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HB0773 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0773

 

Introduced 2/1/2005, by Rep. George Scully, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-503   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503

    Amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that the unlawful operation of a vehicle at a speed that is 40 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed is prima facie evidence of reckless driving.


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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Section 11-503 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/11-503)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)
7     Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless
8 driving.
9     (a) A person commits reckless driving if he or she:
10         (1) drives any vehicle with a willful or wanton
11     disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
12         (2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in a
13     roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or
14     hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne.
15     (a-1) The unlawful operation of a vehicle at a speed that
16 is 40 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable
17 maximum speed limit established under this Chapter or a similar
18 provision of a local ordinance is prima facie evidence of
19 reckless driving.
20     (b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be
21 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under
22 subsection (c) of this Section.
23     (c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of
24 subsection (a) shall be guilty of aggravated reckless driving
25 if the violation results in great bodily harm or permanent
26 disability or disfigurement to another. Aggravated reckless
27 driving is a Class 4 felony.
28 (Source: P.A. 93-682, eff. 1-1-05.)