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 1        AN ACT  in  relation  to  fines  for  driving  under  the
 2    influence of alcohol or drugs.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The State Finance Act is amended by  changing
 6    Section 5.414 as follows:

 7        (30 ILCS 105/5.414)
 8        Sec. 5.414. The State Police Crime Laboratory DUI Fund.
 9    (Source: P.A. 89-54, eff. 6-30-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96.)

10        Section  10.   The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code is amended by
11    changing Section 11-501 as follows:

12        (625 ILCS 5/11-501) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
13        Sec.  11-501.   Driving  while  under  the  influence  of
14    alcohol,  other  drug  or  drugs,  intoxicating  compound  or
15    compounds or any combination thereof.
16        (a)  A person shall not drive or be  in  actual  physical
17    control of any vehicle within this State while:
18             (1)  the alcohol concentration in the person's blood
19        or  breath  is  0.08  or  more based on the definition of
20        blood and breath units in Section 11-501.2;
21             (2)  under the influence of alcohol;
22             (3)  under  the  influence   of   any   intoxicating
23        compound  or  combination  of intoxicating compounds to a
24        degree that  renders  the  person  incapable  of  driving
25        safely;
26             (4)  under  the  influence  of  any  other  drug  or
27        combination  of drugs to a degree that renders the person
28        incapable of safely driving;
29             (5)  under the combined influence of alcohol,  other
 
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 1        drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a
 2        degree  that  renders  the  person  incapable  of  safely
 3        driving; or
 4             (6)  there  is  any  amount of a drug, substance, or
 5        compound  in  the  person's  breath,  blood,   or   urine
 6        resulting   from  the  unlawful  use  or  consumption  of
 7        cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
 8        substance listed in the  Illinois  Controlled  Substances
 9        Act,  or  an  intoxicating  compound listed in the Use of
10        Intoxicating Compounds Act.
11        (b)  The fact that any person charged with violating this
12    Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other
13    drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or  any
14    combination  thereof,  shall not constitute a defense against
15    any charge of violating this Section.
16        (c)  Except as provided under paragraphs (c-3) and (d) of
17    this  Section,  every  person  convicted  of  violating  this
18    Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance, shall be
19    guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, in addition to any other
20    criminal or administrative action, for any second  conviction
21    of  violating this Section or a similar provision of a law of
22    another state or local ordinance committed within 5 years  of
23    a  previous  violation of this Section or a similar provision
24    of a local ordinance shall  be  mandatorily  sentenced  to  a
25    minimum  of  48 consecutive hours of imprisonment or assigned
26    to a minimum of 100 hours of  community  service  as  may  be
27    determined by the court.  Every person convicted of violating
28    this  Section  or  a  similar  provision of a local ordinance
29    shall be subject to a mandatory minimum fine of  $500  and  a
30    mandatory 5 days of community service in a program benefiting
31    children if the person committed a violation of paragraph (a)
32    or   a   similar   provision   of  a  local  ordinance  while
33    transporting a person under age 16.  Every person convicted a
34    second time for violating this Section or a similar provision
 
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 1    of a local ordinance within 5 years of a  previous  violation
 2    of  this  Section  or a similar provision of a law of another
 3    state or local ordinance shall  be  subject  to  a  mandatory
 4    minimum  fine  of  $500  and  10  days of mandatory community
 5    service in a  program  benefiting  children  if  the  current
 6    offense  was  committed while transporting a person under age
 7    16.  The imprisonment or  assignment  under  this  subsection
 8    shall  not  be  subject to suspension nor shall the person be
 9    eligible for probation in order to  reduce  the  sentence  or
10    assignment.
11        (c-1)  (1)  A  person  who violates this Section during a
12        period in which his or her driving privileges are revoked
13        or suspended, where the revocation or suspension was  for
14        a  violation of this Section, Section 11-501.1, paragraph
15        (b) of Section 11-401, or Section  9-3  of  the  Criminal
16        Code of 1961 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
17             (2)  A person who violates this Section a third time
18        during  a  period  in which his or her driving privileges
19        are  revoked  or  suspended  where  the   revocation   or
20        suspension  was  for a violation of this Section, Section
21        11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or Section 9-3
22        of the Criminal Code of 1961  is  guilty  of  a  Class  3
23        felony.
24             (3)  A  person who violates this Section a fourth or
25        subsequent time during a  period  in  which  his  or  her
26        driving  privileges  are  revoked  or suspended where the
27        revocation or suspension was  for  a  violation  of  this
28        Section,  Section  11-501.1,  paragraph  (b)  of  Section
29        11-401,  or  Section  9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 is
30        guilty of a Class 2 felony.
31        (c-2)  (Blank).
32        (c-3)  Every person convicted of violating  this  Section
33    or  a  similar provision of a local ordinance who had a child
34    under age 16 in the vehicle at the time of the offense  shall
 
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 1    have  his or her punishment under this Act enhanced by 2 days
 2    of imprisonment for a first offense, 10 days of  imprisonment
 3    for  a  second  offense,  30 days of imprisonment for a third
 4    offense,  and  90  days  of  imprisonment  for  a  fourth  or
 5    subsequent offense, in addition to  the  fine  and  community
 6    service  required  under  subsection  (c)  and  the  possible
 7    imprisonment required under subsection (d).  The imprisonment
 8    or  assignment  under this subsection shall not be subject to
 9    suspension nor shall the person be eligible for probation  in
10    order to reduce the sentence or assignment.
11        (d) (1)  Every person convicted of committing a violation
12    of  this  Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
13    the  influence  of  alcohol,  other   drug   or   drugs,   or
14    intoxicating   compound  or  compounds,  or  any  combination
15    thereof if:
16             (A)  the  person  committed  a  violation  of   this
17        Section, or a similar provision of a law of another state
18        or a local ordinance when the cause of action is the same
19        as  or  substantially  similar  to  this Section, for the
20        third or subsequent time;
21             (B)  the person committed a violation  of  paragraph
22        (a) while driving a school bus with children on board;
23             (C)  the   person   in  committing  a  violation  of
24        paragraph (a) was involved in a  motor  vehicle  accident
25        that   resulted   in   great  bodily  harm  or  permanent
26        disability  or  disfigurement  to   another,   when   the
27        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries; or
28             (D)  the  person  committed a violation of paragraph
29        (a) for a second time and has been  previously  convicted
30        of  violating  Section  9-3  of the Criminal Code of 1961
31        relating to reckless homicide in  which  the  person  was
32        determined  to  have been under the influence of alcohol,
33        other  drug  or  drugs,  or  intoxicating   compound   or
34        compounds  as an element of the offense or the person has
 
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 1        previously been convicted under subparagraph (C) of  this
 2        paragraph (1).
 3        (2)  Aggravated  driving  under the influence of alcohol,
 4    other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound  or  compounds,
 5    or  any  combination  thereof is a Class 4 felony for which a
 6    person, if sentenced to a  term  of  imprisonment,  shall  be
 7    sentenced to not less than one year and not more than 3 years
 8    for  a violation of subparagraph (A), (B) or (D) of paragraph
 9    (1) of this subsection (d) and not less than one year and not
10    more than 12 years for a violation  of  subparagraph  (C)  of
11    paragraph  (1)  of  this  subsection (d). For any prosecution
12    under this subsection (d), a certified copy  of  the  driving
13    abstract  of  the defendant shall be admitted as proof of any
14    prior conviction.
15        (e)  After a finding of guilt  and  prior  to  any  final
16    sentencing, or an order for supervision, for an offense based
17    upon  an  arrest for a violation of this Section or a similar
18    provision of a local ordinance, individuals shall be required
19    to undergo a  professional  evaluation  to  determine  if  an
20    alcohol,  drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists
21    and the extent of the  problem.   Programs  conducting  these
22    evaluations  shall  be  licensed  by  the Department of Human
23    Services.  The cost of any professional evaluation  shall  be
24    paid   for   by   the  individual  required  to  undergo  the
25    professional evaluation.
26        (f)  Every person found guilty of violating this Section,
27    whose operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this
28    Section proximately  caused  any  incident  resulting  in  an
29    appropriate  emergency  response,  shall  be  liable  for the
30    expense of an emergency response as  provided  under  Section
31    5-5-3 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
32        (g)  The  Secretary  of  State  shall  revoke the driving
33    privileges of any person convicted under this  Section  or  a
34    similar provision of a local ordinance.
 
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 1        (h)  Every  person sentenced under subsection (d) of this
 2    Section and who receives a term of probation  or  conditional
 3    discharge shall be required to serve a minimum term of either
 4    30  days  community  service  or,  beginning July 1, 1993, 48
 5    consecutive hours of  imprisonment  as  a  condition  of  the
 6    probation  or  conditional discharge.  This mandatory minimum
 7    term of imprisonment or assignment of community service shall
 8    not be suspended and shall not be subject to reduction by the
 9    court.
10        (i)  The Secretary of State may  use  ignition  interlock
11    device   requirements   when   granting   driving  relief  to
12    individuals who have been arrested for a second or subsequent
13    offense of this Section or a similar  provision  of  a  local
14    ordinance.    The  Secretary  shall  establish  by  rule  and
15    regulation the procedures for use of the interlock system.
16        (j)  In addition to any other penalties and  liabilities,
17    a person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating
18    this   Section,   including   any   person  placed  on  court
19    supervision for violating this Section, shall be fined  $100,
20    payable  to the circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money
21    to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest.   In  the
22    event  that  more  than  one  agency  is  responsible for the
23    arrest,  the  $100  shall  be  shared  equally.   Any  moneys
24    received by a law enforcement agency  under  this  subsection
25    (j)  shall be used to purchase law enforcement equipment that
26    will assist in the prevention  of  alcohol  related  criminal
27    violence  throughout  the  State.  This shall include, but is
28    not limited to, in-car video cameras, radar and  laser  speed
29    detection  devices,  and  alcohol  breath testers. Any moneys
30    received  by  the  Department  of  State  Police  under  this
31    subsection (j) shall be deposited into the State  Police  DUI
32    Fund  and shall be used to purchase law enforcement equipment
33    that  will  assist  in  the  prevention  of  alcohol  related
34    criminal violence throughout the State.
 
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 1    (Source: P.A.  90-43,  eff.  7-2-97;  90-400,  eff.  8-15-97;
 2    90-611, eff.  1-1-99;  90-655,  eff.  7-30-98;  90-738,  eff.
 3    1-1-99;  90-779,  eff.  1-1-99; 91-126, eff. 7-16-99; 91-357,
 4    eff. 7-29-99.)

 5        Section 15.  The Unified Code of Corrections  is  amended
 6    by changing Section 5-9-1.9 as follows:

 7        (730 ILCS 5/5-9-1.9)
 8        Sec. 5-9-1.9.  DUI analysis fee.
 9        (a)  "Crime laboratory" means a not-for-profit laboratory
10    substantially funded by a single unit or combination of units
11    of  local  government or the State of Illinois that regularly
12    employs at least one person engaged in the  DUI  analysis  of
13    blood  and  urine  for  criminal justice agencies in criminal
14    matters  and  provides  testimony  with   respect   to   such
15    examinations.
16        "DUI  analysis"  means  an analysis of blood or urine for
17    purposes of determining whether a violation of Section 11-501
18    of the Illinois Vehicle Code has occurred.
19        (b)  When a person has been adjudged guilty of an offense
20    in violation of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle  Code,
21    in  addition  to  any  other  disposition,  penalty,  or fine
22    imposed, a crime laboratory DUI analysis fee of $150 for each
23    offense for which the person was convicted shall be levied by
24    the court for  each  case  in  which  a  laboratory  analysis
25    occurred.   Upon  verified  petition of the person, the court
26    may suspend payment of all or part of the  fee  if  it  finds
27    that the person does not have the ability to pay the fee.
28        (c)  In  addition to any other disposition made under the
29    provisions of the Juvenile  Court  Act  of  1987,  any  minor
30    adjudicated  delinquent  for an offense which if committed by
31    an adult would constitute a violation of  Section  11-501  of
32    the   Illinois   Vehicle  Code  shall  be  assessed  a  crime
 
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 1    laboratory DUI analysis fee of $150  for  each  adjudication.
 2    Upon  verified  petition  of the minor, the court may suspend
 3    payment of all or part of the fee if it finds that the  minor
 4    does  not  have  the  ability  to  pay  the fee.  The parent,
 5    guardian, or legal custodian of the minor may pay some or all
 6    of the fee on the minor's behalf.
 7        (d)  All crime laboratory DUI analysis fees provided  for
 8    by  this Section shall be collected by the clerk of the court
 9    and forwarded to the appropriate crime laboratory DUI fund as
10    provided in subsection (f).
11        (e)  Crime  laboratory  funds  shall  be  established  as
12    follows:
13             (1)  A unit of local  government  that  maintains  a
14        crime  laboratory  may  establish  a crime laboratory DUI
15        fund  within  the  office  of  the  county  or  municipal
16        treasurer.
17             (2)  Any combination of units  of  local  government
18        that  maintains  a crime laboratory may establish a crime
19        laboratory DUI fund within the office of the treasurer of
20        the county where the crime laboratory is situated.
21             (3)  The State Police Crime Laboratory DUI  Fund  is
22        created as a special fund in the State Treasury.
23        (f)  The analysis fee provided for in subsections (b) and
24    (c)  of  this Section shall be forwarded to the office of the
25    treasurer of the unit of local government that performed  the
26    analysis  if  that unit of local government has established a
27    crime laboratory DUI fund, or  to  the  State  Treasurer  for
28    deposit  into  the  State Police Crime Laboratory DUI Fund if
29    the analysis was performed by a laboratory  operated  by  the
30    Department of State Police.  If the analysis was performed by
31    a  crime laboratory funded by a combination of units of local
32    government, the  analysis  fee  shall  be  forwarded  to  the
33    treasurer  of  the  county  where  the  crime  laboratory  is
34    situated  if a crime laboratory DUI fund has been established
 
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 1    in  that  county.   If  the  unit  of  local  government   or
 2    combination  of units of local government has not established
 3    a crime laboratory DUI fund, then the analysis fee  shall  be
 4    forwarded  to  the State Treasurer for deposit into the State
 5    Police Crime Laboratory DUI Fund.  The clerk of  the  circuit
 6    court  may  retain  the  amount  of  $10  from each collected
 7    analysis fee  to  offset  administrative  costs  incurred  in
 8    carrying out the clerk's responsibilities under this Section.
 9        (g)  Fees  deposited  into  a  crime  laboratory DUI fund
10    created under paragraphs (1) and (2)  of  subsection  (e)  of
11    this  Section  shall  be  in addition to any allocations made
12    pursuant to existing law and  shall  be  designated  for  the
13    exclusive  use  of  the  crime  laboratory.   These  uses may
14    include, but are not limited to, the following:
15             (1)  Costs incurred in providing  analysis  for  DUI
16        investigations conducted within this State.
17             (2)  Purchase  and  maintenance of equipment for use
18        in performing analyses.
19             (3)  Continuing     education,     training,     and
20        professional development of forensic scientists regularly
21        employed by these laboratories.
22        (h)  Fees deposited in the State Police Crime  Laboratory
23    DUI  Fund  created  under  paragraph (3) of subsection (e) of
24    this Section shall be used by  State  crime  laboratories  as
25    designated  by  the  Director  of  State Police.  These funds
26    shall be in addition to any  allocations  made  according  to
27    existing law and shall be designated for the exclusive use of
28    State  crime  laboratories.    These  uses  may include those
29    enumerated in subsection (g) of this Section.
30    (Source: P.A. 89-54, eff. 6-30-95.)

31        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
32    becoming law.

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