§ 45-5-106

45-5-106. Vehicular homicide while under influence. (1) A person commits the offense of vehicular homicide while under the influence if the person negligently causes the death of another human being while the person is operating a vehicle in violation of 61-8-1002. (2) Vehicular homicide while under the influence is not an included offense of deliberate homicide as described in 45-5-102(1)(b). (3) A person convicted of vehicular homicide while under the influence shall be imprisoned in a state prison for a term not to exceed 30 years or be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000, or both. Imposition of a sentence may not be deferred. History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 426, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 153, L. 2013; amd. Sec. 20, Ch. 498, L. 2021.