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HB1241 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1241

 

Introduced 02/08/11, by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-501.2  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.2
625 ILCS 5/11-501.6  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.6

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe a person involved in a motor vehicle accident causing personal injury or death was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical test. Effective immediately.


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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
5Sections 11-501.2 and 11-501.6 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.2)
7    Sec. 11-501.2. Chemical and other tests.
8    (a) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or
9proceeding arising out of an arrest for an offense as defined
10in Section 11-501 or a similar local ordinance or proceedings
11pursuant to Section 2-118.1, evidence of the concentration of
12alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
13compounds, or any combination thereof in a person's blood or
14breath at the time alleged, as determined by analysis of the
15person's blood, urine, breath or other bodily substance, shall
16be admissible. Where such test is made the following provisions
17shall apply:
18        1. Chemical analyses of the person's blood, urine,
19    breath or other bodily substance to be considered valid
20    under the provisions of this Section shall have been
21    performed according to standards promulgated by the
22    Department of State Police by a licensed physician,
23    registered nurse, trained phlebotomist, certified

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1of alcohol in the person's blood or breath at the time alleged
2as shown by analysis of the person's blood, urine, breath, or
3other bodily substance shall give rise to the following
4presumptions:
5        1. If there was at that time an alcohol concentration
6    of 0.05 or less, it shall be presumed that the person was
7    not under the influence of alcohol.
8        2. If there was at that time an alcohol concentration
9    in excess of 0.05 but less than 0.08, such facts shall not
10    give rise to any presumption that the person was or was not
11    under the influence of alcohol, but such fact may be
12    considered with other competent evidence in determining
13    whether the person was under the influence of alcohol.
14        3. If there was at that time an alcohol concentration
15    of 0.08 or more, it shall be presumed that the person was
16    under the influence of alcohol.
17        4. The foregoing provisions of this Section shall not
18    be construed as limiting the introduction of any other
19    relevant evidence bearing upon the question whether the
20    person was under the influence of alcohol.
21    (c) 1. If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a
22chemical test under the provisions of Section 11-501.1,
23evidence of refusal shall be admissible in any civil or
24criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to
25have been committed while the person under the influence of
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1compounds, or any combination thereof was driving or in actual
2physical control of a motor vehicle.
3    2. Notwithstanding any ability to refuse under this Code to
4submit to these tests or any ability to revoke the implied
5consent to these tests, if a law enforcement officer has
6probable cause to believe that a motor vehicle driven by or in
7actual physical control of a person under the influence of
8alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
9compounds, or any combination thereof has caused the death or
10personal injury to another, the law enforcement officer shall
11request, and that person shall submit, upon the request of a
12law enforcement officer, to a chemical test or tests of his or
13her blood, breath or urine for the purpose of determining the
14alcohol content thereof or the presence of any other drug or
15combination of both.
16    This provision does not affect the applicability of or
17imposition of driver's license sanctions under Section
1811-501.1 of this Code.
19    3. For purposes of this Section, a personal injury includes
20any Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
21completed by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate
22professional attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
23facility. A Type A injury includes severe bleeding wounds,
24distorted extremities, and injuries that require the injured
25party to be carried from the scene.
26(Source: P.A. 96-289, eff. 8-11-09.)
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.6)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.6)
2    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
3    Sec. 11-501.6. Driver involvement in personal injury or
4fatal motor vehicle accident - chemical test.
5    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual control of a
6motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State and who
7has been involved in a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle
8accident, shall be deemed to have given consent to a breath
9test using a portable device as approved by the Department of
10State Police or to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
11or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
12other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds of
13such person's blood if arrested as evidenced by the issuance of
14a Uniform Traffic Ticket for any violation of the Illinois
15Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, with
16the exception of equipment violations contained in Chapter 12
17of this Code, or similar provisions of local ordinances. If a
18law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the
19person was under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
20intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
21thereof, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical
22test or tests which The test or tests shall be administered at
23the direction of the arresting officer. The law enforcement
24agency employing the officer shall designate which of the
25aforesaid tests shall be administered. A urine test may be

 

 

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1administered even after a blood or breath test or both has been
2administered. Compliance with this Section does not relieve
3such person from the requirements of Section 11-501.1 of this
4Code.
5    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious or who is otherwise
6in a condition rendering such person incapable of refusal shall
7be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by
8subsection (a) of this Section. In addition, if a driver of a
9vehicle is receiving medical treatment as a result of a motor
10vehicle accident, any physician licensed to practice medicine,
11registered nurse or a phlebotomist acting under the direction
12of a licensed physician shall withdraw blood for testing
13purposes to ascertain the presence of alcohol, other drug or
14drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, upon the specific
15request of a law enforcement officer. However, no such testing
16shall be performed until, in the opinion of the medical
17personnel on scene, the withdrawal can be made without
18interfering with or endangering the well-being of the patient.
19    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
20above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
21the test that a refusal to submit to the test, or submission to
22the test resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more,
23or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound
24resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis, as
25covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
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1intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
2Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
3Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act as
4detected in such person's blood or urine, may result in the
5suspension of such person's privilege to operate a motor
6vehicle and may result in the disqualification of the person's
7privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in
8Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder. The
9length of the suspension shall be the same as outlined in
10Section 6-208.1 of this Code regarding statutory summary
11suspensions.
12    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test
13which discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or
14any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in
15such person's blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use or
16consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a
17controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
18Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
19Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
20Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
21enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
22the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary,
23certifying that the test or tests were requested pursuant to
24subsection (a) and the person refused to submit to a test or
25tests or submitted to testing which disclosed an alcohol
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1substance, or intoxicating compound in such person's blood or
2urine, resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
3cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
4substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
5intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
6Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
7Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
8    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
9officer, the Secretary shall enter the suspension and
10disqualification to the individual's driving record and the
11suspension and disqualification shall be effective on the 46th
12day following the date notice of the suspension was given to
13the person.
14    The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
15shall serve immediate notice of this suspension on the person
16and such suspension and disqualification shall be effective on
17the 46th day following the date notice was given.
18    In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or
19more, or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating
20compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
21cannabis as listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
22substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
23intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
24Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
25Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, is
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1collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer shall
2give notice as provided in this Section or by deposit in the
3United States mail of such notice in an envelope with postage
4prepaid and addressed to such person at his address as shown on
5the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the suspension and
6disqualification shall be effective on the 46th day following
7the date notice was given.
8    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
9officer, the Secretary shall also give notice of the suspension
10and disqualification to the driver by mailing a notice of the
11effective date of the suspension and disqualification to the
12individual. However, should the sworn report be defective by
13not containing sufficient information or be completed in error,
14the notice of the suspension and disqualification shall not be
15mailed to the person or entered to the driving record, but
16rather the sworn report shall be returned to the issuing law
17enforcement agency.
18    (e) A driver may contest this suspension of his or her
19driving privileges and disqualification of his or her CDL
20privileges by requesting an administrative hearing with the
21Secretary in accordance with Section 2-118 of this Code. At the
22conclusion of a hearing held under Section 2-118 of this Code,
23the Secretary may rescind, continue, or modify the orders of
24suspension and disqualification. If the Secretary does not
25rescind the orders of suspension and disqualification, a
26restricted driving permit may be granted by the Secretary upon

 

 

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1application being made and good cause shown. A restricted
2driving permit may be granted to relieve undue hardship to
3allow driving for employment, educational, and medical
4purposes as outlined in Section 6-206 of this Code. The
5provisions of Section 6-206 of this Code shall apply. In
6accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the Secretary of State may not
7issue a restricted driving permit for the operation of a
8commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a CDL whose
9driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, cancelled, or
10disqualified.
11    (f) (Blank).
12    (g) For the purposes of this Section, a personal injury
13shall include any type A injury as indicated on the traffic
14accident report completed by a law enforcement officer that
15requires immediate professional attention in either a doctor's
16office or a medical facility. A type A injury shall include
17severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, and injuries
18that require the injured party to be carried from the scene.
19(Source: P.A. 95-382, eff. 8-23-07.)
 
20    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
21    Sec. 11-501.6. Driver involvement in personal injury or
22fatal motor vehicle accident not involving an arrest for a
23violation of Section 11-501; driving under the influence of
24alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compounds, or any
25combination thereof; chemical test.

 

 

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1    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual control of a
2motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State and who
3has been involved in a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle
4accident, shall be deemed to have given consent to a breath
5test using a portable device as approved by the Department of
6State Police or to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
7or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
8other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds of
9such person's blood if arrested as evidenced by the issuance of
10a Uniform Traffic Ticket for any violation of the Illinois
11Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, with
12the exception of equipment violations contained in Chapter 12
13of this Code, or similar provisions of local ordinances. If a
14law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the
15person was under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
16intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
17thereof, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical
18test or tests which shall be administered at the direction of
19the arresting officer. This Section shall not apply to those
20persons arrested for a violation of Section 11-501 or a similar
21violation of a local ordinance, in which case the provisions of
22Section 11-501.1 shall apply. The test or tests shall be
23administered at the direction of the arresting officer. The law
24enforcement agency employing the officer shall designate which
25of the aforesaid tests shall be administered. A urine test may
26be administered even after a blood or breath test or both has

 

 

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1been administered. Compliance with this Section does not
2relieve such person from the requirements of Section 11-501.1
3of this Code.
4    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious or who is otherwise
5in a condition rendering such person incapable of refusal shall
6be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by
7subsection (a) of this Section. In addition, if a driver of a
8vehicle is receiving medical treatment as a result of a motor
9vehicle accident, any physician licensed to practice medicine,
10registered nurse or a phlebotomist acting under the direction
11of a licensed physician shall withdraw blood for testing
12purposes to ascertain the presence of alcohol, other drug or
13drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, upon the specific
14request of a law enforcement officer. However, no such testing
15shall be performed until, in the opinion of the medical
16personnel on scene, the withdrawal can be made without
17interfering with or endangering the well-being of the patient.
18    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
19above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
20the test that a refusal to submit to the test, or submission to
21the test resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more,
22or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound
23resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis, as
24covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
25listed 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 as
3detected in such person's blood or urine, may result in the
4suspension of such person's privilege to operate a motor
5vehicle and may result in the disqualification of the person's
6privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in
7Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder. The
8length of the suspension shall be the same as outlined in
9Section 6-208.1 of this Code regarding statutory summary
10suspensions.
11    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test
12which discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or
13any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in
14such person's blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use or
15consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a
16controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
17Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
18Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
19Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
20enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
21the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary,
22certifying that the test or tests were requested pursuant to
23subsection (a) and the person refused to submit to a test or
24tests or submitted to testing which disclosed an alcohol
25concentration of 0.08 or more, or any amount of a drug,
26substance, or intoxicating compound in such person's blood or

 

 

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1urine, resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
2cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
3substance listed 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.
7    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
8officer, the Secretary shall enter the suspension and
9disqualification to the individual's driving record and the
10suspension and disqualification shall be effective on the 46th
11day following the date notice of the suspension was given to
12the person.
13    The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
14shall serve immediate notice of this suspension on the person
15and such suspension and disqualification shall be effective on
16the 46th day following the date notice was given.
17    In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or
18more, or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating
19compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
20cannabis as listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
21substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
22intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
23Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
24Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, is
25established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
26collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer shall

 

 

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1give notice as provided in this Section or by deposit in the
2United States mail of such notice in an envelope with postage
3prepaid and addressed to such person at his address as shown on
4the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the suspension and
5disqualification shall be effective on the 46th day following
6the date notice was given.
7    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
8officer, the Secretary shall also give notice of the suspension
9and disqualification to the driver by mailing a notice of the
10effective date of the suspension and disqualification to the
11individual. However, should the sworn report be defective by
12not containing sufficient information or be completed in error,
13the notice of the suspension and disqualification shall not be
14mailed to the person or entered to the driving record, but
15rather the sworn report shall be returned to the issuing law
16enforcement agency.
17    (e) A driver may contest this suspension of his or her
18driving privileges and disqualification of his or her CDL
19privileges by requesting an administrative hearing with the
20Secretary in accordance with Section 2-118 of this Code. At the
21conclusion of a hearing held under Section 2-118 of this Code,
22the Secretary may rescind, continue, or modify the orders of
23suspension and disqualification. If the Secretary does not
24rescind the orders of suspension and disqualification, a
25restricted driving permit may be granted by the Secretary upon
26application being made and good cause shown. A restricted

 

 

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1driving permit may be granted to relieve undue hardship to
2allow driving for employment, educational, and medical
3purposes as outlined in Section 6-206 of this Code. The
4provisions of Section 6-206 of this Code shall apply. In
5accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the Secretary of State may not
6issue a restricted driving permit for the operation of a
7commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a CDL whose
8driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, cancelled, or
9disqualified.
10    (f) (Blank).
11    (g) For the purposes of this Section, a personal injury
12shall include any type A injury as indicated on the traffic
13accident report completed by a law enforcement officer that
14requires immediate professional attention in either a doctor's
15office or a medical facility. A type A injury shall include
16severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, and injuries
17that require the injured party to be carried from the scene.
18(Source: P.A. 95-382, eff. 8-23-07; 96-1344, eff. 7-1-11.)
 
19    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
20changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
21that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
22represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
23not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
24made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
25Public Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.