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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

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



 
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    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended  by changing 
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Section 12-5 as follows:
 



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    (720 ILCS 5/12-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 12-5)



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    Sec. 12-5. Reckless
conduct.

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    (a) A person who causes bodily harm to or endangers the 
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bodily safety of
an individual by any means, commits reckless 
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conduct if he or she performs
recklessly the acts that

cause 
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the harm or endanger safety, whether they
otherwise are lawful 
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or unlawful.
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    (a-5) A person who causes great bodily harm or permanent 
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disability or disfigurement by any means, commits reckless 
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conduct if he or she performs recklessly the acts that cause 
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the harm, whether they otherwise are lawful or unlawful.


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    (a-10) A person who, while operating a motor vehicle, 
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causes bodily harm to or endangers the bodily safety of a 
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vulnerable user of the public way commits reckless conduct if 
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he or she performs recklessly the acts that cause the harm or 
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endanger safety, whether they otherwise are lawful or unlawful.
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    (a-15) A person who, while operating a motor vehicle, 
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causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or 
 


 






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disfigurement to a vulnerable user of the public way commits 
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reckless conduct if he or she performs recklessly the acts that 
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cause the harm, whether they otherwise are lawful or unlawful.
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    (a-20) For purposes of subsections (a-10) and (a-15),  
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"vulnerable user of the public way" means any of the following 
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persons who are lawfully present on the roadway or shoulder of 
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a public way:
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        (1) pedestrians,
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        (2) highway workers,
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        (3) persons engaged in equine activities, as defined in 
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    the Equine Activity Liability Act,
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        (4) persons operating a farm tractor or other implement 
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    of husbandry, as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code, or
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        (5) persons operating or using a motorcycle, bicycle, 
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    scooter, skateboard, roller skates, or in-line skates. 
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    (b) Sentence.

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    Reckless conduct under subsection (a) or subsection (a-10) 
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is a Class A misdemeanor. Reckless conduct under subsection 
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(a-5) or subsection (a-15) is a Class 4 felony.


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(Source: P.A. 93-710, eff. 1-1-05.)