Reckless Driving: State Laws
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| Alabama |
Reckless
driving
(AL Code 32-5A-190) |
| Alaska |
Reckless
driving
(AK Statutes scroll to 28.35.040) |
| Arizona |
Reckless
driving
(ARS 28-693) |
| Arkansas |
Reckless
driving
(AR Code 27-50-308) |
| California |
Driving
Offenses Reckless Driving (California Vehicle Code Section 23103) |
| Colorado |
Reckless
driving - penalty
(CRS 42-4-1401) |
| Connecticut |
Reckless
driving
(GSC section 14-222) |
| Delaware |
Reckless
driving
(DE Code Title 21 section 4175) |
| District of Columbia |
Speeding
and reckless driving
(DC Code section 50-2201.04) |
| Florida |
Reckless
driving
(FS 316.192) |
| Georgia |
Reckless driving (Georgia Code 40-6-390) |
| Hawaii |
Reckless
driving of vehicle
(HRS section 291-2) |
| Idaho |
Reckless
driving
(ID Statutes section 49-1401) |
| Illinois |
Driving
While Intoxicated...and Reckless Driving
(625 ILCS 5/11-500 to 5/11-505) |
| Indiana |
Reckless
Driving; Class B Misdemeanor; Damage to Property; Suspension(scroll)
(Indiana Code 9-21-8-52) |
| Iowa |
Reckless
driving
(IA Code section 321.277) |
| Kansas |
Reckless
driving; penalties
(KS Statutes 8-1566) |
| Kentucky |
Operator
of vehicle to drive carefully
[PDF] (KRS 189.290) |
| Louisiana |
Careless
operation
(LRS 32:58) |
| Maine |
Driving
to endanger
(MRS Title 29-A section 2413) |
| Maryland |
Reckless
and negligent driving
(MD Transp. Code section 21-901.1) |
| Massachusetts |
Law
of the road
(MGL chapter 89) |
| Michigan |
Driving
while intoxicated, and reckless driving
(MI Vehicle Code sections 257.625 to 257.626c) |
| Minnesota |
Reckless
or careless driving
(MN Statute 169.13) |
| Mississippi |
Reckless
driving
(MS Code 63-3-1201) |
| Missouri |
Motorists
to exercise highest degree of care
(MRS 304.012) |
| Montana |
Reckless
driving
(MCA section 61-8-301) |
| Nebraska |
Reckless
driving
(R.R.S. Nebr. § 60-6, 213) |
| Nevada |
Reckless
driving
(NRS 484.377) |
| New Hampshire |
Reckless
driving; minimum penalty
(NH Statutes 265:79) |
| New Jersey |
Reckless
driving
(NJ Statutes 39:4-96) |
| New Mexico |
Reckless
driving
(NMS 66-8-113) |
| New York |
Reckless
driving
(NY Vehicle & Traffic Code section 1212) |
| North Carolina |
Reckless
driving
(NCGS section 20-140) |
| North Dakota |
Reckless
driving
[PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-08 scroll to 39-08-03) |
| Ohio | Willful or
wanton operation on street or highway
(ORC section 4511.20) |
| Oklahoma |
Reckless
driving
(OK Statute 47-11-901) |
| Oregon |
Rules
of the Road: Careless and Reckless Driving
[PDF] (OR Vehicle Code scroll to 811.135 to 811.140) |
| Pennsylvania |
Miscellaneous
Provisions: Reckless Driving
[PDF] (PA Vehicle Code Ch. 37; scroll to Section 3736) |
| Rhode Island |
Reckless
driving and other offenses against public safety
(RI Code 31-27-4) |
| South Carolina |
Reckless
driving
(SC Code scroll to section 56-5-2920) |
| South Dakota |
Reckless
and Unsafe Driving
(SD Codified Laws Ch. 32-24) |
| Tennessee |
Reckless
driving
(TN Code section 55-10-205) |
| Texas |
Operation
and Movement of Vehicles
(TX Transp. Code Ch. 545.401) |
| Utah |
Reckless
driving -- Penalty
(UT Code 41-6a-528) |
| Vermont |
Negligent
operation; grossly negligent operation
(23 VSA section 1091) |
| Virginia |
Reckless
driving
(VA Code 46.2-852) |
| Washington |
Reckless
driving - penalty
(RCW section 46.61.500) |
| West Virginia |
Reckless
driving
(WV Code section 17C-5-3) |
| Wisconsin |
Reckless
driving
[PDF] (WI Code Chapter 346 scroll to section 346.62) |
| Wyoming |
Reckless
driving
(WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 5 scroll to 31-5-229) |