Full Text of SB0946 96th General Assembly
SB0946 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 SB0946
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/6-101 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning licenses and permits.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 6-101 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/6-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101)
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| Sec. 6-101. Drivers must have licenses or permits.
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| (a) No person, except those expressly exempted by Section | 9 |
| 6-102, shall
drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this | 10 |
| State unless such person has
a valid license or permit, or a | 11 |
| restricted driving permit, issued under the
provisions of this | 12 |
| Act.
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| (b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle unless he holds a | 14 |
| valid
license or permit, or a restricted driving permit issued | 15 |
| under the
provisions of Section 6-205, 6-206, or 6-113 of this | 16 |
| this Act. Any person to
whom a license is issued under the | 17 |
| provisions of this Act must surrender to
the Secretary of State | 18 |
| all valid licenses or permits. No drivers license
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| issued to any person who holds a valid Foreign State license,
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| identification card, or permit
unless such person first | 21 |
| surrenders to the Secretary of State any such
valid Foreign | 22 |
| State license,
identification card, or permit.
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| (b-5) Any person who commits a violation of subsection (a) |
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| or (b) of this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, if | 2 |
| at the time of the violation the person's driver's license or | 3 |
| permit was cancelled under clause (a)9 of Section 6-201 of this | 4 |
| Code.
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| (c) Any person licensed as a driver hereunder shall not be | 6 |
| required by
any city, village, incorporated town or other | 7 |
| municipal corporation to
obtain any other license to exercise | 8 |
| the privilege thereby granted.
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| (d) In addition to other penalties imposed under this | 10 |
| Section, any person
in violation of this Section who is also in | 11 |
| violation of Section 7-601 of this
Code relating to mandatory | 12 |
| insurance requirements shall have his or her motor
vehicle | 13 |
| immediately impounded by the arresting law enforcement | 14 |
| officer. The
motor vehicle may be released to any licensed | 15 |
| driver upon a showing of proof of
insurance for the motor | 16 |
| vehicle that was impounded and the notarized written
consent | 17 |
| for the release by the vehicle owner.
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| (e) In addition to other penalties imposed under this | 19 |
| Section, the
vehicle
of any person
in violation of this Section | 20 |
| who is also in violation of Section 7-601 of this
Code relating | 21 |
| to mandatory insurance requirements and who, in violating this
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| Section, has caused death or personal injury to another person | 23 |
| is subject to
forfeiture under
Sections 36-1 and 36-2 of the | 24 |
| Criminal Code of 1961.
For the purposes of this Section, a | 25 |
| personal injury shall include
any type A injury as indicated on | 26 |
| the traffic accident report completed
by a law enforcement |
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| officer that requires immediate professional attention
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| either a doctor's office or a medical facility. A type A injury | 3 |
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include severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, | 4 |
| and injuries that
require the injured party to be carried from | 5 |
| the scene.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-993, eff. 1-1-07; 95-578, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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