Full Text of HB3143 99th General Assembly
HB3143eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 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 changing | 5 | | Sections 6-116.5, 6-903, and 11-503 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-116.5)
| 7 | | Sec. 6-116.5. Driver's duty to report medical condition. | 8 | | Every driver shall report to the Secretary any medical
| 9 | | condition, as defined by the Driver's License Medical Review | 10 | | Law of 1992, that
is likely to cause loss of consciousness , | 11 | | seizures, or any loss of ability
to safely operate a motor | 12 | | vehicle within 10 days of the driver becoming aware
of the | 13 | | condition. The Secretary, in conjunction with the Driver's | 14 | | License
Medical Advisory Board, shall determine by | 15 | | administrative rule the temporary
conditions not required to be | 16 | | reported under the provisions of this Section.
All information | 17 | | furnished to the Secretary under the provisions of this
Section | 18 | | shall be deemed confidential and for the privileged use of the | 19 | | Secretary in accordance with the provisions of subsection (j) | 20 | | of Section 2-123 of this Code.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 89-584, eff. 7-31-96 .)
| 22 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-903) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-903)
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| 1 | | Sec. 6-903. Standard for determining medical limitation; | 2 | | records.
| 3 | | (a) The Secretary in cooperation with the Board shall | 4 | | establish standards
for determining the degree to which a | 5 | | person's medical condition
constitutes a limitation to the | 6 | | person's ability to operate a motor vehicle
or causes the | 7 | | person to be a driving hazard.
| 8 | | (b) The standards may include, but need not be limited to, | 9 | | the following:
| 10 | | (1) Physical disorders characterized by momentary or | 11 | | prolonged lapses
of consciousness or control , including, | 12 | | but not limited to, seizures .
| 13 | | (2) Disorders and impairments affecting the | 14 | | cardiovascular functions.
| 15 | | (3) Musculoskeletal disabilities and disorders | 16 | | affecting musculoskeletal
functions.
| 17 | | (4) Vision and disorders affecting vision.
| 18 | | (5) The use of or dependence upon alcohol or drugs.
| 19 | | (6) The extent to which compensatory aids and devices | 20 | | may be utilized.
| 21 | | (7) Conditions or disorders that medically impair a | 22 | | person's mental
health.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 87-1249.)
| 24 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)
| 25 | | Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless |
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| 1 | | driving.
| 2 | | (a) A
person commits reckless driving if he or she: | 3 | | (1) drives any vehicle with
a willful or wanton | 4 | | disregard for the safety of persons or property; or | 5 | | (2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in a | 6 | | roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge
approach, or | 7 | | hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne ; or .
| 8 | | (3) knowingly drives a vehicle when that person has, | 9 | | within the preceding 6 months, experienced a loss of | 10 | | consciousness or a seizure that would interfere with the | 11 | | ability to safely operate a vehicle, unless the person's | 12 | | condition is controlled by medical treatment or | 13 | | medication. | 14 | | (b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be | 15 | | guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under | 16 | | subsections (b-1), (c), and (d) of this
Section.
| 17 | | (b-1) Except as provided in subsection (d), any person | 18 | | convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes | 19 | | bodily harm to a child or a school crossing guard while the | 20 | | school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties, | 21 | | is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
| 22 | | (c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of | 23 | | subsection (a)
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be guilty of aggravated reckless driving | 24 | | if the violation results in great
bodily harm or permanent | 25 | | disability or disfigurement to another. Except as provided in | 26 | | subsection (d) of this Section, aggravated
reckless driving is |
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| 1 | | a Class 4 felony. | 2 | | (d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if | 3 | | the violation causes great bodily harm or permanent disability | 4 | | or disfigurement to a child or a school crossing guard while | 5 | | the school crossing guard is performing his or her official | 6 | | duties, is guilty of aggravated reckless driving. Aggravated | 7 | | reckless driving under this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 95-467, eff. 6-1-08 .)
| 9 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 10 | | 1, 2016.
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