103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4811
 
Introduced 2/6/2024, by Rep. Patrick Windhorst
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-506
    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the driver's license of any person convicted of engaging in a street sideshow shall be revoked in the manner provided by the Code. Provides that every person convicted of engaging in a street sideshow shall be guilty of aggravated engaging in a street sideshow if the person, in committing the violation, was involved in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another, where the violation was a proximate cause of the injury. Provides that aggravated engaging in a street sideshow is a Class 4 felony for which the defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12 years.


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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 
5changing Section 11-506 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-506)
7    Sec. 11-506. Street racing; aggravated street racing; 
8street sideshows.
9    (a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street 
10or highway of this State.
11    (a-5) No person shall engage in a street sideshow on any 
12street or highway of this State. 
13    (b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit 
14his or her vehicle to be used by another for the purpose of 
15street racing or a street sideshow.
16    (b-5) A person may not knowingly interfere with or cause 
17the movement of traffic to slow or stop for the purpose of 
18facilitating street racing or a street sideshow. 
19    (c) For the purposes of this Section:
20    "Acquiesce" or "permit" means actual knowledge that the 
21motor vehicle was to be used for the purpose of street racing.
22    "Motor vehicle stunt" includes, but is not limited to, 
23operating a vehicle in a manner that causes the vehicle to 
 
 
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1slide or spin, driving within the proximity of a gathering of 
2persons, performing maneuvers to demonstrate the performance 
3capability of the motor vehicle, or maneuvering the vehicle in 
4an attempt to elicit a reaction from a gathering of persons. 
5    "Street racing" means:
6        (1) The operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point 
7    side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive 
8    attempt to outdistance each other; or
9        (2) The operation of one or more vehicles over a 
10    common selected course, each starting at the same point, 
11    for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power 
12    of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a 
13    certain distance or time limit; or
14        (3) The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to 
15    outgain or outdistance another vehicle; or
16        (4) The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another 
17    vehicle from passing; or
18        (5) The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a 
19    given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
20        (6) The use of one or more vehicles to test the 
21    physical stamina or endurance of drivers over 
22    long-distance driving routes.
23    "Street sideshow" means an event in which one or more 
24vehicles block or impede traffic on a street or highway, for 
25the purpose of performing unauthorized motor vehicle stunts, 
26motor vehicle speed contests, or motor vehicle exhibitions of 
 
 
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1speed. 
2    (d) Penalties.
3        (1) Any person who is convicted of a violation of 
4    subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) shall be guilty of a Class 
5    A misdemeanor for the first offense and shall be subject 
6    to a minimum fine of $250. Any person convicted of a 
7    violation of subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) a second or 
8    subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and 
9    shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500. The driver's 
10    license of any person convicted of subsection (a) or (a-5) 
11    shall be revoked in the manner provided by Section 6-205 
12    of this Code.
13        (2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of 
14    subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. 
15    Any person who is convicted of subsection (b) for a second 
16    or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class A 
17    misdemeanor.
18        (3) Every person convicted of committing a violation 
19    of subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of 
20    aggravated street racing if the person, in committing a 
21    violation of subsection (a) was involved in a motor 
22    vehicle crash that resulted in great bodily harm or 
23    permanent disability or disfigurement to another, where 
24    the violation was a proximate cause of the injury. 
25    Aggravated street racing is a Class 4 felony for which the 
26    defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall 
 
 
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1    be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12 
2    years. 
3        (4) Every person convicted of engaging in a street 
4    sideshow in violation of subsection (a-5) of this Section 
5    shall be guilty of aggravated engaging in a street 
6    sideshow if the person, in committing a violation of 
7    subsection (a-5), was involved in a motor vehicle crash 
8    that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent disability 
9    or disfigurement to another, where the violation was a 
10    proximate cause of the injury. Aggravated engaging in a 
11    street sideshow is a Class 4 felony for which the 
12    defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall 
13    be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12 
14    years. 
15(Source: P.A. 102-733, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; 
16103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)