99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB0634

 

Introduced 1/28/2015, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-501.1

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.


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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
5Section 11-501.1 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.1)
7    Sec. 11-501.1. Suspension of drivers license; statutory
8summary alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
9or compounds related suspension or revocation; implied
10consent.
11    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual physical control
12of a motor vehicle upon the the public highways of this State
13shall be deemed to have given consent, subject to the
14provisions of Section 11-501.2, to a chemical test or tests of
15blood, breath, or urine for the purpose of determining the
16content of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
17compound or compounds or any combination thereof in the
18person's blood if arrested, as evidenced by the issuance of a
19Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any offense as defined in Section
2011-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance, or if
21arrested for violating Section 11-401. If a law enforcement
22officer has probable cause to believe the person was under the
23influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating

 

 

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1compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, the law
2enforcement officer shall request a chemical test or tests
3which shall be administered at the direction of the arresting
4officer. The law enforcement agency employing the officer shall
5designate which of the aforesaid tests shall be administered. A
6urine test may be administered even after a blood or breath
7test or both has been administered. For purposes of this
8Section, an Illinois law enforcement officer of this State who
9is investigating the person for any offense defined in Section
1011-501 may travel into an adjoining state, where the person has
11been transported for medical care, to complete an investigation
12and to request that the person submit to the test or tests set
13forth in this Section. The requirements of this Section that
14the person be arrested are inapplicable, but the officer shall
15issue the person a Uniform Traffic Ticket for an offense as
16defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of a local
17ordinance prior to requesting that the person submit to the
18test or tests. The issuance of the Uniform Traffic Ticket shall
19not constitute an arrest, but shall be for the purpose of
20notifying the person that he or she is subject to the
21provisions of this Section and of the officer's belief of the
22existence of probable cause to arrest. Upon returning to this
23State, the officer shall file the Uniform Traffic Ticket with
24the Circuit Clerk of the county where the offense was
25committed, and shall seek the issuance of an arrest warrant or
26a summons for the person.

 

 

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1    (a-5) In addition to the requirements and provisions of
2subsection (a), any person issued a registry card under the
3Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act who
4drives or is in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon
5the public highways of this State shall be deemed to have given
6consent, subject to the provisions of Section 11-501.2, to
7standardized field sobriety tests approved by the National
8Highway Traffic Safety Administration if arrested, as
9evidenced by the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any
10offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of
11a local ordinance, or if arrested for violating Section 11-401.
12The person's status as a registry card holder alone is not a
13sufficient basis for conducting these tests. The officer must
14have an independent, cannabis-related factual basis giving
15reasonable suspicion that the person is driving under the
16influence of cannabis for conducting standardized field
17sobriety tests. This independent basis of suspicion shall be
18listed on the standardized field sobriety test results and any
19influence reports made by the arresting officer.
20    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is
21otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of
22refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
23provided by paragraph (a) of this Section and the test or tests
24may be administered, subject to the provisions of Section
2511-501.2.
26    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided

 

 

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1above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
2the test that a refusal to submit to the test will result in
3the statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege to
4operate a motor vehicle, as provided in Section 6-208.1 of this
5Code, and will also result in the disqualification of the
6person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
7provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL
8holder. The person shall also be warned that a refusal to
9submit to the test, when the person was involved in a motor
10vehicle accident that caused personal injury or death to
11another, will result in the statutory summary revocation of the
12person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle, as provided in
13Section 6-208.1, and will also result in the disqualification
14of the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor
15vehicle, as provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the
16person is a CDL holder. The person shall also be warned by the
17law enforcement officer that if the person submits to the test
18or tests provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and the
19alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.08
20or greater, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound
21resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as
22covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
23listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
24intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
25Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
26Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is

 

 

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1detected in the person's blood or urine, or if the person fails
2the standardized field sobriety tests as required by paragraph
3(a-5), a statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege
4to operate a motor vehicle, as provided in Sections 6-208.1 and
511-501.1 of this Code, and a disqualification of the person's
6privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in
7Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder, will
8be imposed.
9    A person who is under the age of 21 at the time the person
10is requested to submit to a test as provided above shall, in
11addition to the warnings provided for in this Section, be
12further warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the
13test that if the person submits to the test or tests provided
14in paragraph (a) or (a-5) of this Section and the alcohol
15concentration in the person's blood or breath is greater than
160.00 and less than 0.08, a suspension of the person's privilege
17to operate a motor vehicle, as provided under Sections 6-208.2
18and 11-501.8 of this Code, will be imposed. The results of this
19test shall be admissible in a civil or criminal action or
20proceeding arising from an arrest for an offense as defined in
21Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
22ordinance or pursuant to Section 11-501.4 in prosecutions for
23reckless homicide brought under the Criminal Code of 1961 or
24the Criminal Code of 2012. These test results, however, shall
25be admissible only in actions or proceedings directly related
26to the incident upon which the test request was made.

 

 

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1    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test that
2discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or any
3amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in the
4person's breath, blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful
5use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control
6Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
7Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
8Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
9Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
10enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
11the circuit court of venue and the Secretary of State,
12certifying that the test or tests was or were requested under
13paragraph (a) or (a-5) and the person refused to submit to a
14test, or tests, or submitted to testing that disclosed an
15alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more. A sworn report
16indicating refusal or failure of testing under paragraph (a-5)
17of this Section shall include the factual basis of the
18arresting officer's reasonable suspicion that the person was
19under the influence of cannabis. The person's possession of a
20valid registry card under the Compassionate Use of Medical
21Cannabis Pilot Program Act alone is not sufficient basis for
22reasonable suspicion.
23    (e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
24officer submitted under paragraph (d), the Secretary of State
25shall enter the statutory summary suspension or revocation and
26disqualification for the periods specified in Sections 6-208.1

 

 

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1and 6-514, respectively, and effective as provided in paragraph
2(g).
3    If the person is a first offender as defined in Section
411-500 of this Code, and is not convicted of a violation of
5Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
6ordinance, then reports received by the Secretary of State
7under this Section shall, except during the actual time the
8Statutory Summary Suspension is in effect, be privileged
9information and for use only by the courts, police officers,
10prosecuting authorities or the Secretary of State, unless the
11person is a CDL holder, is operating a commercial motor vehicle
12or vehicle required to be placarded for hazardous materials, in
13which case the suspension shall not be privileged. Reports
14received by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
15also be made available to the parent or guardian of a person
16under the age of 18 years that holds an instruction permit or a
17graduated driver's license, regardless of whether the
18statutory summary suspension is in effect. A statutory summary
19revocation shall not be privileged information.
20    (f) The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
21under paragraph (d) shall serve immediate notice of the
22statutory summary suspension or revocation on the person and
23the suspension or revocation and disqualification shall be
24effective as provided in paragraph (g).
25        (1) In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of
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1    compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
2    cannabis as covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a
3    controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
4    Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use
5    of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as
6    listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Community
7    Protection Act is established by a subsequent analysis of
8    blood or urine collected at the time of arrest, the
9    arresting officer or arresting agency shall give notice as
10    provided in this Section or by deposit in the United States
11    mail of the notice in an envelope with postage prepaid and
12    addressed to the person at his address as shown on the
13    Uniform Traffic Ticket and the statutory summary
14    suspension and disqualification shall begin as provided in
15    paragraph (g). The officer shall confiscate any Illinois
16    driver's license or permit on the person at the time of
17    arrest. If the person has a valid driver's license or
18    permit, the officer shall issue the person a receipt, in a
19    form prescribed by the Secretary of State, that will allow
20    that person to drive during the periods provided for in
21    paragraph (g). The officer shall immediately forward the
22    driver's license or permit to the circuit court of venue
23    along with the sworn report provided for in paragraph (d).
24        (2) In cases indicating refusal or failure of testing
25    under paragraph (a-5) of this Section the arresting officer
26    or arresting agency shall give notice as provided in this

 

 

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1    Section or by deposit in the United States mail of the
2    notice in an envelope with postage prepaid and addressed to
3    the person at his or her address as shown on the Uniform
4    Traffic Ticket and the statutory summary suspension and
5    disqualification shall begin as provided in paragraph (g).
6    This notice shall include the factual basis of the
7    arresting officer's reasonable suspicion that the person
8    was under the influence of cannabis. The person's
9    possession of a valid registry card under the Compassionate
10    Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act alone is not
11    sufficient basis for reasonable suspicion.
12    (g) The statutory summary suspension or revocation and
13disqualification referred to in this Section shall take effect
14on the 46th day following the date the notice of the statutory
15summary suspension or revocation was given to the person.
16    (h) The following procedure shall apply whenever a person
17is arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
18similar provision of a local ordinance:
19    Upon receipt of the sworn report from the law enforcement
20officer, the Secretary of State shall confirm the statutory
21summary suspension or revocation by mailing a notice of the
22effective date of the suspension or revocation to the person
23and the court of venue. The Secretary of State shall also mail
24notice of the effective date of the disqualification to the
25person. However, should the sworn report be defective by not
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1confirmation of the statutory summary suspension or revocation
2shall not be mailed to the person or entered to the record;
3instead, the sworn report shall be forwarded to the court of
4venue with a copy returned to the issuing agency identifying
5any defect.
6    (i) As used in this Section, "personal injury" includes any
7Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
8completed by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate
9professional attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
10facility. A Type A injury includes severely bleeding wounds,
11distorted extremities, and injuries that require the injured
12party to be carried from the scene.
13(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-471, eff. 8-22-11;
1497-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-122, eff. 1-1-14.)