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1 Vehicular Assault. Amend RSA 265:79-a to read as follows:
265:79-a Vehicular Assault.
I. Any person who causes death or serious bodily injury as defined in RSA 625:11, VI to another while using a vessel or propelled vehicle as defined in RSA 637:9, III shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, where such person's negligent operation of the propelled vehicle or vessel causes or materially contributes to the collision., or guilty of a class B felony where such person's unlawful operation of the propelled vehicle or vessel causes or materially contributes to the collision and the victim is a vulnerable user as defined in paragraph II.
II. In this section "vulnerable user" means:
(a) A pedestrian, including a person engaged in work in or along a highway or engaged in the provision of emergency services within a right-of-way.
(b) A person riding an animal.
(c) A person lawfully operating any of the following on a way or the shoulder of a way: bicycle, implement of husbandry, skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, scooter, moped, motorcycle, horse-drawn carriage, electric personal assistive mobility device, or wheelchair.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
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1 Vehicular Assault. Amend RSA 265:79-a to read as follows:
265:79-a Vehicular Assault.
I. Any person who causes death or serious bodily injury as defined in RSA 625:11, VI to another while using a vessel or propelled vehicle as defined in RSA 637:9, III shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, where such person's negligent operation of the propelled vehicle or vessel causes or materially contributes to the collision., or guilty of a class B felony where such person's unlawful operation of the propelled vehicle or vessel causes or materially contributes to the collision and the victim is a vulnerable user as defined in paragraph II.
II. In this section "vulnerable user" means:
(a) A pedestrian, including a person engaged in work in or along a highway or engaged in the provision of emergency services within a right-of-way.
(b) A person riding an animal.
(c) A person lawfully operating any of the following on a way or the shoulder of a way: bicycle, implement of husbandry, skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, scooter, moped, motorcycle, horse-drawn carriage, electric personal assistive mobility device, or wheelchair.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.