Bill Text: IL SB3926 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who has failed to stop as required after an accident shall return and make a report of the accident at a police station near the scene of the accident no later than 48 hours (instead of one-half hour) after the accident occurred. Provides that a person who fails to stop after an accident that resulted in the death of a person is guilty of a Class 1 felony and shall be sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years. Provides that a person who fails to return within 48 hours and report an accident which resulted in a fatality shall be sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than 20 years.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB3926 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB3926-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation, which may be referred to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | as Gabby's Law.
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| 3 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 4 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 5 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Section 11-401 as follows:
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| 7 | (625 ILCS 5/11-401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-401)
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| 8 | Sec. 11-401. Motor vehicle accidents involving death or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | personal injuries.
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| 10 | (a) The driver of any vehicle involved in a motor vehicle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | accident
resulting in personal injury to or death of any person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | shall immediately stop
such vehicle at the scene of such | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | accident, or as close thereto as possible
and shall then | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | forthwith return to, and in every event shall remain at the
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| 15 | scene of the accident until the requirements of Section 11-403 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | have been
fulfilled. Every such stop shall be made without | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | obstructing traffic more
than is necessary.
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| 18 | (b) Any person who has failed to stop or to comply with the
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| 19 | requirements of paragraph (a) shall, as soon as possible but in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | no case
later than 48 hours one-half hour after such motor
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| 21 | vehicle accident, or, if hospitalized and incapacitated from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | reporting at any
time during such period, as soon as possible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | but in no case later than 48 hours one-half
hour
after
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| 1 | discharged from the
hospital, report the place of the accident, | ||||||
| 2 | the date, the approximate time,
the
driver's name and address, | ||||||
| 3 | the registration number of the vehicle
driven, and the names of | ||||||
| 4 | all other occupants of
such vehicle, at a police station or | ||||||
| 5 | sheriff's office near the place where
such accident occurred. | ||||||
| 6 | No report made as required under this paragraph shall be used,
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| 7 | directly or indirectly, as a basis for the prosecution of any
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| 8 | violation of paragraph (a).
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| 9 | (b-1) Any person arrested for violating this Section is | ||||||
| 10 | subject to chemical testing of his or her blood, breath, or | ||||||
| 11 | urine for the presence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, | ||||||
| 12 | intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination | ||||||
| 13 | thereof, as provided in Section 11-501.1, if the testing occurs | ||||||
| 14 | within 12 hours of the time of the occurrence of the accident | ||||||
| 15 | that led to his or her arrest. The person's driving privileges | ||||||
| 16 | are subject to statutory summary suspension under Section | ||||||
| 17 | 11-501.1 if he or she fails testing or statutory summary | ||||||
| 18 | revocation under Section 11-501.1 if he or she refuses to | ||||||
| 19 | undergo the testing.
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| 20 | For purposes of this Section, personal injury shall mean | ||||||
| 21 | any injury
requiring immediate professional treatment in a | ||||||
| 22 | medical facility or
doctor's office.
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| 23 | (c) Any person failing to comply with paragraph (a) shall | ||||||
| 24 | be guilty of a Class 4 felony if the
motor vehicle accident | ||||||
| 25 | does not result in the death of a person. A person failing to | ||||||
| 26 | comply with paragraph (a)
when the accident results in the | ||||||
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| 1 | death of
a person is guilty of a Class 1
felony and shall be | ||||||
| 2 | sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than | ||||||
| 3 | 10 years.
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| 4 | (d) Any person failing to comply with paragraph (b) is
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| 5 | guilty
of
a Class 2 felony if the
motor vehicle accident does | ||||||
| 6 | not result in the death of any person.
Any person failing to | ||||||
| 7 | comply with paragraph (b)
when the accident results in the | ||||||
| 8 | death of
any person is guilty of a Class 1
felony and shall be | ||||||
| 9 | sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment of not less than | ||||||
| 10 | 20 years.
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| 11 | (e) The Secretary of State shall revoke the driving | ||||||
| 12 | privilege of any person
convicted of a violation of this | ||||||
| 13 | Section.
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| 14 | (Source: P.A. 95-347, eff. 1-1-08; 96-1344, eff. 7-1-11.)
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