Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 4/15/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2980

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2980, AS AMENDED,
3by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6changing Sections 11-501, 11-501.1 and 11-501.6 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/11-501)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
8    Sec. 11-501. Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
9other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
10combination thereof.
11    (a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
12control of any vehicle within this State while:
13        (1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood or
14    breath is 0.08 or more based on the definition of blood and
15    breath units in Section 11-501.2;
16        (2) under the influence of alcohol;

 

 

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1        (3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound or
2    combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
3    renders the person incapable of driving safely;
4        (4) under the influence of any other drug or
5    combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
6    incapable of safely driving;
7        (5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other drug
8    or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a degree
9    that renders the person incapable of safely driving; or
10        (6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
11    compound in the person's breath, blood, or urine resulting
12    from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in
13    the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance listed in
14    the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating
15    compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
16    or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
17    Control and Community Protection Act. Subject to all other
18    requirements and provisions under this Section, this
19    paragraph (6) does not apply to the lawful consumption of
20    cannabis by a qualifying patient licensed under the
21    Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act who
22    is in possession of a valid registry card issued under that
23    Act, unless that person is impaired by the use of cannabis;
24    or .
25        (7) there is more than twice the prescribed amount of
26    drug, substance, or compound in the person's breath, blood,

 

 

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1    or urine resulting from the use or consumption of a
2    controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
3    Substances Act of the person's prescription for the
4    controlled substance. This paragraph (7) does not apply to
5    the lawful consumption of cannabis by a qualifying patient
6    licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
7    Pilot Program Act who is in possession of a valid registry
8    card under that Act, unless that person is impaired by the
9    use of cannabis.
10    (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
11Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol,
12cannabis under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot
13Program Act, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
14compounds, or any combination thereof, shall not constitute a
15defense against any charge of violating this Section.
16    (c) Penalties.
17        (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
18    person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
19    Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
20        (2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar
21    provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory
22    minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours
23    of community service in addition to any other criminal or
24    administrative sanction.
25        (3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to
26    6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum

 

 

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1    fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a
2    program benefiting children if the person was transporting
3    a person under the age of 16 at the time of the violation.
4        (4) A person who violates subsection (a) a first time,
5    if the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath,
6    or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
7    breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be
8    subject, in addition to any other penalty that may be
9    imposed, to a mandatory minimum of 100 hours of community
10    service and a mandatory minimum fine of $500.
11        (5) A person who violates subsection (a) a second time,
12    if at the time of the second violation the alcohol
13    concentration in his or her blood, breath, or urine was
14    0.16 or more based on the definition of blood, breath, or
15    urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in
16    addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
17    mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a mandatory
18    minimum fine of $1,250.
19    (d) Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
20other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
21any combination thereof.
22        (1) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
23    this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving under
24    the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
25    intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
26    thereof if:

 

 

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1            (A) the person committed a violation of subsection
2        (a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
3        time;
4            (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
5        (a) while driving a school bus with one or more
6        passengers on board;
7            (C) the person in committing a violation of
8        subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
9        that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
10        disability or disfigurement to another, when the
11        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
12            (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
13        (a) and has been previously convicted of violating
14        Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15        Criminal Code of 2012 or a similar provision of a law
16        of another state relating to reckless homicide in which
17        the person was determined to have been under the
18        influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
19        intoxicating compound or compounds as an element of the
20        offense or the person has previously been convicted
21        under subparagraph (C) or subparagraph (F) of this
22        paragraph (1);
23            (E) the person, in committing a violation of
24        subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
25        speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
26        hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section

 

 

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1        11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
2        accident that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
3        bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
4        to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
5        was a proximate cause of the bodily harm;
6            (F) the person, in committing a violation of
7        subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
8        snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
9        accident that resulted in the death of another person,
10        when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
11        cause of the death;
12            (G) the person committed a violation of subsection
13        (a) during a period in which the defendant's driving
14        privileges are revoked or suspended, where the
15        revocation or suspension was for a violation of
16        subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
17        11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for
18        reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the
19        Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
20            (H) the person committed the violation while he or
21        she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a
22        restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit
23        or a monitoring device driving permit;
24            (I) the person committed the violation while he or
25        she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or
26        she was driving was not covered by a liability

 

 

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1        insurance policy;
2            (J) the person in committing a violation of
3        subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
4        that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily
5        harm, to the child under the age of 16 being
6        transported by the person, if the violation was the
7        proximate cause of the injury;
8            (K) the person in committing a second violation of
9        subsection (a) or a similar provision was transporting
10        a person under the age of 16; or
11            (L) the person committed a violation of subsection
12        (a) of this Section while transporting one or more
13        passengers in a vehicle for-hire.
14        (2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person
15    convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
16    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
17    compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
18    4 felony.
19        (B) A third violation of this Section or a similar
20    provision is a Class 2 felony. If at the time of the third
21    violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
22    breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition
23    of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a
24    mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a
25    mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in
26    addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.

 

 

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1    If at the time of the third violation, the defendant was
2    transporting a person under the age of 16, a mandatory fine
3    of $25,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
4    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
5    other criminal or administrative sanction.
6        (C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar
7    provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of
8    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
9    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
10    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
11    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
12    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
13    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
14    administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth
15    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
16    the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of
17    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
18    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
19    sanction.
20        (D) A fifth violation of this Section or a similar
21    provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of
22    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
23    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
24    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
25    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
26    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall

 

 

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1    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
2    administrative sanction. If at the time of the fifth
3    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
4    the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of
5    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
6    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
7    sanction.
8        (E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or
9    similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of
10    the violation, the alcohol concentration in the
11    defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based
12    on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
13    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
14    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
15    administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation,
16    the defendant was transporting a person under the age of
17    16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community
18    service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed
19    in addition to any other criminal or administrative
20    sanction.
21        (F) For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
22    (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
23    a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
24    one year nor more than 12 years.
25        (G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
26    this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the

 

 

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1    defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary
2    circumstances exist and require probation, shall be
3    sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
4    years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
5    in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment
6    of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
7    violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons.
8        (H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph
9    (1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500, and
10    25 days of community service in a program benefiting
11    children shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal
12    or administrative sanction.
13        (I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of
14    this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory
15    fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a
16    program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to
17    any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the child
18    being transported suffered bodily harm, but not great
19    bodily harm, in a motor vehicle accident, and the violation
20    was the proximate cause of that injury, a mandatory fine of
21    $5,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
22    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
23    other criminal or administrative sanction.
24        (J) A violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of
25    this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony, for which a
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1    imposed.
2        (3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who
3    receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must
4    serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
5    service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the
6    probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other
7    criminal or administrative sanction.
8    (e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or
9a similar provision includes any violation of a provision of a
10local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an
11offense committed on a military installation that is similar to
12a violation of subsection (a) of this Section.
13    (f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or
14assignment of community service for a violation of this Section
15shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
16    (g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has
17been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this
18Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any
19subsequent violation of subsection (a).
20    (h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified
21copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
22as proof of any prior conviction.
23(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-122, eff. 1-1-14;
2498-573, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
25    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.1)

 

 

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1    Sec. 11-501.1. Suspension of drivers license; statutory
2summary alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound
3or compounds related suspension or revocation; implied
4consent.
5    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual physical control
6of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State shall
7be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of
8Section 11-501.2, to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
9or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
10other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or
11any combination thereof in the person's blood if arrested, as
12evidenced by the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any
13offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of
14a local ordinance, or if arrested for violating Section 11-401.
15If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the
16person was under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
17intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
18thereof, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical
19test or tests which shall be administered at the direction of
20the arresting officer. The law enforcement agency employing the
21officer shall designate which of the aforesaid tests shall be
22administered. A urine test may be administered even after a
23blood or breath test or both has been administered. For
24purposes of this Section, an Illinois law enforcement officer
25of this State who is investigating the person for any offense
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1where the person has been transported for medical care, to
2complete an investigation and to request that the person submit
3to the test or tests set forth in this Section. The
4requirements of this Section that the person be arrested are
5inapplicable, but the officer shall issue the person a Uniform
6Traffic Ticket for an offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
7similar provision of a local ordinance prior to requesting that
8the person submit to the test or tests. The issuance of the
9Uniform Traffic Ticket shall not constitute an arrest, but
10shall be for the purpose of notifying the person that he or she
11is subject to the provisions of this Section and of the
12officer's belief of the existence of probable cause to arrest.
13Upon returning to this State, the officer shall file the
14Uniform Traffic Ticket with the Circuit Clerk of the county
15where the offense was committed, and shall seek the issuance of
16an arrest warrant or a summons for the person.
17    (a-5) (Blank).
18    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is
19otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of
20refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
21provided by paragraph (a) of this Section and the test or tests
22may be administered, subject to the provisions of Section
2311-501.2.
24    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
25above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
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1the statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege to
2operate a motor vehicle, as provided in Section 6-208.1 of this
3Code, and will also result in the disqualification of the
4person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
5provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL
6holder. The person shall also be warned that a refusal to
7submit to the test, when the person was involved in a motor
8vehicle accident that caused personal injury or death to
9another, will result in the statutory summary revocation of the
10person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle, as provided in
11Section 6-208.1, and will also result in the disqualification
12of the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor
13vehicle, as provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the
14person is a CDL holder. The person shall also be warned by the
15law enforcement officer that if the person submits to the test
16or tests provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and the
17alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.08
18or greater, or more than twice the prescribed amount of a
19prescription for a controlled substance under paragraph (7) of
20subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of this Code is detected in
21the person's blood or urine, or any amount of a drug,
22substance, or compound resulting from the unlawful use or
23consumption of cannabis as covered by the Cannabis Control Act,
24a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
25Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
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1Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
2detected in the person's blood or urine, a statutory summary
3suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor
4vehicle, as provided in Sections 6-208.1 and 11-501.1 of this
5Code, and a disqualification of the person's privilege to
6operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in Section
76-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder, will be
8imposed.
9    A person who is under the age of 21 at the time the person
10is requested to submit to a test as provided above shall, in
11addition to the warnings provided for in this Section, be
12further warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the
13test that if the person submits to the test or tests provided
14in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol concentration
15in the person's blood or breath is greater than 0.00 and less
16than 0.08, a suspension of the person's privilege to operate a
17motor vehicle, as provided under Sections 6-208.2 and 11-501.8
18of this Code, will be imposed. The results of this test shall
19be admissible in a civil or criminal action or proceeding
20arising from an arrest for an offense as defined in Section
2111-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
22or pursuant to Section 11-501.4 in prosecutions for reckless
23homicide brought under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
24Criminal Code of 2012. These test results, however, shall be
25admissible only in actions or proceedings directly related to
26the incident upon which the test request was made.

 

 

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1    A person requested to submit to a test shall also
2acknowledge, in writing, receipt of the warning required under
3this Section. If the person refuses to acknowledge receipt of
4the warning, the law enforcement officer shall make a written
5notation on the warning that the person refused to sign the
6warning. A person's refusal to sign the warning shall not be
7evidence that the person was not read the warning.
8    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test that
9discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or more
10than twice the prescribed amount of a prescription for a
11controlled substance under paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of
12Section 11-501 of this Code, or any amount of a drug,
13substance, or intoxicating compound in the person's breath,
14blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption
15of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
16substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
17intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
18Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
19Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
20enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
21the circuit court of venue and the Secretary of State,
22certifying that the test or tests was or were requested under
23paragraph (a) and the person refused to submit to a test, or
24tests, or submitted to testing that disclosed an alcohol, drug,
25substance, or compound concentration at or greater than the
26amount in this subsection (d) of 0.08 or more.

 

 

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1    (e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
2officer submitted under paragraph (d), the Secretary of State
3shall enter the statutory summary suspension or revocation and
4disqualification for the periods specified in Sections 6-208.1
5and 6-514, respectively, and effective as provided in paragraph
6(g).
7    If the person is a first offender as defined in Section
811-500 of this Code, and is not convicted of a violation of
9Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
10ordinance, then reports received by the Secretary of State
11under this Section shall, except during the actual time the
12Statutory Summary Suspension is in effect, be privileged
13information and for use only by the courts, police officers,
14prosecuting authorities or the Secretary of State, unless the
15person is a CDL holder, is operating a commercial motor vehicle
16or vehicle required to be placarded for hazardous materials, in
17which case the suspension shall not be privileged. Reports
18received by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
19also be made available to the parent or guardian of a person
20under the age of 18 years that holds an instruction permit or a
21graduated driver's license, regardless of whether the
22statutory summary suspension is in effect. A statutory summary
23revocation shall not be privileged information.
24    (f) The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
25under paragraph (d) shall serve immediate notice of the
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1the suspension or revocation and disqualification shall be
2effective as provided in paragraph (g).
3        (1) In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of
4    0.08 or greater, or more than twice the prescribed amount
5    of a prescription for a controlled substance under
6    paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of this
7    Code, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound
8    resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis
9    as covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
10    substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances
11    Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
12    Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed
13    in the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
14    Act is established by a subsequent analysis of blood or
15    urine collected at the time of arrest, the arresting
16    officer or arresting agency shall give notice as provided
17    in this Section or by deposit in the United States mail of
18    the notice in an envelope with postage prepaid and
19    addressed to the person at his address as shown on the
20    Uniform Traffic Ticket and the statutory summary
21    suspension and disqualification shall begin as provided in
22    paragraph (g). The officer shall confiscate any Illinois
23    driver's license or permit on the person at the time of
24    arrest. If the person has a valid driver's license or
25    permit, the officer shall issue the person a receipt, in a
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1    that person to drive during the periods provided for in
2    paragraph (g). The officer shall immediately forward the
3    driver's license or permit to the circuit court of venue
4    along with the sworn report provided for in paragraph (d).
5        (2) (Blank).
6    (g) The statutory summary suspension or revocation and
7disqualification referred to in this Section shall take effect
8on the 46th day following the date the notice of the statutory
9summary suspension or revocation was given to the person.
10    (h) The following procedure shall apply whenever a person
11is arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
12similar provision of a local ordinance:
13    Upon receipt of the sworn report from the law enforcement
14officer, the Secretary of State shall confirm the statutory
15summary suspension or revocation by mailing a notice of the
16effective date of the suspension or revocation to the person
17and the court of venue. The Secretary of State shall also mail
18notice of the effective date of the disqualification to the
19person. However, should the sworn report be defective by not
20containing sufficient information or be completed in error, the
21confirmation of the statutory summary suspension or revocation
22shall not be mailed to the person or entered to the record;
23instead, the sworn report shall be forwarded to the court of
24venue with a copy returned to the issuing agency identifying
25any defect.
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1Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
2completed by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate
3professional attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
4facility. A Type A injury includes severely bleeding wounds,
5distorted extremities, and injuries that require the injured
6party to be carried from the scene.
7(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1172, eff. 1-12-15;
899-467, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
9    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.6)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.6)
10    Sec. 11-501.6. Driver involvement in personal injury or
11fatal motor vehicle accident; chemical test.
12    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual control of a
13motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State and who
14has been involved in a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle
15accident, shall be deemed to have given consent to a breath
16test using a portable device as approved by the Department of
17State Police or to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
18or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
19other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds of
20such person's blood if arrested as evidenced by the issuance of
21a Uniform Traffic Ticket for any violation of the Illinois
22Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, with
23the exception of equipment violations contained in Chapter 12
24of this Code, or similar provisions of local ordinances. The
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1arresting officer. The law enforcement agency employing the
2officer shall designate which of the aforesaid tests shall be
3administered. A urine test may be administered even after a
4blood or breath test or both has been administered. Compliance
5with this Section does not relieve such person from the
6requirements of Section 11-501.1 of this Code.
7    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious or who is otherwise
8in a condition rendering such person incapable of refusal shall
9be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by
10subsection (a) of this Section. In addition, if a driver of a
11vehicle is receiving medical treatment as a result of a motor
12vehicle accident, any physician licensed to practice medicine,
13licensed physician assistant, licensed advanced practice
14nurse, registered nurse or a phlebotomist acting under the
15direction of a licensed physician shall withdraw blood for
16testing purposes to ascertain the presence of alcohol, other
17drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, upon the
18specific request of a law enforcement officer. However, no such
19testing shall be performed until, in the opinion of the medical
20personnel on scene, the withdrawal can be made without
21interfering with or endangering the well-being of the patient.
22    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
23above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
24the test that a refusal to submit to the test, or submission to
25the test resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more,
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1a controlled substance under paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of
2Section 11-501 of this Code as detected in the person's blood
3or urine, or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating
4compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
5cannabis, as covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
6substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
7intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
8Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
9Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act as
10detected in such person's blood or urine, may result in the
11suspension of such person's privilege to operate a motor
12vehicle and may result in the disqualification of the person's
13privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in
14Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder. The
15length of the suspension shall be the same as outlined in
16Section 6-208.1 of this Code regarding statutory summary
17suspensions.
18    A person requested to submit to a test shall also
19acknowledge, in writing, receipt of the warning required under
20this Section. If the person refuses to acknowledge receipt of
21the warning, the law enforcement officer shall make a written
22notation on the warning that the person refused to sign the
23warning. A person's refusal to sign the warning shall not be
24evidence that the person was not read the warning.
25    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test
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1more than twice the prescribed amount of a prescription for a
2controlled substance under paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of
3Section 11-501 of this Code, or any amount of a drug,
4substance, or intoxicating compound in such person's blood or
5urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
6cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
7substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
8intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
9Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
10Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
11enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
12the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary,
13certifying that the test or tests were requested pursuant to
14subsection (a) and the person refused to submit to a test or
15tests or submitted to testing which disclosed an alcohol
16concentration of 0.08 or more, or any amount of a drug,
17substance, or intoxicating compound in such person's blood or
18urine, resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
19cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
20substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
21intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
22Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
23Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
24    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
25officer, the Secretary shall enter the suspension and
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1suspension and disqualification shall be effective on the 46th
2day following the date notice of the suspension was given to
3the person.
4    The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
5shall serve immediate notice of this suspension on the person
6and such suspension and disqualification shall be effective on
7the 46th day following the date notice was given.
8    In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or
9more, or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating
10compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
11cannabis as listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
12substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
13intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
14Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
15Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, is
16established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
17collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer shall
18give notice as provided in this Section or by deposit in the
19United States mail of such notice in an envelope with postage
20prepaid and addressed to such person at his address as shown on
21the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the suspension and
22disqualification shall be effective on the 46th day following
23the date notice was given.
24    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
25officer, the Secretary shall also give notice of the suspension
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1effective date of the suspension and disqualification to the
2individual. However, should the sworn report be defective by
3not containing sufficient information or be completed in error,
4the notice of the suspension and disqualification shall not be
5mailed to the person or entered to the driving record, but
6rather the sworn report shall be returned to the issuing law
7enforcement agency.
8    (e) A driver may contest this suspension of his or her
9driving privileges and disqualification of his or her CDL
10privileges by requesting an administrative hearing with the
11Secretary in accordance with Section 2-118 of this Code. At the
12conclusion of a hearing held under Section 2-118 of this Code,
13the Secretary may rescind, continue, or modify the orders of
14suspension and disqualification. If the Secretary does not
15rescind the orders of suspension and disqualification, a
16restricted driving permit may be granted by the Secretary upon
17application being made and good cause shown. A restricted
18driving permit may be granted to relieve undue hardship to
19allow driving for employment, educational, and medical
20purposes as outlined in Section 6-206 of this Code. The
21provisions of Section 6-206 of this Code shall apply. In
22accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the Secretary of State may not
23issue a restricted driving permit for the operation of a
24commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a CDL whose
25driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, cancelled, or
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1    (f) (Blank).
2    (g) For the purposes of this Section, a personal injury
3shall include any type A injury as indicated on the traffic
4accident report completed by a law enforcement officer that
5requires immediate professional attention in either a doctor's
6office or a medical facility. A type A injury shall include
7severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, and injuries
8that require the injured party to be carried from the scene.
9(Source: P.A. 99-467, eff. 1-1-16.)".