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Public Act 093-0712


 

Public Act 0712 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 093-0712
 
HB4966 Enrolled LRB093 15263 DRH 40862 b

    AN ACT concerning vehicles.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Sections 6-103, 6-208, and 11-501 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-103)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-103)
    Sec. 6-103. What persons shall not be licensed as drivers
or granted permits. The Secretary of State shall not issue,
renew, or allow the retention of any driver's license nor issue
any permit under this Code:
        1. To any person, as a driver, who is under the age of
    18 years except as provided in Section 6-107, and except
    that an instruction permit may be issued under paragraphs
    (a) and (b) of Section 6-105 to a child who is not less
    than 15 years of age if the child is enrolled in an
    approved driver education course as defined in Section
    1-103 of this Code and requires an instruction permit to
    participate therein, except that an instruction permit may
    be issued under the provisions of Section 6-107.1 to a
    child who is 17 years and 9 months of age without the child
    having enrolled in an approved driver education course and
    except that an instruction permit may be issued to a child
    who is at least 15 years and 6 months of age, is enrolled
    in school, meets the educational requirements of the Driver
    Education Act, and has passed examinations the Secretary of
    State in his or her discretion may prescribe;
        2. To any person who is under the age of 18 as an
    operator of a motorcycle other than a motor driven cycle
    unless the person has, in addition to meeting the
    provisions of Section 6-107 of this Code, successfully
    completed a motorcycle training course approved by the
    Illinois Department of Transportation and successfully
    completes the required Secretary of State's motorcycle
    driver's examination;
        3. To any person, as a driver, whose driver's license
    or permit has been suspended, during the suspension, nor to
    any person whose driver's license or permit has been
    revoked, except as provided in Sections 6-205, 6-206, and
    6-208;
        4. To any person, as a driver, who is a user of alcohol
    or any other drug to a degree that renders the person
    incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;
        5. To any person, as a driver, who has previously been
    adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from any mental
    or physical disability or disease and who has not at the
    time of application been restored to competency by the
    methods provided by law;
        6. To any person, as a driver, who is required by the
    Secretary of State to submit an alcohol and drug evaluation
    or take an examination provided for in this Code unless the
    person has successfully passed the examination and
    submitted any required evaluation;
        7. To any person who is required under the provisions
    of the laws of this State to deposit security or proof of
    financial responsibility and who has not deposited the
    security or proof;
        8. To any person when the Secretary of State has good
    cause to believe that the person by reason of physical or
    mental disability would not be able to safely operate a
    motor vehicle upon the highways, unless the person shall
    furnish to the Secretary of State a verified written
    statement, acceptable to the Secretary of State, from a
    competent medical specialist to the effect that the
    operation of a motor vehicle by the person would not be
    inimical to the public safety;
        9. To any person, as a driver, who is 69 years of age
    or older, unless the person has successfully complied with
    the provisions of Section 6-109;
        10. To any person convicted, within 12 months of
    application for a license, of any of the sexual offenses
    enumerated in paragraph 2 of subsection (b) of Section
    6-205;
        11. To any person who is under the age of 21 years with
    a classification prohibited in paragraph (b) of Section
    6-104 and to any person who is under the age of 18 years
    with a classification prohibited in paragraph (c) of
    Section 6-104;
        12. To any person who has been either convicted of or
    adjudicated under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 based upon
    a violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois
    Controlled Substances Act while that person was in actual
    physical control of a motor vehicle. For purposes of this
    Section, any person placed on probation under Section 10 of
    the Cannabis Control Act or Section 410 of the Illinois
    Controlled Substances Act shall not be considered
    convicted. Any person found guilty of this offense, while
    in actual physical control of a motor vehicle, shall have
    an entry made in the court record by the judge that this
    offense did occur while the person was in actual physical
    control of a motor vehicle and order the clerk of the court
    to report the violation to the Secretary of State as such.
    The Secretary of State shall not issue a new license or
    permit for a period of one year;
        13. To any person who is under the age of 18 years and
    who has committed the offense of operating a motor vehicle
    without a valid license or permit in violation of Section
    6-101;
        14. To any person who is 90 days or more delinquent in
    court ordered child support payments or has been
    adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days'
    obligation or more and who has been found in contempt of
    court for failure to pay the support, subject to the
    requirements and procedures of Article VII of Chapter 7 of
    the Illinois Vehicle Code; or
        15. To any person released from a term of imprisonment
    for violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a
    similar provision of a law of another state relating to
    reckless homicide within 24 months of release from a term
    of imprisonment.
    The Secretary of State shall retain all conviction
information, if the information is required to be held
confidential under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
(Source: P.A. 92-343, eff. 1-1-02; 93-174, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-208)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-208)
    Sec. 6-208. Period of Suspension - Application After
Revocation.
    (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Code or any other
law of this State, the Secretary of State shall not suspend a
driver's license, permit or privilege to drive a motor vehicle
on the highways for a period of more than one year.
    (b) Any person whose license, permit or privilege to drive
a motor vehicle on the highways has been revoked shall not be
entitled to have such license, permit or privilege renewed or
restored. However, such person may, except as provided under
subsection (d) of Section 6-205, make application for a license
pursuant to Section 6-106 (i) if the revocation was for a cause
which has been removed or (ii) as provided in the following
subparagraphs:
        1. Except as provided in subparagraphs 2, 3, and 4, the
    person may make application for a license after the
    expiration of one year from the effective date of the
    revocation or, in the case of a violation of paragraph (b)
    of Section 11-401 of this Code or a similar provision of a
    local ordinance, after the expiration of 3 years from the
    effective date of the revocation or, in the case of a
    violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a
    similar provision of a law of another state relating to the
    offense of reckless homicide, after the expiration of 2
    years from the effective date of the revocation or after
    the expiration of 24 months from the date of release from a
    period of imprisonment as provided in Section 6-103 of this
    Code, whichever is later.
        2. If such person is convicted of committing a second
    violation within a 20 year period of:
            (A) Section 11-501 of this Code, or a similar
        provision of a local ordinance; or
            (B) Paragraph (b) of Section 11-401 of this Code,
        or a similar provision of a local ordinance; or
            (C) Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as
        amended, relating to the offense of reckless homicide;
        or
            (D) any combination of the above offenses
        committed at different instances;
    then such person may not make application for a license
    until after the expiration of 5 years from the effective
    date of the most recent revocation. The 20 year period
    shall be computed by using the dates the offenses were
    committed and shall also include similar out-of-state
    offenses.
        3. However, except as provided in subparagraph 4, if
    such person is convicted of committing a third, or
    subsequent, violation or any combination of the above
    offenses, including similar out-of-state offenses,
    contained in subparagraph 2, then such person may not make
    application for a license until after the expiration of 10
    years from the effective date of the most recent
    revocation.
        4. The person may not make application for a license if
    the person is convicted of committing a fourth or
    subsequent violation of Section 11-501 of this Code or a
    similar provision of a local ordinance, Section 11-401 of
    this Code, Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or a
    combination of these offenses or similar provisions of
    local ordinances or similar out-of-state offenses.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, all
persons referred to in this paragraph (b) may not have their
privileges restored until the Secretary receives payment of the
required reinstatement fee pursuant to subsection (b) of
Section 6-118.
    In no event shall the Secretary issue such license unless
and until such person has had a hearing pursuant to this Code
and the appropriate administrative rules and the Secretary is
satisfied, after a review or investigation of such person, that
to grant the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the
highways will not endanger the public safety or welfare.
    (c) (Blank). If a person prohibited under paragraph (2) or
paragraph (3) of subsection (c-4) of Section 11-501 from
driving any vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock
device nevertheless is convicted of driving a vehicle that is
not equipped with the device, that person is prohibited from
driving any vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock
device for an additional period of time equal to the initial
time period that the person was required to use an ignition
interlock device.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-343, eff. 1-1-02;
92-418, eff. 8-17-01; 92-458, eff. 8-22-01; 92-651, eff.
7-11-02.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-501)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
    Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
combination thereof.
    (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
control of any vehicle within this State while:
        (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
    breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
    breath units in Section 11-501.2;
        (2) under the influence of alcohol;
        (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
    combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
    renders the person incapable of driving safely;
        (4) under the influence of any other drug or
    combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
    incapable of safely driving;
        (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
    or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
    that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
        (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
    compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
    from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
    the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or an intoxicating
    compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act.
    (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
charge of violating this Section.
    (c) Except as provided under paragraphs (c-3), (c-4), and
(d) of this Section, every person convicted of violating this
Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance, shall be
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, in addition to any other
criminal or administrative action, for any second conviction of
violating this Section or a similar provision of a law of
another state or local ordinance committed within 5 years of a
previous violation of this Section or a similar provision of a
local ordinance shall be mandatorily sentenced to a minimum of
5 days of imprisonment or assigned to a minimum of 30 days of
community service as may be determined by the court. Every
person convicted of violating this Section or a similar
provision of a local ordinance shall be subject to an
additional mandatory minimum fine of $500 and an additional
mandatory 5 days of community service in a program benefiting
children if the person committed a violation of paragraph (a)
or a similar provision of a local ordinance while transporting
a person under age 16. Every person convicted a second time for
violating this Section or a similar provision of a local
ordinance within 5 years of a previous violation of this
Section or a similar provision of a law of another state or
local ordinance shall be subject to an additional mandatory
minimum fine of $500 and an additional 10 days of mandatory
community service in a program benefiting children if the
current offense was committed while transporting a person under
age 16. The imprisonment or assignment under this subsection
shall not be subject to suspension nor shall the person be
eligible for probation in order to reduce the sentence or
assignment.
    (c-1) (1) A person who violates this Section during a
    period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
    or suspended, where the revocation or suspension was for a
    violation of this Section, Section 11-501.1, paragraph (b)
    of Section 11-401, or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
    1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
        (2) A person who violates this Section a third time
    during a period in which his or her driving privileges are
    revoked or suspended where the revocation or suspension was
    for a violation of this Section, Section 11-501.1,
    paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or Section 9-3 of the
    Criminal Code of 1961 is guilty of a Class 3 felony.
        (3) A person who violates this Section a fourth or
    subsequent time during a period in which his or her driving
    privileges are revoked or suspended where the revocation or
    suspension was for a violation of this Section, Section
    11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or Section 9-3
    of the Criminal Code of 1961 is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
    (c-2) (Blank).
    (c-3) Every person convicted of violating this Section or a
similar provision of a local ordinance who had a child under
age 16 in the vehicle at the time of the offense shall have his
or her punishment under this Act enhanced by 2 days of
imprisonment for a first offense, 10 days of imprisonment for a
second offense, 30 days of imprisonment for a third offense,
and 90 days of imprisonment for a fourth or subsequent offense,
in addition to the fine and community service required under
subsection (c) and the possible imprisonment required under
subsection (d). The imprisonment or assignment under this
subsection shall not be subject to suspension nor shall the
person be eligible for probation in order to reduce the
sentence or assignment.
    (c-4) When a person is convicted of violating Section
11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
ordinance, the following penalties apply when his or her blood,
breath, or urine was .16 or more based on the definition of
blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2 or when that
person is convicted of violating this Section while
transporting a child under the age of 16:
        (1) A person who is convicted of violating subsection
    (a) of Section 11-501 of this Code a first time, in
    addition to any other penalty that may be imposed under
    subsection (c), is subject to a mandatory minimum of 100
    hours of community service and a minimum fine of $500.
        (2) A person who is convicted of violating subsection
    (a) of Section 11-501 of this Code a second time within 10
    years, in addition to any other penalty that may be imposed
    under subsection (c), is subject to a mandatory minimum of
    2 days of imprisonment and a minimum fine of $1,250.
        (3) A person who is convicted of violating subsection
    (a) of Section 11-501 of this Code a third time within 20
    years is guilty of a Class 4 felony and, in addition to any
    other penalty that may be imposed under subsection (c), is
    subject to a mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment
    and a minimum fine of $2,500.
        (4) A person who is convicted of violating this
    subsection (c-4) a fourth or subsequent time is guilty of a
    Class 2 felony and, in addition to any other penalty that
    may be imposed under subsection (c), is not eligible for a
    sentence of probation or conditional discharge and is
    subject to a minimum fine of $2,500.
    (d) (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
    this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
    the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
    intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
    thereof if:
            (A) the person committed a violation of this
        Section, or a similar provision of a law of another
        state or a local ordinance when the cause of action is
        the same as or substantially similar to this Section,
        for the third or subsequent time;
            (B) the person committed a violation of paragraph
        (a) while driving a school bus with children on board;
            (C) the person in committing a violation of
        paragraph (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
        that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
        disability or disfigurement to another, when the
        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
            (D) the person committed a violation of paragraph
        (a) for a second time and has been previously convicted
        of violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
        or a similar provision of a law of another state
        relating to reckless homicide in which the person was
        determined to have been under the influence of alcohol,
        other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
        compounds as an element of the offense or the person
        has previously been convicted under subparagraph (C)
        or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);
            (E) the person, in committing a violation of
        paragraph (a) while driving at any speed in a school
        speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
        hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
        11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
        accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
        bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
        to another person, when the violation of paragraph (a)
        was a proximate cause of the bodily harm; or
            (F) the person, in committing a violation of
        paragraph (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
        snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
        accident that resulted in the death of another person,
        when the violation of paragraph (a) was a proximate
        cause of the death.
        (2) Except as provided in this paragraph (2),
    aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, other
    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
    any combination thereof is a Class 4 felony. For a
    violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of this
    subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to a term of
    imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than one year
    nor more than 12 years. Aggravated driving under the
    influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
    compound or compounds, or any combination thereof as
    defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of this
    subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
    defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be
    sentenced to: (A) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
    years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
    in the death of one person; or (B) a term of imprisonment
    of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
    violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons. For
    any prosecution under this subsection (d), a certified copy
    of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
    as proof of any prior conviction.
    (e) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final
sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
upon an arrest for a violation of this Section or a similar
provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an
alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
and the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
treatment as appropriate. Programs conducting these
evaluations shall be licensed by the Department of Human
Services. The cost of any professional evaluation shall be paid
for by the individual required to undergo the professional
evaluation.
    (e-1) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
violating this Section, including any person receiving a
disposition of court supervision for violating this Section,
may be required by the Court to attend a victim impact panel
offered by, or under contract with, a County State's Attorney's
office, a probation and court services department, Mothers
Against Drunk Driving, or the Alliance Against Intoxicated
Motorists. All costs generated by the victim impact panel shall
be paid from fees collected from the offender or as may be
determined by the court.
    (f) Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
Section proximately caused any incident resulting in an
appropriate emergency response, shall be liable for the expense
of an emergency response as provided under Section 5-5-3 of the
Unified Code of Corrections.
    (g) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving
privileges of any person convicted under this Section or a
similar provision of a local ordinance.
    (h) Every person sentenced under paragraph (2) or (3) of
subsection (c-1) of this Section or subsection (d) of this
Section and who receives a term of probation or conditional
discharge shall be required to serve a minimum term of either
60 days community service or 10 days of imprisonment as a
condition of the probation or conditional discharge. This
mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or assignment of
community service shall not be suspended and shall not be
subject to reduction by the court.
    (i) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by an
individual who has been convicted of a second or subsequent
offense of this Section or a similar provision of a local
ordinance. The Secretary shall establish by rule and regulation
the procedures for certification and use of the interlock
system.
    (j) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
this Section, including any person placed on court supervision
for violating this Section, shall be fined $100, payable to the
circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money to the law
enforcement agency that made the arrest. If the person has been
previously convicted of violating this Section or a similar
provision of a local ordinance, the fine shall be $200. In the
event that more than one agency is responsible for the arrest,
the $100 or $200 shall be shared equally. Any moneys received
by a law enforcement agency under this subsection (j) shall be
used to purchase law enforcement equipment that will assist in
the prevention of alcohol related criminal violence throughout
the State. This shall include, but is not limited to, in-car
video cameras, radar and laser speed detection devices, and
alcohol breath testers. Any moneys received by the Department
of State Police under this subsection (j) shall be deposited
into the State Police DUI Fund and shall be used to purchase
law enforcement equipment that will assist in the prevention of
alcohol related criminal violence throughout the State.
    (k) The Secretary of State Police DUI Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the
Secretary of State Police under subsection (j) of this Section
shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund
and, subject to appropriation, shall be used to purchase law
enforcement equipment to assist in the prevention of alcohol
related criminal violence throughout the State.
(Source: P.A. 92-248, eff. 8-3-01; 92-418, eff. 8-17-01;
92-420, eff. 8-17-01; 92-429, eff. 1-1-02; 92-431, eff. 1-1-02;
92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 93-156, eff. 1-1-04; 93-213, eff.
7-18-03; 93-584, eff. 8-22-03; revised 8-27-03.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2005