96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0073

 

Introduced 1/14/2009, by Rep. William B. Black - John D'Amico

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/6-205   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-205
625 ILCS 5/11-507 new
720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving privileges of any driver upon receiving a report of the driver's conviction of negligent vehicular homicide or aggravated negligent driving. Creates the offense of aggravated negligent driving. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a motor vehicle accident that results in a type A injury to another or property damage of another in excess of $1,500. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of negligent vehicular homicide. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of the death of another person. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning certain offenses.
 
2     WHEREAS, Section 10 of this Act may be referred to as the
3 Matt Wilhelm Law; therefore
 
4     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
 
6     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
7 Section 6-205 and by adding Section 11-507 as follows:
 
8     (625 ILCS 5/6-205)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-205)
9     Sec. 6-205. Mandatory revocation of license or permit;
10 Hardship cases.
11     (a) Except as provided in this Section, the Secretary of
12 State shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving
13 privileges of any driver upon receiving a report of the
14 driver's conviction of any of the following offenses:
15         1. Reckless homicide resulting from the operation of a
16     motor vehicle;
17         2. Violation of Section 11-501 of this Code or a
18     similar provision of a local ordinance relating to the
19     offense of operating or being in physical control of a
20     vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
21     drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
22     combination thereof;

 

 

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1         3. Any felony under the laws of any State or the
2     federal government in the commission of which a motor
3     vehicle was used;
4         4. Violation of Section 11-401 of this Code relating to
5     the offense of leaving the scene of a traffic accident
6     involving death or personal injury;
7         5. Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or
8     statement under oath to the Secretary of State under this
9     Code or under any other law relating to the ownership or
10     operation of motor vehicles;
11         6. Conviction upon 3 charges of violation of Section
12     11-503 of this Code relating to the offense of reckless
13     driving committed within a period of 12 months;
14         7. Conviction of any offense defined in Section 4-102
15     of this Code;
16         8. Violation of Section 11-504 of this Code relating to
17     the offense of drag racing;
18         9. Violation of Chapters 8 and 9 of this Code;
19         10. Violation of Section 12-5 of the Criminal Code of
20     1961 arising from the use of a motor vehicle;
21         11. Violation of Section 11-204.1 of this Code relating
22     to aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace
23     officer;
24         12. Violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of
25     Section 6-507, or a similar law of any other state,
26     relating to the unlawful operation of a commercial motor

 

 

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1     vehicle;
2         13. Violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of
3     this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance if
4     the driver has been previously convicted of a violation of
5     that Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance
6     and the driver was less than 21 years of age at the time of
7     the offense;
8         14. Violation of Section 11-506 of this Code or a
9     similar provision of a local ordinance relating to the
10     offense of street racing; .
11         15. Violation of Section 9-3.4 of the Criminal Code of
12     1961 relating to the offense of negligent vehicular
13     homicide;
14         16. Violation of Section 11-507 of this Code relating
15     to aggravated negligent driving.
16     (b) The Secretary of State shall also immediately revoke
17 the license or permit of any driver in the following
18 situations:
19         1. Of any minor upon receiving the notice provided for
20     in Section 5-901 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 that the
21     minor has been adjudicated under that Act as having
22     committed an offense relating to motor vehicles prescribed
23     in Section 4-103 of this Code;
24         2. Of any person when any other law of this State
25     requires either the revocation or suspension of a license
26     or permit;

 

 

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1         3. Of any person adjudicated under the Juvenile Court
2     Act of 1987 based on an offense determined to have been
3     committed in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
4     organized gang as provided in Section 5-710 of that Act,
5     and that involved the operation or use of a motor vehicle
6     or the use of a driver's license or permit. The revocation
7     shall remain in effect for the period determined by the
8     court. Upon the direction of the court, the Secretary shall
9     issue the person a judicial driving permit, also known as a
10     JDP. The JDP shall be subject to the same terms as a JDP
11     issued under Section 6-206.1, except that the court may
12     direct that a JDP issued under this subdivision (b)(3) be
13     effective immediately.
14     (c)(1) Except as provided in subsection (c-5), whenever a
15 person is convicted of any of the offenses enumerated in this
16 Section, the court may recommend and the Secretary of State in
17 his discretion, without regard to whether the recommendation is
18 made by the court may, upon application, issue to the person a
19 restricted driving permit granting the privilege of driving a
20 motor vehicle between the petitioner's residence and
21 petitioner's place of employment or within the scope of the
22 petitioner's employment related duties, or to allow the
23 petitioner to transport himself or herself or a family member
24 of the petitioner's household to a medical facility for the
25 receipt of necessary medical care or to allow the petitioner to
26 transport himself or herself to and from alcohol or drug

 

 

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1 remedial or rehabilitative activity recommended by a licensed
2 service provider, or to allow the petitioner to transport
3 himself or herself or a family member of the petitioner's
4 household to classes, as a student, at an accredited
5 educational institution, or to allow the petitioner to
6 transport children living in the petitioner's household to and
7 from daycare; if the petitioner is able to demonstrate that no
8 alternative means of transportation is reasonably available
9 and that the petitioner will not endanger the public safety or
10 welfare; provided that the Secretary's discretion shall be
11 limited to cases where undue hardship, as defined by the rules
12 of the Secretary of State, would result from a failure to issue
13 the restricted driving permit. Those multiple offenders
14 identified in subdivision (b)4 of Section 6-208 of this Code,
15 however, shall not be eligible for the issuance of a restricted
16 driving permit.
17         (2) If a person's license or permit is revoked or
18     suspended due to 2 or more convictions of violating Section
19     11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
20     ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or Section 9-3
21     of the Criminal Code of 1961, where the use of alcohol or
22     other drugs is recited as an element of the offense, or a
23     similar out-of-state offense, or a combination of these
24     offenses, arising out of separate occurrences, that
25     person, if issued a restricted driving permit, may not
26     operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped with an

 

 

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1     ignition interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1.
2         (3) If:
3             (A) a person's license or permit is revoked or
4         suspended 2 or more times within a 10 year period due
5         to any combination of:
6                 (i) a single conviction of violating Section
7             11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a
8             local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense,
9             or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, where
10             the use of alcohol or other drugs is recited as an
11             element of the offense, or a similar out-of-state
12             offense; or
13                 (ii) a statutory summary suspension under
14             Section 11-501.1; or
15                 (iii) a suspension pursuant to Section
16             6-203.1;
17         arising out of separate occurrences; or
18             (B) a person has been convicted of one violation of
19         Section 6-303 of this Code committed while his or her
20         driver's license, permit, or privilege was revoked
21         because of a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal
22         Code of 1961, relating to the offense of reckless
23         homicide, or a similar provision of a law of another
24         state; ,
25     that person, if issued a restricted driving permit, may not
26     operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped with an

 

 

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1     ignition interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1.
2         (4) The person issued a permit conditioned on the use
3     of an ignition interlock device must pay to the Secretary
4     of State DUI Administration Fund an amount not to exceed
5     $30 per month. The Secretary shall establish by rule the
6     amount and the procedures, terms, and conditions relating
7     to these fees.
8         (5) If the restricted driving permit is issued for
9     employment purposes, then the prohibition against
10     operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an
11     ignition interlock device does not apply to the operation
12     of an occupational vehicle owned or leased by that person's
13     employer when used solely for employment purposes.
14         (6) In each case the Secretary of State may issue a
15     restricted driving permit for a period he deems
16     appropriate, except that the permit shall expire within one
17     year from the date of issuance. The Secretary may not,
18     however, issue a restricted driving permit to any person
19     whose current revocation is the result of a second or
20     subsequent conviction for a violation of Section 11-501 of
21     this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance or
22     any similar out-of-state offense, or Section 9-3 of the
23     Criminal Code of 1961, where the use of alcohol or other
24     drugs is recited as an element of the offense, or any
25     similar out-of-state offense, or any combination of these
26     offenses, until the expiration of at least one year from

 

 

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1     the date of the revocation. A restricted driving permit
2     issued under this Section shall be subject to cancellation,
3     revocation, and suspension by the Secretary of State in
4     like manner and for like cause as a driver's license issued
5     under this Code may be cancelled, revoked, or suspended;
6     except that a conviction upon one or more offenses against
7     laws or ordinances regulating the movement of traffic shall
8     be deemed sufficient cause for the revocation, suspension,
9     or cancellation of a restricted driving permit. The
10     Secretary of State may, as a condition to the issuance of a
11     restricted driving permit, require the petitioner to
12     participate in a designated driver remedial or
13     rehabilitative program. The Secretary of State is
14     authorized to cancel a restricted driving permit if the
15     permit holder does not successfully complete the program.
16     However, if an individual's driving privileges have been
17     revoked in accordance with paragraph 13 of subsection (a)
18     of this Section, no restricted driving permit shall be
19     issued until the individual has served 6 months of the
20     revocation period.
21     (c-5) The Secretary may not issue a restricted driving
22 permit to any person who has been convicted of a second or
23 subsequent violation of Section 6-303 of this Code committed
24 while his or her driver's license, permit, or privilege was
25 revoked because of a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal
26 Code of 1961, relating to the offense of reckless homicide, or

 

 

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1 a similar provision of a law of another state.
2     (d)(1) Whenever a person under the age of 21 is convicted
3 under Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a
4 local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, the
5 Secretary of State shall revoke the driving privileges of that
6 person. One year after the date of revocation, and upon
7 application, the Secretary of State may, if satisfied that the
8 person applying will not endanger the public safety or welfare,
9 issue a restricted driving permit granting the privilege of
10 driving a motor vehicle only between the hours of 5 a.m. and 9
11 p.m. or as otherwise provided by this Section for a period of
12 one year. After this one year period, and upon reapplication
13 for a license as provided in Section 6-106, upon payment of the
14 appropriate reinstatement fee provided under paragraph (b) of
15 Section 6-118, the Secretary of State, in his discretion, may
16 reinstate the petitioner's driver's license and driving
17 privileges, or extend the restricted driving permit as many
18 times as the Secretary of State deems appropriate, by
19 additional periods of not more than 12 months each.
20         (2) If a person's license or permit is revoked or
21     suspended due to 2 or more convictions of violating Section
22     11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
23     ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or Section 9-3
24     of the Criminal Code of 1961, where the use of alcohol or
25     other drugs is recited as an element of the offense, or a
26     similar out-of-state offense, or a combination of these

 

 

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1     offenses, arising out of separate occurrences, that
2     person, if issued a restricted driving permit, may not
3     operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped with an
4     ignition interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1.
5         (3) If a person's license or permit is revoked or
6     suspended 2 or more times within a 10 year period due to
7     any combination of:
8             (A) a single conviction of violating Section
9         11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
10         ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or
11         Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, where the use
12         of alcohol or other drugs is recited as an element of
13         the offense, or a similar out-of-state offense; or
14             (B) a statutory summary suspension under Section
15         11-501.1; or
16             (C) a suspension pursuant to Section 6-203.1;
17     arising out of separate occurrences, that person, if issued
18     a restricted driving permit, may not operate a vehicle
19     unless it has been equipped with an ignition interlock
20     device as defined in Section 1-129.1.
21         (4) The person issued a permit conditioned upon the use
22     of an interlock device must pay to the Secretary of State
23     DUI Administration Fund an amount not to exceed $30 per
24     month. The Secretary shall establish by rule the amount and
25     the procedures, terms, and conditions relating to these
26     fees.

 

 

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1         (5) If the restricted driving permit is issued for
2     employment purposes, then the prohibition against driving
3     a vehicle that is not equipped with an ignition interlock
4     device does not apply to the operation of an occupational
5     vehicle owned or leased by that person's employer when used
6     solely for employment purposes.
7         (6) A restricted driving permit issued under this
8     Section shall be subject to cancellation, revocation, and
9     suspension by the Secretary of State in like manner and for
10     like cause as a driver's license issued under this Code may
11     be cancelled, revoked, or suspended; except that a
12     conviction upon one or more offenses against laws or
13     ordinances regulating the movement of traffic shall be
14     deemed sufficient cause for the revocation, suspension, or
15     cancellation of a restricted driving permit.
16     (d-5) The revocation of the license, permit, or driving
17 privileges of a person convicted of a third or subsequent
18 violation of Section 6-303 of this Code committed while his or
19 her driver's license, permit, or privilege was revoked because
20 of a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
21 relating to the offense of reckless homicide, or a similar
22 provision of a law of another state, is permanent. The
23 Secretary may not, at any time, issue a license or permit to
24 that person.
25     (e) This Section is subject to the provisions of the Driver
26 License Compact.

 

 

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1     (f) Any revocation imposed upon any person under
2 subsections 2 and 3 of paragraph (b) that is in effect on
3 December 31, 1988 shall be converted to a suspension for a like
4 period of time.
5     (g) The Secretary of State shall not issue a restricted
6 driving permit to a person under the age of 16 years whose
7 driving privileges have been revoked under any provisions of
8 this Code.
9     (h) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
10 ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by a person
11 who has been convicted of a second or subsequent offense under
12 Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
13 ordinance. The person must pay to the Secretary of State DUI
14 Administration Fund an amount not to exceed $30 for each month
15 that he or she uses the device. The Secretary shall establish
16 by rule and regulation the procedures for certification and use
17 of the interlock system, the amount of the fee, and the
18 procedures, terms, and conditions relating to these fees.
19     (i) (Blank).
20     (j) In accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the Secretary of
21 State may not issue a restricted driving permit for the
22 operation of a commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a
23 CDL whose driving privileges have been revoked, suspended,
24 cancelled, or disqualified under any provisions of this Code.
25 (Source: P.A. 94-307, eff. 9-30-05; 95-310, eff. 1-1-08;
26 95-337, eff. 6-1-08; 95-377, eff. 1-1-08; 95-382, eff. 8-23-07;

 

 

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1 95-627, eff. 6-1-08; 95-848, eff. 1-1-09; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08;
2 revised 9-10-08.)
 
3     (625 ILCS 5/11-507 new)
4     Sec. 11-507. Aggravated negligent driving.
5     (a) A person commits aggravated negligent driving if the
6 person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is the
7 proximate cause of a motor vehicle accident that results in a
8 type A injury to another or property damage of another in
9 excess of $1,500.
10     (b) For purposes of this Section, "negligence" has the
11 meaning ascribed in Section 4-7 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
12     (c) The finder of fact may consider statutes and ordinances
13 regulating the defendant's conduct in determining whether he or
14 she was culpably negligent under subsection (a). If the trier
15 of fact determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant
16 has engaged in conduct which would be a violation of the laws
17 or ordinances regulating the movement of traffic, he or she may
18 infer that the person has acted negligently.
19     (d) For purposes of this Section, "type A injury" means any
20 injury that requires immediate professional attention in
21 either a doctor's office or a medical facility, including
22 severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, and injuries
23 that require the injured party to be carried from the scene.
24     (e) Aggravated negligent driving is a Class A misdemeanor.
 

 

 

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1     Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
2 Section 9-3.4 as follows:
 
3     (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 new)
4     Sec. 9-3.4. Negligent vehicular homicide.
5     (a) A person commits negligent vehicular homicide if the
6 person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is the
7 proximate cause of the death of another person.
8     (b) For purposes of this Section, "negligence" has the
9 meaning ascribed in Section 4-7 of this Code.
10     (c) The finder of fact may consider statutes and ordinances
11 regulating the defendant's conduct in determining whether he or
12 she was culpably negligent under subsection (a). If the trier
13 of fact determines beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant
14 has engaged in conduct which would be a violation of the laws
15 or ordinances regulating the movement of traffic, he or she may
16 infer that the person has acted negligently.
17     (d) Negligent vehicular homicide is a Class 4 felony.