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Public Act 098-0573 | ||||
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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 6-303 and 11-501 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/6-303) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-303)
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Sec. 6-303. Driving while driver's license, permit or | ||||
privilege to
operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a-5), any | ||||
person who drives or is in actual physical control of a motor
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vehicle on any highway of this State at a time when such | ||||
person's driver's
license, permit or privilege to do so or the | ||||
privilege to obtain a driver's
license or permit is revoked or | ||||
suspended as provided by this Code or the law
of another state, | ||||
except as may be specifically allowed by a judicial driving
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permit issued prior to January 1, 2009, monitoring device | ||||
driving permit, family financial responsibility driving | ||||
permit, probationary
license to drive, or a restricted driving | ||||
permit issued pursuant to this Code
or under the law of another | ||||
state, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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(a-5) Any person who violates this Section as provided in | ||||
subsection (a) while his or her driver's license, permit or | ||||
privilege is revoked because of a violation of Section 9-3 of |
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, | ||
relating to the offense of reckless homicide or a similar | ||
provision of a law of another state, is guilty of a Class 4 | ||
felony. The person shall be required to undergo a professional | ||
evaluation, as provided in Section 11-501 of this Code, to | ||
determine if an alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound problem | ||
exists and the extent of the problem, and to undergo the | ||
imposition of treatment as appropriate.
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(a-10) A person's driver's license, permit, or privilege to | ||
obtain a driver's license or permit may be subject to multiple | ||
revocations, multiple suspensions, or any combination of both | ||
simultaneously. No revocation or suspension shall serve to | ||
negate, invalidate, cancel, postpone, or in any way lessen the | ||
effect of any other revocation or suspension entered prior or | ||
subsequent to any other revocation or suspension. | ||
(b) (Blank). | ||
(b-1) Upon receiving a report of the conviction of any | ||
violation indicating a person was operating a motor vehicle | ||
during the time when the person's driver's license, permit or | ||
privilege was suspended by the Secretary of State or the | ||
driver's licensing administrator of another state, except as | ||
specifically allowed by a probationary license, judicial | ||
driving permit, restricted driving permit or monitoring device | ||
driving permit the Secretary shall extend the suspension for | ||
the same period of time as the originally imposed suspension | ||
unless the suspension has already expired, in which case the |
Secretary shall be authorized to suspend the person's driving | ||
privileges for the same period of time as the originally | ||
imposed suspension. | ||
(b-2) Except as provided in subsection (b-6), upon | ||
receiving a report of the conviction of any violation | ||
indicating a person was operating a motor vehicle when the | ||
person's driver's license, permit or privilege was revoked by | ||
the Secretary of State or the driver's license administrator of | ||
any other state, except as specifically allowed by a restricted | ||
driving permit issued pursuant to this Code or the law of | ||
another state, the Secretary shall not issue a driver's license | ||
for an additional period of one year from the date of such | ||
conviction indicating such person was operating a vehicle | ||
during such period of revocation. | ||
(b-3) (Blank).
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(b-4) When the Secretary of State receives a report of a | ||
conviction of any violation indicating a person was operating a | ||
motor vehicle that was not equipped with an ignition interlock | ||
device during a time when the person was prohibited from | ||
operating a motor vehicle not equipped with such a device, the | ||
Secretary shall not issue a driver's license to that person for | ||
an additional period of one year from the date of the | ||
conviction.
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(b-5) Any person convicted of violating this Section shall | ||
serve a minimum
term of imprisonment of 30 consecutive days or | ||
300
hours of community service
when the person's driving |
privilege was revoked or suspended as a result of a violation | ||
of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal | ||
Code of 2012,
relating to the offense of reckless homicide, or | ||
a similar provision of a law of another state.
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(b-6) Upon receiving a report of a first conviction of | ||
operating a motor vehicle while the person's driver's license, | ||
permit or privilege was revoked where the revocation was for a | ||
violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the | ||
Criminal Code of 2012 relating to the offense of reckless | ||
homicide or a similar out-of-state offense, the Secretary shall | ||
not issue a driver's license for an additional period of three | ||
years from the date of such conviction. | ||
(c) Except as provided in subsections (c-3) and (c-4), any | ||
person convicted of violating this Section shall serve a | ||
minimum
term of imprisonment of 10 consecutive days or 30
days | ||
of community service
when the person's driving privilege was | ||
revoked or suspended as a result of:
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(1) a violation of Section 11-501 of this Code or a | ||
similar provision
of a local ordinance relating to the | ||
offense of operating or being in physical
control of a | ||
vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, any other | ||
drug
or any combination thereof; or
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(2) a violation of paragraph (b) of Section 11-401 of | ||
this Code or a
similar provision of a local ordinance | ||
relating to the offense of leaving the
scene of a motor | ||
vehicle accident involving personal injury or death; or
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(3)
a statutory summary suspension or revocation under | ||
Section 11-501.1 of this
Code.
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Such sentence of imprisonment or community service shall | ||
not be subject
to suspension in order to reduce such sentence.
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(c-1) Except as provided in subsections (c-5) and (d), any | ||
person convicted of a
second violation of this Section shall be | ||
ordered by the court to serve a
minimum
of 100 hours of | ||
community service.
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(c-2) In addition to other penalties imposed under this | ||
Section, the
court may impose on any person convicted a fourth | ||
time of violating this
Section any of
the following:
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(1) Seizure of the license plates of the person's | ||
vehicle.
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(2) Immobilization of the person's vehicle for a period | ||
of time
to be determined by the court.
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(c-3) Any person convicted of a violation of this Section | ||
during a period of summary suspension imposed pursuant to | ||
Section 11-501.1 when the person was eligible for a MDDP shall | ||
be guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall serve a minimum term of | ||
imprisonment of 30 days. | ||
(c-4) Any person who has been issued a MDDP and who is | ||
convicted of a violation of this Section as a result of | ||
operating or being in actual physical control of a motor | ||
vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device at the | ||
time of the offense shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and | ||
shall serve a minimum term of imprisonment of 30 days.
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(c-5) Any person convicted of a second violation of this
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Section is guilty of a Class 2 felony, is not eligible for | ||
probation or conditional discharge, and shall serve a mandatory | ||
term of
imprisonment, if : | ||
(1) the current violation occurred when the person's | ||
driver's license was suspended or revoked the
revocation or
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suspension was for a violation of Section 9-3 of the | ||
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, | ||
relating
to the offense of reckless homicide, or a similar | ||
out-of-state offense ; and | ||
(2) the prior conviction under this Section occurred | ||
while the person's driver's license was suspended or | ||
revoked for a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code | ||
of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to the | ||
offense of reckless homicide, or a similar out-of-state | ||
offense, or was suspended or revoked for a violation of | ||
Section 11-401 or 11-501 of this Code, a similar | ||
out-of-state offense, a similar provision of a local | ||
ordinance, or a statutory summary suspension or revocation | ||
under Section 11-501.1 of this Code .
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(d) Any person convicted of a second violation of this
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Section shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall serve a | ||
minimum term of
imprisonment of 30 days or 300 hours of | ||
community service, as determined by the
court, if : | ||
(1) the current violation occurred when the person's | ||
driver's license was suspended or revoked the original
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revocation or
suspension was for a violation of Section | ||
11-401 or 11-501 of this Code,
or a similar out-of-state | ||
offense, or a similar provision of a local
ordinance, or a
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statutory summary suspension or revocation under Section | ||
11-501.1 of this Code ; and | ||
(2) the prior conviction under this Section occurred | ||
while the person's driver's license was suspended or | ||
revoked for a violation of Section 11-401 or 11-501 of this | ||
Code, a similar out-of-state offense, a similar provision | ||
of a local ordinance, or a statutory summary suspension or | ||
revocation under Section 11-501.1 of this Code, or for a | ||
violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or | ||
the Criminal Code of 2012, relating to the offense of | ||
reckless homicide, or a similar out-of-state offense .
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(d-1) Except as provided in subsections (d-2), (d-2.5), and | ||
(d-3), any
person convicted of
a third or subsequent violation | ||
of this Section shall serve a minimum term of
imprisonment of | ||
30 days or 300 hours of community service, as determined by the
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court.
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(d-2) Any person convicted of a third violation of this
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Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony and must serve a minimum | ||
term of
imprisonment of 30 days , if : | ||
(1) the current violation occurred when the person's | ||
driver's license was suspended or revoked the revocation or
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suspension was for a violation of Section 11-401 or 11-501 | ||
of this Code,
or a similar out-of-state offense, or a |
similar provision of a local
ordinance, or a
statutory | ||
summary suspension or revocation under Section 11-501.1 of | ||
this Code ; and | ||
(2) the prior convictions under this Section occurred | ||
while the person's driver's license was suspended or | ||
revoked for a violation of Section 11-401 or 11-501 of this | ||
Code, a similar out-of-state offense, a similar provision | ||
of a local ordinance, or a statutory summary suspension or | ||
revocation under Section 11-501.1 of this Code, or for a | ||
violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or | ||
the Criminal Code of 2012, relating to the offense of | ||
reckless homicide, or a similar out-of-state offense .
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(d-2.5) Any person convicted of a third violation of this
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Section is guilty of a Class 1 felony, is not eligible for | ||
probation or conditional discharge, and must serve a mandatory | ||
term of
imprisonment , if : | ||
(1) the current violation occurred while the person's | ||
driver's license was suspended or revoked the revocation or
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suspension was for a violation of Section 9-3 of the | ||
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, | ||
relating to the offense of reckless homicide, or a similar | ||
out-of-state offense.
The person's driving privileges | ||
shall be revoked for the remainder of the person's life ; | ||
and | ||
(2) the prior convictions under this Section occurred | ||
while the person's driver's license was suspended or |
revoked for a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code | ||
of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, relating to the | ||
offense of reckless homicide, or a similar out-of-state | ||
offense, or was suspended or revoked for a violation of | ||
Section 11-401 or 11-501 of this Code, a similar | ||
out-of-state offense, a similar provision of a local | ||
ordinance, or a statutory summary suspension or revocation | ||
under Section 11-501.1 of this Code . | ||
(d-3) Any person convicted of a fourth, fifth, sixth, | ||
seventh, eighth, or ninth violation of this
Section is guilty | ||
of a Class 4 felony and must serve a minimum term of
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imprisonment of 180 days , if : | ||
(1) the current violation occurred when the person's | ||
driver's license was suspended or revoked the revocation or | ||
suspension was for a
violation of Section 11-401 or 11-501 | ||
of this Code, or a similar out-of-state
offense, or a | ||
similar provision of a local ordinance, or a statutory
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summary suspension or revocation under Section 11-501.1 of | ||
this Code ; and | ||
(2) the prior convictions under this Section occurred | ||
while the person's driver's license was suspended or | ||
revoked for a violation of Section 11-401 or 11-501 of this | ||
Code, a similar out-of-state offense, a similar provision | ||
of a local ordinance, or a statutory summary suspension or | ||
revocation under Section 11-501.1 of this Code, or for a | ||
violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or |
the Criminal Code of 2012, relating to the offense of | ||
reckless homicide, or a similar out-of-state offense .
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(d-3.5) Any person convicted of a fourth or subsequent | ||
violation of this
Section is guilty of a Class 1 felony, is not | ||
eligible for probation or conditional discharge, and must serve | ||
a mandatory term of
imprisonment, and is eligible for an | ||
extended term, if : | ||
(1) the current violation occurred when the person's | ||
driver's license was suspended or revoked the revocation or | ||
suspension was for a
violation of Section 9-3 of the | ||
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, | ||
relating to the offense of reckless homicide, or a similar | ||
out-of-state offense ; and | ||
(2) the prior convictions under this Section occurred | ||
while the person's driver's license was suspended or | ||
revoked for a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code | ||
of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, relating to the | ||
offense of reckless homicide, or a similar out-of-state | ||
offense, or was suspended or revoked for a violation of | ||
Section 11-401 or 11-501 of this Code, a similar | ||
out-of-state offense, a similar provision of a local | ||
ordinance, or a statutory summary suspension or revocation | ||
under Section 11-501.1 of this Code .
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(d-4) Any person convicted of a tenth, eleventh, twelfth, | ||
thirteenth, or fourteenth violation of this Section is guilty | ||
of a Class 3 felony, and is not eligible for probation or |
conditional discharge, if : | ||
(1) the current violation occurred when the person's | ||
driver's license was suspended or revoked the revocation or | ||
suspension was for a violation of Section 11-401 or 11-501 | ||
of this Code, or a similar out-of-state offense, or a | ||
similar provision of a local ordinance, or a statutory | ||
summary suspension or revocation under Section 11-501.1 of | ||
this Code ; and | ||
(2) the prior convictions under this Section occurred | ||
while the person's driver's license was suspended or | ||
revoked for a violation of Section 11-401 or 11-501 of this | ||
Code, a similar out-of-state offense, a similar provision | ||
of a local ordinance, or a statutory suspension or | ||
revocation under Section 11-501.1 of this Code, or for a | ||
violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or | ||
the Criminal Code of 2012, relating to the offense of | ||
reckless homicide, or a similar out-of-state offense . | ||
(d-5) Any person convicted of a fifteenth or subsequent | ||
violation of this Section is guilty of a Class 2 felony, and is | ||
not eligible for probation or conditional discharge, if : | ||
(1) the current violation occurred when the person's | ||
driver's license was suspended or revoked the revocation or | ||
suspension was for a violation of Section 11-401 or 11-501 | ||
of this Code, or a similar out-of-state offense, or a | ||
similar provision of a local ordinance, or a statutory | ||
summary suspension or revocation under Section 11-501.1 of |
this Code ; and | ||
(2) the prior convictions under this Section occurred | ||
while the person's driver's license was suspended or | ||
revoked for a violation of Section 11-401 or 11-501 of this | ||
Code, a similar out-of-state offense, a similar provision | ||
of a local ordinance, or a statutory summary suspension or | ||
revocation under Section 11-501.1 of this Code, or for a | ||
violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or | ||
the Criminal Code of 2012, relating to the offense of | ||
reckless homicide, or a similar out-of-state offense .
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(e) Any person in violation of this Section who is also in | ||
violation of
Section 7-601 of this Code relating to mandatory | ||
insurance requirements, in
addition to other penalties imposed | ||
under this Section, shall have his or her
motor vehicle | ||
immediately impounded by the arresting law enforcement | ||
officer.
The motor vehicle may be released to any licensed | ||
driver upon a showing of
proof of insurance for the vehicle | ||
that was impounded and the notarized written
consent for the | ||
release by the vehicle owner.
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(f) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified | ||
copy of the
driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted | ||
as proof of any prior
conviction.
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(g) The motor vehicle used in a violation of this Section | ||
is subject
to seizure and forfeiture as provided in Sections | ||
36-1 and 36-2 of the
Criminal Code of 2012 if the person's | ||
driving privilege was revoked
or suspended as a result of: |
(1) a violation of Section 11-501 of this Code, a | ||
similar provision
of a local ordinance, or a similar | ||
provision of a law of another state; | ||
(2) a violation of paragraph (b) of Section 11-401 of | ||
this Code, a
similar provision of a local ordinance, or a | ||
similar provision of a law of another state; | ||
(3) a statutory summary suspension or revocation under | ||
Section 11-501.1 of this
Code or a similar provision of a | ||
law of another state; or | ||
(4) a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of | ||
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 relating to the offense | ||
of reckless homicide, or a similar provision of a law of | ||
another state.
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(Source: P.A. 96-502, eff. 1-1-10; 96-607, eff. 8-24-09; | ||
96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1344, eff. 7-1-11; 97-984, eff. | ||
1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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(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.
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(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, an intoxicating | ||
compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, | ||
or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine | ||
Control and Community Protection Act.
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(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) Penalties. | ||
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any | ||
person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this |
Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. | ||
(2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar | ||
provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory | ||
minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours | ||
of community service in addition to any other criminal or | ||
administrative sanction. | ||
(3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to | ||
6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum | ||
fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a | ||
program benefiting children if the person was transporting | ||
a person under the age of 16 at the time of the violation. | ||
(4) A person who violates subsection (a) a first time, | ||
if the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath, | ||
or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, | ||
breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be | ||
subject, in addition to any other penalty that may be | ||
imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100 hours of community | ||
service and a mandatory minimum fine of $500. | ||
(5) A person who violates subsection (a) a second time, | ||
if at the time of the second violation the alcohol | ||
concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was | ||
0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or | ||
urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in | ||
addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a | ||
mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a mandatory | ||
minimum fine of $1,250. |
(d) Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, | ||
other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or | ||
any combination thereof.
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(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 subsection | ||
(a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent | ||
time; | ||
(B) the person committed a violation of subsection | ||
(a) while driving a school bus with one or more | ||
passengers persons 18 years of age or younger on board; | ||
(C) the person in committing a violation of | ||
subsection (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 subsection | ||
(a) and has been previously convicted of violating | ||
Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the | ||
Criminal Code of 2012 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 | ||
subsection (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 subsection (a) | ||
was a proximate cause of the bodily harm; | ||
(F) the person, in committing a violation of | ||
subsection (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 subsection (a) was a proximate | ||
cause of the death; | ||
(G) the person committed a violation of subsection | ||
(a) during a period in which the defendant's driving | ||
privileges are revoked or suspended, where the | ||
revocation or suspension was for a violation of | ||
subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section | ||
11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for | ||
reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the |
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; | ||
(H) the person committed the violation while he or | ||
she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a | ||
restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit | ||
or a monitoring device driving permit; | ||
(I) the person committed the violation while he or | ||
she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or | ||
she was driving was not covered by a liability | ||
insurance policy; | ||
(J) the person in committing a violation of | ||
subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident | ||
that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily | ||
harm, to the child under the age of 16 being | ||
transported by the person, if the violation was the | ||
proximate cause of the injury; or | ||
(K) the person in committing a second violation of | ||
subsection (a) or a similar provision was transporting | ||
a person under the age of 16 ; or . | ||
(L) the person committed a violation of subsection | ||
(a) of this Section while transporting one or more | ||
passengers in a vehicle for-hire. | ||
(2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person | ||
convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of | ||
alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or | ||
compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class | ||
4 felony. |
(B) A third violation of this Section or a similar | ||
provision is a Class 2 felony. If at the time of the third | ||
violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, | ||
breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition | ||
of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a | ||
mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a | ||
mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in | ||
addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction. | ||
If at the time of the third violation, the defendant was | ||
transporting a person under the age of 16, a mandatory fine | ||
of $25,000 and 25 days of community service in a program | ||
benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any | ||
other criminal or administrative sanction. | ||
(C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar | ||
provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of | ||
probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If | ||
at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in | ||
the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more | ||
based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in | ||
Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall | ||
be imposed in addition to any other criminal or | ||
administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth | ||
violation, the defendant was transporting a person under | ||
the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of | ||
community service in a program benefiting children shall be | ||
imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative |
sanction. | ||
(D) A fifth violation of this Section or a similar | ||
provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of | ||
probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If | ||
at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in | ||
the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more | ||
based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in | ||
Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall | ||
be imposed in addition to any other criminal or | ||
administrative sanction. If at the time of the fifth | ||
violation, the defendant was transporting a person under | ||
the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of | ||
community service in a program benefiting children shall be | ||
imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative | ||
sanction. | ||
(E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or | ||
similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of | ||
the violation, the alcohol concentration in the | ||
defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based | ||
on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in | ||
Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall | ||
be imposed in addition to any other criminal or | ||
administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation, | ||
the defendant was transporting a person under the age of | ||
16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community | ||
service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed |
in addition to any other criminal or administrative | ||
sanction. | ||
(F) 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. | ||
(G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of | ||
this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the | ||
defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary | ||
circumstances exist and require probation, shall be | ||
sentenced to: (i) 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 (ii) 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. | ||
(H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph | ||
(1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500, and | ||
25 days of community service in a program benefiting | ||
children shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal | ||
or administrative sanction. | ||
(I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of | ||
this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory | ||
fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a | ||
program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to | ||
any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the child | ||
being transported suffered bodily harm, but not great |
bodily harm, in a motor vehicle accident, and the violation | ||
was the proximate cause of that injury, a mandatory fine of | ||
$5,000 and 25 days of community service in a program | ||
benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any | ||
other criminal or administrative sanction. | ||
(J) A violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of | ||
this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony, for which a | ||
sentence of probation or conditional discharge may not be | ||
imposed. | ||
(3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who | ||
receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must | ||
serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community | ||
service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the | ||
probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other | ||
criminal or administrative sanction. | ||
(e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or | ||
a similar provision includes any violation of a provision of a | ||
local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an | ||
offense committed on a military installation that is similar to | ||
a violation of subsection (a) of this Section. | ||
(f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or | ||
assignment of community service for a violation of this Section | ||
shall not be suspended or reduced by the court. | ||
(g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has | ||
been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this | ||
Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any |
subsequent violation of subsection (a). | ||
(h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified | ||
copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted | ||
as proof of any prior conviction.
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(Source: P.A. 96-289, eff. 8-11-09; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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