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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 6-206 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-206)
7    Sec. 6-206. Discretionary authority to suspend or revoke
8license or permit; Right to a hearing.
9    (a) The Secretary of State is authorized to suspend or
10revoke the driving privileges of any person without preliminary
11hearing upon a showing of the person's records or other
12sufficient evidence that the person:
13        1. Has committed an offense for which mandatory
14    revocation of a driver's license or permit is required upon
15    conviction;
16        2. Has been convicted of not less than 3 offenses
17    against traffic regulations governing the movement of
18    vehicles committed within any 12 month period. No
19    revocation or suspension shall be entered more than 6
20    months after the date of last conviction;
21        3. Has been repeatedly involved as a driver in motor
22    vehicle collisions or has been repeatedly convicted of
23    offenses against laws and ordinances regulating the

 

 

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1    movement of traffic, to a degree that indicates lack of
2    ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable care in the
3    safe operation of a motor vehicle or disrespect for the
4    traffic laws and the safety of other persons upon the
5    highway;
6        4. Has by the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle
7    caused or contributed to an accident resulting in injury
8    requiring immediate professional treatment in a medical
9    facility or doctor's office to any person, except that any
10    suspension or revocation imposed by the Secretary of State
11    under the provisions of this subsection shall start no
12    later than 6 months after being convicted of violating a
13    law or ordinance regulating the movement of traffic, which
14    violation is related to the accident, or shall start not
15    more than one year after the date of the accident,
16    whichever date occurs later;
17        5. Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a
18    driver's license, identification card, or permit;
19        6. Has been lawfully convicted of an offense or
20    offenses in another state, including the authorization
21    contained in Section 6-203.1, which if committed within
22    this State would be grounds for suspension or revocation;
23        7. Has refused or failed to submit to an examination
24    provided for by Section 6-207 or has failed to pass the
25    examination;
26        8. Is ineligible for a driver's license or permit under

 

 

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1    the provisions of Section 6-103;
2        9. Has made a false statement or knowingly concealed a
3    material fact or has used false information or
4    identification in any application for a license,
5    identification card, or permit;
6        10. Has possessed, displayed, or attempted to
7    fraudulently use any license, identification card, or
8    permit not issued to the person;
9        11. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of this
10    State when the person's driving privilege or privilege to
11    obtain a driver's license or permit was revoked or
12    suspended unless the operation was authorized by a
13    monitoring device driving permit, judicial driving permit
14    issued prior to January 1, 2009, probationary license to
15    drive, or a restricted driving permit issued under this
16    Code;
17        12. Has submitted to any portion of the application
18    process for another person or has obtained the services of
19    another person to submit to any portion of the application
20    process for the purpose of obtaining a license,
21    identification card, or permit for some other person;
22        13. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of this
23    State when the person's driver's license or permit was
24    invalid under the provisions of Sections 6-107.1 and 6-110;
25        14. Has committed a violation of Section 6-301,
26    6-301.1, or 6-301.2 of this Act, or Section 14, 14A, or 14B

 

 

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1    of the Illinois Identification Card Act;
2        15. Has been convicted of violating Section 21-2 of the
3    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 relating
4    to criminal trespass to vehicles in which case, the
5    suspension shall be for one year;
6        16. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-204 of
7    this Code relating to fleeing from a peace officer;
8        17. Has refused to submit to a test, or tests, as
9    required under Section 11-501.1 of this Code and the person
10    has not sought a hearing as provided for in Section
11    11-501.1;
12        18. Has, since issuance of a driver's license or
13    permit, been adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering
14    from any mental disability or disease;
15        19. Has committed a violation of paragraph (a) or (b)
16    of Section 6-101 relating to driving without a driver's
17    license;
18        20. Has been convicted of violating Section 6-104
19    relating to classification of driver's license;
20        21. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-402 of
21    this Code relating to leaving the scene of an accident
22    resulting in damage to a vehicle in excess of $1,000, in
23    which case the suspension shall be for one year;
24        22. Has used a motor vehicle in violating paragraph
25    (3), (4), (7), or (9) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of
26    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012

 

 

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1    relating to unlawful use of weapons, in which case the
2    suspension shall be for one year;
3        23. Has, as a driver, been convicted of committing a
4    violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this Code
5    for a second or subsequent time within one year of a
6    similar violation;
7        24. Has been convicted by a court-martial or punished
8    by non-judicial punishment by military authorities of the
9    United States at a military installation in Illinois of or
10    for a traffic related offense that is the same as or
11    similar to an offense specified under Section 6-205 or
12    6-206 of this Code;
13        25. Has permitted any form of identification to be used
14    by another in the application process in order to obtain or
15    attempt to obtain a license, identification card, or
16    permit;
17        26. Has altered or attempted to alter a license or has
18    possessed an altered license, identification card, or
19    permit;
20        27. Has violated Section 6-16 of the Liquor Control Act
21    of 1934;
22        28. Has been convicted for a first time of the illegal
23    possession, while operating or in actual physical control,
24    as a driver, of a motor vehicle, of any controlled
25    substance prohibited under the Illinois Controlled
26    Substances Act, any cannabis prohibited under the Cannabis

 

 

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1    Control Act, or any methamphetamine prohibited under the
2    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, in
3    which case the person's driving privileges shall be
4    suspended for one year. Any defendant found guilty of this
5    offense while operating a motor vehicle, shall have an
6    entry made in the court record by the presiding judge that
7    this offense did occur while the defendant was operating a
8    motor vehicle and order the clerk of the court to report
9    the violation to the Secretary of State;
10        29. Has been convicted of the following offenses that
11    were committed while the person was operating or in actual
12    physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle: criminal
13    sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a
14    child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual
15    abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, juvenile pimping,
16    soliciting for a juvenile prostitute, promoting juvenile
17    prostitution as described in subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2),
18    or (a)(3) of Section 11-14.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961
19    or the Criminal Code of 2012, and the manufacture, sale or
20    delivery of controlled substances or instruments used for
21    illegal drug use or abuse in which case the driver's
22    driving privileges shall be suspended for one year;
23        30. Has been convicted a second or subsequent time for
24    any combination of the offenses named in paragraph 29 of
25    this subsection, in which case the person's driving
26    privileges shall be suspended for 5 years;

 

 

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1        31. Has refused to submit to a test as required by
2    Section 11-501.6 of this Code or Section 5-16c of the Boat
3    Registration and Safety Act or has submitted to a test
4    resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or
5    any amount of a drug, substance, or compound resulting from
6    the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as listed in
7    the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance as listed
8    in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
9    compound as listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds
10    Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
11    Control and Community Protection Act, in which case the
12    penalty shall be as prescribed in Section 6-208.1;
13        32. Has been convicted of Section 24-1.2 of the
14    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 relating
15    to the aggravated discharge of a firearm if the offender
16    was located in a motor vehicle at the time the firearm was
17    discharged, in which case the suspension shall be for 3
18    years;
19        33. Has as a driver, who was less than 21 years of age
20    on the date of the offense, been convicted a first time of
21    a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this Code
22    or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
23        34. Has committed a violation of Section 11-1301.5 of
24    this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
25        35. Has committed a violation of Section 11-1301.6 of
26    this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance;

 

 

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1        36. Is under the age of 21 years at the time of arrest
2    and has been convicted of not less than 2 offenses against
3    traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles
4    committed within any 24 month period. No revocation or
5    suspension shall be entered more than 6 months after the
6    date of last conviction;
7        37. Has committed a violation of subsection (c) of
8    Section 11-907 of this Code that resulted in damage to the
9    property of another or the death or injury of another;
10        38. Has been convicted of a violation of Section 6-20
11    of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar provision of
12    a local ordinance;
13        39. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of
14    Section 11-1201 of this Code;
15        40. Has committed a violation of subsection (a-1) of
16    Section 11-908 of this Code;
17        41. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of
18    Section 11-605.1 of this Code, a similar provision of a
19    local ordinance, or a similar violation in any other state
20    within 2 years of the date of the previous violation, in
21    which case the suspension shall be for 90 days;
22        42. Has committed a violation of subsection (a-1) of
23    Section 11-1301.3 of this Code or a similar provision of a
24    local ordinance;
25        43. Has received a disposition of court supervision for
26    a violation of subsection (a), (d), or (e) of Section 6-20

 

 

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1    of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar provision of
2    a local ordinance, in which case the suspension shall be
3    for a period of 3 months;
4        44. Is under the age of 21 years at the time of arrest
5    and has been convicted of an offense against traffic
6    regulations governing the movement of vehicles after
7    having previously had his or her driving privileges
8    suspended or revoked pursuant to subparagraph 36 of this
9    Section;
10        45. Has, in connection with or during the course of a
11    formal hearing conducted under Section 2-118 of this Code:
12    (i) committed perjury; (ii) submitted fraudulent or
13    falsified documents; (iii) submitted documents that have
14    been materially altered; or (iv) submitted, as his or her
15    own, documents that were in fact prepared or composed for
16    another person; or
17        46. Has committed a violation of subsection (j) of
18    Section 3-413 of this Code.
19    For purposes of paragraphs 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 25, 26,
20and 27 of this subsection, license means any driver's license,
21any traffic ticket issued when the person's driver's license is
22deposited in lieu of bail, a suspension notice issued by the
23Secretary of State, a duplicate or corrected driver's license,
24a probationary driver's license or a temporary driver's
25license.
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1revocation authorized under this Section is appealed, the
2Secretary of State may rescind or withhold the entry of the
3order of suspension or revocation, as the case may be, provided
4that a certified copy of a stay order of a court is filed with
5the Secretary of State. If the conviction is affirmed on
6appeal, the date of the conviction shall relate back to the
7time the original judgment of conviction was entered and the 6
8month limitation prescribed shall not apply.
9    (c) 1. Upon suspending or revoking the driver's license or
10permit of any person as authorized in this Section, the
11Secretary of State shall immediately notify the person in
12writing of the revocation or suspension. The notice to be
13deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
14last known address of the person.
15        2. If the Secretary of State suspends the driver's
16    license of a person under subsection 2 of paragraph (a) of
17    this Section, a person's privilege to operate a vehicle as
18    an occupation shall not be suspended, provided an affidavit
19    is properly completed, the appropriate fee received, and a
20    permit issued prior to the effective date of the
21    suspension, unless 5 offenses were committed, at least 2 of
22    which occurred while operating a commercial vehicle in
23    connection with the driver's regular occupation. All other
24    driving privileges shall be suspended by the Secretary of
25    State. Any driver prior to operating a vehicle for
26    occupational purposes only must submit the affidavit on

 

 

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1    forms to be provided by the Secretary of State setting
2    forth the facts of the person's occupation. The affidavit
3    shall also state the number of offenses committed while
4    operating a vehicle in connection with the driver's regular
5    occupation. The affidavit shall be accompanied by the
6    driver's license. Upon receipt of a properly completed
7    affidavit, the Secretary of State shall issue the driver a
8    permit to operate a vehicle in connection with the driver's
9    regular occupation only. Unless the permit is issued by the
10    Secretary of State prior to the date of suspension, the
11    privilege to drive any motor vehicle shall be suspended as
12    set forth in the notice that was mailed under this Section.
13    If an affidavit is received subsequent to the effective
14    date of this suspension, a permit may be issued for the
15    remainder of the suspension period.
16        The provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply to
17    any driver required to possess a CDL for the purpose of
18    operating a commercial motor vehicle.
19        Any person who falsely states any fact in the affidavit
20    required herein shall be guilty of perjury under Section
21    6-302 and upon conviction thereof shall have all driving
22    privileges revoked without further rights.
23        3. At the conclusion of a hearing under Section 2-118
24    of this Code, the Secretary of State shall either rescind
25    or continue an order of revocation or shall substitute an
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1    rescind, continue, change, or extend the order of
2    suspension. If the Secretary of State does not rescind the
3    order, the Secretary may upon application, to relieve undue
4    hardship (as defined by the rules of the Secretary of
5    State), issue a restricted driving permit granting the
6    privilege of driving a motor vehicle between the
7    petitioner's residence and petitioner's place of
8    employment or within the scope of the petitioner's
9    employment related duties, or to allow the petitioner to
10    transport himself or herself, or a family member of the
11    petitioner's household to a medical facility, to receive
12    necessary medical care, to allow the petitioner to
13    transport himself or herself to and from alcohol or drug
14    remedial or rehabilitative activity recommended by a
15    licensed service provider, or to allow the petitioner to
16    transport himself or herself or a family member of the
17    petitioner's household to classes, as a student, at an
18    accredited educational institution, or to allow the
19    petitioner to transport children, elderly persons, or
20    disabled persons who do not hold driving privileges and are
21    living in the petitioner's household to and from daycare.
22    The petitioner must demonstrate that no alternative means
23    of transportation is reasonably available and that the
24    petitioner will not endanger the public safety or welfare.
25    Those multiple offenders identified in subdivision (b)4 of
26    Section 6-208 of this Code, however, shall not be eligible

 

 

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1    for the issuance of a restricted driving permit.
2             (A) If a person's license or permit is revoked or
3        suspended due to 2 or more convictions of violating
4        Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a
5        local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or
6        Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
7        Criminal Code of 2012, where the use of alcohol or
8        other drugs is recited as an element of the offense, or
9        a similar out-of-state offense, or a combination of
10        these offenses, arising out of separate occurrences,
11        that person, if issued a restricted driving permit, may
12        not operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped with
13        an ignition interlock device as defined in Section
14        1-129.1.
15            (B) If a person's license or permit is revoked or
16        suspended 2 or more times within a 10 year period due
17        to any combination of:
18                (i) a single conviction of violating Section
19            11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a
20            local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense
21            or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
22            Criminal Code of 2012, where the use of alcohol or
23            other drugs is recited as an element of the
24            offense, or a similar out-of-state offense; or
25                (ii) a statutory summary suspension or
26            revocation under Section 11-501.1; or

 

 

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1                (iii) a suspension under Section 6-203.1;
2        arising out of separate occurrences; that person, if
3        issued a restricted driving permit, may not operate a
4        vehicle unless it has been equipped with an ignition
5        interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1.
6            (C) The person issued a permit conditioned upon the
7        use of an ignition interlock device must pay to the
8        Secretary of State DUI Administration Fund an amount
9        not to exceed $30 per month. The Secretary shall
10        establish by rule the amount and the procedures, terms,
11        and conditions relating to these fees.
12            (D) If the restricted driving permit is issued for
13        employment purposes, then the prohibition against
14        operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an
15        ignition interlock device does not apply to the
16        operation of an occupational vehicle owned or leased by
17        that person's employer when used solely for employment
18        purposes.
19            (E) In each case the Secretary may issue a
20        restricted driving permit for a period deemed
21        appropriate, except that all permits shall expire
22        within one year from the date of issuance. The
23        Secretary may not, however, issue a restricted driving
24        permit to any person whose current revocation is the
25        result of a second or subsequent conviction for a
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1        provision of a local ordinance or any similar
2        out-of-state offense, or Section 9-3 of the Criminal
3        Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, where the
4        use of alcohol or other drugs is recited as an element
5        of the offense, or any similar out-of-state offense, or
6        any combination of those offenses, until the
7        expiration of at least one year from the date of the
8        revocation. A restricted driving permit issued under
9        this Section shall be subject to cancellation,
10        revocation, and suspension by the Secretary of State in
11        like manner and for like cause as a driver's license
12        issued under this Code may be cancelled, revoked, or
13        suspended; except that a conviction upon one or more
14        offenses against laws or ordinances regulating the
15        movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause
16        for the revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a
17        restricted driving permit. The Secretary of State may,
18        as a condition to the issuance of a restricted driving
19        permit, require the applicant to participate in a
20        designated driver remedial or rehabilitative program.
21        The Secretary of State is authorized to cancel a
22        restricted driving permit if the permit holder does not
23        successfully complete the program.
24    (c-3) In the case of a suspension under paragraph 43 of
25subsection (a), reports received by the Secretary of State
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1suspension is in effect, be privileged information and for use
2only by the courts, police officers, prosecuting authorities,
3the driver licensing administrator of any other state, the
4Secretary of State, or the parent or legal guardian of a driver
5under the age of 18. However, beginning January 1, 2008, if the
6person is a CDL holder, the suspension shall also be made
7available to the driver licensing administrator of any other
8state, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the affected
9driver or motor carrier or prospective motor carrier upon
10request.
11    (c-4) In the case of a suspension under paragraph 43 of
12subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the person
13by mail that his or her driving privileges and driver's license
14will be suspended one month after the date of the mailing of
15the notice.
16    (c-5) The Secretary of State may, as a condition of the
17reissuance of a driver's license or permit to an applicant
18whose driver's license or permit has been suspended before he
19or she reached the age of 21 years pursuant to any of the
20provisions of this Section, require the applicant to
21participate in a driver remedial education course and be
22retested under Section 6-109 of this Code.
23    (d) This Section is subject to the provisions of the
24Drivers License Compact.
25    (e) The Secretary of State shall not issue a restricted
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1driving privileges have been suspended or revoked under any
2provisions of this Code.
3    (f) In accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the Secretary of
4State may not issue a restricted driving permit for the
5operation of a commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a
6CDL whose driving privileges have been suspended, revoked,
7cancelled, or disqualified under any provisions of this Code.
8(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-607, eff. 8-24-09;
996-1180, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1305, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1344, eff.
107-1-11; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-229, eff. 7-28-11; 97-333,
11eff. 8-12-11; 97-743, eff. 1-1-13; 97-838, eff. 1-1-13; 97-844,
12eff. 1-1-13; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
13    Section 10. The Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended
14by adding Section 5-16c as follows:
 
15    (625 ILCS 45/5-16c new)
16    Sec. 5-16c. Operator involvement in personal injury or
17fatal boating accident; chemical tests.
18    (a) Any person who operates or is in actual physical
19control of a motorboat within this State and who has been
20involved in a personal injury or fatal boating accident shall
21be deemed to have given consent to a breath test using a
22portable device as approved by the Department of State Police
23or to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath, or urine for
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1or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds of the person's
2blood if arrested as evidenced by the issuance of a uniform
3citation for a violation of the Boat Registration and Safety
4Act or a similar provision of a local ordinance, with the
5exception of equipment violations contained in Article IV of
6this Act or similar provisions of local ordinances. The test or
7tests shall be administered at the direction of the arresting
8officer. The law enforcement agency employing the officer shall
9designate which of the aforesaid tests shall be administered. A
10urine test may be administered even after a blood or breath
11test or both has been administered. Compliance with this
12Section does not relieve the person from the requirements of
13any other Section of this Act.
14    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is
15otherwise in a condition rendering that person incapable of
16refusal shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
17provided by subsection (a) of this Section. In addition, if an
18operator of a motorboat is receiving medical treatment as a
19result of a boating accident, any physician licensed to
20practice medicine, licensed physician assistant, licensed
21advanced practice nurse, registered nurse, or a phlebotomist
22acting under the direction of a licensed physician shall
23withdraw blood for testing purposes to ascertain the presence
24of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
25compounds, upon the specific request of a law enforcement
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1the opinion of the medical personnel on scene, the withdrawal
2can be made without interfering with or endangering the
3well-being of the patient.
4    (c) A person requested to submit to a test under subsection
5(a) of this Section shall be warned by the law enforcement
6officer requesting the test that a refusal to submit to the
7test, or submission to the test resulting in an alcohol
8concentration of 0.08 or more, or any amount of a drug,
9substance, or intoxicating compound resulting from the
10unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis
11Control Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois
12Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in
13the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as
14listed in the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
15Act as detected in the person's blood or urine, may result in
16the suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor
17vehicle and may result in the disqualification of the person's
18privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in
19Section 6-514 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, if the person is a
20CDL holder. The length of the suspension shall be the same as
21outlined in Section 6-208.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
22regarding statutory summary suspensions.
23    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test
24which discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or
25any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in
26the person's blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use or

 

 

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1consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a
2controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
3Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
4Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
5Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
6enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
7the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary of
8State, certifying that the test or tests were requested under
9subsection (a) of this Section and the person refused to submit
10to a test or tests or submitted to testing which disclosed an
11alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or any amount of a drug,
12substance, or intoxicating compound in the person's blood or
13urine, resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
14cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
15substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
16intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
17Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
18Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
19    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
20officer, the Secretary of State shall enter the suspension and
21disqualification to the person's driving record and the
22suspension and disqualification shall be effective on the 46th
23day following the date notice of the suspension was given to
24the person.
25    The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
26shall serve immediate notice of this suspension on the person

 

 

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1and this suspension and disqualification shall be effective on
2the 46th day following the date notice was given.
3    In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or
4more, or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating
5compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
6cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
7substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
8intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
9Compounds 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 shall
13give notice as provided in this Section or by deposit in the
14United States mail of this notice in an envelope with postage
15prepaid and addressed to the person at his or her address as
16shown on the uniform citation and the suspension and
17disqualification shall be effective on the 46th day following
18the date notice was given.
19    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
20officer, the Secretary of State shall also give notice of the
21suspension and disqualification to the person by mailing a
22notice of the effective date of the suspension and
23disqualification to the person. However, should the sworn
24report be defective by not containing sufficient information or
25be completed in error, the notice of the suspension and
26disqualification shall not be mailed to the person or entered

 

 

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1to the driving record, but rather the sworn report shall be
2returned to the issuing law enforcement agency.
3    (e) A person may contest this suspension of his or her
4driving privileges and disqualification of his or her CDL
5privileges by requesting an administrative hearing with the
6Secretary of State in accordance with Section 2-118 of the
7Illinois Vehicle Code. At the conclusion of a hearing held
8under Section 2-118 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Secretary
9of State may rescind, continue, or modify the orders of
10suspension and disqualification. If the Secretary of State does
11not rescind the orders of suspension and disqualification, a
12restricted driving permit may be granted by the Secretary of
13State upon application being made and good cause shown. A
14restricted driving permit may be granted to relieve undue
15hardship to allow driving for employment, educational, and
16medical purposes as outlined in Section 6-206 of the Illinois
17Vehicle Code. The provisions of Section 6-206 of the Illinois
18Vehicle Code shall apply. In accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the
19Secretary of State may not issue a restricted driving permit
20for the operation of a commercial motor vehicle to a person
21holding a CDL whose driving privileges have been suspended,
22revoked, cancelled, or disqualified.
23    (f) For the purposes of this Section, a personal injury
24shall include any type A injury as indicated on the accident
25report completed by a law enforcement officer that requires
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1medical facility. A type A injury shall include severely
2bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, and injuries that
3require the injured party to be carried from the scene.