97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1460

 

Introduced 2/9/2011, by Sen. Christine Radogno

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/6-206.1  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206.1

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning monitoring device driving permits.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 6-206.1 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-206.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206.1)
7    Sec. 6-206.1. Monitoring Device Driving Permit.
8Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared a policy of the
9the State of Illinois that the driver who is impaired by
10alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
11compounds is a threat to the public safety and welfare.
12Therefore, to provide a deterrent to such practice, a statutory
13summary driver's license suspension is appropriate. It is also
14recognized that driving is a privilege and therefore, that the
15granting of driving privileges, in a manner consistent with
16public safety, is warranted during the period of suspension in
17the form of a monitoring device driving permit. A person who
18drives and fails to comply with the requirements of the
19monitoring device driving permit commits a violation of Section
206-303 of this Code.
21    The following procedures shall apply whenever a first
22offender is arrested for any offense as defined in Section
2311-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance:

 

 

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1    (a) Subsequent to a notification of a statutory summary
2suspension of driving privileges as provided in Section
311-501.1, the court, after informing the first offender, as
4defined in Section 11-500, of his or her right to a monitoring
5device driving permit, hereinafter referred to as a MDDP, and
6of the obligations of the MDDP, shall enter an order directing
7the Secretary of State (hereinafter referred to as the
8Secretary) to issue a MDDP to the offender, unless the offender
9has opted, in writing, not to have a MDDP issued. After opting
10out of having a MDDP issued, at any time during the summary
11suspension, the offender may petition the court for an order
12directing the Secretary to issue a MDDP. However, the court
13shall not enter the order directing the Secretary to issue the
14MDDP, in any instance, if the court finds:
15        (1) The offender's driver's license is otherwise
16    invalid;
17        (2) Death or great bodily harm resulted from the arrest
18    for Section 11-501;
19        (3) That the offender has been previously convicted of
20    reckless homicide or aggravated driving under the
21    influence involving death; or
22        (4) That the offender is less than 18 years of age.
23    Any court order for a MDDP shall order the person to pay
24the Secretary a MDDP Administration Fee in an amount not to
25exceed $30 per month, to be deposited into the Monitoring
26Device Driving Permit Administration Fee Fund. The Secretary

 

 

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1shall establish by rule the amount and the procedures, terms,
2and conditions relating to these fees. The order shall further
3specify that the offender must have an ignition interlock
4device installed within 14 days of the date the Secretary
5issues the MDDP. The ignition interlock device provider must
6notify the Secretary, in a manner and form prescribed by the
7Secretary, of the installation. If the Secretary does not
8receive notice of installation, the Secretary shall cancel the
9MDDP.
10    A MDDP shall not become effective prior to the 31st day of
11the original statutory summary suspension.
12    (a-1) A person issued a MDDP may drive for any purpose and
13at any time, subject to the rules adopted by the Secretary
14under subsection (g). The person must, at his or her own
15expense, drive only vehicles equipped with an ignition
16interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1, but in no event
17shall such person drive a commercial motor vehicle.
18    (a-2) Persons who are issued a MDDP and must drive
19employer-owned vehicles in the course of their employment
20duties may seek permission to drive an employer-owned vehicle
21that does not have an ignition interlock device. The employer
22shall provide to the Secretary a form, as prescribed by the
23Secretary, completed by the employer verifying that the
24employee must drive an employer-owned vehicle in the course of
25employment. If approved by the Secretary, the form must be in
26the driver's possession while operating an employer-owner

 

 

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1vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device. No
2person may use this exemption to drive a school bus, school
3vehicle, or a vehicle designed to transport more than 15
4passengers. No person may use this exemption to drive an
5employer-owned motor vehicle that is owned by an entity that is
6wholly or partially owned by the person holding the MDDP, or by
7a family member of the person holding the MDDP. No person may
8use this exemption to drive an employer-owned vehicle that is
9made available to the employee for personal use. No person may
10drive the exempted vehicle more than 12 hours per day, 6 days
11per week.
12    (b) (Blank).
13    (c) (Blank).
14    (c-1) If the holder of the MDDP is convicted of or receives
15court supervision for a violation of Section 6-206.2, 6-303,
1611-204, 11-204.1, 11-401, 11-501, 11-503, 11-506 or a similar
17provision of a local ordinance or a similar out-of-state
18offense or is convicted of or receives court supervision for
19any offense for which alcohol or drugs is an element of the
20offense and in which a motor vehicle was involved (for an
21arrest other than the one for which the MDDP is issued), or
22de-installs the BAIID without prior authorization from the
23Secretary, the MDDP shall be cancelled.
24    (c-5) If the court determines that the person seeking the
25MDDP is indigent, the court shall provide the person with a
26written document, in a form prescribed by the Secretary, as

 

 

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1evidence of that determination, and the person shall provide
2that written document to an ignition interlock device provider.
3The provider shall install an ignition interlock device on that
4person's vehicle without charge to the person, and seek
5reimbursement from the Indigent BAIID Fund. If the court has
6deemed an offender indigent, the BAIID provider shall also
7provide the normal monthly monitoring services and the
8de-installation without charge to the offender and seek
9reimbursement from the Indigent BAIID Fund. Any other monetary
10charges, such as a lockout fee or reset fee, shall be the
11responsibility of the MDDP holder. A BAIID provider may not
12seek a security deposit from the Indigent BAIID Fund. The court
13shall also forward a copy of the indigent determination to the
14Secretary, in a manner and form as prescribed by the Secretary.
15    (d) The Secretary shall, upon receiving a court order,
16issue a MDDP to a person who applies for a MDDP under this
17Section. Such court order shall contain the name, driver's
18license number, and legal address of the applicant. This
19information shall be available only to the courts, police
20officers, and the Secretary, except during the actual period
21the MDDP is valid, during which time it shall be a public
22record. The Secretary shall design and furnish to the courts an
23official court order form to be used by the courts when
24directing the Secretary to issue a MDDP.
25    Any submitted court order that contains insufficient data
26or fails to comply with this Code shall not be utilized for

 

 

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1MDDP issuance or entered to the driver record but shall be
2returned to the issuing court indicating why the MDDP cannot be
3so entered. A notice of this action shall also be sent to the
4MDDP applicant by the Secretary.
5    (e) (Blank).
6    (f) (Blank).
7    (g) The Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this
8Section. The rules adopted shall address issues including, but
9not limited to: compliance with the requirements of the MDDP;
10methods for determining compliance with those requirements;
11the consequences of noncompliance with those requirements;
12what constitutes a violation of the MDDP; and the duties of a
13person or entity that supplies the ignition interlock device.
14    (h) The rules adopted under subsection (g) shall provide,
15at a minimum, that the person is not in compliance with the
16requirements of the MDDP if he or she:
17        (1) tampers or attempts to tamper with or circumvent
18    the proper operation of the ignition interlock device;
19        (2) provides valid breath samples that register blood
20    alcohol levels in excess of the number of times allowed
21    under the rules;
22        (3) fails to provide evidence sufficient to satisfy the
23    Secretary that the ignition interlock device has been
24    installed in the designated vehicle or vehicles; or
25        (4) fails to follow any other applicable rules adopted
26    by the Secretary.

 

 

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1    (i) Any person or entity that supplies an ignition
2interlock device as provided under this Section shall, in
3addition to supplying only those devices which fully comply
4with all the rules adopted under subsection (g), provide the
5Secretary, within 7 days of inspection, all monitoring reports
6of each person who has had an ignition interlock device
7installed. These reports shall be furnished in a manner or form
8as prescribed by the Secretary.
9    (j) Upon making a determination that a violation of the
10requirements of the MDDP has occurred, the Secretary shall
11extend the summary suspension period for an additional 3 months
12beyond the originally imposed summary suspension period,
13during which time the person shall only be allowed to drive
14vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device; provided
15further there are no limitations on the total number of times
16the summary suspension may be extended. The Secretary may,
17however, limit the number of extensions imposed for violations
18occurring during any one monitoring period, as set forth by
19rule. Any person whose summary suspension is extended pursuant
20to this Section shall have the right to contest the extension
21through a hearing with the Secretary, pursuant to Section 2-118
22of this Code. If the summary suspension has already terminated
23prior to the Secretary receiving the monitoring report that
24shows a violation, the Secretary shall be authorized to suspend
25the person's driving privileges for 3 months, provided that the
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1entered pursuant to this paragraph for violations occurring
2during any one monitoring period. Any person whose license is
3suspended pursuant to this paragraph, after the summary
4suspension had already terminated, shall have the right to
5contest the suspension through a hearing with the Secretary,
6pursuant to Section 2-118 of this Code. The only permit the
7person shall be eligible for during this new suspension period
8is a MDDP.
9    (k) A person who has had his or her summary suspension
10extended for the third time, or has any combination of 3
11extensions and new suspensions, entered as a result of a
12violation that occurred while holding the MDDP, so long as the
13extensions and new suspensions relate to the same summary
14suspension, shall have his or her vehicle impounded for a
15period of 30 days, at the person's own expense. A person who
16has his or her summary suspension extended for the fourth time,
17or has any combination of 4 extensions and new suspensions,
18entered as a result of a violation that occurred while holding
19the MDDP, so long as the extensions and new suspensions relate
20to the same summary suspension, shall have his or her vehicle
21subject to seizure and forfeiture. The Secretary shall notify
22the prosecuting authority of any third or fourth extensions or
23new suspension entered as a result of a violation that occurred
24while the person held a MDDP. Upon receipt of the notification,
25the prosecuting authority shall impound or forfeit the vehicle.
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1under Section 11-501.1 of this Code and who had a MDDP that was
2cancelled, or would have been cancelled had notification of a
3violation been received prior to expiration of the MDDP,
4pursuant to subsection (c-1) of this Section, shall not be
5eligible for reinstatement when the summary suspension is
6scheduled to terminate. Instead, the person's driving
7privileges shall be suspended for a period of not less than
8twice the original summary suspension period, or for the length
9of any extensions entered under subsection (j), whichever is
10longer. During the period of suspension, the person shall be
11eligible only to apply for a restricted driving permit. If a
12restricted driving permit is granted, the offender may only
13operate vehicles equipped with a BAIID in accordance with this
14Section.
15    (m) Any person or entity that supplies an ignition
16interlock device under this Section shall, for each ignition
17interlock device installed, pay 5% of the total gross revenue
18received for the device, including monthly monitoring fees,
19into the Indigent BAIID Fund. This 5% shall be clearly
20indicated as a separate surcharge on each invoice that is
21issued. The Secretary shall conduct an annual review of the
22fund to determine whether the surcharge is sufficient to
23provide for indigent users. The Secretary may increase or
24decrease this surcharge requirement as needed.
25    (n) Any person or entity that supplies an ignition
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1provide an ignition interlock device to a person who presents
2written documentation of indigency from the court, as provided
3in subsection (c-5) of this Section, shall install the device
4on the person's vehicle without charge to the person and shall
5seek reimbursement from the Indigent BAIID Fund.
6    (o) The Indigent BAIID Fund is created as a special fund in
7the State treasury. The Secretary shall, subject to
8appropriation by the General Assembly, use all money in the
9Indigent BAIID Fund to reimburse ignition interlock device
10providers who have installed devices in vehicles of indigent
11persons pursuant to court orders issued under this Section. The
12Secretary shall make payments to such providers every 3 months.
13If the amount of money in the fund at the time payments are
14made is not sufficient to pay all requests for reimbursement
15submitted during that 3 month period, the Secretary shall make
16payments on a pro-rata basis, and those payments shall be
17considered payment in full for the requests submitted.
18    (p) The Monitoring Device Driving Permit Administration
19Fee Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury.
20The Secretary shall, subject to appropriation by the General
21Assembly, use the money paid into this fund to offset its
22administrative costs for administering MDDPs.
23(Source: P.A. 95-400, eff. 1-1-09; 95-578, eff. 1-1-09; 95-855,
24eff. 1-1-09; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-184, eff. 8-10-09.)