Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Filed: 4/22/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1479

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1479, AS AMENDED,
3with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
42 as follows:
 
5on page 17, by replacing line 21 with "by changing Section 5-16
6and by adding Section 5-16c as follows:"; and
 
7on page 17, below line 21, by inserting the following:
 
8    "(625 ILCS 45/5-16)
9    Sec. 5-16. Operating a watercraft under the influence of
10alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
11compounds, or combination thereof.
12    (A) 1. A person shall not operate or be in actual physical
13    control of any watercraft within this State while:
14            (a) The alcohol concentration in such person's
15        blood or breath is a concentration at which driving a

 

 

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1        motor vehicle is prohibited under subdivision (1) of
2        subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois
3        Vehicle Code;
4            (b) Under the influence of alcohol;
5            (c) Under the influence of any other drug or
6        combination of drugs to a degree which renders such
7        person incapable of safely operating any watercraft;
8            (c-1) Under the influence of any intoxicating
9        compound or combination of intoxicating compounds to a
10        degree that renders the person incapable of safely
11        operating any watercraft;
12            (d) Under the combined influence of alcohol and any
13        other drug or drugs to a degree which renders such
14        person incapable of safely operating a watercraft; or
15            (e) There is any amount of a drug, substance, or
16        compound in the person's blood or urine resulting from
17        the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
18        the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
19        listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or an
20        intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
21        Intoxicating Compounds Act.
22        2. The fact that any person charged with violating this
23    Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol,
24    other drug or drugs, any intoxicating compound or
25    compounds, or any combination of them, shall not constitute
26    a defense against any charge of violating this Section.

 

 

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1        3. Every person convicted of violating this Section
2    shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except as
3    otherwise provided in this Section.
4        4. Every person convicted of violating this Section
5    shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony if:
6            (a) He has a previous conviction under this
7        Section;
8            (b) The offense results in personal injury where a
9        person other than the operator suffers great bodily
10        harm or permanent disability or disfigurement, when
11        the violation was a proximate cause of the injuries. A
12        person guilty of a Class 4 felony under this
13        subparagraph (b), if sentenced to a term of
14        imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less
15        than one year nor more than 12 years; or
16            (c) The offense occurred during a period in which
17        his or her privileges to operate a watercraft are
18        revoked or suspended, and the revocation or suspension
19        was for a violation of this Section or was imposed
20        under subsection (B).
21        5. Every person convicted of violating this Section
22    shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony if the offense results
23    in the death of a person. A person guilty of a Class 2
24    felony under this paragraph 5, if sentenced to a term of
25    imprisonment, shall be sentenced to a term of not less than
26    3 years and not more than 14 years.

 

 

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1        5.1. A person convicted of violating this Section or a
2    similar provision of a local ordinance who had a child
3    under the age of 16 aboard the watercraft at the time of
4    offense is subject to a mandatory minimum fine of $500 and
5    to a mandatory minimum of 5 days of community service in a
6    program benefiting children. The assignment under this
7    paragraph 5.1 is not subject to suspension and the person
8    is not eligible for probation in order to reduce the
9    assignment.
10        5.2. A person found guilty of violating this Section,
11    if his or her operation of a watercraft while in violation
12    of this Section proximately caused any incident resulting
13    in an appropriate emergency response, is liable for the
14    expense of an emergency response as provided in subsection
15    (m) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
16        5.3. In addition to any other penalties and
17    liabilities, a person who is found guilty of violating this
18    Section, including any person placed on court supervision,
19    shall be fined $100, payable to the circuit clerk, who
20    shall distribute the money to the law enforcement agency
21    that made the arrest. In the event that more than one
22    agency is responsible for the arrest, the $100 shall be
23    shared equally. Any moneys received by a law enforcement
24    agency under this paragraph 5.3 shall be used to purchase
25    law enforcement equipment or to provide law enforcement
26    training that will assist in the prevention of alcohol

 

 

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1    related criminal violence throughout the State. Law
2    enforcement equipment shall include, but is not limited to,
3    in-car video cameras, radar and laser speed detection
4    devices, and alcohol breath testers.
5        6. (a) In addition to any criminal penalties imposed,
6        the Department of Natural Resources shall suspend the
7        watercraft operation privileges of any person
8        convicted or found guilty of a misdemeanor under this
9        Section, a similar provision of a local ordinance, or
10        Title 46 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations for a
11        period of one year, except that a first time offender
12        is exempt from this mandatory one year suspension.
13            As used in this subdivision (A)6(a), "first time
14        offender" means any person who has not had a previous
15        conviction or been assigned supervision for violating
16        this Section, a similar provision of a local ordinance
17        or, Title 46 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations,
18        or any person who has not had a suspension imposed
19        under subdivision (B)3.1 of Section 5-16.
20            (b) In addition to any criminal penalties imposed,
21        the Department of Natural Resources shall suspend the
22        watercraft operation privileges of any person
23        convicted of a felony under this Section, a similar
24        provision of a local ordinance, or Title 46 of the U.S.
25        Code of Federal Regulations for a period of 3 years.
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1    control of any watercraft upon the waters of this State
2    shall be deemed to have given consent to a chemical test or
3    tests of blood, breath or urine for the purpose of
4    determining the content of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
5    intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof
6    in the person's blood if arrested for any offense of
7    subsection (A) above. The chemical test or tests shall be
8    administered at the direction of the arresting officer. The
9    law enforcement agency employing the officer shall
10    designate which of the tests shall be administered. A urine
11    test may be administered even after a blood or breath test
12    or both has been administered.
13        1.1. For the purposes of this Section, an Illinois Law
14    Enforcement officer of this State who is investigating the
15    person for any offense defined in Section 5-16 may travel
16    into an adjoining state, where the person has been
17    transported for medical care to complete an investigation,
18    and may request that the person submit to the test or tests
19    set forth in this Section. The requirements of this Section
20    that the person be arrested are inapplicable, but the
21    officer shall issue the person a uniform citation for an
22    offense as defined in Section 5-16 or a similar provision
23    of a local ordinance prior to requesting that the person
24    submit to the test or tests. The issuance of the uniform
25    citation shall not constitute an arrest, but shall be for
26    the purpose of notifying the person that he or she is

 

 

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1    subject to the provisions of this Section and of the
2    officer's belief in the existence of probable cause to
3    arrest. Upon returning to this State, the officer shall
4    file the uniform citation with the circuit clerk of the
5    county where the offense was committed and shall seek the
6    issuance of an arrest warrant or a summons for the person.
7        1.2. Notwithstanding any ability to refuse under this
8    Act to submit to these tests or any ability to revoke the
9    implied consent to these tests, if a law enforcement
10    officer has probable cause to believe that a sailboat or
11    non-powered watercraft operated by or under actual
12    physical control of a person under the influence of
13    alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
14    compounds, or any combination of them has caused the death
15    of or personal injury to another, that person shall submit,
16    upon the request of a law enforcement officer, to a
17    chemical test or tests of his or her blood, breath, or
18    urine for the purpose of determining the alcohol content or
19    the presence of any other drug, intoxicating compound, or
20    combination of them. For the purposes of this Section, a
21    personal injury includes severe bleeding wounds, distorted
22    extremities, and injuries that require the injured party to
23    be carried from the scene for immediate professional
24    attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
25    facility.
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1    otherwise in a condition rendering such person incapable of
2    refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
3    provided above, and the test may be administered.
4        3. A person requested to submit to a chemical test as
5    provided above by this Section or Section 5-16c shall be
6    verbally advised by the law enforcement officer requesting
7    the test that a refusal to submit to the test will result
8    in suspension of such person's privilege to operate a
9    watercraft for a minimum of 2 years. Following this
10    warning, if a person under arrest refuses upon the request
11    of a law enforcement officer to submit to a test designated
12    by the officer, no test shall be given, but the law
13    enforcement officer shall file with the clerk of the
14    circuit court for the county in which the arrest was made,
15    and with the Department of Natural Resources, a sworn
16    statement naming the person refusing to take and complete
17    the chemical test or tests requested under the provisions
18    of this Section. Such sworn statement shall identify the
19    arrested person, such person's current residence address
20    and shall specify that a refusal by such person to take the
21    chemical test or tests was made. Such sworn statement shall
22    include a statement that the arresting officer had
23    reasonable cause to believe the person was operating or was
24    in actual physical control of the watercraft within this
25    State while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
26    drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination

 

 

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1    thereof and that such chemical test or tests were made as
2    an incident to and following the lawful arrest for an
3    offense as defined in this Section or a similar provision
4    of a local ordinance, and that the person after being
5    arrested for an offense arising out of acts alleged to have
6    been committed while so operating a watercraft refused to
7    submit to and complete a chemical test or tests as
8    requested by the law enforcement officer.
9        3.1. The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn
10    statement as provided in paragraph 3 of this subsection (B)
11    shall serve immediate written notice upon the person
12    refusing the chemical test or tests that the person's
13    privilege to operate a watercraft within this State will be
14    suspended for a period of 2 years unless, within 28 days
15    from the date of the notice, the person requests in writing
16    a hearing on the suspension.
17        If the person desires a hearing, such person shall file
18    a complaint in the circuit court for and in the county in
19    which such person was arrested for such hearing. Such
20    hearing shall proceed in the court in the same manner as
21    other civil proceedings, shall cover only the issues of
22    whether the person was placed under arrest for an offense
23    as defined in this Section or a similar provision of a
24    local ordinance as evidenced by the issuance of a uniform
25    citation; whether the arresting officer had reasonable
26    grounds to believe that such person was operating a

 

 

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1    watercraft while under the influence of alcohol, other drug
2    or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or
3    combination thereof; and whether such person refused to
4    submit and complete the chemical test or tests upon the
5    request of the law enforcement officer. Whether the person
6    was informed that such person's privilege to operate a
7    watercraft would be suspended if such person refused to
8    submit to the chemical test or tests shall not be an issue.
9        If the person fails to request in writing a hearing
10    within 28 days from the date of notice, or if a hearing is
11    held and the court finds against the person on the issues
12    before the court, the clerk shall immediately notify the
13    Department of Natural Resources, and the Department shall
14    suspend the watercraft operation privileges of the person
15    for at least 2 years.
16        3.2. If the person submits to a test that discloses an
17    alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or any amount of a
18    drug, substance or intoxicating compound in the person's
19    breath, blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful use of
20    cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
21    substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances
22    Act, or an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
23    Intoxicating Compounds Act, the law enforcement officer
24    shall immediately submit a sworn report to the circuit
25    clerk of venue and the Department of Natural Resources,
26    certifying that the test or tests were requested under

 

 

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1    paragraph 1 of this subsection (B) and the person submitted
2    to testing that disclosed an alcohol concentration of 0.08
3    or more.
4        In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of 0.08
5    or greater or any amount of drug, substance or compound
6    resulting from the unlawful use of cannabis, a controlled
7    substance or an intoxicating compound is established by a
8    subsequent analysis of blood or urine collected at the time
9    of arrest, the arresting officer or arresting agency shall
10    immediately submit a sworn report to the circuit clerk of
11    venue and the Department of Natural Resources upon receipt
12    of the test results.
13        4. A person must submit to each chemical test offered
14    by the law enforcement officer in order to comply with the
15    implied consent provisions of this Section.
16        5. The provisions of Section 11-501.2 of the Illinois
17    Vehicle Code, as amended, concerning the certification and
18    use of chemical tests apply to the use of such tests under
19    this Section.
20    (C) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or
21proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed
22by any person while operating a watercraft while under the
23influence of alcohol, the concentration of alcohol in the
24person's blood or breath at the time alleged as shown by
25analysis of a person's blood, urine, breath, or other bodily
26substance shall give rise to the presumptions specified in

 

 

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1subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of subsection (b) of Section 11-501.2
2of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The foregoing provisions of this
3subsection (C) shall not be construed as limiting the
4introduction of any other relevant evidence bearing upon the
5question whether the person was under the influence of alcohol.
6    (D) If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a
7chemical test under the provisions of this Section, evidence of
8refusal shall be admissible in any civil or criminal action or
9proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed
10while the person under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
11drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination of
12them was operating a watercraft.
13    (E) The owner of any watercraft or any person given
14supervisory authority over a watercraft, may not knowingly
15permit a watercraft to be operated by any person under the
16influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating
17compound or compounds, or combination thereof.
18    (F) Whenever any person is convicted or found guilty of a
19violation of this Section, including any person placed on court
20supervision, the court shall notify the Office of Law
21Enforcement of the Department of Natural Resources, to provide
22the Department with the records essential for the performance
23of the Department's duties to monitor and enforce any order of
24suspension or revocation concerning the privilege to operate a
25watercraft.
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1violating paragraph 1 of subsection (A) of this Section shall
2operate any watercraft within this State for a period of 24
3hours after such arrest.
4(Source: P.A. 94-214, eff. 1-1-06; 95-149, eff. 8-14-07.)"; and
 
5on page 18, line 2, by replacing "watercraft" with "motorboat";
6and
 
7on page 18, line 25, by replacing "watercraft" with
8"motorboat"; and
 
9on page 19, line 17, by replacing "cannabis, as covered by"
10with "cannabis listed in"; and
 
11on page 21, line 14, by deleting "as".