97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1779

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jack D. Franks

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-501.1

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning statutory summary suspensions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 11-501.1 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.1)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
8    Sec. 11-501.1. Suspension of drivers license; statutory
9summary alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
10or compounds related suspension; implied consent.
11    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual physical control
12of a motor vehicle upon the the public highways of this State
13shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to the
14provisions of Section 11-501.2, to a chemical test or tests of
15blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining the
16content of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
17compound or compounds or any combination thereof in the
18person's blood if arrested, as evidenced by the issuance of a
19Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any offense as defined in Section
2011-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or if
21arrested for violating Section 11-401. The test or tests shall
22be administered at the direction of the arresting officer. The
23law enforcement agency employing the officer shall designate

 

 

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1which of the aforesaid tests shall be administered. A urine
2test may be administered even after a blood or breath test or
3both has been administered. For purposes of this Section, an
4Illinois law enforcement officer of this State who is
5investigating the person for any offense defined in Section
611-501 may travel into an adjoining state, where the person has
7been transported for medical care, to complete an investigation
8and to request that the person submit to the test or tests set
9forth in this Section. The requirements of this Section that
10the person be arrested are inapplicable, but the officer shall
11issue the person a Uniform Traffic Ticket for an offense as
12defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of a local
13ordinance prior to requesting that the person submit to the
14test or tests. The issuance of the Uniform Traffic Ticket shall
15not constitute an arrest, but shall be for the purpose of
16notifying the person that he or she is subject to the
17provisions of this Section and of the officer's belief of the
18existence of probable cause to arrest. Upon returning to this
19State, the officer shall file the Uniform Traffic Ticket with
20the Circuit Clerk of the county where the offense was
21committed, and shall seek the issuance of an arrest warrant or
22a summons for the person.
23    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is
24otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of
25refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
26provided by paragraph (a) of this Section and the test or tests

 

 

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1may be administered, subject to the provisions of Section
211-501.2.
3    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
4above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
5the test that a refusal to submit to the test will result in
6the statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege to
7operate a motor vehicle, as provided in Section 6-208.1 of this
8Code, and will also result in the disqualification of the
9person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
10provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL
11holder. The person shall also be warned by the law enforcement
12officer that if the person submits to the test or tests
13provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol
14concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.08 or
15greater, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound
16resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as
17covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
18listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
19intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
20Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
21Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
22detected in the person's blood or urine, a statutory summary
23suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor
24vehicle, as provided in Sections 6-208.1 and 11-501.1 of this
25Code, and a disqualification of the person's privilege to
26operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in Section

 

 

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16-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder, will be
2imposed.
3    A person who is under the age of 21 at the time the person
4is requested to submit to a test as provided above shall, in
5addition to the warnings provided for in this Section, be
6further warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the
7test that if the person submits to the test or tests provided
8in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol concentration
9in the person's blood or breath is greater than 0.00 and less
10than 0.08, a suspension of the person's privilege to operate a
11motor vehicle, as provided under Sections 6-208.2 and 11-501.8
12of this Code, will be imposed. The results of this test shall
13be admissible in a civil or criminal action or proceeding
14arising from an arrest for an offense as defined in Section
1511-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
16or pursuant to Section 11-501.4 in prosecutions for reckless
17homicide brought under the Criminal Code of 1961. These test
18results, however, shall be admissible only in actions or
19proceedings directly related to the incident upon which the
20test request was made.
21    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test that
22discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or any
23amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in the
24person's breath, blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful
25use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control
26Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled

 

 

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1Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
2Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
3Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
4enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
5the circuit court of venue and the Secretary of State,
6certifying that the test or tests was or were requested under
7paragraph (a) and the person refused to submit to a test, or
8tests, or submitted to testing that disclosed an alcohol
9concentration of 0.08 or more.
10    (e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
11officer submitted under paragraph (d), the Secretary of State
12shall enter the statutory summary suspension and
13disqualification for the periods specified in Sections 6-208.1
14and 6-514, respectively, and effective as provided in paragraph
15(g).
16    If the person is a first offender as defined in Section
1711-500 of this Code, and is not convicted of a violation of
18Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
19ordinance, then reports received by the Secretary of State
20under this Section shall, except during the actual time the
21Statutory Summary Suspension is in effect, be privileged
22information and for use only by the courts, police officers,
23prosecuting authorities or the Secretary of State, unless the
24person is a CDL holder, is operating a commercial motor vehicle
25or vehicle required to be placarded for hazardous materials, in
26which case the suspension shall not be privileged. Reports

 

 

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1received by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
2also be made available to the parent or guardian of a person
3under the age of 18 years that holds an instruction permit or a
4graduated driver's license, regardless of whether the
5statutory summary suspension is in effect.
6    (f) The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
7under paragraph (d) shall serve immediate notice of the
8statutory summary suspension on the person and the suspension
9and disqualification shall be effective as provided in
10paragraph (g). In cases where the blood alcohol concentration
11of 0.08 or greater or any amount of a drug, substance, or
12compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
13cannabis as covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
14substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
15intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
16Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
17Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
18established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
19collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer or
20arresting agency shall give notice as provided in this Section
21or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an
22envelope with postage prepaid and addressed to the person at
23his address as shown on the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the
24statutory summary suspension and disqualification shall begin
25as provided in paragraph (g). The officer shall confiscate any
26Illinois driver's license or permit on the person at the time

 

 

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1of arrest. If the person has a valid driver's license or
2permit, the officer shall issue the person a receipt, in a form
3prescribed by the Secretary of State, that will allow that
4person to drive during the periods provided for in paragraph
5(g). The officer shall immediately forward the driver's license
6or permit to the circuit court of venue along with the sworn
7report provided for in paragraph (d).
8    (g) The statutory summary suspension and disqualification
9referred to in this Section shall take effect on the 46th day
10following the date the notice of the statutory summary
11suspension was given to the person.
12    (h) The following procedure shall apply whenever a person
13is arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
14similar provision of a local ordinance:
15    Upon receipt of the sworn report from the law enforcement
16officer, the Secretary of State shall confirm the statutory
17summary suspension by mailing a notice of the effective date of
18the suspension to the person and the court of venue. The
19Secretary of State shall also mail notice of the effective date
20of the disqualification to the person. However, should the
21sworn report be defective by not containing sufficient
22information or be completed in error, the confirmation of the
23statutory summary suspension shall not be mailed to the person
24or entered to the record; instead, the sworn report shall be
25forwarded to the court of venue with a copy returned to the
26issuing agency identifying any defect.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-201, eff. 1-1-08; 95-382, eff. 8-23-07;
295-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-1080, eff. 7-16-10.)
 
3    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
4    Sec. 11-501.1. Suspension of drivers license; statutory
5summary alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
6or compounds related suspension or revocation; implied
7consent.
8    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual physical control
9of a motor vehicle upon the the public highways of this State
10shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to the
11provisions of Section 11-501.2, to a chemical test or tests of
12blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining the
13content of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
14compound or compounds or any combination thereof in the
15person's blood if arrested, as evidenced by the issuance of a
16Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any offense as defined in Section
1711-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or if
18arrested for violating Section 11-401. The test or tests shall
19be administered at the direction of the arresting officer. The
20law enforcement agency employing the officer shall designate
21which of the aforesaid tests shall be administered. A urine
22test may be administered even after a blood or breath test or
23both has been administered. For purposes of this Section, an
24Illinois law enforcement officer of this State who is
25investigating the person for any offense defined in Section

 

 

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111-501 may travel into an adjoining state, where the person has
2been transported for medical care, to complete an investigation
3and to request that the person submit to the test or tests set
4forth in this Section. The requirements of this Section that
5the person be arrested are inapplicable, but the officer shall
6issue the person a Uniform Traffic Ticket for an offense as
7defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of a local
8ordinance prior to requesting that the person submit to the
9test or tests. The issuance of the Uniform Traffic Ticket shall
10not constitute an arrest, but shall be for the purpose of
11notifying the person that he or she is subject to the
12provisions of this Section and of the officer's belief of the
13existence of probable cause to arrest. Upon returning to this
14State, the officer shall file the Uniform Traffic Ticket with
15the Circuit Clerk of the county where the offense was
16committed, and shall seek the issuance of an arrest warrant or
17a summons for the person.
18    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is
19otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of
20refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
21provided by paragraph (a) of this Section and the test or tests
22may be administered, subject to the provisions of Section
2311-501.2.
24    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
25above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
26the test that a refusal to submit to the test will result in

 

 

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1the statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege to
2operate a motor vehicle, as provided in Section 6-208.1 of this
3Code, and will also result in the disqualification of the
4person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
5provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL
6holder. The person shall also be warned that a refusal to
7submit to the test, when the person was involved in a motor
8vehicle accident that caused personal injury or death to
9another, will result in the statutory summary revocation of the
10person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle, as provided in
11Section 6-208.1, and will also result in the disqualification
12of the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor
13vehicle, as provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the
14person is a CDL holder. The person shall also be warned by the
15law enforcement officer that if the person submits to the test
16or tests provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and the
17alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.08
18or greater, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound
19resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as
20covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
21listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
22intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
23Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
24Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
25detected in the person's blood or urine, a statutory summary
26suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor

 

 

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1vehicle, as provided in Sections 6-208.1 and 11-501.1 of this
2Code, and a disqualification of the person's privilege to
3operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in Section
46-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder, will be
5imposed.
6    A person who is under the age of 21 at the time the person
7is requested to submit to a test as provided above shall, in
8addition to the warnings provided for in this Section, be
9further warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the
10test that if the person submits to the test or tests provided
11in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol concentration
12in the person's blood or breath is greater than 0.00 and less
13than 0.08, a suspension of the person's privilege to operate a
14motor vehicle, as provided under Sections 6-208.2 and 11-501.8
15of this Code, will be imposed. The results of this test shall
16be admissible in a civil or criminal action or proceeding
17arising from an arrest for an offense as defined in Section
1811-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
19or pursuant to Section 11-501.4 in prosecutions for reckless
20homicide brought under the Criminal Code of 1961. These test
21results, however, shall be admissible only in actions or
22proceedings directly related to the incident upon which the
23test request was made.
24    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test that
25discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or any
26amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in the

 

 

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1person's breath, blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful
2use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control
3Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
4Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
5Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
6Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
7enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
8the circuit court of venue and the Secretary of State,
9certifying that the test or tests was or were requested under
10paragraph (a) and the person refused to submit to a test, or
11tests, or submitted to testing that disclosed an alcohol
12concentration of 0.08 or more.
13    (e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
14officer submitted under paragraph (d), the Secretary of State
15shall enter the statutory summary suspension or revocation and
16disqualification for the periods specified in Sections 6-208.1
17and 6-514, respectively, and effective as provided in paragraph
18(g).
19    If the person is a first offender as defined in Section
2011-500 of this Code, and is not convicted of a violation of
21Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
22ordinance, then reports received by the Secretary of State
23under this Section shall, except during the actual time the
24Statutory Summary Suspension is in effect, be privileged
25information and for use only by the courts, police officers,
26prosecuting authorities or the Secretary of State, unless the

 

 

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1person is a CDL holder, is operating a commercial motor vehicle
2or vehicle required to be placarded for hazardous materials, in
3which case the suspension shall not be privileged. Reports
4received by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
5also be made available to the parent or guardian of a person
6under the age of 18 years that holds an instruction permit or a
7graduated driver's license, regardless of whether the
8statutory summary suspension is in effect. A statutory summary
9revocation shall not be privileged information.
10    (f) The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
11under paragraph (d) shall serve immediate notice of the
12statutory summary suspension or revocation on the person and
13the suspension or revocation and disqualification shall be
14effective as provided in paragraph (g). In cases where the
15blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater or any amount of
16a drug, substance, or compound resulting from the unlawful use
17or consumption of cannabis as covered by the Cannabis Control
18Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
19Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
20Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
21Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
22established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
23collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer or
24arresting agency shall give notice as provided in this Section
25or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an
26envelope with postage prepaid and addressed to the person at

 

 

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1his address as shown on the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the
2statutory summary suspension and disqualification shall begin
3as provided in paragraph (g). The officer shall confiscate any
4Illinois driver's license or permit on the person at the time
5of arrest. If the person has a valid driver's license or
6permit, the officer shall issue the person a receipt, in a form
7prescribed by the Secretary of State, that will allow that
8person to drive during the periods provided for in paragraph
9(g). The officer shall immediately forward the driver's license
10or permit to the circuit court of venue along with the sworn
11report provided for in paragraph (d).
12    (g) The statutory summary suspension or revocation and
13disqualification referred to in this Section shall take effect
14on the 46th day following the date the notice of the statutory
15summary suspension or revocation was given to the person.
16    (h) The following procedure shall apply whenever a person
17is arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
18similar provision of a local ordinance:
19    Upon receipt of the sworn report from the law enforcement
20officer, the Secretary of State shall confirm the statutory
21summary suspension or revocation by mailing a notice of the
22effective date of the suspension or revocation to the person
23and the court of venue. The Secretary of State shall also mail
24notice of the effective date of the disqualification to the
25person. However, should the sworn report be defective by not
26containing sufficient information or be completed in error, the

 

 

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1confirmation of the statutory summary suspension or revocation
2shall not be mailed to the person or entered to the record;
3instead, the sworn report shall be forwarded to the court of
4venue with a copy returned to the issuing agency identifying
5any defect.
6    (i) As used in this Section, "personal injury" includes any
7Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
8completed by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate
9professional attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
10facility. A Type A injury includes severely bleeding wounds,
11distorted extremities, and injuries that require the injured
12party to be carried from the scene.
13(Source: P.A. 95-201, eff. 1-1-08; 95-382, eff. 8-23-07;
1495-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-1080, eff. 7-16-10; 96-1344, eff.
157-1-11; revised 9-2-10.)
 
16    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
17changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
18that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
19represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
20not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
21made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
22Public Act.