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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0773
Introduced 2/1/2005, by Rep. George Scully, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/11-503 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503 |
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Amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that the unlawful operation of a vehicle
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a speed that is 40 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum
speed
is prima facie evidence of
reckless driving.
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| CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
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A BILL FOR
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HB0773 |
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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 changing
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| Section 11-503 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)
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| Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless |
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| driving.
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| (a) A
person commits reckless driving if he or she: |
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| (1) drives any vehicle with
a willful or wanton |
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| disregard for the safety of persons or property; or |
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| (2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in a |
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| roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge
approach, or |
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| hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne.
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| (a-1) The unlawful operation of a vehicle at a speed that |
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| is 40 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable |
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| maximum speed limit established under this Chapter or a similar |
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| provision of a local ordinance is prima facie evidence of |
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| reckless driving.
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| (b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be |
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| guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under |
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| subsection (c) of this
Section.
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| (c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of |
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| subsection (a)
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be guilty of aggravated reckless driving |
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| if the violation results in great
bodily harm or permanent |
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| disability or disfigurement to another. Aggravated
reckless |
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| driving is a Class 4 felony.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-682, eff. 1-1-05.)
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