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Sen. John J. Millner
Filed: 11/28/2012
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 957
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 957, AS AMENDED, |
| 3 | | with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. |
| 4 | | 2, as follows:
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| 5 | | on page 1, line 9 by replacing "Section 6-105.1", with |
| 6 | | "Sections 6-105.1 and 6-601"; and
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| 7 | | on page 3, line 10 by replacing "(a-5)" with "subsection |
| 8 | | (a-5)"; and
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| 9 | | on page 3, by inserting after line 23 the following: |
| 10 | | "(d-5) A temporary visitor's driver's license is invalid if |
| 11 | | the holder is unable to provide proof of liability insurance as |
| 12 | | required by Section 7-601 of this Code upon the request of a |
| 13 | | law enforcement officer, in which case the holder commits a |
| 14 | | violation of Section 6-101 of this Code."; and
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| 1 | | on page 4, by inserting after line 10 the following:
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| 2 | | "(625 ILCS 5/6-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-601)
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| 3 | | Sec. 6-601. Penalties.
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| 4 | | (a) It is a petty offense for any person to violate any of |
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provisions of this Chapter unless such violation is by this |
| 6 | | Code or other
law of this State declared to be a misdemeanor or |
| 7 | | a felony.
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| 8 | | (b) General penalties. Unless another penalty is in this |
| 9 | | Code
or other laws of this State, every person convicted of a |
| 10 | | petty
offense for the violation of any provision of this |
| 11 | | Chapter shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $500.
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| 12 | | (c) Unlicensed driving. Except as hereinafter provided a |
| 13 | | violation
of Section 6-101 shall be:
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| 14 | | 1. A Class A misdemeanor if the person failed to obtain |
| 15 | | a driver's
license or permit after expiration of a period |
| 16 | | of revocation.
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| 17 | | 2. A Class B misdemeanor if the person has been issued |
| 18 | | a driver's license
or permit, which has expired, and if the |
| 19 | | period of expiration is greater than
one year; or if the |
| 20 | | person has never been issued a driver's license or permit,
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| 21 | | or is not qualified to obtain a driver's license or permit |
| 22 | | because of his age.
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| 23 | | 3. A petty offense if the person has been issued a |
| 24 | | temporary visitor's driver's license or permit and is |
| 25 | | unable to provide proof of liability insurance as provided |
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| 1 | | in subsection (d-5) of Section 6-105.1. |
| 2 | | If a licensee under this Code is convicted of violating |
| 3 | | Section 6-303 for
operating a motor vehicle during a time when |
| 4 | | such licensee's driver's license
was suspended under the |
| 5 | | provisions of Section 6-306.3, then such act shall be
a petty |
| 6 | | offense (provided the licensee has answered the charge which |
| 7 | | was the
basis of the suspension under Section 6-306.3), and |
| 8 | | there shall be imposed no
additional like period of suspension |
| 9 | | as provided in paragraph (b) of Section
6-303.
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| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 96-607, eff. 8-24-09.)".
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