98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5797

 

Introduced , by Rep. Katherine Cloonen

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-501  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501
625 ILCS 5/11-501.01

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a first offense for driving under the influence while transporting a child under the age of 16 a factor in aggravation, rather than a second offense. Provides that the first conviction of aggravated driving under the influence while transporting a child under 16 shall require the installation of an ignition interlock device, rather than the second conviction.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Sections 11-501 and 11-501.01 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-501)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
7    Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
8other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
9combination thereof.
10    (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
11control of any vehicle within this State while:
12        (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
13    breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
14    breath units in Section 11-501.2;
15        (2) under the influence of alcohol;
16        (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
17    combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
18    renders the person incapable of driving safely;
19        (4) under the influence of any other drug or
20    combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
21    incapable of safely driving;
22        (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
23    or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree

 

 

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1    that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
2        (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
3    compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
4    from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
5    the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
6    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
7    compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
8    or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
9    Control and Community Protection Act. Subject to all other
10    requirements and provisions under this Section, this
11    paragraph (6) does not apply to the lawful consumption of
12    cannabis by a qualifying patient licensed under the
13    Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act who
14    is in possession of a valid registry card issued under that
15    Act, unless that person is impaired by the use of cannabis.
16    (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
17Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol,
18cannabis under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot
19Program Act, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
20compounds, or any combination thereof, shall not constitute a
21defense against any charge of violating this Section.
22    (c) Penalties.
23        (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
24    person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
25    Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
26        (2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar

 

 

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1    provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory
2    minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours
3    of community service in addition to any other criminal or
4    administrative sanction.
5        (3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to
6    6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum
7    fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a
8    program benefiting children if the person was transporting
9    a person under the age of 16 at the time of the violation.
10        (4) A person who violates subsection (a) a first time,
11    if the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath,
12    or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
13    breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be
14    subject, in addition to any other penalty that may be
15    imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100 hours of community
16    service and a mandatory minimum fine of $500.
17        (5) A person who violates subsection (a) a second time,
18    if at the time of the second violation the alcohol
19    concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
20    0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
21    urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in
22    addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
23    mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
24    minimum fine of $1,250.
25    (d) Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
26other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or

 

 

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1any combination thereof.
2        (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
3    this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
4    the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
5    intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
6    thereof if:
7            (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
8        (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
9        time;
10            (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
11        (a) while driving a school bus with one or more
12        passengers on board;
13            (C) the person in committing a violation of
14        subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
15        that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
16        disability or disfigurement to another, when the
17        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
18            (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
19        (a) and has been previously convicted of violating
20        Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
21        Criminal Code of 2012 or a similar provision of a law
22        of another state relating to reckless homicide in which
23        the person was determined to have been under the
24        influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
25        intoxicating compound or compounds as an element of the
26        offense or the person has previously been convicted

 

 

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1        under subparagraph (C) or subparagraph (F) of this
2        paragraph (1);
3            (E) the person, in committing a violation of
4        subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
5        speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
6        hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
7        11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
8        accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
9        bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
10        to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
11        was a proximate cause of the bodily harm;
12            (F) the person, in committing a violation of
13        subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
14        snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
15        accident that resulted in the death of another person,
16        when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
17        cause of the death;
18            (G) the person committed a violation of subsection
19        (a) during a period in which the defendant's driving
20        privileges are revoked or suspended, where the
21        revocation or suspension was for a violation of
22        subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
23        11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for
24        reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the
25        Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
26            (H) the person committed the violation while he or

 

 

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1        she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a
2        restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit
3        or a monitoring device driving permit;
4            (I) the person committed the violation while he or
5        she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or
6        she was driving was not covered by a liability
7        insurance policy;
8            (J) the person in committing a violation of
9        subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
10        that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily
11        harm, to the child under the age of 16 being
12        transported by the person, if the violation was the
13        proximate cause of the injury;
14            (K) the person in committing a second violation of
15        subsection (a) or a similar provision was transporting
16        a person under the age of 16; or
17            (L) the person committed a violation of subsection
18        (a) of this Section while transporting one or more
19        passengers in a vehicle for-hire.
20        (2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person
21    convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
22    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
23    compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
24    4 felony.
25        (B) A third violation of this Section or a similar
26    provision is a Class 2 felony. If at the time of the third

 

 

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1    violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
2    breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition
3    of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a
4    mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a
5    mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in
6    addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.
7    If at the time of the third violation, the defendant was
8    transporting a person under the age of 16, a mandatory fine
9    of $25,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
10    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
11    other criminal or administrative sanction.
12        (C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar
13    provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of
14    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
15    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
16    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
17    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
18    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
19    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
20    administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth
21    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
22    the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of
23    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
24    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
25    sanction.
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1    provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of
2    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
3    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
4    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
5    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
6    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
7    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
8    administrative sanction. If at the time of the fifth
9    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
10    the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of
11    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
12    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
13    sanction.
14        (E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or
15    similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of
16    the violation, the alcohol concentration in the
17    defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based
18    on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
19    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
20    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
21    administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation,
22    the defendant was transporting a person under the age of
23    16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community
24    service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed
25    in addition to any other criminal or administrative
26    sanction.

 

 

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1        (F) For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
2    (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
3    a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
4    one year nor more than 12 years.
5        (G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
6    this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
7    defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary
8    circumstances exist and require probation, shall be
9    sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
10    years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
11    in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment
12    of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
13    violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons.
14        (H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph
15    (1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500, and
16    25 days of community service in a program benefiting
17    children shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal
18    or administrative sanction.
19        (I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of
20    this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory
21    fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a
22    program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to
23    any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the child
24    being transported suffered bodily harm, but not great
25    bodily harm, in a motor vehicle accident, and the violation
26    was the proximate cause of that injury, a mandatory fine of

 

 

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1    $5,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
2    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
3    other criminal or administrative sanction.
4        (J) A violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of
5    this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony, for which a
6    sentence of probation or conditional discharge may not be
7    imposed.
8        (3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who
9    receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must
10    serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
11    service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the
12    probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other
13    criminal or administrative sanction.
14    (e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or
15a similar provision includes any violation of a provision of a
16local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an
17offense committed on a military installation that is similar to
18a violation of subsection (a) of this Section.
19    (f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or
20assignment of community service for a violation of this Section
21shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
22    (g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has
23been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this
24Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any
25subsequent violation of subsection (a).
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1copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
2as proof of any prior conviction.
3(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-122, eff. 1-1-14;
498-573, eff. 8-27-13; revised 9-19-13.)
 
5    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.01)
6    Sec. 11-501.01. Additional administrative sanctions.
7    (a) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final
8sentencing or an order for supervision, for an offense based
9upon an arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 or a similar
10provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
11to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an
12alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
13and the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
14treatment as appropriate. Programs conducting these
15evaluations shall be licensed by the Department of Human
16Services. The cost of any professional evaluation shall be paid
17for by the individual required to undergo the professional
18evaluation.
19    (b) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
20violating Section 11-501, including any person receiving a
21disposition of court supervision for violating that Section,
22may be required by the Court to attend a victim impact panel
23offered by, or under contract with, a county State's Attorney's
24office, a probation and court services department, Mothers
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1Motorists. All costs generated by the victim impact panel shall
2be paid from fees collected from the offender or as may be
3determined by the court.
4    (c) Every person found guilty of violating Section 11-501,
5whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of that
6Section proximately caused any incident resulting in an
7appropriate emergency response, shall be liable for the expense
8of an emergency response as provided in subsection (i) of this
9Section.
10    (d) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving
11privileges of any person convicted under Section 11-501 or a
12similar provision of a local ordinance.
13    (e) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
14ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by a person
15who has been convicted of a second or subsequent offense of
16Section 11-501, or a first offense for a violation of
17subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section
1811-501 of this Code, or a similar provision of a local
19ordinance. The person must pay to the Secretary of State DUI
20Administration Fund an amount not to exceed $30 for each month
21that he or she uses the device. The Secretary shall establish
22by rule and regulation the procedures for certification and use
23of the interlock system, the amount of the fee, and the
24procedures, terms, and conditions relating to these fees.
25    (f) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a
26person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating

 

 

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1Section 11-501, including any person placed on court
2supervision for violating Section 11-501, shall be assessed
3$750, payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the
4money as follows: $350 to the law enforcement agency that made
5the arrest, and $400 shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer
6for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. If the person has
7been previously convicted of violating Section 11-501 or a
8similar provision of a local ordinance, the fine shall be
9$1,000, and the circuit clerk shall distribute $200 to the law
10enforcement agency that made the arrest and $800 to the State
11Treasurer for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. In the
12event that more than one agency is responsible for the arrest,
13the amount payable to law enforcement agencies shall be shared
14equally. Any moneys received by a law enforcement agency under
15this subsection (f) shall be used for enforcement and
16prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
17other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
18combination thereof, as defined by Section 11-501 of this Code,
19including but not limited to the purchase of law enforcement
20equipment and commodities that will assist in the prevention of
21alcohol related criminal violence throughout the State; police
22officer training and education in areas related to alcohol
23related crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and
24police officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries
25for hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation
26patrols, and liquor store sting operations. Any moneys received

 

 

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1by the Department of State Police under this subsection (f)
2shall be deposited into the State Police DUI Fund and shall be
3used to purchase law enforcement equipment that will assist in
4the prevention of alcohol related criminal violence throughout
5the State.
6    (g) The Secretary of State Police DUI Fund is created as a
7special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the
8Secretary of State Police under subsection (f) of this Section
9shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund
10and, subject to appropriation, shall be used for enforcement
11and prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
12other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
13combination thereof, as defined by Section 11-501 of this Code,
14including but not limited to the purchase of law enforcement
15equipment and commodities to assist in the prevention of
16alcohol related criminal violence throughout the State; police
17officer training and education in areas related to alcohol
18related crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and
19police officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries
20for hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation
21patrols, and liquor store sting operations.
22    (h) Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense
23based upon an arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 or a
24similar provision of a local ordinance, and the professional
25evaluation recommends remedial or rehabilitative treatment or
26education, neither the treatment nor the education shall be the

 

 

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1sole disposition and either or both may be imposed only in
2conjunction with another disposition. The court shall monitor
3compliance with any remedial education or treatment
4recommendations contained in the professional evaluation.
5Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation or
6remedial education must be licensed by the Department of Human
7Services. If the individual is not a resident of Illinois,
8however, the court may accept an alcohol or other drug
9evaluation or remedial education program in the individual's
10state of residence. Programs providing treatment must be
11licensed under existing applicable alcoholism and drug
12treatment licensure standards.
13    (i) In addition to any other fine or penalty required by
14law, an individual convicted of a violation of Section 11-501,
15Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
16Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
17similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle,
18snowmobile, or watercraft while in violation of Section 11-501,
19Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
20Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
21similar provision proximately caused an incident resulting in
22an appropriate emergency response, shall be required to make
23restitution to a public agency for the costs of that emergency
24response. The restitution may not exceed $1,000 per public
25agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection
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1response by a police officer, a firefighter carried on the
2rolls of a regularly constituted fire department, or an
3ambulance. With respect to funds designated for the Department
4of State Police, the moneys shall be remitted by the circuit
5court clerk to the State Police within one month after receipt
6for deposit into the State Police DUI Fund. With respect to
7funds designated for the Department of Natural Resources, the
8Department of Natural Resources shall deposit the moneys into
9the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund.
10    (j) A person that is subject to a chemical test or tests of
11blood under subsection (a) of Section 11-501.1 or subdivision
12(c)(2) of Section 11-501.2 of this Code, whether or not that
13person consents to testing, shall be liable for the expense up
14to $500 for blood withdrawal by a physician authorized to
15practice medicine, a licensed physician assistant, a licensed
16advanced practice nurse, a registered nurse, a trained
17phlebotomist, a certified paramedic, or a qualified person
18other than a police officer approved by the Department of State
19Police to withdraw blood, who responds, whether at a law
20enforcement facility or a health care facility, to a police
21department request for the drawing of blood based upon refusal
22of the person to submit to a lawfully requested breath test or
23probable cause exists to believe the test would disclose the
24ingestion, consumption, or use of drugs or intoxicating
25compounds if:
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1    11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
2    ordinance; or
3        (2) the person pleads guilty to or stipulates to facts
4    supporting a violation of Section 11-503 of this Code or a
5    similar provision of a local ordinance when the plea or
6    stipulation was the result of a plea agreement in which the
7    person was originally charged with violating Section
8    11-501 of this Code or a similar local ordinance.
9(Source: P.A. 97-931, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1050, eff. 1-1-13;
1098-292, eff. 1-1-14; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)