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90_SB1695enr

      625 ILCS 5/6-205          from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-205
      625 ILCS 5/11-501         from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501
          Amends the Illinois Vehicle  Code.   Replaces  provisions
      concerning  a  pilot  ignition  interlock device program with
      provisions authorizing the Secretary of State to use ignition
      interlock device requirements when granting certain relief to
      individuals who have been arrested for a second or subsequent
      offense of driving under the influence.  Effective January 1,
      1999.
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Vehicle  Code  by  changing
 2    Sections 6-205 and 11-501.
 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 Sections 6-205 and 11-501 as follows:
 7        (625 ILCS 5/6-205) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-205)
 8        Sec.  6-205.  Mandatory  revocation of license or permit;
 9    Hardship cases.
10        (a)  Except as provided in this Section, the Secretary of
11    State shall immediately revoke the license or permit  of  any
12    driver  upon receiving a report of the driver's conviction of
13    any of the following offenses:
14             1.  Reckless homicide resulting from  the  operation
15        of a motor vehicle;
16             2.  Violation  of  Section  11-501 of this Code or a
17        similar provision of a local ordinance  relating  to  the
18        offense  of  operating  or being in physical control of a
19        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, other drug,
20        or combination of both;
21             3.  Any felony under the laws of any  State  or  the
22        federal  government  in  the  commission of which a motor
23        vehicle was used;
24             4.  Violation  of  Section  11-401  of   this   Code
25        relating to the offense of leaving the scene of a traffic
26        accident involving death or personal injury;
27             5.  Perjury  or  the  making of a false affidavit or
28        statement under oath to the Secretary of State under this
29        Code or under any other law relating to the ownership  or
30        operation of motor vehicles;
31             6.  Conviction   upon  3  charges  of  violation  of
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 1        Section 11-503 of this Code relating to  the  offense  of
 2        reckless driving committed within a period of 12 months;
 3             7.  Conviction of the offense of automobile theft as
 4        defined in Section 4-102 of this Code;
 5             8.  Violation   of   Section  11-504  of  this  Code
 6        relating to the offense of drag racing;
 7             9.  Violation of Chapters 8 and 9 of this Code;
 8             10.  Violation of Section 12-5 of the Criminal  Code
 9        of 1961 arising from the use of a motor vehicle;
10             11.  Violation  of  Section  11-204.1  of  this Code
11        relating to aggravated fleeing or attempting to  elude  a
12        police officer;
13             12.  Violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of
14        Section  6-507,  or  a  similar  law  of any other state,
15        relating to the unlawful operation of a commercial  motor
16        vehicle;
17             13.  Violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of
18        this  Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance if
19        the driver has been previously convicted of  a  violation
20        of  that  Section  or  a  similar  provision  of  a local
21        ordinance and the driver was less than 21 years of age at
22        the time of the offense.
23        (b)  The Secretary of State shall also immediately revoke
24    the  license  or  permit  of  any  driver  in  the  following
25    situations:
26             1.  Of any minor upon receiving the notice  provided
27        for in Section 1-8 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 that
28        the  minor  has been adjudicated under that Act as having
29        committed  an  offense   relating   to   motor   vehicles
30        prescribed in Section 4-103 of this Code;
31             2.  Of  any  person when any other law of this State
32        requires either the revocation or suspension of a license
33        or permit.
34        (c)  Whenever  a  person  is  convicted  of  any  of  the
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 1    offenses enumerated in this Section, the court may  recommend
 2    and  the Secretary of State in his discretion, without regard
 3    to whether the recommendation is made by the court, may, upon
 4    application, issue to the person a restricted driving  permit
 5    granting the privilege of driving a motor vehicle between the
 6    petitioner's  residence  and petitioner's place of employment
 7    or within the scope of the  petitioner's  employment  related
 8    duties,  or  to  allow transportation for the petitioner or a
 9    household member of the petitioner's family for  the  receipt
10    of  necessary medical care or, if the professional evaluation
11    indicates, provide  transportation  for  the  petitioner  for
12    alcohol  remedial  or  rehabilitative  activity,  or  for the
13    petitioner to attend classes, as a student, in an  accredited
14    educational   institution;  if  the  petitioner  is  able  to
15    demonstrate that no alternative means  of  transportation  is
16    reasonably available and the petitioner will not endanger the
17    public  safety  or  welfare;  provided  that  the Secretary's
18    discretion shall be limited to  cases  where  undue  hardship
19    would  result  from a failure to issue the restricted driving
20    permit. In each case the  Secretary  of  State  may  issue  a
21    restricted  driving permit for a period he deems appropriate,
22    except that the permit shall expire within one year from  the
23    date  of  issuance.  A restricted driving permit issued under
24    this Section shall be subject  to  cancellation,  revocation,
25    and  suspension  by the Secretary of State in like manner and
26    for like cause as a driver's license issued under  this  Code
27    may  be  cancelled,  revoked,  or  suspended;  except  that a
28    conviction  upon  one  or  more  offenses  against  laws   or
29    ordinances regulating the movement of traffic shall be deemed
30    sufficient   cause   for   the   revocation,  suspension,  or
31    cancellation of a restricted driving permit. The Secretary of
32    State may, as a condition to the  issuance  of  a  restricted
33    driving  permit,  require  the  applicant to participate in a
34    designated driver remedial  or  rehabilitative  program.  The
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 1    Secretary  of  State  is  authorized  to  cancel a restricted
 2    driving permit if the permit  holder  does  not  successfully
 3    complete  the  program.  However,  if an individual's driving
 4    privileges have been revoked in accordance with paragraph  13
 5    of  subsection  (a)  of  this  Section, no restricted driving
 6    permit shall be issued until  the  individual  has  served  6
 7    months of the revocation period.
 8        (d)  Whenever  a  person under the age of 21 is convicted
 9    under Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a
10    local ordinance, the Secretary  of  State  shall  revoke  the
11    driving  privileges  of that person.  One year after the date
12    of revocation, and upon application, the Secretary  of  State
13    may,  if satisfied that the person applying will not endanger
14    the public safety or  welfare,  issue  a  restricted  driving
15    permit granting the privilege of driving a motor vehicle only
16    between  the  hours  of  5  a.m.  and  9 p.m. or as otherwise
17    provided by this Section for a period of  one  year.    After
18    this one year period, and upon reapplication for a license as
19    provided  in  Section  6-106, upon payment of the appropriate
20    reinstatement fee provided under  paragraph  (b)  of  Section
21    6-118,  the  Secretary of State, in his discretion, may issue
22    the applicant a license, or  extend  the  restricted  driving
23    permit  as  many  times  as  the  Secretary  of  State  deems
24    appropriate, by additional periods of not more than 12 months
25    each,  until  the  applicant  attains  21  years  of  age.  A
26    restricted driving permit issued under this Section shall  be
27    subject  to  cancellation,  revocation, and suspension by the
28    Secretary of State in like manner and for  like  cause  as  a
29    driver's  license  issued  under  this Code may be cancelled,
30    revoked, or suspended; except that a conviction upon  one  or
31    more  offenses  against  laws  or  ordinances  regulating the
32    movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause for  the
33    revocation,  suspension,  or  cancellation  of  a  restricted
34    driving  permit.   Any person under 21 years of age who has a
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 1    driver's  license  revoked  for  a   second   or   subsequent
 2    conviction  for driving under the influence, prior to the age
 3    of 21, shall not be eligible to submit an application  for  a
 4    full  reinstatement  of  driving  privileges  or a restricted
 5    driving permit until age 21 or one additional year  from  the
 6    date  of the latest such revocation, whichever is the longer.
 7    The revocation periods contained in this  subparagraph  shall
 8    apply to similar out-of-state convictions.
 9        (e)  This  Section  is  subject  to the provisions of the
10    Driver License Compact.
11        (f)  Any  revocation  imposed  upon  any   person   under
12    subsections  2  and  3  of paragraph (b) that is in effect on
13    December 31, 1988 shall be converted to a  suspension  for  a
14    like period of time.
15        (g)  The  Secretary of State shall not issue a restricted
16    driving permit to a person under the age of  16  years  whose
17    driving  privileges have been revoked under any provisions of
18    this Code.
19        (h)  The Secretary of State may  use  ignition  interlock
20    device   requirements   when   granting   driving  relief  to
21    individuals who have been arrested for a second or subsequent
22    offense under Section  11-501  of  this  Code  or  a  similar
23    provision   of   a  local  ordinance.   The  Secretary  shall
24    establish by rule and regulation the procedures  for  use  of
25    the interlock system.
26    (Source: P.A.  89-156,  eff.  1-1-96;  89-245,  eff.  1-1-96;
27    89-626, eff. 8-9-96; 90-369, eff. 1-1-98.)
28        (625 ILCS 5/11-501) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
29        Sec.  11-501.   Driving  while  under  the  influence  of
30    alcohol, other drug, or combination of both.
31        (a)  A  person  shall  not drive or be in actual physical
32    control of any vehicle within this State while:
33             (1)  the alcohol concentration in the person's blood
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 1        or breath is 0.08 or more  based  on  the  definition  of
 2        blood and breath units in Section 11-501.2;
 3             (2)  under the influence of alcohol;
 4             (3)  under  the  influence  of  any  other  drug  or
 5        combination  of drugs to a degree that renders the person
 6        incapable of safely driving;
 7             (4)  under the combined influence of alcohol and any
 8        other drug or drugs to a degree that renders  the  person
 9        incapable of safely driving; or
10             (5)  there  is  any  amount of a drug, substance, or
11        compound in the person's blood or  urine  resulting  from
12        the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in the
13        Cannabis Control Act, or a controlled substance listed in
14        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.
15        (b)  The fact that any person charged with violating this
16    Section  is  or  has been legally entitled to use alcohol, or
17    other  drugs,  or  any  combination  of  both,    shall   not
18    constitute  a  defense  against  any charge of violating this
19    Section.
20        (c)  Except as provided under paragraphs (c-3) and (d) of
21    this  Section,  every  person  convicted  of  violating  this
22    Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance, shall be
23    guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, in addition to any other
24    criminal or administrative action, for any second  conviction
25    of  violating this Section or a similar provision of a law of
26    another state or local ordinance committed within 5 years  of
27    a  previous  violation of this Section or a similar provision
28    of a local ordinance shall  be  mandatorily  sentenced  to  a
29    minimum  of  48 consecutive hours of imprisonment or assigned
30    to a minimum of 100 hours of  community  service  as  may  be
31    determined by the court.  Every person convicted of violating
32    this  Section  or  a  similar  provision of a local ordinance
33    shall be subject to a mandatory minimum fine of  $500  and  a
34    mandatory 5 days of community service in a program benefiting
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 1    children if the person committed a violation of paragraph (a)
 2    or   a   similar   provision   of  a  local  ordinance  while
 3    transporting a person under age 16.  Every person convicted a
 4    second time for violating this Section or a similar provision
 5    of a local ordinance within 5 years of a  previous  violation
 6    of  this  Section  or a similar provision of a law of another
 7    state or local ordinance shall  be  subject  to  a  mandatory
 8    minimum  fine  of  $500  and  10  days of mandatory community
 9    service in a  program  benefiting  children  if  the  current
10    offense  was  committed while transporting a person under age
11    16.  The imprisonment or  assignment  under  this  subsection
12    shall  not  be  subject to suspension nor shall the person be
13    eligible for probation in order to  reduce  the  sentence  or
14    assignment.
15        (c-1)  A person who violates this Section during a period
16    in  which  his  or  her  driving  privileges  are  revoked or
17    suspended, where the  revocation  or  suspension  was  for  a
18    violation  of  this Section or Section 11-501.1 shall, unless
19    sentenced to a  term of imprisonment in the penitentiary,  in
20    addition  to  any other criminal or administrative action, be
21    sentenced to  a  minimum  term  of  30  consecutive  days  of
22    imprisonment, 40 days of 24 hour periodic imprisonment or 720
23    hours  of  community  service,  as  may  be determined by the
24    court.   This  mandatory  minimum  term  of  imprisonment  or
25    assignment of community service shall not  be  suspended  and
26    shall not be subject to reduction by the court.
27        (c-2)  (Blank).
28        (c-3)  Every  person  convicted of violating this Section
29    or a similar provision of a local ordinance who had  a  child
30    under  age 16 in the vehicle at the time of the offense shall
31    have his or her punishment under this Act enhanced by 2  days
32    of  imprisonment for a first offense, 10 days of imprisonment
33    for a second offense, 30 days of  imprisonment  for  a  third
34    offense,  and  90  days  of  imprisonment  for  a  fourth  or
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 1    subsequent  offense,  in  addition  to the fine and community
 2    service  required  under  subsection  (c)  and  the  possible
 3    imprisonment required under subsection (d).  The imprisonment
 4    or assignment under this subsection shall not be  subject  to
 5    suspension  nor shall the person be eligible for probation in
 6    order to reduce the sentence or assignment.
 7        (d) (1)  Every person convicted of committing a violation
 8    of this Section shall be guilty of aggravated  driving  under
 9    the  influence  of  alcohol or drugs or a combination of both
10    if:
11             (A)  the  person  committed  a  violation  of   this
12        Section, or a similar provision of a law of another state
13        or a local ordinance when the cause of action is the same
14        as  or  substantially  similar  to  this Section, for the
15        third or subsequent time;
16             (B)  the person committed a violation  of  paragraph
17        (a) while driving a school bus with children on board;
18             (C)  the   person   in  committing  a  violation  of
19        paragraph (a) was involved in a  motor  vehicle  accident
20        that   resulted   in   great  bodily  harm  or  permanent
21        disability  or  disfigurement  to   another,   when   the
22        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries; or
23             (D)  the  person  committed a violation of paragraph
24        (a) for a second time and has been  previously  convicted
25        of  violating  Section  9-3  of the Criminal Code of 1961
26        relating to reckless homicide in  which  the  person  was
27        determined to have been under the influence of alcohol or
28        any  other  drug or drugs as an element of the offense or
29        the  person   has   previously   been   convicted   under
30        subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (1).
31        (2)  Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol or
32    drugs  or a combination of both is a Class 4 felony for which
33    a person, if sentenced to a term of  imprisonment,  shall  be
34    sentenced to not less than one year and not more than 3 years
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 1    for  a violation of subparagraph (A), (B) or (D) of paragraph
 2    (1) of this subsection (d) and not less than one year and not
 3    more than 12 years for a violation  of  subparagraph  (C)  of
 4    paragraph  (1)  of  this  subsection (d). For any prosecution
 5    under this subsection (d), a certified copy  of  the  driving
 6    abstract  of  the defendant shall be admitted as proof of any
 7    prior conviction.
 8        (e)  After a finding of guilt  and  prior  to  any  final
 9    sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
10    upon  an  arrest for a violation of this Section or a similar
11    provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
12    to undergo a  professional  evaluation  to  determine  if  an
13    alcohol  or other drug abuse problem exists and the extent of
14    the problem.  Programs conducting these evaluations shall  be
15    licensed  by  the  Department of Human Services.  The cost of
16    any  professional  evaluation  shall  be  paid  for  by   the
17    individual required to undergo the professional evaluation.
18        (f)  Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
19    whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
20    Section  proximately  caused  any  incident  resulting  in an
21    appropriate emergency  response,  shall  be  liable  for  the
22    expense  of  an  emergency response as provided under Section
23    5-5-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
24        (g)  The Secretary of  State  shall  revoke  the  driving
25    privileges  of  any  person convicted under this Section or a
26    similar provision of a local ordinance.
27        (h)  Every person sentenced under subsection (d) of  this
28    Section  and  who receives a term of probation or conditional
29    discharge shall be required to serve a minimum term of either
30    30 days community service or,  beginning  July  1,  1993,  48
31    consecutive  hours  of  imprisonment  as  a  condition of the
32    probation or conditional discharge.  This  mandatory  minimum
33    term of imprisonment or assignment of community service shall
34    not be suspended and shall not be subject to reduction by the
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 1    court.
 2        (i)  The  Secretary  of  State  may use shall establish a
 3    pilot program to test the effectiveness of ignition interlock
 4    device requirements when  granting  driving  relief  to  upon
 5    individuals who have been arrested for a second or subsequent
 6    offense  of  this  Section  or a similar provision of a local
 7    ordinance.   The  Secretary  shall  establish  by  rule   and
 8    regulation  the  population  and  procedures  for  use of the
 9    interlock system.
10    (Source: P.A.  89-8,  eff.  3-21-95;  89-156,  eff.   1-1-96;
11    89-203,  eff.  7-21-95;  89-507,  eff.  7-1-97;  89-626, eff.
12    8-9-96; 90-43, eff. 7-2-97;  90-400,  eff.  8-15-97;  revised
13    10-24-97.)
14        Section  99.  Effective  date.   This  Act  takes  effect
15    January 1, 1999.

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