NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 6/6/2012.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 12-1084
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Fields and Conti, Fischer, Hamner,
      Hullinghorst, Kerr A., Kerr J., Labuda, Levy, McCann, Schafer S., Singer,
      Todd, Vigil, Williams A., Young, McNulty;
      also SENATOR(S) Jahn and King S., Boyd, Brophy, Carroll, Giron, Heath,
      Hodge, Johnston, Lambert, Newell, Nicholson, Roberts, Schwartz,
      Tochtrop, White.
      
      
      Concerning increasing the punishment for leaving the scene of a
           traffic accident that resulted in serious bodily injury to
           any person.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1601, amend (1)
      and (2) (b) as follows:
      
           42-4-1601.  Accidents involving death or personal injuries -
      duties. (1)  The driver of any vehicle directly involved in an accident
      resulting in injury to, serious bodily injury to, or death of any person shall
      immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close to
      the scene as possible but or shall immediately return to and in every event
      the scene of the accident. The driver shall then remain at the scene
      of the accident until the driver has fulfilled the requirements of section
      42-4-1603 (1). Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic
      more than is necessary.
      
           (2)  Any person who violates any provision of this section commits:
      
           (b)  A class 5 class 4 felony if the accident resulted in serious bodily
      injury to any person;
      
           SECTION 2.  Exception to the requirements of section 2-2-703,
      Colorado Revised Statutes. The general assembly hereby finds that the
      amendments to section 42-4-1601, Colorado Revised Statutes, enacted in
      section 1 of this act will result in a minor fiscal impact to the department of
      corrections during the five years following passage of this act. Because of
      the relative insignificance of this degree of fiscal impact, these amendments
      are an exception to the five-year appropriation requirements specified in
      section 2-2-703, Colorado Revised Statutes.
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      8, 2012, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2012); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2012
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO