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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 11-503 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)
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| 7 | | Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless |
| 8 | | driving.
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| 9 | | (a) A
person commits reckless driving if he or she: |
| 10 | | (1) drives any vehicle with
a willful or wanton |
| 11 | | disregard for the safety of persons or property; or |
| 12 | | (2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in a |
| 13 | | roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge
approach, or |
| 14 | | hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne; or .
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| 15 | | (3) knowingly drives a vehicle and is involved in an |
| 16 | | accident when: |
| 17 | | (A) he or she has been diagnosed with a medical |
| 18 | | condition that is likely to cause loss of consciousness |
| 19 | | or any loss of ability to safely operate a vehicle; |
| 20 | | (B) he or she failed to comply with a health care |
| 21 | | professional recommendation or prescribed treatment, |
| 22 | | or failed to take medication for the condition; and |
| 23 | | (C) the failure to comply with a health care |
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| 1 | | professional recommendation or prescribed treatment, |
| 2 | | or the failure to take medication, is the proximate |
| 3 | | cause of the accident. |
| 4 | | (b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be |
| 5 | | guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under |
| 6 | | subsections (b-1), (c), and (d) of this
Section.
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| 7 | | (b-1) Except as provided in subsection (d), any person |
| 8 | | convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes |
| 9 | | bodily harm to a child or a school crossing guard while the |
| 10 | | school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties, |
| 11 | | is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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| 12 | | (c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of |
| 13 | | subsection (a)
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be guilty of aggravated reckless driving |
| 14 | | if the violation results in great
bodily harm or permanent |
| 15 | | disability or disfigurement to another. Except as provided in |
| 16 | | subsection (d) of this Section, aggravated
reckless driving is |
| 17 | | a Class 4 felony. |
| 18 | | (d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if |
| 19 | | the violation causes great bodily harm or permanent disability |
| 20 | | or disfigurement to a child or a school crossing guard while |
| 21 | | the school crossing guard is performing his or her official |
| 22 | | duties, is guilty of aggravated reckless driving. Aggravated |
| 23 | | reckless driving under this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony.
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| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 95-467, eff. 6-1-08.)
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| 25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
| 26 | | 1, 2018.
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