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92_SB1726enr
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1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Sections 6-301 and 6-601 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/6-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-301)
7 Sec. 6-301. Unlawful use of license or permit.
8 (a) It is a violation of this Section for any person:
9 1. To display or cause to be displayed or have in
10 his possession any cancelled, revoked or suspended
11 license or permit;
12 2. To lend his license or permit to any other
13 person or knowingly allow the use thereof by another;
14 3. To display or represent as his own any license
15 or permit issued to another;
16 4. To fail or refuse to surrender to the Secretary
17 of State or his agent or any peace officer upon his
18 lawful demand, any license or permit, which has been
19 suspended, revoked or cancelled;
20 5. To allow any unlawful use of a license or permit
21 issued to him;
22 6. To submit to an examination or to obtain the
23 services of another person to submit to an examination
24 for the purpose of obtaining a drivers license or permit
25 for some other person.
26 (b) Sentence.
27 1. Any person convicted of a violation of this
28 Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and
29 shall be sentenced to a minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours
30 of community service, preferably at an alcohol abuse
31 prevention program, if available.
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1 2. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent
2 violation of this Section shall be guilty of a Class 4
3 felony.
4 3. In addition to any other sentence imposed under
5 paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection (b), a person
6 convicted of a violation of paragraph 6 of subsection (a)
7 shall be imprisoned for not less than 7 days.
8 (c) This Section does not prohibit any lawfully
9 authorized investigative, protective, law enforcement or
10 other activity of any agency of the United States, State of
11 Illinois or any other state or political subdivision thereof.
12 (d) This Section does not apply to licenses and permits
13 invalidated under Section 6-301.3 of this Code.
14 (Source: P.A. 88-197; 88-210; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94.)
15 (625 ILCS 5/6-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-601)
16 Sec. 6-601. Penalties. (a) It is a petty offense for any
17 person to violate any of the provisions of this Chapter
18 unless such violation is by this Code or other law of this
19 State declared to be a misdemeanor or a felony.
20 (b) General penalties. Unless another penalty is in this
21 Code or other laws of this State, every person convicted of a
22 petty offense for the violation of any provision of this
23 Chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
24 (c) Unlicensed driving. Except as hereinafter provided a
25 violation of Section 6-101 shall be:
26 1. A Class A misdemeanor if the person failed to obtain
27 a driver's license or permit after expiration of a period of
28 revocation.
29 2. A Class B misdemeanor petty offense if the person has
30 been issued a driver's license or permit, which has expired,
31 and if the period of expiration is greater than 6 months; or
32 if the person has never been issued a driver's license or
33 permit, or is not qualified to obtain a driver's license or
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1 permit because of his age; the minimum fine shall be $50.
2 If a licensee under this Code is convicted of violating
3 Section 6-101 for operating a motor vehicle during a time
4 when such licensee's driver's license was invalid under the
5 provisions of Section 6-110, then conviction under such
6 circumstances shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
7 $25.
8 If a licensee under this Code is convicted of violating
9 Section 6-303 for operating a motor vehicle during a time
10 when such licensee's driver's license was suspended under the
11 provisions of Section 6-306.3, then such act shall be a petty
12 offense (provided the licensee has answered the charge which
13 was the basis of the suspension under Section 6-306.3), and
14 there shall be imposed no additional like period of
15 suspension as provided in paragraph (b) of Section 6-303.
16 Any person convicted of a violation of subsection 6 of
17 Section 6-301 shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and
18 shall be imprisoned for not less than 7 days.
19 (Source: P.A. 85-992.)
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