97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5021

 

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. Carol A. Sente

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-501.01

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that moneys in the State Police DUI Fund and the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund shall be used for enforcement and prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof, including but not limited to the purchase of law enforcement equipment and commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer training and education in areas related to alcohol related crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and liquor store sting operations.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 11-501.01 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.01)
7    Sec. 11-501.01. Additional administrative sanctions.
8    (a) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final
9sentencing or an order for supervision, for an offense based
10upon an arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 or a similar
11provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
12to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if an
13alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
14and the extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of
15treatment as appropriate. Programs conducting these
16evaluations shall be licensed by the Department of Human
17Services. The cost of any professional evaluation shall be paid
18for by the individual required to undergo the professional
19evaluation.
20    (b) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to
21violating Section 11-501, including any person receiving a
22disposition of court supervision for violating that Section,
23may be required by the Court to attend a victim impact panel

 

 

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1offered by, or under contract with, a county State's Attorney's
2office, a probation and court services department, Mothers
3Against Drunk Driving, or the Alliance Against Intoxicated
4Motorists. All costs generated by the victim impact panel shall
5be paid from fees collected from the offender or as may be
6determined by the court.
7    (c) Every person found guilty of violating Section 11-501,
8whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of that
9Section proximately caused any incident resulting in an
10appropriate emergency response, shall be liable for the expense
11of an emergency response as provided in subsection (i) of this
12Section.
13    (d) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving
14privileges of any person convicted under Section 11-501 or a
15similar provision of a local ordinance.
16    (e) The Secretary of State shall require the use of
17ignition interlock devices on all vehicles owned by a person
18who has been convicted of a second or subsequent offense of
19Section 11-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance. The
20person must pay to the Secretary of State DUI Administration
21Fund an amount not to exceed $30 for each month that he or she
22uses the device. The Secretary shall establish by rule and
23regulation the procedures for certification and use of the
24interlock system, the amount of the fee, and the procedures,
25terms, and conditions relating to these fees.
26    (f) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a

 

 

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1person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
2Section 11-501, including any person placed on court
3supervision for violating Section 11-501, shall be assessed
4$750, payable to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the
5money as follows: $350 to the law enforcement agency that made
6the arrest, and $400 shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer
7for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. If the person has
8been previously convicted of violating Section 11-501 or a
9similar provision of a local ordinance, the fine shall be
10$1,000, and the circuit clerk shall distribute $200 to the law
11enforcement agency that made the arrest and $800 to the State
12Treasurer for deposit into the General Revenue Fund. In the
13event that more than one agency is responsible for the arrest,
14the amount payable to law enforcement agencies shall be shared
15equally. Any moneys received by a law enforcement agency under
16this subsection (f) shall be used to purchase law enforcement
17equipment that will assist in the prevention of alcohol related
18criminal violence throughout the State. This shall include, but
19is not limited to, in-car video cameras, radar and laser speed
20detection devices, and alcohol breath testers. Any moneys
21received by the Department of State Police under this
22subsection (f) shall be deposited into the State Police DUI
23Fund and shall be used for enforcement and prevention of
24driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
25drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination
26thereof, as defined by Section 11-501 of this Code, including

 

 

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1but not limited to the to purchase of law enforcement equipment
2and commodities that will assist in the prevention of alcohol
3related criminal violence throughout the State; police officer
4training and education in areas related to alcohol related
5crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and police
6officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries for
7hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation patrols,
8and liquor store sting operations.
9    (g) The Secretary of State Police DUI Fund is created as a
10special fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the
11Secretary of State Police under subsection (f) of this Section
12shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Police DUI Fund
13and, subject to appropriation, shall be used for enforcement
14and prevention of driving while under the influence of alcohol,
15other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
16combination thereof, as defined by Section 11-501 of this Code,
17including but not limited to the to purchase of law enforcement
18equipment and commodities to assist in the prevention of
19alcohol related criminal violence throughout the State; police
20officer training and education in areas related to alcohol
21related crime, including but not limited to DUI training; and
22police officer salaries, including but not limited to salaries
23for hire back funding for safety checkpoints, saturation
24patrols, and liquor store sting operations.
25    (h) Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense
26based upon an arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 or a

 

 

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1similar provision of a local ordinance, and the professional
2evaluation recommends remedial or rehabilitative treatment or
3education, neither the treatment nor the education shall be the
4sole disposition and either or both may be imposed only in
5conjunction with another disposition. The court shall monitor
6compliance with any remedial education or treatment
7recommendations contained in the professional evaluation.
8Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation or
9remedial education must be licensed by the Department of Human
10Services. If the individual is not a resident of Illinois,
11however, the court may accept an alcohol or other drug
12evaluation or remedial education program in the individual's
13state of residence. Programs providing treatment must be
14licensed under existing applicable alcoholism and drug
15treatment licensure standards.
16    (i) In addition to any other fine or penalty required by
17law, an individual convicted of a violation of Section 11-501,
18Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
19Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
20similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle,
21snowmobile, or watercraft while in violation of Section 11-501,
22Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act,
23Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a
24similar provision proximately caused an incident resulting in
25an appropriate emergency response, shall be required to make
26restitution to a public agency for the costs of that emergency

 

 

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1response. The restitution may not exceed $1,000 per public
2agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection
3(i), "emergency response" means any incident requiring a
4response by a police officer, a firefighter carried on the
5rolls of a regularly constituted fire department, or an
6ambulance.
7(Source: P.A. 95-578, eff. 6-1-08; 95-848, eff. 1-1-09;
896-1342, eff. 1-1-11.)