94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1495


 
Introduced 2/23/2005, by Sen. Kirk W. Dillard
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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








    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if a defendant is convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds because his or her DUI violation was the cause of the death of one or more persons, the defendant shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment, unless the court determines that extraordinary circumstances exist and require probation.
















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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
















 


 


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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 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.
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        (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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    (c-7) Except as provided in subsection (c-8), any person 
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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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community
service in a program benefiting children, an 
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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) the
alcohol concentration in 
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his or her blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
based on 
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the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 
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11-501.2,
shall be
subject, in addition to any other penalty 
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that may be imposed, to a mandatory
minimum of 2 days of 
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imprisonment and a mandatory minimum fine of $1,250.

 


 






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    (c-14) Any person convicted of a third violation of 
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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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        subsection
(a) was
involved in a motor vehicle accident 
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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.
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 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, unless the court determines that extraordinary 
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    circumstances exist and require probation
if sentenced to a 
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    term of
imprisonment, shall be sentenced to: (A) a
term of 
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    imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more
than 14 
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    years if the violation resulted in the death of one person; 
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    or
(B) a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and 
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    not
more than 28 years if the violation resulted in the 
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    deaths of 2 or more
persons.
For any prosecution under this 
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    subsection
(d), a certified copy of the
driving abstract of 
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    the defendant shall be admitted as proof of any prior

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    conviction.
Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) 
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    who receives a term of
probation
or conditional discharge 
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    must serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of
community 
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    service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the 
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    probation or
conditional discharge. This mandatory minimum 
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    term of imprisonment or
assignment of community service may 
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    not be suspended or reduced by the court.


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    (e) After a finding of guilt and prior to any final 
24
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 
32
Services.  The cost of any professional
evaluation shall be paid 
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for by the
individual
required to undergo the professional 
34
evaluation.


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    (e-1) Any person who is found guilty of or pleads guilty to 
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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
impact panel 
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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 
11
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

23
ordinance.  The Secretary shall establish by rule and regulation 
24
the procedures
for certification and use of the interlock 
25
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 
29
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 
35
provision of a local
ordinance, the fine shall be
$1,000.  In 
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arrest, the amount payable to law enforcement agencies  shall be 
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shared equally.  Any moneys received
by a law
enforcement agency 
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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 
8
testers.
Any moneys received by the Department of State Police 
9
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 
11
equipment that will assist in the prevention of
alcohol related 
12
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 
15
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 
22
similar provision of a local
ordinance, and the professional 
23
evaluation recommends remedial or
rehabilitative treatment or 
24
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 
28
recommendations contained in the
professional evaluation. 
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Programs conducting alcohol or other drug evaluation
or 
30
remedial education must be licensed by the Department of Human 
31
Services. If
the individual is not a resident of Illinois, 
32
however, the court may accept an
alcohol or other drug 
33
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 
2
law, an individual
convicted of a violation of subsection (a), 
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Section 5-7 of the Snowmobile
Registration and Safety Act, 
4
Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety
Act, or a 
5
similar provision, whose operation of a motor vehicle, 
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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 
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restitution to a public agency for the
costs of that emergency 
12
response. The restitution may not exceed $1,000 per
public 
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agency for each emergency response. As used in this subsection 
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(m),
"emergency response" means any incident requiring a 
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response by a police
officer, a firefighter carried on the 
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rolls of a regularly constituted fire
department, or an 
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ambulance.


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