Bill Text: IL HB3810 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, in cases where 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 defendant acted with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons if the person is also found guilty of committing 3 or more violations of the Chapter concerning the Rules of the Road in causing the accident.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-14 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB3810 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HB3810-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 | Section 11-503 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)
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7 | Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | driving.
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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 a | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge
approach, or | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne.
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15 | (a-5) In cases where the person accused of reckless driving | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | under this Section unintentionally caused a death or type A | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | injury to another person, the trier of fact may infer that the | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | defendant acted with a willful or wanton disregard for the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | safety of persons under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | Section if the person is also found guilty of committing 3 or | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | more violations of Chapter 11 of this Code in causing the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | accident. | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (b) Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be |
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1 | guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under | ||||||
2 | subsections (b-1), (c), and (d) of this
Section.
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3 | (b-1) Except as provided in subsection (d), any person | ||||||
4 | convicted of violating subsection (a), if the violation causes | ||||||
5 | bodily harm to a child or a school crossing guard while the | ||||||
6 | school crossing guard is performing his or her official duties, | ||||||
7 | is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
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8 | (c) Every person convicted of committing a violation of | ||||||
9 | subsection (a)
shall
be guilty of aggravated reckless driving | ||||||
10 | if the violation results in great
bodily harm or permanent | ||||||
11 | disability or disfigurement to another. Except as provided in | ||||||
12 | subsection (d) of this Section, aggravated
reckless driving is | ||||||
13 | a Class 4 felony. | ||||||
14 | (d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a), if | ||||||
15 | the violation causes great bodily harm or permanent disability | ||||||
16 | or disfigurement to a child or a school crossing guard while | ||||||
17 | the school crossing guard is performing his or her official | ||||||
18 | duties, is guilty of aggravated reckless driving. Aggravated | ||||||
19 | reckless driving under this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 95-467, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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