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(b) Whenever a person fails to appear in court, the court |
may continue the case for a minimum of 30 days and the clerk of |
the court shall send notice of the continued court date to the |
person's last known address. If the person does not appear in |
court on or before the continued court date or satisfy the |
court that the person's appearance in and surrender to the |
court is impossible for no fault of the person, the court shall |
enter an order of failure to appear. The clerk of the court |
shall notify the Secretary of State, on a report prescribed by |
the Secretary, of the court's order. The Secretary, when |
notified by the clerk of the court that an order of failure to |
appear has been entered, shall immediately suspend the person's |
driver's license, which shall be designated by the Secretary as |
a Failure to Appear suspension. The Secretary shall not remove |
the suspension, nor issue any permit or privileges to the |
person whose license has been suspended, until notified by the |
ordering court that the person has appeared and resolved the |
violation. Upon compliance, the clerk of the court shall |
present the person with a notice of compliance containing the |
seal of the court, and shall notify the Secretary that the |
person has appeared and resolved the violation.
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(Source: P.A. 98-870, eff. 1-1-15.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-601)
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(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-870)
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Sec. 6-601. Penalties.
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(a) It is a petty offense for any person to violate any of |
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provisions of this Chapter unless such violation is by this |
Code or other
law of this State declared to be a misdemeanor or |
a felony.
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(b) General penalties. Unless another penalty is in this |
Code
or other laws of this State, every person convicted of a |
petty
offense for the violation of any provision of this |
Chapter shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $500.
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(c) Unlicensed driving. Except as hereinafter provided a |
violation
of Section 6-101 shall be:
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1. A Class A misdemeanor if the person failed to obtain |
a driver's
license or permit after expiration of a period |
of revocation.
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2. A Class B misdemeanor if the person has been issued |
a driver's license
or permit, which has expired, and if the |
period of expiration is greater than
one year; or if the |
person has never been issued a driver's license or permit,
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or is not qualified to obtain a driver's license or permit |
because of his age.
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3. A petty offense if the person has been issued a |
temporary visitor's driver's license or permit and is |
unable to provide proof of liability insurance as provided |
in subsection (d-5) of Section 6-105.1. |
If a licensee under this Code is convicted of violating |
Section 6-303 for
operating a motor vehicle during a time when |
such licensee's driver's license
was suspended under the |
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provisions of Section 6-306.3 or 6-308, then such act shall be
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a petty offense (provided the licensee has answered the charge |
which was the
basis of the suspension under Section 6-306.3 or |
6-308), and there shall be imposed no
additional like period of |
suspension as provided in paragraph (b) of Section
6-303.
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(d) For violations of this Code or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense as |
defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of Corrections, |
excluding business offenses as defined by Section 5-1-2 of the |
Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of Section 15-111 or |
subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of this Code, if the violation |
may be satisfied without a court appearance, the violator may, |
pursuant to Supreme Court Rule, satisfy the case with a written |
plea of guilty and payment of fines, penalties, and costs equal |
to the bail amount established by the Supreme Court for the |
offense. |
(Source: P.A. 97-1157, eff. 11-28-13; 98-870, eff. 1-1-15.)
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Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is |
amended by changing Section 110-15 as follows:
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(725 ILCS 5/110-15) (from Ch. 38, par. 110-15)
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(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-870)
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Sec. 110-15. Applicability of provisions for giving and |
taking bail. The provisions of Sections 110-7 and 110-8 of this |
Code are exclusive of
other provisions of law for the giving, |
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taking, or enforcement of bail. In
all cases where a person is |
admitted to bail the provisions of Sections
110-7 and 110-8 of |
this Code shall be applicable.
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However, the Supreme Court may, by rule or order, prescribe |
a uniform
schedule of amounts of bail in all but felony |
offenses. The uniform schedule shall not require a person cited |
for violating the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision |
of a local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense |
as defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of |
Corrections, excluding business offenses as defined by Section |
5-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of |
Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of the |
Illinois Vehicle Code, to post bond to secure bail for his or |
her release. No bail amounts shall be required for petty |
offenses. Such uniform schedule may
provide that the cash |
deposit provisions of Section 110-7 shall not apply
to bail |
amounts established for alleged violations punishable by fine
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alone, and the schedule may further provide that in specified |
traffic cases
a valid Illinois chauffeur's or operator's |
license must be deposited, in
addition to 10% of the amount of |
the bail specified in the schedule.
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(Source: P.A. 98-870, eff. 1-1-15.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
1, 2015.
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