Public Act 104-0400
 
SB1922 EnrolledLRB104 08405 LNS 18456 b

    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.)