95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5803


 
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













625 ILCS 5/11-506










    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning street racing.
















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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 11-506 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/11-506)
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    Sec. 11-506. Street racing; aggravated street racing.
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    (a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street 
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or highway of this State.
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    (b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit 
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his or her  vehicle to be used by another for the the purpose of 
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street racing.
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    (c) For the purposes of this Section, the following words 
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shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
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    "Acquiesce" or "permit" means actual knowledge that the 
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motor vehicle was to be used for the purpose of street racing.
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    "Street racing" means:
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        (1) The operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point 
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    side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive 
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    attempt to outdistance each other; or
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        (2) The operation of one or more vehicles over a common 
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    selected course, each starting at the same point, for the 
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    purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of 
 


 






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    acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a certain 
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    distance or time limit; or
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        (3) The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to 
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    outgain or outdistance another vehicle; or
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        (4) The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another 
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    vehicle from passing; or
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        (5) The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a 
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    given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
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        (6) The use of one or more vehicles to test the 
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    physical stamina or endurance of drivers over 
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    long-distance driving routes.
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    (d)  Penalties.
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        (1) Any person who is convicted of a violation of 
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    subsection (a) shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for 
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    the first offense and shall be subject to a minimum fine of 
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    $250.   Any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) 
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    a second or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class 4 
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    felony and shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500.   The 
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    driver's license of any person convicted of subsection (a) 
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    shall be revoked in the manner provided by Section 6-205 of 
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    this Code.
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        (2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of 
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    subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.  
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    Any person who is convicted of subsection (b) for a second 
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    or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class A 
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    misdemeanor.
 


 






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        (3) Every person convicted of committing a violation of 
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    subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of 
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    aggravated street racing if the person, in committing a 
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    violation of subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle 
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    accident that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent 
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    disability or disfigurement to another, where the 
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    violation was a proximate cause of the injury.  Aggravated 
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    street racing is a Class 4 felony for which the defendant, 
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    if sentenced to a term of imprisonment shall be sentenced 
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    to not less than one year nor more than 12 years.


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(Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08.)