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 1                     AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 96

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 96, AS AMENDED, by
 3    replacing Section 5 with the following:

 4        "Section 5.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing 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
 8    alcohol,  other  drug  or  drugs,  intoxicating  compound  or
 9    compounds or any combination thereof.
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
13        or breath is 0.08 or more  based  on  the  definition  of
14        blood and breath units in Section 11-501.2;
15             (2)  under the influence of alcohol;
16             (3)  under   the   influence   of  any  intoxicating
17        compound or combination of intoxicating  compounds  to  a
18        degree  that  renders  the  person  incapable  of driving
19        safely;
20             (4)  under  the  influence  of  any  other  drug  or
21        combination of drugs to a degree that renders the  person
22        incapable of safely driving;
 
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 1             (5)  under  the combined influence of alcohol, other
 2        drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a
 3        degree  that  renders  the  person  incapable  of  safely
 4        driving; or
 5             (6)  there is any amount of a  drug,  substance,  or
 6        compound   in   the  person's  breath,  blood,  or  urine
 7        resulting  from  the  unlawful  use  or  consumption   of
 8        cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
 9        substance  listed  in  the Illinois Controlled Substances
10        Act, or an intoxicating compound listed  in  the  Use  of
11        Intoxicating Compounds Act.
12        (b)  The fact that any person charged with violating this
13    Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
14    drug  or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
15    combination thereof,  shall not constitute a defense  against
16    any charge of violating this Section.
17        (c)  Except  as  provided  under paragraphs (c-3), (c-4),
18    and (d) of this Section, every person convicted of  violating
19    this  Section  or  a  similar provision of a local ordinance,
20    shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, in addition  to
21    any  other  criminal or administrative action, for any second
22    conviction of violating this Section or a  similar  provision
23    of a law of another state or local ordinance committed within
24    5  years of a previous violation of this Section or a similar
25    provision of a local ordinance shall be mandatorily sentenced
26    to a minimum of 5 days  of  imprisonment  or  assigned  to  a
27    minimum  of 30 days of community service as may be determined
28    by the  court.  Every  person  convicted  of  violating  this
29    Section  or a similar provision of a local ordinance shall be
30    subject to an additional mandatory minimum fine of  $500  and
31    an  additional  mandatory  5  days  of community service in a
32    program  benefiting  children  if  the  person  committed   a
33    violation  of paragraph (a) or a similar provision of a local
34    ordinance while transporting a person under  age  16.   Every
 
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 1    person  convicted a second time for violating this Section or
 2    a similar provision of a local ordinance within 5 years of  a
 3    previous  violation of this Section or a similar provision of
 4    a law of another state or local ordinance shall be subject to
 5    an  additional  mandatory  minimum  fine  of  $500   and   an
 6    additional  10  days  of  mandatory  community  service  in a
 7    program  benefiting  children  if  the  current  offense  was
 8    committed while transporting a  person  under  age  16.   The
 9    imprisonment or assignment under this subsection shall not be
10    subject  to  suspension  nor shall the person be eligible for
11    probation in order to reduce the sentence or assignment.
12        (c-1) (1)  A person who violates this  Section  during  a
13        period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
14        or  suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for
15        a violation of this Section, Section 11-501.1,  paragraph
16        (b)  of  Section  11-401,  or Section 9-3 of the Criminal
17        Code of 1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
18             (2)  A person who violates this Section a third time
19        during a period in which his or  her  driving  privileges
20        are   revoked   or  suspended  where  the  revocation  or
21        suspension was for a violation of this  Section,  Section
22        11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or Section 9-3
23        of  the  Criminal  Code  of  1961  is guilty of a Class 3
24        felony.
25             (3)  A person who violates this Section a fourth  or
26        subsequent  time  during  a  period  in  which his or her
27        driving privileges are revoked  or  suspended  where  the
28        revocation  or  suspension  was  for  a violation of this
29        Section,  Section  11-501.1,  paragraph  (b)  of  Section
30        11-401, or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code  of  1961  is
31        guilty of a Class 2 felony.
32        (c-2)  (Blank).
33        (c-3)  Every  person  convicted of violating this Section
34    or a similar provision of a local ordinance who had  a  child
 
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 1    under  age 16 in the vehicle at the time of the offense shall
 2    have his or her punishment under this Act enhanced by 2  days
 3    of  imprisonment for a first offense, 10 days of imprisonment
 4    for a second offense, 30 days of  imprisonment  for  a  third
 5    offense,  and  90  days  of  imprisonment  for  a  fourth  or
 6    subsequent  offense,  in  addition  to the fine and community
 7    service  required  under  subsection  (c)  and  the  possible
 8    imprisonment required under subsection (d).  The imprisonment
 9    or assignment under this subsection shall not be  subject  to
10    suspension  nor shall the person be eligible for probation in
11    order to reduce the sentence or assignment.
12        (c-4)  When a person is convicted  of  violating  Section
13    11-501  of  this  Code  or  a  similar  provision  of a local
14    ordinance, the following penalties  apply  when  his  or  her
15    blood,  breath,  or  urine  was  .16  or  more  based  on the
16    definition of  blood,  breath,  or  urine  units  in  Section
17    11-501.2  or  when that person is convicted of violating this
18    Section while transporting a child under the age of 16:
19             (1)  A  person  who  is   convicted   of   violating
20        subsection  (a)  of  Section  11-501 of this Code a first
21        time, in addition  to  any  other  penalty  that  may  be
22        imposed  under  subsection (c), is subject to a mandatory
23        minimum of 100 hours of community service and  a  minimum
24        fine of $500.
25             (2)  A   person   who   is  convicted  of  violating
26        subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of this  Code  a  second
27        time  within  10  years, in addition to any other penalty
28        that may be imposed under subsection (c), is subject to a
29        mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a minimum
30        fine of $1,250.
31             (3)  A  person  who  is   convicted   of   violating
32        subsection  (a)  of  Section  11-501 of this Code a third
33        time within 20 years is guilty of a Class 4  felony  and,
34        in  addition  to  any  other  penalty that may be imposed
 
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 1        under subsection (c), is subject to a  mandatory  minimum
 2        of 90 days of imprisonment and a minimum fine of $2,500.
 3             (4)  A  person  who  is  convicted of violating this
 4        subsection (c-4) a fourth or subsequent time is guilty of
 5        a Class 2 felony and, in addition to  any  other  penalty
 6        that may be imposed under subsection (c), is not eligible
 7        for  a sentence of probation or conditional discharge and
 8        is subject to a minimum fine of $2,500.
 9        (d) (1)  Every person convicted of committing a violation
10        of this Section shall be  guilty  of  aggravated  driving
11        under  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 this
15             Section, or a similar provision of a law of  another
16             state  or a local ordinance when the cause of action
17             is the same as  or  substantially  similar  to  this
18             Section, for the third or subsequent time;
19                  (B)  the   person   committed  a  violation  of
20             paragraph  (a)  while  driving  a  school  bus  with
21             children on board;
22                  (C)  the person in committing  a  violation  of
23             paragraph  (a)  was  involved  in  a  motor  vehicle
24             accident  that  resulted  in  great  bodily  harm or
25             permanent disability or  disfigurement  to  another,
26             when  the  violation  was  a  proximate cause of the
27             injuries;
28                  (D)  the  person  committed  a   violation   of
29             paragraph  (a)  for  a  second  time  and  has  been
30             previously convicted of violating Section 9-3 of the
31             Criminal  Code of 1961 relating to reckless homicide
32             in which the person  was  determined  to  have  been
33             under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
34             or  intoxicating compound or compounds as an element
 
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 1             of the offense or the  person  has  previously  been
 2             convicted under subparagraph (C) or subparagraph (F)
 3             of this paragraph (1); or
 4                  (E)  the  person,  in committing a violation of
 5             paragraph (a) while driving at any speed in a school
 6             speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20  miles
 7             per  hour  was  in  effect  under  subsection (a) of
 8             Section 11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor
 9             vehicle accident that resulted in bodily harm, other
10             than great bodily harm or  permanent  disability  or
11             disfigurement, to another person, when the violation
12             of paragraph (a) was a proximate cause of the bodily
13             harm; or.
14                  (F)  the  person,  in committing a violation of
15             paragraph (a), was  involved  in  a  motor  vehicle,
16             snowmobile,   all-terrain   vehicle,  or  watercraft
17             accident that  resulted  in  the  death  of  another
18             person,  when  the  violation of paragraph (a) was a
19             proximate cause of the death.
20             (2)  Except  as  provided  in  this  paragraph  (2),
21        aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,  other
22        drug  or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
23        any combination thereof is  a  Class  4  felony.   For  a
24        violation  of  subparagraph  (C) of paragraph (1) of this
25        subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to a term  of
26        imprisonment,  shall  be  sentenced  to not less than one
27        year nor more than 12 years. Aggravated driving under the
28        influence  of  alcohol,   other   drug   or   drugs,   or
29        intoxicating  compound  or  compounds, or any combination
30        thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of  paragraph  (1)
31        of this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
32        defendant,  if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
33        be sentenced to: (A) a term of imprisonment of  not  less
34        than  3 years and not more than 14 years if the violation
 
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 1        resulted in the death of one person; or  (B)  a  term  of
 2        imprisonment  of  not less than 6 years and not more than
 3        28 years if the violation resulted in the deaths of 2  or
 4        more  persons.  For any prosecution under this subsection
 5        (d), a certified copy of  the  driving  abstract  of  the
 6        defendant  shall  be  admitted  as  proof  of  any  prior
 7        conviction.
 8        (e)  After  a  finding  of  guilt  and prior to any final
 9    sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
10    upon an arrest for a violation of this Section or  a  similar
11    provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
12    to  undergo  a  professional  evaluation  to  determine if an
13    alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem  exists
14    and  the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
15    treatment   as   appropriate.   Programs   conducting   these
16    evaluations shall be licensed  by  the  Department  of  Human
17    Services.   The  cost of any professional evaluation shall be
18    paid  for  by  the  individual  required   to   undergo   the
19    professional evaluation.
20        (f)  Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
21    whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
22    Section  proximately  caused  any  incident  resulting  in an
23    appropriate emergency  response,  shall  be  liable  for  the
24    expense  of  an  emergency response as provided under Section
25    5-5-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
26        (g)  The Secretary of  State  shall  revoke  the  driving
27    privileges  of  any  person convicted under this Section or a
28    similar provision of a local ordinance.
29        (h)  Every person sentenced under paragraph (2) or (3) of
30    subsection (c-1) of this Section or subsection  (d)  of  this
31    Section  and  who receives a term of probation or conditional
32    discharge shall be required to serve a minimum term of either
33    60 days community service or 10 days  of  imprisonment  as  a
34    condition  of  the  probation or conditional discharge.  This
 
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 1    mandatory minimum  term  of  imprisonment  or  assignment  of
 2    community  service  shall  not  be suspended and shall not be
 3    subject to reduction by the court.
 4        (i)  The Secretary of State  shall  require  the  use  of
 5    ignition  interlock  devices  on  all  vehicles  owned  by an
 6    individual who has been convicted of a second  or  subsequent
 7    offense  of  this  Section  or a similar provision of a local
 8    ordinance.   The  Secretary  shall  establish  by  rule   and
 9    regulation  the  procedures  for certification and use of the
10    interlock system.
11        (j)  In addition to any other penalties and  liabilities,
12    a person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
13    this   Section,   including   any   person  placed  on  court
14    supervision for violating this Section, shall be fined  $100,
15    payable  to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money
16    to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest.   If  the
17    person  has  been  previously  convicted  of  violating  this
18    Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance, the fine
19    shall  be  $200.   In  the event that more than one agency is
20    responsible for the arrest, the $100 or $200 shall be  shared
21    equally.   Any  moneys  received  by a law enforcement agency
22    under this subsection (j)  shall  be  used  to  purchase  law
23    enforcement  equipment  that will assist in the prevention of
24    alcohol related criminal violence throughout the State.  This
25    shall include, but is not limited to, in-car  video  cameras,
26    radar  and  laser speed detection devices, and alcohol breath
27    testers. Any moneys  received  by  the  Department  of  State
28    Police  under this subsection (j) shall be deposited into the
29    State Police DUI Fund and  shall  be  used  to  purchase  law
30    enforcement  equipment  that will assist in the prevention of
31    alcohol related criminal violence throughout the State.
32    (Source: P.A. 91-126, eff.  7-16-99;  91-357,  eff.  7-29-99;
33    91-692,  eff.  4-13-00;  91-822,  eff.  6-13-00; 92-248, eff.
34    8-3-01; 92-418, eff. 8-17-01; 92-420, eff.  8-17-01;  92-429,
 
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 1    eff. 1-1-02; 92-431, eff. 1-1-02; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)

 2        Section  7.   The  Criminal  Code  of  1961 is amended by
 3    changing Section 9-3 as follows:

 4        (720 ILCS 5/9-3) (from Ch. 38, par. 9-3)
 5        Sec.  9-3.    Involuntary   Manslaughter   and   Reckless
 6    Homicide.
 7        (a)  A  person  who  unintentionally  kills an individual
 8    without lawful justification commits involuntary manslaughter
 9    if his acts whether lawful or unlawful which cause the  death
10    are such as are likely to cause death or great bodily harm to
11    some  individual,  and he performs them recklessly, except in
12    cases in which the cause of the death consists of the driving
13    of a motor vehicle or  operating  a  snowmobile,  all-terrain
14    vehicle,  or  watercraft,  in  which  case the person commits
15    reckless homicide.
16        (b)  (Blank). In cases involving reckless homicide, being
17    under the influence of alcohol or any other drug or drugs  at
18    the  time  of  the  alleged violation shall be presumed to be
19    evidence of a reckless act unless disproved  by  evidence  to
20    the contrary.
21        (c)  (Blank).  For the purposes of this Section, a person
22    shall be considered to be under the influence of  alcohol  or
23    other drugs while:
24             1.  The  alcohol concentration in the person's blood
25        or breath is 0.08 or more  based  on  the  definition  of
26        blood  and  breath  units  in  Section  11-501.2  of  the
27        Illinois Vehicle Code;
28             2.  Under  the influence of alcohol to a degree that
29        renders the person incapable of safely  driving  a  motor
30        vehicle  or  operating a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle,
31        or watercraft;
32             3.  Under  the  influence  of  any  other  drug   or
 
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 1        combination  of drugs to a degree that renders the person
 2        incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle or  operating
 3        a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft; or
 4             4.  Under  the combined influence of alcohol and any
 5        other drug or drugs to a degree which renders the  person
 6        incapable  of safely driving a motor vehicle or operating
 7        a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft.
 8        (d)  Sentence.
 9             (1)  Involuntary manslaughter is a Class 3 felony.
10             (2)  Reckless homicide is a Class 3 felony.
11        (e)  (Blank). Except as otherwise provided in  subsection
12    (e-5),  in  cases  involving  reckless  homicide in which the
13    defendant was determined to have been under the influence  of
14    alcohol  or  any  other  drug  or  drugs as an element of the
15    offense, or in cases in which the defendant is proven  beyond
16    a  reasonable  doubt  to  have  been  under  the influence of
17    alcohol or any other drug or drugs, the penalty  shall  be  a
18    Class 2 felony, for which a person, if sentenced to a term of
19    imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than 3
20    years and not more than 14 years.
21        (e-5)  (Blank).  In  cases involving reckless homicide in
22    which the defendant was determined to  have  been  under  the
23    influence of alcohol or any other drug or drugs as an element
24    of  the offense, or in cases in which the defendant is proven
25    beyond a reasonable doubt to have been under the influence of
26    alcohol or any other drug or drugs, if the defendant kills  2
27    or  more  individuals  as part of a single course of conduct,
28    the penalty is a Class 2  felony,  for  which  a  person,  if
29    sentenced  to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a
30    term of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years.
31        (f)  In cases involving involuntary manslaughter in which
32    the victim was a family or household  member  as  defined  in
33    paragraph  (3)  of  Section  112A-3  of  the Code of Criminal
34    Procedure of 1963, the penalty shall be a Class 2 felony, for
 
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 1    which a person if sentenced to a term of imprisonment,  shall
 2    be  sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more
 3    than 14 years.
 4    (Source: P.A. 91-6, eff. 1-1-00; 91-122, eff. 1-1-00;  92-16,
 5    eff. 6-28-01.)".