Bill Text: IL SB1582 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver who willfully violates regulations pertaining to motor carrier drivers' hours of service shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony when the violation was a proximate cause of great bodily harm or death to another person. Provides that any person other than the driver who willfully violates regulations pertaining to motor carrier drivers' hours of service shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony when the violation was a proximate cause of great bodily harm or death to another person.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-25 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0888 [SB1582 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB1582-Engrossed.html

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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) of this Section,
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 (e) of this Section,
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

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violation shall be prosecuted at the request of the Department
by the State's Attorney or the Attorney General.
(d) Any driver who willfully violates Part 395 of Title 49
of the Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted by reference in
Section 18b-105 of this Chapter, is guilty of a Class 3 felony
when the violation was a proximate cause of great bodily harm
or death to another person.
(e) Any person, other than the driver, who willfully
violates or causes another to violate Part 395 of Title 49 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted by reference in
Section 18b-105 of this Chapter, is guilty of a Class 2 felony
when the violation was a proximate cause of great bodily harm
or death to another person.
(Source: P.A. 88-476; 89-179, eff. 1-1-96.)