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[size=18][color=#0000FF]TITLE 7....... OF CRIMES WITH A VEHICLE[/color][/size]


701. Reckless Driving
A person who drives a vehicle upon a public road or highway in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a sentence of 35 minutes.


702. Felony Reckless Driving
A person who drives a vehicle upon a public road or highway in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property such as by nearly striking pedestrians, entering pedestrian passageways or nearly causing the severe harm of other motorists OR
A person who uses their vehicle in any manner that is dangerous to passengers, pedestrians, or nearby residents OR
On a busy pedestrian passageways or plazas, or on the opposite lane of travel with or without vehicles present, or on the opposite lane of travel on any freeway or highway OR
Causes bodily injury, is guilty of a felony, punishable by 1 hour, 20 minutes.


703. Driving Under the Influence
(a) Any person who drives a vehicle under the influence of any alcoholic beverage who has 0.08 percent or more of alcohol in his or her blood is guilty of a felony, punishable by a sentence of 1 hour, 35 minutes.
(b) Any state employee who drives a vehicle under the influence of any drug or alcohol is guilty of a felony, punishable by a sentence of 2 hour, 30 minutes.
(c) Any person who drives a commercial vehicle while under the influence of any drug or who has 0.04 percent or more of alcohol in his or her blood is guilty of a felony, punishable by a sentence of 2 hours.


704. Evading a Peace Officer
A person who, while operating a motor vehicle, willfully flees or otherwise attempts to elude a pursuing peace officer's motor vehicle is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a sentence of 1 hour.


705. Reckless Evading of a Peace Officer
A person who, while operating a motor vehicle, flees or attempts to elude a peace officer while driving in a reckless or dangerous fashion is guilty of a felony, punishable by a sentence of 2 hours, 20 minutes.

706. Hit and Run
(a) Any person who operates a motor vehicle and is involved in an accident resulting in injury to a person, other than himself or herself, or in the death of a person and fails to immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident is guilty of a felony, punishable by a sentence of 1 hour, 30 minutes.
(b) Any person who operates a motor vehicle and is involved in an accident resulting only in damage to property or to other vehicles, and fails to immediately stop the vehicle at the scene of the accident is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a sentence of 45 minutes.[/font]