99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3670

 

Introduced , by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/6-205

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving privileges of any driver convicted of any offense against any provision in this Code, or any local ordinance, regulating the movement of traffic when that offense is the direct (rather than proximate) cause of the death of any person.


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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 6-205 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-205)
7    Sec. 6-205. Mandatory revocation of license or permit;
8Hardship cases.
9    (a) Except as provided in this Section, the Secretary of
10State shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving
11privileges of any driver upon receiving a report of the
12driver's conviction of any of the following offenses:
13        1. Reckless homicide resulting from the operation of a
14    motor vehicle;
15        2. Violation of Section 11-501 of this Code or a
16    similar provision of a local ordinance relating to the
17    offense of operating or being in physical control of a
18    vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
19    drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
20    combination thereof;
21        3. Any felony under the laws of any State or the
22    federal government in the commission of which a motor
23    vehicle was used;

 

 

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1        4. Violation of Section 11-401 of this Code relating to
2    the offense of leaving the scene of a traffic accident
3    involving death or personal injury;
4        5. Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or
5    statement under oath to the Secretary of State under this
6    Code or under any other law relating to the ownership or
7    operation of motor vehicles;
8        6. Conviction upon 3 charges of violation of Section
9    11-503 of this Code relating to the offense of reckless
10    driving committed within a period of 12 months;
11        7. Conviction of any offense defined in Section 4-102
12    of this Code;
13        8. Violation of Section 11-504 of this Code relating to
14    the offense of drag racing;
15        9. Violation of Chapters 8 and 9 of this Code;
16        10. Violation of Section 12-5 of the Criminal Code of
17    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 arising from the use of a
18    motor vehicle;
19        11. Violation of Section 11-204.1 of this Code relating
20    to aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace
21    officer;
22        12. Violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of
23    Section 6-507, or a similar law of any other state,
24    relating to the unlawful operation of a commercial motor
25    vehicle;
26        13. Violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of

 

 

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1    this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance if
2    the driver has been previously convicted of a violation of
3    that Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance
4    and the driver was less than 21 years of age at the time of
5    the offense;
6        14. Violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-506 of
7    this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
8    relating to the offense of street racing;
9        15. A second or subsequent conviction of driving while
10    the person's driver's license, permit or privileges was
11    revoked for reckless homicide or a similar out-of-state
12    offense;
13        16. Any offense against any provision in this Code, or
14    any local ordinance, regulating the movement of traffic
15    when that offense was the direct proximate cause of the
16    death of any person. Any person whose driving privileges
17    have been revoked pursuant to this paragraph may seek to
18    have the revocation terminated or to have the length of
19    revocation reduced by requesting an administrative hearing
20    with the Secretary of State prior to the projected driver's
21    license application eligibility date;
22        17. Violation of subsection (a-2) of Section 11-1301.3
23    of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
24        18. A second or subsequent conviction of illegal
25    possession, while operating or in actual physical control,
26    as a driver, of a motor vehicle, of any controlled

 

 

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1    substance prohibited under the Illinois Controlled
2    Substances Act, any cannabis prohibited under the Cannabis
3    Control Act, or any methamphetamine prohibited under the
4    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act. A
5    defendant found guilty of this offense while operating a
6    motor vehicle shall have an entry made in the court record
7    by the presiding judge that this offense did occur while
8    the defendant was operating a motor vehicle and order the
9    clerk of the court to report the violation to the Secretary
10    of State.
11    (b) The Secretary of State shall also immediately revoke
12the license or permit of any driver in the following
13situations:
14        1. Of any minor upon receiving the notice provided for
15    in Section 5-901 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 that the
16    minor has been adjudicated under that Act as having
17    committed an offense relating to motor vehicles prescribed
18    in Section 4-103 of this Code;
19        2. Of any person when any other law of this State
20    requires either the revocation or suspension of a license
21    or permit;
22        3. Of any person adjudicated under the Juvenile Court
23    Act of 1987 based on an offense determined to have been
24    committed in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
25    organized gang as provided in Section 5-710 of that Act,
26    and that involved the operation or use of a motor vehicle

 

 

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1    or the use of a driver's license or permit. The revocation
2    shall remain in effect for the period determined by the
3    court. Upon the direction of the court, the Secretary shall
4    issue the person a judicial driving permit, also known as a
5    JDP. The JDP shall be subject to the same terms as a JDP
6    issued under Section 6-206.1, except that the court may
7    direct that a JDP issued under this subdivision (b)(3) be
8    effective immediately.
9    (c)(1) Whenever a person is convicted of any of the
10offenses enumerated in this Section, the court may recommend
11and the Secretary of State in his discretion, without regard to
12whether the recommendation is made by the court may, upon
13application, issue to the person a restricted driving permit
14granting the privilege of driving a motor vehicle between the
15petitioner's residence and petitioner's place of employment or
16within the scope of the petitioner's employment related duties,
17or to allow the petitioner to transport himself or herself or a
18family member of the petitioner's household to a medical
19facility for the receipt of necessary medical care or to allow
20the petitioner to transport himself or herself to and from
21alcohol or drug remedial or rehabilitative activity
22recommended by a licensed service provider, or to allow the
23petitioner to transport himself or herself or a family member
24of the petitioner's household to classes, as a student, at an
25accredited educational institution, or to allow the petitioner
26to transport children, elderly persons, or disabled persons who

 

 

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1do not hold driving privileges and are living in the
2petitioner's household to and from daycare; if the petitioner
3is able to demonstrate that no alternative means of
4transportation is reasonably available and that the petitioner
5will not endanger the public safety or welfare; provided that
6the Secretary's discretion shall be limited to cases where
7undue hardship, as defined by the rules of the Secretary of
8State, would result from a failure to issue the restricted
9driving permit. Those multiple offenders identified in
10subdivision (b)4 of Section 6-208 of this Code, however, shall
11not be eligible for the issuance of a restricted driving
12permit.
13        (2) If a person's license or permit is revoked or
14    suspended due to 2 or more convictions of violating Section
15    11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
16    ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or Section 9-3
17    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
18    where the use of alcohol or other drugs is recited as an
19    element of the offense, or a similar out-of-state offense,
20    or a combination of these offenses, arising out of separate
21    occurrences, that person, if issued a restricted driving
22    permit, may not operate a vehicle unless it has been
23    equipped with an ignition interlock device as defined in
24    Section 1-129.1.
25        (3) If:
26            (A) a person's license or permit is revoked or

 

 

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1        suspended 2 or more times within a 10 year period due
2        to any combination of:
3                (i) a single conviction of violating Section
4            11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a
5            local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense,
6            or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
7            Criminal Code of 2012, where the use of alcohol or
8            other drugs is recited as an element of the
9            offense, or a similar out-of-state offense; or
10                (ii) a statutory summary suspension or
11            revocation under Section 11-501.1; or
12                (iii) a suspension pursuant to Section
13            6-203.1;
14        arising out of separate occurrences; or
15            (B) a person has been convicted of one violation of
16        Section 6-303 of this Code committed while his or her
17        driver's license, permit, or privilege was revoked
18        because of a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal
19        Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, relating to
20        the offense of reckless homicide where the use of
21        alcohol or other drugs was recited as an element of the
22        offense, or a similar provision of a law of another
23        state;
24    that person, if issued a restricted driving permit, may not
25    operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped with an
26    ignition interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1.

 

 

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1        (4) The person issued a permit conditioned on the use
2    of an ignition interlock device must pay to the Secretary
3    of State DUI Administration Fund an amount not to exceed
4    $30 per month. The Secretary shall establish by rule the
5    amount and the procedures, terms, and conditions relating
6    to these fees.
7        (5) If the restricted driving permit is issued for
8    employment purposes, then the prohibition against
9    operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an
10    ignition interlock device does not apply to the operation
11    of an occupational vehicle owned or leased by that person's
12    employer when used solely for employment purposes.
13        (6) In each case the Secretary of State may issue a
14    restricted driving permit for a period he deems
15    appropriate, except that the permit shall expire within one
16    year from the date of issuance. The Secretary may not,
17    however, issue a restricted driving permit to any person
18    whose current revocation is the result of a second or
19    subsequent conviction for a violation of Section 11-501 of
20    this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance or
21    any similar out-of-state offense, or Section 9-3 of the
22    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, where
23    the use of alcohol or other drugs is recited as an element
24    of the offense, or any similar out-of-state offense, or any
25    combination of these offenses, until the expiration of at
26    least one year from the date of the revocation. A

 

 

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1    restricted driving permit issued under this Section shall
2    be subject to cancellation, revocation, and suspension by
3    the Secretary of State in like manner and for like cause as
4    a driver's license issued under this Code may be cancelled,
5    revoked, or suspended; except that a conviction upon one or
6    more offenses against laws or ordinances regulating the
7    movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause for
8    the revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a
9    restricted driving permit. The Secretary of State may, as a
10    condition to the issuance of a restricted driving permit,
11    require the petitioner to participate in a designated
12    driver remedial or rehabilitative program. The Secretary
13    of State is authorized to cancel a restricted driving
14    permit if the permit holder does not successfully complete
15    the program. However, if an individual's driving
16    privileges have been revoked in accordance with paragraph
17    13 of subsection (a) of this Section, no restricted driving
18    permit shall be issued until the individual has served 6
19    months of the revocation period.
20    (c-5) (Blank).
21    (c-6) If a person is convicted of a second violation of
22operating a motor vehicle while the person's driver's license,
23permit or privilege was revoked, where the revocation was for a
24violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
25Criminal Code of 2012 relating to the offense of reckless
26homicide or a similar out-of-state offense, the person's

 

 

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1driving privileges shall be revoked pursuant to subdivision
2(a)(15) of this Section. The person may not make application
3for a license or permit until the expiration of five years from
4the effective date of the revocation or the expiration of five
5years from the date of release from a term of imprisonment,
6whichever is later.
7    (c-7) If a person is convicted of a third or subsequent
8violation of operating a motor vehicle while the person's
9driver's license, permit or privilege was revoked, where the
10revocation was for a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal
11Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to the
12offense of reckless homicide or a similar out-of-state offense,
13the person may never apply for a license or permit.
14    (d)(1) Whenever a person under the age of 21 is convicted
15under Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a
16local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, the
17Secretary of State shall revoke the driving privileges of that
18person. One year after the date of revocation, and upon
19application, the Secretary of State may, if satisfied that the
20person applying will not endanger the public safety or welfare,
21issue a restricted driving permit granting the privilege of
22driving a motor vehicle only between the hours of 5 a.m. and 9
23p.m. or as otherwise provided by this Section for a period of
24one year. After this one year period, and upon reapplication
25for a license as provided in Section 6-106, upon payment of the
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1Section 6-118, the Secretary of State, in his discretion, may
2reinstate the petitioner's driver's license and driving
3privileges, or extend the restricted driving permit as many
4times as the Secretary of State deems appropriate, by
5additional periods of not more than 12 months each.
6        (2) If a person's license or permit is revoked or
7    suspended due to 2 or more convictions of violating Section
8    11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
9    ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or Section 9-3
10    of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
11    where the use of alcohol or other drugs is recited as an
12    element of the offense, or a similar out-of-state offense,
13    or a combination of these offenses, arising out of separate
14    occurrences, that person, if issued a restricted driving
15    permit, may not operate a vehicle unless it has been
16    equipped with an ignition interlock device as defined in
17    Section 1-129.1.
18        (3) If a person's license or permit is revoked or
19    suspended 2 or more times within a 10 year period due to
20    any combination of:
21            (A) a single conviction of violating Section
22        11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
23        ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or
24        Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
25        Criminal Code of 2012, where the use of alcohol or
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1        a similar out-of-state offense; or
2            (B) a statutory summary suspension or revocation
3        under Section 11-501.1; or
4            (C) a suspension pursuant to Section 6-203.1;
5    arising out of separate occurrences, that person, if issued
6    a restricted driving permit, may not operate a vehicle
7    unless it has been equipped with an ignition interlock
8    device as defined in Section 1-129.1.
9        (4) The person issued a permit conditioned upon the use
10    of an interlock device must pay to the Secretary of State
11    DUI Administration Fund an amount not to exceed $30 per
12    month. The Secretary shall establish by rule the amount and
13    the procedures, terms, and conditions relating to these
14    fees.
15        (5) If the restricted driving permit is issued for
16    employment purposes, then the prohibition against driving
17    a vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock
18    device does not apply to the operation of an occupational
19    vehicle owned or leased by that person's employer when used
20    solely for employment purposes.
21        (6) A restricted driving permit issued under this
22    Section shall be subject to cancellation, revocation, and
23    suspension by the Secretary of State in like manner and for
24    like cause as a driver's license issued under this Code may
25    be cancelled, revoked, or suspended; except that a
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1    ordinances regulating the movement of traffic shall be
2    deemed sufficient cause for the revocation, suspension, or
3    cancellation of a restricted driving permit.
4    (d-5) The revocation of the license, permit, or driving
5privileges of a person convicted of a third or subsequent
6violation of Section 6-303 of this Code committed while his or
7her driver's license, permit, or privilege was revoked because
8of a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
9the Criminal Code of 2012, relating to the offense of reckless
10homicide, or a similar provision of a law of another state, is
11permanent. The Secretary may not, at any time, issue a license
12or permit to that person.
13    (e) This Section is subject to the provisions of the Driver
14License Compact.
15    (f) Any revocation imposed upon any person under
16subsections 2 and 3 of paragraph (b) that is in effect on
17December 31, 1988 shall be converted to a suspension for a like
18period of time.
19    (g) The Secretary of State shall not issue a restricted
20driving permit to a person under the age of 16 years whose
21driving privileges have been revoked under any provisions of
22this Code.
23    (h) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
24ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by a person
25who has been convicted of a second or subsequent offense under
26Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local

 

 

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1ordinance. The person must pay to the Secretary of State DUI
2Administration Fund an amount not to exceed $30 for each month
3that he or she uses the device. The Secretary shall establish
4by rule and regulation the procedures for certification and use
5of the interlock system, the amount of the fee, and the
6procedures, terms, and conditions relating to these fees.
7    (i) (Blank).
8    (j) In accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the Secretary of
9State may not issue a restricted driving permit for the
10operation of a commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a
11CDL whose driving privileges have been revoked, suspended,
12cancelled, or disqualified under any provisions of this Code.
13(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-607, eff. 8-24-09;
1496-1180, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1305, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1344, eff.
157-1-11; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-838, eff. 1-1-13; 97-844, eff.
161-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)