Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

Filed: 3/3/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1241

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1241 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Sections 11-501.1 and 11-501.2 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.1)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
8    Sec. 11-501.1. Suspension of drivers license; statutory
9summary alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
10or compounds related suspension; implied consent.
11    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual physical control
12of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State shall
13be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of
14Section 11-501.2, to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
15or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
16other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or

 

 

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1any combination thereof in the person's blood if arrested, as
2evidenced by the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any
3offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of
4a local ordinance, or if arrested for violating Section 11-401.
5If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the
6person was under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
7intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
8thereof, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical
9test or tests which The test or tests shall be administered at
10the direction of the arresting officer. The law enforcement
11agency employing the officer shall designate which of the
12aforesaid tests shall be administered. A urine test may be
13administered even after a blood or breath test or both has been
14administered. For purposes of this Section, an Illinois law
15enforcement officer of this State who is investigating the
16person for any offense defined in Section 11-501 may travel
17into an adjoining state, where the person has been transported
18for medical care, to complete an investigation and to request
19that the person submit to the test or tests set forth in this
20Section. The requirements of this Section that the person be
21arrested are inapplicable, but the officer shall issue the
22person a Uniform Traffic Ticket for an offense as defined in
23Section 11-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance
24prior to requesting that the person submit to the test or
25tests. The issuance of the Uniform Traffic Ticket shall not
26constitute an arrest, but shall be for the purpose of notifying

 

 

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1the person that he or she is subject to the provisions of this
2Section and of the officer's belief of the existence of
3probable cause to arrest. Upon returning to this State, the
4officer shall file the Uniform Traffic Ticket with the Circuit
5Clerk of the county where the offense was committed, and shall
6seek the issuance of an arrest warrant or a summons for the
7person.
8    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is
9otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of
10refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
11provided by paragraph (a) of this Section and the test or tests
12may be administered, subject to the provisions of Section
1311-501.2.
14    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
15above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
16the test that a refusal to submit to the test will result in
17the statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege to
18operate a motor vehicle, as provided in Section 6-208.1 of this
19Code, and will also result in the disqualification of the
20person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
21provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL
22holder. The person shall also be warned by the law enforcement
23officer that if the person submits to the test or tests
24provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol
25concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.08 or
26greater, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound

 

 

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1resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as
2covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
3listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
4intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
5Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
6Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
7detected in the person's blood or urine, a statutory summary
8suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor
9vehicle, as provided in Sections 6-208.1 and 11-501.1 of this
10Code, and a disqualification of the person's privilege to
11operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in Section
126-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder, will be
13imposed.
14    A person who is under the age of 21 at the time the person
15is requested to submit to a test as provided above shall, in
16addition to the warnings provided for in this Section, be
17further warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the
18test that if the person submits to the test or tests provided
19in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol concentration
20in the person's blood or breath is greater than 0.00 and less
21than 0.08, a suspension of the person's privilege to operate a
22motor vehicle, as provided under Sections 6-208.2 and 11-501.8
23of this Code, will be imposed. The results of this test shall
24be admissible in a civil or criminal action or proceeding
25arising from an arrest for an offense as defined in Section
2611-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance

 

 

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1or pursuant to Section 11-501.4 in prosecutions for reckless
2homicide brought under the Criminal Code of 1961. These test
3results, however, shall be admissible only in actions or
4proceedings directly related to the incident upon which the
5test request was made.
6    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test that
7discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or any
8amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in the
9person's breath, blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful
10use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control
11Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
12Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
13Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
14Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
15enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
16the circuit court of venue and the Secretary of State,
17certifying that the test or tests was or were requested under
18paragraph (a) and the person refused to submit to a test, or
19tests, or submitted to testing that disclosed an alcohol
20concentration of 0.08 or more.
21    (e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
22officer submitted under paragraph (d), the Secretary of State
23shall enter the statutory summary suspension and
24disqualification for the periods specified in Sections 6-208.1
25and 6-514, respectively, and effective as provided in paragraph
26(g).

 

 

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1    If the person is a first offender as defined in Section
211-500 of this Code, and is not convicted of a violation of
3Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
4ordinance, then reports received by the Secretary of State
5under this Section shall, except during the actual time the
6Statutory Summary Suspension is in effect, be privileged
7information and for use only by the courts, police officers,
8prosecuting authorities or the Secretary of State, unless the
9person is a CDL holder, is operating a commercial motor vehicle
10or vehicle required to be placarded for hazardous materials, in
11which case the suspension shall not be privileged. Reports
12received by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
13also be made available to the parent or guardian of a person
14under the age of 18 years that holds an instruction permit or a
15graduated driver's license, regardless of whether the
16statutory summary suspension is in effect.
17    (f) The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
18under paragraph (d) shall serve immediate notice of the
19statutory summary suspension on the person and the suspension
20and disqualification shall be effective as provided in
21paragraph (g). In cases where the blood alcohol concentration
22of 0.08 or greater or any amount of a drug, substance, or
23compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
24cannabis as covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
25substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
26intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating

 

 

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1Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
2Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
3established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
4collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer or
5arresting agency shall give notice as provided in this Section
6or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an
7envelope with postage prepaid and addressed to the person at
8his address as shown on the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the
9statutory summary suspension and disqualification shall begin
10as provided in paragraph (g). The officer shall confiscate any
11Illinois driver's license or permit on the person at the time
12of arrest. If the person has a valid driver's license or
13permit, the officer shall issue the person a receipt, in a form
14prescribed by the Secretary of State, that will allow that
15person to drive during the periods provided for in paragraph
16(g). The officer shall immediately forward the driver's license
17or permit to the circuit court of venue along with the sworn
18report provided for in paragraph (d).
19    (g) The statutory summary suspension and disqualification
20referred to in this Section shall take effect on the 46th day
21following the date the notice of the statutory summary
22suspension was given to the person.
23    (h) The following procedure shall apply whenever a person
24is arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
25similar provision of a local ordinance:
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1officer, the Secretary of State shall confirm the statutory
2summary suspension by mailing a notice of the effective date of
3the suspension to the person and the court of venue. The
4Secretary of State shall also mail notice of the effective date
5of the disqualification to the person. However, should the
6sworn report be defective by not containing sufficient
7information or be completed in error, the confirmation of the
8statutory summary suspension shall not be mailed to the person
9or entered to the record; instead, the sworn report shall be
10forwarded to the court of venue with a copy returned to the
11issuing agency identifying any defect.
12(Source: P.A. 95-201, eff. 1-1-08; 95-382, eff. 8-23-07;
1395-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-1080, eff. 7-16-10.)
 
14    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
15    Sec. 11-501.1. Suspension of drivers license; statutory
16summary alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
17or compounds related suspension or revocation; implied
18consent.
19    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual physical control
20of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State shall
21be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of
22Section 11-501.2, to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
23or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
24other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or
25any combination thereof in the person's blood if arrested, as

 

 

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1evidenced by the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any
2offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of
3a local ordinance, or if arrested for violating Section 11-401.
4If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the
5person was under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
6intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
7thereof, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical
8test or tests which The test or tests shall be administered at
9the direction of the arresting officer. The law enforcement
10agency employing the officer shall designate which of the
11aforesaid tests shall be administered. A urine test may be
12administered even after a blood or breath test or both has been
13administered. For purposes of this Section, an Illinois law
14enforcement officer of this State who is investigating the
15person for any offense defined in Section 11-501 may travel
16into an adjoining state, where the person has been transported
17for medical care, to complete an investigation and to request
18that the person submit to the test or tests set forth in this
19Section. The requirements of this Section that the person be
20arrested are inapplicable, but the officer shall issue the
21person a Uniform Traffic Ticket for an offense as defined in
22Section 11-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance
23prior to requesting that the person submit to the test or
24tests. The issuance of the Uniform Traffic Ticket shall not
25constitute an arrest, but shall be for the purpose of notifying
26the person that he or she is subject to the provisions of this

 

 

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1Section and of the officer's belief of the existence of
2probable cause to arrest. Upon returning to this State, the
3officer shall file the Uniform Traffic Ticket with the Circuit
4Clerk of the county where the offense was committed, and shall
5seek the issuance of an arrest warrant or a summons for the
6person.
7    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is
8otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of
9refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
10provided by paragraph (a) of this Section and the test or tests
11may be administered, subject to the provisions of Section
1211-501.2.
13    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
14above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
15the test that a refusal to submit to the test will result in
16the statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege to
17operate a motor vehicle, as provided in Section 6-208.1 of this
18Code, and will also result in the disqualification of the
19person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
20provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL
21holder. The person shall also be warned that a refusal to
22submit to the test, when the person was involved in a motor
23vehicle accident that caused personal injury or death to
24another, will result in the statutory summary revocation of the
25person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle, as provided in
26Section 6-208.1, and will also result in the disqualification

 

 

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1of the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor
2vehicle, as provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the
3person is a CDL holder. The person shall also be warned by the
4law enforcement officer that if the person submits to the test
5or tests provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and the
6alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.08
7or greater, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound
8resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as
9covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
10listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
11intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
12Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
13Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
14detected in the person's blood or urine, a statutory summary
15suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor
16vehicle, as provided in Sections 6-208.1 and 11-501.1 of this
17Code, and a disqualification of the person's privilege to
18operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in Section
196-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder, will be
20imposed.
21    A person who is under the age of 21 at the time the person
22is requested to submit to a test as provided above shall, in
23addition to the warnings provided for in this Section, be
24further warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the
25test that if the person submits to the test or tests provided
26in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol concentration

 

 

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1in the person's blood or breath is greater than 0.00 and less
2than 0.08, a suspension of the person's privilege to operate a
3motor vehicle, as provided under Sections 6-208.2 and 11-501.8
4of this Code, will be imposed. The results of this test shall
5be admissible in a civil or criminal action or proceeding
6arising from an arrest for an offense as defined in Section
711-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
8or pursuant to Section 11-501.4 in prosecutions for reckless
9homicide brought under the Criminal Code of 1961. These test
10results, however, shall be admissible only in actions or
11proceedings directly related to the incident upon which the
12test request was made.
13    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test that
14discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or any
15amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in the
16person's breath, blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful
17use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control
18Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
19Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
20Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
21Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
22enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
23the circuit court of venue and the Secretary of State,
24certifying that the test or tests was or were requested under
25paragraph (a) and the person refused to submit to a test, or
26tests, or submitted to testing that disclosed an alcohol

 

 

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1concentration of 0.08 or more.
2    (e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
3officer submitted under paragraph (d), the Secretary of State
4shall enter the statutory summary suspension or revocation and
5disqualification for the periods specified in Sections 6-208.1
6and 6-514, respectively, and effective as provided in paragraph
7(g).
8    If the person is a first offender as defined in Section
911-500 of this Code, and is not convicted of a violation of
10Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
11ordinance, then reports received by the Secretary of State
12under this Section shall, except during the actual time the
13Statutory Summary Suspension is in effect, be privileged
14information and for use only by the courts, police officers,
15prosecuting authorities or the Secretary of State, unless the
16person is a CDL holder, is operating a commercial motor vehicle
17or vehicle required to be placarded for hazardous materials, in
18which case the suspension shall not be privileged. Reports
19received by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
20also be made available to the parent or guardian of a person
21under the age of 18 years that holds an instruction permit or a
22graduated driver's license, regardless of whether the
23statutory summary suspension is in effect. A statutory summary
24revocation shall not be privileged information.
25    (f) The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
26under paragraph (d) shall serve immediate notice of the

 

 

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1statutory summary suspension or revocation on the person and
2the suspension or revocation and disqualification shall be
3effective as provided in paragraph (g). In cases where the
4blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater or any amount of
5a drug, substance, or compound resulting from the unlawful use
6or consumption of cannabis as covered by the Cannabis Control
7Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
8Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
9Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
10Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
11established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
12collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer or
13arresting agency shall give notice as provided in this Section
14or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an
15envelope with postage prepaid and addressed to the person at
16his address as shown on the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the
17statutory summary suspension and disqualification shall begin
18as provided in paragraph (g). The officer shall confiscate any
19Illinois driver's license or permit on the person at the time
20of arrest. If the person has a valid driver's license or
21permit, the officer shall issue the person a receipt, in a form
22prescribed by the Secretary of State, that will allow that
23person to drive during the periods provided for in paragraph
24(g). The officer shall immediately forward the driver's license
25or permit to the circuit court of venue along with the sworn
26report provided for in paragraph (d).

 

 

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1    (g) The statutory summary suspension or revocation and
2disqualification referred to in this Section shall take effect
3on the 46th day following the date the notice of the statutory
4summary suspension or revocation was given to the person.
5    (h) The following procedure shall apply whenever a person
6is arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
7similar provision of a local ordinance:
8    Upon receipt of the sworn report from the law enforcement
9officer, the Secretary of State shall confirm the statutory
10summary suspension or revocation by mailing a notice of the
11effective date of the suspension or revocation to the person
12and the court of venue. The Secretary of State shall also mail
13notice of the effective date of the disqualification to the
14person. However, should the sworn report be defective by not
15containing sufficient information or be completed in error, the
16confirmation of the statutory summary suspension or revocation
17shall not be mailed to the person or entered to the record;
18instead, the sworn report shall be forwarded to the court of
19venue with a copy returned to the issuing agency identifying
20any defect.
21    (i) As used in this Section, "personal injury" includes any
22Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
23completed by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate
24professional attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
25facility. A Type A injury includes severely bleeding wounds,
26distorted extremities, and injuries that require the injured

 

 

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1party to be carried from the scene.
2(Source: P.A. 95-201, eff. 1-1-08; 95-382, eff. 8-23-07;
395-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-1080, eff. 7-16-10; 96-1344, eff.
47-1-11; revised 9-2-10.)
 
5    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.2)
6    Sec. 11-501.2. Chemical and other tests.
7    (a) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or
8proceeding arising out of an arrest for an offense as defined
9in Section 11-501 or a similar local ordinance or proceedings
10pursuant to Section 2-118.1, evidence of the concentration of
11alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
12compounds, or any combination thereof in a person's blood or
13breath at the time alleged, as determined by analysis of the
14person's blood, urine, breath or other bodily substance, shall
15be admissible. Where such test is made the following provisions
16shall apply:
17        1. Chemical analyses of the person's blood, urine,
18    breath or other bodily substance to be considered valid
19    under the provisions of this Section shall have been
20    performed according to standards promulgated by the
21    Department of State Police by a licensed physician,
22    registered nurse, trained phlebotomist, certified
23    paramedic, or other individual possessing a valid permit
24    issued by that Department for this purpose. The Director of
25    State Police is authorized to approve satisfactory

 

 

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1    techniques or methods, to ascertain the qualifications and
2    competence of individuals to conduct such analyses, to
3    issue permits which shall be subject to termination or
4    revocation at the discretion of that Department and to
5    certify the accuracy of breath testing equipment. The
6    Department of State Police shall prescribe regulations as
7    necessary to implement this Section.
8        2. When a person in this State shall submit to a blood
9    test at the request of a law enforcement officer under the
10    provisions of Section 11-501.1, only a physician
11    authorized to practice medicine, a registered nurse,
12    trained phlebotomist, or certified paramedic, or other
13    qualified person approved by the Department of State Police
14    may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the
15    alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug content therein. This
16    limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath or urine
17    specimens.
18        When a blood test of a person who has been taken to an
19    adjoining state for medical treatment is requested by an
20    Illinois law enforcement officer, the blood may be
21    withdrawn only by a physician authorized to practice
22    medicine in the adjoining state, a registered nurse, a
23    trained phlebotomist acting under the direction of the
24    physician, or certified paramedic. The law enforcement
25    officer requesting the test shall take custody of the blood
26    sample, and the blood sample shall be analyzed by a

 

 

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1    laboratory certified by the Department of State Police for
2    that purpose.
3        3. The person tested may have a physician, or a
4    qualified technician, chemist, registered nurse, or other
5    qualified person of their own choosing administer a
6    chemical test or tests in addition to any administered at
7    the direction of a law enforcement officer. The failure or
8    inability to obtain an additional test by a person shall
9    not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test
10    or tests taken at the direction of a law enforcement
11    officer.
12        4. Upon the request of the person who shall submit to a
13    chemical test or tests at the request of a law enforcement
14    officer, full information concerning the test or tests
15    shall be made available to the person or such person's
16    attorney.
17        5. Alcohol concentration shall mean either grams of
18    alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol
19    per 210 liters of breath.
20    (b) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or
21proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed
22by any person while driving or in actual physical control of a
23vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, the concentration
24of alcohol in the person's blood or breath at the time alleged
25as shown by analysis of the person's blood, urine, breath, or
26other bodily substance shall give rise to the following

 

 

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1presumptions:
2        1. If there was at that time an alcohol concentration
3    of 0.05 or less, it shall be presumed that the person was
4    not under the influence of alcohol.
5        2. If there was at that time an alcohol concentration
6    in excess of 0.05 but less than 0.08, such facts shall not
7    give rise to any presumption that the person was or was not
8    under the influence of alcohol, but such fact may be
9    considered with other competent evidence in determining
10    whether the person was under the influence of alcohol.
11        3. If there was at that time an alcohol concentration
12    of 0.08 or more, it shall be presumed that the person was
13    under the influence of alcohol.
14        4. The foregoing provisions of this Section shall not
15    be construed as limiting the introduction of any other
16    relevant evidence bearing upon the question whether the
17    person was under the influence of alcohol.
18    (c) 1. If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a
19chemical test under the provisions of Section 11-501.1,
20evidence of refusal shall be admissible in any civil or
21criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to
22have been committed while the person under the influence of
23alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
24compounds, or any combination thereof was driving or in actual
25physical control of a motor vehicle.
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1submit to these tests or any ability to revoke the implied
2consent to these tests, if a law enforcement officer has
3probable cause to believe that a motor vehicle driven by or in
4actual physical control of a person under the influence of
5alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
6compounds, or any combination thereof has caused the death or
7personal injury to another, the law enforcement officer shall
8request, and that person shall submit, upon the request of a
9law enforcement officer, to a chemical test or tests of his or
10her blood, breath or urine for the purpose of determining the
11alcohol content thereof or the presence of any other drug or
12combination of both.
13    This provision does not affect the applicability of or
14imposition of driver's license sanctions under Section
1511-501.1 of this Code.
16    3. For purposes of this Section, a personal injury includes
17any Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
18completed by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate
19professional attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
20facility. A Type A injury includes severe bleeding wounds,
21distorted extremities, and injuries that require the injured
22party to be carried from the scene.
23(Source: P.A. 96-289, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
24    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
25changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text

 

 

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1that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
2represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
3not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
4made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
5Public Act.
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7becoming law.".