103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4483
 
Introduced 1/17/2024, by Rep. Dan Caulkins
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-503  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503
    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person commits reckless driving when the person drives or operates any vehicle without physically being present in the vehicle.


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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 
5changing Section 11-503 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-503)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)
7    Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless 
8driving. 
9    (a) A person commits reckless driving if he or she:
10        (1) drives any vehicle with a willful or wanton 
11    disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
12        (2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in 
13    a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, 
14    or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne; or .
15        (3) drives or operates any vehicle without physically 
16    being present in the vehicle. 
17    (b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be 
18guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under 
19subsections (b-1), (c), and (d) of this Section.
20    (b-1) Except as provided in subsection (d), any person 
21convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes 
22bodily harm to a child or a school crossing guard while the 
23school crossing guard is performing his or her official 
 
 
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1duties, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. 
2    (c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of 
3subsection (a) shall be guilty of aggravated reckless driving 
4if the violation results in great bodily harm or permanent 
5disability or disfigurement to another. Except as provided in 
6subsection (d) of this Section, aggravated reckless driving is 
7a Class 4 felony.
8    (d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if 
9the violation causes great bodily harm or permanent disability 
10or disfigurement to a child or a school crossing guard while 
11the school crossing guard is performing his or her official 
12duties, is guilty of aggravated reckless driving. Aggravated 
13reckless driving under this subsection (d) is a Class 3 
14felony.
15(Source: P.A. 95-467, eff. 6-1-08.)