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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB3499
Introduced 2/28/2007, by Rep. William B. Black SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, if any person is convicted of or pleads guilty to a violation of the Code, or a similar provision of a local ordinance, that resulted in an accident, and the person's use of a wireless telephone caused or contributed to the accident, the person shall, in addition to any other penalty imposed, pay a fine of $500.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3499 |
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LRB095 09958 DRH 30170 b |
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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 adding |
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| Section 16-104d as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/16-104d new)
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| Sec. 16-104d. Additional penalty; wireless telephone use |
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| causes accident. If any person is convicted of or pleads guilty |
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| to a violation of this Code, or a similar provision of a local |
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| ordinance, that resulted in an accident, and the person's use |
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| of a wireless telephone as defined in Section 12-610.1 of this |
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| Code caused or contributed to the accident, the person shall, |
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| in addition to any other penalty imposed, pay a fine of $500.
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