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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 11-501 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/11-501)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
7     (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 95-400 and
8 95-578)
9     (Text of Section from P.A. 93-1093, 94-963, 95-149, and
10 95-355)
11     Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
12 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
13 combination thereof.
14     (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
15 control of any vehicle within this State while:
16         (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
17     breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
18     breath units in Section 11-501.2;
19         (2) under the influence of alcohol;
20         (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
21     combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
22     renders the person incapable of driving safely;
23         (4) 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;
3         (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
4     or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
5     that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
6         (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
7     compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
8     from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
9     the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
10     the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
11     compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
12     or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
13     Control and Community Protection Act.
14     (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
15 Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
16 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
17 combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
18 charge of violating this Section.
19     (b-1) With regard to penalties imposed under this Section:
20         (1) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection
21     (a) or a similar provision includes any violation of a
22     provision of a local ordinance or a provision of a law of
23     another state or an offense committed on a military
24     installation that is similar to a violation of subsection
25     (a) of this Section.
26         (2) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that

 

 

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1     has been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a)
2     of this Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed
3     for any subsequent violation of subsection (a).
4     (b-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
5 person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this Section is
6 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
7     (b-3) In addition to any other criminal or administrative
8 sanction for any second conviction of violating subsection (a)
9 or a similar provision committed within 5 years of a previous
10 violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, the
11 defendant shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 5 days
12 of imprisonment or assigned a mandatory minimum of 240 hours of
13 community service as may be determined by the court.
14     (b-4) In the case of a third or subsequent violation
15 committed within 5 years of a previous violation of subsection
16 (a) or a similar provision, in addition to any other criminal
17 or administrative sanction, a mandatory minimum term of either
18 10 days of imprisonment or 480 hours of community service shall
19 be imposed.
20     (b-5) The imprisonment or assignment of community service
21 under subsections (b-3) and (b-4) shall not be subject to
22 suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for a reduced
23 sentence.
24     (c) (Blank).
25     (c-1) (1) A person who violates subsection (a) during a
26     period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked

 

 

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1     or suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for a
2     violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
3     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
4     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
5     1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
6         (2) A person who violates subsection (a) a third time,
7     if the third violation occurs during a period in which his
8     or her driving privileges are revoked or suspended where
9     the revocation or suspension was for a violation of
10     subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section
11     11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3
12     of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of a Class 3
13     felony; and if the person receives a term of probation or
14     conditional discharge, he or she shall be required to serve
15     a mandatory minimum of 10 days of imprisonment or shall be
16     assigned a mandatory minimum of 480 hours of community
17     service, as may be determined by the court, as a condition
18     of the probation or conditional discharge. This mandatory
19     minimum term of imprisonment or assignment of community
20     service shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
21         (2.2) A person who violates subsection (a), if the
22     violation occurs during a period in which his or her
23     driving privileges are revoked or suspended where the
24     revocation or suspension was for a violation of subsection
25     (a) or Section 11-501.1, shall also be sentenced to an
26     additional mandatory minimum term of 30 consecutive days of

 

 

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1     imprisonment, 40 days of 24-hour periodic imprisonment, or
2     720 hours of community service, as may be determined by the
3     court. This mandatory term of imprisonment or assignment of
4     community service shall not be suspended or reduced by the
5     court.
6         (3) A person who violates subsection (a) a fourth or
7     subsequent time, if the fourth or subsequent violation
8     occurs during a period in which his or her driving
9     privileges are revoked or suspended where the revocation or
10     suspension was for a violation of subsection (a), Section
11     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
12     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
13     1961, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not eligible for
14     a sentence of probation or conditional discharge.
15     (c-2) (Blank).
16     (c-3) (Blank).
17     (c-4) (Blank).
18     (c-5)(1) A person who violates subsection (a), if the
19     person was transporting a person under the age of 16 at the
20     time of the violation, is subject to an additional
21     mandatory minimum fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory
22     minimum 140 hours of community service, which shall include
23     40 hours of community service in a program benefiting
24     children, and an additional 2 days of imprisonment. The
25     imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
26     subdivision (c-5)(1) is not subject to suspension, nor is

 

 

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1     the person eligible for a reduced sentence.
2         (2) Except as provided in subdivisions (c-5)(3) and
3     (c-5)(4) a person who violates subsection (a) a second
4     time, if at the time of the second violation the person was
5     transporting a person under the age of 16, is subject to an
6     additional 10 days of imprisonment, an additional
7     mandatory minimum fine of $1,000, and an additional
8     mandatory minimum 140 hours of community service, which
9     shall include 40 hours of community service in a program
10     benefiting children. The imprisonment or assignment of
11     community service under this subdivision (c-5)(2) is not
12     subject to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a
13     reduced sentence.
14         (3) Except as provided in subdivision (c-5)(4), any
15     person convicted of violating subdivision (c-5)(2) or a
16     similar provision within 10 years of a previous violation
17     of subsection (a) or a similar provision shall receive, in
18     addition to any other penalty imposed, a mandatory minimum
19     12 days imprisonment, an additional 40 hours of mandatory
20     community service in a program benefiting children, and a
21     mandatory minimum fine of $1,750. The imprisonment or
22     assignment of community service under this subdivision
23     (c-5)(3) is not subject to suspension, nor is the person
24     eligible for a reduced sentence.
25         (4) Any person convicted of violating subdivision
26     (c-5)(2) or a similar provision within 5 years of a

 

 

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1     previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision
2     shall receive, in addition to any other penalty imposed, an
3     additional 80 hours of mandatory community service in a
4     program benefiting children, an additional mandatory
5     minimum 12 days of imprisonment, and a mandatory minimum
6     fine of $1,750. The imprisonment or assignment of community
7     service under this subdivision (c-5)(4) is not subject to
8     suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced
9     sentence.
10         (5) Any person convicted a third time for violating
11     subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of
12     the third violation the person was transporting a person
13     under the age of 16, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and
14     shall receive, in addition to any other penalty imposed, an
15     additional mandatory fine of $1,000, an additional
16     mandatory 140 hours of community service, which shall
17     include 40 hours in a program benefiting children, and a
18     mandatory minimum 30 days of imprisonment. The
19     imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
20     subdivision (c-5)(5) is not subject to suspension, nor is
21     the person eligible for a reduced sentence.
22         (6) Any person convicted of violating subdivision
23     (c-5)(5) or a similar provision a third time within 20
24     years of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a
25     similar provision is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall
26     receive, in addition to any other penalty imposed, an

 

 

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1     additional mandatory 40 hours of community service in a
2     program benefiting children, an additional mandatory fine
3     of $3,000, and a mandatory minimum 120 days of
4     imprisonment. The imprisonment or assignment of community
5     service under this subdivision (c-5)(6) is not subject to
6     suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced
7     sentence.
8         (7) Any person convicted a fourth or subsequent time
9     for violating subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at
10     the time of the fourth or subsequent violation the person
11     was transporting a person under the age of 16, and if the
12     person's 3 prior violations of subsection (a) or a similar
13     provision occurred while transporting a person under the
14     age of 16 or while the alcohol concentration in his or her
15     blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
16     definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
17     11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony, is not eligible
18     for probation or conditional discharge, and is subject to a
19     minimum fine of $3,000.
20     (c-6)(1) Any person convicted of a first violation of
21     subsection (a) or a similar provision, if the alcohol
22     concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
23     0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
24     urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in
25     addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
26     mandatory minimum of 100 hours of community service and a

 

 

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1     mandatory minimum fine of $500.
2         (2) Any person convicted of a second violation of
3     subsection (a) or a similar provision committed within 10
4     years of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a
5     similar provision, if at the time of the second violation
6     of subsection (a) or a similar provision the alcohol
7     concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
8     0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
9     urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in
10     addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
11     mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
12     minimum fine of $1,250.
13         (3) Any person convicted of a third violation of
14     subsection (a) or a similar provision within 20 years of a
15     previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar
16     provision, if at the time of the third violation of
17     subsection (a) or a similar provision the alcohol
18     concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
19     0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
20     urine units in Section 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 4
21     felony and shall be subject, in addition to any other
22     penalty that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 90
23     days of imprisonment and a mandatory minimum fine of
24     $2,500.
25         (4) Any person convicted of a fourth or subsequent
26     violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at

 

 

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1     the time of the fourth or subsequent violation the alcohol
2     concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
3     0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
4     urine units in Section 11-501.2, and if the person's 3
5     prior violations of subsection (a) or a similar provision
6     occurred while transporting a person under the age of 16 or
7     while the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
8     breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition
9     of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, is
10     guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not eligible for a
11     sentence of probation or conditional discharge and is
12     subject to a minimum fine of $2,500.
13     (d) (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
14     this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
15     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
16     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
17     thereof if:
18             (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
19         (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
20         time;
21             (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
22         (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
23         age or younger on board;
24             (C) the person in committing a violation of
25         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
26         that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent

 

 

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1         disability or disfigurement to another, when the
2         violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
3             (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
4         (a) for a second time and has been previously convicted
5         of violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
6         or a similar provision of a law of another state
7         relating to reckless homicide in which the person was
8         determined to have been under the influence of alcohol,
9         other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
10         compounds as an element of the offense or the person
11         has previously been convicted under subparagraph (C)
12         or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);
13             (E) the person, in committing a violation of
14         subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
15         speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
16         hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
17         11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
18         accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
19         bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
20         to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
21         was a proximate cause of the bodily harm; or
22             (F) the person, in committing a violation of
23         subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
24         snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
25         accident that resulted in the death of another person,
26         when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate

 

 

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1         cause of the death.
2         (2) Except as provided in this paragraph (2), a person
3     convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
4     alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
5     compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
6     4 felony. For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
7     (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
8     a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
9     one year nor more than 12 years. Aggravated driving under
10     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
11     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
12     thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
13     this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
14     defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be
15     sentenced to: (A) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
16     years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
17     in the death of one person; or (B) a term of imprisonment
18     of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
19     violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons. For
20     any prosecution under this subsection (d), a certified copy
21     of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
22     as proof of any prior conviction. Any person sentenced
23     under this subsection (d) who receives a term of probation
24     or conditional discharge must serve a minimum term of
25     either 480 hours of community service or 10 days of
26     imprisonment as a condition of the probation or conditional

 

 

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1     discharge. This mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or
2     assignment of community service may not be suspended or
3     reduced by the court.
4     (e) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final
5 sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
6 upon an arrest for a violation of this Section or a similar
7 provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
8 to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an
9 alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
10 and the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
11 treatment as appropriate. Programs conducting these
12 evaluations shall be licensed by the Department of Human
13 Services. The cost of any professional evaluation shall be paid
14 for by the individual required to undergo the professional
15 evaluation.
16     (e-1) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
17 violating this Section, including any person receiving a
18 disposition of court supervision for violating this Section,
19 may be required by the Court to attend a victim impact panel
20 offered by, or under contract with, a County State's Attorney's
21 office, a probation and court services department, Mothers
22 Against Drunk Driving, or the Alliance Against Intoxicated
23 Motorists. All costs generated by the victim impact panel shall
24 be paid from fees collected from the offender or as may be
25 determined by the court.
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1 whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
2 Section proximately caused any incident resulting in an
3 appropriate emergency response, shall be liable for the expense
4 of an emergency response as provided in subsection (m) of this
5 Section.
6     (g) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving
7 privileges of any person convicted under this Section or a
8 similar provision of a local ordinance.
9     (h) (Blank).
10     (i) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
11 ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by an
12 individual who has been convicted of a second or subsequent
13 offense of this Section or a similar provision of a local
14 ordinance. The Secretary shall establish by rule and regulation
15 the procedures for certification and use of the interlock
16 system.
17     (j) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
18 person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
19 subsection (a), including any person placed on court
20 supervision for violating subsection (a), shall be fined $500,
21 payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as
22 follows: 20% to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest
23 and 80% shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit
24 into the General Revenue Fund. If the person has been
25 previously convicted of violating subsection (a) or a similar
26 provision of a local ordinance, the fine shall be $1,000. In

 

 

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1 the event that more than one agency is responsible for the
2 arrest, the amount payable to law enforcement agencies shall be
3 shared equally. Any moneys received by a law enforcement agency
4 under this subsection (j) shall be used for enforcement and
5 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
6 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
7 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
8 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
9 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
10 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
11 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
12 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
13 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
14 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
15 and liquor store sting operations. Equipment and commodities
16 shall include, but are not limited to, in-car video cameras,
17 radar and laser speed detection devices, and alcohol breath
18 testers. Any moneys received by the Department of State Police
19 under this subsection (j) shall be deposited into the State
20 Police DUI Fund and shall be used for enforcement and
21 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
22 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
23 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
24 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
25 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
26 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer

 

 

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1 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
2 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
3 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
4 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
5 and liquor store sting operations.
6     (k) The Secretary of State Police DUI Fund is created as a
7 special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the
8 Secretary of State Police under subsection (j) of this Section
9 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund
10 and, subject to appropriation, shall be used for enforcement
11 and prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
12 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
13 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
14 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
15 commodities to assist in the prevention of alcohol related
16 criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
17 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
18 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
19 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
20 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
21 and liquor store sting operations.
22     (l) Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense
23 based upon an arrest for a violation of subsection (a) or a
24 similar provision of a local ordinance, and the professional
25 evaluation recommends remedial or rehabilitative treatment or
26 education, neither the treatment nor the education shall be the

 

 

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1 sole disposition and either or both may be imposed only in
2 conjunction with another disposition. The court shall monitor
3 compliance with any remedial education or treatment
4 recommendations contained in the professional evaluation.
5 Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation or
6 remedial education must be licensed by the Department of Human
7 Services. If the individual is not a resident of Illinois,
8 however, the court may accept an alcohol or other drug
9 evaluation or remedial education program in the individual's
10 state of residence. Programs providing treatment must be
11 licensed under existing applicable alcoholism and drug
12 treatment licensure standards.
13     (m) In addition to any other fine or penalty required by
14 law, an individual convicted of a violation of subsection (a),
15 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
16 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
17 similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle,
18 snowmobile, or watercraft while in violation of subsection (a),
19 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
20 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
21 similar provision proximately caused an incident resulting in
22 an appropriate emergency response, shall be required to make
23 restitution to a public agency for the costs of that emergency
24 response. The restitution may not exceed $1,000 per public
25 agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection
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1 response by a police officer, a firefighter carried on the
2 rolls of a regularly constituted fire department, or an
3 ambulance.
4 (Source: P.A. 93-1093, eff. 3-29-05; 94-963, eff. 6-28-06;
5 95-149, eff. 8-14-07; 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; revised 11-28-07.)
 
6     (Text of Section from P.A. 94-110, 94-963, 95-149, and
7 95-355)
8     Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
9 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
10 combination thereof.
11     (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
12 control of any vehicle within this State while:
13         (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
14     breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
15     breath units in Section 11-501.2;
16         (2) under the influence of alcohol;
17         (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
18     combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
19     renders the person incapable of driving 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;
23         (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
24     or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
25     that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or

 

 

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1         (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
2     compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
3     from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
4     the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
5     the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
6     compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
7     or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
8     Control and Community Protection Act.
9     (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
10 Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
11 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
12 combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
13 charge of violating this Section.
14     (b-1) With regard to penalties imposed under this Section:
15         (1) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection
16     (a) or a similar provision includes any violation of a
17     provision of a local ordinance or a provision of a law of
18     another state or an offense committed on a military
19     installation that is similar to a violation of subsection
20     (a) of this Section.
21         (2) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that
22     has been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a)
23     of this Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed
24     for any subsequent violation of subsection (a).
25     (b-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
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1 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
2     (b-3) In addition to any other criminal or administrative
3 sanction for any second conviction of violating subsection (a)
4 or a similar provision committed within 5 years of a previous
5 violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, the
6 defendant shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 5 days
7 of imprisonment or assigned a mandatory minimum of 240 hours of
8 community service as may be determined by the court.
9     (b-4) In the case of a third or subsequent violation
10 committed within 5 years of a previous violation of subsection
11 (a) or a similar provision, in addition to any other criminal
12 or administrative sanction, a mandatory minimum term of either
13 10 days of imprisonment or 480 hours of community service shall
14 be imposed.
15     (b-5) The imprisonment or assignment of community service
16 under subsections (b-3) and (b-4) shall not be subject to
17 suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for a reduced
18 sentence.
19     (c) (Blank).
20     (c-1) (1) A person who violates subsection (a) during a
21     period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
22     or suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for a
23     violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
24     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
25     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
26     1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.

 

 

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1         (2) A person who violates subsection (a) a third time,
2     if the third violation occurs during a period in which his
3     or her driving privileges are revoked or suspended where
4     the revocation or suspension was for a violation of
5     subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section
6     11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3
7     of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of a Class 3
8     felony; and if the person receives a term of probation or
9     conditional discharge, he or she shall be required to serve
10     a mandatory minimum of 10 days of imprisonment or shall be
11     assigned a mandatory minimum of 480 hours of community
12     service, as may be determined by the court, as a condition
13     of the probation or conditional discharge. This mandatory
14     minimum term of imprisonment or assignment of community
15     service shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
16         (2.2) A person who violates subsection (a), if the
17     violation occurs during a period in which his or her
18     driving privileges are revoked or suspended where the
19     revocation or suspension was for a violation of subsection
20     (a) or Section 11-501.1, shall also be sentenced to an
21     additional mandatory minimum term of 30 consecutive days of
22     imprisonment, 40 days of 24-hour periodic imprisonment, or
23     720 hours of community service, as may be determined by the
24     court. This mandatory term of imprisonment or assignment of
25     community service shall not be suspended or reduced by the
26     court.

 

 

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1         (3) A person who violates subsection (a) a fourth or
2     subsequent time, if the fourth or subsequent violation
3     occurs during a period in which his or her driving
4     privileges are revoked or suspended where the revocation or
5     suspension was for a violation of subsection (a), Section
6     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
7     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
8     1961, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not eligible for
9     a sentence of probation or conditional discharge.
10     (c-2) (Blank).
11     (c-3) (Blank).
12     (c-4) (Blank).
13     (c-5) Except as provided in subsection (c-5.1), a person 21
14 years of age or older who violates subsection (a), if the
15 person was transporting a person under the age of 16 at the
16 time of the violation, is subject to 6 months of imprisonment,
17 an additional mandatory minimum fine of $1,000, and 25 days of
18 community service in a program benefiting children. The
19 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
20 subsection (c-5) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
21 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
22     (c-5.1) A person 21 years of age or older who is convicted
23 of violating subsection (a) of this Section a first time and
24 who in committing that violation was involved in a motor
25 vehicle accident that resulted in bodily harm to the child
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1 violation was the proximate cause of the injury, is guilty of a
2 Class 4 felony and is subject to one year of imprisonment, a
3 mandatory fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a
4 program benefiting children. The imprisonment or assignment to
5 community service under this subsection (c-5.1) shall not be
6 subject to suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for
7 probation in order to reduce the sentence or assignment.
8     (c-6) Except as provided in subsections (c-7) and (c-7.1),
9 a person 21 years of age or older who violates subsection (a) a
10 second time, if at the time of the second violation the person
11 was transporting a person under the age of 16, is subject to 6
12 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum fine of
13 $1,000, and an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of
14 community service, which shall include 40 hours of community
15 service in a program benefiting children. The imprisonment or
16 assignment of community service under this subsection (c-6) is
17 not subject to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a
18 reduced sentence.
19     (c-7) Except as provided in subsection (c-7.1), any person
20 21 years of age or older convicted of violating subsection
21 (c-6) or a similar provision within 10 years of a previous
22 violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision is guilty of
23 a Class 4 felony and, in addition to any other penalty imposed,
24 is subject to one year of imprisonment, 25 days of mandatory
25 community service in a program benefiting children, and a
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1 community service under this subsection (c-7) is not subject to
2 suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced sentence.
3     (c-7.1) A person 21 years of age or older who is convicted
4 of violating subsection (a) of this Section a second time
5 within 10 years and who in committing that violation was
6 involved in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in bodily
7 harm to the child under the age of 16 being transported, if the
8 violation was the proximate cause of the injury, is guilty of a
9 Class 4 felony and is subject to 18 months of imprisonment, a
10 mandatory fine of $5,000, and 25 days of community service in a
11 program benefiting children. The imprisonment or assignment to
12 community service under this subsection (c-7.1) shall not be
13 subject to suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for
14 probation in order to reduce the sentence or assignment.
15     (c-8) (Blank).
16     (c-9) Any person 21 years of age or older convicted a third
17 time for violating subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at
18 the time of the third violation the person was transporting a
19 person under the age of 16, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and is
20 subject to 18 months of imprisonment, a mandatory fine of
21 $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a program
22 benefiting children. The imprisonment or assignment of
23 community service under this subsection (c-9) is not subject to
24 suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced sentence.
25     (c-10) Any person 21 years of age or older convicted of
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1 within 20 years of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a
2 similar provision is guilty of a Class 3 felony and, in
3 addition to any other penalty imposed, is subject to 3 years of
4 imprisonment, 25 days of community service in a program
5 benefiting children, and a mandatory fine of $25,000. The
6 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
7 subsection (c-10) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
8 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
9     (c-11) Any person 21 years of age or older convicted a
10 fourth or subsequent time for violating subsection (a) or a
11 similar provision, if at the time of the fourth or subsequent
12 violation the person was transporting a person under the age of
13 16, and if the person's 3 prior violations of subsection (a) or
14 a similar provision occurred while transporting a person under
15 the age of 16 or while the alcohol concentration in his or her
16 blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
17 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
18 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony, is not eligible for
19 probation or conditional discharge, and is subject to a minimum
20 fine of $25,000.
21     (c-12) Any person convicted of a first violation of
22 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if the alcohol
23 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
24 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
25 in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other
26 penalty that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100

 

 

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1 hours of community service and a mandatory minimum fine of
2 $500.
3     (c-13) Any person convicted of a second violation of
4 subsection (a) or a similar provision committed within 10 years
5 of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar
6 provision, if at the time of the second violation of subsection
7 (a) or a similar provision the alcohol concentration in his or
8 her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
9 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
10 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other penalty
11 that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 2 days of
12 imprisonment and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,250.
13     (c-14) Any person convicted of a third violation of
14 subsection (a) or a similar provision within 20 years of a
15 previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if
16 at the time of the third violation of subsection (a) or a
17 similar provision the alcohol concentration in his or her
18 blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
19 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
20 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall be subject,
21 in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
22 mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
23 minimum fine of $2,500.
24     (c-15) Any person convicted of a fourth or subsequent
25 violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the
26 time of the fourth or subsequent violation the alcohol

 

 

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1 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
2 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
3 in Section 11-501.2, and if the person's 3 prior violations of
4 subsection (a) or a similar provision occurred while
5 transporting a person under the age of 16 or while the alcohol
6 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
7 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
8 in Section 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not
9 eligible for a sentence of probation or conditional discharge
10 and is subject to a minimum fine of $2,500.
11     (d) (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
12     this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
13     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
14     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
15     thereof if:
16             (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
17         (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
18         time;
19             (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
20         (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
21         age or younger on board;
22             (C) the person in committing a violation of
23         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
24         that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
25         disability or disfigurement to another, when the
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1             (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
2         (a) for a second time and has been previously convicted
3         of violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
4         or a similar provision of a law of another state
5         relating to reckless homicide in which the person was
6         determined to have been under the influence of alcohol,
7         other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
8         compounds as an element of the offense or the person
9         has previously been convicted under subparagraph (C)
10         or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);
11             (E) the person, in committing a violation of
12         subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
13         speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
14         hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
15         11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
16         accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
17         bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
18         to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
19         was a proximate cause of the bodily harm; or
20             (F) the person, in committing a violation of
21         subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
22         snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
23         accident that resulted in the death of another person,
24         when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
25         cause of the death.
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1     convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
2     alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
3     compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
4     4 felony. For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
5     (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
6     a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
7     one year nor more than 12 years. Aggravated driving under
8     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
9     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
10     thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
11     this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
12     defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be
13     sentenced to: (A) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
14     years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
15     in the death of one person; or (B) a term of imprisonment
16     of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
17     violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons. For
18     any prosecution under this subsection (d), a certified copy
19     of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
20     as proof of any prior conviction. Any person sentenced
21     under this subsection (d) who receives a term of probation
22     or conditional discharge must serve a minimum term of
23     either 480 hours of community service or 10 days of
24     imprisonment as a condition of the probation or conditional
25     discharge. This mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or
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1     reduced by the court.
2     (e) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final
3 sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
4 upon an arrest for a violation of this Section or a similar
5 provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
6 to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an
7 alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
8 and the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
9 treatment as appropriate. Programs conducting these
10 evaluations shall be licensed by the Department of Human
11 Services. The cost of any professional evaluation shall be paid
12 for by the individual required to undergo the professional
13 evaluation.
14     (e-1) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
15 violating this Section, including any person receiving a
16 disposition of court supervision for violating this Section,
17 may be required by the Court to attend a victim impact panel
18 offered by, or under contract with, a County State's Attorney's
19 office, a probation and court services department, Mothers
20 Against Drunk Driving, or the Alliance Against Intoxicated
21 Motorists. All costs generated by the victim impact panel shall
22 be paid from fees collected from the offender or as may be
23 determined by the court.
24     (f) Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
25 whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
26 Section proximately caused any incident resulting in an

 

 

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1 appropriate emergency response, shall be liable for the expense
2 of an emergency response as provided in subsection (m) of this
3 Section.
4     (g) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving
5 privileges of any person convicted under this Section or a
6 similar provision of a local ordinance.
7     (h) (Blank).
8     (i) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
9 ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by an
10 individual who has been convicted of a second or subsequent
11 offense of this Section or a similar provision of a local
12 ordinance. The Secretary shall establish by rule and regulation
13 the procedures for certification and use of the interlock
14 system.
15     (j) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
16 person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
17 subsection (a), including any person placed on court
18 supervision for violating subsection (a), shall be fined $500,
19 payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as
20 follows: 20% to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest
21 and 80% shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit
22 into the General Revenue Fund. If the person has been
23 previously convicted of violating subsection (a) or a similar
24 provision of a local ordinance, the fine shall be $1,000. In
25 the event that more than one agency is responsible for the
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1 shared equally. Any moneys received by a law enforcement agency
2 under this subsection (j) shall be used for enforcement and
3 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
4 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
5 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
6 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
7 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
8 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
9 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
10 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
11 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
12 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
13 and liquor store sting operations. Equipment and commodities
14 shall include, but are not limited to, in-car video cameras,
15 radar and laser speed detection devices, and alcohol breath
16 testers. Any moneys received by the Department of State Police
17 under this subsection (j) shall be deposited into the State
18 Police DUI Fund and shall be used for enforcement and
19 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
20 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
21 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
22 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
23 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
24 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
25 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
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1 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
2 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
3 and liquor store sting operations.
4     (k) The Secretary of State Police DUI Fund is created as a
5 special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the
6 Secretary of State Police under subsection (j) of this Section
7 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund
8 and, subject to appropriation, shall be used for enforcement
9 and prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
10 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
11 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
12 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
13 commodities to assist in the prevention of alcohol related
14 criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
15 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
16 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
17 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
18 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
19 and liquor store sting operations.
20     (l) Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense
21 based upon an arrest for a violation of subsection (a) or a
22 similar provision of a local ordinance, and the professional
23 evaluation recommends remedial or rehabilitative treatment or
24 education, neither the treatment nor the education shall be the
25 sole disposition and either or both may be imposed only in
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1 compliance with any remedial education or treatment
2 recommendations contained in the professional evaluation.
3 Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation or
4 remedial education must be licensed by the Department of Human
5 Services. If the individual is not a resident of Illinois,
6 however, the court may accept an alcohol or other drug
7 evaluation or remedial education program in the individual's
8 state of residence. Programs providing treatment must be
9 licensed under existing applicable alcoholism and drug
10 treatment licensure standards.
11     (m) In addition to any other fine or penalty required by
12 law, an individual convicted of a violation of subsection (a),
13 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
14 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
15 similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle,
16 snowmobile, or watercraft while in violation of subsection (a),
17 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
18 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
19 similar provision proximately caused an incident resulting in
20 an appropriate emergency response, shall be required to make
21 restitution to a public agency for the costs of that emergency
22 response. The restitution may not exceed $1,000 per public
23 agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection
24 (m), "emergency response" means any incident requiring a
25 response by a police officer, a firefighter carried on the
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1 ambulance.
2 (Source: P.A. 94-110, eff. 1-1-06; 94-963, eff. 6-28-06;
3 95-149, eff. 8-14-07; 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; revised 11-28-07.)
 
4     (Text of Section from P.A. 94-113, 94-609, 94-963, 95-149,
5 and 95-355)
6     Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
7 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
8 combination thereof.
9     (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
10 control of any vehicle within this State while:
11         (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
12     breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
13     breath units in Section 11-501.2;
14         (2) under the influence of alcohol;
15         (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
16     combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
17     renders the person incapable of driving safely;
18         (4) under the influence of any other drug or
19     combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
20     incapable of safely driving;
21         (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
22     or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
23     that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
24         (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
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1     from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
2     the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
3     the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
4     compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
5     or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
6     Control and Community Protection Act.
7     (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
8 Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
9 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
10 combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
11 charge of violating this Section.
12     (b-1) With regard to penalties imposed under this Section:
13         (1) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection
14     (a) or a similar provision includes any violation of a
15     provision of a local ordinance or a provision of a law of
16     another state or an offense committed on a military
17     installation that is similar to a violation of subsection
18     (a) of this Section.
19         (2) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that
20     has been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a)
21     of this Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed
22     for any subsequent violation of subsection (a).
23     (b-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
24 person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this Section is
25 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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1 sanction for any second conviction of violating subsection (a)
2 or a similar provision committed within 5 years of a previous
3 violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, the
4 defendant shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 5 days
5 of imprisonment or assigned a mandatory minimum of 240 hours of
6 community service as may be determined by the court.
7     (b-4) In the case of a third or subsequent violation
8 committed within 5 years of a previous violation of subsection
9 (a) or a similar provision, in addition to any other criminal
10 or administrative sanction, a mandatory minimum term of either
11 10 days of imprisonment or 480 hours of community service shall
12 be imposed.
13     (b-5) The imprisonment or assignment of community service
14 under subsections (b-3) and (b-4) shall not be subject to
15 suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for a reduced
16 sentence.
17     (c) (Blank).
18     (c-1) (1) A person who violates subsection (a) during a
19     period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
20     or suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for a
21     violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
22     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
23     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
24     1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
25         (2) A person who violates subsection (a) a third time,
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1     or her driving privileges are revoked or suspended where
2     the revocation or suspension was for a violation of
3     subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section
4     11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3
5     of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of a Class 3
6     felony.
7         (2.1) A person who violates subsection (a) a third
8     time, if the third violation occurs during a period in
9     which his or her driving privileges are revoked or
10     suspended where the revocation or suspension was for a
11     violation of subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, subsection
12     (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined
13     in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of a
14     Class 3 felony; and if the person receives a term of
15     probation or conditional discharge, he or she shall be
16     required to serve a mandatory minimum of 10 days of
17     imprisonment or shall be assigned a mandatory minimum of
18     480 hours of community service, as may be determined by the
19     court, as a condition of the probation or conditional
20     discharge. This mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or
21     assignment of community service shall not be suspended or
22     reduced by the court.
23         (2.2) A person who violates subsection (a), if the
24     violation occurs during a period in which his or her
25     driving privileges are revoked or suspended where the
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1     (a) or Section 11-501.1, shall also be sentenced to an
2     additional mandatory minimum term of 30 consecutive days of
3     imprisonment, 40 days of 24-hour periodic imprisonment, or
4     720 hours of community service, as may be determined by the
5     court. This mandatory term of imprisonment or assignment of
6     community service shall not be suspended or reduced by the
7     court.
8         (3) A person who violates subsection (a) a fourth or
9     subsequent time, if the fourth or subsequent violation
10     occurs during a period in which his or her driving
11     privileges are revoked or suspended where the revocation or
12     suspension was for a violation of subsection (a), Section
13     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
14     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
15     1961, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not eligible for
16     a sentence of probation or conditional discharge.
17     (c-2) (Blank).
18     (c-3) (Blank).
19     (c-4) (Blank).
20     (c-5) A person who violates subsection (a), if the person
21 was transporting a person under the age of 16 at the time of
22 the violation, is subject to an additional mandatory minimum
23 fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of
24 community service, which shall include 40 hours of community
25 service in a program benefiting children, and an additional 2
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1 community service under this subsection (c-5) is not subject to
2 suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced sentence.
3     (c-6) Except as provided in subsections (c-7) and (c-8) a
4 person who violates subsection (a) a second time, if at the
5 time of the second violation the person was transporting a
6 person under the age of 16, is subject to an additional 10 days
7 of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum fine of
8 $1,000, and an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of
9 community service, which shall include 40 hours of community
10 service in a program benefiting children. The imprisonment or
11 assignment of community service under this subsection (c-6) is
12 not subject to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a
13 reduced sentence.
14     (c-7) Except as provided in subsection (c-8), any person
15 convicted of violating subsection (c-6) or a similar provision
16 within 10 years of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a
17 similar provision shall receive, in addition to any other
18 penalty imposed, a mandatory minimum 12 days imprisonment, an
19 additional 40 hours of mandatory community service in a program
20 benefiting children, and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,750.
21 The imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
22 subsection (c-7) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
23 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
24     (c-8) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-6) or
25 a similar provision within 5 years of a previous violation of
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1 addition to any other penalty imposed, an additional 80 hours
2 of mandatory community service in a program benefiting
3 children, an additional mandatory minimum 12 days of
4 imprisonment, and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,750. The
5 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
6 subsection (c-8) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
7 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
8     (c-9) Any person convicted a third time for violating
9 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
10 third violation the person was transporting a person under the
11 age of 16, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall receive, in
12 addition to any other penalty imposed, an additional mandatory
13 fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory 140 hours of community
14 service, which shall include 40 hours in a program benefiting
15 children, and a mandatory minimum 30 days of imprisonment. The
16 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
17 subsection (c-9) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
18 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
19     (c-10) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-9)
20 or a similar provision a third time within 20 years of a
21 previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision is
22 guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall receive, in addition to
23 any other penalty imposed, an additional mandatory 40 hours of
24 community service in a program benefiting children, an
25 additional mandatory fine of $3,000, and a mandatory minimum
26 120 days of imprisonment. The imprisonment or assignment of

 

 

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1 community service under this subsection (c-10) is not subject
2 to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced
3 sentence.
4     (c-11) Any person convicted a fourth or subsequent time for
5 violating subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time
6 of the fourth or subsequent violation the person was
7 transporting a person under the age of 16, and if the person's
8 3 prior violations of subsection (a) or a similar provision
9 occurred while transporting a person under the age of 16 or
10 while the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath, or
11 urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
12 breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, is guilty of a
13 Class 2 felony, is not eligible for probation or conditional
14 discharge, and is subject to a minimum fine of $3,000.
15     (c-12) Any person convicted of a first violation of
16 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if the alcohol
17 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
18 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
19 in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other
20 penalty that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100
21 hours of community service and a mandatory minimum fine of
22 $500.
23     (c-13) Any person convicted of a second violation of
24 subsection (a) or a similar provision committed within 10 years
25 of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar
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1 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
2 second violation of subsection (a) the alcohol concentration in
3 his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on
4 the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
5 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other penalty
6 that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 2 days of
7 imprisonment and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,250.
8     (c-14) Any person convicted of a third violation of
9 subsection (a) or a similar provision within 20 years of a
10 previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if
11 at the time of the third violation of subsection (a) or a
12 similar provision the alcohol concentration in his or her
13 blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
14 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
15 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall be subject,
16 in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
17 mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
18 minimum fine of $2,500.
19     (c-15) Any person convicted of a fourth or subsequent
20 violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the
21 time of the fourth or subsequent violation the alcohol
22 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
23 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
24 in Section 11-501.2, and if the person's 3 prior violations of
25 subsection (a) or a similar provision occurred while
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1 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
2 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
3 in Section 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not
4 eligible for a sentence of probation or conditional discharge
5 and is subject to a minimum fine of $2,500.
6     (d) (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
7     this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
8     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
9     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
10     thereof if:
11             (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
12         (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
13         time;
14             (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
15         (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
16         age or younger on board;
17             (C) the person in committing a violation of
18         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
19         that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
20         disability or disfigurement to another, when the
21         violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
22             (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
23         (a) for a second time and has been previously convicted
24         of violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
25         or a similar provision of a law of another state
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1         determined to have been under the influence of alcohol,
2         other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
3         compounds as an element of the offense or the person
4         has previously been convicted under subparagraph (C)
5         or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);
6             (E) the person, in committing a violation of
7         subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
8         speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
9         hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
10         11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
11         accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
12         bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
13         to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
14         was a proximate cause of the bodily harm; or
15             (F) the person, in committing a violation of
16         subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
17         snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
18         accident that resulted in the death of another person,
19         when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
20         cause of the death.
21         (2) Except as provided in this paragraph (2), a person
22     convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
23     alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
24     compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
25     4 felony. For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
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1     a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
2     one year nor more than 12 years. Aggravated driving under
3     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
4     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
5     thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
6     this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
7     defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary
8     circumstances exist and require probation, shall be
9     sentenced to: (A) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
10     years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
11     in the death of one person; or (B) a term of imprisonment
12     of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
13     violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons. For
14     any prosecution under this subsection (d), a certified copy
15     of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
16     as proof of any prior conviction. Any person sentenced
17     under this subsection (d) who receives a term of probation
18     or conditional discharge must serve a minimum term of
19     either 480 hours of community service or 10 days of
20     imprisonment as a condition of the probation or conditional
21     discharge. This mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or
22     assignment of community service may not be suspended or
23     reduced by the court.
24     (e) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final
25 sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
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1 provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
2 to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an
3 alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
4 and the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
5 treatment as appropriate. Programs conducting these
6 evaluations shall be licensed by the Department of Human
7 Services. The cost of any professional evaluation shall be paid
8 for by the individual required to undergo the professional
9 evaluation.
10     (e-1) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
11 violating this Section, including any person receiving a
12 disposition of court supervision for violating this Section,
13 may be required by the Court to attend a victim impact panel
14 offered by, or under contract with, a County State's Attorney's
15 office, a probation and court services department, Mothers
16 Against Drunk Driving, or the Alliance Against Intoxicated
17 Motorists. All costs generated by the victim impact panel shall
18 be paid from fees collected from the offender or as may be
19 determined by the court.
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 expense
24 of an emergency response as provided in subsection (m) of this
25 Section.
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1 privileges of any person convicted under this Section or a
2 similar provision of a local ordinance.
3     (h) (Blank).
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 regulation
9 the procedures for certification and use of the interlock
10 system.
11     (j) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
12 person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
13 subsection (a), including any person placed on court
14 supervision for violating subsection (a), shall be fined $500,
15 payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as
16 follows: 20% to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest
17 and 80% shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit
18 into the General Revenue Fund. If the person has been
19 previously convicted of violating subsection (a) or a similar
20 provision of a local ordinance, the fine shall be $1,000. In
21 the event that more than one agency is responsible for the
22 arrest, the amount payable to law enforcement agencies shall be
23 shared equally. Any moneys received by a law enforcement agency
24 under this subsection (j) shall be used for enforcement and
25 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
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1 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
2 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
3 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
4 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
5 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
6 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
7 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
8 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
9 and liquor store sting operations. Equipment and commodities
10 shall include, but are not limited to, in-car video cameras,
11 radar and laser speed detection devices, and alcohol breath
12 testers. Any moneys received by the Department of State Police
13 under this subsection (j) shall be deposited into the State
14 Police DUI Fund and shall be used for enforcement and
15 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
16 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
17 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
18 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
19 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
20 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
21 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
22 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
23 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
24 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
25 and liquor store sting operations.
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1 special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the
2 Secretary of State Police under subsection (j) of this Section
3 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund
4 and, subject to appropriation, shall be used for enforcement
5 and prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
6 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
7 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
8 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
9 commodities to assist in the prevention of alcohol related
10 criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
11 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
12 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
13 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
14 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
15 and liquor store sting operations.
16     (l) Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense
17 based upon an arrest for a violation of subsection (a) or a
18 similar provision of a local ordinance, and the professional
19 evaluation recommends remedial or rehabilitative treatment or
20 education, neither the treatment nor the education shall be the
21 sole disposition and either or both may be imposed only in
22 conjunction with another disposition. The court shall monitor
23 compliance with any remedial education or treatment
24 recommendations contained in the professional evaluation.
25 Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation or
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1 Services. If the individual is not a resident of Illinois,
2 however, the court may accept an alcohol or other drug
3 evaluation or remedial education program in the individual's
4 state of residence. Programs providing treatment must be
5 licensed under existing applicable alcoholism and drug
6 treatment licensure standards.
7     (m) In addition to any other fine or penalty required by
8 law, an individual convicted of a violation of subsection (a),
9 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
10 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
11 similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle,
12 snowmobile, or watercraft while in violation of subsection (a),
13 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
14 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
15 similar provision proximately caused an incident resulting in
16 an appropriate emergency response, shall be required to make
17 restitution to a public agency for the costs of that emergency
18 response. The restitution may not exceed $1,000 per public
19 agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection
20 (m), "emergency response" means any incident requiring a
21 response by a police officer, a firefighter carried on the
22 rolls of a regularly constituted fire department, or an
23 ambulance.
24 (Source: P.A. 94-113, eff. 1-1-06; 94-609, eff. 1-1-06; 94-963,
25 eff. 6-28-06; 95-149, eff. 8-14-07; 95-355, eff. 1-1-08;
26 revised 11-28-07.)
 

 

 

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1     (Text of Section from P.A. 94-114, 94-963, 95-149, and
2 95-355)
3     Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
4 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
5 combination thereof.
6     (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
7 control of any vehicle within this State while:
8         (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
9     breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
10     breath units in Section 11-501.2;
11         (2) under the influence of alcohol;
12         (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
13     combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
14     renders the person incapable of driving safely;
15         (4) under the influence of any other drug or
16     combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
17     incapable of safely driving;
18         (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
19     or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
20     that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
21         (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
22     compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
23     from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
24     the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
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1     compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
2     or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
3     Control and Community Protection Act.
4     (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
5 Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
6 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
7 combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
8 charge of violating this Section.
9     (b-1) With regard to penalties imposed under this Section:
10         (1) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection
11     (a) or a similar provision includes any violation of a
12     provision of a local ordinance or a provision of a law of
13     another state or an offense committed on a military
14     installation that is similar to a violation of subsection
15     (a) of this Section.
16         (2) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that
17     has been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a)
18     of this Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed
19     for any subsequent violation of subsection (a).
20     (b-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
21 person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this Section is
22 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
23     (b-3) In addition to any other criminal or administrative
24 sanction for any second conviction of violating subsection (a)
25 or a similar provision committed within 5 years of a previous
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1 defendant shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 5 days
2 of imprisonment or assigned a mandatory minimum of 240 hours of
3 community service as may be determined by the court.
4     (b-4) In the case of a third or subsequent violation
5 committed within 5 years of a previous violation of subsection
6 (a) or a similar provision, in addition to any other criminal
7 or administrative sanction, a mandatory minimum term of either
8 10 days of imprisonment or 480 hours of community service shall
9 be imposed.
10     (b-5) The imprisonment or assignment of community service
11 under subsections (b-3) and (b-4) shall not be subject to
12 suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for a reduced
13 sentence.
14     (c) (Blank).
15     (c-1) (1) A person who violates subsection (a) during a
16     period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
17     or suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for a
18     violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
19     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
20     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
21     1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
22         (2) A person who violates subsection (a) a third time,
23     if the third violation occurs during a period in which his
24     or her driving privileges are revoked or suspended where
25     the revocation or suspension was for a violation of
26     subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section

 

 

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1     11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3
2     of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of a Class 3
3     felony.
4         (2.1) A person who violates subsection (a) a third
5     time, if the third violation occurs during a period in
6     which his or her driving privileges are revoked or
7     suspended where the revocation or suspension was for a
8     violation of subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, subsection
9     (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined
10     in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of a
11     Class 3 felony; and if the person receives a term of
12     probation or conditional discharge, he or she shall be
13     required to serve a mandatory minimum of 10 days of
14     imprisonment or shall be assigned a mandatory minimum of
15     480 hours of community service, as may be determined by the
16     court, as a condition of the probation or conditional
17     discharge. This mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or
18     assignment of community service shall not be suspended or
19     reduced by the court.
20         (2.2) A person who violates subsection (a), if the
21     violation occurs during a period in which his or her
22     driving privileges are revoked or suspended where the
23     revocation or suspension was for a violation of subsection
24     (a) or Section 11-501.1, shall also be sentenced to an
25     additional mandatory minimum term of 30 consecutive days of
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1     720 hours of community service, as may be determined by the
2     court. This mandatory term of imprisonment or assignment of
3     community service shall not be suspended or reduced by the
4     court.
5         (3) A person who violates subsection (a) a fourth or
6     fifth time, if the fourth or fifth violation occurs during
7     a period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
8     or suspended where the revocation or suspension was for a
9     violation of subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, paragraph
10     (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined
11     in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of a
12     Class 2 felony and is not eligible for a sentence of
13     probation or conditional discharge.
14     (c-2) (Blank).
15     (c-3) (Blank).
16     (c-4) (Blank).
17     (c-5) A person who violates subsection (a), if the person
18 was transporting a person under the age of 16 at the time of
19 the violation, is subject to an additional mandatory minimum
20 fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of
21 community service, which shall include 40 hours of community
22 service in a program benefiting children, and an additional 2
23 days of imprisonment. The imprisonment or assignment of
24 community service under this subsection (c-5) is not subject to
25 suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced sentence.
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1 person who violates subsection (a) a second time, if at the
2 time of the second violation the person was transporting a
3 person under the age of 16, is subject to an additional 10 days
4 of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum fine of
5 $1,000, and an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of
6 community service, which shall include 40 hours of community
7 service in a program benefiting children. The imprisonment or
8 assignment of community service under this subsection (c-6) is
9 not subject to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a
10 reduced sentence.
11     (c-7) Except as provided in subsection (c-8), any person
12 convicted of violating subsection (c-6) or a similar provision
13 within 10 years of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a
14 similar provision shall receive, in addition to any other
15 penalty imposed, a mandatory minimum 12 days imprisonment, an
16 additional 40 hours of mandatory community service in a program
17 benefiting children, and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,750.
18 The imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
19 subsection (c-7) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
20 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
21     (c-8) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-6) or
22 a similar provision within 5 years of a previous violation of
23 subsection (a) or a similar provision shall receive, in
24 addition to any other penalty imposed, an additional 80 hours
25 of mandatory community service in a program benefiting
26 children, an additional mandatory minimum 12 days of

 

 

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1 imprisonment, and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,750. The
2 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
3 subsection (c-8) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
4 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
5     (c-9) Any person convicted a third time for violating
6 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
7 third violation the person was transporting a person under the
8 age of 16, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall receive, in
9 addition to any other penalty imposed, an additional mandatory
10 fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory 140 hours of community
11 service, which shall include 40 hours in a program benefiting
12 children, and a mandatory minimum 30 days of imprisonment. The
13 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
14 subsection (c-9) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
15 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
16     (c-10) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-9)
17 or a similar provision a third time within 20 years of a
18 previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision is
19 guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall receive, in addition to
20 any other penalty imposed, an additional mandatory 40 hours of
21 community service in a program benefiting children, an
22 additional mandatory fine of $3,000, and a mandatory minimum
23 120 days of imprisonment. The imprisonment or assignment of
24 community service under this subsection (c-10) is not subject
25 to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced
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1     (c-11) Any person convicted a fourth or fifth time for
2 violating subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time
3 of the fourth or fifth violation the person was transporting a
4 person under the age of 16, and if the person's 3 prior
5 violations of subsection (a) or a similar provision occurred
6 while transporting a person under the age of 16 or while the
7 alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
8 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine
9 units in Section 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony, is
10 not eligible for probation or conditional discharge, and is
11 subject to a minimum fine of $3,000.
12     (c-12) Any person convicted of a first violation of
13 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if the alcohol
14 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
15 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
16 in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other
17 penalty that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100
18 hours of community service and a mandatory minimum fine of
19 $500.
20     (c-13) Any person convicted of a second violation of
21 subsection (a) or a similar provision committed within 10 years
22 of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar
23 provision committed within 10 years of a previous violation of
24 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
25 second violation of subsection (a) the alcohol concentration in
26 his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on

 

 

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1 the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
2 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other penalty
3 that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 2 days of
4 imprisonment and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,250.
5     (c-14) Any person convicted of a third violation of
6 subsection (a) or a similar provision within 20 years of a
7 previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if
8 at the time of the third violation of subsection (a) or a
9 similar provision the alcohol concentration in his or her
10 blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
11 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
12 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall be subject,
13 in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
14 mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
15 minimum fine of $2,500.
16     (c-15) Any person convicted of a fourth or fifth violation
17 of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
18 fourth or fifth violation the alcohol concentration in his or
19 her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
20 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
21 11-501.2, and if the person's 3 prior violations of subsection
22 (a) or a similar provision occurred while transporting a person
23 under the age of 16 or while the alcohol concentration in his
24 or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
25 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
26 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not eligible for

 

 

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1 a sentence of probation or conditional discharge and is subject
2 to a minimum fine of $2,500.
3     (c-16) Any person convicted of a sixth or subsequent
4 violation of subsection (a) is guilty of a Class X felony.
5     (d) (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
6     this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
7     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
8     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
9     thereof if:
10             (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
11         (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
12         time;
13             (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
14         (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
15         age or younger on board;
16             (C) the person in committing a violation of
17         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
18         that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
19         disability or disfigurement to another, when the
20         violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
21             (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
22         (a) for a second time and has been previously convicted
23         of violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
24         or a similar provision of a law of another state
25         relating to reckless homicide in which the person was
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1         other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
2         compounds as an element of the offense or the person
3         has previously been convicted under subparagraph (C)
4         or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);
5             (E) the person, in committing a violation of
6         subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
7         speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
8         hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
9         11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
10         accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
11         bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
12         to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
13         was a proximate cause of the bodily harm; or
14             (F) the person, in committing a violation of
15         subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
16         snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
17         accident that resulted in the death of another person,
18         when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
19         cause of the death.
20         (2) Except as provided in this paragraph (2), a person
21     convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
22     alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
23     compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
24     4 felony. For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
25     (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
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1     one year nor more than 12 years. Aggravated driving under
2     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
3     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
4     thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
5     this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
6     defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be
7     sentenced to: (A) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
8     years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
9     in the death of one person; or (B) a term of imprisonment
10     of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
11     violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons. For
12     any prosecution under this subsection (d), a certified copy
13     of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
14     as proof of any prior conviction. Any person sentenced
15     under this subsection (d) who receives a term of probation
16     or conditional discharge must serve a minimum term of
17     either 480 hours of community service or 10 days of
18     imprisonment as a condition of the probation or conditional
19     discharge. This mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or
20     assignment of community service may not be suspended or
21     reduced by the court.
22     (e) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final
23 sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
24 upon an arrest for a violation of this Section or a similar
25 provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
26 to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an

 

 

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1 alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
2 and the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
3 treatment as appropriate. Programs conducting these
4 evaluations shall be licensed by the Department of Human
5 Services. The cost of any professional evaluation shall be paid
6 for by the individual required to undergo the professional
7 evaluation.
8     (e-1) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
9 violating this Section, including any person receiving a
10 disposition of court supervision for violating this Section,
11 may be required by the Court to attend a victim impact panel
12 offered by, or under contract with, a County State's Attorney's
13 office, a probation and court services department, Mothers
14 Against Drunk Driving, or the Alliance Against Intoxicated
15 Motorists. All costs generated by the victim impact panel shall
16 be paid from fees collected from the offender or as may be
17 determined by the court.
18     (f) Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
19 whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
20 Section proximately caused any incident resulting in an
21 appropriate emergency response, shall be liable for the expense
22 of an emergency response as provided in subsection (m) of this
23 Section.
24     (g) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving
25 privileges of any person convicted under this Section or a
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1     (h) (Blank).
2     (i) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
3 ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by an
4 individual who has been convicted of a second or subsequent
5 offense of this Section or a similar provision of a local
6 ordinance. The Secretary shall establish by rule and regulation
7 the procedures for certification and use of the interlock
8 system.
9     (j) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
10 person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
11 subsection (a), including any person placed on court
12 supervision for violating subsection (a), shall be fined $500,
13 payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as
14 follows: 20% to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest
15 and 80% shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit
16 into the General Revenue Fund. If the person has been
17 previously convicted of violating subsection (a) or a similar
18 provision of a local ordinance, the fine shall be $1,000. In
19 the event that more than one agency is responsible for the
20 arrest, the amount payable to law enforcement agencies shall be
21 shared equally. Any moneys received by a law enforcement agency
22 under this subsection (j) shall be used for enforcement and
23 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
24 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
25 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
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1 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
2 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
3 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
4 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
5 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
6 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
7 and liquor store sting operations. Equipment and commodities
8 shall include, but are not limited to, in-car video cameras,
9 radar and laser speed detection devices, and alcohol breath
10 testers. Any moneys received by the Department of State Police
11 under this subsection (j) shall be deposited into the State
12 Police DUI Fund and shall be used for enforcement and
13 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
14 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
15 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
16 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
17 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
18 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
19 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
20 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
21 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
22 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
23 and liquor store sting operations.
24     (k) The Secretary of State Police DUI Fund is created as a
25 special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the
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1 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund
2 and, subject to appropriation, shall be used for enforcement
3 and prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
4 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
5 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
6 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
7 commodities to assist in the prevention of alcohol related
8 criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
9 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
10 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
11 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
12 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
13 and liquor store sting operations.
14     (l) Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense
15 based upon an arrest for a violation of subsection (a) or a
16 similar provision of a local ordinance, and the professional
17 evaluation recommends remedial or rehabilitative treatment or
18 education, neither the treatment nor the education shall be the
19 sole disposition and either or both may be imposed only in
20 conjunction with another disposition. The court shall monitor
21 compliance with any remedial education or treatment
22 recommendations contained in the professional evaluation.
23 Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation or
24 remedial education must be licensed by the Department of Human
25 Services. If the individual is not a resident of Illinois,
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1 evaluation or remedial education program in the individual's
2 state of residence. Programs providing treatment must be
3 licensed under existing applicable alcoholism and drug
4 treatment licensure standards.
5     (m) In addition to any other fine or penalty required by
6 law, an individual convicted of a violation of subsection (a),
7 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
8 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
9 similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle,
10 snowmobile, or watercraft while in violation of subsection (a),
11 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
12 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
13 similar provision proximately caused an incident resulting in
14 an appropriate emergency response, shall be required to make
15 restitution to a public agency for the costs of that emergency
16 response. The restitution may not exceed $1,000 per public
17 agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection
18 (m), "emergency response" means any incident requiring a
19 response by a police officer, a firefighter carried on the
20 rolls of a regularly constituted fire department, or an
21 ambulance.
22 (Source: P.A. 94-114, eff. 1-1-06; 94-963, eff. 6-28-06;
23 95-149, eff. 8-14-07; 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; revised 11-28-07.)
 
24     (Text of Section from P.A. 94-116, 94-963, 95-149, and
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1     Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
2 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
3 combination thereof.
4     (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
5 control of any vehicle within this State while:
6         (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
7     breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
8     breath units in Section 11-501.2;
9         (2) under the influence of alcohol;
10         (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
11     combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
12     renders the person incapable of driving safely;
13         (4) under the influence of any other drug or
14     combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
15     incapable of safely driving;
16         (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
17     or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
18     that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
19         (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
20     compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
21     from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
22     the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
23     the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
24     compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
25     or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
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1     (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
2 Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
3 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
4 combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
5 charge of violating this Section.
6     (b-1) With regard to penalties imposed under this Section:
7         (1) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection
8     (a) or a similar provision includes any violation of a
9     provision of a local ordinance or a provision of a law of
10     another state or an offense committed on a military
11     installation that is similar to a violation of subsection
12     (a) of this Section.
13         (2) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that
14     has been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a)
15     of this Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed
16     for any subsequent violation of subsection (a).
17     (b-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
18 person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this Section is
19 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
20     (b-3) In addition to any other criminal or administrative
21 sanction for any second conviction of violating subsection (a)
22 or a similar provision committed within 5 years of a previous
23 violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, the
24 defendant shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 5 days
25 of imprisonment or assigned a mandatory minimum of 240 hours of
26 community service as may be determined by the court.

 

 

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1     (b-4) In the case of a third violation committed within 5
2 years of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar
3 provision, the defendant is guilty of a Class 2 felony, and in
4 addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction, a
5 mandatory minimum term of either 10 days of imprisonment or 480
6 hours of community service shall be imposed.
7     (b-5) The imprisonment or assignment of community service
8 under subsections (b-3) and (b-4) shall not be subject to
9 suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for a reduced
10 sentence.
11     (c) (Blank).
12     (c-1) (1) A person who violates subsection (a) during a
13     period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
14     or suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for a
15     violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
16     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
17     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
18     1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
19         (2) A person who violates subsection (a) a third time
20     is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
21         (2.1) A person who violates subsection (a) a third
22     time, if the third violation occurs during a period in
23     which his or her driving privileges are revoked or
24     suspended where the revocation or suspension was for a
25     violation of subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, subsection
26     (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined

 

 

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1     in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of a
2     Class 2 felony; and if the person receives a term of
3     probation or conditional discharge, he or she shall be
4     required to serve a mandatory minimum of 10 days of
5     imprisonment or shall be assigned a mandatory minimum of
6     480 hours of community service, as may be determined by the
7     court, as a condition of the probation or conditional
8     discharge. This mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or
9     assignment of community service shall not be suspended or
10     reduced by the court.
11         (2.2) A person who violates subsection (a), if the
12     violation occurs during a period in which his or her
13     driving privileges are revoked or suspended where the
14     revocation or suspension was for a violation of subsection
15     (a) or Section 11-501.1, shall also be sentenced to an
16     additional mandatory minimum term of 30 consecutive days of
17     imprisonment, 40 days of 24-hour periodic imprisonment, or
18     720 hours of community service, as may be determined by the
19     court. This mandatory term of imprisonment or assignment of
20     community service shall not be suspended or reduced by the
21     court.
22         (3) A person who violates subsection (a) a fourth time
23     is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not eligible for a
24     sentence of probation or conditional discharge.
25         (4) A person who violates subsection (a) a fifth or
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1     eligible for a sentence of probation or conditional
2     discharge.
3     (c-2) (Blank).
4     (c-3) (Blank).
5     (c-4) (Blank).
6     (c-5) A person who violates subsection (a), if the person
7 was transporting a person under the age of 16 at the time of
8 the violation, is subject to an additional mandatory minimum
9 fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of
10 community service, which shall include 40 hours of community
11 service in a program benefiting children, and an additional 2
12 days of imprisonment. The imprisonment or assignment of
13 community service under this subsection (c-5) is not subject to
14 suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced sentence.
15     (c-6) Except as provided in subsections (c-7) and (c-8) a
16 person who violates subsection (a) a second time, if at the
17 time of the second violation the person was transporting a
18 person under the age of 16, is subject to an additional 10 days
19 of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum fine of
20 $1,000, and an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of
21 community service, which shall include 40 hours of community
22 service in a program benefiting children. The imprisonment or
23 assignment of community service under this subsection (c-6) is
24 not subject to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a
25 reduced sentence.
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1 convicted of violating subsection (c-6) or a similar provision
2 within 10 years of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a
3 similar provision shall receive, in addition to any other
4 penalty imposed, a mandatory minimum 12 days imprisonment, an
5 additional 40 hours of mandatory community service in a program
6 benefiting children, and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,750.
7 The imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
8 subsection (c-7) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
9 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
10     (c-8) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-6) or
11 a similar provision within 5 years of a previous violation of
12 subsection (a) or a similar provision shall receive, in
13 addition to any other penalty imposed, an additional 80 hours
14 of mandatory community service in a program benefiting
15 children, an additional mandatory minimum 12 days of
16 imprisonment, and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,750. The
17 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
18 subsection (c-8) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
19 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
20     (c-9) Any person convicted a third time for violating
21 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
22 third violation the person was transporting a person under the
23 age of 16, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and shall receive, in
24 addition to any other penalty imposed, an additional mandatory
25 fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory 140 hours of community
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1 children, and a mandatory minimum 30 days of imprisonment. The
2 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
3 subsection (c-9) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
4 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
5     (c-10) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-9)
6 or a similar provision a third time within 20 years of a
7 previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision is
8 guilty of a Class 2 felony and shall receive, in addition to
9 any other penalty imposed, an additional mandatory 40 hours of
10 community service in a program benefiting children, an
11 additional mandatory fine of $3,000, and a mandatory minimum
12 120 days of imprisonment. The imprisonment or assignment of
13 community service under this subsection (c-10) is not subject
14 to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced
15 sentence.
16     (c-11) Any person convicted a fourth time for violating
17 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
18 fourth violation the person was transporting a person under the
19 age of 16, and if the person's 3 prior violations of subsection
20 (a) or a similar provision occurred while transporting a person
21 under the age of 16 or while the alcohol concentration in his
22 or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
23 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
24 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony, is not eligible for
25 probation or conditional discharge, and is subject to a minimum
26 fine of $3,000.

 

 

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1     (c-12) Any person convicted of a first violation of
2 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if the alcohol
3 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
4 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
5 in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other
6 penalty that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100
7 hours of community service and a mandatory minimum fine of
8 $500.
9     (c-13) Any person convicted of a second violation of
10 subsection (a) or a similar provision committed within 10 years
11 of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar
12 provision committed within 10 years of a previous violation of
13 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
14 second violation of subsection (a) the alcohol concentration in
15 his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on
16 the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
17 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other penalty
18 that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 2 days of
19 imprisonment and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,250.
20     (c-14) Any person convicted of a third violation of
21 subsection (a) or a similar provision within 20 years of a
22 previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if
23 at the time of the third violation of subsection (a) or a
24 similar provision the alcohol concentration in his or her
25 blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
26 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section

 

 

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1 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and shall be subject,
2 in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
3 mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
4 minimum fine of $2,500.
5     (c-15) Any person convicted of a fourth violation of
6 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
7 fourth violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
8 breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of
9 blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, and if the
10 person's 3 prior violations of subsection (a) or a similar
11 provision occurred while transporting a person under the age of
12 16 or while the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
13 breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of
14 blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, is guilty of
15 a Class 2 felony and is not eligible for a sentence of
16 probation or conditional discharge and is subject to a minimum
17 fine of $2,500.
18     (d) (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
19     this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
20     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
21     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
22     thereof if:
23             (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
24         (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
25         time;
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1         (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
2         age or younger on board;
3             (C) the person in committing a violation of
4         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
5         that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
6         disability or disfigurement to another, when the
7         violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
8             (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
9         (a) for a second time and has been previously convicted
10         of violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
11         or a similar provision of a law of another state
12         relating to reckless homicide in which the person was
13         determined to have been under the influence of alcohol,
14         other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
15         compounds as an element of the offense or the person
16         has previously been convicted under subparagraph (C)
17         or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);
18             (E) the person, in committing a violation of
19         subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
20         speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
21         hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
22         11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
23         accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
24         bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
25         to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
26         was a proximate cause of the bodily harm; or

 

 

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1             (F) the person, in committing a violation of
2         subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
3         snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
4         accident that resulted in the death of another person,
5         when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
6         cause of the death.
7         (2) Except as provided in this paragraph (2) and in
8     paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (c-1), a person
9     convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
10     alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
11     compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
12     4 felony. For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
13     (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
14     a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
15     one year nor more than 12 years. Except as provided in
16     paragraph (4) of subsection (c-1), aggravated driving
17     under the influence of alcohol, other drug, or drugs,
18     intoxicating compounds or compounds, or any combination
19     thereof as defined in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of
20     this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony. Aggravated driving
21     under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
22     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
23     thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
24     this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
25     defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be
26     sentenced to: (A) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3

 

 

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1     years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
2     in the death of one person; or (B) a term of imprisonment
3     of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
4     violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons. For
5     any prosecution under this subsection (d), a certified copy
6     of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
7     as proof of any prior conviction. Any person sentenced
8     under this subsection (d) who receives a term of probation
9     or conditional discharge must serve a minimum term of
10     either 480 hours of community service or 10 days of
11     imprisonment as a condition of the probation or conditional
12     discharge. This mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or
13     assignment of community service may not be suspended or
14     reduced by the court.
15     (e) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final
16 sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
17 upon an arrest for a violation of this Section or a similar
18 provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
19 to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an
20 alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
21 and the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
22 treatment as appropriate. Programs conducting these
23 evaluations shall be licensed by the Department of Human
24 Services. The cost of any professional evaluation shall be paid
25 for by the individual required to undergo the professional
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1     (e-1) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
2 violating this Section, including any person receiving a
3 disposition of court supervision for violating this Section,
4 may be required by the Court to attend a victim impact panel
5 offered by, or under contract with, a County State's Attorney's
6 office, a probation and court services department, Mothers
7 Against Drunk Driving, or the Alliance Against Intoxicated
8 Motorists. All costs generated by the victim impact panel shall
9 be paid from fees collected from the offender or as may be
10 determined by the court.
11     (f) Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
12 whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
13 Section proximately caused any incident resulting in an
14 appropriate emergency response, shall be liable for the expense
15 of an emergency response as provided in subsection (m) of this
16 Section.
17     (g) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving
18 privileges of any person convicted under this Section or a
19 similar provision of a local ordinance.
20     (h) (Blank).
21     (i) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
22 ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by an
23 individual who has been convicted of a second or subsequent
24 offense of this Section or a similar provision of a local
25 ordinance. The Secretary shall establish by rule and regulation
26 the procedures for certification and use of the interlock

 

 

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1 system.
2     (j) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
3 person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
4 subsection (a), including any person placed on court
5 supervision for violating subsection (a), shall be fined $500,
6 payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as
7 follows: 20% to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest
8 and 80% shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit
9 into the General Revenue Fund. If the person has been
10 previously convicted of violating subsection (a) or a similar
11 provision of a local ordinance, the fine shall be $1,000. In
12 the event that more than one agency is responsible for the
13 arrest, the amount payable to law enforcement agencies shall be
14 shared equally. Any moneys received by a law enforcement agency
15 under this subsection (j) shall be used for enforcement and
16 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
17 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
18 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
19 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
20 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
21 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
22 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
23 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
24 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
25 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
26 and liquor store sting operations. Equipment and commodities

 

 

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1 shall include, but are not limited to, in-car video cameras,
2 radar and laser speed detection devices, and alcohol breath
3 testers. Any moneys received by the Department of State Police
4 under this subsection (j) shall be deposited into the State
5 Police DUI Fund and shall be used for enforcement and
6 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
7 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
8 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
9 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
10 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
11 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
12 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
13 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
14 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
15 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
16 and liquor store sting operations.
17     (k) The Secretary of State Police DUI Fund is created as a
18 special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the
19 Secretary of State Police under subsection (j) of this Section
20 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund
21 and, subject to appropriation, shall be used for enforcement
22 and prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
23 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
24 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
25 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
26 commodities to assist in the prevention of alcohol related

 

 

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1 criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
2 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
3 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
4 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
5 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
6 and liquor store sting operations.
7     (l) Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense
8 based upon an arrest for a violation of subsection (a) or a
9 similar provision of a local ordinance, and the professional
10 evaluation recommends remedial or rehabilitative treatment or
11 education, neither the treatment nor the education shall be the
12 sole disposition and either or both may be imposed only in
13 conjunction with another disposition. The court shall monitor
14 compliance with any remedial education or treatment
15 recommendations contained in the professional evaluation.
16 Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation or
17 remedial education must be licensed by the Department of Human
18 Services. If the individual is not a resident of Illinois,
19 however, the court may accept an alcohol or other drug
20 evaluation or remedial education program in the individual's
21 state of residence. Programs providing treatment must be
22 licensed under existing applicable alcoholism and drug
23 treatment licensure standards.
24     (m) In addition to any other fine or penalty required by
25 law, an individual convicted of a violation of subsection (a),
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1 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
2 similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle,
3 snowmobile, or watercraft while in violation of subsection (a),
4 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
5 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
6 similar provision proximately caused an incident resulting in
7 an appropriate emergency response, shall be required to make
8 restitution to a public agency for the costs of that emergency
9 response. The restitution may not exceed $1,000 per public
10 agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection
11 (m), "emergency response" means any incident requiring a
12 response by a police officer, a firefighter carried on the
13 rolls of a regularly constituted fire department, or an
14 ambulance.
15 (Source: P.A. 94-116, eff. 1-1-06; 94-963, eff. 6-28-06;
16 95-149, eff. 8-14-07; 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; revised 11-28-07.)
 
17     (Text of Section from P.A. 94-329, 94-963, 95-149, and
18 95-355)
19     Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
20 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
21 combination thereof.
22     (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
23 control of any vehicle within this State while:
24         (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
25     breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and

 

 

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1     breath units in Section 11-501.2;
2         (2) under the influence of alcohol;
3         (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
4     combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
5     renders the person incapable of driving safely;
6         (4) under the influence of any other drug or
7     combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
8     incapable of safely driving;
9         (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
10     or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
11     that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
12         (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
13     compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
14     from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
15     the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
16     the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
17     compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
18     or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
19     Control and Community Protection Act.
20     (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
21 Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
22 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
23 combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
24 charge of violating this Section.
25     (b-1) With regard to penalties imposed under this Section:
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1     (a) or a similar provision includes any violation of a
2     provision of a local ordinance or a provision of a law of
3     another state or an offense committed on a military
4     installation that is similar to a violation of subsection
5     (a) of this Section.
6         (2) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that
7     has been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a)
8     of this Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed
9     for any subsequent violation of subsection (a).
10     (b-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
11 person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this Section is
12 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
13     (b-3) In addition to any other criminal or administrative
14 sanction for any second conviction of violating subsection (a)
15 or a similar provision committed within 5 years of a previous
16 violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, the
17 defendant shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 5 days
18 of imprisonment or assigned a mandatory minimum of 240 hours of
19 community service as may be determined by the court.
20     (b-4) In the case of a third or subsequent violation
21 committed within 5 years of a previous violation of subsection
22 (a) or a similar provision, in addition to any other criminal
23 or administrative sanction, a mandatory minimum term of either
24 10 days of imprisonment or 480 hours of community service shall
25 be imposed.
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1 under subsections (b-3) and (b-4) shall not be subject to
2 suspension, nor shall the person be eligible for a reduced
3 sentence.
4     (c) (Blank).
5     (c-1) (1) A person who violates subsection (a) during a
6     period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
7     or suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for a
8     violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
9     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
10     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
11     1961 is guilty of aggravated driving under the influence of
12     alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
13     compounds, or any combination thereof and is guilty of a
14     Class 4 felony.
15         (2) A person who violates subsection (a) a third time,
16     if the third violation occurs during a period in which his
17     or her driving privileges are revoked or suspended where
18     the revocation or suspension was for a violation of
19     subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section
20     11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3
21     of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of aggravated
22     driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
23     drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
24     combination thereof and is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
25         (2.1) A person who violates subsection (a) a third
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1     which his or her driving privileges are revoked or
2     suspended where the revocation or suspension was for a
3     violation of subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, subsection
4     (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined
5     in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of
6     aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
7     drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
8     combination thereof and is guilty of a Class 3 felony; and
9     if the person receives a term of probation or conditional
10     discharge, he or she shall be required to serve a mandatory
11     minimum of 10 days of imprisonment or shall be assigned a
12     mandatory minimum of 480 hours of community service, as may
13     be determined by the court, as a condition of the probation
14     or conditional discharge. This mandatory minimum term of
15     imprisonment or assignment of community service shall not
16     be suspended or reduced by the court.
17         (2.2) A person who violates subsection (a), if the
18     violation occurs during a period in which his or her
19     driving privileges are revoked or suspended where the
20     revocation or suspension was for a violation of subsection
21     (a) or Section 11-501.1, is guilty of aggravated driving
22     under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
23     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
24     thereof and shall also be sentenced to an additional
25     mandatory minimum term of 30 consecutive days of
26     imprisonment, 40 days of 24-hour periodic imprisonment, or

 

 

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1     720 hours of community service, as may be determined by the
2     court. This mandatory term of imprisonment or assignment of
3     community service shall not be suspended or reduced by the
4     court.
5         (3) A person who violates subsection (a) a fourth or
6     subsequent time, if the fourth or subsequent violation
7     occurs during a period in which his or her driving
8     privileges are revoked or suspended where the revocation or
9     suspension was for a violation of subsection (a), Section
10     11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless
11     homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
12     1961, is guilty of aggravated driving under the influence
13     of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
14     compounds, or any combination thereof and is guilty of a
15     Class 2 felony, and is not eligible for a sentence of
16     probation or conditional discharge.
17     (c-2) (Blank).
18     (c-3) (Blank).
19     (c-4) (Blank).
20     (c-5) A person who violates subsection (a), if the person
21 was transporting a person under the age of 16 at the time of
22 the violation, is subject to an additional mandatory minimum
23 fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of
24 community service, which shall include 40 hours of community
25 service in a program benefiting children, and an additional 2
26 days of imprisonment. The imprisonment or assignment of

 

 

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1 community service under this subsection (c-5) is not subject to
2 suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced sentence.
3     (c-6) Except as provided in subsections (c-7) and (c-8) a
4 person who violates subsection (a) a second time, if at the
5 time of the second violation the person was transporting a
6 person under the age of 16, is subject to an additional 10 days
7 of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum fine of
8 $1,000, and an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of
9 community service, which shall include 40 hours of community
10 service in a program benefiting children. The imprisonment or
11 assignment of community service under this subsection (c-6) is
12 not subject to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a
13 reduced sentence.
14     (c-7) Except as provided in subsection (c-8), any person
15 convicted of violating subsection (c-6) or a similar provision
16 within 10 years of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a
17 similar provision shall receive, in addition to any other
18 penalty imposed, a mandatory minimum 12 days imprisonment, an
19 additional 40 hours of mandatory community service in a program
20 benefiting children, and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,750.
21 The imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
22 subsection (c-7) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
23 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
24     (c-8) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-6) or
25 a similar provision within 5 years of a previous violation of
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1 addition to any other penalty imposed, an additional 80 hours
2 of mandatory community service in a program benefiting
3 children, an additional mandatory minimum 12 days of
4 imprisonment, and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,750. The
5 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
6 subsection (c-8) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
7 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
8     (c-9) Any person convicted a third time for violating
9 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
10 third violation the person was transporting a person under the
11 age of 16, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall receive, in
12 addition to any other penalty imposed, an additional mandatory
13 fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory 140 hours of community
14 service, which shall include 40 hours in a program benefiting
15 children, and a mandatory minimum 30 days of imprisonment. The
16 imprisonment or assignment of community service under this
17 subsection (c-9) is not subject to suspension, nor is the
18 person eligible for a reduced sentence.
19     (c-10) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-9)
20 or a similar provision a third time within 20 years of a
21 previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision is
22 guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall receive, in addition to
23 any other penalty imposed, an additional mandatory 40 hours of
24 community service in a program benefiting children, an
25 additional mandatory fine of $3,000, and a mandatory minimum
26 120 days of imprisonment. The imprisonment or assignment of

 

 

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1 community service under this subsection (c-10) is not subject
2 to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a reduced
3 sentence.
4     (c-11) Any person convicted a fourth or subsequent time for
5 violating subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time
6 of the fourth or subsequent violation the person was
7 transporting a person under the age of 16, and if the person's
8 3 prior violations of subsection (a) or a similar provision
9 occurred while transporting a person under the age of 16 or
10 while the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath, or
11 urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
12 breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, is guilty of a
13 Class 2 felony, is not eligible for probation or conditional
14 discharge, and is subject to a minimum fine of $3,000.
15     (c-12) Any person convicted of a first violation of
16 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if the alcohol
17 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
18 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
19 in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other
20 penalty that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100
21 hours of community service and a mandatory minimum fine of
22 $500.
23     (c-13) Any person convicted of a second violation of
24 subsection (a) or a similar provision committed within 10 years
25 of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar
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1 subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the
2 second violation of subsection (a) the alcohol concentration in
3 his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on
4 the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
5 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other penalty
6 that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 2 days of
7 imprisonment and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,250.
8     (c-14) Any person convicted of a third violation of
9 subsection (a) or a similar provision within 20 years of a
10 previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if
11 at the time of the third violation of subsection (a) or a
12 similar provision the alcohol concentration in his or her
13 blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the
14 definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section
15 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall be subject,
16 in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
17 mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
18 minimum fine of $2,500.
19     (c-15) Any person convicted of a fourth or subsequent
20 violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the
21 time of the fourth or subsequent violation the alcohol
22 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
23 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
24 in Section 11-501.2, and if the person's 3 prior violations of
25 subsection (a) or a similar provision occurred while
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1 concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or
2 more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units
3 in Section 11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not
4 eligible for a sentence of probation or conditional discharge
5 and is subject to a minimum fine of $2,500.
6     (d) (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
7     this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
8     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
9     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
10     thereof if:
11             (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
12         (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
13         time;
14             (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
15         (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
16         age or younger on board;
17             (C) the person in committing a violation of
18         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
19         that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
20         disability or disfigurement to another, when the
21         violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
22             (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
23         (a) for a second time and has been previously convicted
24         of violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
25         or a similar provision of a law of another state
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1         determined to have been under the influence of alcohol,
2         other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
3         compounds as an element of the offense or the person
4         has previously been convicted under subparagraph (C)
5         or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);
6             (E) the person, in committing a violation of
7         subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
8         speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
9         hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
10         11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
11         accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
12         bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
13         to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
14         was a proximate cause of the bodily harm; or
15             (F) the person, in committing a violation of
16         subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
17         snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
18         accident that resulted in the death of another person,
19         when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
20         cause of the death;
21             (G) the person committed the violation while he or
22         she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a
23         restricted driving permit or a judicial driving
24         permit; or
25             (H) the person committed the violation while he or
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1         she was driving was not covered by a liability
2         insurance policy.
3         (2) Except as provided in this paragraph (2) and in
4     paragraphs (2), (2.1), and (3) of subsection (c-1), a
5     person convicted of aggravated driving under the influence
6     of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
7     or compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a
8     Class 4 felony. For a violation of subparagraph (C) of
9     paragraph (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if
10     sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to
11     not less than one year nor more than 12 years. Aggravated
12     driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
13     drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
14     combination thereof as defined in subparagraph (F) of
15     paragraph (1) of this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony,
16     for which the defendant, if sentenced to a term of
17     imprisonment, shall be sentenced to: (A) a term of
18     imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 14
19     years if the violation resulted in the death of one person;
20     or (B) a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and
21     not more than 28 years if the violation resulted in the
22     deaths of 2 or more persons. For any prosecution under this
23     subsection (d), a certified copy of the driving abstract of
24     the defendant shall be admitted as proof of any prior
25     conviction. Any person sentenced under this subsection (d)
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1     must serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
2     service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the
3     probation or conditional discharge. This mandatory minimum
4     term of imprisonment or assignment of community service may
5     not be suspended or reduced by the court.
6     (e) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final
7 sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
8 upon an arrest for a violation of this Section or a similar
9 provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
10 to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an
11 alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
12 and the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
13 treatment as appropriate. Programs conducting these
14 evaluations shall be licensed by the Department of Human
15 Services. The cost of any professional evaluation shall be paid
16 for by the individual required to undergo the professional
17 evaluation.
18     (e-1) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
19 violating this Section, including any person receiving a
20 disposition of court supervision for violating this Section,
21 may be required by the Court to attend a victim impact panel
22 offered by, or under contract with, a County State's Attorney's
23 office, a probation and court services department, Mothers
24 Against Drunk Driving, or the Alliance Against Intoxicated
25 Motorists. All costs generated by the victim impact panel shall
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1 determined by the court.
2     (f) Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
3 whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
4 Section proximately caused any incident resulting in an
5 appropriate emergency response, shall be liable for the expense
6 of an emergency response as provided in subsection (m) of this
7 Section.
8     (g) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving
9 privileges of any person convicted under this Section or a
10 similar provision of a local ordinance.
11     (h) (Blank).
12     (i) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
13 ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by an
14 individual who has been convicted of a second or subsequent
15 offense of this Section or a similar provision of a local
16 ordinance. The Secretary shall establish by rule and regulation
17 the procedures for certification and use of the interlock
18 system.
19     (j) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
20 person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
21 subsection (a), including any person placed on court
22 supervision for violating subsection (a), shall be fined $500,
23 payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as
24 follows: 20% to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest
25 and 80% shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit
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1 previously convicted of violating subsection (a) or a similar
2 provision of a local ordinance, the fine shall be $1,000. In
3 the event that more than one agency is responsible for the
4 arrest, the amount payable to law enforcement agencies shall be
5 shared equally. Any moneys received by a law enforcement agency
6 under this subsection (j) shall be used for enforcement and
7 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
8 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
9 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
10 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
11 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
12 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
13 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
14 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
15 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
16 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
17 and liquor store sting operations. Equipment and commodities
18 shall include, but are not limited to, in-car video cameras,
19 radar and laser speed detection devices, and alcohol breath
20 testers. Any moneys received by the Department of State Police
21 under this subsection (j) shall be deposited into the State
22 Police DUI Fund and shall be used for enforcement and
23 prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
24 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
25 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
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1 commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
2 related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
3 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
4 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
5 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
6 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
7 and liquor store sting operations.
8     (k) The Secretary of State Police DUI Fund is created as a
9 special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the
10 Secretary of State Police under subsection (j) of this Section
11 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund
12 and, subject to appropriation, shall be used for enforcement
13 and prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
14 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
15 combination thereof, as defined by this Section, including but
16 not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and
17 commodities to assist in the prevention of alcohol related
18 criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
19 training and education in areas related to alcohol related
20 crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
21 officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
22 hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
23 and liquor store sting operations.
24     (l) Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense
25 based upon an arrest for a violation of subsection (a) or a
26 similar provision of a local ordinance, and the professional

 

 

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1 evaluation recommends remedial or rehabilitative treatment or
2 education, neither the treatment nor the education shall be the
3 sole disposition and either or both may be imposed only in
4 conjunction with another disposition. The court shall monitor
5 compliance with any remedial education or treatment
6 recommendations contained in the professional evaluation.
7 Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation or
8 remedial education must be licensed by the Department of Human
9 Services. If the individual is not a resident of Illinois,
10 however, the court may accept an alcohol or other drug
11 evaluation or remedial education program in the individual's
12 state of residence. Programs providing treatment must be
13 licensed under existing applicable alcoholism and drug
14 treatment licensure standards.
15     (m) In addition to any other fine or penalty required by
16 law, an individual convicted of a violation of subsection (a),
17 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
18 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
19 similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle,
20 snowmobile, or watercraft while in violation of subsection (a),
21 Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
22 Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
23 similar provision proximately caused an incident resulting in
24 an appropriate emergency response, shall be required to make
25 restitution to a public agency for the costs of that emergency
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1 agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection
2 (m), "emergency response" means any incident requiring a
3 response by a police officer, a firefighter carried on the
4 rolls of a regularly constituted fire department, or an
5 ambulance.
6 (Source: P.A. 94-329, eff. 1-1-06; 94-963, eff. 6-28-06;
7 95-149, eff. 8-14-07; 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; revised 11-28-07.)
 
8     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-578)
9     Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
10 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
11 combination thereof.
12     (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
13 control of any vehicle within this State while:
14         (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
15     breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
16     breath units in Section 11-501.2;
17         (2) under the influence of alcohol;
18         (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
19     combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
20     renders the person incapable of driving safely;
21         (4) under the influence of any other drug or
22     combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
23     incapable of safely driving;
24         (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
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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.
10     (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
11 Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
12 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
13 combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
14 charge of violating this Section.
15     (c) Penalties.
16         (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
17     person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
18     Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
19         (2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar
20     provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory
21     minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours
22     of community service in addition to any other criminal or
23     administrative sanction.
24         (3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to
25     6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum
26     fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a

 

 

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1     program benefiting children if the person was transporting
2     a person under the age of 16 at the time of the violation.
3         (4) A person who violates subsection (a) a first time,
4     if the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath,
5     or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
6     breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be
7     subject, in addition to any other penalty that may be
8     imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100 hours of community
9     service and a mandatory minimum fine of $500.
10         (5) A person who violates subsection (a) a second time,
11     if at the time of the second violation the alcohol
12     concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
13     0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
14     urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in
15     addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
16     mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
17     minimum fine of $1,250.
18     (d) Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
19 other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
20 any combination thereof.
21         (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
22     this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
23     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
24     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
25     thereof if:
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1         (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
2         time;
3             (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
4         (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
5         age or younger on board;
6             (C) the person in committing a violation of
7         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
8         that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
9         disability or disfigurement to another, when the
10         violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
11             (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
12         (a) for a second time and has been previously convicted
13         of violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
14         or a similar provision of a law of another state
15         relating to reckless homicide in which the person was
16         determined to have been under the influence of alcohol,
17         other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
18         compounds as an element of the offense or the person
19         has previously been convicted under subparagraph (C)
20         or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);
21             (E) the person, in committing a violation of
22         subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
23         speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
24         hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
25         11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
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1         bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
2         to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
3         was a proximate cause of the bodily harm;
4             (F) the person, in committing a violation of
5         subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
6         snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
7         accident that resulted in the death of another person,
8         when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
9         cause of the death;
10             (G) the person committed a violation of subsection
11         (a) during a period in which the defendant's driving
12         privileges are revoked or suspended, where the
13         revocation or suspension was for a violation of
14         subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
15         11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for
16         reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the
17         Criminal Code of 1961;
18             (H) the person committed the violation while he or
19         she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a
20         restricted driving permit or a judicial driving
21         permit;
22             (I) the person committed the violation while he or
23         she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or
24         she was driving was not covered by a liability
25         insurance policy;
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1         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
2         that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily
3         harm, to the child under the age of 16 being
4         transported by the person, if the violation was the
5         proximate cause of the injury; or
6             (K) the person in committing a second violation of
7         subsection (a) or a similar provision was transporting
8         a person under the age of 16.
9         (2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person
10     convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
11     alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
12     compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
13     4 felony.
14         (B) A third violation of this Section or a similar
15     provision is a Class 2 felony. If at the time of the third
16     violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
17     breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition
18     of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a
19     mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a
20     mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in
21     addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.
22     If at the time of the third violation, the defendant was
23     transporting a person under the age of 16, a mandatory fine
24     of $25,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
25     benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
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1         (C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar
2     provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of
3     probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
4     at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
5     the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
6     based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
7     Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
8     be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
9     administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth
10     violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
11     the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of
12     community service in a program benefiting children shall be
13     imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
14     sanction.
15         (D) A fifth violation of this Section or a similar
16     provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of
17     probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
18     at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
19     the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
20     based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
21     Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
22     be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
23     administrative sanction. If at the time of the fifth
24     violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
25     the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of
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1     imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
2     sanction.
3         (E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or
4     similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of
5     the violation, the alcohol concentration in the
6     defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based
7     on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
8     Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
9     be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
10     administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation,
11     the defendant was transporting a person under the age of
12     16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community
13     service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed
14     in addition to any other criminal or administrative
15     sanction.
16         (F) For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
17     (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
18     a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
19     one year nor more than 12 years.
20         (G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
21     this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
22     defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary
23     circumstances exist and require probation, shall be
24     sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
25     years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
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1     of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
2     violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons.
3         (H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph
4     (1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500, and
5     25 days of community service in a program benefiting
6     children shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal
7     or administrative sanction.
8         (I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of
9     this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory
10     fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a
11     program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to
12     any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the child
13     being transported suffered bodily harm, but not great
14     bodily harm, in a motor vehicle accident, and the violation
15     was the proximate cause of that injury, a mandatory fine of
16     $5,000 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         (3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who
20     receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must
21     serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
22     service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the
23     probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other
24     criminal or administrative sanction.
25     (e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or
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1 local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an
2 offense committed on a military installation that is similar to
3 a violation of subsection (a) of this Section.
4     (f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or
5 assignment of community service for a violation of this Section
6 shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
7     (g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has
8 been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this
9 Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any
10 subsequent violation of subsection (a).
11     (h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified
12 copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
13 as proof of any prior conviction. in subsection (m) of this
14 Section
15 (Source: P.A. 94-110, eff. 1-1-06; 94-113, eff. 1-1-06; 94-114,
16 eff. 1-1-06; 94-116, eff. 1-1-06; 94-329, eff. 1-1-06; 94-609,
17 eff. 1-1-06; 94-963, eff. 6-28-06; 95-149, eff. 8-14-07;
18 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; 95-578, eff. 6-1-08; revised 11-28-07.)
 
19     (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 95-400)
20     Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
21 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
22 combination thereof.
23     (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
24 control of any vehicle within this State while:
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1     breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
2     breath units in Section 11-501.2;
3         (2) under the influence of alcohol;
4         (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
5     combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
6     renders the person incapable of driving safely;
7         (4) under the influence of any other drug or
8     combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
9     incapable of safely driving;
10         (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
11     or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
12     that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
13         (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
14     compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
15     from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
16     the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
17     the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
18     compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
19     or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
20     Control and Community Protection Act.
21     (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
22 Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
23 drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
24 combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
25 charge of violating this Section.
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1         (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
2     person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
3     Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
4         (2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar
5     provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory
6     minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours
7     of community service in addition to any other criminal or
8     administrative sanction.
9         (3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to
10     6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum
11     fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a
12     program benefiting children if the person was transporting
13     a person under the age of 16 at the time of the violation.
14         (4) A person who violates subsection (a) a first time,
15     if the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath,
16     or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
17     breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be
18     subject, in addition to any other penalty that may be
19     imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100 hours of community
20     service and a mandatory minimum fine of $500.
21         (5) A person who violates subsection (a) a second time,
22     if at the time of the second violation the alcohol
23     concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
24     0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
25     urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in
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1     mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
2     minimum fine of $1,250.
3     (d) Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
4 other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
5 any combination thereof.
6         (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
7     this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
8     the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
9     intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
10     thereof if:
11             (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
12         (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
13         time;
14             (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
15         (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
16         age or younger on board;
17             (C) the person in committing a violation of
18         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
19         that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
20         disability or disfigurement to another, when the
21         violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
22             (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
23         (a) for a second time and has been previously convicted
24         of violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
25         or a similar provision of a law of another state
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1         determined to have been under the influence of alcohol,
2         other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
3         compounds as an element of the offense or the person
4         has previously been convicted under subparagraph (C)
5         or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);
6             (E) the person, in committing a violation of
7         subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
8         speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
9         hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
10         11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
11         accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
12         bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
13         to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
14         was a proximate cause of the bodily harm;
15             (F) the person, in committing a violation of
16         subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
17         snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
18         accident that resulted in the death of another person,
19         when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
20         cause of the death;
21             (G) the person committed a violation of subsection
22         (a) during a period in which the defendant's driving
23         privileges are revoked or suspended, where the
24         revocation or suspension was for a violation of
25         subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
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1         reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the
2         Criminal Code of 1961;
3             (H) the person committed the violation while he or
4         she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a
5         restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit
6         or a monitoring device driving permit;
7             (I) the person committed the violation while he or
8         she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or
9         she was driving was not covered by a liability
10         insurance policy;
11             (J) the person in committing a violation of
12         subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
13         that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily
14         harm, to the child under the age of 16 being
15         transported by the person, if the violation was the
16         proximate cause of the injury; or
17             (K) the person in committing a second violation of
18         subsection (a) or a similar provision was transporting
19         a person under the age of 16.
20         (2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person
21     convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
22     alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
23     compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
24     4 felony.
25         (B) A third violation of this Section or a similar
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1     violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
2     breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition
3     of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a
4     mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a
5     mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in
6     addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.
7     If at the time of the third violation, the defendant was
8     transporting a person under the age of 16, a mandatory fine
9     of $25,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
10     benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
11     other criminal or administrative sanction.
12         (C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar
13     provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of
14     probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
15     at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
16     the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
17     based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
18     Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
19     be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
20     administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth
21     violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
22     the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of
23     community service in a program benefiting children shall be
24     imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
25     sanction.
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1     provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of
2     probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
3     at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
4     the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
5     based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
6     Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
7     be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
8     administrative sanction. If at the time of the fifth
9     violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
10     the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of
11     community service in a program benefiting children shall be
12     imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
13     sanction.
14         (E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or
15     similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of
16     the violation, the alcohol concentration in the
17     defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based
18     on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
19     Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
20     be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
21     administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation,
22     the defendant was transporting a person under the age of
23     16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community
24     service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed
25     in addition to any other criminal or administrative
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1         (F) For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
2     (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
3     a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
4     one year nor more than 12 years.
5         (G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
6     this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
7     defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary
8     circumstances exist and require probation, shall be
9     sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
10     years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
11     in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment
12     of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
13     violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons.
14         (H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph
15     (1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500, and
16     25 days of community service in a program benefiting
17     children shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal
18     or administrative sanction.
19         (I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of
20     this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory
21     fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a
22     program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to
23     any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the child
24     being transported suffered bodily harm, but not great
25     bodily harm, in a motor vehicle accident, and the violation
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1     $5,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
2     benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
3     other criminal or administrative sanction.
4         (3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who
5     receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must
6     serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
7     service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the
8     probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other
9     criminal or administrative sanction.
10     (e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or
11 a similar provision includes any violation of a provision of a
12 local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an
13 offense committed on a military installation that is similar to
14 a violation of subsection (a) of this Section.
15     (f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or
16 assignment of community service for a violation of this Section
17 shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
18     (g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has
19 been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this
20 Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any
21 subsequent violation of subsection (a).
22     (h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified
23 copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
24 as proof of any prior conviction. in subsection (m) of this
25 Section
26 (Source: P.A. 94-110, eff. 1-1-06; 94-113, eff. 1-1-06; 94-114,

 

 

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1 eff. 1-1-06; 94-116, eff. 1-1-06; 94-329, eff. 1-1-06; 94-609,
2 eff. 1-1-06; 94-963, eff. 6-28-06; 95-149, eff. 8-14-07;
3 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; 95-400, eff. 1-1-09; 95-578, eff. 6-1-08;
4 revised 11-28-07.)
 
5     Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
6 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
7 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
8 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
9 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
10 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
11 Public Act.
 
12     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
13 becoming law.