97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1780

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jack D. Franks

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-500  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-500

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.


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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 11-500 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-500)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-500)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
8    Sec. 11-500. Definitions. For the the purposes of
9interpreting Sections 6-206.1 and 6-208.1 of this Code, "first
10offender" shall mean any person who has not had a previous
11conviction or court assigned supervision for violating Section
1211-501, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or a
13conviction in any other state for a violation of driving while
14under the influence or a similar offense where the cause of
15action is the same or substantially similar to this Code or
16similar offenses committed on a military installation, or any
17person who has not had a driver's license suspension pursuant
18to paragraph 6 of subsection (a) of Section 6-206 as the result
19of refusal of chemical testing in another state, or any person
20who has not had a driver's license suspension for violating
21Section 11-501.1 within 5 years prior to the date of the
22current offense, except in cases where the driver submitted to
23chemical testing resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08

 

 

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1or more, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in
2such person's blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use or
3consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a
4controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
5Substances Act, or an intoxicating compound listed in the Use
6of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in
7the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act and
8was subsequently found not guilty of violating Section 11-501,
9or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
10(Source: P.A. 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; 96-607, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
11    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
12    Sec. 11-500. Definitions. For the the purposes of
13interpreting Sections 6-206.1 and 6-208.1 of this Code, "first
14offender" shall mean any person who has not had a previous
15conviction or court assigned supervision for violating Section
1611-501, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or a
17conviction in any other state for a violation of driving while
18under the influence or a similar offense where the cause of
19action is the same or substantially similar to this Code or
20similar offenses committed on a military installation, or any
21person who has not had a driver's license suspension pursuant
22to paragraph 6 of subsection (a) of Section 6-206 as the result
23of refusal of chemical testing in another state, or any person
24who has not had a driver's license suspension or revocation for
25violating Section 11-501.1 within 5 years prior to the date of

 

 

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1the current offense, except in cases where the driver submitted
2to chemical testing resulting in an alcohol concentration of
30.08 or more, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound
4in such person's blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use
5or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act,
6a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
7Substances Act, or an intoxicating compound listed in the Use
8of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in
9the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act and
10was subsequently found not guilty of violating Section 11-501,
11or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
12(Source: P.A. 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; 96-607, eff. 8-24-09;
1396-1344, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
14    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
15changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
16that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
17represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
18not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
19made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
20Public Act.