(625 ILCS 5/16-108)
Sec. 16-108. Claims of diplomatic immunity.
(a) This Section applies only to an individual that displays to a police
officer a
driver's license issued by the U.S. Department of State or that otherwise
claims
immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code
with
respect to the individual's violation of Section 9-3 or Section 9-3.2 of the
Criminal Code
of 2012 or his or her violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement
of vehicles
under this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
(b) If a driver subject to this Section is stopped by a police officer that
has
probable cause to believe that the driver has committed a violation described
in
subsection (a) of this Section, the police officer shall:
(1) as soon as practicable contact the U.S. |
| Department of State office in order to verify the driver's status and immunity, if any;
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(2) record all relevant information from any driver's
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| license or identification card, including a driver's license or identification card issued by the U.S. Department of State; and
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(3) within 5 workdays after the date of the stop,
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| forward the following to the Secretary of State of Illinois:
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(A) a vehicle crash report, if the driver was
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| involved in a vehicle crash;
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(B) if a citation or charge was issued to the
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| driver, a copy of the citation or charge; and
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(C) if a citation or charge was not issued to the
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| driver, a written report of the incident.
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(c) Upon receiving material submitted under paragraph (3) of subsection (b)
of
this Section, the Secretary of State shall:
(1) file each vehicle crash report, citation or
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| charge, and incident report received;
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(2) keep convenient records or make suitable
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(A) conviction;
(B) disposition of court supervision for any
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| violation of Section 11-501 of this Code; and
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(C) vehicle crash; and
(3) send a copy of each document and record described
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| in paragraph (2) of this subsection (c) to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, of the U.S. Department of State.
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(d) This Section does not prohibit or limit the application of any law to a
criminal
or motor vehicle violation by an individual who has or claims immunities or
privileges
under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23 .)
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