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92_HB1489

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning vehicles.

 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
 5    changing Section 11-501 as follows:

 6        (625 ILCS 5/11-501) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
 7        Sec.  11-501.   Driving  while  under  the  influence  of
 8    alcohol,  other  drug  or  drugs,  intoxicating  compound  or
 9    compounds  or  any  combination   of   alcohol,   drugs,   or
10    intoxicating compounds thereof.
11        (a)  A  person  shall  not drive or be in actual physical
12    control of any vehicle within this State while:
13             (1)  the alcohol concentration in the person's blood
14        or breath is 0.08 or more  based  on  the  definition  of
15        blood and breath units in Section 11-501.2;
16             (2)  under the influence of alcohol;
17             (3)  under   the   influence   of  any  intoxicating
18        compound or combination of intoxicating  compounds  to  a
19        degree  that  renders  the  person  incapable  of driving
20        safely;
21             (4)  under  the  influence  of  any  other  drug  or
22        combination of drugs to a degree that renders the  person
23        incapable of safely driving;
24             (5)  under  the combined influence of alcohol, other
25        drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a
26        degree  that  renders  the  person  incapable  of  safely
27        driving; or
28             (6)  there is any amount of a  drug,  substance,  or
29        compound   in   the  person's  breath,  blood,  or  urine
30        resulting  from  the  unlawful  use  or  consumption   of
31        cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
 
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 1        substance  listed  in  the Illinois Controlled Substances
 2        Act, or an intoxicating compound listed  in  the  Use  of
 3        Intoxicating Compounds Act.
 4        (b)  The fact that any person charged with violating this
 5    Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
 6    drug  or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
 7    combination thereof,  shall not constitute a defense  against
 8    any charge of violating this Section.
 9        (c)  Except as provided under paragraphs (c-3) and (d) of
10    this  Section,  every  person  convicted  of  violating  this
11    Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance, shall be
12    guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, in addition to any other
13    criminal  or administrative action, for any second conviction
14    of violating this Section or a similar provision of a law  of
15    another  state or local ordinance committed within 5 years of
16    a previous violation of this Section or a  similar  provision
17    of  a  local  ordinance  shall  be mandatorily sentenced to a
18    minimum of 48 consecutive hours of imprisonment  or  assigned
19    to  a  minimum  of  100  hours of community service as may be
20    determined by the court.  Every person convicted of violating
21    this Section or a similar  provision  of  a  local  ordinance
22    shall  be  subject  to a mandatory minimum fine of $500 and a
23    mandatory 5 days of community service in a program benefiting
24    children if the person committed a violation of paragraph (a)
25    or  a  similar  provision  of   a   local   ordinance   while
26    transporting a person under age 16.  Every person convicted a
27    second time for violating this Section or a similar provision
28    of  a  local ordinance within 5 years of a previous violation
29    of this Section or a similar provision of a  law  of  another
30    state  or  local  ordinance  shall  be subject to a mandatory
31    minimum fine of $500  and  10  days  of  mandatory  community
32    service  in  a  program  benefiting  children  if the current
33    offense was committed while transporting a person  under  age
34    16.   The  imprisonment  or  assignment under this subsection
 
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 1    shall not be subject to suspension nor shall  the  person  be
 2    eligible  for  probation  in  order to reduce the sentence or
 3    assignment.
 4        (c-1) (1)  A person who violates this  Section  during  a
 5        period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
 6        or  suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for
 7        a violation of this Section, Section 11-501.1,  paragraph
 8        (b)  of  Section  11-401,  or Section 9-3 of the Criminal
 9        Code of 1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
10             (2)  A person who violates this Section a third time
11        during a period in which his or  her  driving  privileges
12        are   revoked   or  suspended  where  the  revocation  or
13        suspension was for a violation of this  Section,  Section
14        11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or Section 9-3
15        of  the  Criminal  Code  of  1961  is guilty of a Class 3
16        felony.
17             (3)  A person who violates this Section a fourth  or
18        subsequent  time  during  a  period  in  which his or her
19        driving privileges are revoked  or  suspended  where  the
20        revocation  or  suspension  was  for  a violation of this
21        Section,  Section  11-501.1,  paragraph  (b)  of  Section
22        11-401, or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code  of  1961  is
23        guilty of a Class 2 felony.
24        (c-2)  (Blank).
25        (c-3)  Every  person  convicted of violating this Section
26    or a similar provision of a local ordinance who had  a  child
27    under  age 16 in the vehicle at the time of the offense shall
28    have his or her punishment under this Act enhanced by 2  days
29    of  imprisonment for a first offense, 10 days of imprisonment
30    for a second offense, 30 days of  imprisonment  for  a  third
31    offense,  and  90  days  of  imprisonment  for  a  fourth  or
32    subsequent  offense,  in  addition  to the fine and community
33    service  required  under  subsection  (c)  and  the  possible
34    imprisonment required under subsection (d).  The imprisonment
 
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 1    or assignment under this subsection shall not be  subject  to
 2    suspension  nor shall the person be eligible for probation in
 3    order to reduce the sentence or assignment.
 4        (d) (1)  Every person convicted of committing a violation
 5    of this Section shall be guilty of aggravated  driving  under
 6    the   influence   of   alcohol,   other  drug  or  drugs,  or
 7    intoxicating  compound  or  compounds,  or  any   combination
 8    thereof if:
 9             (A)  the   person  committed  a  violation  of  this
10        Section, or a similar provision of a law of another state
11        or a local ordinance when the cause of action is the same
12        as or substantially similar  to  this  Section,  for  the
13        third or subsequent time;
14             (B)  the  person  committed a violation of paragraph
15        (a) while driving a school bus with children on board;
16             (C)  the  person  in  committing  a   violation   of
17        paragraph  (a)  was  involved in a motor vehicle accident
18        that  resulted  in  great  bodily   harm   or   permanent
19        disability   or   disfigurement   to  another,  when  the
20        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries; or
21             (D)  the person committed a violation  of  paragraph
22        (a)  for  a second time and has been previously convicted
23        of violating Section 9-3 of the  Criminal  Code  of  1961
24        relating  to  reckless  homicide  in which the person was
25        determined to have been under the influence  of  alcohol,
26        other   drug   or  drugs,  or  intoxicating  compound  or
27        compounds as an element of the offense or the person  has
28        previously  been convicted under subparagraph (C) of this
29        paragraph (1).
30        (2)  Aggravated driving under the influence  of  alcohol,
31    other  drug  or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds,
32    or any combination thereof is a Class 4 felony  for  which  a
33    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, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem  exists
14    and  the  extent  of  the problem.  Programs conducting these
15    evaluations shall be licensed  by  the  Department  of  Human
16    Services.   The  cost of any professional evaluation shall be
17    paid  for  by  the  individual  required   to   undergo   the
18    professional evaluation.
19        (f)  Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
20    whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
21    Section  proximately  caused  any  incident  resulting  in an
22    appropriate emergency  response,  shall  be  liable  for  the
23    expense  of  an  emergency response as provided under Section
24    5-5-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
25        (g)  The Secretary of  State  shall  revoke  the  driving
26    privileges  of  any  person convicted under this Section or a
27    similar provision of a local ordinance.
28        (h)  Every person sentenced under subsection (d) of  this
29    Section  and  who receives a term of probation or conditional
30    discharge shall be required to serve a minimum term of either
31    30 days community service or,  beginning  July  1,  1993,  48
32    consecutive  hours  of  imprisonment  as  a  condition of the
33    probation or conditional discharge.  This  mandatory  minimum
34    term of imprisonment or assignment of community service shall
 
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 1    not be suspended and shall not be subject to reduction by the
 2    court.
 3        (i)  The  Secretary  of  State may use ignition interlock
 4    device  requirements  when   granting   driving   relief   to
 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 procedures for use of the interlock system.
 9        (j)  In  addition to any other penalties and liabilities,
10    a person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
11    this  Section,  including  any   person   placed   on   court
12    supervision  for violating this Section, shall be fined $100,
13    payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the  money
14    to  the  law enforcement agency that made the arrest.  In the
15    event that more  than  one  agency  is  responsible  for  the
16    arrest,  the  $100  shall  be  shared  equally.   Any  moneys
17    received  by  a  law enforcement agency under this subsection
18    (j) shall be used to purchase law enforcement equipment  that
19    will  assist  in  the  prevention of alcohol related criminal
20    violence throughout the State.  This shall  include,  but  is
21    not  limited  to, in-car video cameras, radar and laser speed
22    detection devices, and alcohol  breath  testers.  Any  moneys
23    received  by  the  Department  of  State  Police  under  this
24    subsection  (j)  shall be deposited into the State Police DUI
25    Fund and shall be used to purchase law enforcement  equipment
26    that  will  assist  in  the  prevention  of  alcohol  related
27    criminal violence throughout the State.
28    (Source: P.A.  90-43,  eff.  7-2-97;  90-400,  eff.  8-15-97;
29    90-611,  eff.  1-1-99;  90-655,  eff.  7-30-98;  90-738, eff.
30    1-1-99; 90-779, eff. 1-1-99; 91-126,  eff.  7-16-99;  91-357,
31    eff. 7-29-99; 91-692, eff. 4-13-00; 91-822, eff. 6-13-00.)

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