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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
5Sections 6-308 and 6-601 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-308)
7    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
8delayed effective date)
9    Sec. 6-308. Procedures for traffic violations.
10    (a) Any person cited for violating this Code or a similar
11provision of a local ordinance for which a violation is a petty
12offense as defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of
13Corrections, excluding business offenses as defined by Section
145-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of
15Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of this Code,
16shall not be required to post bond to secure bail for his or
17her release. When required by Illinois Supreme Court Rule, the
18person shall sign the citation. All other provisions of this
19Code or similar provisions of local ordinances shall be
20governed by the bail provisions of the Illinois Supreme Court
21Rules when it is not practical or feasible to take the person
22before a judge to have bail set or to avoid undue delay because
23of the hour or circumstances.

 

 

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1    (b) Whenever a person fails to appear in court, the court
2may continue the case for a minimum of 30 days and the clerk of
3the court shall send notice of the continued court date to the
4person's last known address. If the person does not appear in
5court on or before the continued court date or satisfy the
6court that the person's appearance in and surrender to the
7court is impossible for no fault of the person, the court shall
8enter an order of failure to appear. The clerk of the court
9shall notify the Secretary of State, on a report prescribed by
10the Secretary, of the court's order. The Secretary, when
11notified by the clerk of the court that an order of failure to
12appear has been entered, shall immediately suspend the person's
13driver's license, which shall be designated by the Secretary as
14a Failure to Appear suspension. The Secretary shall not remove
15the suspension, nor issue any permit or privileges to the
16person whose license has been suspended, until notified by the
17ordering court that the person has appeared and resolved the
18violation. Upon compliance, the clerk of the court shall
19present the person with a notice of compliance containing the
20seal of the court, and shall notify the Secretary that the
21person has appeared and resolved the violation.
22(Source: P.A. 98-870, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/6-601)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-601)
24    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-870)
25    Sec. 6-601. Penalties.

 

 

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1    (a) It is a petty offense for any person to violate any of
2the provisions of this Chapter unless such violation is by this
3Code or other law of this State declared to be a misdemeanor or
4a felony.
5    (b) General penalties. Unless another penalty is in this
6Code or other laws of this State, every person convicted of a
7petty offense for the violation of any provision of this
8Chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
9    (c) Unlicensed driving. Except as hereinafter provided a
10violation of Section 6-101 shall be:
11        1. A Class A misdemeanor if the person failed to obtain
12    a driver's license or permit after expiration of a period
13    of revocation.
14        2. A Class B misdemeanor if the person has been issued
15    a driver's license or permit, which has expired, and if the
16    period of expiration is greater than one year; or if the
17    person has never been issued a driver's license or permit,
18    or is not qualified to obtain a driver's license or permit
19    because of his age.
20        3. A petty offense if the person has been issued a
21    temporary visitor's driver's license or permit and is
22    unable to provide proof of liability insurance as provided
23    in subsection (d-5) of Section 6-105.1.
24    If a licensee under this Code is convicted of violating
25Section 6-303 for operating a motor vehicle during a time when
26such licensee's driver's license was suspended under the

 

 

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1provisions of Section 6-306.3 or 6-308, then such act shall be
2a petty offense (provided the licensee has answered the charge
3which was the basis of the suspension under Section 6-306.3 or
46-308), and there shall be imposed no additional like period of
5suspension as provided in paragraph (b) of Section 6-303.
6    (d) For violations of this Code or a similar provision of a
7local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense as
8defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
9excluding business offenses as defined by Section 5-1-2 of the
10Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of Section 15-111 or
11subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of this Code, if the violation
12may be satisfied without a court appearance, the violator may,
13pursuant to Supreme Court Rule, satisfy the case with a written
14plea of guilty and payment of fines, penalties, and costs equal
15to the bail amount established by the Supreme Court for the
16offense.
17(Source: P.A. 97-1157, eff. 11-28-13; 98-870, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
18    Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
19amended by changing Section 110-15 as follows:
 
20    (725 ILCS 5/110-15)  (from Ch. 38, par. 110-15)
21    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-870)
22    Sec. 110-15. Applicability of provisions for giving and
23taking bail. The provisions of Sections 110-7 and 110-8 of this
24Code are exclusive of other provisions of law for the giving,

 

 

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1taking, or enforcement of bail. In all cases where a person is
2admitted to bail the provisions of Sections 110-7 and 110-8 of
3this Code shall be applicable.
4    However, the Supreme Court may, by rule or order, prescribe
5a uniform schedule of amounts of bail in all but felony
6offenses. The uniform schedule shall not require a person cited
7for violating the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision
8of a local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense
9as defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of
10Corrections, excluding business offenses as defined by Section
115-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of
12Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of the
13Illinois Vehicle Code, to post bond to secure bail for his or
14her release. No bail amounts shall be required for petty
15offenses. Such uniform schedule may provide that the cash
16deposit provisions of Section 110-7 shall not apply to bail
17amounts established for alleged violations punishable by fine
18alone, and the schedule may further provide that in specified
19traffic cases a valid Illinois chauffeur's or operator's
20license must be deposited, in addition to 10% of the amount of
21the bail specified in the schedule.
22(Source: P.A. 98-870, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
241, 2015.