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90_HB1328

      625 ILCS 5/6-206          from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206
          Amends  the  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  to  authorize   the
      Secretary  of  State  to  suspend the driving privileges of a
      school student who has violated a weapons or violence-related
      law in school for 6 months, with the regional  superintendent
      of  schools  certifying  to  the  Secretary of State that the
      student violated one of these laws.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Vehicle  Code  by  changing
 2    Section 6-206.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 6    changing Section 6-206 as follows:
 7        (625 ILCS 5/6-206) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206)
 8        Sec. 6-206.  Discretionary authority to suspend or revoke
 9    license or permit; Right to a hearing.
10        (a)  The  Secretary  of State is authorized to suspend or
11    revoke  the  driving  privileges  of   any   person   without
12    preliminary hearing upon a showing of the person's records or
13    other sufficient evidence that the person:
14             1.  Has  committed  an  offense  for which mandatory
15        revocation of a driver's license or  permit  is  required
16        upon conviction;
17             2.  Has  been  convicted of not less than 3 offenses
18        against traffic regulations  governing  the  movement  of
19        vehicles  committed  within  any  12  month  period.   No
20        revocation  or  suspension  shall  be entered more than 6
21        months after the date of last conviction;
22             3.  Has been repeatedly  involved  as  a  driver  in
23        motor vehicle collisions or has been repeatedly convicted
24        of  offenses  against  laws and ordinances regulating the
25        movement of traffic, to a degree that indicates  lack  of
26        ability  to  exercise ordinary and reasonable care in the
27        safe operation of a motor vehicle or disrespect  for  the
28        traffic  laws  and  the  safety of other persons upon the
29        highway;
30             4.  Has by the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle
31        caused or contributed to an accident resulting  in  death
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 1        or injury requiring immediate professional treatment in a
 2        medical facility or doctor's office to any person, except
 3        that   any   suspension  or  revocation  imposed  by  the
 4        Secretary  of  State  under  the   provisions   of   this
 5        subsection shall start no later than 6 months after being
 6        convicted  of violating a law or ordinance regulating the
 7        movement of traffic, which violation is  related  to  the
 8        accident, or shall start not more than one year after the
 9        date of the accident, whichever date occurs later;
10             5.  Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a
11        driver's license, identification card, or permit;
12             6.  Has  been  lawfully  convicted  of an offense or
13        offenses in another state,  including  the  authorization
14        contained  in  Section 6-203.1, which if committed within
15        this State would be grounds for suspension or revocation;
16             7.  Has  refused  or  failed   to   submit   to   an
17        examination  provided  for by Section 6-207 or has failed
18        to pass the examination;
19             8.  Is ineligible for a driver's license  or  permit
20        under the provisions of Section 6-103;
21             9.  Has   made   a   false  statement  or  knowingly
22        concealed a material fact or has used  false  information
23        or  identification  in  any  application  for  a license,
24        identification card, or permit;
25             10.  Has  possessed,  displayed,  or  attempted   to
26        fraudulently  use  any  license,  identification card, or
27        permit not issued to the person;
28             11.  Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway  of
29        this   State  when  the  person's  driving  privilege  or
30        privilege to obtain a  driver's  license  or  permit  was
31        revoked  or suspended unless the operation was authorized
32        by a judicial driving  permit,  probationary  license  to
33        drive,  or  a restricted driving permit issued under this
34        Code;
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 1             12.  Has submitted to any portion of the application
 2        process for another person or has obtained  the  services
 3        of  another  person  to  submit  to  any  portion  of the
 4        application  process  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a
 5        license, identification card, or permit  for  some  other
 6        person;
 7             13.  Has  operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of
 8        this State when the person's driver's license was invalid
 9        under the provisions of Section 6-110.  Provided that for
10        the first offense the Secretary of State may suspend  the
11        driver's  license  for  not  more  than  60 days, for the
12        second offense not more than 90 days, and for  the  third
13        offense not more than one year;
14             14.  Has  committed  a  violation  of Section 6-301,
15        6-301.1, or 6-301.2 of this Act, or Section 14,  14A,  or
16        14B of the Illinois Identification Card Act;
17             15.  Has been convicted of violating Section 21-2 of
18        the  Criminal  Code of 1961 relating to criminal trespass
19        to vehicles in which case, the suspension  shall  be  for
20        one year;
21             16.  Has  been convicted of violating Section 11-204
22        of this Code relating to fleeing from a police officer;
23             17.  Has refused to submit to a test, or  tests,  as
24        required  under  Section  11-501.1  of  this Code and the
25        person has not  sought  a  hearing  as  provided  for  in
26        Section 11-501.1;
27             18.  Has,  since  issuance  of a driver's license or
28        permit, been adjudged to be afflicted with  or  suffering
29        from any mental disability or disease;
30             19.  Has  committed  a violation of paragraph (a) or
31        (b) of  Section  6-101  relating  to  driving  without  a
32        driver's license;
33             20.  Has  been  convicted of violating Section 6-104
34        relating to classification of driver's license;
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 1             21.  Has been convicted of violating Section  11-402
 2        of this Code relating to leaving the scene of an accident
 3        resulting  in damage to a vehicle in excess of $1,000, in
 4        which case the suspension shall be for one year;
 5             22.  Has used a motor vehicle in violating paragraph
 6        (3), (4), (7), or (9) of subsection (a) of  Section  24-1
 7        of  the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to unlawful use of
 8        weapons, in which case the suspension shall  be  for  one
 9        year;
10             23.  Has,  as a driver, been convicted of committing
11        a violation of paragraph (a) of Section  11-502  of  this
12        Code for a second or subsequent time within one year of a
13        similar violation;
14             24.  Has   been  convicted  by  a  court-martial  or
15        punished   by   non-judicial   punishment   by   military
16        authorities  of  the  United   States   at   a   military
17        installation  in  Illinois  of  or  for a traffic related
18        offense that is the same as  or  similar  to  an  offense
19        specified under Section 6-205 or 6-206 of this Code;
20             25.  Has  permitted any form of identification to be
21        used by another in the application process  in  order  to
22        obtain  or  attempt  to  obtain a license, identification
23        card, or permit;
24             26.  Has altered or attempted to alter a license  or
25        has possessed an altered license, identification card, or
26        permit;
27             27.  Has violated Section 6-16 of the Liquor Control
28        Act of 1934;
29             28.  Has  been  convicted of the illegal possession,
30        while operating or  in  actual  physical  control,  as  a
31        driver,  of  a motor vehicle, of any controlled substance
32        prohibited under the Illinois Controlled  Substances  Act
33        or  any  cannabis  prohibited under the provisions of the
34        Cannabis Control Act, in which case the person's  driving
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 1        privileges  shall  be  suspended  for  one  year, and any
 2        driver  who  is  convicted  of  a  second  or  subsequent
 3        offense, within 5 years of a previous conviction, for the
 4        illegal possession, while operating or in actual physical
 5        control,  as  a  driver,  of  a  motor  vehicle,  of  any
 6        controlled substance prohibited under the  provisions  of
 7        the  Illinois  Controlled  Substances Act or any cannabis
 8        prohibited  under  the  Cannabis  Control  Act  shall  be
 9        suspended for 5 years. Any defendant found guilty of this
10        offense while operating a motor vehicle,  shall  have  an
11        entry  made  in  the  court record by the presiding judge
12        that this offense  did  occur  while  the  defendant  was
13        operating  a  motor  vehicle  and  order the clerk of the
14        court to report the violation to the Secretary of State;
15             29.  Has been convicted of  the  following  offenses
16        that  were committed while the person was operating or in
17        actual physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle:
18        criminal  sexual  assault,  predatory   criminal   sexual
19        assault  of  a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
20        criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual  abuse,
21        juvenile  pimping,  soliciting  for a juvenile prostitute
22        and the  manufacture,  sale  or  delivery  of  controlled
23        substances  or  instruments  used for illegal drug use or
24        abuse in which case the driver's driving privileges shall
25        be suspended for one year;
26             30.  Has been convicted a second or subsequent  time
27        for any combination of the offenses named in paragraph 29
28        of  this  subsection,  in which case the person's driving
29        privileges shall be suspended for 5 years;
30             31.  Beginning on January 1, 1991,  has  refused  to
31        submit  to  a test as required by Section 11-501.6 or has
32        submitted to a test resulting in an alcohol concentration
33        of 0.10 or more or any amount of a  drug,  substance,  or
34        compound  resulting  from the unlawful use or consumption
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 1        of cannabis as listed in the Cannabis Control  Act  or  a
 2        controlled substance as listed in the Illinois Controlled
 3        Substances  Act  in  which  case  the penalty shall be as
 4        prescribed in Section 6-208.1;
 5             32.  Has been convicted of  Section  24-1.2  of  the
 6        Criminal   Code   of  1961  relating  to  the  aggravated
 7        discharge of a firearm if the offender was located  in  a
 8        motor  vehicle at the time the firearm was discharged, in
 9        which case the suspension shall be for 3 years; or
10             33.  Has as  a driver, who was less than 21 years of
11        age on the date of the offense, been  convicted  a  first
12        time of a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of
13        this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance or.
14             34.  Has,  as  a  student in a school subject to the
15        School Code, violated a weapons or  violence-related  law
16        in  school,  after the regional superintendent of schools
17        has certified to the Secretary of State that the  student
18        violated  one  of these laws, in which case the student's
19        driving privileges shall be suspended for 6 months.
20        For purposes of paragraphs 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 25,  26,
21    and  27  of  this  subsection,  license  means  any  driver's
22    license, any traffic ticket issued when the person's driver's
23    license  is  deposited  in  lieu of bail, a suspension notice
24    issued by the Secretary of State, a  duplicate  or  corrected
25    driver's  license,  a  probationary  driver's  license  or  a
26    temporary driver's license.
27        (b)  If  any conviction forming the basis of a suspension
28    or revocation authorized under this Section is appealed,  the
29    Secretary  of  State may rescind or withhold the entry of the
30    order of suspension  or  revocation,  as  the  case  may  be,
31    provided  that a certified copy of a stay order of a court is
32    filed with the Secretary of  State.   If  the  conviction  is
33    affirmed  on  appeal, the date of the conviction shall relate
34    back to the time the  original  judgment  of  conviction  was
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 1    entered  and  the  6  month  limitation  prescribed shall not
 2    apply.
 3        (c) 1.  Upon suspending or revoking the driver's  license
 4        or  permit  of  any person as authorized in this Section,
 5        the Secretary  of  State  shall  immediately  notify  the
 6        person  in  writing  of the revocation or suspension. The
 7        notice to be deposited in the United States mail, postage
 8        prepaid, to the last known address of the person.
 9             2.  If the Secretary of State suspends the  driver's
10        license  of  a person under subsection 2 of paragraph (a)
11        of this  Section,  a  person's  privilege  to  operate  a
12        vehicle as an occupation shall not be suspended, provided
13        an  affidavit  is properly completed, the appropriate fee
14        received, and a permit issued prior to the effective date
15        of the suspension, unless 5 offenses were  committed,  at
16        least  2  of  which occurred while operating a commercial
17        vehicle  in  connection   with   the   driver's   regular
18        occupation.   All   other  driving  privileges  shall  be
19        suspended by the Secretary of State. Any driver prior  to
20        operating  a  vehicle for occupational purposes only must
21        submit the affidavit on  forms  to  be  provided  by  the
22        Secretary  of  State  setting  forth  the  facts  of  the
23        person's  occupation.  The affidavit shall also state the
24        number of offenses committed while operating a vehicle in
25        connection with  the  driver's  regular  occupation.  The
26        affidavit  shall  be accompanied by the driver's license.
27        Upon receipt  of  a  properly  completed  affidavit,  the
28        Secretary  of  State  shall  issue the driver a permit to
29        operate a vehicle in connection with the driver's regular
30        occupation only. Unless  the  permit  is  issued  by  the
31        Secretary  of  State prior to the date of suspension, the
32        privilege to drive any motor vehicle shall  be  suspended
33        as  set  forth  in  the notice that was mailed under this
34        Section. If an affidavit is received  subsequent  to  the
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 1        effective date of this suspension, a permit may be issued
 2        for the remainder of the suspension period.
 3             The  provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply
 4        to any driver required to obtain  a  commercial  driver's
 5        license  under  Section  6-507  during  the  period  of a
 6        disqualification of commercial driving  privileges  under
 7        Section 6-514.
 8             Any  person  who  falsely  states  any  fact  in the
 9        affidavit required herein  shall  be  guilty  of  perjury
10        under  Section  6-302  and  upon conviction thereof shall
11        have  all  driving  privileges  revoked  without  further
12        rights.
13             3.  At the conclusion of  a  hearing  under  Section
14        2-118  of  this Code, the Secretary of State shall either
15        rescind or continue  an  order  of  revocation  or  shall
16        substitute   an  order  of  suspension;  or,  good  cause
17        appearing therefor, rescind, continue, change, or  extend
18        the  order of suspension.  If the Secretary of State does
19        not  rescind  the   order,   the   Secretary   may   upon
20        application,   to   relieve   undue   hardship,  issue  a
21        restricted  driving  permit  granting  the  privilege  of
22        driving  a  motor  vehicle   between   the   petitioner's
23        residence  and petitioner's place of employment or within
24        the scope of his employment related duties, or  to  allow
25        transportation  for the petitioner, or a household member
26        of the petitioner's family, to receive necessary  medical
27        care   and  if  the  professional  evaluation  indicates,
28        provide   transportation   for   alcohol   remedial    or
29        rehabilitative  activity, or for the petitioner to attend
30        classes, as  a  student,  in  an  accredited  educational
31        institution;  if  the  petitioner  is able to demonstrate
32        that no alternative means of transportation is reasonably
33        available and the petitioner will not endanger the public
34        safety or welfare. In each case the Secretary may issue a
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 1        restricted   driving   permit   for   a   period   deemed
 2        appropriate, except that all permits shall expire  within
 3        one year from the date of issuance.  A restricted driving
 4        permit  issued  under  this  Section  shall be subject to
 5        cancellation, revocation, and suspension by the Secretary
 6        of State in like manner and for like cause as a  driver's
 7        license issued under this Code may be cancelled, revoked,
 8        or  suspended;  except that a conviction upon one or more
 9        offenses  against  laws  or  ordinances  regulating   the
10        movement  of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause for
11        the  revocation,  suspension,  or   cancellation   of   a
12        restricted driving permit. The Secretary of State may, as
13        a  condition  to  the  issuance  of  a restricted driving
14        permit,  require  the  applicant  to  participate  in   a
15        designated driver remedial or rehabilitative program. The
16        Secretary  of  State is authorized to cancel a restricted
17        driving permit if the permit holder does not successfully
18        complete the program.
19        (d)  This Section is subject to  the  provisions  of  the
20    Drivers License Compact.
21    (Source: P.A.  88-45;  88-209;  88-211; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94;
22    89-283, eff. 1-1-96;  89-428,  eff.  12-13-95;  89-462,  eff.
23    5-29-96.)

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