California AB1747 amends the penalty for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

California AB1747 amends Section 191.5 of the Penal Code to increase the penalty for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. The bill specifies that individuals with prior convictions for certain offenses, including driving under the influence, face imprisonment in state prison for 15 years to life. It also sets a mandatory probation period of three to five years for those granted probation. The bill clarifies that vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated is punishable by imprisonment in state prison for 4, 6, or 10 years, or in county jail for up to one year.

California AB1747 amends the penalty for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

California AB1747 amends Section 191.5 of the Penal Code to increase the penalty for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. The bill specifies that individuals with prior convictions for certain offenses, including driving under the influence, face imprisonment in state prison for 15 years to life. It also sets a mandatory probation period of three to five years for those granted probation. The bill clarifies that vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated is punishable by imprisonment in state prison for 4, 6, or 10 years, or in county jail for up to one year.