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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="21-901.3" title_number="21" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Rules of the Road" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Reckless, Negligent, or Impaired Driving; Fleeing or Eluding Police">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “vulnerable individual” means:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A pedestrian, including an individual who is lawfully:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Actively working on a highway or a utility facility along a highway;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Providing emergency services on a highway; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>On a sidewalk or footpath;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An individual who is lawfully riding or leading an animal on a highway, shoulder, crosswalk, or sidewalk; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An individual who is lawfully operating or riding any of the following on a highway, shoulder, crosswalk, or sidewalk:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A bicycle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A farm tractor or farm equipment;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>A play vehicle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>A motor scooter;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>A motorcycle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>An animal–drawn vehicle;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>An EPAMD; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>A wheelchair.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An individual may not cause the serious physical injury or death of a vulnerable individual as a result of the individual operating a motor vehicle in violation of any provision of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual charged with a violation of subsection (b) of this section:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Must appear in court; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>May not prepay the fine.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An individual convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section is subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In addition to the penalties provided under subsection (c) of this section, the court may order an individual convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Participate in a motor vehicle safety course; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Perform up to 150 hours of community service.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Administration shall suspend the driver’s license of an individual convicted of a violation of subsection (b) of this section for at least 7 days but not more than 6 months.</text>
  </level>
</section>
