Public Act 104-0400
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| Public Act 104-0400 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 6-206 and 11-907 as follows: | ||||
(625 ILCS 5/6-206) | ||||
Sec. 6-206. Discretionary authority to suspend or revoke | ||||
license or permit; right to a hearing. | ||||
(a) The Secretary of State is authorized to suspend or | ||||
revoke the driving privileges of any person without | ||||
preliminary hearing upon a showing of the person's records or | ||||
other sufficient evidence that the person: | ||||
1. Has committed an offense for which mandatory | ||||
revocation of a driver's license or permit is required | ||||
upon conviction; | ||||
2. Has been convicted of not less than 3 offenses | ||||
against traffic regulations governing the movement of | ||||
vehicles committed within any 12-month period. No | ||||
revocation or suspension shall be entered more than 6 | ||||
months after the date of last conviction; | ||||
3. Has been repeatedly involved as a driver in motor | ||||
vehicle collisions or has been repeatedly convicted of | ||||
offenses against laws and ordinances regulating the | ||||
movement of traffic, to a degree that indicates lack of | ||
ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable care in the | ||
safe operation of a motor vehicle or disrespect for the | ||
traffic laws and the safety of other persons upon the | ||
highway; | ||
4. Has by the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle | ||
caused or contributed to a crash resulting in injury | ||
requiring immediate professional treatment in a medical | ||
facility or doctor's office to any person, except that any | ||
suspension or revocation imposed by the Secretary of State | ||
under the provisions of this subsection shall start no | ||
later than 6 months after being convicted of violating a | ||
law or ordinance regulating the movement of traffic, which | ||
violation is related to the crash, or shall start not more | ||
than one year after the date of the crash, whichever date | ||
occurs later; | ||
5. Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a | ||
driver's license, identification card, or permit; | ||
6. Has been lawfully convicted of an offense or | ||
offenses in another state, including the authorization | ||
contained in Section 6-203.1, which if committed within | ||
this State would be grounds for suspension or revocation; | ||
7. Has refused or failed to submit to an examination | ||
provided for by Section 6-207 or has failed to pass the | ||
examination; | ||
8. Is ineligible for a driver's license or permit | ||
under the provisions of Section 6-103; | ||
9. Has made a false statement or knowingly concealed a | ||
material fact or has used false information or | ||
identification in any application for a license, | ||
identification card, or permit; | ||
10. Has possessed, displayed, or attempted to | ||
fraudulently use any license, identification card, or | ||
permit not issued to the person; | ||
11. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of | ||
this State when the person's driving privilege or | ||
privilege to obtain a driver's license or permit was | ||
revoked or suspended unless the operation was authorized | ||
by a monitoring device driving permit, judicial driving | ||
permit issued prior to January 1, 2009, probationary | ||
license to drive, or restricted driving permit issued | ||
under this Code; | ||
12. Has submitted to any portion of the application | ||
process for another person or has obtained the services of | ||
another person to submit to any portion of the application | ||
process for the purpose of obtaining a license, | ||
identification card, or permit for some other person; | ||
13. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of | ||
this State when the person's driver's license or permit | ||
was invalid under the provisions of Sections 6-107.1 and | ||
6-110; | ||
14. Has committed a violation of Section 6-301, | ||
6-301.1, or 6-301.2 of this Code, or Section 14, 14A, or | ||
14B of the Illinois Identification Card Act or a similar | ||
offense in another state if, at the time of the offense, | ||
the person held an Illinois driver's license or | ||
identification card; | ||
15. Has been convicted of violating Section 21-2 of | ||
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 | ||
relating to criminal trespass to vehicles if the person | ||
exercised actual physical control over the vehicle during | ||
the commission of the offense, in which case the | ||
suspension shall be for one year; | ||
16. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-204 of | ||
this Code relating to fleeing from a peace officer; | ||
17. Has refused to submit to a test, or tests, as | ||
required under Section 11-501.1 of this Code and the | ||
person has not sought a hearing as provided for in Section | ||
11-501.1; | ||
18. (Blank); | ||
19. Has committed a violation of paragraph (a) or (b) | ||
of Section 6-101 relating to driving without a driver's | ||
license; | ||
20. Has been convicted of violating Section 6-104 | ||
relating to classification of driver's license; | ||
21. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-402 of | ||
this Code relating to leaving the scene of a crash | ||
resulting in damage to a vehicle in excess of $1,000, in | ||
which case the suspension shall be for one year; | ||
22. Has used a motor vehicle in violating paragraph | ||
(3), (4), (7), or (9) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of | ||
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 | ||
relating to unlawful possession of weapons, in which case | ||
the suspension shall be for one year; | ||
23. Has, as a driver, been convicted of committing a | ||
violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this Code | ||
for a second or subsequent time within one year of a | ||
similar violation; | ||
24. Has been convicted by a court-martial or punished | ||
by non-judicial punishment by military authorities of the | ||
United States at a military installation in Illinois or in | ||
another state of or for a traffic-related offense that is | ||
the same as or similar to an offense specified under | ||
Section 6-205 or 6-206 of this Code; | ||
25. Has permitted any form of identification to be | ||
used by another in the application process in order to | ||
obtain or attempt to obtain a license, identification | ||
card, or permit; | ||
26. Has altered or attempted to alter a license or has | ||
possessed an altered license, identification card, or | ||
permit; | ||
27. (Blank); | ||
28. Has been convicted for a first time of the illegal | ||
possession, while operating or in actual physical control, | ||
as a driver, of a motor vehicle, of any controlled | ||
substance prohibited under the Illinois Controlled | ||
Substances Act, any cannabis prohibited under the Cannabis | ||
Control Act, or any methamphetamine prohibited under the | ||
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, in | ||
which case the person's driving privileges shall be | ||
suspended for one year. Any defendant found guilty of this | ||
offense while operating a motor vehicle shall have an | ||
entry made in the court record by the presiding judge that | ||
this offense did occur while the defendant was operating a | ||
motor vehicle and order the clerk of the court to report | ||
the violation to the Secretary of State; | ||
29. Has been convicted of the following offenses that | ||
were committed while the person was operating or in actual | ||
physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle: | ||
criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault | ||
of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal | ||
sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, juvenile | ||
pimping, soliciting for a juvenile prostitute, promoting | ||
juvenile prostitution as described in subdivision (a)(1), | ||
(a)(2), or (a)(3) of Section 11-14.4 of the Criminal Code | ||
of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, and the manufacture, | ||
sale or delivery of controlled substances or instruments | ||
used for illegal drug use or abuse in which case the | ||
driver's driving privileges shall be suspended for one | ||
year; | ||
30. Has been convicted a second or subsequent time for | ||
any combination of the offenses named in paragraph 29 of | ||
this subsection, in which case the person's driving | ||
privileges shall be suspended for 5 years; | ||
31. Has refused to submit to a test as required by | ||
Section 11-501.6 of this Code or Section 5-16c of the Boat | ||
Registration and Safety Act or has submitted to a test | ||
resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or | ||
any amount of a drug, substance, or compound resulting | ||
from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as listed | ||
in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance as | ||
listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an | ||
intoxicating compound as listed in the Use of Intoxicating | ||
Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the | ||
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, in | ||
which case the penalty shall be as prescribed in Section | ||
6-208.1; | ||
32. Has been convicted of Section 24-1.2 of the | ||
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 | ||
relating to the aggravated discharge of a firearm if the | ||
offender was located in a motor vehicle at the time the | ||
firearm was discharged, in which case the suspension shall | ||
be for 3 years; | ||
33. Has as a driver, who was less than 21 years of age | ||
on the date of the offense, been convicted a first time of | ||
a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this | ||
Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; | ||
34. Has committed a violation of Section 11-1301.5 of | ||
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; | ||
35. Has committed a violation of Section 11-1301.6 of | ||
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; | ||
36. Is under the age of 21 years at the time of arrest | ||
and has been convicted of not less than 2 offenses against | ||
traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles | ||
committed within any 24-month period. No revocation or | ||
suspension shall be entered more than 6 months after the | ||
date of last conviction; | ||
37. Has committed a violation of subsection (c), | ||
(c-5), or (c-10) of Section 11-907 of this Code that | ||
resulted in damage to the property of another or the death | ||
or injury of another; | ||
38. Has been convicted of a violation of Section 6-20 | ||
of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar provision of | ||
a local ordinance and the person was an occupant of a motor | ||
vehicle at the time of the violation; | ||
39. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of | ||
Section 11-1201 of this Code; | ||
40. Has committed a violation of subsection (a-1) of | ||
Section 11-908 of this Code; | ||
41. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of | ||
Section 11-605.1 of this Code, a similar provision of a | ||
local ordinance, or a similar violation in any other state | ||
within 2 years of the date of the previous violation, in | ||
which case the suspension shall be for 90 days; | ||
42. Has committed a violation of subsection (a-1) of | ||
Section 11-1301.3 of this Code or a similar provision of a | ||
local ordinance; | ||
43. Has received a disposition of court supervision | ||
for a violation of subsection (a), (d), or (e) of Section | ||
6-20 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar | ||
provision of a local ordinance and the person was an | ||
occupant of a motor vehicle at the time of the violation, | ||
in which case the suspension shall be for a period of 3 | ||
months; | ||
44. Is under the age of 21 years at the time of arrest | ||
and has been convicted of an offense against traffic | ||
regulations governing the movement of vehicles after | ||
having previously had his or her driving privileges | ||
suspended or revoked pursuant to subparagraph 36 of this | ||
Section; | ||
45. Has, in connection with or during the course of a | ||
formal hearing conducted under Section 2-118 of this Code: | ||
(i) committed perjury; (ii) submitted fraudulent or | ||
falsified documents; (iii) submitted documents that have | ||
been materially altered; or (iv) submitted, as his or her | ||
own, documents that were in fact prepared or composed for | ||
another person; | ||
46. Has committed a violation of subsection (j) of | ||
Section 3-413 of this Code; | ||
47. Has committed a violation of subsection (a) of | ||
Section 11-502.1 of this Code; | ||
48. Has submitted a falsified or altered medical | ||
examiner's certificate to the Secretary of State or | ||
provided false information to obtain a medical examiner's | ||
certificate; | ||
49. Has been convicted of a violation of Section | ||
11-1002 or 11-1002.5 that resulted in a Type A injury to | ||
another, in which case the driving privileges of the | ||
person shall be suspended for 12 months; | ||
50. Has committed a violation of subsection (b-5) of | ||
Section 12-610.2 that resulted in great bodily harm, | ||
permanent disability, or disfigurement, in which case the | ||
driving privileges of the person shall be suspended for 12 | ||
months; | ||
51. Has committed a violation of Section 10-15 Of the | ||
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a similar provision of | ||
a local ordinance while in a motor vehicle; or | ||
52. Has committed a violation of subsection (b) of | ||
Section 10-20 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a | ||
similar provision of a local ordinance. | ||
For purposes of paragraphs 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 25, 26, | ||
and 27 of this subsection, license means any driver's license, | ||
any traffic ticket issued when the person's driver's license | ||
is deposited in lieu of bail, a suspension notice issued by the | ||
Secretary of State, a duplicate or corrected driver's license, | ||
a probationary driver's license, or a temporary driver's | ||
license. | ||
(b) If any conviction forming the basis of a suspension or | ||
revocation authorized under this Section is appealed, the | ||
Secretary of State may rescind or withhold the entry of the | ||
order of suspension or revocation, as the case may be, | ||
provided that a certified copy of a stay order of a court is | ||
filed with the Secretary of State. If the conviction is | ||
affirmed on appeal, the date of the conviction shall relate | ||
back to the time the original judgment of conviction was | ||
entered and the 6-month limitation prescribed shall not apply. | ||
(c) 1. Upon suspending or revoking the driver's license or | ||
permit of any person as authorized in this Section, the | ||
Secretary of State shall immediately notify the person in | ||
writing of the revocation or suspension. The notice to be | ||
deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, to the | ||
last known address of the person. | ||
2. If the Secretary of State suspends the driver's license | ||
of a person under subsection 2 of paragraph (a) of this | ||
Section, a person's privilege to operate a vehicle as an | ||
occupation shall not be suspended, provided an affidavit is | ||
properly completed, the appropriate fee received, and a permit | ||
issued prior to the effective date of the suspension, unless 5 | ||
offenses were committed, at least 2 of which occurred while | ||
operating a commercial vehicle in connection with the driver's | ||
regular occupation. All other driving privileges shall be | ||
suspended by the Secretary of State. Any driver prior to | ||
operating a vehicle for occupational purposes only must submit | ||
the affidavit on forms to be provided by the Secretary of State | ||
setting forth the facts of the person's occupation. The | ||
affidavit shall also state the number of offenses committed | ||
while operating a vehicle in connection with the driver's | ||
regular occupation. The affidavit shall be accompanied by the | ||
driver's license. Upon receipt of a properly completed | ||
affidavit, the Secretary of State shall issue the driver a | ||
permit to operate a vehicle in connection with the driver's | ||
regular occupation only. Unless the permit is issued by the | ||
Secretary of State prior to the date of suspension, the | ||
privilege to drive any motor vehicle shall be suspended as set | ||
forth in the notice that was mailed under this Section. If an | ||
affidavit is received subsequent to the effective date of this | ||
suspension, a permit may be issued for the remainder of the | ||
suspension period. | ||
The provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply to any | ||
driver required to possess a CDL for the purpose of operating a | ||
commercial motor vehicle. | ||
Any person who falsely states any fact in the affidavit | ||
required herein shall be guilty of perjury under Section 6-302 | ||
and upon conviction thereof shall have all driving privileges | ||
revoked without further rights. | ||
3. At the conclusion of a hearing under Section 2-118 of | ||
this Code, the Secretary of State shall either rescind or | ||
continue an order of revocation or shall substitute an order | ||
of suspension; or, good cause appearing therefor, rescind, | ||
continue, change, or extend the order of suspension. If the | ||
Secretary of State does not rescind the order, the Secretary | ||
may upon application, to relieve undue hardship (as defined by | ||
the rules of the Secretary of State), issue a restricted | ||
driving permit granting the privilege of driving a motor | ||
vehicle between the petitioner's residence and petitioner's | ||
place of employment or within the scope of the petitioner's | ||
employment-related duties, or to allow the petitioner to | ||
transport himself or herself, or a family member of the | ||
petitioner's household to a medical facility, to receive | ||
necessary medical care, to allow the petitioner to transport | ||
himself or herself to and from alcohol or drug remedial or | ||
rehabilitative activity recommended by a licensed service | ||
provider, or to allow the petitioner to transport himself or | ||
herself or a family member of the petitioner's household to | ||
classes, as a student, at an accredited educational | ||
institution, or to allow the petitioner to transport children, | ||
elderly persons, or persons with disabilities who do not hold | ||
driving privileges and are living in the petitioner's | ||
household to and from daycare. The petitioner must demonstrate | ||
that no alternative means of transportation is reasonably | ||
available and that the petitioner will not endanger the public | ||
safety or welfare. | ||
(A) If a person's license or permit is revoked or | ||
suspended due to 2 or more convictions of violating | ||
Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a | ||
local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or | ||
Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal | ||
Code of 2012, where the use of alcohol or other drugs is | ||
recited as an element of the offense, or a similar | ||
out-of-state offense, or a combination of these offenses, | ||
arising out of separate occurrences, that person, if | ||
issued a restricted driving permit, may not operate a | ||
vehicle unless it has been equipped with an ignition | ||
interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1. | ||
(B) If a person's license or permit is revoked or | ||
suspended 2 or more times due to any combination of: | ||
(i) a single conviction of violating Section | ||
11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local | ||
ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense or Section | ||
9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code | ||
of 2012, where the use of alcohol or other drugs is | ||
recited as an element of the offense, or a similar | ||
out-of-state offense; or | ||
(ii) a statutory summary suspension or revocation | ||
under Section 11-501.1; or | ||
(iii) a suspension under Section 6-203.1; | ||
arising out of separate occurrences; that person, if | ||
issued a restricted driving permit, may not operate a | ||
vehicle unless it has been equipped with an ignition | ||
interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1. | ||
(B-5) If a person's license or permit is revoked or | ||
suspended due to a conviction for a violation of | ||
subparagraph (C) or (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) | ||
of Section 11-501 of this Code, or a similar provision of a | ||
local ordinance or similar out-of-state offense, that | ||
person, if issued a restricted driving permit, may not | ||
operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped with an | ||
ignition interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1. | ||
(C) The person issued a permit conditioned upon the | ||
use of an ignition interlock device must pay to the | ||
Secretary of State DUI Administration Fund an amount not | ||
to exceed $30 per month. The Secretary shall establish by | ||
rule the amount and the procedures, terms, and conditions | ||
relating to these fees. | ||
(D) If the restricted driving permit is issued for | ||
employment purposes, then the prohibition against | ||
operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an | ||
ignition interlock device does not apply to the operation | ||
of an occupational vehicle owned or leased by that | ||
person's employer when used solely for employment | ||
purposes. For any person who, within a 5-year period, is | ||
convicted of a second or subsequent offense under Section | ||
11-501 of this Code, or a similar provision of a local | ||
ordinance or similar out-of-state offense, this employment | ||
exemption does not apply until either a one-year period | ||
has elapsed during which that person had his or her | ||
driving privileges revoked or a one-year period has | ||
elapsed during which that person had a restricted driving | ||
permit which required the use of an ignition interlock | ||
device on every motor vehicle owned or operated by that | ||
person. | ||
(E) In each case the Secretary may issue a restricted | ||
driving permit for a period deemed appropriate, except | ||
that all permits shall expire no later than 2 years from | ||
the date of issuance. A restricted driving permit issued | ||
under this Section shall be subject to cancellation, | ||
revocation, and suspension by the Secretary of State in | ||
like manner and for like cause as a driver's license | ||
issued under this Code may be cancelled, revoked, or | ||
suspended; except that a conviction upon one or more | ||
offenses against laws or ordinances regulating the | ||
movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause for | ||
the revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a | ||
restricted driving permit. The Secretary of State may, as | ||
a condition to the issuance of a restricted driving | ||
permit, require the applicant to participate in a | ||
designated driver remedial or rehabilitative program. The | ||
Secretary of State is authorized to cancel a restricted | ||
driving permit if the permit holder does not successfully | ||
complete the program. | ||
(F) A person subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 | ||
of subsection (b) of Section 6-208 of this Code may make | ||
application for a restricted driving permit at a hearing | ||
conducted under Section 2-118 of this Code after the | ||
expiration of 5 years from the effective date of the most | ||
recent revocation or after 5 years from the date of | ||
release from a period of imprisonment resulting from a | ||
conviction of the most recent offense, whichever is later, | ||
provided the person, in addition to all other requirements | ||
of the Secretary, shows by clear and convincing evidence: | ||
(i) a minimum of 3 years of uninterrupted | ||
abstinence from alcohol and the unlawful use or | ||
consumption of cannabis under the Cannabis Control | ||
Act, a controlled substance under the Illinois | ||
Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating compound | ||
under the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or | ||
methamphetamine under the Methamphetamine Control and | ||
Community Protection Act; and | ||
(ii) the successful completion of any | ||
rehabilitative treatment and involvement in any | ||
ongoing rehabilitative activity that may be | ||
recommended by a properly licensed service provider | ||
according to an assessment of the person's alcohol or | ||
drug use under Section 11-501.01 of this Code. | ||
In determining whether an applicant is eligible for a | ||
restricted driving permit under this subparagraph (F), the | ||
Secretary may consider any relevant evidence, including, | ||
but not limited to, testimony, affidavits, records, and | ||
the results of regular alcohol or drug tests. Persons | ||
subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of subsection (b) | ||
of Section 6-208 of this Code and who have been convicted | ||
of more than one violation of paragraph (3), paragraph | ||
(4), or paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 11-501 | ||
of this Code shall not be eligible to apply for a | ||
restricted driving permit under this subparagraph (F). | ||
A restricted driving permit issued under this | ||
subparagraph (F) shall provide that the holder may only | ||
operate motor vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock | ||
device as required under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) | ||
of Section 6-205 of this Code and subparagraph (A) of | ||
paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of this Section. The | ||
Secretary may revoke a restricted driving permit or amend | ||
the conditions of a restricted driving permit issued under | ||
this subparagraph (F) if the holder operates a vehicle | ||
that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device, or | ||
for any other reason authorized under this Code. | ||
A restricted driving permit issued under this | ||
subparagraph (F) shall be revoked, and the holder barred | ||
from applying for or being issued a restricted driving | ||
permit in the future, if the holder is convicted of a | ||
violation of Section 11-501 of this Code, a similar | ||
provision of a local ordinance, or a similar offense in | ||
another state. | ||
(c-3) In the case of a suspension under paragraph 43 of | ||
subsection (a), reports received by the Secretary of State | ||
under this Section shall, except during the actual time the | ||
suspension is in effect, be privileged information and for use | ||
only by the courts, police officers, prosecuting authorities, | ||
the driver licensing administrator of any other state, the | ||
Secretary of State, or the parent or legal guardian of a driver | ||
under the age of 18. However, beginning January 1, 2008, if the | ||
person is a CDL holder, the suspension shall also be made | ||
available to the driver licensing administrator of any other | ||
state, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the affected | ||
driver or motor carrier or prospective motor carrier upon | ||
request. | ||
(c-4) In the case of a suspension under paragraph 43 of | ||
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the person | ||
by mail that his or her driving privileges and driver's | ||
license will be suspended one month after the date of the | ||
mailing of the notice. | ||
(c-5) The Secretary of State may, as a condition of the | ||
reissuance of a driver's license or permit to an applicant | ||
whose driver's license or permit has been suspended before he | ||
or she reached the age of 21 years pursuant to any of the | ||
provisions of this Section, require the applicant to | ||
participate in a driver remedial education course and be | ||
retested under Section 6-109 of this Code. | ||
(d) This Section is subject to the provisions of the | ||
Driver License Compact. | ||
(e) The Secretary of State shall not issue a restricted | ||
driving permit to a person under the age of 16 years whose | ||
driving privileges have been suspended or revoked under any | ||
provisions of this Code. | ||
(f) In accordance with 49 CFR 384, the Secretary of State | ||
may not issue a restricted driving permit for the operation of | ||
a commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a CDL whose | ||
driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, cancelled, or | ||
disqualified under any provisions of this Code. | ||
(Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; | ||
102-749, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-982, eff. | ||
7-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-822, eff. 1-1-25.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/11-907) | ||
Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on | ||
approach of authorized emergency vehicles. | ||
(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency | ||
vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the | ||
requirements of this Code or a police vehicle properly and | ||
lawfully making use of an audible or visual signal: | ||
(1) the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the | ||
right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position | ||
parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand | ||
edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and | ||
shall, if necessary to permit the safe passage of the | ||
emergency vehicle, stop and remain in such position until | ||
the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless | ||
otherwise directed by a police officer; and | ||
(2) the operator of every streetcar shall immediately | ||
stop such car clear of any intersection and keep it in such | ||
position until the authorized emergency vehicle has | ||
passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. | ||
(b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver | ||
of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with | ||
due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway. | ||
(c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency | ||
vehicle or emergency scene, when the stationary authorized | ||
emergency vehicle is giving a visual signal by displaying | ||
oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights as authorized under | ||
Section 12-215 of this Code, a person who drives an | ||
approaching vehicle shall: | ||
(1) proceeding with due caution, yield the | ||
right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not | ||
adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle, if | ||
possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, | ||
if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than | ||
2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the | ||
approaching vehicle and reduce the speed of the vehicle to | ||
a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to | ||
traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a | ||
collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past | ||
the stationary emergency vehicle; or | ||
(2) if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, | ||
proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the | ||
vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with | ||
regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to | ||
avoid a collision, maintaining a safe speed for road | ||
conditions and leaving a safe distance until safely past | ||
the stationary emergency vehicles. | ||
The visual signal specified under this subsection (c) | ||
given by a stationary authorized emergency vehicle is an | ||
indication to drivers of approaching vehicles that a hazardous | ||
condition is present when circumstances are not immediately | ||
clear. Drivers of vehicles approaching a stationary authorized | ||
emergency vehicle in any lane shall heed the warning of the | ||
signal, reduce the speed of the vehicle, proceed with due | ||
caution, maintain a safe speed for road conditions, be | ||
prepared to stop, and leave a safe distance until safely | ||
passed the stationary emergency vehicle. | ||
As used in this subsection (c) and subsection (c-5), | ||
"authorized emergency vehicle" includes any vehicle authorized | ||
by law to be equipped with oscillating, rotating, or flashing | ||
lights under Section 12-215 of this Code, while the owner or | ||
operator of the vehicle is engaged in his or her official | ||
duties. As used in this subsection (c) and subsection (c-10), | ||
"emergency scene" means a location where a stationary | ||
authorized emergency vehicle as defined by herein is present | ||
and has activated its oscillating, rotating, or flashing | ||
lights. | ||
(c-5) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way | ||
to any authorized emergency vehicle obviously and actually | ||
engaged in work upon a highway, whether stationary or not, and | ||
displaying flashing lights as provided in Section 12-215 of | ||
this Act. | ||
(c-10) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the | ||
right-of-way to an emergency worker obviously and actually | ||
engaged in work upon a highway at an emergency scene. The | ||
driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any | ||
pedestrian upon a highway directly involved in the emergency | ||
scene. | ||
(d) A person who violates subsection (c), (c-5), or | ||
(c-10), of this Section commits a business offense punishable | ||
by a fine of not less than $250 or more than $10,000 for a | ||
first violation, and a fine of not less than $750 or more than | ||
$10,000 for a second or subsequent violation. It is a factor in | ||
aggravation if the person committed the offense while in | ||
violation of Section 11-501, 12-610.1, or 12-610.2 of this | ||
Code. Imposition of the penalties authorized by this | ||
subsection (d) for a violation of subsection (c) of this | ||
Section that results in the death of another person does not | ||
preclude imposition of appropriate additional civil or | ||
criminal penalties. A person who violates subsection (c) and | ||
the violation results in damage to another vehicle commits a | ||
Class A misdemeanor. A person who violates subsection (c) and | ||
the violation results in the injury or death of another person | ||
commits a Class 4 felony. | ||
(e) If a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), of | ||
this Section results in damage to the property of another | ||
person, in addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's | ||
driving privileges shall be suspended for a fixed period of | ||
not less than 90 days and not more than one year. | ||
(f) If a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), of | ||
this Section results in injury to another person, in addition | ||
to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges | ||
shall be suspended for a fixed period of not less than 180 days | ||
and not more than 2 years. | ||
(g) If a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or(c-10), of | ||
this Section results in the death of another person, in | ||
addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving | ||
privileges shall be suspended for 2 years. | ||
(h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record | ||
of a judgment entered against a person under subsection (c), | ||
(c-5), or (c-10), of this Section: | ||
(1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the | ||
mandatory period; or | ||
(2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the | ||
appropriate mandatory period. | ||
(i) The Scott's Law Fund shall be a special fund in the | ||
State treasury. Subject to appropriation by the General | ||
Assembly and approval by the Director, the Director of the | ||
State Police shall use all moneys in the Scott's Law Fund in | ||
the Department's discretion to fund the production of | ||
materials to educate drivers on approaching stationary | ||
authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty Illinois State | ||
Police for enforcement of this Section, and for other law | ||
enforcement purposes the Director deems necessary in these | ||
efforts. | ||
(j) For violations of this Section issued by a county or | ||
municipal police officer, the assessment shall be deposited | ||
into the county's or municipality's Transportation Safety | ||
Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its | ||
Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty | ||
county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance | ||
zones in that county on highways other than interstate | ||
highways. The county, in its discretion, may also use a | ||
portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway | ||
Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law | ||
enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate | ||
drivers on construction zone safe driving habits and | ||
approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles. | ||
(k) In addition to other penalties imposed by this | ||
Section, the court may order a person convicted of a violation | ||
of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), to perform community | ||
service as determined by the court. | ||
(Source: P.A. 102-336, eff. 1-1-22; 102-338, eff. 1-1-22; | ||
102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-667, eff. 1-1-25; 103-711, eff. | ||
1-1-25; revised 11-26-24.) | ||
Effective Date: 6/1/2026
