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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 11-501 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-501) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol, | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | combination thereof.
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10 | (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | control of any vehicle within this State while: | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | breath units in Section 11-501.2; | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (2) under the influence of alcohol; | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | renders the person incapable of driving safely; | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (4) under the influence of any other drug or | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | incapable of safely driving; | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree |
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1 | that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or | ||||||
2 | (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or | ||||||
3 | compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting | ||||||
4 | from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in | ||||||
5 | the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in | ||||||
6 | the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating | ||||||
7 | compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, | ||||||
8 | or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine | ||||||
9 | Control and Community Protection Act.
Subject to all other | ||||||
10 | requirements and provisions under this Section, this | ||||||
11 | paragraph (6) does not apply to the lawful consumption of | ||||||
12 | cannabis by a qualifying patient licensed under the | ||||||
13 | Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act who | ||||||
14 | is in possession of a valid registry card issued under that | ||||||
15 | Act, unless that person is impaired by the use of cannabis ; | ||||||
16 | or . | ||||||
17 | (7) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or | ||||||
18 | compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting | ||||||
19 | from the use or consumption of a controlled substance | ||||||
20 | listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act in excess | ||||||
21 | of the prescribed amount in the person's prescription for | ||||||
22 | the controlled substance. | ||||||
23 | (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this | ||||||
24 | Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, | ||||||
25 | cannabis under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot | ||||||
26 | Program Act, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or |
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1 | compounds, or any combination thereof, shall not constitute a | ||||||
2 | defense against any charge of violating this Section. | ||||||
3 | (c) Penalties. | ||||||
4 | (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any | ||||||
5 | person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this | ||||||
6 | Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. | ||||||
7 | (2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar | ||||||
8 | provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory | ||||||
9 | minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours | ||||||
10 | of community service in addition to any other criminal or | ||||||
11 | administrative sanction. | ||||||
12 | (3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to | ||||||
13 | 6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum | ||||||
14 | fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a | ||||||
15 | program benefiting children if the person was transporting | ||||||
16 | a person under the age of 16 at the time of the violation. | ||||||
17 | (4) A person who violates subsection (a) a first time, | ||||||
18 | if the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath, | ||||||
19 | or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, | ||||||
20 | breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be | ||||||
21 | subject, in addition to any other penalty that may be | ||||||
22 | imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100 hours of community | ||||||
23 | service and a mandatory minimum fine of $500. | ||||||
24 | (5) A person who violates subsection (a) a second time, | ||||||
25 | if at the time of the second violation the alcohol | ||||||
26 | concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was |
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1 | 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or | ||||||
2 | urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in | ||||||
3 | addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a | ||||||
4 | mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a mandatory | ||||||
5 | minimum fine of $1,250. | ||||||
6 | (d) Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, | ||||||
7 | other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or | ||||||
8 | any combination thereof.
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9 | (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of | ||||||
10 | this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under | ||||||
11 | the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or | ||||||
12 | intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination | ||||||
13 | thereof if: | ||||||
14 | (A) the person committed a violation of subsection | ||||||
15 | (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent | ||||||
16 | time; | ||||||
17 | (B) the person committed a violation of subsection | ||||||
18 | (a) while driving a school bus with one or more | ||||||
19 | passengers on board; | ||||||
20 | (C) the person in committing a violation of | ||||||
21 | subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident | ||||||
22 | that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent | ||||||
23 | disability or disfigurement to another, when the | ||||||
24 | violation was a proximate cause of the injuries; | ||||||
25 | (D) the person committed a violation of subsection | ||||||
26 | (a) and has been previously convicted of violating |
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1 | Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the | ||||||
2 | Criminal Code of 2012 or a similar provision of a law | ||||||
3 | of another state relating to reckless homicide in which | ||||||
4 | the person was determined to have been under the | ||||||
5 | influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or | ||||||
6 | intoxicating compound or compounds as an element of the | ||||||
7 | offense or the person has previously been convicted | ||||||
8 | under subparagraph (C) or subparagraph (F) of this | ||||||
9 | paragraph (1); | ||||||
10 | (E) the person, in committing a violation of | ||||||
11 | subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school | ||||||
12 | speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per | ||||||
13 | hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
14 | 11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle | ||||||
15 | accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great | ||||||
16 | bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement, | ||||||
17 | to another person, when the violation of subsection (a) | ||||||
18 | was a proximate cause of the bodily harm; | ||||||
19 | (F) the person, in committing a violation of | ||||||
20 | subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle, | ||||||
21 | snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft | ||||||
22 | accident that resulted in the death of another person, | ||||||
23 | when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate | ||||||
24 | cause of the death; | ||||||
25 | (G) the person committed a violation of subsection | ||||||
26 | (a) during a period in which the defendant's driving |
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1 | privileges are revoked or suspended, where the | ||||||
2 | revocation or suspension was for a violation of | ||||||
3 | subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section | ||||||
4 | 11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for | ||||||
5 | reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the | ||||||
6 | Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; | ||||||
7 | (H) the person committed the violation while he or | ||||||
8 | she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a | ||||||
9 | restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit | ||||||
10 | or a monitoring device driving permit; | ||||||
11 | (I) the person committed the violation while he or | ||||||
12 | she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or | ||||||
13 | she was driving was not covered by a liability | ||||||
14 | insurance policy; | ||||||
15 | (J) the person in committing a violation of | ||||||
16 | subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident | ||||||
17 | that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily | ||||||
18 | harm, to the child under the age of 16 being | ||||||
19 | transported by the person, if the violation was the | ||||||
20 | proximate cause of the injury; | ||||||
21 | (K) the person in committing a second violation of | ||||||
22 | subsection (a) or a similar provision was transporting | ||||||
23 | a person under the age of 16; or | ||||||
24 | (L) the person committed a violation of subsection | ||||||
25 | (a) of this Section while transporting one or more | ||||||
26 | passengers in a vehicle for-hire. |
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1 | (2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person | ||||||
2 | convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of | ||||||
3 | alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or | ||||||
4 | compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class | ||||||
5 | 4 felony. | ||||||
6 | (B) A third violation of this Section or a similar | ||||||
7 | provision is a Class 2 felony. If at the time of the third | ||||||
8 | violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, | ||||||
9 | breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition | ||||||
10 | of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a | ||||||
11 | mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a | ||||||
12 | mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in | ||||||
13 | addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction. | ||||||
14 | If at the time of the third violation, the defendant was | ||||||
15 | transporting a person under the age of 16, a mandatory fine | ||||||
16 | of $25,000 and 25 days of community service in a program | ||||||
17 | benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any | ||||||
18 | other criminal or administrative sanction. | ||||||
19 | (C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar | ||||||
20 | provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of | ||||||
21 | probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If | ||||||
22 | at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in | ||||||
23 | the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more | ||||||
24 | based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in | ||||||
25 | Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall | ||||||
26 | be imposed in addition to any other criminal or |
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1 | administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth | ||||||
2 | violation, the defendant was transporting a person under | ||||||
3 | the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of | ||||||
4 | community service in a program benefiting children shall be | ||||||
5 | imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative | ||||||
6 | sanction. | ||||||
7 | (D) A fifth violation of this Section or a similar | ||||||
8 | provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of | ||||||
9 | probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If | ||||||
10 | at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in | ||||||
11 | the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more | ||||||
12 | based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in | ||||||
13 | Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall | ||||||
14 | be imposed in addition to any other criminal or | ||||||
15 | administrative sanction. If at the time of the fifth | ||||||
16 | violation, the defendant was transporting a person under | ||||||
17 | the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of | ||||||
18 | community service in a program benefiting children shall be | ||||||
19 | imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative | ||||||
20 | sanction. | ||||||
21 | (E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or | ||||||
22 | similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of | ||||||
23 | the violation, the alcohol concentration in the | ||||||
24 | defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based | ||||||
25 | on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in | ||||||
26 | Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall |
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1 | be imposed in addition to any other criminal or | ||||||
2 | administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation, | ||||||
3 | the defendant was transporting a person under the age of | ||||||
4 | 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community | ||||||
5 | service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed | ||||||
6 | in addition to any other criminal or administrative | ||||||
7 | sanction. | ||||||
8 | (F) For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph | ||||||
9 | (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to | ||||||
10 | a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than | ||||||
11 | one year nor more than 12 years. | ||||||
12 | (G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of | ||||||
13 | this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the | ||||||
14 | defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary | ||||||
15 | circumstances exist and require probation, shall be | ||||||
16 | sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 | ||||||
17 | years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted | ||||||
18 | in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment | ||||||
19 | of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the | ||||||
20 | violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons. | ||||||
21 | (H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph | ||||||
22 | (1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500, and | ||||||
23 | 25 days of community service in a program benefiting | ||||||
24 | children shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal | ||||||
25 | or administrative sanction. | ||||||
26 | (I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of |
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1 | this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory | ||||||
2 | fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a | ||||||
3 | program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to | ||||||
4 | any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the child | ||||||
5 | being transported suffered bodily harm, but not great | ||||||
6 | bodily harm, in a motor vehicle accident, and the violation | ||||||
7 | was the proximate cause of that injury, a mandatory fine of | ||||||
8 | $5,000 and 25 days of community service in a program | ||||||
9 | benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any | ||||||
10 | other criminal or administrative sanction. | ||||||
11 | (J) A violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of | ||||||
12 | this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony, for which a | ||||||
13 | sentence of probation or conditional discharge may not be | ||||||
14 | imposed. | ||||||
15 | (3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who | ||||||
16 | receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must | ||||||
17 | serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community | ||||||
18 | service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the | ||||||
19 | probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other | ||||||
20 | criminal or administrative sanction. | ||||||
21 | (e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or | ||||||
22 | a similar provision includes any violation of a provision of a | ||||||
23 | local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an | ||||||
24 | offense committed on a military installation that is similar to | ||||||
25 | a violation of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||||
26 | (f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or |
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1 | assignment of community service for a violation of this Section | ||||||
2 | shall not be suspended or reduced by the court. | ||||||
3 | (g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has | ||||||
4 | been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this | ||||||
5 | Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any | ||||||
6 | subsequent violation of subsection (a). | ||||||
7 | (h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified | ||||||
8 | copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted | ||||||
9 | as proof of any prior conviction.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; | ||||||
11 | 98-573, eff. 8-27-13; revised 9-19-13.)
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