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90_HB2633
625 ILCS 5/11-503 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503
Amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that the unlawful
operation of a vehicle at a speed that is 40 miles per hour
or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed is prima
facie evidence of reckless driving.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 11-503.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Section 11-503 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/11-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)
8 Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless
9 driving.
10 (a) Any person who drives any vehicle with a willful or
11 wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is
12 guilty of reckless driving. The unlawful operation of a
13 vehicle at a speed that is 40 miles per hour or more in
14 excess of the applicable maximum speed limit established
15 under this Chapter or a rule, ordinance, or resolution is
16 prima facie evidence of reckless driving.
17 (b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be
18 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under
19 subsection (c) of this Section.
20 (c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
21 subsection (a) shall be guilty of aggravated reckless driving
22 if the violation results in great bodily harm or permanent
23 disability or disfigurement to another. Aggravated reckless
24 driving is a Class 4 felony.
25 (Source: P.A. 88-679, eff. 7-1-95.)