SB 6490-S.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Increases penalties for taking a motor vehicle without permission.

     Directs the sentencing guidelines commission to study the impact of the sentencing changes in this act upon the incidence of the crime of taking a motor vehicle without permission.  By December 2004, the commission shall submit a report to the governor and the legislature.  The report shall address:  (1) Whether the creation of the crime of taking a motor vehicle without permission in the first degree and the increased penalties for that new crime have resulted in a reduction in the number of convictions for taking a motor vehicle without permission in the first or second degree; and

     (2) Whether there are other actions, either civil or criminal, that could have the effect of further decreasing the incidence of these crimes, including but not limited to:  The revocation of driving privileges, double scoring of prior convictions, or increasing penalties for juveniles.