101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3712
 
Introduced 2/14/2020, by Sen. Laura Ellman
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


625 ILCS 5/11-506
    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning street racing.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:

 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing 
5Section 11-506 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-506)
7    Sec. 11-506. Street racing; aggravated street racing.
8    (a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street 
9or highway of this State.
10    (b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit 
11his or her  vehicle to be used by another for the
the purpose of 
12street racing.
13    (c) For the purposes of this Section, the following words 
14shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
15    "Acquiesce" or "permit" means actual knowledge that the 
16motor vehicle was to be used for the purpose of street racing.
17    "Street racing" means:
18        (1) The operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point 
19    side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive 
20    attempt to outdistance each other; or
21        (2) The operation of one or more vehicles over a common 
22    selected course, each starting at the same point, for the 
23    purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power of 
 
 
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1    acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a certain 
2    distance or time limit; or
3        (3) The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to 
4    outgain or outdistance another vehicle; or
5        (4) The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another 
6    vehicle from passing; or
7        (5) The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a 
8    given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
9        (6) The use of one or more vehicles to test the 
10    physical stamina or endurance of drivers over 
11    long-distance driving routes.
12    (d)  Penalties.
13        (1) Any person who is convicted of a violation of 
14    subsection (a) shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for 
15    the first offense and shall be subject to a minimum fine of 
16    $250.   Any person convicted of a violation of subsection (a) 
17    a second or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class 4 
18    felony and shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500.   The 
19    driver's license of any person convicted of subsection (a) 
20    shall be revoked in the manner provided by Section 6-205 of 
21    this Code.
22        (2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of 
23    subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.  
24    Any person who is convicted of subsection (b) for a second 
25    or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class A 
26    misdemeanor.
 
 
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1        (3) Every person convicted of committing a violation of 
2    subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of 
3    aggravated street racing if the person, in committing a 
4    violation of subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle 
5    accident that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent 
6    disability or disfigurement to another, where the 
7    violation was a proximate cause of the injury.  Aggravated 
8    street racing is a Class 4 felony for which the defendant, 
9    if sentenced to a term of imprisonment shall be sentenced 
10    to not less than one year nor more than 12 years.


11(Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08.)