94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1076


 
Introduced 02/08/05, by Rep. Wyvetter H. Younge
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		












625 ILCS 5/11-501
  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501









    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Makes technical changes in a Section
regarding driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating
compounds.
















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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, 
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represented in the General Assembly: 


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing 
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Section 11-501 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/11-501)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
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    Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol, 
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other drug or
drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any 
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combination thereof.


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    (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual
physical 
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control of any vehicle within this
this State while:


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        (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or 
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    breath is 0.08
or more based on the definition of blood and 
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    breath units in Section 11-501.2;


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        (2) under the influence of alcohol;


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        (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or 
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    combination of
intoxicating compounds to a degree that 
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    renders the person incapable of
driving safely;


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        (4) under the influence of any other drug or 
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    combination of drugs to a
degree that renders the person 
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    incapable of safely driving;


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        (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug 
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    or drugs, or
intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree 
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    that renders the person
incapable of safely driving; or


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        (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or 
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    compound in the
person's breath, blood, or urine resulting 
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    from the unlawful use or consumption
of cannabis listed in 
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    the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed
in 
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    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or an intoxicating 
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    compound listed
in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act.


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    (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this 
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Section is or
has been legally entitled to use alcohol, other 
 


 






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drug or drugs, or
intoxicating compound or compounds, or any

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combination thereof,  shall not constitute a defense against any 
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charge of
violating this Section.


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    (b-1) With regard to penalties imposed under this Section:

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        (1) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection 
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    (a) or a similar
provision includes any violation of a 
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    provision of a local ordinance or a
provision of a law of 
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    another state that is similar to a violation of
subsection 
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    (a) of this Section.

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        (2) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that 
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    has been revoked
for a previous violation of subsection (a) 
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    of this Section shall be in
addition to the penalty imposed 
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    for any subsequent violation of subsection (a).

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    (b-2) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any 
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person convicted of
violating subsection (a) of this Section is 
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guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

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    (b-3) In addition to any other criminal or administrative 
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sanction for any
second conviction of violating subsection (a) 
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or a similar provision committed
within 5 years of a previous 
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violation of subsection (a) or a similar
provision, the 
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defendant shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum of 5 days 
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of
imprisonment or assigned a mandatory minimum of 240 hours of 
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community service
as may be determined by the court.

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    (b-4) In the case of a third or subsequent violation 
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committed within 5
years of a previous violation of subsection 
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(a) or a similar provision, in
addition to any other criminal 
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or administrative sanction, a mandatory minimum
term of either 
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10 days of imprisonment or 480 hours of community service shall

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be imposed.

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    (b-5) The imprisonment or assignment of community service 
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under subsections
(b-3) and (b-4) shall not be subject to 
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suspension, nor shall the person be
eligible for a reduced 
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sentence.


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    (c) (Blank).



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    (c-1) (1) A person who violates subsection (a)

during
a 
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    period in which his
or her driving privileges are revoked 
 


 






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    or suspended, where the revocation or
suspension was for a 
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    violation of subsection (a), Section
11-501.1, paragraph 
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    (b)
of Section 11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined 
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    in Section 9-3 of
the Criminal Code of 1961 is guilty of a

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    Class 4 felony.


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        (2) A person who violates subsection (a) a third
time, 
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    if the third violation occurs during a period in
which his 
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    or her driving privileges are revoked or suspended where 
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    the
revocation
or suspension was for a violation of 
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    subsection (a),
Section 11-501.1, paragraph
(b) of Section 
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    11-401, or for reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3

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    of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of
a Class 3 
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    felony.(2.1) A person who violates subsection (a) a third 
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    time, if the third
violation occurs during a period in 
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    which his or her driving privileges are
revoked or 
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    suspended where the revocation or suspension was for a 
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    violation of
subsection (a), Section 11-501.1, subsection 
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    (b) of Section 11-401, or for
reckless homicide as defined 
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    in Section
9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, is guilty of a 
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    Class 3 felony; and if the
person receives a term of

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    probation or conditional discharge, he or she shall be 
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    required to serve a
mandatory
minimum of 10 days of 
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    imprisonment or shall be assigned a mandatory minimum of

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    480 hours of community service, as may be determined by the 
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    court, as a
condition of the probation or conditional 
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    discharge. This mandatory minimum
term of imprisonment or 
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    assignment of community service shall not be suspended
or 
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    reduced by the court.

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        (2.2) A person who violates subsection (a), if the

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    violation occurs during a period in which his or her 
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    driving privileges are
revoked or suspended where the 
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    revocation or suspension was for a violation of
subsection 
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    (a) or Section 11-501.1, shall also be sentenced to an 
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    additional
mandatory minimum term of 30 consecutive days of 
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    imprisonment, 40 days of
24-hour periodic imprisonment, or 
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    720 hours of community service, as may be
determined by the 
 


 






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    court.  This mandatory term of imprisonment or assignment of

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    community service shall  not be suspended or reduced by the 
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    court.


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        (3) A person who violates subsection (a) a fourth or

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    subsequent time, if the fourth or subsequent violation 
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    occurs
during a period in which his
or her driving 
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    privileges are revoked or suspended where the revocation
or 
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    suspension was for a violation of subsection (a),
Section 
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    11-501.1, paragraph
(b) of Section 11-401, or for reckless 
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    homicide as defined in
Section 9-3
of
the Criminal Code of 
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    1961, is guilty of
a Class 2 felony and is not eligible for 
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    a sentence of probation or
conditional discharge.


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    (c-2) (Blank).


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    (c-3) (Blank).



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    (c-4) (Blank).

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    (c-5) A person who violates subsection (a), if the person 
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was transporting
a person under the age of 16 at the time of 
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the violation, is subject to an
additional mandatory minimum 
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fine of $1,000, an additional mandatory minimum
140 hours of 
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community service, which shall include 40 hours of community

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service in a program benefiting children, and an additional 2 
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days of
imprisonment. The imprisonment or assignment of 
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community service under this
subsection (c-5) is not subject to 
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suspension, nor is the person eligible for
a reduced sentence.

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    (c-6) Except as provided in subsections (c-7) and (c-8) a 
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person who
violates
subsection (a) a second time, if at the 
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time of
the second violation the person was transporting a 
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person under the age of 16,
is subject to an additional 10 days 
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of imprisonment, an additional mandatory
minimum fine of 
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$1,000, and an additional mandatory minimum 140 hours of

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community service, which shall include 40 hours of community 
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service in a
program benefiting children.
The imprisonment or 
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assignment of community service under this subsection (c-6)
is 
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not subject to suspension, nor is the person eligible for a 
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reduced
sentence.

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convicted of
violating subsection (c-6) or a similar
provision 
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within 10 years of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a

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similar provision shall receive, in addition to any other 
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penalty imposed, a
mandatory minimum 12 days imprisonment, an 
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additional 40 hours of mandatory
community service in a program 
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benefiting children, and a mandatory minimum
fine of $1,750. 
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The imprisonment or assignment of community service under this

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subsection (c-7) is not subject to suspension, nor is the 
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person
eligible for a reduced sentence.

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    (c-8) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-6) or 
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a similar
provision within 5 years of a previous violation of 
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subsection (a) or a similar
provision shall receive, in 
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addition to any other penalty imposed, an
additional 80 hours 
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of mandatory community service in a program benefiting

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children, an additional mandatory minimum 12 days of 
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imprisonment, and a
mandatory minimum fine of $1,750. The 
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imprisonment or assignment of community
service under this 
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subsection (c-8) is not subject to suspension, nor
is the

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person eligible for a reduced sentence.

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    (c-9) Any person convicted a third time for violating 
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subsection (a) or a
similar provision, if at the time of the 
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third violation the person was
transporting a person under the 
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age of 16, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall
receive, in 
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addition to any other
penalty imposed, an additional mandatory 
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fine of $1,000, an additional
mandatory 140 hours of community 
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service, which shall include 40 hours in a
program benefiting 
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children, and a mandatory minimum 30 days of imprisonment.
The 
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imprisonment or assignment of community service under this 
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subsection (c-9)
is not subject to suspension, nor is the 
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person eligible for a reduced
sentence.

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    (c-10) Any person convicted of violating subsection (c-9) 
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or a similar
provision a third time within 20 years of a 
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previous violation of subsection
(a) or a
similar provision is 
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guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall receive, in addition
to 
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any other penalty imposed, an additional mandatory 40 hours of 
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community
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additional mandatory fine of

$3,000
$3000, and a mandatory 
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minimum 120 days of imprisonment. The imprisonment or

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assignment of community service under this subsection (c-10) is 
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not subject to
suspension, nor is the person eligible for a 
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reduced sentence.

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    (c-11) Any person convicted a fourth or subsequent time for 
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violating
subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time 
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of the fourth or
subsequent violation the person was 
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transporting a person under the age of 16,
and if the person's 
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3 prior violations of subsection (a) or a similar provision

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occurred while transporting a person under the age of 16 or 
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while the alcohol
concentration in his or her blood, breath, or 
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urine was 0.16 or more based
on the definition of blood, 
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breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, is
guilty of a 
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Class 2 felony, is not eligible for probation or conditional

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discharge, and is subject to a minimum fine of $3,000.

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    (c-12) Any person convicted of a first violation of 
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subsection (a) or a
similar provision, if the alcohol 
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concentration in his or her blood, breath, or
urine was 0.16 or 
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more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine
units 
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in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in addition to any other 
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penalty
that may be imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100 
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hours of community service
and a mandatory minimum fine of 
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$500.

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    (c-13) Any person convicted of a second violation of 
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subsection (a) or a similar provision committed within 10 years 
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of a previous violation of subsection (a) or a similar 
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provision committed within 10 years of a previous violation of 
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subsection (a) or a similar provision, if at the time of the 
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second violation of subsection (a) or a similar provision the

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alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 
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0.16 or more
based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine 
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units in Section 11-501.2,
shall be
subject, in addition to any 
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other penalty that may be imposed, to a mandatory
minimum of 2 
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days of imprisonment and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,250.

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subsection (a) or a
similar provision within 20 years of a 
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previous violation of subsection (a) or
a
similar provision, if 
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at the time of the third violation of subsection (a) or a

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similar provision the alcohol concentration in his or her 
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blood, breath, or
urine was 0.16 or more based on the 
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definition of blood, breath, or urine units
in Section 
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11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 4 felony and shall be subject, 
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in
addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a 
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mandatory minimum of
90 days of imprisonment and a mandatory 
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minimum fine of $2,500.

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    (c-15) Any person convicted of a fourth or subsequent 
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violation of
subsection
(a) or a similar provision, if at the 
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time of the fourth or subsequent
violation the alcohol 
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concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
0.16 or 
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more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units 
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in
Section 11-501.2, and if the person's 3 prior violations of 
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subsection (a) or a
similar provision occurred while 
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transporting a person under the age of 16 or
while the alcohol 
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concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16
or 
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more based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units 
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in Section
11-501.2, is guilty of a Class 2 felony and is not 
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eligible for a sentence of
probation or conditional discharge 
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and is subject to a minimum fine of
$2,500.


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    (d) (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of 
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    this Section
shall be guilty of aggravated driving under 
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    the influence of alcohol,
other drug or drugs, or 
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    intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination

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    thereof if:


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            (A) the person committed a violation of subsection 
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        (a) or a similar
provision for the
third or subsequent 
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        time;


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            (B) the person committed a violation of subsection 
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        (a)
while
driving a school bus with persons 18 years of 
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        age or younger

on board;


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            (C) the person in committing a violation of 
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        subsection
(a) was
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        that resulted in great bodily harm or
permanent 
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        disability or disfigurement to another, when the 
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        violation was
a proximate cause of the injuries;


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            (D) the person committed a violation of subsection 
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        (a)
for a
second time and has been previously convicted 
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        of violating Section 9-3 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 
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        or a similar provision of a law of another state 
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        relating to reckless homicide in which the person was

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        determined to have been under the influence of alcohol, 
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        other drug or
drugs, or intoxicating compound or 
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        compounds as an element of the offense or
the person 
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        has previously been convicted
under subparagraph (C) 
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        or subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1);


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            (E) the person, in committing a violation of 
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        subsection (a) while
driving at any speed in a school 
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        speed zone at a time when a speed limit of
20 miles per 
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        hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section 
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        11-605 of
this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle 
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        accident that resulted in bodily
harm, other than great 
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        bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,

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        to another person, when the violation of subsection (a) 
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        was a
proximate cause
of the bodily harm; or


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            (F) the person, in committing a violation of 
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        subsection (a), was
involved in a motor vehicle, 
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        snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft

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        accident that resulted in
the death of another person, 
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        when the violation of subsection
(a) was
a proximate 
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        cause of the death.


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        (2) Except as provided in this paragraph (2), a person 
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    convicted of
aggravated driving under
the
influence of 
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    alcohol, other drug or
drugs,
or intoxicating compound or 
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    compounds, or any
combination thereof is guilty of a Class 
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    4 felony.  For a violation of
subparagraph (C)
of
paragraph 
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    (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to 
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    a term
of imprisonment, shall be sentenced
to not less than

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    one year nor more than 12 years.
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    the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
or 
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    intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination 
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    thereof as
defined in subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of 
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    this subsection (d) is
a Class 2 felony, for which the 
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    defendant, if sentenced to a term of
imprisonment, shall be 
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    sentenced to: (A) a
term of imprisonment of not less than 3 
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    years and not more
than 14 years if the violation resulted 
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    in the death of one person; or
(B) a term of imprisonment 
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    of not less than 6 years and not
more than 28 years if the 
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    violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more
persons.
For 
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    any prosecution under this subsection
(d), a certified copy 
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    of the
driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted 
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    as proof of any prior
conviction.
Any person sentenced 
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    under this subsection (d) who receives a term of
probation

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    or conditional discharge must serve a minimum term of 
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    either 480 hours of
community service or 10 days of 
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    imprisonment as a condition of the probation or
conditional 
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    discharge. This mandatory minimum term of imprisonment or

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    assignment of community service may not be suspended or 
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    reduced by the court.


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    (e) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final 
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sentencing, or an
order for supervision, for an offense based 
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upon an arrest for a
violation of this Section or a similar 
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provision of a local ordinance,
individuals shall be required 
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to undergo a professional evaluation to
determine if an 
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alcohol, drug, or intoxicating compound abuse problem exists

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and the
extent of the problem, and undergo the imposition of 
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treatment as appropriate.
Programs conducting these 
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evaluations shall be
licensed by the Department of Human 
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Services.  The cost of any professional
evaluation shall be paid 
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for by the
individual
required to undergo the professional 
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evaluation.


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    (e-1) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to 
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violating this
Section, including any person receiving a 
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disposition of court supervision for
violating this Section, 
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may be required by the Court to attend a victim
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offered by, or under contract with, a County State's Attorney's

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office, a probation and court services department, Mothers 
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Against Drunk
Driving,
or the Alliance Against Intoxicated 
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Motorists.
All costs generated by
the victim impact panel shall 
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be paid from fees collected from the
offender or as may be 
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determined by the court.


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    (f) Every person found guilty of violating this Section, 
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whose
operation of a motor vehicle while in violation of this 
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Section proximately
caused any incident resulting in an 
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appropriate emergency response, shall
be liable for the expense 
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of an emergency response as provided under
Section 5-5-3 of the 
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Unified Code of Corrections.


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    (g) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving 
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privileges of any
person convicted under this Section or a 
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similar provision of a local
ordinance.


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    (h) (Blank).



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    (i) The Secretary of State shall require the use of 
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ignition interlock
devices on all vehicles owned by an 
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individual who has been convicted of a
second
or subsequent 
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offense of this Section or a similar provision of a local

21
ordinance.  The Secretary shall establish by rule and regulation 
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the procedures
for certification and use of the interlock 
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system.


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    (j) In addition to any other penalties and liabilities, a 
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person who is
found guilty of or pleads guilty to violating 
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subsection (a), including any
person placed on court 
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supervision for violating subsection (a), shall be fined
$500, 
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payable to the
circuit clerk, who shall distribute the money as 
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follows: 20% to the law enforcement agency
that made the arrest 
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and 80% shall be forwarded to the State Treasurer for deposit 
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into the General Revenue Fund.  If the person has been 
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previously convicted of violating
subsection (a) or a similar 
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provision of a local
ordinance, the fine shall be
$1,000.  In 
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the event that more than one agency is responsible
for the 
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arrest, the amount payable to law enforcement agencies  shall be 
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shared equally.  Any moneys received
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under this subsection (j) shall be used to purchase law

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enforcement equipment that will assist in the prevention of 
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alcohol related
criminal violence throughout the State.  This 
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shall include, but is not limited
to, in-car video cameras, 
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radar and laser speed detection devices, and alcohol
breath 
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testers.
Any moneys received by the Department of State Police 
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under this subsection
(j) shall be deposited into the State 
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Police DUI Fund and shall be used to
purchase law enforcement 
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equipment that will assist in the prevention of
alcohol related 
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criminal violence throughout the State.


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    (k) The Secretary of State Police DUI Fund is created as a 
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special
fund in the State treasury. All moneys received by the 
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Secretary of State
Police under subsection (j) of this Section 
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shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State Police DUI Fund 
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and, subject to appropriation, shall be
used to purchase law 
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enforcement equipment to assist in the prevention of
alcohol 
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related criminal violence throughout the State.


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    (l) Whenever an individual is sentenced for an offense 
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based upon an
arrest for a violation of subsection (a) or a 
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similar provision of a local
ordinance, and the professional 
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evaluation recommends remedial or
rehabilitative treatment or 
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education, neither the treatment nor the education
shall be the 
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sole disposition and either or both may be imposed only in

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conjunction with another disposition. The court shall monitor 
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compliance with
any remedial education or treatment 
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recommendations contained in the
professional evaluation. 
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Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation
or 
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remedial education must be licensed by the Department of Human 
29
Services. If
the individual is not a resident of Illinois, 
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however, the court may accept an
alcohol or other drug 
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evaluation or remedial education program in the
individual's 
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state of residence.  Programs providing treatment must be 
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licensed
under existing applicable alcoholism and drug 
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treatment licensure standards.

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    (m) In addition to any other fine or penalty required by 
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law, an individual
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Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile
Registration and Safety Act, 
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Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety
Act, or a 
3
similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle, 
4
snowmobile, or
watercraft while in
violation of subsection (a), 
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Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile Registration and
Safety Act, 
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Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act, or a 
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similar
provision proximately caused an incident resulting in 
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an appropriate emergency
response, shall be required to make 
9
restitution to a public agency for the
costs of that emergency 
10
response. The restitution may not exceed $1,000 per
public 
11
agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection 
12
(m),
"emergency response" means any incident requiring a 
13
response by a police
officer, a firefighter carried on the 
14
rolls of a regularly constituted fire
department, or an 
15
ambulance.


16
(Source: P.A. 92-248, eff. 8-3-01; 92-418, eff. 8-17-01; 
17
92-420, eff. 8-17-01; 92-429, eff. 1-1-02; 92-431, eff. 1-1-02; 
18
92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 93-156, eff. 1-1-04; 93-213, eff. 
19
7-18-03; 93-584, eff. 8-22-03; 93-712, eff. 1-1-05; 93-800, 
20
eff. 1-1-05; 93-840, eff. 7-30-04; revised 1-13-05.)