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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2290

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2290 as follows:
 3    by replacing everything after the enacting  clause  with  the
 4    following:

 5        "Section  5.   The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code is amended by
 6    changing Section 11-501 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/11-501) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
 8        Sec.  11-501.   Driving  while  under  the  influence  of
 9    alcohol,  other  drug  or  drugs,  intoxicating  compound  or
10    compounds or any combination thereof.
11        (a)  A person shall not drive or be  in  actual  physical
12    control of any vehicle within this State while:
13             (1)  the alcohol concentration in the person's blood
14        or  breath  is  0.08  or  more based on the definition of
15        blood and breath units in Section 11-501.2;
16             (2)  under the influence of alcohol;
17             (3)  under  the  influence   of   any   intoxicating
18        compound  or  combination  of intoxicating compounds to a
19        degree that  renders  the  person  incapable  of  driving
20        safely;
21             (4)  under  the  influence  of  any  other  drug  or
22        combination  of drugs to a degree that renders the person
 
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 1        incapable of safely driving;
 2             (5)  under the combined influence of alcohol,  other
 3        drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a
 4        degree  that  renders  the  person  incapable  of  safely
 5        driving; or
 6             (6)  there  is  any  amount of a drug, substance, or
 7        compound  in  the  person's  breath,  blood,   or   urine
 8        resulting   from  the  unlawful  use  or  consumption  of
 9        cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
10        substance listed in the  Illinois  Controlled  Substances
11        Act,  or  an  intoxicating  compound listed in the Use of
12        Intoxicating Compounds Act.
13        (b)  The fact that any person charged with violating this
14    Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
15    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or  any
16    combination  thereof,  shall not constitute a defense against
17    any charge of violating this Section.
18        (c)  Except as provided under paragraphs (c-3) and (d) of
19    this  Section,  every  person  convicted  of  violating  this
20    Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance, shall be
21    guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, in addition to any other
22    criminal or administrative action, for any second  conviction
23    of  violating this Section or a similar provision of a law of
24    another state or local ordinance committed within 5 years  of
25    a  previous  violation of this Section or a similar provision
26    of a local ordinance shall  be  mandatorily  sentenced  to  a
27    minimum  of  48 consecutive hours of imprisonment or assigned
28    to a minimum of 100 hours of  community  service  as  may  be
29    determined by the court.  Every person convicted of violating
30    this  Section  or  a  similar  provision of a local ordinance
31    shall be subject to a mandatory minimum fine of  $500  and  a
32    mandatory 5 days of community service in a program benefiting
33    children if the person committed a violation of paragraph (a)
34    or   a   similar   provision   of  a  local  ordinance  while
 
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 1    transporting a person under age 16.  Every person convicted a
 2    second time for violating this Section or a similar provision
 3    of a local ordinance within 5 years of a  previous  violation
 4    of  this  Section  or a similar provision of a law of another
 5    state or local ordinance shall  be  subject  to  a  mandatory
 6    minimum  fine  of  $500  and  10  days of mandatory community
 7    service in a  program  benefiting  children  if  the  current
 8    offense  was  committed while transporting a person under age
 9    16.  The imprisonment or  assignment  under  this  subsection
10    shall  not  be  subject to suspension nor shall the person be
11    eligible for probation in order to  reduce  the  sentence  or
12    assignment.
13        (c-1)  (1)  A  person  who violates this Section during a
14        period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
15        or suspended, where the revocation or suspension was  for
16        a  violation of this Section, Section 11-501.1, paragraph
17        (b) of Section 11-401, or Section  9-3  of  the  Criminal
18        Code of 1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
19             (2)  A person who violates this Section a third time
20        during  a  period  in which his or her driving privileges
21        are  revoked  or  suspended  where  the   revocation   or
22        suspension  was  for a violation of this Section, Section
23        11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or Section 9-3
24        of the Criminal Code of 1961  is  guilty  of  a  Class  3
25        felony.
26             (3)  A  person who violates this Section a fourth or
27        subsequent time during a  period  in  which  his  or  her
28        driving  privileges  are  revoked  or suspended where the
29        revocation or suspension was  for  a  violation  of  this
30        Section,  Section  11-501.1,  paragraph  (b)  of  Section
31        11-401,  or  Section  9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 is
32        guilty of a Class 2 felony.
33        (c-2)  (Blank).
34        (c-3)  Every person convicted of violating  this  Section
 
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 1    or  a  similar provision of a local ordinance who had a child
 2    under age 16 in the vehicle at the time of the offense  shall
 3    have  his or her punishment under this Act enhanced by 2 days
 4    of imprisonment for a first offense, 10 days of  imprisonment
 5    for  a  second  offense,  30 days of imprisonment for a third
 6    offense,  and  90  days  of  imprisonment  for  a  fourth  or
 7    subsequent offense, in addition to  the  fine  and  community
 8    service  required  under  subsection  (c)  and  the  possible
 9    imprisonment required under subsection (d).  The imprisonment
10    or  assignment  under this subsection shall not be subject to
11    suspension nor shall the person be eligible for probation  in
12    order to reduce the sentence or assignment.
13        (d) (1)  Every person convicted of committing a violation
14    of  this  Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
15    the  influence  of  alcohol,  other   drug   or   drugs,   or
16    intoxicating   compound  or  compounds,  or  any  combination
17    thereof if:
18             (A)  the  person  committed  a  violation  of   this
19        Section, or a similar provision of a law of another state
20        or a local ordinance when the cause of action is the same
21        as  or  substantially  similar  to  this Section, for the
22        third or subsequent time;
23             (B)  the person committed a violation  of  paragraph
24        (a) while driving a school bus with children on board;
25             (C)  the   person   in  committing  a  violation  of
26        paragraph (a) was involved in a  motor  vehicle  accident
27        that   resulted   in   great  bodily  harm  or  permanent
28        disability  or  disfigurement  to   another,   when   the
29        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries; or
30             (D)  the  person  committed a violation of paragraph
31        (a) for a second time and has been  previously  convicted
32        of  violating  Section  9-3  of the Criminal Code of 1961
33        relating to reckless homicide in  which  the  person  was
34        determined  to  have been under the influence of alcohol,
 
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 1        other  drug  or  drugs,  or  intoxicating   compound   or
 2        compounds  as an element of the offense or the person has
 3        previously been convicted under subparagraph (C) of  this
 4        paragraph (1).
 5        (2)  Aggravated  driving  under the influence of alcohol,
 6    other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound  or  compounds,
 7    or  any  combination thereof is a Class 4 felony. For which a
 8    person, if sentenced to a  term  of  imprisonment,  shall  be
 9    sentenced to not less than one year and not more than 3 years
10    for  a violation of subparagraph (A), (B) or (D) of paragraph
11    (1) of this subsection (d) and not less than one year and not
12    more than 12 years for a violation  of  subparagraph  (C)  of
13    paragraph  (1)  of  this  subsection  (d),  the defendant, if
14    sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall  be  sentenced  to
15    not  less  than  one  year  nor  more  than 12 years. For any
16    prosecution under this subsection (d), a  certified  copy  of
17    the  driving  abstract  of the defendant shall be admitted as
18    proof of any prior conviction.
19        (e)  After a finding of guilt  and  prior  to  any  final
20    sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
21    upon  an  arrest for a violation of this Section or a similar
22    provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
23    to undergo a  professional  evaluation  to  determine  if  an
24    alcohol,  drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
25    and the extent of the  problem.   Programs  conducting  these
26    evaluations  shall  be  licensed  by  the Department of Human
27    Services.  The cost of any professional evaluation  shall  be
28    paid   for   by   the  individual  required  to  undergo  the
29    professional evaluation.
30        (f)  Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
31    whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
32    Section proximately  caused  any  incident  resulting  in  an
33    appropriate  emergency  response,  shall  be  liable  for the
34    expense of an emergency response as  provided  under  Section
 
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 1    5-5-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
 2        (g)  The  Secretary  of  State  shall  revoke the driving
 3    privileges of any person convicted under this  Section  or  a
 4    similar provision of a local ordinance.
 5        (h)  Every  person sentenced under subsection (d) of this
 6    Section and who receives a term of probation  or  conditional
 7    discharge shall be required to serve a minimum term of either
 8    30  days  community  service  or,  beginning July 1, 1993, 48
 9    consecutive hours of  imprisonment  as  a  condition  of  the
10    probation  or  conditional discharge.  This mandatory minimum
11    term of imprisonment or assignment of community service shall
12    not be suspended and shall not be subject to reduction by the
13    court.
14        (i)  The Secretary of State may  use  ignition  interlock
15    device   requirements   when   granting   driving  relief  to
16    individuals who have been arrested for a second or subsequent
17    offense of this Section or a similar  provision  of  a  local
18    ordinance.    The  Secretary  shall  establish  by  rule  and
19    regulation the procedures for use of the interlock system.
20        (j)  In addition to any other penalties and  liabilities,
21    a person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
22    this   Section,   including   any   person  placed  on  court
23    supervision for violating this Section, shall be fined  $100,
24    payable  to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money
25    to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest.   In  the
26    event  that  more  than  one  agency  is  responsible for the
27    arrest,  the  $100  shall  be  shared  equally.   Any  moneys
28    received by a law enforcement agency  under  this  subsection
29    (j)  shall be used to purchase law enforcement equipment that
30    will assist in the prevention  of  alcohol  related  criminal
31    violence  throughout  the  State.  This shall include, but is
32    not limited to, in-car video cameras, radar and  laser  speed
33    detection  devices,  and  alcohol  breath testers. Any moneys
34    received  by  the  Department  of  State  Police  under  this
 
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 1    subsection (j) shall be deposited into the State  Police  DUI
 2    Fund  and shall be used to purchase law enforcement equipment
 3    that  will  assist  in  the  prevention  of  alcohol  related
 4    criminal violence throughout the State.
 5    (Source: P.A.  90-43,  eff.  7-2-97;  90-400,  eff.  8-15-97;
 6    90-611, eff.  1-1-99;  90-655,  eff.  7-30-98;  90-738,  eff.
 7    1-1-99;  90-779,  eff.  1-1-99; 91-126, eff. 7-16-99; 91-357,
 8    eff. 7-29-99; 91-692, eff. 4-13-00; 91-822, eff. 6-13-00.)

 9        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
10    becoming law.".

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