Bill Text: IL HB2383 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person convicted of a violation of the provisions of the Code governing the right-of-way at crosswalks and in school zones that resulted in a Type A injury to another shall have his or her driving privileges suspended for 12 months. Provides that the Act may referred to as Mason's Law. Effective July 1, 2020.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0470 [HB2383 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2383-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person convicted of a violation of the provisions of the Code governing the right-of-way at crosswalks and in school zones that resulted in a Type A injury to another shall have his or her driving privileges suspended for 12 months. Provides that the Act may referred to as Mason's Law. Effective July 1, 2020.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-23 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0470 [HB2383 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB2383-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 11-1002 and 11-1002.5 and by adding Section 11-909 as | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (625 ILCS 5/11-909 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 11-909. Failure to yield a right-of-way causing bodily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | harm or death. Any person who violates a provision of this | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Article shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | period of one year if the violation results in an accident | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | causing great bodily harm to or the death of any person.
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13 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1002) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1002)
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14 | Sec. 11-1002. Pedestrians' right-of-way at crosswalks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | (a) When
traffic control signals are not in place or not in | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | operation the driver of
a vehicle shall stop and yield the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | crosswalk when the pedestrian
is upon the half of the roadway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when
the pedestrian is | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway
as | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | to be in danger.
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22 | (b) No pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other |
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1 | place of safety
and walk or run into the path of a moving | ||||||
2 | vehicle which is so close as to
constitute an immediate hazard.
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3 | (c) Paragraph (a) shall not apply under the condition | ||||||
4 | stated in Section
11-1003(b).
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5 | (d) Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk
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6 | or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a | ||||||
7 | pedestrian to
cross the roadway, the driver of any other | ||||||
8 | vehicle approaching from the rear
shall not overtake and pass | ||||||
9 | such stopped vehicle.
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10 | (e) Whenever stop signs or flashing red signals are in
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11 | place at an intersection or at a plainly marked crosswalk | ||||||
12 | between
intersections, drivers shall yield right-of-way to | ||||||
13 | pedestrians as
set forth in Section 11-904 of this Chapter.
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14 | (f) Any person who violates a provision of this Section | ||||||
15 | shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a period | ||||||
16 | of one year if the violation results in an accident causing | ||||||
17 | great bodily harm to or the death of any person. | ||||||
18 | (Source: P.A. 96-1165, eff. 7-22-10.)
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19 | (625 ILCS 5/11-1002.5) | ||||||
20 | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-987 )
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21 | Sec. 11-1002.5. Pedestrians' right-of-way at crosswalks; | ||||||
22 | school zones. | ||||||
23 | (a) For the purpose of this Section, "school" has the | ||||||
24 | meaning ascribed to that term in Section 11-605.
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25 | On a school day when school children are present and so |
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1 | close
thereto
that a potential hazard exists because of the | ||||||
2 | close proximity of the motorized
traffic and when
traffic | ||||||
3 | control signals are not in place or not in operation, the | ||||||
4 | driver of
a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way to a | ||||||
5 | pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the | ||||||
6 | pedestrian
is upon the half of the roadway upon which the | ||||||
7 | vehicle is traveling, or when
the pedestrian is approaching so | ||||||
8 | closely from the opposite half of the roadway
as to be in | ||||||
9 | danger.
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10 | For the purpose of this Section, a school day shall begin | ||||||
11 | at seven ante
meridian and shall conclude at four post | ||||||
12 | meridian.
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13 | This Section shall not be applicable unless appropriate | ||||||
14 | signs are posted
in accordance with Section 11-605.
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15 | (b) A first violation of this Section is a petty
offense | ||||||
16 | with a minimum fine
of $150. A second or subsequent violation | ||||||
17 | of this
Section is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $300.
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18 | (c) When a fine for a violation of subsection (a) is $150 | ||||||
19 | or greater,
the person who violates subsection (a) shall be | ||||||
20 | charged an additional
$50 to be paid to the unit school
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21 | district where the
violation
occurred for school safety | ||||||
22 | purposes. If the violation occurred in a dual
school district,
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23 | $25 of the surcharge shall be paid to the elementary school | ||||||
24 | district for school
safety
purposes and $25 of the surcharge | ||||||
25 | shall be paid to the high school district for
school
safety | ||||||
26 | purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the |
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1 | entire $50
surcharge
shall be paid to the appropriate school | ||||||
2 | district or districts.
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3 | For purposes of this subsection (c), "school safety | ||||||
4 | purposes" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section | ||||||
5 | 11-605.
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6 | (d) Any person who violates a provision of this Section | ||||||
7 | shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a period | ||||||
8 | of one year if the violation results in an accident causing | ||||||
9 | great bodily harm to or the death of any person. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 95-302, eff. 1-1-08; 96-1165, eff. 7-22-10.)
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11 | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-987 ) | ||||||
12 | Sec. 11-1002.5. Pedestrians' right-of-way at crosswalks; | ||||||
13 | school zones. | ||||||
14 | (a) For the purpose of this Section, "school" has the | ||||||
15 | meaning ascribed to that term in Section 11-605.
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16 | On a school day when school children are present and so | ||||||
17 | close
thereto
that a potential hazard exists because of the | ||||||
18 | close proximity of the motorized
traffic and when
traffic | ||||||
19 | control signals are not in place or not in operation, the | ||||||
20 | driver of
a vehicle shall stop and yield the right-of-way to a | ||||||
21 | pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the | ||||||
22 | pedestrian
is upon the half of the roadway upon which the | ||||||
23 | vehicle is traveling, or when
the pedestrian is approaching so | ||||||
24 | closely from the opposite half of the roadway
as to be in | ||||||
25 | danger.
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1 | For the purpose of this Section, a school day shall begin | ||||||
2 | at seven ante
meridian and shall conclude at four post | ||||||
3 | meridian.
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4 | This Section shall not be applicable unless appropriate | ||||||
5 | signs are posted
in accordance with Section 11-605.
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6 | (b) A first violation of this Section is a petty
offense | ||||||
7 | with a minimum fine
of $150. A second or subsequent violation | ||||||
8 | of this
Section is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $300.
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9 | (c) (Blank).
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10 | (d) Any person who violates a provision of this Section | ||||||
11 | shall have his or her driver's license suspended for a period | ||||||
12 | of one year if the violation results in an accident causing | ||||||
13 | great bodily harm to or the death of any person. | ||||||
14 | (Source: P.A. 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
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15 | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | ||||||
16 | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | ||||||
17 | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | ||||||
18 | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | ||||||
19 | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | ||||||
20 | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | ||||||
21 | Public Act.
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
23 | becoming law.
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