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HB0442 Engrossed |
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LRB094 06342 RLC 36418 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 16-203 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/16-203 new) |
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| Sec. 16-203. Eluding peace officer and leaving the scene of |
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| an accident; vehicle immobilization; tow. |
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| (a) If a motor vehicle is used to evade a peace officer in |
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| violation of Section 11-204 or 11-204.1 of this Code and the |
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| officer stops his or her pursuit of the vehicle for reason of |
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| safety and the peace officer is unable to ascertain the |
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| identity of the driver of the vehicle or if a motor vehicle |
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| leaves the scene of an accident in violation of Section 11-401, |
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| 11-402, or 11-403 of this Code, a peace officer upon finding |
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| the vehicle may authorize the towing and impoundment of the |
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| vehicle or the placement of a vehicle immobilization device on |
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| the vehicle until a civil penalty of $100, in addition to the |
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| towing and impoundment charges or vehicle immobilization |
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| charges, are paid by the owner of the vehicle to the unit of |
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| government whose officer had the vehicle towed and impounded or |
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| immobilized. |
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| (b) If the motor vehicle used to commit any of the offenses |
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| described in subsection (a) is stolen, the owner of the vehicle |
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| is relieved of any liability under this Section and the vehicle |
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| shall be immediately released to the owner. |
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| (c) An automobile is exempt
from the penalties of this |
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| Section if its owner or interest holder is not legally |
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| accountable
for the conduct giving rise to the vehicle |
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| immobilization or tow, did not acquiesce in it, and
did not |
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| know and could not reasonably have known of the conduct or that
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| the conduct was likely to occur, or did not solicit, conspire, |