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Full Text of HB4998  95th General Assembly

HB4998 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4998

 

Introduced , by Rep. Robert W. Pritchard

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-503.5 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates the offense of distracted driving. Provides that a person commits distracted driving when he or she operates a motor vehicle while doing anything that distracts the driver from driving in a lawful manner. Provides that a law enforcement officer may charge a person with distracted driving under this provision if the officer has stopped the person for any violation of a law or ordinance governing the movement of vehicles and if the officer determines that the driver was driving while distracted. Provides that any person who commits the offense of distracted driving is subject to an additional fine equivalent to the amount of the fine for the underlying offense that he or she committed.


LRB095 17887 RLC 45828 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB4998 LRB095 17887 RLC 45828 b

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 adding
5 Section 11-503.5 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/11-503.5 new)
7     Sec. 11-503.5. Distracted driving.
8     (a) A person commits distracted driving when he or she
9 operates a motor vehicle while doing anything that distracts
10 the driver from driving in a lawful manner and the operation of
11 the motor vehicle is in violation of a law or ordinance
12 governing the movement of vehicles.
13     (b) A law enforcement officer may charge a person with
14 distracted driving under this Section if the officer has
15 stopped the person for any violation of a law or ordinance
16 governing the movement of vehicles and if the officer
17 determines that the driver was driving while distracted.
18     (c) Any person found in violation of subsection (a) of this
19 Section is subject to an additional fine equivalent to the
20 amount of the fine for the underlying offense that he or she
21 committed.