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90_HB3831
625 ILCS 5/6-206 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206
625 ILCS 5/11-1404 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1403
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require an operator
and passenger of a motorcycle operated on a street or highway
that has a maximum speed limit that exceeds 35 miles per hour
or on public property in a county having a population of more
than 500,000 to wear a helmet. Provides that a violation is
a petty offense with a maximum fine of $100. Provides that
the maximum fine is $200 if the person violates the helmet
requirement 2 times within any 12 month period and $300 if
the person violates the helmet requirement not less than 3
times within any 12 month period. Authorizes the Secretary of
State to suspend or revoke the operator's driving privileges
for violating the helmet requirement not less than 3 times
within any 12 month period.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Sections 6-206 and 11-1404.
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 Sections 6-206 and 11-1404 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/6-206) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206)
8 Sec. 6-206. Discretionary authority to suspend or revoke
9 license or permit; Right to a hearing.
10 (a) The Secretary of State is authorized to suspend or
11 revoke the driving privileges of any person without
12 preliminary hearing upon a showing of the person's records or
13 other sufficient evidence that the person:
14 1. Has committed an offense for which mandatory
15 revocation of a driver's license or permit is required
16 upon conviction;
17 2. Has been convicted of not less than 3 offenses
18 against traffic regulations governing the movement of
19 vehicles committed within any 12 month period. No
20 revocation or suspension shall be entered more than 6
21 months after the date of last conviction;
22 3. Has been repeatedly involved as a driver in
23 motor vehicle collisions or has been repeatedly convicted
24 of offenses against laws and ordinances regulating the
25 movement of traffic, to a degree that indicates lack of
26 ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable care in the
27 safe operation of a motor vehicle or disrespect for the
28 traffic laws and the safety of other persons upon the
29 highway;
30 4. Has by the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle
31 caused or contributed to an accident resulting in death
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1 or injury requiring immediate professional treatment in a
2 medical facility or doctor's office to any person, except
3 that any suspension or revocation imposed by the
4 Secretary of State under the provisions of this
5 subsection shall start no later than 6 months after being
6 convicted of violating a law or ordinance regulating the
7 movement of traffic, which violation is related to the
8 accident, or shall start not more than one year after the
9 date of the accident, whichever date occurs later;
10 5. Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a
11 driver's license, identification card, or permit;
12 6. Has been lawfully convicted of an offense or
13 offenses in another state, including the authorization
14 contained in Section 6-203.1, which if committed within
15 this State would be grounds for suspension or revocation;
16 7. Has refused or failed to submit to an
17 examination provided for by Section 6-207 or has failed
18 to pass the examination;
19 8. Is ineligible for a driver's license or permit
20 under the provisions of Section 6-103;
21 9. Has made a false statement or knowingly
22 concealed a material fact or has used false information
23 or identification in any application for a license,
24 identification card, or permit;
25 10. Has possessed, displayed, or attempted to
26 fraudulently use any license, identification card, or
27 permit not issued to the person;
28 11. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of
29 this State when the person's driving privilege or
30 privilege to obtain a driver's license or permit was
31 revoked or suspended unless the operation was authorized
32 by a judicial driving permit, probationary license to
33 drive, or a restricted driving permit issued under this
34 Code;
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1 12. Has submitted to any portion of the application
2 process for another person or has obtained the services
3 of another person to submit to any portion of the
4 application process for the purpose of obtaining a
5 license, identification card, or permit for some other
6 person;
7 13. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of
8 this State when the person's driver's license was invalid
9 under the provisions of Section 6-110. Provided that for
10 the first offense the Secretary of State may suspend the
11 driver's license for not more than 60 days, for the
12 second offense not more than 90 days, and for the third
13 offense not more than one year;
14 14. Has committed a violation of Section 6-301,
15 6-301.1, or 6-301.2 of this Act, or Section 14, 14A, or
16 14B of the Illinois Identification Card Act;
17 15. Has been convicted of violating Section 21-2 of
18 the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to criminal trespass
19 to vehicles in which case, the suspension shall be for
20 one year;
21 16. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-204
22 of this Code relating to fleeing from a police officer;
23 17. Has refused to submit to a test, or tests, as
24 required under Section 11-501.1 of this Code and the
25 person has not sought a hearing as provided for in
26 Section 11-501.1;
27 18. Has, since issuance of a driver's license or
28 permit, been adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering
29 from any mental disability or disease;
30 19. Has committed a violation of paragraph (a) or
31 (b) of Section 6-101 relating to driving without a
32 driver's license;
33 20. Has been convicted of violating Section 6-104
34 relating to classification of driver's license;
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1 21. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-402
2 of this Code relating to leaving the scene of an accident
3 resulting in damage to a vehicle in excess of $1,000, in
4 which case the suspension shall be for one year;
5 22. Has used a motor vehicle in violating paragraph
6 (3), (4), (7), or (9) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1
7 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to unlawful use of
8 weapons, in which case the suspension shall be for one
9 year;
10 23. Has, as a driver, been convicted of committing
11 a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this
12 Code for a second or subsequent time within one year of a
13 similar violation;
14 24. Has been convicted by a court-martial or
15 punished by non-judicial punishment by military
16 authorities of the United States at a military
17 installation in Illinois of or for a traffic related
18 offense that is the same as or similar to an offense
19 specified under Section 6-205 or 6-206 of this Code;
20 25. Has permitted any form of identification to be
21 used by another in the application process in order to
22 obtain or attempt to obtain a license, identification
23 card, or permit;
24 26. Has altered or attempted to alter a license or
25 has possessed an altered license, identification card, or
26 permit;
27 27. Has violated Section 6-16 of the Liquor Control
28 Act of 1934;
29 28. Has been convicted of the illegal possession,
30 while operating or in actual physical control, as a
31 driver, of a motor vehicle, of any controlled substance
32 prohibited under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
33 or any cannabis prohibited under the provisions of the
34 Cannabis Control Act, in which case the person's driving
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1 privileges shall be suspended for one year, and any
2 driver who is convicted of a second or subsequent
3 offense, within 5 years of a previous conviction, for the
4 illegal possession, while operating or in actual physical
5 control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle, of any
6 controlled substance prohibited under the provisions of
7 the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or any cannabis
8 prohibited under the Cannabis Control Act shall be
9 suspended for 5 years. Any defendant found guilty of this
10 offense while operating a motor vehicle, shall have an
11 entry made in the court record by the presiding judge
12 that this offense did occur while the defendant was
13 operating a motor vehicle and order the clerk of the
14 court to report the violation to the Secretary of State;
15 29. Has been convicted of the following offenses
16 that were committed while the person was operating or in
17 actual physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle:
18 criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual
19 assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault,
20 criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
21 juvenile pimping, soliciting for a juvenile prostitute
22 and the manufacture, sale or delivery of controlled
23 substances or instruments used for illegal drug use or
24 abuse in which case the driver's driving privileges shall
25 be suspended for one year;
26 30. Has been convicted a second or subsequent time
27 for any combination of the offenses named in paragraph 29
28 of this subsection, in which case the person's driving
29 privileges shall be suspended for 5 years;
30 31. Beginning on January 1, 1991, has refused to
31 submit to a test as required by Section 11-501.6 or has
32 submitted to a test resulting in an alcohol concentration
33 of 0.10 or more or any amount of a drug, substance, or
34 compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption
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1 of cannabis as listed in the Cannabis Control Act or a
2 controlled substance as listed in the Illinois Controlled
3 Substances Act in which case the penalty shall be as
4 prescribed in Section 6-208.1;
5 32. Has been convicted of Section 24-1.2 of the
6 Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the aggravated
7 discharge of a firearm if the offender was located in a
8 motor vehicle at the time the firearm was discharged, in
9 which case the suspension shall be for 3 years; or
10 33. Has as a driver, who was less than 21 years of
11 age on the date of the offense, been convicted a first
12 time of a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of
13 this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; or
14 34. Has violated subsection (d) of Section 11-1404
15 of this Code not less than 3 times within any 12 month
16 period.
17 For purposes of paragraphs 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 25, 26,
18 and 27 of this subsection, license means any driver's
19 license, any traffic ticket issued when the person's driver's
20 license is deposited in lieu of bail, a suspension notice
21 issued by the Secretary of State, a duplicate or corrected
22 driver's license, a probationary driver's license or a
23 temporary driver's license.
24 (b) If any conviction forming the basis of a suspension
25 or revocation authorized under this Section is appealed, the
26 Secretary of State may rescind or withhold the entry of the
27 order of suspension or revocation, as the case may be,
28 provided that a certified copy of a stay order of a court is
29 filed with the Secretary of State. If the conviction is
30 affirmed on appeal, the date of the conviction shall relate
31 back to the time the original judgment of conviction was
32 entered and the 6 month limitation prescribed shall not
33 apply.
34 (c) 1. Upon suspending or revoking the driver's license
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1 or permit of any person as authorized in this Section,
2 the Secretary of State shall immediately notify the
3 person in writing of the revocation or suspension. The
4 notice to be deposited in the United States mail, postage
5 prepaid, to the last known address of the person.
6 2. If the Secretary of State suspends the driver's
7 license of a person under subsection 2 of paragraph (a)
8 of this Section, a person's privilege to operate a
9 vehicle as an occupation shall not be suspended, provided
10 an affidavit is properly completed, the appropriate fee
11 received, and a permit issued prior to the effective date
12 of the suspension, unless 5 offenses were committed, at
13 least 2 of which occurred while operating a commercial
14 vehicle in connection with the driver's regular
15 occupation. All other driving privileges shall be
16 suspended by the Secretary of State. Any driver prior to
17 operating a vehicle for occupational purposes only must
18 submit the affidavit on forms to be provided by the
19 Secretary of State setting forth the facts of the
20 person's occupation. The affidavit shall also state the
21 number of offenses committed while operating a vehicle in
22 connection with the driver's regular occupation. The
23 affidavit shall be accompanied by the driver's license.
24 Upon receipt of a properly completed affidavit, the
25 Secretary of State shall issue the driver a permit to
26 operate a vehicle in connection with the driver's regular
27 occupation only. Unless the permit is issued by the
28 Secretary of State prior to the date of suspension, the
29 privilege to drive any motor vehicle shall be suspended
30 as set forth in the notice that was mailed under this
31 Section. If an affidavit is received subsequent to the
32 effective date of this suspension, a permit may be issued
33 for the remainder of the suspension period.
34 The provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply
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1 to any driver required to obtain a commercial driver's
2 license under Section 6-507 during the period of a
3 disqualification of commercial driving privileges under
4 Section 6-514.
5 Any person who falsely states any fact in the
6 affidavit required herein shall be guilty of perjury
7 under Section 6-302 and upon conviction thereof shall
8 have all driving privileges revoked without further
9 rights.
10 3. At the conclusion of a hearing under Section
11 2-118 of this Code, the Secretary of State shall either
12 rescind or continue an order of revocation or shall
13 substitute an order of suspension; or, good cause
14 appearing therefor, rescind, continue, change, or extend
15 the order of suspension. If the Secretary of State does
16 not rescind the order, the Secretary may upon
17 application, to relieve undue hardship, issue a
18 restricted driving permit granting the privilege of
19 driving a motor vehicle between the petitioner's
20 residence and petitioner's place of employment or within
21 the scope of his employment related duties, or to allow
22 transportation for the petitioner, or a household member
23 of the petitioner's family, to receive necessary medical
24 care and if the professional evaluation indicates,
25 provide transportation for alcohol remedial or
26 rehabilitative activity, or for the petitioner to attend
27 classes, as a student, in an accredited educational
28 institution; if the petitioner is able to demonstrate
29 that no alternative means of transportation is reasonably
30 available and the petitioner will not endanger the public
31 safety or welfare. In each case the Secretary may issue a
32 restricted driving permit for a period deemed
33 appropriate, except that all permits shall expire within
34 one year from the date of issuance. A restricted driving
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1 permit issued under this Section shall be subject to
2 cancellation, revocation, and suspension by the Secretary
3 of State in like manner and for like cause as a driver's
4 license issued under this Code may be cancelled, revoked,
5 or suspended; except that a conviction upon one or more
6 offenses against laws or ordinances regulating the
7 movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause for
8 the revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a
9 restricted driving permit. The Secretary of State may, as
10 a condition to the issuance of a restricted driving
11 permit, require the applicant to participate in a
12 designated driver remedial or rehabilitative program. The
13 Secretary of State is authorized to cancel a restricted
14 driving permit if the permit holder does not successfully
15 complete the program.
16 (d) This Section is subject to the provisions of the
17 Drivers License Compact.
18 (Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-209; 88-211; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94;
19 89-283, eff. 1-1-96; 89-428, eff. 12-13-95; 89-462, eff.
20 5-29-96.)
21 (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
22 Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding
23 motorcycles, motor driven cycles or motorized pedalcycles.
24 (a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or
25 motorized pedalcycle and every passenger thereon shall be
26 protected by glasses, goggles or a transparent shield.
27 (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles,
28 and transparent shields are defined as follows:
29 "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or
30 sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant
31 material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this
32 Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or
33 created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying
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1 when struck or broken.
2 "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the
3 predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without
4 obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide
5 protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form
6 a complete seal with the face.
7 "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the
8 front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an
9 operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position,
10 made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant
11 protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face
12 at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
13 (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection
14 devices.
15 (d) An operator and any passenger of a motorcycle
16 operated on a street or highway in this State that has a
17 maximum speed limit that exceeds 35 miles per hour or on
18 public property in a county having a population of more than
19 500,000 shall wear a helmet. A violation of this subsection
20 (d) is a petty offense with a maximum fine of $100. However,
21 the maximum fine is $200 if the person violates this
22 subsection (d) 2 times within any 12 month period and $300 if
23 the person violates this subsection (d) not less than 3 times
24 within any 12 month period.
25 (Source: P.A. 89-271, eff. 1-1-96.)