Full Text of HB5704 99th General Assembly
HB5704sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Karen McConnaughay Filed: 5/26/2016
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5704
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5704 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 6-116.5, 6-903, and 11-503 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-116.5)
| 7 | | Sec. 6-116.5. Driver's duty to report medical condition. | 8 | | Every driver shall report to the Secretary any medical
| 9 | | condition, as defined by the Driver's License Medical Review | 10 | | Law of 1992, that
is likely to cause loss of consciousness , | 11 | | seizures, or any loss of ability
to safely operate a motor | 12 | | vehicle within 10 days of the driver becoming aware
of the | 13 | | condition. The Secretary, in conjunction with the Driver's | 14 | | License
Medical Advisory Board, shall determine by | 15 | | administrative rule the temporary
conditions not required to be | 16 | | reported under the provisions of this Section.
All information |
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| 1 | | furnished to the Secretary under the provisions of this
Section | 2 | | shall be deemed confidential and for the privileged use of the | 3 | | Secretary in accordance with the provisions of subsection (j) | 4 | | of Section 2-123 of this Code.
| 5 | | (Source: P.A. 89-584, eff. 7-31-96 .)
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-903) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-903)
| 7 | | Sec. 6-903. Standard for determining medical limitation; | 8 | | records.
| 9 | | (a) The Secretary in cooperation with the Board shall | 10 | | establish standards
for determining the degree to which a | 11 | | person's medical condition
constitutes a limitation to the | 12 | | person's ability to operate a motor vehicle
or causes the | 13 | | person to be a driving hazard.
| 14 | | (b) The standards may include, but need not be limited to, | 15 | | the following:
| 16 | | (1) Physical disorders characterized by momentary or | 17 | | prolonged lapses
of consciousness or control , including, | 18 | | but not limited to, seizures .
| 19 | | (2) Disorders and impairments affecting the | 20 | | cardiovascular functions.
| 21 | | (3) Musculoskeletal disabilities and disorders | 22 | | affecting musculoskeletal
functions.
| 23 | | (4) Vision and disorders affecting vision.
| 24 | | (5) The use of or dependence upon alcohol or drugs.
| 25 | | (6) The extent to which compensatory aids and devices |
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| 1 | | may be utilized.
| 2 | | (7) Conditions or disorders that medically impair a | 3 | | person's mental
health.
| 4 | | (Source: P.A. 87-1249.)
| 5 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)
| 6 | | Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless | 7 | | driving.
| 8 | | (a) A
person commits reckless driving if he or she: | 9 | | (1) drives any vehicle with
a willful or wanton | 10 | | disregard for the safety of persons or property; or | 11 | | (2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in a | 12 | | roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge
approach, or | 13 | | hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne ; or .
| 14 | | (3) knowingly drives a vehicle and is involved in an | 15 | | accident when: | 16 | | (A) he or she has been diagnosed with a seizure | 17 | | disorder that may interfere with his or her ability to | 18 | | safely operate a vehicle; | 19 | | (B) he or she failed to comply with a physician | 20 | | recommendation or prescribed treatment, or failed to | 21 | | take medication for the seizure disorder; and | 22 | | (C) the failure to comply with a physician | 23 | | recommendation or prescribed treatment, or the failure | 24 | | to take medication, is the proximate cause of the | 25 | | accident. |
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| 1 | | (b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be | 2 | | guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under | 3 | | subsections (b-1), (c), and (d) of this
Section.
| 4 | | (b-1) Except as provided in subsection (d), any person | 5 | | convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes | 6 | | bodily harm to a child or a school crossing guard while the | 7 | | school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties, | 8 | | is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
| 9 | | (c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of | 10 | | subsection (a)
shall
be guilty of aggravated reckless driving | 11 | | if the violation results in great
bodily harm or permanent | 12 | | disability or disfigurement to another. Except as provided in | 13 | | subsection (d) of this Section, aggravated
reckless driving is | 14 | | a Class 4 felony. | 15 | | (d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if | 16 | | the violation causes great bodily harm or permanent disability | 17 | | or disfigurement to a child or a school crossing guard while | 18 | | the school crossing guard is performing his or her official | 19 | | duties, is guilty of aggravated reckless driving. Aggravated | 20 | | reckless driving under this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 95-467, eff. 6-1-08 .)
| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 23 | | 1, 2017.".
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