97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2996

 

Introduced 2/23/2011, by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-501  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof.


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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 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-501)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
7    Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
8other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
9combination thereof.
10    (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
11control of any any vehicle within this State while:
12        (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
13    breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
14    breath units in Section 11-501.2;
15        (2) under the influence of alcohol;
16        (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
17    combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
18    renders the person incapable of driving safely;
19        (4) under the influence of any other drug or
20    combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
21    incapable of safely driving;
22        (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
23    or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree

 

 

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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
11Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
12drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
13combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
14charge 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,
19other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
20any 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:
26            (A) the person committed a violation of subsection

 

 

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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) and has been previously convicted of violating
13        Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar
14        provision of a law of another state relating to
15        reckless homicide in which the person was determined to
16        have been under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
17        drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds as an
18        element of the offense or the person has previously
19        been convicted under subparagraph (C) or subparagraph
20        (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
26        accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great

 

 

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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 permit
21        or a monitoring device driving 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;
26            (J) the person in committing a violation of

 

 

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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
26    other criminal or administrative sanction.

 

 

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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
26    community service in a program benefiting children shall be

 

 

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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
26    in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment

 

 

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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        (J) A violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of
20    this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony, for which a
21    sentence of probation or conditional discharge may not be
22    imposed.
23        (3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who
24    receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must
25    serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
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1    probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other
2    criminal or administrative sanction.
3    (e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or
4a similar provision includes any violation of a provision of a
5local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an
6offense committed on a military installation that is similar to
7a violation of subsection (a) of this Section.
8    (f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or
9assignment of community service for a violation of this Section
10shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
11    (g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has
12been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this
13Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any
14subsequent violation of subsection (a).
15    (h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified
16copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
17as proof of any prior conviction.
18(Source: P.A. 95-149, eff. 8-14-07; 95-355, eff. 1-1-08;
1995-400, eff. 1-1-09; 95-578, eff. 6-1-08; 95-778, eff. 8-4-08;
2095-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-289, eff. 8-11-09.)