Bill Text: IL HB4645 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a willful violation of the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law that causes a motor vehicle accident that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another person is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a willful violation of the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law that causes a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of another person is a Class 2 felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB4645 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB4645-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB4645 Introduced , by Rep. Wayne Rosenthal SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/18b-108 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-108
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a willful violation of the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law that causes a motor vehicle accident that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another person is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a willful violation of the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law that causes a motor vehicle accident that results in the death of another person is a Class 2 felony.
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 18b-108 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/18b-108) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-108)
Sec. 18b-108. Violations; Criminal penalties.
(a) The provisions of Chapter 16 shall be applicable to
acts committed by a driver of a motor vehicle that violate this
Chapter or any rule or regulation issued under this Chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), any Any driver
who willfully violates any provision of this Chapter or any
rule or regulation issued under this Chapter is guilty of a
Class 4 felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed
by law, the maximum fine for each offense is $10,000. Such
violation shall be prosecuted by the State's Attorney or the
Attorney General.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), any Any person,
other than a driver, who willfully violates or causes another
to violate any provision of this Chapter or any rule or
regulation issued under this Chapter is guilty of a Class 3
felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by law,
the maximum fine for each offense is $25,000. Such violation

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shall be prosecuted at the request of the Department by the
State's Attorney or the Attorney General.
(d) A person who willfully violates a provision of this
Chapter or a rule or regulation adopted under this Chapter when
the violation results in a motor vehicle accident that causes
great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to
another person is guilty of a Class 3 felony. A person who
willfully violates a provision of this Chapter or a rule or
regulation adopted under this Chapter when the violation
results in a motor vehicle accident that causes death to
another person is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 88-476; 89-179, eff. 1-1-96.)