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92_HB3794
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1 AN ACT in relation to 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 6-601 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/6-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-601)
7 Sec. 6-601. Penalties. (a) It is a petty offense for any
8 person to violate any of the provisions of this Chapter
9 unless such violation is by this Code or other law of this
10 State declared to be a misdemeanor or a felony.
11 (b) General penalties. Unless another penalty is in this
12 Code or other laws of this State, every person convicted of a
13 petty offense for the violation of any provision of this
14 Chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
15 (c) Unlicensed driving. Except as hereinafter provided a
16 violation of Section 6-101 shall be:
17 1. A Class A misdemeanor if the person failed to obtain
18 a driver's license or permit after expiration of a period of
19 revocation.
20 2. A Class B misdemeanor petty offense if the person has
21 been issued a driver's license or permit, which has expired,
22 and if the period of expiration is greater than one year 6
23 months; or if the person has never been issued a driver's
24 license or permit, or is not qualified to obtain a driver's
25 license or permit because of his age; the minimum fine shall
26 be $50.
27 If a licensee under this Code is convicted of violating
28 Section 6-101 for operating a motor vehicle during a time
29 when such licensee's driver's license was invalid under the
30 provisions of Section 6-110, then conviction under such
31 circumstances shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
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1 $25.
2 If a licensee under this Code is convicted of violating
3 Section 6-303 for operating a motor vehicle during a time
4 when such licensee's driver's license was suspended under the
5 provisions of Section 6-306.3, then such act shall be a petty
6 offense (provided the licensee has answered the charge which
7 was the basis of the suspension under Section 6-306.3), and
8 there shall be imposed no additional like period of
9 suspension as provided in paragraph (b) of Section 6-303.
10 Any person convicted of a violation of subsection 6 of
11 Section 6-301 shall be guilty of a Class B C misdemeanor and
12 shall be imprisoned for not less than 7 days.
13 (Source: P.A. 85-992.)