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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 11-501.1 and 11-501.2 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.1)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
8    Sec. 11-501.1. Suspension of drivers license; statutory
9summary alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
10or compounds related suspension; implied consent.
11    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual physical control
12of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State shall
13be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of
14Section 11-501.2, to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
15or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
16other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or
17any combination thereof in the person's blood if arrested, as
18evidenced by the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any
19offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of
20a local ordinance, or if arrested for violating Section 11-401.
21If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the
22person was under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
23intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination

 

 

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1thereof, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical
2test or tests which The test or tests shall be administered at
3the direction of the arresting officer. The law enforcement
4agency employing the officer shall designate which of the
5aforesaid tests shall be administered. A urine test may be
6administered even after a blood or breath test or both has been
7administered. For purposes of this Section, an Illinois law
8enforcement officer of this State who is investigating the
9person for any offense defined in Section 11-501 may travel
10into an adjoining state, where the person has been transported
11for medical care, to complete an investigation and to request
12that the person submit to the test or tests set forth in this
13Section. The requirements of this Section that the person be
14arrested are inapplicable, but the officer shall issue the
15person a Uniform Traffic Ticket for an offense as defined in
16Section 11-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance
17prior to requesting that the person submit to the test or
18tests. The issuance of the Uniform Traffic Ticket shall not
19constitute an arrest, but shall be for the purpose of notifying
20the person that he or she is subject to the provisions of this
21Section and of the officer's belief of the existence of
22probable cause to arrest. Upon returning to this State, the
23officer shall file the Uniform Traffic Ticket with the Circuit
24Clerk of the county where the offense was committed, and shall
25seek the issuance of an arrest warrant or a summons for the
26person.

 

 

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1    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is
2otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of
3refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
4provided by paragraph (a) of this Section and the test or tests
5may be administered, subject to the provisions of Section
611-501.2.
7    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
8above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
9the test that a refusal to submit to the test will result in
10the statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege to
11operate a motor vehicle, as provided in Section 6-208.1 of this
12Code, and will also result in the disqualification of the
13person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
14provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL
15holder. The person shall also be warned by the law enforcement
16officer that if the person submits to the test or tests
17provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol
18concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.08 or
19greater, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound
20resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as
21covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
22listed 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
26detected in the person's blood or urine, a statutory summary

 

 

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1suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor
2vehicle, as provided in Sections 6-208.1 and 11-501.1 of this
3Code, and a disqualification of the person's privilege to
4operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in Section
56-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder, will be
6imposed.
7    A person who is under the age of 21 at the time the person
8is requested to submit to a test as provided above shall, in
9addition to the warnings provided for in this Section, be
10further warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the
11test that if the person submits to the test or tests provided
12in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol concentration
13in the person's blood or breath is greater than 0.00 and less
14than 0.08, a suspension of the person's privilege to operate a
15motor vehicle, as provided under Sections 6-208.2 and 11-501.8
16of this Code, will be imposed. The results of this test shall
17be admissible in a civil or criminal action or proceeding
18arising from an arrest for an offense as defined in Section
1911-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
20or pursuant to Section 11-501.4 in prosecutions for reckless
21homicide brought under the Criminal Code of 1961. These test
22results, however, shall be admissible only in actions or
23proceedings directly related to the incident upon which the
24test request was made.
25    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test that
26discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or any

 

 

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1amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in the
2person's breath, blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful
3use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control
4Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
5Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
6Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
7Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
8enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
9the circuit court of venue and the Secretary of State,
10certifying that the test or tests was or were requested under
11paragraph (a) and the person refused to submit to a test, or
12tests, or submitted to testing that disclosed an alcohol
13concentration of 0.08 or more.
14    (e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
15officer submitted under paragraph (d), the Secretary of State
16shall enter the statutory summary suspension and
17disqualification for the periods specified in Sections 6-208.1
18and 6-514, respectively, and effective as provided in paragraph
19(g).
20    If the person is a first offender as defined in Section
2111-500 of this Code, and is not convicted of a violation of
22Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
23ordinance, then reports received by the Secretary of State
24under this Section shall, except during the actual time the
25Statutory Summary Suspension is in effect, be privileged
26information and for use only by the courts, police officers,

 

 

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1prosecuting authorities or the Secretary of State, unless the
2person is a CDL holder, is operating a commercial motor vehicle
3or vehicle required to be placarded for hazardous materials, in
4which case the suspension shall not be privileged. Reports
5received by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
6also be made available to the parent or guardian of a person
7under the age of 18 years that holds an instruction permit or a
8graduated driver's license, regardless of whether the
9statutory summary suspension is in effect.
10    (f) The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
11under paragraph (d) shall serve immediate notice of the
12statutory summary suspension on the person and the suspension
13and disqualification shall be effective as provided in
14paragraph (g). In cases where the blood alcohol concentration
15of 0.08 or greater or any amount of a drug, substance, or
16compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
17cannabis as covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
18substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
19intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
20Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
21Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
22established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
23collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer or
24arresting agency shall give notice as provided in this Section
25or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an
26envelope with postage prepaid and addressed to the person at

 

 

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1his address as shown on the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the
2statutory summary suspension and disqualification shall begin
3as provided in paragraph (g). The officer shall confiscate any
4Illinois driver's license or permit on the person at the time
5of arrest. If the person has a valid driver's license or
6permit, the officer shall issue the person a receipt, in a form
7prescribed by the Secretary of State, that will allow that
8person to drive during the periods provided for in paragraph
9(g). The officer shall immediately forward the driver's license
10or permit to the circuit court of venue along with the sworn
11report provided for in paragraph (d).
12    (g) The statutory summary suspension and disqualification
13referred to in this Section shall take effect on the 46th day
14following the date the notice of the statutory summary
15suspension was given to the person.
16    (h) The following procedure shall apply whenever a person
17is arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
18similar provision of a local ordinance:
19    Upon receipt of the sworn report from the law enforcement
20officer, the Secretary of State shall confirm the statutory
21summary suspension by mailing a notice of the effective date of
22the suspension to the person and the court of venue. The
23Secretary of State shall also mail notice of the effective date
24of the disqualification to the person. However, should the
25sworn report be defective by not containing sufficient
26information or be completed in error, the confirmation of the

 

 

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1statutory summary suspension shall not be mailed to the person
2or entered to the record; instead, the sworn report shall be
3forwarded to the court of venue with a copy returned to the
4issuing agency identifying any defect.
5(Source: P.A. 95-201, eff. 1-1-08; 95-382, eff. 8-23-07;
695-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-1080, eff. 7-16-10.)
 
7    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 96-1344)
8    Sec. 11-501.1. Suspension of drivers license; statutory
9summary alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
10or compounds related suspension or revocation; implied
11consent.
12    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual physical control
13of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State shall
14be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of
15Section 11-501.2, to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
16or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
17other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or
18any combination thereof in the person's blood if arrested, as
19evidenced by the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any
20offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of
21a local ordinance, or if arrested for violating Section 11-401.
22If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the
23person was under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
24intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
25thereof, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical

 

 

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1test or tests which The test or tests shall be administered at
2the direction of the arresting officer. The law enforcement
3agency employing the officer shall designate which of the
4aforesaid tests shall be administered. A urine test may be
5administered even after a blood or breath test or both has been
6administered. For purposes of this Section, an Illinois law
7enforcement officer of this State who is investigating the
8person for any offense defined in Section 11-501 may travel
9into an adjoining state, where the person has been transported
10for medical care, to complete an investigation and to request
11that the person submit to the test or tests set forth in this
12Section. The requirements of this Section that the person be
13arrested are inapplicable, but the officer shall issue the
14person a Uniform Traffic Ticket for an offense as defined in
15Section 11-501 or a similar provision of a local ordinance
16prior to requesting that the person submit to the test or
17tests. The issuance of the Uniform Traffic Ticket shall not
18constitute an arrest, but shall be for the purpose of notifying
19the person that he or she is subject to the provisions of this
20Section and of the officer's belief of the existence of
21probable cause to arrest. Upon returning to this State, the
22officer shall file the Uniform Traffic Ticket with the Circuit
23Clerk of the county where the offense was committed, and shall
24seek the issuance of an arrest warrant or a summons for the
25person.
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1otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of
2refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
3provided by paragraph (a) of this Section and the test or tests
4may be administered, subject to the provisions of Section
511-501.2.
6    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
7above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
8the test that a refusal to submit to the test will result in
9the statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege to
10operate a motor vehicle, as provided in Section 6-208.1 of this
11Code, and will also result in the disqualification of the
12person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
13provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL
14holder. The person shall also be warned that a refusal to
15submit to the test, when the person was involved in a motor
16vehicle accident that caused personal injury or death to
17another, will result in the statutory summary revocation of the
18person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle, as provided in
19Section 6-208.1, and will also result in the disqualification
20of the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor
21vehicle, as provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the
22person is a CDL holder. The person shall also be warned by the
23law enforcement officer that if the person submits to the test
24or tests provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and the
25alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.08
26or greater, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound

 

 

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1resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as
2covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
3listed 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 is
7detected in the person's blood or urine, a statutory summary
8suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor
9vehicle, as provided in Sections 6-208.1 and 11-501.1 of this
10Code, and a disqualification of the person's privilege to
11operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in Section
126-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder, will be
13imposed.
14    A person who is under the age of 21 at the time the person
15is requested to submit to a test as provided above shall, in
16addition to the warnings provided for in this Section, be
17further warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the
18test that if the person submits to the test or tests provided
19in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol concentration
20in the person's blood or breath is greater than 0.00 and less
21than 0.08, a suspension of the person's privilege to operate a
22motor vehicle, as provided under Sections 6-208.2 and 11-501.8
23of this Code, will be imposed. The results of this test shall
24be admissible in a civil or criminal action or proceeding
25arising from an arrest for an offense as defined in Section
2611-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance

 

 

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1or pursuant to Section 11-501.4 in prosecutions for reckless
2homicide brought under the Criminal Code of 1961. These test
3results, however, shall be admissible only in actions or
4proceedings directly related to the incident upon which the
5test request was made.
6    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test that
7discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or any
8amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in the
9person's breath, blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful
10use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control
11Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
12Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
13Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
14Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
15enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
16the circuit court of venue and the Secretary of State,
17certifying that the test or tests was or were requested under
18paragraph (a) and the person refused to submit to a test, or
19tests, or submitted to testing that disclosed an alcohol
20concentration of 0.08 or more.
21    (e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
22officer submitted under paragraph (d), the Secretary of State
23shall enter the statutory summary suspension or revocation and
24disqualification for the periods specified in Sections 6-208.1
25and 6-514, respectively, and effective as provided in paragraph
26(g).

 

 

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1    If the person is a first offender as defined in Section
211-500 of this Code, and is not convicted of a violation of
3Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
4ordinance, then reports received by the Secretary of State
5under this Section shall, except during the actual time the
6Statutory Summary Suspension is in effect, be privileged
7information and for use only by the courts, police officers,
8prosecuting authorities or the Secretary of State, unless the
9person is a CDL holder, is operating a commercial motor vehicle
10or vehicle required to be placarded for hazardous materials, in
11which case the suspension shall not be privileged. Reports
12received by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
13also be made available to the parent or guardian of a person
14under the age of 18 years that holds an instruction permit or a
15graduated driver's license, regardless of whether the
16statutory summary suspension is in effect. A statutory summary
17revocation shall not be privileged information.
18    (f) The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
19under paragraph (d) shall serve immediate notice of the
20statutory summary suspension or revocation on the person and
21the suspension or revocation and disqualification shall be
22effective as provided in paragraph (g). In cases where the
23blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or greater or any amount of
24a drug, substance, or compound resulting from the unlawful use
25or consumption of cannabis as covered by the Cannabis Control
26Act, a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled

 

 

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1Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
2Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
3Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
4established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
5collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer or
6arresting agency shall give notice as provided in this Section
7or by deposit in the United States mail of the notice in an
8envelope with postage prepaid and addressed to the person at
9his address as shown on the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the
10statutory summary suspension and disqualification shall begin
11as provided in paragraph (g). The officer shall confiscate any
12Illinois driver's license or permit on the person at the time
13of arrest. If the person has a valid driver's license or
14permit, the officer shall issue the person a receipt, in a form
15prescribed by the Secretary of State, that will allow that
16person to drive during the periods provided for in paragraph
17(g). The officer shall immediately forward the driver's license
18or permit to the circuit court of venue along with the sworn
19report provided for in paragraph (d).
20    (g) The statutory summary suspension or revocation and
21disqualification referred to in this Section shall take effect
22on the 46th day following the date the notice of the statutory
23summary suspension or revocation was given to the person.
24    (h) The following procedure shall apply whenever a person
25is arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
26similar provision of a local ordinance:

 

 

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1    Upon receipt of the sworn report from the law enforcement
2officer, the Secretary of State shall confirm the statutory
3summary suspension or revocation by mailing a notice of the
4effective date of the suspension or revocation to the person
5and the court of venue. The Secretary of State shall also mail
6notice of the effective date of the disqualification to the
7person. However, should the sworn report be defective by not
8containing sufficient information or be completed in error, the
9confirmation of the statutory summary suspension or revocation
10shall not be mailed to the person or entered to the record;
11instead, the sworn report shall be forwarded to the court of
12venue with a copy returned to the issuing agency identifying
13any defect.
14    (i) As used in this Section, "personal injury" includes any
15Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
16completed by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate
17professional attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
18facility. A Type A injury includes severely bleeding wounds,
19distorted extremities, and injuries that require the injured
20party to be carried from the scene.
21(Source: P.A. 95-201, eff. 1-1-08; 95-382, eff. 8-23-07;
2295-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-1080, eff. 7-16-10; 96-1344, eff.
237-1-11; revised 9-2-10.)
 
24    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.2)
25    Sec. 11-501.2. Chemical and other tests.

 

 

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1    (a) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or
2proceeding arising out of an arrest for an offense as defined
3in Section 11-501 or a similar local ordinance or proceedings
4pursuant to Section 2-118.1, evidence of the concentration of
5alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
6compounds, or any combination thereof in a person's blood or
7breath at the time alleged, as determined by analysis of the
8person's blood, urine, breath or other bodily substance, shall
9be admissible. Where such test is made the following provisions
10shall apply:
11        1. Chemical analyses of the person's blood, urine,
12    breath or other bodily substance to be considered valid
13    under the provisions of this Section shall have been
14    performed according to standards promulgated by the
15    Department of State Police by a licensed physician,
16    registered nurse, trained phlebotomist, certified
17    paramedic, or other individual possessing a valid permit
18    issued by that Department for this purpose. The Director of
19    State Police is authorized to approve satisfactory
20    techniques or methods, to ascertain the qualifications and
21    competence of individuals to conduct such analyses, to
22    issue permits which shall be subject to termination or
23    revocation at the discretion of that Department and to
24    certify the accuracy of breath testing equipment. The
25    Department of State Police shall prescribe regulations as
26    necessary to implement this Section.

 

 

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1        2. When a person in this State shall submit to a blood
2    test at the request of a law enforcement officer under the
3    provisions of Section 11-501.1, only a physician
4    authorized to practice medicine, a registered nurse,
5    trained phlebotomist, or certified paramedic, or other
6    qualified person approved by the Department of State Police
7    may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the
8    alcohol, drug, or alcohol and drug content therein. This
9    limitation shall not apply to the taking of breath or urine
10    specimens.
11        When a blood test of a person who has been taken to an
12    adjoining state for medical treatment is requested by an
13    Illinois law enforcement officer, the blood may be
14    withdrawn only by a physician authorized to practice
15    medicine in the adjoining state, a registered nurse, a
16    trained phlebotomist acting under the direction of the
17    physician, or certified paramedic. The law enforcement
18    officer requesting the test shall take custody of the blood
19    sample, and the blood sample shall be analyzed by a
20    laboratory certified by the Department of State Police for
21    that purpose.
22        3. The person tested may have a physician, or a
23    qualified technician, chemist, registered nurse, or other
24    qualified person of their own choosing administer a
25    chemical test or tests in addition to any administered at
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1    inability to obtain an additional test by a person shall
2    not preclude the admission of evidence relating to the test
3    or tests taken at the direction of a law enforcement
4    officer.
5        4. Upon the request of the person who shall submit to a
6    chemical test or tests at the request of a law enforcement
7    officer, full information concerning the test or tests
8    shall be made available to the person or such person's
9    attorney.
10        5. Alcohol concentration shall mean either grams of
11    alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood or grams of alcohol
12    per 210 liters of breath.
13    (b) Upon the trial of any civil or criminal action or
14proceeding arising out of acts alleged to have been committed
15by any person while driving or in actual physical control of a
16vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, the concentration
17of alcohol in the person's blood or breath at the time alleged
18as shown by analysis of the person's blood, urine, breath, or
19other bodily substance shall give rise to the following
20presumptions:
21        1. If there was at that time an alcohol concentration
22    of 0.05 or less, it shall be presumed that the person was
23    not under the influence of alcohol.
24        2. If there was at that time an alcohol concentration
25    in excess of 0.05 but less than 0.08, such facts shall not
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1    under the influence of alcohol, but such fact may be
2    considered with other competent evidence in determining
3    whether the person was under the influence of alcohol.
4        3. If there was at that time an alcohol concentration
5    of 0.08 or more, it shall be presumed that the person was
6    under the influence of alcohol.
7        4. The foregoing provisions of this Section shall not
8    be construed as limiting the introduction of any other
9    relevant evidence bearing upon the question whether the
10    person was under the influence of alcohol.
11    (c) 1. If a person under arrest refuses to submit to a
12chemical test under the provisions of Section 11-501.1,
13evidence of refusal shall be admissible in any civil or
14criminal action or proceeding arising out of acts alleged to
15have been committed while the person under the influence of
16alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
17compounds, or any combination thereof was driving or in actual
18physical control of a motor vehicle.
19    2. Notwithstanding any ability to refuse under this Code to
20submit to these tests or any ability to revoke the implied
21consent to these tests, if a law enforcement officer has
22probable cause to believe that a motor vehicle driven by or in
23actual physical control of a person under the influence of
24alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
25compounds, or any combination thereof has caused the death or
26personal injury to another, the law enforcement officer shall

 

 

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1request, and that person shall submit, upon the request of a
2law enforcement officer, to a chemical test or tests of his or
3her blood, breath or urine for the purpose of determining the
4alcohol content thereof or the presence of any other drug or
5combination of both.
6    This provision does not affect the applicability of or
7imposition of driver's license sanctions under Section
811-501.1 of this Code.
9    3. For purposes of this Section, a personal injury includes
10any Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
11completed by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate
12professional attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
13facility. A Type A injury includes severe bleeding wounds,
14distorted extremities, and injuries that require the injured
15party to be carried from the scene.
16(Source: P.A. 96-289, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
17    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
18changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
19that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
20represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
21not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
22made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
23Public Act.
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.