HB3681 Enrolled LRB096 09520 AJT 19677 b

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 adding
5 Section 16-106.3 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/16-106.3 new)
7     Sec. 16-106.3. Erroneous appearance date. In any case
8 alleging a violation of this Code or similar local ordinance
9 which would be chargeable as a misdemeanor, a case shall not be
10 dismissed due to an error by the arresting officer or the clerk
11 of the court, or both, in setting a person's first appearance
12 date, subject to the right of speedy trial provided under
13 Section 103-5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.