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Sen. William R. Haine
Filed: 5/23/2016
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2191
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2191 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 24-7 |
| 5 | | Sobriety Pilot Program Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Pilot Program.
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| 7 | | (a) The Department of State Police shall develop a 4-year |
| 8 | | sobriety pilot program for drivers who have been convicted of a |
| 9 | | second or subsequent violation of Section 11-501 of the |
| 10 | | Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar provision of a local |
| 11 | | ordinance, who are subject to paragraph (e) of Section |
| 12 | | 11-501.01 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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| 13 | | (b) Beginning no later than July 1, 2017, the program shall |
| 14 | | be conducted in Madison County, St. Clair County, and any other |
| 15 | | county authorized by county board resolution to participate in |
| 16 | | the pilot program.
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| 1 | | (c) Each driver required to participate in the program |
| 2 | | shall report twice each calendar day for the initial 120 days |
| 3 | | of his or her sentence in the manner and form prescribed by the |
| 4 | | Department to a designated location, chosen by the sheriff, and |
| 5 | | shall submit to sobriety testing. Failure to report for |
| 6 | | sobriety testing or failure to pass the sobriety test shall |
| 7 | | result in:
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| 8 | | (1) a written warning for a first violation;
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| 9 | | (2) a written warning and a restart of the 120 days of |
| 10 | | reporting for a second violation;
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| 11 | | (3) county jail detention for a period not to exceed 12 |
| 12 | | hours and a restart of the 120 days of reporting for a |
| 13 | | third violation; and
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| 14 | | (4) county jail detention for a period not to exceed 24 |
| 15 | | hours and an automatic revocation of the driver's |
| 16 | | restricted driving permit for a fourth violation.
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| 17 | | The sheriff may, in his or her discretion, excuse a |
| 18 | | driver's failure to report for sobriety testing due to an |
| 19 | | emergency or an act of God, and may impose no sanctions. The |
| 20 | | sheriff shall report all imposed sanctions to the Department |
| 21 | | within 24 hours of issuance.
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| 22 | | (d) Sobriety testing may be conducted by a civilian |
| 23 | | employee or any other person designated by the sheriff. |
| 24 | | (e) The Department shall, in consultation with each |
| 25 | | sheriff, determine the fees charged to a driver for the costs |
| 26 | | associated with participation in the program.
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| 1 | | (f) The Department shall enter into any necessary contracts |
| 2 | | and may adopt any rules necessary to carry out this Act, |
| 3 | | including rules on the criteria for failure to pass the |
| 4 | | sobriety test.
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| 5 | | (g) A sheriff may enter into a contract or memorandum of |
| 6 | | understanding with a local police department for the |
| 7 | | administration of sobriety testing. |
| 8 | | (h) On or before January 15 of each year, the Department |
| 9 | | shall submit a report to the Governor and to the General |
| 10 | | Assembly, which shall include, but is not limited to, the |
| 11 | | progress and the effectiveness of the pilot program.
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| 12 | | Section 10. Repeal. This Act is repealed on February 1, |
| 13 | | 2022.
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| 14 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 15 | | becoming law.".
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