Relating to the offense of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; prescribing an effective date.

Summary

The bill makes it a crime to flee or try to evade a uniformed or marked police officer who signals a driver to stop, with harsher penalties if the driver stays in the vehicle. It classifies fleeing while in the vehicle as a Class C felony and fleeing after exiting as a Class A misdemeanor, and adds sentencing categories based on prior offenses and injuries caused. The measure also provides a limited defense when the signal comes from an unmarked vehicle.

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