Rep. Lou Lang

Filed: 4/22/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 30

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 30, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
6Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.
 
7    Section 5. Findings.
8    (a) The recorded use of cannabis as a medicine goes back
9nearly 5,000 years. Modern medical research has confirmed the
10beneficial uses of cannabis in treating or alleviating the
11pain, nausea, and other symptoms associated with a variety of
12debilitating medical conditions, including cancer, multiple
13sclerosis, and HIV/AIDS, as found by the National Academy of
14Sciences' Institute of Medicine in March 1999.
15    (b) Studies published since the 1999 Institute of Medicine
16report continue to show the therapeutic value of cannabis in

 

 

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1treating a wide array of debilitating medical conditions. These
2include relief of the neuropathic pain caused by multiple
3sclerosis, HIV/AIDS, and other illnesses that often fail to
4respond to conventional treatments and relief of nausea,
5vomiting, and other side effects of drugs used to treat
6HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C, increasing the chances of patients
7continuing on life-saving treatment regimens.
8    (c) Cannabis has many currently accepted medical uses in
9the United States, having been recommended by thousands of
10licensed physicians to at least 600,000 patients in states with
11medical cannabis laws. The medical utility of cannabis is
12recognized by a wide range of medical and public health
13organizations, including the American Academy of HIV Medicine,
14the American College of Physicians, the American Nurses
15Association, the American Public Health Association, the
16Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and many others.
17    (d) Data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform
18Crime Reports and the Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics
19show that approximately 99 out of every 100 cannabis arrests in
20the U.S. are made under State law, rather than under federal
21law. Consequently, changing State law will have the practical
22effect of protecting from arrest the vast majority of seriously
23ill patients who have a medical need to use cannabis.
24    (e) Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine,
25Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New Jersey, Oregon,
26Vermont, Rhode Island, Washington State, and Washington, D.C.

 

 

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1have removed state-level criminal penalties from the medical
2use and cultivation of cannabis. Illinois joins in this effort
3for the health and welfare of its citizens.
4    (f) States are not required to enforce federal law or
5prosecute people for engaging in activities prohibited by
6federal law. Therefore, compliance with this act does not put
7the state of Illinois in violation of federal law.
8    (g) State law should make a distinction between the medical
9and non-medical uses of cannabis. Hence, the purpose of this
10Act is to protect patients with debilitating medical
11conditions, as well as their physicians and providers, from
12arrest and prosecution, criminal and other penalties, and
13property forfeiture if such patients engage in the medical use
14of cannabis.
 
15    Section 10. Definitions. The following terms, as used in
16this Act, shall have the meanings set forth in this Section:
17    (a) "Adequate supply" means:
18        (1) 2.5 ounces of usable cannabis during a period of 14
19    days and that is derived solely from an intrastate source;
20        (2) Subject to the rules of the Department, a patient
21    may apply for a waiver where a physician provides a
22    substantial medical basis in a signed, written statement
23    asserting that, based on the patient's medical history, in
24    the physician's professional judgment, 2.5 ounces is an
25    insufficient adequate supply for a 14-day period to

 

 

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1    properly alleviate the patient's debilitating medical
2    condition or symptoms associated with the debilitating
3    medical condition.
4        (3) This subsection shall not be construed to authorize
5    the possession of more than 2.5 ounces at any time without
6    authority from the Department.
7    (b) "Cannabis" has the meaning given that term in Section 3
8of the Cannabis Control Act.
9    (c) "Cardholder" means a qualifying patient or a designated
10caregiver who has been issued and possesses a valid registry
11identification card.
12    (d) "Debilitating medical condition" means one or more of
13the following:
14        (1) cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human
15    immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency
16    syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis,
17    Crohn's disease, agitation of Alzheimer's disease,
18    cachexia/wasting syndrome, muscular dystrophy, severe
19    fibromyalgia, spinal cord disease, including but not
20    limited to arachnoiditis, Tarlov cysts, hydromyelia,
21    syringomyelia, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury
22    and post-concussion syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis,
23    Arnold-Chiari malformation & Syringomyelia,
24    Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA), Parkinson's, Tourette's,
25    Myoclonus, Dystonia, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, RSD
26    (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I), Causalgia, CRPS

 

 

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1    (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II),
2    Neurofibromatosis, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating
3    Polyneuropathy, Sjogren's syndrome, Lupus, Interstitial
4    Cystitis, Myasthenia Gravis, Hydrocephalus, nail-patella
5    syndrome, or the treatment of these conditions; or
6        (2) any other debilitating medical condition or its
7    treatment shall be added by the Department by rule as
8    provided for in Section 30.
9    (e) "Department" means the Department of Public Health or
10its successor agency.
11    (f) "Designated caregiver" means a person who:
12        (1) is at least 21 years of age;
13        (2) has agreed to assist with a patient's medical use
14    of cannabis;
15        (3) has not been convicted of an excluded offense; and
16        (4) assists no more than one qualifying patient with
17    his or her medical use of cannabis.
18    (g) "Enclosed, locked facility" means a closet, room,
19greenhouse, building, or other enclosed area equipped with
20locks or other security devices that permit access only by a
21nonprofit medical cannabis organization's agents working for
22the registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization to
23cultivate the plants for a registered qualifying patient.
24    (h) "Excluded offense" means:
25        (1) a violent crime defined in Section 3 of the Rights
26    of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act or a substantially

 

 

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1    similar offense that was classified as a felony in the
2    jurisdiction where the person was convicted; or
3        (2) a violation of a state or federal controlled
4    substance law that was classified as a felony in the
5    jurisdiction where the person was convicted, except that
6    the Department shall waive this restriction if the person
7    demonstrates to the Department's satisfaction that his or
8    her conviction was for the possession, cultivation,
9    transfer, or delivery of a reasonable amount of cannabis
10    intended for medical use. This exception shall not apply if
11    the conviction was under state law and involved a violation
12    of an existing medical cannabis law.
13    (i) "Nonprofit medical cannabis organization agent" means
14a principal officer, board member, employee, or agent of a
15registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization who is 21
16years of age or older and has not been convicted of an excluded
17offense.
18    (j) "Nonprofit medical cannabis organization agent
19identification card" means a document issued by the Department
20that identifies a person as a nonprofit medical cannabis
21organization agent.
22    (k) "Medical use" means the acquisition; administration;
23delivery; possession; transfer; transportation; or use of
24cannabis or paraphernalia relating to the administration of
25cannabis to treat or alleviate a registered qualifying
26patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms

 

 

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1associated with the patient's debilitating medical condition.
2    (l) "Physician" means a doctor of medicine or doctor of
3osteopathy licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to
4practice medicine in all its branches who has the authority to
5prescribe drugs to humans under Article III of the Illinois
6Controlled Substances Act. It does not include a licensed
7practitioner under any other Act including but not limited to
8the Illinois Dental Practice Act. In relation to a visiting
9qualifying patient, "physician" means a person who is licensed
10as a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy who has
11authority to prescribe drugs to humans in the state of the
12patient's residence.
13    (m) "Qualifying patient" means a person who has been
14diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical
15condition.
16    (n) "Registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization"
17means a not-for-profit entity that:
18        (1) is organized pursuant to the General Not for Profit
19    Corporation Act of 1986 provided that it has not been
20    formed by a for-profit entity organized under the laws of
21    this or any other state;
22        (2) is registered with the Department pursuant to
23    Section 65; and
24        (3) acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures,
25    delivers, transfers, transports, sells, supplies, or
26    dispenses cannabis, paraphernalia, or related supplies and

 

 

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1    educational materials to registered qualifying patients.
2    Nothing in this subsection (n) shall be construed as
3prohibiting a nonprofit medical cannabis organization from
4receiving payment for all expenses incurred in its operation.
5    (o) "Registry identification card" means a document issued
6by the Department that identifies a person as a registered
7qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver.
8    (p) "Usable cannabis" means the flowers of the cannabis
9plant and any mixture or preparation thereof, but does not
10include the seeds, stalks, and roots of the plant. It does not
11include the weight of any non-cannabis ingredients combined
12with cannabis, such as ingredients added to prepare a topical
13administration, food, or drink.
14    (q) "Verification system" means a Web-based system
15established and maintained by the Department that is available
16to law enforcement personnel and nonprofit medical cannabis
17organization agents on a 24-hour basis for the verification of
18registry identification cards.
19    (r) "Visiting qualifying patient" means a person who:
20        (1) has been diagnosed with a debilitating medical
21    condition;
22        (2) possesses a valid registry identification card, or
23    its equivalent, that was issued pursuant to the laws of
24    another state, district, territory, commonwealth, insular
25    possession of the United States, or country recognized by
26    the United States that allows the person to use cannabis

 

 

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1    for medical purposes in the jurisdiction of issuance; and
2        (3) is not a resident of Illinois and has been visiting
3    Illinois for 30 days or less or who has been a resident of
4    Illinois for less than 30 days.
5    (s) "Written certification" means a document dated and
6signed by a physician, stating (1) that in the physician's
7professional opinion the patient is likely to receive
8therapeutic or palliative benefit from the medical use of
9cannabis to treat or alleviate the patient's debilitating
10medical condition or symptoms associated with the debilitating
11medical condition; (2) that the qualifying patient has a
12debilitating medical condition and specifying what
13debilitating medical condition the qualifying patient has; and
14(3) that the patient is under the physician's care for the
15debilitating medical condition. A written certification shall
16be made only in the course of a bona fide physician-patient
17relationship, after the physician has completed an assessment
18of the qualifying patient's medical history upon a complete
19review of records related to the patient's debilitating
20condition and conducted a physical exam. A bona fide
21physician-patient relationship under this subsection is a
22privileged communication within the meaning of Section 8-802 of
23the Code of Civil Procedure.
 
24    Section 15. Immunities and presumptions related to the
25medical use of cannabis.

 

 

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1    (a) A registered qualifying patient shall not be subject to
2arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or privilege,
3including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary
4action by an occupational or professional licensing board, for
5the medical use of cannabis in accordance with this Act, if the
6registered qualifying patient possesses an amount of cannabis
7that does not exceed an adequate supply as defined in
8subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act of usable cannabis.
9    (b) A registered designated caregiver shall not be subject
10to arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or privilege,
11including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary
12action by an occupational or professional licensing board, for
13acting in accordance with this Act to assist a registered
14qualifying patient to whom he or she is connected through the
15Department's registration process with the medical use of
16cannabis if the designated caregiver possesses an amount of
17cannabis that does not exceed an adequate supply as defined in
18subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act of usable cannabis.
19The total amount possessed between the qualifying patient and
20caregiver shall not exceed the patient's adequate supply as
21defined in subsection (a) of Section 10 of this Act.
22    (c)(1) A visiting qualifying patient shall not be subject
23to arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or privilege,
24including but not limited to civil penalty or disciplinary
25action by an occupational or professional licensing board, for
26the medical use of cannabis pursuant to this Act if the

 

 

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1visiting qualifying patient does not possess more than an
2adequate supply of usable cannabis. A visiting qualifying
3patient may not purchase cannabis from a nonprofit medical
4dispensary until he or she receives a written certification
5from an Illinois physician and an Illinois registry card as
6provided for under this Act.
7    (2) If a person in possession of no more than an adequate
8supply of usable cannabis claims to be a visiting qualifying
9patient, but the law enforcement agent is not able to verify
10the registry identification card or its equivalent or that the
11person has been in the State for 30 days or less, the agent may
12issue the visiting qualifying patient a summons for possession
13of cannabis. The summons shall be dismissed if the person
14demonstrates his or her status as a visiting qualifying
15patient.
16    (d) A registered qualifying patient, visiting qualifying
17patient, or registered designated caregiver shall not be
18subject to arrest, prosecution, or denial of any right or
19privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or
20disciplinary action by a occupational or professional
21licensing board for possession of cannabis that is incidental
22to medical use, but is not usable cannabis as defined in this
23Act.
24    (e)(1) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a
25qualifying patient is engaged in, or a designated caregiver is
26assisting with, the medical use of cannabis in accordance with

 

 

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1this Act if the qualifying patient or designated caregiver:
2        (A) is in possession of a valid registry identification
3    card; and
4        (B) is in possession of an amount of cannabis that does
5    not exceed the amount allowed under subsection (a) of
6    Section 10.
7    (2) The presumption may be rebutted by evidence that
8conduct related to cannabis was not for the purpose of treating
9or alleviating the qualifying patient's debilitating medical
10condition or symptoms associated with the debilitating medical
11condition in compliance with this Act.
12    (f) A physician shall not be subject to arrest,
13prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denied any right or
14privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or
15disciplinary action by the Medical Disciplinary Board or by any
16other occupational or professional licensing board, solely for
17providing written certifications or for otherwise stating
18that, in the physician's professional opinion, a patient is
19likely to receive therapeutic or palliative benefit from the
20medical use of cannabis to treat or alleviate the patient's
21debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with the
22debilitating medical condition, provided that nothing shall
23prevent a professional licensing board from sanctioning a
24physician for:
25        (1) issuing a written certification to a patient who is
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1    condition; or
2        (2) failing to properly evaluate a patient's medical
3    condition or otherwise violating the standard of care for
4    evaluating medical conditions.
5    (g) No person may be subject to arrest, prosecution, or
6denial of any right or privilege, including but not limited to
7civil penalty or disciplinary action by an occupational or
8professional licensing board, solely for:
9        (1) selling cannabis paraphernalia to a cardholder
10    upon presentation of an unexpired registry identification
11    card in the recipient's name;
12        (2) being in the presence or vicinity of the medical
13    use of cannabis as allowed under this Act; or
14        (3) assisting a registered qualifying patient with the
15    act of administering cannabis.
16    (h) A registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization
17shall not be subject to prosecution; search or inspection,
18except by the Department pursuant to subsection (r) of Section
1985; seizure; or penalty in any manner, or be denied any right
20or privilege, including but not limited to civil penalty or
21disciplinary action by a business licensing board or entity,
22for acting pursuant to this Act and Department rules to:
23acquire, possess, cultivate, manufacture, deliver, transfer,
24transport, supply, sell, or dispense cannabis or related
25supplies and educational materials to registered qualifying
26patients who have designated the medical cannabis organization

 

 

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1to provide for them, to registered designated caregivers on
2behalf of the registered qualifying patients who have
3designated the registered nonprofit medical cannabis
4organization.
5    (i) A nonprofit medical cannabis organization agent shall
6not be subject to prosecution, search, or penalty in any
7manner, or be denied any right or privilege, including but not
8limited to civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business
9licensing board or entity, for working or volunteering for a
10registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization pursuant to
11this Act and Department rules, including to perform the actions
12listed under subsection (h).
13    (j) Any cannabis, cannabis paraphernalia, licit property,
14or interest in licit property that is possessed, owned, or used
15in connection with the medical use of cannabis as allowed under
16this Act, or acts incidental to such use, shall not be seized
17or forfeited. This Act shall not prevent the seizure or
18forfeiture of cannabis exceeding the amounts allowed under this
19Act, nor shall it prevent seizure or forfeiture if the basis
20for the action is unrelated to the cannabis that is possessed,
21manufactured, transferred, or used pursuant to this Act.
22    (k) Mere possession of, or application for, a registry
23identification card or registration certificate shall not
24constitute probable cause or reasonable suspicion, nor shall it
25be used as the sole basis to support the search of the person,
26property, or home of the person possessing or applying for the

 

 

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1registry identification card. The possession of, or
2application for, a registry identification card shall not
3preclude the existence of probable cause if probable cause
4exists on other grounds.
5    (l) Nothing in this Act shall preclude law enforcement from
6searching a registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization
7where there is probable cause to believe that the criminal laws
8of this State have been violated and the search is conducted in
9conformity with the Illinois Constitution and the Constitution
10of the United States.
 
11    Section 20. Limitations and penalties.
12    (a) This Act shall not permit any person to engage in, and
13does not prevent the imposition of any civil, criminal, or
14other penalties for engaging in, the following conduct:
15        (1) Undertaking any task under the influence of
16    cannabis, when doing so would constitute negligence or
17    professional malpractice;
18        (2) Possessing cannabis, or otherwise engaging in the
19    medical use of cannabis:
20            (A) in a school bus;
21            (B) on the grounds of any preschool or primary or
22        secondary school; or
23            (C) in any correctional facility.
24        (3) Smoking cannabis:
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1            (B) in any public place.
2        (4) Operating, navigating, or being in actual physical
3    control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, or motorboat while
4    under the influence of cannabis in violation of Sections
5    11-501 and 11-501.9 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
6        (5) Using cannabis if that person does not have a
7    debilitating medical condition.
8        (6) Allowing any person who is not allowed to use
9    cannabis under this Act to use cannabis that a cardholder
10    is allowed to possess pursuant to this Act.
11        (7) Transferring cannabis to any person contrary to the
12    provisions of this Act.
13    (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent the
14arrest or prosecution of a registered qualifying patient for
15reckless driving or driving under the influence of cannabis
16where probable cause exists.
17    (c) Notwithstanding all other criminal penalties related
18to the unlawful possession of cannabis, fraudulent
19representation to a law enforcement official of any fact or
20circumstance relating to the medical use of cannabis to avoid
21arrest or prosecution is a petty offense punishable by a fine
22of up to $1,000, which shall be in addition to any other
23penalties that may apply for making a false statement or for
24the use of cannabis other than use undertaken pursuant to this
25Act.
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1to the unlawful possession of cannabis, any person who
2fraudulently represents a medical condition to a physician or
3fraudulently provides material misinformation to a physician
4in order to obtain written certification is guilty of a petty
5offense punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.
6    (e) Any cardholder or registered caregiver who sells
7cannabis shall have his or her registry identification card
8revoked and shall be subject to other penalties for the
9unauthorized sale of cannabis.
10    (f) Any registered qualifying patient who commits a
11violation of 11-501.9 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or refuses a
12properly requested test related to operating a motor vehicle
13while under the influence of cannabis shall have his or her
14registry identification card revoked.
15    (g) No registered qualifying patient or designated
16caregiver shall knowingly obtain, seek to obtain, or possess,
17individually or collectively, an amount of usable cannabis from
18a registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization that
19would cause him or her to exceed the authorized adequate supply
20under subsection (a) of Section 10.
 
21    Section 25. Discrimination prohibited.
22    (a)(1) No school, employer, or landlord may refuse to
23enroll or lease to, or otherwise penalize, a person solely for
24his or her status as a registered qualifying patient or a
25registered designated caregiver, unless failing to do so would

 

 

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1put the school, employer, or landlord in violation of federal
2law or unless failing to do so would cause it to lose a
3monetary or licensing-related benefit under federal law or
4rules. This shall not prevent a landlord from prohibiting the
5smoking of cannabis on the premises.
6    (2) For the purposes of medical care, including organ
7transplants, a registered qualifying patient's authorized use
8of cannabis in accordance with this Act shall be considered the
9equivalent of the authorized use of any other medication used
10at the direction of a physician, and shall not constitute the
11use of an illicit substance or otherwise disqualify a
12qualifying patient from needed medical care.
13    (b) A person otherwise entitled to custody of or visitation
14or parenting time with a minor shall not be denied such a
15right, and there shall be no presumption of neglect or child
16endangerment, for conduct allowed under this Act, unless the
17person's actions in relation to cannabis were such that they
18created an unreasonable danger to the safety of the minor as
19established by clear and convincing evidence.
20    (c) No school, landlord, or employer may be penalized or
21denied any benefit under state law for enrolling, leasing to,
22or employing a cardholder.
23    (d) Nothing in this Act may be construed to require a
24government medical assistance program or private health
25insurer to reimburse a person for costs associated with the
26medical use of cannabis.

 

 

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1    (e) Nothing in this Act may be construed to require any
2person or establishment in lawful possession of property to
3allow a guest, client, customer, or visitor to smoke cannabis
4on or in that property.
 
5    Section 30. Addition of debilitating medical conditions.
6Any citizen may petition the Department to add debilitating
7conditions or treatments to the list of debilitating medical
8conditions listed in subsection (d) of Section 10. The
9Department shall consider petitions in the manner required by
10Department rule, including public notice and hearing. The
11Department shall approve or deny a petition within 180 days of
12its submission, and, upon approval, shall proceed to add such
13condition by rule. The approval or denial of any petition is a
14final decision of the Department, subject to judicial review.
15Jurisdiction and venue are vested in the Circuit Court.
 
16    Section 35. Employment; employer liability.
17    (a) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit an employer from
18adopting reasonable regulations concerning the consumption,
19storage, or timekeeping requirements for qualifying patients
20related to the use of medical cannabis.
21    (b) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit an employer from
22enforcing a policy concerning drug testing, zero-tolerance, or
23a drug free workplace provided such policy is applied in a
24nondiscriminatory manner.

 

 

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1    (c) Nothing in this Act shall limit an employer from
2disciplining a qualifying patient for violating a workplace
3drug policy.
4    (d) Nothing in this Act shall limit an employer's ability
5to discipline an employee for failing a drug test if failing to
6do so would put the employer in violation of federal law or
7cause it to lose a federal contract or funding.
8    (e) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to create a
9defense for a third party who fails a drug test.
10    (f) An employer may consider a qualifying patient to be
11impaired when he or she manifests specific, articulable
12symptoms while working that decrease or lessen his or her
13performance of the duties or tasks of the employee's job
14position, including symptoms of the employee's speech,
15physical dexterity, agility, coordination, demeanor,
16irrational or unusual behavior, negligence or carelessness in
17operating equipment or machinery, disregard for the safety of
18the employee or others, or involvement in an accident that
19results in serious damage to equipment or property, disruption
20of a production or manufacturing process, or carelessness that
21results in any injury to the employee or others. If an employer
22elects to discipline a qualifying patient under this
23subsection, it must afford the employee a reasonable
24opportunity to contest the basis of the determination.
25    (g) Notwithstanding subsection (b), an employer may
26presume a registered qualifying patient to be impaired where

 

 

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1the level of cannabis in the person's blood or urine is greater
2than the limits set for in subsection (b) of Section 11-501.9
3of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
4    (h) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to create or
5imply a cause of action for any person against an employer for:
6        (1) actions based on the employer's good faith belief
7    that a registered qualifying patient used or possessed
8    cannabis while on the employer's premises or during the
9    hours of employment;
10        (2) actions based on the employer's good faith belief
11    that a registered qualifying patient was impaired while
12    working on the employer's premises during the hours of
13    employment;
14        (3) injury or loss to a third party so long as the
15    employer neither knew nor had reason to know that the
16    employee was impaired.
17    (i) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to interfere
18with any federal restrictions on employment including but not
19limited to the United States Department of Transportation
20regulation 49 CFR 40.151(e).
 
21    Section 40. Registration of qualifying patients and
22designated caregivers.
23    (a) The Department shall issue registry identification
24cards to qualifying patients who submit the following, in
25accordance with the Department's rules:

 

 

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1        (1) a written certification, on a form developed by the
2    Department and issued by a physician, within 90 days
3    immediately preceding the date of an application;
4        (2) upon the execution of applicable privacy waivers,
5    the patient's medical documentation related to his or her
6    debilitating condition and any other information that may
7    be reasonably required by the Department to confirm that
8    the physician and patient have a bona fide
9    physician-patient relationship, that the qualifying
10    patient is in the physician's care for his or her
11    debilitating medical condition, and to substantiate the
12    patient's diagnosis;
13        (3) the application or renewal fee;
14        (4) the name, address, and date of birth of the
15    qualifying patient, except that if the applicant is
16    homeless no address is required;
17        (5) the name, address, and telephone number of the
18    qualifying patient's physician;
19        (6) the name, address, and date of birth of the
20    designated caregiver, if any, chosen by the qualifying
21    patient;
22        (7) the name of the registered nonprofit medical
23    cannabis organization the qualifying patient designates;
24    and
25        (8) signed statements from the patient and designated
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1    cannabis.
 
2    Section 45. Issuance of registry identification cards.
3    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Department
4shall:
5        (1) Verify the information contained in an application
6    or renewal submitted pursuant to this Act, and approve or
7    deny an application or renewal, within 30 days of receiving
8    a completed application or renewal application.
9        (2) Issue registry identification cards to a
10    qualifying patient and his or her designated caregiver, if
11    any, within 5 days of approving the application or renewal.
12        (3) Enter the registry identification number of the
13    registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization the
14    patient designates into the verification system.
15    (b) The Department shall not issue a registry
16identification card to a qualifying patient who is younger than
1718 years of age unless:
18        (1) the qualifying patient's physician has explained
19    the potential risks and benefits of the medical use of
20    cannabis to the custodial parent or legal guardian with
21    responsibility for health care decisions for the
22    qualifying patient; and
23        (2) the custodial parent or legal guardian with
24    responsibility for health care decisions for the
25    qualifying patient consents in writing to:

 

 

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1            (A) allow the qualifying patient's medical use of
2        cannabis;
3            (B) serve as the qualifying patient's designated
4        caregiver; and
5            (C) control the acquisition of the cannabis, the
6        dosage, and the frequency of the medical use of
7        cannabis by the qualifying patient.
8    (c) The registry identification card of or its equivalent
9that is issued under the laws of another state, district,
10territory, commonwealth, or insular possession of the United
11States that allows that visiting qualifying patient to possess
12or use medical cannabis shall not authorize a visiting
13qualifying patient to obtain cannabis from a registered
14nonprofit medical cannabis dispensary.
15    (d) A veteran who has received treatment at a VA hospital
16may have a bona fide physician-patient relationship so long as
17the doctor has taken over an aspect of care related to the
18debilitating condition and the patient meets all other
19statutory requirements. All reasonable inferences regarding
20the existence of a bona fide physician-patient relationship
21shall be drawn in favor of any applicant who is a veteran and
22has undergone treatment at a VA hospital.
23    (e) Upon the approval of the registration and issuance of a
24registry card under this Section, the Department shall forward
25the patient's drivers license number to the Secretary of State
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1medical use of cannabis. For the purposes of law enforcement,
2the Secretary of State shall make a notation on the person's
3driving record stating the person is a qualifying patient who
4is entitled to the lawful medical use of cannabis. If the
5person no longer holds a valid registry card, the Department
6shall notify the Secretary of State and the Secretary of State
7shall remove the notation from the person's driving record. The
8Department and the Secretary of State may establish a system by
9which such information may be shared electronically.
 
10    Section 50. Denial of registry identification cards.
11    (a) The Department may deny an application or renewal of a
12qualifying patient's registry identification card only if the
13applicant:
14        (1) did not provide the required information and
15    materials;
16        (2) previously had a registry identification card
17    revoked;
18        (3) did not meet the requirements of this Act; or
19        (4) provided false or falsified information.
20    (b) The Department may deny an application or renewal for a
21designated caregiver chosen by a qualifying patient whose
22registry identification card was granted only if:
23        (1) the designated caregiver does not meet the
24    requirements of subsection (f) of Section 10;
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1    required;
2        (3) the prospective patient's application was denied;
3        (4) the designated caregiver previously had a registry
4    identification card revoked; or
5        (5) the applicant or the designated caregiver provided
6    false or falsified information.
7    (c) The Department shall conduct a background check of the
8prospective designated caregiver in order to carry out this
9provision. Each person applying as a designated caregiver shall
10submit a full set of fingerprints to the Department for the
11purpose of obtaining a state and federal criminal records
12check. The Department may exchange this data with the Federal
13Bureau of Investigation without disclosing that the records
14check is related to this Act. The Department shall destroy each
15set of fingerprints after the criminal records check is
16completed.
17    (d) The Department shall notify the qualifying patient who
18has designated someone to serve as his or her designated
19caregiver if a registry identification card will not be issued
20to the designated caregiver.
21    (e) Denial of an application or renewal is considered a
22final Department action, subject to judicial review.
23Jurisdiction and venue for judicial review are vested in the
24Circuit Court.
 
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1patient or designated caregiver must keep their registry
2identification card in their possession at all times when
3engaging in the medical use of cannabis.
4    (a) Registry identification cards shall contain all of the
5following:
6        (1) the name of the cardholder;
7        (2) a designation of whether the cardholder is a
8    designated caregiver or qualifying patient;
9        (3) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
10    registry identification card;
11        (4) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
12    number, containing at least 4 numbers and at least 4
13    letters, that is unique to the cardholder;
14        (5) if the cardholder is a designated caregiver, the
15    random 10-digit alphanumeric identification number of the
16    qualifying patient the designated caregiver is receiving
17    the registry identification card to assist; and
18        (6) a photograph of the cardholder, if the Department's
19    rules require one.
20    (b) Except as provided in this subsection, the expiration
21date shall be one year after the date of issuance.
22    (c) The Department may, at its discretion, electronically
23store in the card any or all of the information listed in
24subsection (a), along with the address and date of birth of the
25cardholder, to allow it to be read by law enforcement agents.
 

 

 

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1    Section 60. Notifications to Department and responses;
2civil penalty.
3    (a) The following notifications and Department responses
4are required:
5        (1) A registered qualifying patient shall notify the
6    Department of any change in his or her name or address, or
7    if the registered qualifying patient ceases to have his or
8    her debilitating medical condition, within 10 days of the
9    change.
10        (2) A registered designated caregiver shall notify the
11    Department of any change in his or her name or address, or
12    if the designated caregiver becomes aware the qualifying
13    patient passed away, within 10 days of the change.
14        (3) Before a registered qualifying patient changes his
15    or her designated caregiver, the qualifying patient must
16    notify the Department.
17        (4) If a cardholder loses his or her registry
18    identification card, he or she shall notify the Department
19    within 10 days of becoming aware the card has been lost.
20    (b) When a cardholder notifies the Department of items
21listed in subsection (a), but remains eligible under this Act,
22the Department shall issue the cardholder a new registry
23identification card with a new random 10-digit alphanumeric
24identification number within 10 days of receiving the updated
25information and a $20 fee. If the person notifying the
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1shall also issue his or her registered designated caregiver, if
2any, a new registry identification card within 10 days of
3receiving the updated information.
4    (c) If a registered qualifying patient ceases to be a
5registered qualifying patient or changes his or her registered
6designated caregiver, the Department shall promptly notify the
7designated caregiver. The registered designated caregiver's
8protections under this Act as to that qualifying patient shall
9expire 15 days after notification by the Department.
10    (d) A cardholder who fails to make a notification to the
11Department that is required by this Section is subject to a
12civil infraction, punishable by a penalty of no more than $150.
13    (e) A registered qualifying patient shall notify the
14Department before changing his or her designated registered
15nonprofit medical cannabis organization and pay a $20 fee. The
16Department must, within 5 business days of receiving the
17notification, update the registered qualifying patient's entry
18in the identification registry system to reflect the change in
19designation and notify the patient that the change has been
20processed.
21    (f) If the registered qualifying patient's certifying
22physician notifies the Department in writing that either the
23registered qualifying patient has ceased to suffer from a
24debilitating medical condition or that the physician no longer
25believes the patient would receive therapeutic or palliative
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1null and void. However, the registered qualifying patient shall
2have 15 days to destroy his or her remaining medical cannabis
3and related paraphernalia.
 
4    Section 65. Registration of nonprofit medical cannabis
5organization.
6    (a) Nonprofit medical cannabis organizations may only
7operate if they have been issued a valid registration
8certificate from the Department. When applying for a nonprofit
9medical cannabis organization registration certificate, the
10applicant shall submit the following in accordance with
11Department rules:
12        (1) A $5,000 non-refundable application fee and a
13    $20,000 certificate fee for those applicants selected by
14    the Department to receive a nonprofit medical cannabis
15    organization registration certificate. Such fees may be
16    adjusted subject to the discretion of the Department in
17    order to adequately fund the implementation and
18    enforcement of this Act.
19        (2) The proposed legal name of the medical cannabis
20    organization.
21        (3) The proposed physical address of the medical
22    cannabis organization.
23        (4) If the nonprofit medical cannabis organization
24    proposes a location that is different than the location
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1    harvested, packaged, labeled, or otherwise prepared for
2    distribution by the nonprofit medical cannabis
3    organization, the physical address of that location.
4    However, approval for operation at a location under this
5    Section that is different than the location listed in
6    paragraph (3) requires a variance to be issued subject to
7    the discretion of the Department. In such case where a
8    variance is granted, by no means shall more than one
9    separate location be granted per each individual medical
10    cannabis organization registration certificate.
11        (5) The name, address, and date of birth of each
12    principal officer and board member of the medical cannabis
13    organization, provided that all such individuals shall be
14    at least 21 years of age.
15        (6) Any instances in which a business or not-for-profit
16    that any of the prospective board members managed or served
17    on the board of was convicted, fined, censured, or had a
18    registration or license suspended or revoked in any
19    administrative or judicial proceeding.
20        (7) Proposed operating by-laws that include procedures
21    for the oversight of the nonprofit medical cannabis
22    organization and procedures to ensure accurate record
23    keeping and security measures that are in accordance with
24    the rules issued by the Department pursuant to this Act.
25    The by-laws shall include a description of the enclosed,
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1    cultivated, harvested, packaged, labeled, or otherwise
2    prepared for distribution by the medical cannabis
3    organization.
4        (8) Signed statements from each nonprofit medical
5    cannabis organization agent stating that they will not
6    divert medical cannabis.
7        (9) The Department shall conduct a background check of
8    the prospective nonprofit medical cannabis organization
9    agents in order to carry out this provision. Each person
10    applying as a nonprofit medical cannabis organization
11    agent shall submit a full set of fingerprints to the
12    department for the purpose of obtaining a state and federal
13    criminal records check. The Department may exchange this
14    data with the Federal Bureau of Investigation without
15    disclosing that the records check is related to this Act.
16    The Department shall destroy each set of fingerprints after
17    the criminal records check is completed.
18    (b) An application for a medical cannabis organization
19registration certificate must be denied if any of the following
20conditions are met:
21        (A) the applicant failed to submit the materials
22    required by this Section, including if the applicant's
23    plans do not satisfy the security, oversight, or
24    recordkeeping rules issued by the Department;
25        (B) the applicant would not be in compliance with local
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1        (C) the applicant does not meet the requirements of
2    Section 90;
3        (D) one or more of the prospective principal officers
4    or board members has been convicted of an excluded offense;
5        (E) one or more of the prospective principal officers
6    or board members has served as a principal officer or board
7    member for a registered nonprofit medical cannabis
8    organization that has had its registration certificate
9    revoked; and
10        (F) one or more of the principal officers or board
11    members is younger than 21 years of age.
12    (c) After a medical cannabis organization is approved, but
13before it begins operations, it shall submit its physical
14address if the address was not finalized when it applied.
15    (d) When issuing a medical cannabis organization
16registration certificate, the Department shall also issue a
17renewable registration certificate with an identification
18number.
19    (e) The Department may approve no more than one application
20for a medical cannabis organization registration certificate
21for operation within any single Illinois State Senate district
22as determined by the districts that were in existence as of
23January 1, 2011.
 
24    Section 70. Nonprofit medical cannabis organization agent
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1    (a) A nonprofit medical cannabis organization agent must
2keep his or her identification card in their possession at all
3times when engaging in the medical use of cannabis related to
4dispensary operations.
5    (b) Nonprofit medical cannabis organization agent
6identification cards shall contain all of the following:
7        (1) the name of the cardholder;
8        (2) a designation the cardholder is a nonprofit medical
9    cannabis organization agent;
10        (3) the date of issuance and expiration date of the
11    nonprofit medical cannabis organization agent
12    identification cards;
13        (4) a random 10-digit alphanumeric identification
14    number, containing at least four numbers and at least four
15    letters, that is unique to the cardholder; and
16        (5) a photograph of the cardholder, if the Department's
17    rules require one.
 
18    Section 75. Nonprofit medical cannabis organization
19certification renewal. Registration certificates may be
20renewed subject to the rule of the Department. The registered
21nonprofit medical cannabis organization may submit a renewal
22application beginning 90 days prior to the expiration of its
23registration certificate. The Department shall grant a renewal
24application within 45 days of its submission if the following
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1    (a) The registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization
2submits a renewal application and the required renewal fee,
3which shall be refunded within 60 days if the renewal
4application is rejected. In such cases where a registration
5certificate has been issued to that nonprofit medical cannabis
6organization pursuant to Section 65, a $25,000 fee in year 2 of
7its operation and a $5,000 fee in year 3 of its operation shall
8be required for the renewal of the registration certificate.
9Such fees may be adjusted subject to the discretion of the
10Department in order to adequately fund the implementation and
11enforcement of this Act.
12    (b) The Department has not suspended the registered
13nonprofit medical cannabis organization or registration
14certificate for violations of this Act or rules adopted
15pursuant to this Act.
16    (c) The inspections authorized by subsection (r) of Section
1785 and the input the Department received from stakeholders
18pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 105 do not raise serious
19and credible concerns about the continued operation of the
20registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization or applying
21for renewal.
 
22    Section 80. Local ordinances. A unit of local government
23may enact reasonable zoning ordinances or resolutions, not in
24conflict with this Act or with Department rules, regulating
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1of local government, including a home rule unit, or school
2district may regulate registered nonprofit medical cannabis
3organizations other than as provided in this Act. This Section
4is a denial and limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
5Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
6exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
7by the State.
 
8    Section 85. Requirements; prohibitions; penalties.
9    (a) The operating documents of a registered nonprofit
10medical cannabis organization shall include procedures for the
11oversight of the registered nonprofit medical cannabis
12organization and procedures to ensure accurate recordkeeping.
13    (b) A registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization
14shall implement appropriate security measures to deter and
15prevent the theft of cannabis and unauthorized entrance into
16areas containing cannabis.
17    (c) A registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization
18may not be located within 2,500 feet of the property line of a
19pre-existing public or private preschool or elementary or
20secondary school or day care center, day care home, group day
21care home, or part day child care facility. A registered
22medical cannabis organization shall not be located in a house,
23apartment, condominium, or any other residential dwelling.
24    (d) A registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization
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1manufacturing, delivering, transferring, transporting,
2supplying, or dispensing cannabis for any purpose except to
3assist registered qualifying patients with the medical use of
4cannabis directly or through the qualifying patients'
5designated caregivers.
6    (e) All cultivation of cannabis for registered nonprofit
7medical cannabis organizations must take place in an enclosed,
8locked location at the physical address or addresses provided
9to the Department during the registration process. The
10cultivation location can only be accessed by medical cannabis
11organization agents working for the registered nonprofit
12medical cannabis organization, Department staff performing
13inspections, law enforcement or other emergency personnel, and
14contractors working on jobs unrelated to medical cannabis, such
15as installing or maintaining security devices or performing
16electrical wiring.
17    (f) A nonprofit medical cannabis organization may not
18obtain cannabis from outside the State of Illinois, except that
19a nonprofit medical cannabis organization may lawfully
20purchase cannabis seeds outside of the State of Illinois once
21upon the initial approval of its application under Section 65.
22    (g) A registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization
23shall not dispense more than 2.5 ounces of cannabis to a
24registered qualifying patient, directly or via a designated
25caregiver, in any 14-day period unless the qualifying patient
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1    (h) Before cannabis may be dispensed to a designated
2caregiver or a registered qualifying patient, a nonprofit
3medical cannabis organization agent must determine that the
4individual is a current cardholder in the verification system
5and must verify each of the following:
6        (1) that the registry identification card presented to
7    the registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization is
8    valid;
9        (2) that the person presenting the card is the person
10    identified on the registry identification card presented
11    to the medical cannabis organization agent;
12        (3) that the registered nonprofit medical cannabis
13    organization is the designated medical cannabis
14    organization for the registered qualifying patient who is
15    obtaining the cannabis directly or via his or her
16    designated caregiver; and
17        (4) that the qualifying patient has not exceeded his or
18    her adequate supply.
19    (i) Registered nonprofit medical cannabis organizations
20shall ensure compliance with this limitation by maintaining
21internal, confidential records that include records specifying
22how much cannabis is being dispensed to the registered
23qualifying patient and whether it was dispensed directly to the
24registered qualifying patient or to the designated caregiver.
25Each entry must include the date and time the cannabis was
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1    (j) The physician-patient privilege as set forth by Section
28-802 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall apply between a
3qualifying patient and a registered nonprofit medical cannabis
4organization and its agents with respect to communications and
5records concerning qualifying patients' debilitating
6conditions.
7    (k) A nonprofit medical cannabis organization shall not
8permit any person to consume cannabis on the property of a
9nonprofit medical cannabis organization.
10    (l) A registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization
11shall not share office space with or refer patients to a
12physician.
13    (m) A physician shall not refer patients to a registered
14nonprofit medical cannabis organization or registered
15designated caregiver, advertise in a registered nonprofit
16medical cannabis organization, or, if the physician issues
17written certifications, hold any financial interest in a
18registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization.
19    (n) No person who has been convicted of an excluded offense
20may be a nonprofit medical cannabis organization agent.
21    (o) Notwithstanding all other criminal penalties related
22to the unlawful possession of cannabis, the Department may
23issue a civil fine of up to $3,000 for violations of this
24Section.
25    (p) The Department may suspend or revoke a registration
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1accordance with this Section.
2    (q) The suspension or revocation of a certificate is a
3final Department action, subject to judicial review.
4Jurisdiction and venue for judicial review are vested in the
5Circuit Court.
6    (r) Registered nonprofit medical cannabis organizations
7are subject to random inspection and cannabis testing by
8Department rules.
 
9    Section 90. Confidentiality.
10    (a) The following information received and records kept by
11Department rules for purposes of administering this Act are
12subject to all applicable federal privacy laws, confidential,
13and exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, and not subject
14to disclosure to any individual or public or private entity,
15except as necessary for authorized employees of the Department
16to perform official duties pursuant to this Act:
17        (1) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
18    supporting information submitted by qualifying patients
19    and designated caregivers, including information regarding
20    their designated caregivers and physicians.
21        (2) Applications and renewals, their contents, and
22    supporting information submitted by or on behalf of
23    nonprofit medical cannabis organizations in compliance
24    with this Act, including their physical addressees.
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1    identifying persons to whom the Department has issued
2    registry identification cards.
3        (4) Any dispensing information required to be kept
4    under Section 85 or Department rules shall identify
5    cardholders and registered nonprofit medical cannabis
6    organizations by their registry identification numbers and
7    not contain names or other personally identifying
8    information.
9        (5) All medical records provided to the Department in
10    connection with an application for a registry card.
11    (b) Nothing in this Section precludes the following:
12        (1) Department employees may notify law enforcement
13    about falsified or fraudulent information submitted to the
14    Department if the employee who suspects that falsified or
15    fraudulent information has been submitted conferred with
16    his or her supervisor and both agree that circumstances
17    exist that warrant reporting.
18        (2) If the employee conferred with his or her
19    supervisor and both agree that circumstances exist that
20    warrant reporting, Department employees may notify the
21    Medical Disciplinary Board if there is reasonable cause to
22    believe a physician:
23            (A) issued a written certification without a bona
24        fide physician-patient relationship;
25            (B) issued a written certification to a person who
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1        medical condition; or
2            (C) failed to abide by the standard of care when
3        evaluating medical conditions.
4        (3) The Department may notify State or local law
5    enforcement about apparent criminal violations of this Act
6    if the employee who suspects the offense has conferred with
7    his or her supervisor and both agree that circumstances
8    exist that warrant reporting.
9        (4) Nonprofit medical cannabis organization agents may
10    notify the Department of a suspected violation or attempted
11    violation of this Act or the rules issued pursuant to it.
12        (5) The Department may verify registry identification
13    cards pursuant to Section 95.
14        (6) The submission of the report to the General
15    Assembly under Section 100.
16    (c) It is a Class B misdemeanor with a $1,000 fine for any
17person, including an employee or official of the Department or
18another State agency or local government, to breach the
19confidentiality of information obtained pursuant to this Act.
 
20    Section 95. Registry identification and registration
21certificate verification.
22    (a) The Department shall maintain a confidential list of
23the persons to whom the Department has issued registry
24identification cards and their addresses, phone numbers, and
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1not be combined or linked in any manner with any other list or
2database except as provided in this Section.
3    (b) Within 180 days of the effective date of this Act, the
4Department shall establish a computerized verification system.
5The verification system must allow law enforcement personnel
6and nonprofit medical cannabis organization agents to enter a
7registry identification number to determine whether or not the
8number corresponds with a current, valid registry
9identification card. The system shall only disclose whether the
10identification card is valid; whether the cardholder is a
11registered qualifying patient or a registered designated
12caregiver; and the registry identification number of the
13registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization designated
14to serve the registered qualifying patient who holds the card
15or the registry identification number of the patient who is
16assisted by the registered designated caregiver who holds the
17card. The system shall enable a registered nonprofit medical
18cannabis organization to enter information in the system
19sufficient to track the amount of medical cannabis dispensed to
20the qualifying patient. Notwithstanding any requirements
21established by this subsection, the Department shall issue
22registry cards to qualifying patients and shall issue
23certification to nonprofit medical cannabis organization for
24the period during which the database is being established.
 
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1to the General Assembly an annual report that does not disclose
2any identifying information about cardholders, registered
3nonprofit medical cannabis organizations, or physicians, but
4does contain, at a minimum, all of the following information:
5        (1) the number of applications and renewals filed for
6    registry identification cards;
7        (2) the number of qualifying patients and designated
8    caregivers approved in each county and Senate district as
9    determined by the districts that were in existence as of
10    January 1, 2011;
11        (3) the nature of the debilitating medical conditions
12    of the qualifying patients;
13        (4) the number of registry identification cards
14    revoked for misconduct;
15        (5) the number of physicians providing written
16    certifications for qualifying patients; and
17        (6) the number of registered nonprofit medical
18    cannabis organizations.
 
19    Section 105. Department to issue rules.
20    (a) Not later than 60 days after the effective date of this
21Act, the Department shall promulgate rules:
22        (1) governing the manner in which the Department shall
23    consider petitions from the public to add debilitating
24    medical conditions or treatments to the list of
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1    (d) of Section 10 of this Act, including public notice of
2    and an opportunity to comment in public hearings on the
3    petitions;
4        (2) establishing the form and content of registration
5    and renewal applications submitted under this Act,
6    including a standard form for written certifications;
7        (3) governing the manner in which it shall consider
8    applications for and renewals of registry identification
9    cards;
10        (4) governing the following matters related to
11    registered nonprofit medical cannabis organizations, with
12    the goal of protecting against diversion and theft, without
13    imposing an undue burden on the registered nonprofit
14    medical cannabis organizations or compromising the
15    confidentiality of cardholders:
16            (A) oversight requirements for nonprofit
17        registered nonprofit medical cannabis organizations;
18            (B) recordkeeping requirements for registered
19        nonprofit medical cannabis organizations;
20            (C) security requirements for registered nonprofit
21        medical cannabis organizations, which shall include
22        that each registered nonprofit medical cannabis
23        organization location must be protected by a fully
24        operational security alarm system;
25            (D) rules and standards for what constitutes an
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1            (E) procedures for suspending or terminating the
2        registration certificates or registry identification
3        cards of cardholders, and registered nonprofit medical
4        cannabis organizations that commit multiple or serious
5        violations of the provisions of this Act or the rules
6        promulgated pursuant to this Section;
7            (F) reasonable rules concerning the medical use of
8        cannabis at a nursing care institution, hospice,
9        assisted living center, assisted living facility,
10        assisted living home, residential care institution, or
11        adult day health care facility;
12            (G) limitations of the quantity of cannabis plants
13        a dispensary may possess at one time provided that no
14        dispensary is authorized to possess more plants than
15        are reasonably necessary to satisfy the adequate
16        supply of the patients who have designated that
17        dispensary as his or her provider;
18            (H) rules concerning the intrastate transportation
19        of medical cannabis;
20            (I) standards concerning the testing, quality, and
21        cultivation of medical cannabis; and
22            (J) such other matters as are necessary for the
23        fair, impartial, stringent, and comprehensive
24        administration of this Act; and
25        (5) application and renewal fees for registry
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1    organization agent identification cards, and renewal fees
2    for registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization
3    registration certificates, according to the following:
4            (A) the total fees collected must generate
5        revenues sufficient to offset all expenses of
6        implementing and administering this Act, except that
7        fee revenue may be offset or supplemented by private
8        donations;
9            (B) the Department may establish a sliding scale of
10        patient application and renewal fees based upon a
11        qualifying patient's household income;
12            (C) the Department may accept donations from
13        private sources to reduce application and renewal
14        fees; and
15            (D) registry identification card fees shall
16        include an additional $3 per registry identification
17        card, which shall be used to develop and disseminate
18        educational information about the health risks
19        associated with the abuse of cannabis and prescription
20        medications.
21    The Department may adopt rules concerning limiting the
22rights of medical cannabis organizations by taking into
23consideration how many are currently operating and their
24geographical distribution.
25    (b) During the rule-making process, the Department shall
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1identified in the rule-making analysis as being impacted by the
2rules. The Department shall establish the stakeholders into an
3advisory task force. Stakeholders shall include, but are not
4limited to:
5        (1) at least 2 physicians, one of whom must have prior
6    experience treating medical cannabis patients;
7        (2) at least 2 nurses, one of whom must have prior
8    experience treating HIV/AIDS patients;
9        (3) at least three qualifying patients;
10        (4) a representative from the law enforcement
11    community;
12        (5) the Director of State Police or his or her
13    designee;
14        (6) a prosecuting attorney currently employed by the
15    State of Illinois;
16        (7) a public defender currently employed by the State
17    of Illinois;
18        (8) a defense attorney in private practice;
19        (9) a licensed phlebotomist;
20        (10) a horticulturist; and
21        (11) a representative of the business community.
22    (c) After consulting with the stakeholders, the Department
23shall evaluate driving under the influence laws as they apply
24to registered patients.
25    (d) Beginning 4 months after the issuance of the first
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1organizations, the Department shall solicit input, including
2from the stakeholders identified in subsection (b) on the
3following:
4            (A) The ability of qualifying patients in all areas
5        of the state to obtain timely access to high-quality
6        medical cannabis.
7            (B) The effectiveness of the registered nonprofit
8        medical cannabis organizations, individually and
9        together, in serving the needs of qualifying patients,
10        including the provision of support services, the
11        reasonableness of their fees, whether they are
12        generating any complaints or security problems, and
13        the sufficiency of the number operating to serve the
14        registered qualifying patients of Illinois.
15            (C) The sufficiency of the regulatory and security
16        safeguards contained in this Act and adopted by the
17        Department to ensure that access to and use of cannabis
18        cultivated is provided only to cardholders authorized
19        for such purposes.
20            (D) Any recommended additions or revisions to the
21        Department rules or this Act, including relating to
22        security, safe handling, labeling, and nomenclature.
23            (E) Any research studies regarding health effects
24        of medical cannabis for patients.
25    (e) The Department shall develop and disseminate
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1the abuse of cannabis and prescription medications, which shall
2be funded by the $3 fees generated from registry identification
3cards.
 
4    Section 110. Enforcement of this Act.
5    (a) If the Department fails to adopt rules to implement
6this Act within the times provided for in this Act, any citizen
7may commence a mandamus action in the Circuit Court to compel
8the Department to perform the actions mandated pursuant to the
9provisions of this Act.
10    (b) If the Department fails to issue a valid registry
11identification card in response to a valid application or
12renewal submitted pursuant to this Act within 30 days of its
13submission, the registry identification card shall be deemed
14granted, and a copy of the registry identification application,
15including a valid written certification, or renewal shall be
16deemed a valid registry identification card.
 
17    Section 115. Repeal of Act. This Act is repealed 3 years
18after its effective date.
 
19    Section 120. The Election Code is amended by adding Section
209-45 as follows:
 
21    (10 ILCS 5/9-45 new)
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1It is unlawful for any nonprofit medical cannabis organization
2or any political action committee created by any nonprofit
3medical cannabis organization to make a campaign contribution
4to any political committee established to promote the candidacy
5of a candidate or public official. It is unlawful for any
6candidate, political committee, or other person to knowingly
7accept or receive any contribution prohibited by this Section.
8It is unlawful for any officer or agent of a nonprofit medical
9cannabis organization to consent to any contribution or
10expenditure by the nonprofit medical cannabis organization
11that is prohibited by this Section. As used in this Section,
12"nonprofit medical cannabis organization" has the meaning
13ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Compassionate Use of
14Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.
 
15    Section 125. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing Section
163-10 as follows:
 
17    (35 ILCS 105/3-10)
18    Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
19Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
20either the selling price or the fair market value, if any, of
21the tangible personal property. In all cases where property
22functionally used or consumed is the same as the property that
23was purchased at retail, then the tax is imposed on the selling
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1used or consumed is a by-product or waste product that has been
2refined, manufactured, or produced from property purchased at
3retail, then the tax is imposed on the lower of the fair market
4value, if any, of the specific property so used in this State
5or on the selling price of the property purchased at retail.
6For purposes of this Section "fair market value" means the
7price at which property would change hands between a willing
8buyer and a willing seller, neither being under any compulsion
9to buy or sell and both having reasonable knowledge of the
10relevant facts. The fair market value shall be established by
11Illinois sales by the taxpayer of the same property as that
12functionally used or consumed, or if there are no such sales by
13the taxpayer, then comparable sales or purchases of property of
14like kind and character in Illinois.
15    Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
16with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
17Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
18the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
19    Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, with
20respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section 3-6 of
21this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
22    With respect to gasohol, the tax imposed by this Act
23applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of sales made on or after
24January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80% of the
25proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or
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1sales made thereafter. If, at any time, however, the tax under
2this Act on sales of gasohol is imposed at the rate of 1.25%,
3then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the
4proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
5    With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, the tax
6imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales
7made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31,
82013 but applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales made
9thereafter.
10    With respect to biodiesel blends with no less than 1% and
11no more than 10% biodiesel, the tax imposed by this Act applies
12to (i) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1,
132003 and on or before December 31, 2013 and (ii) 100% of the
14proceeds of sales made thereafter. If, at any time, however,
15the tax under this Act on sales of biodiesel blends with no
16less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the
17rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100%
18of the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than
191% and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
20    With respect to 100% biodiesel and biodiesel blends with
21more than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed
22by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or
23after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2013 but
24applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales made thereafter.
25    With respect to food for human consumption that is to be
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1alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been
2prepared for immediate consumption) and prescription and
3nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances,
4modifications to a motor vehicle for the purpose of rendering
5it usable by a disabled person, and insulin, urine testing
6materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
7use, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of
8this Section, until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks"
9means any complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic
10drink, whether carbonated or not, including but not limited to
11soda water, cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated
12water, and all other preparations commonly known as soft drinks
13of whatever kind or description that are contained in any
14closed or sealed bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless
15of size; but "soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea,
16non-carbonated water, infant formula, milk or milk products as
17defined in the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act,
18or drinks containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable
19juice.
20    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
21beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
22beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
23drinks" do not include beverages that contain milk or milk
24products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
25than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
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1provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
2be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
3food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
4food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
5regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
6August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
7this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
8off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
9through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
10products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
11regardless of the location of the vending machine.
12    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
13beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
14is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
15include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
16preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
17sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or other
18ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
19pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
20flour or requires refrigeration.
21    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
22beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
23drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products.
24Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2597th General Assembly, "prescription and nonprescription
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1registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization under the
2Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. For
3purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
4includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
5shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
6lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
7prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
8definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
9this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
10use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
11as required by 21 C.F.R. § 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
12label includes:
13        (A) A "Drug Facts" panel; or
14        (B) A statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
15    list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
16    substance or preparation.
17    If the property that is purchased at retail from a retailer
18is acquired outside Illinois and used outside Illinois before
19being brought to Illinois for use here and is taxable under
20this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is computed
21shall be reduced by an amount that represents a reasonable
22allowance for depreciation for the period of prior out-of-state
23use.
24(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-38,
25eff. 7-13-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1012, eff. 7-7-10.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 130. The Service Use Tax Act is amended by changing
2Section 3-10 as follows:
 
3    (35 ILCS 110/3-10)  (from Ch. 120, par. 439.33-10)
4    Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
5Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
6the selling price of tangible personal property transferred as
7an incident to the sale of service, but, for the purpose of
8computing this tax, in no event shall the selling price be less
9than the cost price of the property to the serviceman.
10    Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
11with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
12Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
13the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
14    With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
15tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the selling price
16of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
17on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003, (ii) 80%
18of the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
19the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
20December 31, 2013, and (iii) 100% of the selling price
21thereafter. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on
22sales of gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at
23the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to
24100% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.
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1in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
2to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
3the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
4December 31, 2013 but applies to 100% of the selling price
5thereafter.
6    With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax
7Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel, the
8tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling price
9of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
10on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2013 and
11(ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price thereafter. If,
12at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
13biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
14than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
15of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
16the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
17and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
18    With respect to 100% biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax
19Act, and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with
20more than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed
21by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the selling price
22of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
23on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2013 but
24applies to 100% of the selling price thereafter.
25    At the election of any registered serviceman made for each
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1cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an
2incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in
3the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or
4servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the aggregate
5annual total gross receipts from all sales of service, the tax
6imposed by this Act shall be based on the serviceman's cost
7price of the tangible personal property transferred as an
8incident to the sale of those services.
9    The tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food prepared
10for immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
11service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act
12by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the
13Nursing Home Care Act, the MR/DD Community Care Act, or the
14Child Care Act of 1969. The tax shall also be imposed at the
15rate of 1% on food for human consumption that is to be consumed
16off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic
17beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
18immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
19paragraph) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
20drugs, medical appliances, modifications to a motor vehicle for
21the purpose of rendering it usable by a disabled person, and
22insulin, urine testing materials, syringes, and needles used by
23diabetics, for human use. For the purposes of this Section,
24until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks" means any
25complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether
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1cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all
2other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever
3kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed
4bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but
5"soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated
6water, infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the
7Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks
8containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
9    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
10beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
11beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
12drinks" do not include beverages that contain milk or milk
13products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
14than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
15    Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
16provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
17be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
18food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
19food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
20regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
21August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
22this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
23off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
24through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
25products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
26regardless of the location of the vending machine.

 

 

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1    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
2beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
3is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
4include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
5preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
6sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or other
7ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
8pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
9flour or requires refrigeration.
10    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
11beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
12drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products.
13Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1497th General Assembly, "prescription and nonprescription
15medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a
16registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization under the
17Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. For
18purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
19includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
20shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
21lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
22prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
23definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
24this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
25use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
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1label includes:
2        (A) A "Drug Facts" panel; or
3        (B) A statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
4    list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
5    substance or preparation.
6    If the property that is acquired from a serviceman is
7acquired outside Illinois and used outside Illinois before
8being brought to Illinois for use here and is taxable under
9this Act, the "selling price" on which the tax is computed
10shall be reduced by an amount that represents a reasonable
11allowance for depreciation for the period of prior out-of-state
12use.
13(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-38,
14eff. 7-13-09; 96-339, eff. 7-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
15    Section 135. The Service Occupation Tax Act is amended by
16changing Section 3-10 as follows:
 
17    (35 ILCS 115/3-10)  (from Ch. 120, par. 439.103-10)
18    Sec. 3-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
19Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
20the "selling price", as defined in Section 2 of the Service Use
21Tax Act, of the tangible personal property. For the purpose of
22computing this tax, in no event shall the "selling price" be
23less than the cost price to the serviceman of the tangible
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1of tangible personal property transferred as an incident of a
2sale of service may be shown as a distinct and separate item on
3the serviceman's billing to the service customer. If the
4selling price is not so shown, the selling price of the
5tangible personal property is deemed to be 50% of the
6serviceman's entire billing to the service customer. When,
7however, a serviceman contracts to design, develop, and produce
8special order machinery or equipment, the tax imposed by this
9Act shall be based on the serviceman's cost price of the
10tangible personal property transferred incident to the
11completion of the contract.
12    Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
13with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
14Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
15the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
16    With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
17tax imposed by this Act shall apply to (i) 70% of the cost
18price of property transferred as an incident to the sale of
19service on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1, 2003,
20(ii) 80% of the selling price of property transferred as an
21incident to the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on
22or before December 31, 2013, and (iii) 100% of the cost price
23thereafter. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on
24sales of gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at
25the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to
26100% of the proceeds of sales of gasohol made during that time.

 

 

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1    With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
2in the Use Tax Act, the tax imposed by this Act does not apply
3to the selling price of property transferred as an incident to
4the sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
5December 31, 2013 but applies to 100% of the selling price
6thereafter.
7    With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax
8Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel, the
9tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the selling price
10of property transferred as an incident to the sale of service
11on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2013 and
12(ii) 100% of the proceeds of the selling price thereafter. If,
13at any time, however, the tax under this Act on sales of
14biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with no less
15than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at the rate
16of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of
17the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less than 1%
18and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
19    With respect to 100% biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax
20Act, and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with
21more than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel material, the tax
22imposed by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of the
23selling price of property transferred as an incident to the
24sale of service on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before
25December 31, 2013 but applies to 100% of the selling price
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1    At the election of any registered serviceman made for each
2fiscal year, sales of service in which the aggregate annual
3cost price of tangible personal property transferred as an
4incident to the sales of service is less than 35%, or 75% in
5the case of servicemen transferring prescription drugs or
6servicemen engaged in graphic arts production, of the aggregate
7annual total gross receipts from all sales of service, the tax
8imposed by this Act shall be based on the serviceman's cost
9price of the tangible personal property transferred incident to
10the sale of those services.
11    The tax shall be imposed at the rate of 1% on food prepared
12for immediate consumption and transferred incident to a sale of
13service subject to this Act or the Service Occupation Tax Act
14by an entity licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act, the
15Nursing Home Care Act, the MR/DD Community Care Act, or the
16Child Care Act of 1969. The tax shall also be imposed at the
17rate of 1% on food for human consumption that is to be consumed
18off the premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic
19beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been prepared for
20immediate consumption and is not otherwise included in this
21paragraph) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
22drugs, medical appliances, modifications to a motor vehicle for
23the purpose of rendering it usable by a disabled person, and
24insulin, urine testing materials, syringes, and needles used by
25diabetics, for human use. For the purposes of this Section,
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1complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic drink, whether
2carbonated or not, including but not limited to soda water,
3cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated water, and all
4other preparations commonly known as soft drinks of whatever
5kind or description that are contained in any closed or sealed
6can, carton, or container, regardless of size; but "soft
7drinks" does not include coffee, tea, non-carbonated water,
8infant formula, milk or milk products as defined in the Grade A
9Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act, or drinks containing
1050% or more natural fruit or vegetable juice.
11    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
12beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
13beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
14drinks" do not include beverages that contain milk or milk
15products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
16than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
17    Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
18provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
19be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
20food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
21food products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
22regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
23August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
24this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
25off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
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1products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
2regardless of the location of the vending machine.
3    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
4beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
5is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
6include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
7preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
8sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or other
9ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
10pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
11flour or requires refrigeration.
12    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
13beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
14drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products.
15Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
1697th General Assembly, "prescription and nonprescription
17medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a
18registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization under the
19Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. For
20purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
21includes, but is not limited to, soaps and cleaning solutions,
22shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
23lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
24prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
25definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
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1use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
2as required by 21 C.F.R. § 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
3label includes:
4        (A) A "Drug Facts" panel; or
5        (B) A statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
6    list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
7    substance or preparation.
8(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-38,
9eff. 7-13-09; 96-339, eff. 7-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
10    Section 140. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended
11by changing Section 2-10 as follows:
 
12    (35 ILCS 120/2-10)
13    Sec. 2-10. Rate of tax. Unless otherwise provided in this
14Section, the tax imposed by this Act is at the rate of 6.25% of
15gross receipts from sales of tangible personal property made in
16the course of business.
17    Beginning on July 1, 2000 and through December 31, 2000,
18with respect to motor fuel, as defined in Section 1.1 of the
19Motor Fuel Tax Law, and gasohol, as defined in Section 3-40 of
20the Use Tax Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
21    Beginning on August 6, 2010 through August 15, 2010, with
22respect to sales tax holiday items as defined in Section 2-8 of
23this Act, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1.25%.
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1Act of the 91st General Assembly, each retailer of motor fuel
2and gasohol shall cause the following notice to be posted in a
3prominently visible place on each retail dispensing device that
4is used to dispense motor fuel or gasohol in the State of
5Illinois: "As of July 1, 2000, the State of Illinois has
6eliminated the State's share of sales tax on motor fuel and
7gasohol through December 31, 2000. The price on this pump
8should reflect the elimination of the tax." The notice shall be
9printed in bold print on a sign that is no smaller than 4
10inches by 8 inches. The sign shall be clearly visible to
11customers. Any retailer who fails to post or maintain a
12required sign through December 31, 2000 is guilty of a petty
13offense for which the fine shall be $500 per day per each
14retail premises where a violation occurs.
15    With respect to gasohol, as defined in the Use Tax Act, the
16tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 70% of the proceeds of
17sales made on or after January 1, 1990, and before July 1,
182003, (ii) 80% of the proceeds of sales made on or after July
191, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2013, and (iii) 100% of
20the proceeds of sales made thereafter. If, at any time,
21however, the tax under this Act on sales of gasohol, as defined
22in the Use Tax Act, is imposed at the rate of 1.25%, then the
23tax imposed by this Act applies to 100% of the proceeds of
24sales of gasohol made during that time.
25    With respect to majority blended ethanol fuel, as defined
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1to the proceeds of sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or
2before December 31, 2013 but applies to 100% of the proceeds of
3sales made thereafter.
4    With respect to biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax
5Act, with no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel, the
6tax imposed by this Act applies to (i) 80% of the proceeds of
7sales made on or after July 1, 2003 and on or before December
831, 2013 and (ii) 100% of the proceeds of sales made
9thereafter. If, at any time, however, the tax under this Act on
10sales of biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with
11no less than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel is imposed at
12the rate of 1.25%, then the tax imposed by this Act applies to
13100% of the proceeds of sales of biodiesel blends with no less
14than 1% and no more than 10% biodiesel made during that time.
15    With respect to 100% biodiesel, as defined in the Use Tax
16Act, and biodiesel blends, as defined in the Use Tax Act, with
17more than 10% but no more than 99% biodiesel, the tax imposed
18by this Act does not apply to the proceeds of sales made on or
19after July 1, 2003 and on or before December 31, 2013 but
20applies to 100% of the proceeds of sales made thereafter.
21    With respect to food for human consumption that is to be
22consumed off the premises where it is sold (other than
23alcoholic beverages, soft drinks, and food that has been
24prepared for immediate consumption) and prescription and
25nonprescription medicines, drugs, medical appliances,
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1it usable by a disabled person, and insulin, urine testing
2materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
3use, the tax is imposed at the rate of 1%. For the purposes of
4this Section, until September 1, 2009: the term "soft drinks"
5means any complete, finished, ready-to-use, non-alcoholic
6drink, whether carbonated or not, including but not limited to
7soda water, cola, fruit juice, vegetable juice, carbonated
8water, and all other preparations commonly known as soft drinks
9of whatever kind or description that are contained in any
10closed or sealed bottle, can, carton, or container, regardless
11of size; but "soft drinks" does not include coffee, tea,
12non-carbonated water, infant formula, milk or milk products as
13defined in the Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act,
14or drinks containing 50% or more natural fruit or vegetable
15juice.
16    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
17beginning September 1, 2009, "soft drinks" means non-alcoholic
18beverages that contain natural or artificial sweeteners. "Soft
19drinks" do not include beverages that contain milk or milk
20products, soy, rice or similar milk substitutes, or greater
21than 50% of vegetable or fruit juice by volume.
22    Until August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other
23provisions of this Act, "food for human consumption that is to
24be consumed off the premises where it is sold" includes all
25food sold through a vending machine, except soft drinks and
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1regardless of the location of the vending machine. Beginning
2August 1, 2009, and notwithstanding any other provisions of
3this Act, "food for human consumption that is to be consumed
4off the premises where it is sold" includes all food sold
5through a vending machine, except soft drinks, candy, and food
6products that are dispensed hot from a vending machine,
7regardless of the location of the vending machine.
8    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
9beginning September 1, 2009, "food for human consumption that
10is to be consumed off the premises where it is sold" does not
11include candy. For purposes of this Section, "candy" means a
12preparation of sugar, honey, or other natural or artificial
13sweeteners in combination with chocolate, fruits, nuts or other
14ingredients or flavorings in the form of bars, drops, or
15pieces. "Candy" does not include any preparation that contains
16flour or requires refrigeration.
17    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act,
18beginning September 1, 2009, "nonprescription medicines and
19drugs" does not include grooming and hygiene products.
20Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2197th General Assembly, "prescription and nonprescription
22medicines and drugs" includes medical cannabis purchased from a
23registered nonprofit medical cannabis organization under the
24Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. For
25purposes of this Section, "grooming and hygiene products"
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1shampoo, toothpaste, mouthwash, antiperspirants, and sun tan
2lotions and screens, unless those products are available by
3prescription only, regardless of whether the products meet the
4definition of "over-the-counter-drugs". For the purposes of
5this paragraph, "over-the-counter-drug" means a drug for human
6use that contains a label that identifies the product as a drug
7as required by 21 C.F.R. § 201.66. The "over-the-counter-drug"
8label includes:
9        (A) A "Drug Facts" panel; or
10        (B) A statement of the "active ingredient(s)" with a
11    list of those ingredients contained in the compound,
12    substance or preparation.
13(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-37, eff. 7-13-09; 96-38,
14eff. 7-13-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1012, eff. 7-7-10.)".
 
15    Section 145. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
16changing Section 11-501 and by adding Section 11-501.9 as
17follows:
 
18    (625 ILCS 5/11-501)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
19    Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
20other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
21combination thereof.
22    (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
23control of any vehicle within this State while:
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1    breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
2    breath units in Section 11-501.2;
3        (2) under the influence of alcohol;
4        (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
5    combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
6    renders the person incapable of driving safely;
7        (4) under the influence of any other drug or
8    combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
9    incapable of safely driving;
10        (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
11    or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
12    that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
13        (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
14    compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
15    from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
16    the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
17    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
18    compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
19    or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
20    Control and Community Protection Act. Subject to all other
21    requirements set forth in this Act, for the purposes of
22    this subsection the lawful consumption of cannabis by a
23    qualifying patient licensed under the Compassionate Use of
24    Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act who is in possession of
25    a valid registry card shall be governed by the provisions
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1    (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
2Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
3drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
4combination thereof, shall not constitute a defense against any
5charge of violating this Section.
6    (c) Penalties.
7        (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
8    person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
9    Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
10        (2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar
11    provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory
12    minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours
13    of community service in addition to any other criminal or
14    administrative sanction.
15        (3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to
16    6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum
17    fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a
18    program benefiting children if the person was transporting
19    a person under the age of 16 at the time of the violation.
20        (4) A person who violates subsection (a) a first time,
21    if the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath,
22    or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
23    breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, or 2 times the
24    cannabis in Section 11-501.9 shall be subject, in addition
25    to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a mandatory
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1    minimum fine of $500.
2        (5) A person who violates subsection (a) a second time,
3    if at the time of the second violation the alcohol
4    concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
5    0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
6    urine units in Section 11-501.2 or 2 times the cannabis in
7    Section 11-501.9, shall be subject, in addition to any
8    other penalty that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum
9    of 2 days of imprisonment and a mandatory minimum fine of
10    $1,250.
11    (d) Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
12other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
13any combination thereof.
14        (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
15    this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
16    the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
17    intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
18    thereof if:
19            (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
20        (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
21        time;
22            (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
23        (a) while driving a school bus with persons 18 years of
24        age or younger on board;
25            (C) the person in committing a violation of
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1        that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
2        disability or disfigurement to another, when the
3        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
4            (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
5        (a) and has been previously convicted of violating
6        Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or a similar
7        provision of a law of another state relating to
8        reckless homicide in which the person was determined to
9        have been under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
10        drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds as an
11        element of the offense or the person has previously
12        been convicted under subparagraph (C) or subparagraph
13        (F) of this paragraph (1);
14            (E) the person, in committing a violation of
15        subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
16        speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
17        hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
18        11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
19        accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
20        bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
21        to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
22        was a proximate cause of the bodily harm;
23            (F) the person, in committing a violation of
24        subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
25        snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
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1        when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
2        cause of the death;
3            (G) the person committed a violation of subsection
4        (a) during a period in which the defendant's driving
5        privileges are revoked or suspended, where the
6        revocation or suspension was for a violation of
7        subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
8        11-501.1, 11-501.9, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401,
9        or for reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of
10        the Criminal Code of 1961;
11            (H) the person committed the violation while he or
12        she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a
13        restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit
14        or a monitoring device driving permit;
15            (I) the person committed the violation while he or
16        she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or
17        she was driving was not covered by a liability
18        insurance policy;
19            (J) the person in committing a violation of
20        subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
21        that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily
22        harm, to the child under the age of 16 being
23        transported by the person, if the violation was the
24        proximate cause of the injury; or
25            (K) the person in committing a second violation of
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1        a person under the age of 16.
2        (2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person
3    convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
4    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
5    compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
6    4 felony.
7        (B) A third violation of this Section or a similar
8    provision is a Class 2 felony. If at the time of the third
9    violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
10    breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition
11    of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a
12    mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a
13    mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in
14    addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.
15    If at the time of the third violation, the defendant was
16    transporting a person under the age of 16, a mandatory fine
17    of $25,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
18    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
19    other criminal or administrative sanction.
20        (C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar
21    provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of
22    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
23    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
24    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
25    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
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1    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
2    administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth
3    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
4    the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of
5    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
6    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
7    sanction.
8        (D) A fifth violation of this Section or a similar
9    provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of
10    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
11    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
12    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
13    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
14    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
15    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
16    administrative sanction. If at the time of the fifth
17    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
18    the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of
19    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
20    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
21    sanction.
22        (E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or
23    similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of
24    the violation, the alcohol concentration in the
25    defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based
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1    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
2    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
3    administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation,
4    the defendant was transporting a person under the age of
5    16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community
6    service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed
7    in addition to any other criminal or administrative
8    sanction.
9        (F) For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
10    (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
11    a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
12    one year nor more than 12 years.
13        (G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
14    this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
15    defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary
16    circumstances exist and require probation, shall be
17    sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
18    years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
19    in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment
20    of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
21    violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons.
22        (H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph
23    (1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500, and
24    25 days of community service in a program benefiting
25    children shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal
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1        (I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of
2    this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory
3    fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a
4    program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to
5    any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the child
6    being transported suffered bodily harm, but not great
7    bodily harm, in a motor vehicle accident, and the violation
8    was the proximate cause of that injury, a mandatory fine of
9    $5,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
10    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
11    other criminal or administrative sanction.
12        (J) A violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of
13    this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony, for which a
14    sentence of probation or conditional discharge may not be
15    imposed.
16        (3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who
17    receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must
18    serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
19    service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the
20    probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other
21    criminal or administrative sanction.
22    (e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or
23a similar provision includes any violation of a provision of a
24local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an
25offense committed on a military installation that is similar to
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1    (f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or
2assignment of community service for a violation of this Section
3shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
4    (g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has
5been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this
6Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any
7subsequent violation of subsection (a).
8    (h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified
9copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
10as proof of any prior conviction.
11(Source: P.A. 95-149, eff. 8-14-07; 95-355, eff. 1-1-08;
1295-400, eff. 1-1-09; 95-578, eff. 6-1-08; 95-778, eff. 8-4-08;
1395-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-289, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.9 new)
15    Sec. 11-501.9. Medical cannabis; qualifying patient;
16restrictions.
17    (a) No person who is a qualifying patient in possession of
18a valid registry card under the Compassionate Use of Medical
19Cannabis Pilot Program Act may operate a motor vehicle unless 6
20hours have passed from the time that the qualifying patient
21last consumed medical cannabis.
22    (b) No person who is a qualifying patient in possession of
23a valid registry card under the Compassionate Use of Medical
24Cannabis Pilot Program Act who has a concentration of cannabis
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1milliliter of the person's urine or has a concentration of
2cannabis in the person's whole blood of at least 5 nanograms of
3cannabis per milliliter of the person's whole blood shall drive
4or be in actual physical control of any vehicle within this
5State.
6    (c) The sole fact that the person is a qualifying patient
7under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program
8Act in possession of a registry card shall not constitute
9reasonable suspicion or probable cause that there is a
10violation under this Section or elsewhere.
11    (d) Any violation of this Section shall subject the
12offender to the penalties set forth in Section 11-501 and all
13other appropriate sanctions under law.
 
14    Section 150. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by
15changing Sections 4, 5, 8, 9, and 16.1 as follows:
 
16    (720 ILCS 550/4)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 704)
17    Sec. 4. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to possess
18cannabis. Any person who violates this section with respect to:
19        (a) not more than 2.5 grams of any substance containing
20    cannabis is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor;
21        (b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than 10 grams of
22    any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class B
23    misdemeanor;
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1    any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class A
2    misdemeanor; provided, that if any offense under this
3    subsection (c) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall
4    be guilty of a Class 4 felony;
5        (d) more than 30 grams but not more than 500 grams of
6    any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 4
7    felony; provided that if any offense under this subsection
8    (d) is a subsequent offense, the offender shall be guilty
9    of a Class 3 felony;
10        (e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 grams
11    of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 3
12    felony;
13        (f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000 grams
14    of any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 2
15    felony;
16        (g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance containing
17    cannabis is guilty of a Class 1 felony; .
18        (h) if any offense is committed under subsection (a) or
19    (b) and the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical
20    cannabis organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a
21    Class 4 felony;
22        (i) if any offense is committed under subsection (c)
23    and the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical
24    cannabis organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a
25    Class 3 felony;
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1    and the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical
2    cannabis organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a
3    Class 2 felony;
4        (k) if any offense is committed under subsection (e)
5    and the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical
6    cannabis organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a
7    Class 1 felony;
8        (l) if any offense is committed under subsection (f)
9    and the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical
10    cannabis organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a
11    Class X felony; or
12        (m) if any offense is committed under subsection (g)
13    and the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical
14    cannabis organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a
15    Class X felony extended term.
16(Source: P.A. 90-397, eff. 8-15-97.)
 
17    (720 ILCS 550/5)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 705)
18    Sec. 5. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to
19manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver, or
20manufacture, cannabis. Any person who violates this section
21with respect to:
22    (a) not more than 2.5 grams of any substance containing
23cannabis is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor;
24    (b) more than 2.5 grams but not more than 10 grams of any
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1misdemeanor;
2    (c) more than 10 grams but not more than 30 grams of any
3substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 4 felony;
4    (d) more than 30 grams but not more than 500 grams of any
5substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 3 felony for
6which a fine not to exceed $50,000 may be imposed;
7    (e) more than 500 grams but not more than 2,000 grams of
8any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 2 felony
9for which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be imposed;
10    (f) more than 2,000 grams but not more than 5,000 grams of
11any substance containing cannabis is guilty of a Class 1 felony
12for which a fine not to exceed $150,000 may be imposed;
13    (g) more than 5,000 grams of any substance containing
14cannabis is guilty of a Class X felony for which a fine not to
15exceed $200,000 may be imposed; .
16    (h) if any offense is committed under subsections (a), (b)
17or (c) and the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical
18cannabis organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a Class
193 felony;
20    (i) if any offense is committed under subsection (d) and
21the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical cannabis
22organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a Class 2
23felony;
24    (j) if any offense is committed under subsection (e) and
25the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical cannabis
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1felony;
2    (k) if any offense is committed under subsection (f) and
3the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical cannabis
4organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a Class X
5felony; or
6    (l) if any offense is committed under subsection (g) and
7the defendant is a registered nonprofit medical cannabis
8organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a Class X with
9an extended term.
10(Source: P.A. 90-397, eff. 8-15-97.)
 
11    (720 ILCS 550/8)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 708)
12    Sec. 8. It is unlawful for any person knowingly to produce
13the cannabis sativa plant or to possess such plants unless
14production or possession has been authorized pursuant to the
15provisions of Section 11 of the Act. Any person who violates
16this Section with respect to production or possession of:
17    (a) Not more than 5 plants is guilty of a Class A
18misdemeanor.
19    (b) More than 5, but not more than 20 plants, is guilty of
20a Class 4 felony.
21    (c) More than 20, but not more than 50 plants, is guilty of
22a Class 3 felony.
23    (d) More than 50, but not more than 200 plants, is guilty
24of a Class 2 felony for which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may
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1the investigation and eradicating such plants may be assessed.
2Compensation for expenses incurred in the enforcement of this
3provision shall be transmitted to and deposited in the
4treasurer's office at the level of government represented by
5the Illinois law enforcement agency whose officers or employees
6conducted the investigation or caused the arrest or arrests
7leading to the prosecution, to be subsequently made available
8to that law enforcement agency as expendable receipts for use
9in the enforcement of laws regulating controlled substances and
10cannabis. If such seizure was made by a combination of law
11enforcement personnel representing different levels of
12government, the court levying the assessment shall determine
13the allocation of such assessment. The proceeds of assessment
14awarded to the State treasury shall be deposited in a special
15fund known as the Drug Traffic Prevention Fund.
16    (e) More than 200 plants is guilty of a Class 1 felony for
17which a fine not to exceed $100,000 may be imposed and for
18which liability for the cost of conducting the investigation
19and eradicating such plants may be assessed. Compensation for
20expenses incurred in the enforcement of this provision shall be
21transmitted to and deposited in the treasurer's office at the
22level of government represented by the Illinois law enforcement
23agency whose officers or employees conducted the investigation
24or caused the arrest or arrests leading to the prosecution, to
25be subsequently made available to that law enforcement agency
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1regulating controlled substances and cannabis. If such seizure
2was made by a combination of law enforcement personnel
3representing different levels of government, the court levying
4the assessment shall determine the allocation of such
5assessment. The proceeds of assessment awarded to the State
6treasury shall be deposited in a special fund known as the Drug
7Traffic Prevention Fund.
8(Source: P.A. 95-247, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
9    (720 ILCS 550/9)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 709)
10    Sec. 9. (a) Any person who engages in a calculated criminal
11cannabis conspiracy, as defined in subsection (b), is guilty of
12a Class 3 felony, and fined not more than $200,000 and shall be
13subject to the forfeitures prescribed in subsection (c); except
14that, if any person engages in such offense after one or more
15prior convictions under this Section, Section 4 (d), Section 5
16(d), Section 8 (d) or any law of the United States or of any
17State relating to cannabis, or controlled substances as defined
18in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, in addition to the
19fine and forfeiture authorized above, he shall be guilty of a
20Class 1 felony for which an offender may not be sentenced to
21death; if any offense is committed under this Section and the
22defendant is a registered nonprofit medical cannabis
23organization agent, the defendant is guilty of a Class X
24felony.
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1calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy when:
2    (1) he violates Section 4 (d), 4 (e), 5 (d), 5 (e), 8 (c) or
38 (d) of this Act; and
4    (2) such violation is a part of a conspiracy undertaken or
5carried on with 2 or more other persons; and
6    (3) he obtains anything of value greater than $500 from, or
7organizes, directs or finances such violation or conspiracy.
8    (c) Any person who is convicted under this Section of
9engaging in a calculated criminal cannabis conspiracy shall
10forfeit to the State of Illinois:
11    (1) the receipts obtained by him in such conspiracy; and
12    (2) any of his interests in, claims against, receipts from,
13or property or rights of any kind affording a source of
14influence over, such conspiracy.
15    (d) The circuit court may enter such injunctions,
16restraining orders, directions, or prohibitions, or take such
17other actions, including the acceptance of satisfactory
18performance bonds, in connection with any property, claim,
19receipt, right or other interest subject to forfeiture under
20this Section, as it deems proper.
21(Source: P.A. 84-1233.)
 
22    (720 ILCS 550/16.1)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 716.1)
23    Sec. 16.1. In any prosecution for any violation of this
24Act, it shall be an affirmative defense that the substance
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1substance under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or
2pursuant to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot
3Program Act. In order to raise this affirmative defense, the
4defendant shall give notice thereof to the State not less than
57 days prior to trial.
6(Source: P.A. 84-1313; 84-1362.)
 
7    (720 ILCS 550/11 rep.)
8    (720 ILCS 550/15 rep.)
9    Section 155. The Cannabis Control Act is amended by
10repealing Sections 11 and 15.
 
11    Section 160. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
12severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
13    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.".