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Public Act 096-1526 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 1-129.1, 6-206.1, and 6-208.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/1-129.1)
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Sec. 1-129.1. Ignition interlock device , breath alcohol | ||||
ignition interlock device (BAIID) . A device installed in a | ||||
motor
vehicle that prevents the vehicle from starting until the | ||||
device has determined
by an analysis of the driver's breath | ||||
that the driver's breath blood alcohol is below
a certain | ||||
preset level.
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(Source: P.A. 91-127, eff. 1-1-00.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-206.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206.1) | ||||
Sec. 6-206.1. Monitoring Device Driving Permit. | ||||
Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared a policy of the
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State of Illinois that the driver who is impaired by alcohol, | ||||
other drug or
drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds is a
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threat to the public safety and welfare. Therefore, to
provide | ||||
a deterrent to such practice, a statutory summary driver's | ||||
license suspension is appropriate.
It is also recognized that | ||||
driving is a privilege and therefore, that the granting of |
driving privileges, in a manner consistent with public
safety, | ||
is warranted during the period of suspension in the form of a | ||
monitoring device driving permit. A person who drives and fails | ||
to comply with the requirements of the monitoring device | ||
driving permit commits a violation of Section 6-303 of this | ||
Code. | ||
The following procedures shall apply whenever
a first | ||
offender , as defined in Section 11-500 of this Code, is | ||
arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501
or a | ||
similar provision of a local ordinance and is subject to the | ||
provisions of Section 11-501.1 : | ||
(a) Upon mailing of the notice of suspension of driving | ||
privileges as provided in subsection (h) of Section 11-501.1 of | ||
this Code, the Secretary shall also send written notice | ||
informing the person that he or she will be issued a monitoring | ||
device driving permit (MDDP). The notice shall include, at | ||
minimum, information summarizing the procedure to be followed | ||
for issuance of the MDDP, installation of the breath alcohol | ||
ignition installation device (BAIID), as provided in this | ||
Section, exemption from BAIID installation requirements, and | ||
procedures to be followed by those seeking indigent status, as | ||
provided in this Section. The notice shall also include | ||
information summarizing the procedure to be followed if the | ||
person wishes to decline issuance of the MDDP. A copy of the | ||
notice shall also be sent to the court of venue together with | ||
the notice of suspension of driving privileges, as provided in |
subsection (h) of Section 11-501. However, a MDDP shall not be | ||
issued if the Secretary finds that: Subsequent to a | ||
notification of a statutory summary suspension of
driving | ||
privileges as provided in Section 11-501.1, the court, after | ||
informing the first offender, as defined in Section 11-500, of | ||
his or her right to a monitoring device driving permit, | ||
hereinafter referred to as a MDDP, and of the obligations of | ||
the MDDP, shall enter an order directing the Secretary of State | ||
(hereinafter referred to as the Secretary) to issue a MDDP to | ||
the offender, unless the offender has opted, in writing, not to | ||
have a MDDP issued. After opting out of having a MDDP issued, | ||
at any time during the summary suspension, the offender may | ||
petition the court for an order directing the Secretary to | ||
issue a MDDP. However, the court shall not enter the order | ||
directing the Secretary to issue the MDDP, in any instance, if | ||
the court finds:
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(1) The offender's driver's license is otherwise | ||
invalid; | ||
(2) Death or great bodily harm resulted from the arrest | ||
for Section 11-501; | ||
(3) The That the offender has been previously convicted | ||
of reckless homicide or aggravated driving under the | ||
influence involving death; or | ||
(4) The That the offender is less than 18 years of age. | ||
Any offender participating in the MDDP program must Any | ||
court order for a MDDP shall order the person to pay the |
Secretary a MDDP Administration Fee in an amount not to exceed | ||
$30 per month, to be deposited into the Monitoring Device | ||
Driving Permit Administration Fee Fund. The Secretary shall | ||
establish by rule the amount and the procedures, terms, and | ||
conditions relating to these fees. The The order shall further | ||
specify that the offender must have an ignition interlock | ||
device installed within 14 days of the date the Secretary | ||
issues the MDDP. The ignition interlock device provider must | ||
notify the Secretary, in a manner and form prescribed by the | ||
Secretary, of the installation. If the Secretary does not | ||
receive notice of installation, the Secretary shall cancel the | ||
MDDP.
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A MDDP shall not become effective prior to the 31st
day of | ||
the original statutory summary suspension. | ||
Upon receipt of the notice, as provided in paragraph (a) of | ||
this Section, the person may file a petition to decline | ||
issuance of the MDDP with the court of venue. The court shall | ||
admonish the offender of all consequences of declining issuance | ||
of the MDDP including, but not limited to, the enhanced | ||
penalties for driving while suspended. After being so | ||
admonished, the offender shall be permitted, in writing, to | ||
execute a notice declining issuance of the MDDP. This notice | ||
shall be filed with the court and forwarded by the clerk of the | ||
court to the Secretary. The offender may, at any time | ||
thereafter, apply to the Secretary for issuance of a MDDP. | ||
(a-1) A person issued a MDDP may drive for any purpose and |
at any time, subject to the rules adopted by the Secretary | ||
under subsection (g). The person must, at his or her own | ||
expense, drive only vehicles equipped with an ignition | ||
interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1, but in no event | ||
shall such person drive a commercial motor vehicle. | ||
(a-2) Persons who are issued a MDDP and must drive | ||
employer-owned vehicles in the course of their employment | ||
duties may seek permission to drive an employer-owned vehicle | ||
that does not have an ignition interlock device. The employer | ||
shall provide to the Secretary a form, as prescribed by the | ||
Secretary, completed by the employer verifying that the | ||
employee must drive an employer-owned vehicle in the course of | ||
employment. If approved by the Secretary, the form must be in | ||
the driver's possession while operating an employer-owner | ||
vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device. No | ||
person may use this exemption to drive a school bus, school | ||
vehicle, or a vehicle designed to transport more than 15 | ||
passengers. No person may use this exemption to drive an | ||
employer-owned motor vehicle that is owned by an entity that is | ||
wholly or partially owned by the person holding the MDDP, or by | ||
a family member of the person holding the MDDP. No person may | ||
use this exemption to drive an employer-owned vehicle that is | ||
made available to the employee for personal use. No person may | ||
drive the exempted vehicle more than 12 hours per day, 6 days | ||
per week.
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(a-3) Persons who are issued a MDDP and who must drive a |
farm tractor to and from a farm, within 50 air miles from the | ||
originating farm are exempt from installation of a BAIID on the | ||
farm tractor, so long as the farm tractor is being used for the | ||
exclusive purpose of conducting farm operations. | ||
(b) (Blank). | ||
(c) (Blank).
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(c-1) If the holder of the MDDP is convicted of or receives | ||
court supervision for a violation of Section 6-206.2, 6-303, | ||
11-204, 11-204.1, 11-401, 11-501, 11-503, 11-506 or a similar | ||
provision of a local ordinance or a similar out-of-state | ||
offense or is convicted of or receives court supervision for | ||
any offense for which alcohol or drugs is an element of the | ||
offense and in which a motor vehicle was involved (for an | ||
arrest other than the one for which the MDDP is issued), or | ||
de-installs the BAIID without prior authorization from the | ||
Secretary, the MDDP shall be cancelled. | ||
(c-5) If the Secretary court determines that the person | ||
seeking the MDDP is indigent, the Secretary court shall provide | ||
the person with a written document , in a form prescribed by the | ||
Secretary, as evidence of that determination, and the person | ||
shall provide that written document to an ignition interlock | ||
device provider. The provider shall install an ignition | ||
interlock device on that person's vehicle without charge to the | ||
person, and seek reimbursement from the Indigent BAIID Fund.
If | ||
the Secretary court has deemed an offender indigent, the BAIID | ||
provider shall also provide the normal monthly monitoring |
services and the de-installation without charge to the offender | ||
and seek reimbursement from the Indigent BAIID Fund. Any other | ||
monetary charges, such as a lockout fee or reset fee, shall be | ||
the responsibility of the MDDP holder. A BAIID provider may not | ||
seek a security deposit from the Indigent BAIID Fund. The court | ||
shall also forward a copy of the indigent determination to the | ||
Secretary, in a manner and form as prescribed by the Secretary. | ||
(d) MDDP The Secretary shall, upon receiving a court order, | ||
issue a MDDP to a person who applies for a MDDP under this
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Section. Such court order shall contain the name, driver's
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license number, and legal address of the applicant. This | ||
information
shall be available only to the courts, police | ||
officers, and the Secretary, except during the actual period | ||
the MDDP is valid, during which
time it shall be a public | ||
record. The Secretary shall design and
furnish to the courts an | ||
official court order form to be used by the courts
when | ||
directing the Secretary to issue a MDDP. | ||
Any submitted court order that contains insufficient data | ||
or fails to
comply with this Code shall not be utilized for | ||
MDDP issuance or entered to
the driver record but shall be | ||
returned to the issuing court indicating why
the MDDP cannot be | ||
so entered. A notice of this action shall also be sent
to the | ||
MDDP applicant by the Secretary. | ||
(e) (Blank). | ||
(f) (Blank). | ||
(g) The Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this |
Section. The rules adopted shall address issues including, but | ||
not limited to: compliance with the requirements of the MDDP; | ||
methods for determining compliance with those requirements; | ||
the consequences of noncompliance with those requirements; | ||
what constitutes a violation of the MDDP; methods for | ||
determining indigency; and the duties of a person or entity | ||
that supplies the ignition interlock device. | ||
(h) The rules adopted under subsection (g) shall provide, | ||
at a minimum, that the person is not in compliance with the | ||
requirements of the MDDP if he or she: | ||
(1) tampers or attempts to tamper with or circumvent | ||
the proper operation of the ignition interlock device; | ||
(2) provides valid breath samples that register blood | ||
alcohol levels in excess of the number of times allowed | ||
under the rules; | ||
(3) fails to provide evidence sufficient to satisfy the | ||
Secretary that the ignition interlock device has been | ||
installed in the designated vehicle or vehicles; or | ||
(4) fails to follow any other applicable rules adopted | ||
by the Secretary. | ||
(i) Any person or entity that supplies an ignition | ||
interlock device as provided under this Section shall, in | ||
addition to supplying only those devices which fully comply | ||
with all the rules adopted under subsection (g), provide the | ||
Secretary, within 7 days of inspection, all monitoring reports | ||
of each person who has had an ignition interlock device |
installed. These reports shall be furnished in a manner or form | ||
as prescribed by the Secretary. | ||
(j) Upon making a determination that a violation of the | ||
requirements of the MDDP has occurred, the Secretary shall | ||
extend the summary suspension period for an additional 3 months | ||
beyond the originally imposed summary suspension period, | ||
during which time the person shall only be allowed to drive | ||
vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device; provided | ||
further there are no limitations on the total number of times | ||
the summary suspension may be extended. The Secretary may, | ||
however, limit the number of extensions imposed for violations | ||
occurring during any one monitoring period, as set forth by | ||
rule. Any person whose summary suspension is extended pursuant | ||
to this Section shall have the right to contest the extension | ||
through a hearing with the Secretary, pursuant to Section 2-118 | ||
of this Code. If the summary suspension has already terminated | ||
prior to the Secretary receiving the monitoring report that | ||
shows a violation, the Secretary shall be authorized to suspend | ||
the person's driving privileges for 3 months, provided that the | ||
Secretary may, by rule, limit the number of suspensions to be | ||
entered pursuant to this paragraph for violations occurring | ||
during any one monitoring period. Any person whose license is | ||
suspended pursuant to this paragraph, after the summary | ||
suspension had already terminated, shall have the right to | ||
contest the suspension through a hearing with the Secretary, | ||
pursuant to Section 2-118 of this Code. The only permit the |
person shall be eligible for during this new suspension period | ||
is a MDDP. | ||
(k) A person who has had his or her summary suspension | ||
extended for the third time, or has any combination of 3 | ||
extensions and new suspensions, entered as a result of a | ||
violation that occurred while holding the MDDP, so long as the | ||
extensions and new suspensions relate to the same summary | ||
suspension, shall have his or her vehicle impounded for a | ||
period of 30 days, at the person's own expense. A person who | ||
has his or her summary suspension extended for the fourth time, | ||
or has any combination of 4 extensions and new suspensions, | ||
entered as a result of a violation that occurred while holding | ||
the MDDP, so long as the extensions and new suspensions relate | ||
to the same summary suspension, shall have his or her vehicle | ||
subject to seizure and forfeiture. The Secretary shall notify | ||
the prosecuting authority of any third or fourth extensions or | ||
new suspension entered as a result of a violation that occurred | ||
while the person held a MDDP. Upon receipt of the notification, | ||
the prosecuting authority shall impound or forfeit the vehicle. | ||
(l) A person whose driving privileges have been suspended | ||
under Section 11-501.1 of this Code and who had a MDDP that was | ||
cancelled, or would have been cancelled had notification of a | ||
violation been received prior to expiration of the MDDP, | ||
pursuant to subsection (c-1) of this Section, shall not be | ||
eligible for reinstatement when the summary suspension is | ||
scheduled to terminate. Instead, the person's driving |
privileges shall be suspended for a period of not less than | ||
twice the original summary suspension period, or for the length | ||
of any extensions entered under subsection (j), whichever is | ||
longer. During the period of suspension, the person shall be | ||
eligible only to apply for a restricted driving permit. If a | ||
restricted driving permit is granted, the offender may only | ||
operate vehicles equipped with a BAIID in accordance with this | ||
Section. | ||
(m) Any person or entity that supplies an ignition | ||
interlock device under this Section shall, for each ignition | ||
interlock device installed, pay 5% of the total gross revenue | ||
received for the device, including monthly monitoring fees, | ||
into the Indigent BAIID Fund. This 5% shall be clearly | ||
indicated as a separate surcharge on each invoice that is | ||
issued. The Secretary shall conduct an annual review of the | ||
fund to determine whether the surcharge is sufficient to | ||
provide for indigent users. The Secretary may increase or | ||
decrease this surcharge requirement as needed. | ||
(n) Any person or entity that supplies an ignition | ||
interlock device under this Section that is requested to | ||
provide an ignition interlock device to a person who presents | ||
written documentation of indigency from the Secretary court , as | ||
provided in subsection (c-5) of this Section, shall install the | ||
device on the person's vehicle without charge to the person and | ||
shall seek reimbursement from the Indigent BAIID Fund. | ||
(o) The Indigent BAIID Fund is created as a special fund in |
the State treasury. The Secretary shall, subject to | ||
appropriation by the General Assembly, use all money in the | ||
Indigent BAIID Fund to reimburse ignition interlock device | ||
providers who have installed devices in vehicles of indigent | ||
persons pursuant to court orders issued under this Section . The | ||
Secretary shall make payments to such providers every 3 months. | ||
If the amount of money in the fund at the time payments are | ||
made is not sufficient to pay all requests for reimbursement | ||
submitted during that 3 month period, the Secretary shall make | ||
payments on a pro-rata basis, and those payments shall be | ||
considered payment in full for the requests submitted. | ||
(p) The Monitoring Device Driving Permit Administration | ||
Fee Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. | ||
The Secretary shall, subject to appropriation by the General | ||
Assembly, use the money paid into this fund to offset its | ||
administrative costs for administering MDDPs.
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(q) The Secretary is authorized to prescribe such forms as | ||
it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section. | ||
(Source: P.A. 95-400, eff. 1-1-09; 95-578, eff. 1-1-09; 95-855, | ||
eff. 1-1-09; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-184, eff. 8-10-09.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/6-208.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-208.1) | ||
Sec. 6-208.1. Period of statutory summary alcohol, other | ||
drug,
or intoxicating compound related suspension. | ||
(a) Unless the statutory summary suspension has been | ||
rescinded, any
person whose privilege to drive a motor vehicle |
on the public highways has
been summarily suspended, pursuant | ||
to Section 11-501.1, shall not be
eligible for restoration of | ||
the privilege until the expiration of: | ||
1. Twelve months from the effective date of the | ||
statutory summary suspension
for a refusal or failure to | ||
complete a test or tests to determine the
alcohol, drug, or | ||
intoxicating compound concentration, pursuant
to
Section | ||
11-501.1; or | ||
2. Six months from the effective date of the statutory | ||
summary
suspension imposed following the person's | ||
submission to a chemical test
which disclosed an alcohol | ||
concentration of 0.08 or more, or any
amount
of a
drug, | ||
substance, or intoxicating compound in such person's
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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
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Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use | ||
of Intoxicating
Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as | ||
listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Community | ||
Protection Act, pursuant to Section 11-501.1; or | ||
3. Three years from the effective date of the statutory | ||
summary suspension
for any person other than a first | ||
offender who refuses or fails to
complete a test or tests | ||
to determine the alcohol, drug, or
intoxicating
compound | ||
concentration
pursuant to Section 11-501.1; or | ||
4. One year from the effective date of the summary |
suspension imposed
for any person other than a first | ||
offender following submission to a
chemical test which | ||
disclosed an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or
more
pursuant | ||
to Section 11-501.1 or any amount of a drug, substance or
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compound in such person's 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, an
intoxicating
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compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, | ||
or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine | ||
Control and Community Protection Act. | ||
(b) Following a statutory summary suspension of the | ||
privilege to drive a
motor vehicle under Section 11-501.1, | ||
driving privileges shall be
restored unless the person is | ||
otherwise suspended, revoked, or cancelled by this Code. If
the | ||
court has reason to believe that the person's
driving privilege | ||
should not be restored, the court shall notify
the Secretary of | ||
State prior to the expiration of the statutory summary
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suspension so appropriate action may be taken pursuant to this | ||
Code. | ||
(c) Driving privileges may not be restored until all | ||
applicable
reinstatement fees, as provided by this Code, have | ||
been paid to the Secretary
of State and the appropriate entry | ||
made to the driver's record. | ||
(d) Where a driving privilege has been summarily suspended | ||
under Section
11-501.1 and the person is subsequently convicted |
of violating Section
11-501, or a similar provision of a local | ||
ordinance, for the same incident,
any period served on | ||
statutory summary suspension shall be credited toward
the | ||
minimum period of revocation of driving privileges imposed | ||
pursuant to
Section 6-205. | ||
(e) (Blank). Following a statutory summary suspension of | ||
driving privileges
pursuant to Section 11-501.1, for a first | ||
offender, the circuit court shall, unless the offender has | ||
opted in writing not to have a monitoring device driving permit | ||
issued, order the Secretary of State to issue a monitoring | ||
device driving permit as provided in Section 6-206.1. A | ||
monitoring device driving permit shall not be effective prior | ||
to the 31st day of the statutory summary suspension. | ||
(f) (Blank). | ||
(g) Following a statutory summary suspension of driving | ||
privileges
pursuant to Section 11-501.1 where the person was | ||
not a first offender, as
defined in Section 11-500, the | ||
Secretary of State may not issue a
restricted driving permit. | ||
(h) (Blank). | ||
(Source: P.A. 95-355, eff. 1-1-08; 95-400, eff. 1-1-09; 95-876, | ||
eff. 8-21-08.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2011.
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