, all provisions of §4177 of this title and provisions of this Code related thereto shall be applicable to the operation of an OHV while under the influence of alcohol, any drug, a combination of drugs and alcohol, or with a prohibited concentration of alcohol or illicit or recreational drugs as defined in §4177 of this title when such operation causes physical injury, serious physical injury, or death to another person.Nothing in this section shall preclude conviction for a violation of either this section or §4177 of this title and any offense as defined elsewhere in this Code.