Bill Text: IL HB0073 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving privileges of any driver upon receiving a report of the driver's conviction of negligent vehicular homicide or aggravated negligent driving. Creates the offense of aggravated negligent driving. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a motor vehicle accident that results in a type A injury to another or property damage of another in excess of $1,500. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Creates the offense of negligent vehicular homicide. Provides that a person commits the offense if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of the death of another person. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0073 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB0073-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning certain offenses.
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2 | WHEREAS, Section 10 of this Act may be referred to as the | ||||||
3 | Matt Wilhelm Law; therefore
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4 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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5 | represented in the General Assembly:
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6 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding | ||||||
7 | Section 9-3.4 as follows:
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8 | (720 ILCS 5/9-3.4 new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 9-3.4. Negligent vehicular homicide. | ||||||
10 | (a) A person commits the offense of negligent vehicular | ||||||
11 | homicide if the person's negligent operation of a motor vehicle | ||||||
12 | is a proximate cause of the death of another person. | ||||||
13 | (b) A person acts negligently within the meaning of this | ||||||
14 | Section if he or she fails to be aware of a substantial and | ||||||
15 | unjustifiable risk of death or injury to others, and that | ||||||
16 | failure constitutes a substantial deviation from the standard | ||||||
17 | of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the | ||||||
18 | circumstances then prevailing. | ||||||
19 | (c) The finder of fact may consider statutes and ordinances | ||||||
20 | regulating the defendant's conduct in determining whether he or | ||||||
21 | she was culpably negligent under subsection (a). | ||||||
22 | (d) Negligent vehicular homicide is a Class A misdemeanor.
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