61-8-715 . Reckless driving -- reckless endangerment of emergency personnel or highway workers -- failure to yield to an emergency vehicle -- penalty. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person convicted of reckless driving under 61-8-301 (1)(a) or (1)(b), convicted of reckless endangerment of a highway worker under 61-8-389 , or convicted of reckless endangerment of emergency personnel or reckless endangerment of highway workers under 61-8-389 shall be punished on a first conviction by imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500, or both. On a second or subsequent conviction, the person shall be punished by imprisonment for a term of not less than 5 days or more than 6 months, a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000, or both. (2) A person who is convicted of reckless driving under 61-8-301 or convicted of reckless endangerment of emergency personnel or reckless endangerment of highway workers under 61-8-389 and whose offense results in the death or serious bodily injury of another person shall be punished by a fine in an amount not exceeding $10,000, incarceration for a term not to exceed 1 year, or both. (3) A person who is convicted of failure to yield to an emergency vehicle under 61-8-346 shall be punished as follows: (a) for a first conviction, a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000, a sentence of community service of not less than 50 hours or more than 100 hours, or both; (b) for a second conviction, a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $2,000, a sentence of community service of not less than 100 hours or more than 200 hours, or both; and (c) for a third or subsequent conviction, a fine of not less than $3,000 or more than $5,000, a sentence of imprisonment for a term of not less than 30 days, or both.
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