Connecticut General Statutes/Title 14/Chapter 248/Section 14-222a

CGS § 14-222a. Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle.

Any person who, in consequence of the negligent operation of a motor vehicle, causes the death of another person shall be fined not more than three thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.

Short History

(P.A. 81-26, S. 1; P.A. 07-167, S. 34; P.A. 19-53, S. 2.)

Long History

History: P.A. 07-167 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), inserting Subsec. (b) exception clause therein, and added Subsec. (b) re negligent operation of commercial motor vehicle, effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 19-53 amended Subsec. (a) by increasing maximum fine from $1,000 to $3,500 and increasing maximum term of imprisonment from 6 months to 3 years, and made conforming changes.

Citations

Cited. 202 C. 629; 222 C. 444; 226 C. 191.

Negligent homicide with a motor vehicle is a lesser included offense of misconduct with a motor vehicle (Sec. 53a-57). 9 CA 686. Cited. 11 CA 122; Id., 473; 22 CA 108; 27 CA 225; 28 CA 283; 38 CA 322.

Since motor vehicle violations are specifically excluded from definition of an offense, and, therefore, from definition of a crime, negligent homicide with a motor vehicle is not a crime to which youthful offender status may be applied. 49 CS 170.

See Also

See Sec. 14-111g re operator's retraining program.

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