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SB2980sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 4/13/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2980

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
2    Substances Act of the person's prescription for the
3    controlled substance. This paragraph (7) does not apply to
4    the lawful consumption of cannabis by a qualifying patient
5    licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
6    Pilot Program Act who is in possession of a valid registry
7    card under that Act.
8    (b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
9Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol,
10cannabis under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot
11Program Act, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
12compounds, or any combination thereof, shall not constitute a
13defense against any charge of violating this Section.
14    (c) Penalties.
15        (1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
16    person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
17    Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
18        (2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar
19    provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory
20    minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours
21    of community service in addition to any other criminal or
22    administrative sanction.
23        (3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to
24    6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum
25    fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a
26    program benefiting children if the person was transporting

 

 

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

 

 

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1        time;
2            (B) the person committed a violation of subsection
3        (a) while driving a school bus with one or more
4        passengers on board;
5            (C) the person in committing a violation of
6        subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
7        that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
8        disability or disfigurement to another, when the
9        violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
10            (D) the person committed a violation of subsection
11        (a) and has been previously convicted of violating
12        Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
13        Criminal Code of 2012 or a similar provision of a law
14        of another state relating to reckless homicide in which
15        the person was determined to have been under the
16        influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
17        intoxicating compound or compounds as an element of the
18        offense or the person has previously been convicted
19        under subparagraph (C) or subparagraph (F) of this
20        paragraph (1);
21            (E) the person, in committing a violation of
22        subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
23        speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
24        hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
25        11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
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1        bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
2        to another person, when the violation of subsection (a)
3        was a proximate cause of the bodily harm;
4            (F) the person, in committing a violation of
5        subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle,
6        snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
7        accident that resulted in the death of another person,
8        when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
9        cause of the death;
10            (G) the person committed a violation of subsection
11        (a) during a period in which the defendant's driving
12        privileges are revoked or suspended, where the
13        revocation or suspension was for a violation of
14        subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
15        11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for
16        reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the
17        Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
18            (H) the person committed the violation while he or
19        she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a
20        restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit
21        or a monitoring device driving permit;
22            (I) the person committed the violation while he or
23        she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or
24        she was driving was not covered by a liability
25        insurance policy;
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1        subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle accident
2        that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily
3        harm, to the child under the age of 16 being
4        transported by the person, if the violation was the
5        proximate cause of the injury;
6            (K) the person in committing a second violation of
7        subsection (a) or a similar provision was transporting
8        a person under the age of 16; or
9            (L) the person committed a violation of subsection
10        (a) of this Section while transporting one or more
11        passengers in a vehicle for-hire.
12        (2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person
13    convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
14    alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
15    compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
16    4 felony.
17        (B) A third violation of this Section or a similar
18    provision is a Class 2 felony. If at the time of the third
19    violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
20    breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition
21    of blood, breath, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a
22    mandatory minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a
23    mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in
24    addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.
25    If at the time of the third violation, the defendant was
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1    of $25,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
2    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
3    other criminal or administrative sanction.
4        (C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar
5    provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of
6    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
7    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
8    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
9    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
10    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
11    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
12    administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth
13    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
14    the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of
15    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
16    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
17    sanction.
18        (D) A fifth violation of this Section or a similar
19    provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of
20    probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
21    at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
22    the defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more
23    based on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
24    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
25    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
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1    violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
2    the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of
3    community service in a program benefiting children shall be
4    imposed in addition to any other criminal or administrative
5    sanction.
6        (E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or
7    similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of
8    the violation, the alcohol concentration in the
9    defendant's blood, breath, or urine was 0.16 or more based
10    on the definition of blood, breath, or urine units in
11    Section 11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall
12    be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
13    administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation,
14    the defendant was transporting a person under the age of
15    16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community
16    service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed
17    in addition to any other criminal or administrative
18    sanction.
19        (F) For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
20    (1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
21    a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than
22    one year nor more than 12 years.
23        (G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of
24    this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
25    defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary
26    circumstances exist and require probation, shall be

 

 

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1    sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
2    years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
3    in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment
4    of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
5    violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons.
6        (H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph
7    (1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500, and
8    25 days of community service in a program benefiting
9    children shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal
10    or administrative sanction.
11        (I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of
12    this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory
13    fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a
14    program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to
15    any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the child
16    being transported suffered bodily harm, but not great
17    bodily harm, in a motor vehicle accident, and the violation
18    was the proximate cause of that injury, a mandatory fine of
19    $5,000 and 25 days of community service in a program
20    benefiting children shall be imposed in addition to any
21    other criminal or administrative sanction.
22        (J) A violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of
23    this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony, for which a
24    sentence of probation or conditional discharge may not be
25    imposed.
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1    receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must
2    serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
3    service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the
4    probation or conditional discharge in addition to any other
5    criminal or administrative sanction.
6    (e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a) or
7a similar provision includes any violation of a provision of a
8local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state or an
9offense committed on a military installation that is similar to
10a violation of subsection (a) of this Section.
11    (f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or
12assignment of community service for a violation of this Section
13shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
14    (g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that has
15been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of this
16Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for any
17subsequent violation of subsection (a).
18    (h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified
19copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be admitted
20as proof of any prior conviction.
21(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-122, eff. 1-1-14;
2298-573, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.1)
24    Sec. 11-501.1. Suspension of drivers license; statutory
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1or compounds related suspension or revocation; implied
2consent.
3    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual physical control
4of a motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State shall
5be deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of
6Section 11-501.2, to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
7or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
8other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds or
9any combination thereof in the person's blood if arrested, as
10evidenced by the issuance of a Uniform Traffic Ticket, for any
11offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a similar provision of
12a local ordinance, or if arrested for violating Section 11-401.
13If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the
14person was under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
15intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
16thereof, the law enforcement officer shall request a chemical
17test or tests which shall be administered at the direction of
18the arresting officer. The law enforcement agency employing the
19officer shall designate which of the aforesaid tests shall be
20administered. A urine test may be administered even after a
21blood or breath test or both has been administered. For
22purposes of this Section, an Illinois law enforcement officer
23of this State who is investigating the person for any offense
24defined in Section 11-501 may travel into an adjoining state,
25where the person has been transported for medical care, to
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1to the test or tests set forth in this Section. The
2requirements of this Section that the person be arrested are
3inapplicable, but the officer shall issue the person a Uniform
4Traffic Ticket for an offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
5similar provision of a local ordinance prior to requesting that
6the person submit to the test or tests. The issuance of the
7Uniform Traffic Ticket shall not constitute an arrest, but
8shall be for the purpose of notifying the person that he or she
9is subject to the provisions of this Section and of the
10officer's belief of the existence of probable cause to arrest.
11Upon returning to this State, the officer shall file the
12Uniform Traffic Ticket with the Circuit Clerk of the county
13where the offense was committed, and shall seek the issuance of
14an arrest warrant or a summons for the person.
15    (a-5) (Blank).
16    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is
17otherwise in a condition rendering the person incapable of
18refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent
19provided by paragraph (a) of this Section and the test or tests
20may be administered, subject to the provisions of Section
2111-501.2.
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 will result in
25the statutory summary suspension of the person's privilege to
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1Code, and will also result in the disqualification of the
2person's privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as
3provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL
4holder. The person shall also be warned that a refusal to
5submit to the test, when the person was involved in a motor
6vehicle accident that caused personal injury or death to
7another, will result in the statutory summary revocation of the
8person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle, as provided in
9Section 6-208.1, and will also result in the disqualification
10of the person's privilege to operate a commercial motor
11vehicle, as provided in Section 6-514 of this Code, if the
12person is a CDL holder. The person shall also be warned by the
13law enforcement officer that if the person submits to the test
14or tests provided in paragraph (a) of this Section and the
15alcohol concentration in the person's blood or breath is 0.08
16or greater, or more than twice the prescribed amount of a
17prescription for a controlled substance under paragraph (7) of
18subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of this Code is detected in
19the person's blood or urine, or any amount of a drug,
20substance, or compound resulting from the unlawful use or
21consumption of cannabis as covered by the Cannabis Control Act,
22a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled
23Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
24Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
25Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is
26detected in the person's blood or urine, a statutory summary

 

 

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1suspension of the person's privilege to operate a motor
2vehicle, as provided in Sections 6-208.1 and 11-501.1 of this
3Code, and a disqualification of the person's privilege to
4operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in Section
56-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder, will be
6imposed.
7    A person who is under the age of 21 at the time the person
8is requested to submit to a test as provided above shall, in
9addition to the warnings provided for in this Section, be
10further warned by the law enforcement officer requesting the
11test that if the person submits to the test or tests provided
12in paragraph (a) of this Section and the alcohol concentration
13in the person's blood or breath is greater than 0.00 and less
14than 0.08, a suspension of the person's privilege to operate a
15motor vehicle, as provided under Sections 6-208.2 and 11-501.8
16of this Code, will be imposed. The results of this test shall
17be admissible in a civil or criminal action or proceeding
18arising from an arrest for an offense as defined in Section
1911-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
20or pursuant to Section 11-501.4 in prosecutions for reckless
21homicide brought under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
22Criminal Code of 2012. These test results, however, shall be
23admissible only in actions or proceedings directly related to
24the incident upon which the test request was made.
25    A person requested to submit to a test shall also
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1this Section. If the person refuses to acknowledge receipt of
2the warning, the law enforcement officer shall make a written
3notation on the warning that the person refused to sign the
4warning. A person's refusal to sign the warning shall not be
5evidence that the person was not read the warning.
6    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test that
7discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or more
8than twice the prescribed amount of a prescription for a
9controlled substance under paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of
10Section 11-501 of this Code, or any amount of a drug,
11substance, or intoxicating compound in the person's breath,
12blood, or urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption
13of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
14substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
15intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
16Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
17Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
18enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
19the circuit court of venue and the Secretary of State,
20certifying that the test or tests was or were requested under
21paragraph (a) and the person refused to submit to a test, or
22tests, or submitted to testing that disclosed an alcohol, drug,
23substance, or compound concentration at or greater than the
24amount in this subsection (d) of 0.08 or more.
25    (e) Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
26officer submitted under paragraph (d), the Secretary of State

 

 

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1shall enter the statutory summary suspension or revocation and
2disqualification for the periods specified in Sections 6-208.1
3and 6-514, respectively, and effective as provided in paragraph
4(g).
5    If the person is a first offender as defined in Section
611-500 of this Code, and is not convicted of a violation of
7Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
8ordinance, then reports received by the Secretary of State
9under this Section shall, except during the actual time the
10Statutory Summary Suspension is in effect, be privileged
11information and for use only by the courts, police officers,
12prosecuting authorities or the Secretary of State, unless the
13person is a CDL holder, is operating a commercial motor vehicle
14or vehicle required to be placarded for hazardous materials, in
15which case the suspension shall not be privileged. Reports
16received by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
17also be made available to the parent or guardian of a person
18under the age of 18 years that holds an instruction permit or a
19graduated driver's license, regardless of whether the
20statutory summary suspension is in effect. A statutory summary
21revocation shall not be privileged information.
22    (f) The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
23under paragraph (d) shall serve immediate notice of the
24statutory summary suspension or revocation on the person and
25the suspension or revocation and disqualification shall be
26effective as provided in paragraph (g).

 

 

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1        (1) In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of
2    0.08 or greater, or more than twice the prescribed amount
3    of a prescription for a controlled substance under
4    paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of this
5    Code, or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound
6    resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis
7    as covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
8    substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances
9    Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
10    Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed
11    in the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection
12    Act is established by a subsequent analysis of blood or
13    urine collected at the time of arrest, the arresting
14    officer or arresting agency shall give notice as provided
15    in this Section or by deposit in the United States mail of
16    the notice in an envelope with postage prepaid and
17    addressed to the person at his address as shown on the
18    Uniform Traffic Ticket and the statutory summary
19    suspension and disqualification shall begin as provided in
20    paragraph (g). The officer shall confiscate any Illinois
21    driver's license or permit on the person at the time of
22    arrest. If the person has a valid driver's license or
23    permit, the officer shall issue the person a receipt, in a
24    form prescribed by the Secretary of State, that will allow
25    that person to drive during the periods provided for in
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1    driver's license or permit to the circuit court of venue
2    along with the sworn report provided for in paragraph (d).
3        (2) (Blank).
4    (g) The statutory summary suspension or revocation and
5disqualification referred to in this Section shall take effect
6on the 46th day following the date the notice of the statutory
7summary suspension or revocation was given to the person.
8    (h) The following procedure shall apply whenever a person
9is arrested for any offense as defined in Section 11-501 or a
10similar provision of a local ordinance:
11    Upon receipt of the sworn report from the law enforcement
12officer, the Secretary of State shall confirm the statutory
13summary suspension or revocation by mailing a notice of the
14effective date of the suspension or revocation to the person
15and the court of venue. The Secretary of State shall also mail
16notice of the effective date of the disqualification to the
17person. However, should the sworn report be defective by not
18containing sufficient information or be completed in error, the
19confirmation of the statutory summary suspension or revocation
20shall not be mailed to the person or entered to the record;
21instead, the sworn report shall be forwarded to the court of
22venue with a copy returned to the issuing agency identifying
23any defect.
24    (i) As used in this Section, "personal injury" includes any
25Type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report
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1professional attention in either a doctor's office or a medical
2facility. A Type A injury includes severely bleeding wounds,
3distorted extremities, and injuries that require the injured
4party to be carried from the scene.
5(Source: P.A. 98-122, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1172, eff. 1-12-15;
699-467, eff. 1-1-16.)
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.6)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.6)
8    Sec. 11-501.6. Driver involvement in personal injury or
9fatal motor vehicle accident; chemical test.
10    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual control of a
11motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State and who
12has been involved in a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle
13accident, shall be deemed to have given consent to a breath
14test using a portable device as approved by the Department of
15State Police or to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
16or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
17other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds of
18such person's blood if arrested as evidenced by the issuance of
19a Uniform Traffic Ticket for any violation of the Illinois
20Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, with
21the exception of equipment violations contained in Chapter 12
22of this Code, or similar provisions of local ordinances. The
23test or tests shall be administered at the direction of the
24arresting officer. The law enforcement agency employing the
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1administered. A urine test may be administered even after a
2blood or breath test or both has been administered. Compliance
3with this Section does not relieve such person from the
4requirements of Section 11-501.1 of this Code.
5    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious or who is otherwise
6in a condition rendering such person incapable of refusal shall
7be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by
8subsection (a) of this Section. In addition, if a driver of a
9vehicle is receiving medical treatment as a result of a motor
10vehicle accident, any physician licensed to practice medicine,
11licensed physician assistant, licensed advanced practice
12nurse, registered nurse or a phlebotomist acting under the
13direction of a licensed physician shall withdraw blood for
14testing purposes to ascertain the presence of alcohol, other
15drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, upon the
16specific request of a law enforcement officer. However, no such
17testing shall be performed until, in the opinion of the medical
18personnel on scene, the withdrawal can be made without
19interfering with or endangering the well-being of the patient.
20    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
21above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
22the test that a refusal to submit to the test, or submission to
23the test resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more,
24or more than twice the prescribed amount of a prescription for
25a controlled substance under paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of
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1or urine, or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating
2compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
3cannabis, as covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
4substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
5intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
6Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
7Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act as
8detected in such person's blood or urine, may result in the
9suspension of such person's privilege to operate a motor
10vehicle and may result in the disqualification of the person's
11privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in
12Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder. The
13length of the suspension shall be the same as outlined in
14Section 6-208.1 of this Code regarding statutory summary
15suspensions.
16    A person requested to submit to a test shall also
17acknowledge, in writing, receipt of the warning required under
18this Section. If the person refuses to acknowledge receipt of
19the warning, the law enforcement officer shall make a written
20notation on the warning that the person refused to sign the
21warning. A person's refusal to sign the warning shall not be
22evidence that the person was not read the warning.
23    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test
24which discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or
25more than twice the prescribed amount of a prescription for a
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1Section 11-501 of this Code, or any amount of a drug,
2substance, or intoxicating compound in such person's blood or
3urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
4cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
5substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
6intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
7Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
8Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
9enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
10the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary,
11certifying that the test or tests were requested pursuant to
12subsection (a) and the person refused to submit to a test or
13tests or submitted to testing which disclosed an alcohol
14concentration of 0.08 or more, or any amount of a drug,
15substance, or intoxicating compound in such person's blood or
16urine, resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
17cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
18substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
19intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
20Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
21Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
22    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
23officer, the Secretary shall enter the suspension and
24disqualification to the individual's driving record and the
25suspension and disqualification shall be effective on the 46th
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1the person.
2    The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
3shall serve immediate notice of this suspension on the person
4and such suspension and disqualification shall be effective on
5the 46th day following the date notice was given.
6    In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or
7more, or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating
8compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
9cannabis as listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
10substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
11intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
12Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
13Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, is
14established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
15collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer shall
16give notice as provided in this Section or by deposit in the
17United States mail of such notice in an envelope with postage
18prepaid and addressed to such person at his address as shown on
19the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the suspension and
20disqualification shall be effective on the 46th day following
21the date notice was given.
22    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
23officer, the Secretary shall also give notice of the suspension
24and disqualification to the driver by mailing a notice of the
25effective date of the suspension and disqualification to the
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1not containing sufficient information or be completed in error,
2the notice of the suspension and disqualification shall not be
3mailed to the person or entered to the driving record, but
4rather the sworn report shall be returned to the issuing law
5enforcement agency.
6    (e) A driver may contest this suspension of his or her
7driving privileges and disqualification of his or her CDL
8privileges by requesting an administrative hearing with the
9Secretary in accordance with Section 2-118 of this Code. At the
10conclusion of a hearing held under Section 2-118 of this Code,
11the Secretary may rescind, continue, or modify the orders of
12suspension and disqualification. If the Secretary does not
13rescind the orders of suspension and disqualification, a
14restricted driving permit may be granted by the Secretary upon
15application being made and good cause shown. A restricted
16driving permit may be granted to relieve undue hardship to
17allow driving for employment, educational, and medical
18purposes as outlined in Section 6-206 of this Code. The
19provisions of Section 6-206 of this Code shall apply. In
20accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the Secretary of State may not
21issue a restricted driving permit for the operation of a
22commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a CDL whose
23driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, cancelled, or
24disqualified.
25    (f) (Blank).
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1shall include any type A injury as indicated on the traffic
2accident report completed by a law enforcement officer that
3requires immediate professional attention in either a doctor's
4office or a medical facility. A type A injury shall include
5severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, and injuries
6that require the injured party to be carried from the scene.
7(Source: P.A. 99-467, eff. 1-1-16.)".