104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB3203
 
Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Jay Hoffman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-503  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503
    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if the person accused of reckless driving unintentionally caused a death or type A injury to another person, the trier of fact may infer that the person acted with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons if the person is issued a uniform citation for 3 or more violations under the Code in causing the crash.


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A BILL FOR
 
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 
5changing Section 11-503 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-503)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)
7    Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless 
8driving. 
9    (a) A person commits reckless driving if he or she:
10        (1) drives any vehicle with a willful or wanton 
11    disregard for the safety of persons or property; or
12        (2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in 
13    a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, 
14    or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne.
15    (a-5) If the person accused of reckless driving under this 
16Section unintentionally caused a death or type A injury to 
17another person, the trier of fact may infer that the person 
18acted with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of 
19persons under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) if the person is 
20issued a uniform citation for 3 or more violations of this Code 
21in causing the crash. 
22    (b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be 
23guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under 
 
 
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1subsections (b-1), (c), and (d) of this Section.
2    (b-1) Except as provided in subsection (d), any person 
3convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes 
4bodily harm to a child or a school crossing guard while the 
5school crossing guard is performing his or her official 
6duties, is guilty of a Class 4 felony. 
7    (c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of 
8subsection (a) shall be guilty of aggravated reckless driving 
9if the violation results in great bodily harm or permanent 
10disability or disfigurement to another. Except as provided in 
11subsection (d) of this Section, aggravated reckless driving is 
12a Class 4 felony.
13    (d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if 
14the violation causes great bodily harm or permanent disability 
15or disfigurement to a child or a school crossing guard while 
16the school crossing guard is performing his or her official 
17duties, is guilty of aggravated reckless driving. Aggravated 
18reckless driving under this subsection (d) is a Class 3 
19felony.
20(Source: P.A. 95-467, eff. 6-1-08.)