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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Section 6-206.1 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/6-206.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206.1)
7     Sec. 6-206.1. Judicial Driving Permit. Declaration of
8 Policy. It is hereby declared a policy of the State of Illinois
9 that the driver who is impaired by alcohol, other drug or
10 drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds is a threat to the
11 public safety and welfare. Therefore, to provide a deterrent to
12 such practice and to remove problem drivers from the highway, a
13 statutory summary driver's license suspension is appropriate.
14 It is also recognized that driving is a privilege and
15 therefore, that in some cases the granting of limited driving
16 privileges, where consistent with public safety, is warranted
17 during the period of suspension in the form of a judicial
18 driving permit to drive for the purpose of employment,
19 receiving drug treatment or medical care, and educational
20 pursuits, where no alternative means of transportation is
21 available.
22     The following procedures shall apply whenever a first
23 offender is arrested for any offense as defined in Section
24 11-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance:
25     (a) Subsequent to a notification of a statutory summary
26 suspension of driving privileges as provided in Section
27 11-501.1, the first offender as defined in Section 11-500 may
28 petition the circuit court of venue for a Judicial Driving
29 Permit, hereinafter referred as a JDP, to relieve undue
30 hardship. The court may issue a court order, pursuant to the
31 criteria contained in this Section, directing the Secretary of
32 State to issue such a JDP to the petitioner. A JDP shall not

 

 

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1 become effective prior to the 31st day of the original
2 statutory summary suspension and shall always be subject to the
3 following criteria:
4         1. If ordered for the purposes of employment, the JDP
5     shall be only for the purpose of providing the petitioner
6     the privilege of driving a motor vehicle between the
7     petitioner's residence and the petitioner's place of
8     employment and return; or within the scope of the
9     petitioner's employment related duties, shall be effective
10     only during and limited to those specific times and routes
11     actually required to commute or perform the petitioner's
12     employment related duties.
13         2. The court, by a court order, may also direct the
14     Secretary of State to issue a JDP to allow transportation
15     for the petitioner, or a household member of the
16     petitioner's family, to receive alcohol, drug, or
17     intoxicating compound treatment or medical care, if the
18     petitioner is able to demonstrate that no alternative means
19     of transportation is reasonably available. Such JDP shall
20     be effective only during the specific times actually
21     required to commute.
22         3. The court, by a court order, may also direct the
23     Secretary of State to issue a JDP to allow transportation
24     by the petitioner for educational purposes upon
25     demonstrating that there are no alternative means of
26     transportation reasonably available to accomplish those
27     educational purposes. Such JDP shall be only for the
28     purpose of providing transportation to and from the
29     petitioner's residence and the petitioner's place of
30     educational activity, and only during the specific times
31     and routes actually required to commute or perform the
32     petitioner's educational requirement.
33         4. The Court shall not issue an order granting a JDP
34     to:
35             (i) Any person unless and until the court, after
36         considering the results of a current professional

 

 

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1         evaluation of the person's alcohol or other drug use by
2         an agency pursuant to Section 15-10 of the Alcoholism
3         and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act and other
4         appropriate investigation of the person, is satisfied
5         that granting the privilege of driving a motor vehicle
6         on the highways will not endanger the public safety or
7         welfare.
8             (ii) Any person who has been convicted of reckless
9         homicide within the previous 5 years.
10             (iii) Any person whose privilege to operate a motor
11         vehicle was invalid at the time of arrest for the
12         current violation of Section 11-501, or a similar
13         provision of a local ordinance, except in cases where
14         the cause for a driver's license suspension has been
15         removed at the time a JDP is effective. In any case,
16         should the Secretary of State enter a suspension or
17         revocation of driving privileges pursuant to the
18         provisions of this Code while the JDP is in effect or
19         pending, the Secretary shall take the prescribed
20         action and provide a notice to the person and the court
21         ordering the issuance of the JDP that all driving
22         privileges, including those provided by the issuance
23         of the JDP, have been withdrawn.
24             (iv) Any person under the age of 18 years.
25     (b) Prior to ordering the issuance of a JDP the Court
26 should consider at least, but not be limited to, the following
27 issues:
28         1. Whether the person is employed and no other means of
29     commuting to the place of employment is available or that
30     the person must drive as a condition of employment. The
31     employer shall certify the hours of employment and the need
32     and parameters necessary for driving as a condition to
33     employment.
34         2. Whether the person must drive to secure alcohol or
35     other medical treatment for himself or a family member.
36         3. Whether the person must drive for educational

 

 

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1     purposes. The educational institution shall certify the
2     person's enrollment in and academic schedule at the
3     institution.
4         4. Whether the person has been repeatedly convicted of
5     traffic violations or involved in motor vehicle accidents
6     to a degree which indicates disrespect for public safety.
7         5. Whether the person has been convicted of a traffic
8     violation in connection with a traffic accident resulting
9     in the death of any person within the last 5 years.
10         6. Whether the person is likely to obey the limited
11     provisions of the JDP.
12         7. Whether the person has any additional traffic
13     violations pending in any court.
14     For purposes of this Section, programs conducting
15 professional evaluations of a person's alcohol, other drug, or
16 intoxicating compound use must report, to the court of venue,
17 using a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. A copy of
18 such evaluations shall be sent to the Secretary of State by the
19 court. However, the evaluation information shall be privileged
20 and only available to courts and to the Secretary of State, but
21 shall not be admissible in the subsequent trial on the
22 underlying charge.
23     (c) The scope of any court order issued for a JDP under
24 this Section shall be limited to the operation of a motor
25 vehicle as provided for in subsection (a) of this Section and
26 shall specify the petitioner's residence, place of employment
27 or location of educational institution, and the scope of job
28 related duties, if relevant. The JDP shall also specify days of
29 the week and specific hours of the day when the petitioner is
30 able to exercise the limited privilege of operating a motor
31 vehicle.
32     (c-1) If the petitioner is issued a citation for a
33 violation of Section 6-303 during the period of a statutory
34 summary suspension entered under Section 11-501.1 of this Code,
35 or if the petitioner is charged with a violation of Section
36 11-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance or a similar

 

 

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1 out of state offense which occurs after the current violation
2 of Section 11-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
3 the court may not grant the petitioner a JDP unless the
4 petitioner is acquitted or the citation or complaint is
5 otherwise dismissed.
6     If the petitioner is issued a citation for a violation of
7 Section 6-303 or a violation of Section 11-501 or a similar
8 provision of a local ordinance or a similar out of state
9 offense during the term of the JDP, the officer issuing the
10 citation, or the law enforcement agency employing that officer,
11 shall confiscate the JDP and immediately send the JDP and
12 notice of the citation to the court that ordered the issuance
13 of the JDP. Within 10 days of receipt, the issuing court, upon
14 notice to the petitioner, shall conduct a hearing to consider
15 cancellation of the JDP. If the court enters an order of
16 cancellation, the court shall forward the order to the
17 Secretary of State, and the Secretary shall cancel the JDP and
18 notify the petitioner of the cancellation. If, however, the
19 petitioner is convicted of the offense before the JDP has been
20 cancelled, the court of venue shall send notice of conviction
21 to the court that ordered issuance of the JDP. The court
22 receiving the notice shall immediately enter an order of
23 cancellation and forward the order to the Secretary of State.
24 The Secretary shall cancel the JDP and notify the petitioner of
25 the cancellation.
26     If the petitioner is issued a citation for any other
27 traffic related offense during the term of the JDP, the officer
28 issuing the citation, or the law enforcement agency employing
29 that officer, shall send notice of the citation to the court
30 that ordered issuance of the JDP. Upon receipt and notice to
31 the petitioner and an opportunity for a hearing, the court
32 shall determine whether the violation constitutes grounds for
33 cancellation of the JDP. If the court enters an order of
34 cancellation, the court shall forward the order to the
35 Secretary of State, and the Secretary shall cancel the JDP and
36 shall notify the petitioner of the cancellation. If the

 

 

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1 Petitioner, who has been granted a JDP, is issued a citation
2 for a traffic related offense, including operating a motor
3 vehicle outside the limitations prescribed in the JDP or a
4 violation of Section 6-303, or is convicted of any such an
5 offense during the term of the JDP, the court shall consider
6 cancellation of the limited driving permit. In any case, if the
7 Petitioner commits an offense, as defined in Section 11-501, or
8 a similar provision of a local ordinance, as evidenced by the
9 issuance of a Uniform Traffic Ticket, the JDP shall be
10 forwarded by the court of venue to the court ordering the
11 issuance of the JDP, for cancellation. The court shall notify
12 the Secretary of State of any such cancellation.
13     (d) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a court
14 order from the court of venue, issue a JDP to a successful
15 Petitioner under this Section. Such court order form shall also
16 contain a notification, which shall be sent to the Secretary of
17 State, providing the name, driver's license number and legal
18 address of the successful petitioner, and the full and detailed
19 description of the limitations of the JDP. This information
20 shall be available only to the courts, police officers, and the
21 Secretary of State, except during the actual period the JDP is
22 valid, during which time it shall be a public record. The
23 Secretary of State shall design and furnish to the courts an
24 official court order form to be used by the courts when
25 directing the Secretary of State to issue a JDP.
26     Any submitted court order that contains insufficient data
27 or fails to comply with this Code shall not be utilized for JDP
28 issuance or entered to the driver record but shall be returned
29 to the issuing court indicating why the JDP cannot be so
30 entered. A notice of this action shall also be sent to the JDP
31 petitioner by the Secretary of State.
32     (e) The circuit court of venue may conduct the judicial
33 hearing, as provided in Section 2-118.1, and the JDP hearing
34 provided in this Section, concurrently. Such concurrent
35 hearing shall proceed in the court in the same manner as in
36 other civil proceedings.

 

 

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1     (f) The circuit court of venue may, as a condition of the
2 issuance of a JDP, prohibit the person from operating a motor
3 vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device.
4 (Source: P.A. 90-369, eff. 1-1-98; 90-779, eff. 1-1-99; 91-127,
5 eff. 1-1-00.)