Governor Joe Lombardo held a ceremonial signing for a new law that increases penalties for reckless driving.
'Rex's Law' went into effect at the start of the month.
The bill is named after a 13-year-old boy who was hit and killed by a driver that was speeding in Henderson last year.
His father was at the Henderson signing and says the new law is about providing justice.
“There has to be consequences for the behavior and the more stringent you make those consequences, it provides victims some sense of justice. That the law was drafted for them and protects them,” says Jason Patchett, Rex Patchett's father.
Rex's Law increases the penalty for reckless driving causing bodily harm or death to a maximum 10 years in prison. Additional years can be added if reckless driving in a school or work zone.
The fill bill can be found below.
