Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Filed: 3/26/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1005

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1005 by inserting
3 immediately above the enacting clause the following:
4     "WHEREAS, This amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly
5 may be referred to as Judee's Law; therefore"; and
 
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
 
8     "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 changing Section 11-401 as follows:
 
10     (625 ILCS 5/11-401)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-401)
11     Sec. 11-401. Motor vehicle accidents involving death or
12 personal injuries.
13     (a) The driver of any vehicle involved in a motor vehicle
14 accident resulting in personal injury to or death of any person
15 shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such

 

 

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1 accident, or as close thereto as possible and shall then
2 forthwith return to, and in every event shall remain at the
3 scene of the accident until the requirements of Section 11-403
4 have been fulfilled. Every such stop shall be made without
5 obstructing traffic more than is necessary.
6     (b) Any person who has failed to stop or to comply with the
7 requirements of paragraph (a) shall, as soon as possible but in
8 no case later than one-half hour after such motor vehicle
9 accident, or, if hospitalized and incapacitated from reporting
10 at any time during such period, as soon as possible but in no
11 case later than one-half hour after being discharged from the
12 hospital, report the place of the accident, the date, the
13 approximate time, the driver's name and address, the
14 registration number of the vehicle driven, and the names of all
15 other occupants of such vehicle, at a police station or
16 sheriff's office near the place where such accident occurred.
17 No report made as required under this paragraph shall be used,
18 directly or indirectly, as a basis for the prosecution of any
19 violation of paragraph (a).
20     (b-1) Any person arrested for violating this Section is
21 subject to chemical testing of his or her blood, breath, or
22 urine for the presence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
23 intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
24 thereof, as provided in Section 11-501.1, if the testing occurs
25 within 12 hours of the time of the occurrence of the accident
26 that led to his or her arrest. The person's driving privileges

 

 

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1 are subject to statutory summary suspension under Section
2 11-501.1 if he or she fails or refuses to undergo the testing.
3     For purposes of this Section, personal injury shall mean
4 any injury requiring immediate professional treatment in a
5 medical facility or doctor's office.
6     (c) Any person failing to comply with paragraph (a) shall
7 be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
8     (d) Any person failing to comply with paragraph (b) is
9 guilty of a Class 2 3 felony if the motor vehicle accident does
10 not result in the death of any person. Any person failing to
11 comply with paragraph (b) when the accident results in the
12 death of any person is guilty of a Class 1 2 felony, for which
13 the person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be
14 sentenced to a term of not less than 3 years and not more than
15 14 years.
16     (e) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving
17 privilege of any person convicted of a violation of this
18 Section.
19 (Source: P.A. 93-684, eff. 1-1-05; 94-115, eff. 1-1-06.)".