103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5053

 

Introduced 2/8/2024, by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-506
720 ILCS 5/36-1  from Ch. 38, par. 36-1

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall gather in a public street, commercial parking lot, or any other area open to the public for the purpose of street racing or a street side show. Provides that a vehicle used in street racing or a street side show or used to interfere with the flow of traffic to facilitate street racing or a street side show is subject to forfeiture. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes corresponding changes.


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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 11-506 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-506)
7    Sec. 11-506. Street racing; aggravated street racing;
8street sideshows.
9    (a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street
10or highway of this State.
11    (a-5) No person shall engage in a street sideshow on any
12street or highway of this State.
13    (b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit
14his or her vehicle to be used by another for the purpose of
15street racing or a street sideshow.
16    (b-5) A person may not knowingly interfere with or cause
17the movement of traffic to slow or stop for the purpose of
18facilitating street racing or a street sideshow.
19    (b-7) No person shall gather in a public street,
20commercial parking lot, or any other area open to the public
21for the purpose of street racing or a street side show.
22    (c) For the purposes of this Section:
23    "Acquiesce" or "permit" means actual knowledge that the

 

 

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1motor vehicle was to be used for the purpose of street racing.
2    "Motor vehicle stunt" includes, but is not limited to,
3operating a vehicle in a manner that causes the vehicle to
4slide or spin, driving within the proximity of a gathering of
5persons, performing maneuvers to demonstrate the performance
6capability of the motor vehicle, or maneuvering the vehicle in
7an attempt to elicit a reaction from a gathering of persons.
8    "Street racing" means:
9        (1) The operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point
10    side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive
11    attempt to outdistance each other; or
12        (2) The operation of one or more vehicles over a
13    common selected course, each starting at the same point,
14    for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power
15    of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a
16    certain distance or time limit; or
17        (3) The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to
18    outgain or outdistance another vehicle; or
19        (4) The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another
20    vehicle from passing; or
21        (5) The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a
22    given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
23        (6) The use of one or more vehicles to test the
24    physical stamina or endurance of drivers over
25    long-distance driving routes.
26    "Street sideshow" means an event in which one or more

 

 

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1vehicles block or impede traffic on a street or highway, for
2the purpose of performing unauthorized motor vehicle stunts,
3motor vehicle speed contests, or motor vehicle exhibitions of
4speed.
5    (d) Penalties.
6        (1) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
7    subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5), or (b-7) shall be guilty
8    of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and shall be
9    subject to a minimum fine of $250 and forfeiture of the
10    vehicle used in violation of this Section. Any person
11    convicted of a violation of subsection (a), (a-5), or
12    (b-5) a second or subsequent time shall be guilty of a
13    Class 4 felony and shall be subject to a minimum fine of
14    $500. The driver's license of any person convicted of
15    subsection (a) shall be revoked in the manner provided by
16    Section 6-205 of this Code.
17        (2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
18    subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
19    Any person who is convicted of subsection (b) for a second
20    or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class A
21    misdemeanor.
22        (3) Every person convicted of committing a violation
23    of subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of
24    aggravated street racing if the person, in committing a
25    violation of subsection (a) was involved in a motor
26    vehicle crash that resulted in great bodily harm or

 

 

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1    permanent disability or disfigurement to another, where
2    the violation was a proximate cause of the injury.
3    Aggravated street racing is a Class 4 felony for which the
4    defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
5    be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12
6    years.
7(Source: P.A. 102-733, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
8103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
 
9    Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
10changing Section 36-1 as follows:
 
11    (720 ILCS 5/36-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 36-1)
12    Sec. 36-1. Property subject to forfeiture.
13    (a) Any vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is
14subject to forfeiture under this Article if the vessel or
15watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is used with the knowledge
16and consent of the owner in the commission of or in the attempt
17to commit as defined in Section 8-4 of this Code:
18        (1) an offense prohibited by Section 9-1 (first degree
19    murder), Section 9-3 (involuntary manslaughter and
20    reckless homicide), Section 10-2 (aggravated kidnaping),
21    Section 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.30
22    (aggravated criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.40
23    (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), subsection
24    (a) of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse), subsection

 

 

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1    (a), (c), or (d) of Section 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal
2    sexual abuse), Section 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a
3    child), Section 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution
4    except for keeping a place of juvenile prostitution),
5    Section 11-20.1 (child pornography), paragraph (a)(1),
6    (a)(2), (a)(4), (b)(1), (b)(2), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3),
7    (e)(4), (e)(5), (e)(6), or (e)(7) of Section 12-3.05
8    (aggravated battery), Section 12-7.3 (stalking), Section
9    12-7.4 (aggravated stalking), Section 16-1 (theft if the
10    theft is of precious metal or of scrap metal), subdivision
11    (f)(2) or (f)(3) of Section 16-25 (retail theft), Section
12    18-2 (armed robbery), Section 19-1 (burglary), Section
13    19-2 (possession of burglary tools), Section 19-3
14    (residential burglary), Section 20-1 (arson; residential
15    arson; place of worship arson), Section 20-2 (possession
16    of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices),
17    subdivision (a)(6) or (a)(7) of Section 24-1 (unlawful use
18    of weapons), Section 24-1.2 (aggravated discharge of a
19    firearm), Section 24-1.2-5 (aggravated discharge of a
20    machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device designed
21    or used for silencing the report of a firearm), Section
22    24-1.5 (reckless discharge of a firearm), Section 28-1
23    (gambling), or Section 29D-15.2 (possession of a deadly
24    substance) of this Code;
25        (2) an offense prohibited by Section 21, 22, 23, 24 or
26    26 of the Cigarette Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft,

 

 

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1    vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
2    cigarettes;
3        (3) an offense prohibited by Section 28, 29, or 30 of
4    the Cigarette Use Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft,
5    vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
6    cigarettes;
7        (4) an offense prohibited by Section 44 of the
8    Environmental Protection Act;
9        (5) an offense prohibited by Section 11-204.1 of the
10    Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated fleeing or attempting to
11    elude a peace officer);
12        (6) an offense prohibited by Section 11-501 of the
13    Illinois Vehicle Code (driving while under the influence
14    of alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound
15    or compounds or any combination thereof) or a similar
16    provision of a local ordinance, and:
17            (A) during a period in which his or her driving
18        privileges are revoked or suspended if the revocation
19        or suspension was for:
20                (i) Section 11-501 (driving under the
21            influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,
22            intoxicating compound or compounds or any
23            combination thereof),
24                (ii) Section 11-501.1 (statutory summary
25            suspension or revocation),
26                (iii) paragraph (b) of Section 11-401 (motor

 

 

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1            vehicle crashes involving death or personal
2            injuries), or
3                (iv) reckless homicide as defined in Section
4            9-3 of this Code;
5            (B) has been previously convicted of reckless
6        homicide or a similar provision of a law of another
7        state relating to reckless homicide in which the
8        person was determined to have been under the influence
9        of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
10        compound or compounds as an element of the offense or
11        the person has previously been convicted of committing
12        a violation of driving under the influence of alcohol
13        or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
14        compounds or any combination thereof and was involved
15        in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in death, great
16        bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement
17        to another, when the violation was a proximate cause
18        of the death or injuries;
19            (C) the person committed a violation of driving
20        under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,
21        intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination
22        thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
23        Code or a similar provision for the third or
24        subsequent time;
25            (D) he or she did not possess a valid driver's
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1        or a valid judicial driving permit or a valid
2        monitoring device driving permit; or
3            (E) he or she knew or should have known that the
4        vehicle he or she was driving was not covered by a
5        liability insurance policy;
6        (7) an offense described in subsection (g) of Section
7    6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
8        (8) an offense described in subsection (e) of Section
9    6-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or
10        (9)(A) operating a watercraft under the influence of
11    alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
12    compounds, or combination thereof under Section 5-16 of
13    the Boat Registration and Safety Act during a period in
14    which his or her privileges to operate a watercraft are
15    revoked or suspended and the revocation or suspension was
16    for operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol,
17    other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds,
18    or combination thereof; (B) operating a watercraft under
19    the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
20    intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof
21    and has been previously convicted of reckless homicide or
22    a similar provision of a law in another state relating to
23    reckless homicide in which the person was determined to
24    have been under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
25    drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination
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1    previously been convicted of committing a violation of
2    operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol,
3    other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds,
4    or combination thereof and was involved in an accident
5    that resulted in death, great bodily harm, or permanent
6    disability or disfigurement to another, when the violation
7    was a proximate cause of the death or injuries; or (C) the
8    person committed a violation of operating a watercraft
9    under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
10    intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof
11    under Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act
12    or a similar provision for the third or subsequent time;
13    or
.
14        (10) an offense described in Section 11-506 of the
15    Illinois Vehicle Code.
16    (b) In addition, any mobile or portable equipment used in
17the commission of an act which is in violation of Section 7g of
18the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act shall be
19subject to seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures
20provided in this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of
21vessels or watercraft, vehicles, and aircraft, and any such
22equipment shall be deemed a vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or
23aircraft for purposes of this Article.
24    (c) In addition, when a person discharges a firearm at
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1cause death or great bodily harm to that individual and as a
2result causes death or great bodily harm to that individual,
3the vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under
4the same procedures provided in this Article for the seizure
5and forfeiture of vehicles used in violations of clauses (1),
6(2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) of this Section.
7    (d) If the spouse of the owner of a vehicle seized for an
8offense described in subsection (g) of Section 6-303 of the
9Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of subdivision (d)(1)(A),
10(d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(G), (d)(1)(H), or (d)(1)(I) of Section
1111-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 of this
12Code makes a showing that the seized vehicle is the only source
13of transportation and it is determined that the financial
14hardship to the family as a result of the seizure outweighs the
15benefit to the State from the seizure, the vehicle may be
16forfeited to the spouse or family member and the title to the
17vehicle shall be transferred to the spouse or family member
18who is properly licensed and who requires the use of the
19vehicle for employment or family transportation purposes. A
20written declaration of forfeiture of a vehicle under this
21Section shall be sufficient cause for the title to be
22transferred to the spouse or family member. The provisions of
23this paragraph shall apply only to one forfeiture per vehicle.
24If the vehicle is the subject of a subsequent forfeiture
25proceeding by virtue of a subsequent conviction of either
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1whom the vehicle was forfeited under the first forfeiture
2proceeding may not utilize the provisions of this paragraph in
3another forfeiture proceeding. If the owner of the vehicle
4seized owns more than one vehicle, the procedure set out in
5this paragraph may be used for only one vehicle.
6    (e) In addition, property subject to forfeiture under
7Section 40 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
8Prevention Act may be seized and forfeited under this Article.
9(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)