PROPOSED LAW
By Senator Allen

AN ACT concerning crimes, criminal procedure and punishment; creating the crime of causing harm to another person by motor vehicle and prescribing penalties therefor.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) Causing harm to another person by motor vehicle is leaving a child 7 years of age or younger unattended in a motor vehicle and such child causes the death or bodily harm to another person by causing an accident involving another motor vehicle or pedestrian.
(b) (1) Causing harm to another person by motor vehicle when such child causes the death of another person is a class A person misdemeanor.
(2) Causing harm to another person by motor vehicle when such child causes bodily harm to another person is a class B person misdemeanor.
(c) As used in this section, “unattended” means not accompanied by a person 12 years of age or older.
(d) The provisions of this section are part of and supplemental to the Kansas criminal code.
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the Kansas register.