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Full Text of HB5803 95th General Assembly

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HB5803 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2007 and 2008
HB5803

Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-506

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning street racing.

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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:

4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Section 11-506 as follows:

6     (625 ILCS 5/11-506)
7     Sec. 11-506. Street racing; aggravated street racing.
8     (a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street
9 or highway of this State.
10     (b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit
11 his or her vehicle to be used by another for the ~~the~~ purpose of
12 street racing.
13     (c) For the purposes of this Section, the following words
14 shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
15     "Acquiesce" or "permit" means actual knowledge that the
16 motor vehicle was to be used for the purpose of street racing.
17     "Street racing" means:
18         (1) The operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point
19     side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive
20     attempt to outdistance each other; or
21         (2) The operation of one or more vehicles over a common
22     selected course, each starting at the same point, for the
23     purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of

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1     acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a certain
2     distance or time limit; or
3         (3) The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to
4     outgain or outdistance another vehicle; or
5         (4) The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another
6     vehicle from passing; or
7         (5) The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a
8     given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
9         (6) The use of one or more vehicles to test the
10     physical stamina or endurance of drivers over
11     long-distance driving routes.
12     (d) Penalties.
13         (1) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
14     subsection (a) shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for
15     the first offense and shall be subject to a minimum fine of
16     $250. Any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a)
17     a second or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class 4
18     felony and shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500. The
19     driver's license of any person convicted of subsection (a)
20     shall be revoked in the manner provided by Section 6-205 of
21     this Code.
22         (2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
23     subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
24     Any person who is convicted of subsection (b) for a second
25     or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class A
26     misdemeanor.

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1         (3) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
2     subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of
3     aggravated street racing if the person, in committing a
4     violation of subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle
5     accident that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
6     disability or disfigurement to another, where the
7     violation was a proximate cause of the injury. Aggravated
8     street racing is a Class 4 felony for which the defendant,
9     if sentenced to a term of imprisonment shall be sentenced
10     to not less than one year nor more than 12 years.
11 (Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08.)

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