SECTION 1. This bill may be known as an Act to update the definition leaving the scene of an accident a/k/a Katie’s Law.
SECTION 2. Section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second occurrence of the word “person”, in line 824, the following words:- “ or fails to make a reasonable investigation, including but not limited to, safely stopping to determine if a collision has occurred, shall create a rebuttable presumption that the defendant knowingly left the scene after collision”.
SECTION 3. Section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “person”, in line 835, the following words:- “or fails to make a reasonable investigation, including but not limited to, safely stopping to determine if a collision has occurred, shall create a rebuttable presumption that the defendant knowingly left the scene after collision”.
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