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SB2939 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2939

 

Introduced 10/19/2021, by Sen. John Connor

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-502.15

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the odor of burnt or raw cannabis in a motor vehicle by itself shall not constitute probable cause for the search of a motor vehicle.


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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
5changing Section 11-502.15 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-502.15)
7    Sec. 11-502.15. Possession of adult use cannabis in a
8motor vehicle.
9    (a) No driver may use cannabis within the passenger area
10of any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State.
11    (b) No driver may possess cannabis within any area of any
12motor vehicle upon a highway in this State except in a secured,
13sealed or resealable, odor-proof, child-resistant cannabis
14container that is inaccessible.
15    (c) No passenger may possess cannabis within any passenger
16area of any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State except
17in a secured, sealed or resealable, odor-proof,
18child-resistant cannabis container that is inaccessible.
19    (d) Any person who knowingly violates subsection (a), (b),
20or (c) of this Section commits a Class A misdemeanor.
21    (e) The odor of burnt or raw cannabis in a motor vehicle by
22itself shall not constitute probable cause for the search of a
23motor vehicle.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 101-27, eff. 6-25-19; 102-98, eff. 7-15-21.)