Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB0177

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State is authorized to suspend or revoke the driver's license or permit of any person who has used a motor vehicle in the commission of any of the following offenses: unlawful use of weapons by felons or persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections; aggravated discharge of a firearm; aggravated discharge of a machine gun or of a weapon equipped with a silencer; reckless discharge of a firearm; aggravated unlawful use of a weapon; or being an armed habitual criminal (as well as providing for the suspension or revocation of the driving privileges of anyone who has used a motor vehicle in the commission of the offense of unlawful use of a weapon). Provides that the suspension shall be for one year if the violation is a misdemeanor or a Class 3 or Class 4 felony and shall be for 3 years if the violation is a Class X, Class 1, or Class 2 felony (rather than being for one year in all cases). Deletes language providing for the suspension or revocation of the driving privileges of a person who was in a motor vehicle at the time he or she committed the offense of aggravated discharge of a firearm.

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