Full Text of SB0990 97th General Assembly
SB0990 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 SB0990 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | | 625 ILCS 5/6-101 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning licenses and permits.
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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 | | Section 6-101 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101)
| 7 | | Sec. 6-101. Drivers must have licenses or permits.
| 8 | | (a) No person, except those expressly exempted by Section | 9 | | 6-102, shall
drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this | 10 | | State unless such person has
a valid license or permit, or a | 11 | | restricted driving permit, issued under the
the
provisions of | 12 | | this Act. | 13 | | (b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle unless he holds a | 14 | | valid
license or permit, or a restricted driving permit issued | 15 | | under the
provisions of Section 6-205, 6-206, or 6-113 of this | 16 | | Act. Any person to
whom a license is issued under the | 17 | | provisions of this Act must surrender to
the Secretary of State | 18 | | all valid licenses or permits. No drivers license
shall be | 19 | | issued to any person who holds a valid Foreign State license,
| 20 | | identification card, or permit
unless such person first | 21 | | surrenders to the Secretary of State any such
valid Foreign | 22 | | State license,
identification card, or permit.
| 23 | | (b-5) Any person who commits a violation of subsection (a) |
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| 1 | | or (b) of this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, if | 2 | | at the time of the violation the person's driver's license or | 3 | | permit was cancelled under clause (a)9 of Section 6-201 of this | 4 | | Code.
| 5 | | (c) Any person licensed as a driver hereunder shall not be | 6 | | required by
any city, village, incorporated town or other | 7 | | municipal corporation to
obtain any other license to exercise | 8 | | the privilege thereby granted.
| 9 | | (d) In addition to other penalties imposed under this | 10 | | Section, any person
in violation of this Section who is also in | 11 | | violation of Section 7-601 of this
Code relating to mandatory | 12 | | insurance requirements shall have his or her motor
vehicle | 13 | | immediately impounded by the arresting law enforcement | 14 | | officer. The
motor vehicle may be released to any licensed | 15 | | driver upon a showing of proof of
insurance for the motor | 16 | | vehicle that was impounded and the notarized written
consent | 17 | | for the release by the vehicle owner.
| 18 | | (e) In addition to other penalties imposed under this | 19 | | Section, the
vehicle
of any person
in violation of this Section | 20 | | who is also in violation of Section 7-601 of this
Code relating | 21 | | to mandatory insurance requirements and who, in violating this
| 22 | | Section, has caused death or personal injury to another person | 23 | | is subject to
forfeiture under
Sections 36-1 and 36-2 of the | 24 | | Criminal Code of 1961.
For the purposes of this Section, a | 25 | | personal injury shall include
any type A injury as indicated on | 26 | | the traffic accident report completed
by a law enforcement |
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| 1 | | officer that requires immediate professional attention
in | 2 | | either a doctor's office or a medical facility. A type A injury | 3 | | shall
include severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, | 4 | | and injuries that
require the injured party to be carried from | 5 | | the scene.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 94-993, eff. 1-1-07; 95-578, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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