SB3090 - 104th General Assembly
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 11-204.1 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-204.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204.1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 11-204.1. Aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | peace officer. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | (a) The offense of aggravated fleeing or attempting to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | elude a peace officer is committed by any driver or operator of | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | a motor vehicle who flees or attempts to elude a peace officer, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | after being given a visual or audible signal by a peace officer | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | in the manner prescribed in subsection (a) of Section 11-204 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | of this Code, and such flight or attempt to elude: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | (1) is at a rate of speed at least 21 miles per hour | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | over the legal speed limit; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (2) causes bodily injury to any individual; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | (3) causes damage in excess of $300 to property; | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | (4) involves disobedience of 2 or more official | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | traffic control devices; or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (5) involves the concealing or altering of the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | vehicle's registration plate or digital registration | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | plate. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | (b) Except as provided in subsection (b-5), any Any person | ||||||
| 2 | convicted of a first violation of this Section shall be guilty | ||||||
| 3 | of a Class 4 felony. Upon notice of such a conviction the | ||||||
| 4 | Secretary of State shall forthwith revoke the driver's license | ||||||
| 5 | of the person so convicted, as provided in Section 6-205 of | ||||||
| 6 | this Code. Except as provided in subsection (b-5), any Any | ||||||
| 7 | person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this | ||||||
| 8 | Section shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony, and upon notice of | ||||||
| 9 | such a conviction the Secretary of State shall forthwith | ||||||
| 10 | revoke the driver's license of the person convicted, as | ||||||
| 11 | provided in Section 6-205 of the Code. | ||||||
| 12 | (b-5) Any person convicted of a violation of this Section | ||||||
| 13 | who causes bodily injury to any bystander or member of the | ||||||
| 14 | public is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person convicted of a | ||||||
| 15 | violation of this Section who causes bodily injury to the | ||||||
| 16 | pursuing peace officer is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Any | ||||||
| 17 | person convicted of a violation of this Section who causes | ||||||
| 18 | great bodily injury or disablement to the pursuing peace | ||||||
| 19 | officer is guilty of a Class 1 felony. | ||||||
| 20 | (c) The motor vehicle used in a violation of this Section | ||||||
| 21 | is subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in Sections | ||||||
| 22 | 36-1 and 36-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.) | ||||||
