Latest Blog Posts for Illinois DUI

• Quick fact: percentage of summary suspensions rescinded in Illinois courts
  on Jun 3, 2011 in Blood Tests Breathalyzers Penalties Summary Suspension Urine Tests 0.08 alcohol concentration of 0.08 civil DUI Fact Book improper warnings no reasonable grounds not properly placed under arrest petition to rescind refusal rescind rescinded SSS hearing statutory summary suspension subpoena summary suspension summary suspension hearing
  Each year, the Secretary of State releases a DUI Fact Book explaining the law and number of arrests for driving under the influence in Illinois. The Secretary compares these figures for each county, as well as year-over-year. The Secretary also track...
• Disqualification of commercial driver’s license for vehicle code offenses
  on May 25, 2011 in Uncategorized 625 ILCS 5/6-101 625 ILCS 5/6-104(a) 625 ILCS 5/6-104(b) 625 ILCS 5/6-104(d) 625 ILCS 5/6-104(e) 625 ILCS 5/6-104(f) 625 ILCS 5/6-105 625 ILCS 5/6-113(e) 625 ILCS 5/6-501 625 ILCS 5/6-507(a) 625 ILCS 5/6104(c) cancel CDL cancellation of CDL CDL commercial driver's license commercial motor vehicle disqualification disqualify
  There are very strict rules under Illinois law governing a commercial driver’s license. If you have a commercial driver’s license (CDL), you have to be careful. There are certain offenses that will cause the Secretary of State to disqualify you.
• An illustration of 11-501(a)(2) DUI charges in Illinois
  on May 25, 2011 in 11-501(a)(1) 11-501(a)(2) Blood Tests Breathalyzers Charges Field Sobriety Tests 0.08 percent 11-501 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(1) 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2) breath alcohol concentration citation impeach legal limit opinion police officer's opinion testimony ticket traffic ticket training under the influence of alcohol
  Examine the numbers of arrests for driving under the influence in Illinois, and you can see that on average, the driver takes a breathalyzer test. When the driver takes a breathalyzer test, and fails, he is charged with violating 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)...
• DUI charges under section 11-501(a)(1) – the 0.08 legal limit
  on May 24, 2011 in 11-501(a)(1) Blood Tests Breathalyzers Charges 11-501 625 ILCS 5/11-501 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(1) alcohol concentration BAC blood blood alcohol content breath breath test breathalyzer legal limit per se
  A charge of driving under the influence of alcohol in Illinois generally takes two forms. One, the driver is charged with violating section 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(1). Two, the driver is accused of violating section 11-501(a)(2). Each charge has its own...
• Traffic tickets that violate court supervision for Illinois DUI
  on May 20, 2011 in Jail Penalties Revoked Driver's License Vehicle Code Offenses court supervision express language municipal code municipal ordinance ordinance violation petty offense revoked driver's license Secretary of State sentencing order supervision traffic ticket traffic tickets vehicle code violation of supervision
  If a person is found guilty of driving under the influence in Illinois, and he has no prior offenses of DUI or reckless driving, then the judge is authorized to sentence the defendant to court supervision. Supervision is generally the disposition sou...
• Illinois courts increasing punishment for DUI and vehicle code offenses
  on May 6, 2011 in Charges Penalties Revoked Driver's License Summary Suspension Vehicle Code Offenses 625 ILCS 5/6-303 driving while license revoked driving while license suspended driving while revoked driving while suspended DWLR DWLS Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority probation probationary sentence statistics statutory summary suspension summary suspension vehicle code
  The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is a state agency that studies our court system closely. From time to time, I read the summaries on their site. They have been tracking the increasing frequency of probationary sentences for driving...
• An summary of Illinois penalties for a second DUI in 2011
  on Apr 28, 2011 in Charges Jail Penalties Revoked Driver's License $1250 fine $2500 fine 0.16 2 days jail 240 hours community service 25 days community service 3 to 7 years prison 480 hours community service 5 days jail alcohol concentration Class 2 felony Class A misdemeanor collar counties continuance Cook County county jail court supervision Department of Administrative Hearings driver's license revocation driving privileges DUI technology fee endanger the public safety first offender formal hearing judgment mandatory minimum mandatory minimum sentence motor vehicle accident probation probationable program benefiting children prosecutor reckless driving revoke revoked driver's license revoked license Roadside Memorial Fund Fee second arrest second DUI second offense Secretary of State sentencing statutory summary suspension summary suspension supervision
  The penalties for an arrest for driving under the influence in Illinois were increased in 2011. A second offense of DUI is still a misdemeanor, but the penalties are far more severe than any other misdemeanor. The law provides that a second offense o...
• A summary of Illinois penalties for a second DUI in 2011
  on Apr 28, 2011 in Charges Jail Penalties Revoked Driver's License $1250 fine $2500 fine 0.16 2 days jail 240 hours community service 25 days community service 3 to 7 years prison 480 hours community service 5 days jail alcohol concentration Class 2 felony Class A misdemeanor collar counties continuance Cook County county jail court supervision Department of Administrative Hearings driver's license revocation driving privileges DUI technology fee endanger the public safety first offender formal hearing judgment mandatory minimum mandatory minimum sentence motor vehicle accident probation probationable program benefiting children prosecutor reckless driving revoke revoked driver's license revoked license Roadside Memorial Fund Fee second arrest second DUI second offense Secretary of State sentencing statutory summary suspension summary suspension supervision
  The penalties for an arrest for driving under the influence in Illinois were increased in 2011. A second offense of DUI is still a misdemeanor, but the penalties are far more severe than any other misdemeanor. The law provides that a second offense o...
• New medicinal marijuana bill in Illinois would change DUI laws
  on Apr 28, 2011 in 11-501(a)(6) Blood Tests Charges Drugs Jail Penalties $1250 fine 0.16 100 community service hours 2 days jail 625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(6) 625 ILCS 5/11-501.9 alcohol concentration any amount of cannabis blood cannabis Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program controlled substance HB 30 legal limit Lou Lang medical cannabis per se trace amount urine
  The Illinois legislature is debating a bill that would legalize cannabis in medicinal use. House of Representatives is considering HB 30 in the present legislative session. The bill is sponsored by Lou Lang, a Democrat from Skokie. The bill would est...
• An overview of penalties for a first DUI offense in Illinois 2011
  on Apr 2, 2011 in Charges Jail Penalties $2 $500 fine 0.16 1-3 years 10 days jail 2 years 2-5 years 2011 240 hours community service 3-14 years 30 months 480 hours community service 5 days jail 500 6-28 years 625 ILCS 5/11-501 alcohol concentration bodily harm child passenger civil civil penalties civil penalty Class 2 felony Class 3 felony Class 4 felony Class A misdemeanor community service convict convicted conviction court cost court costs court supervision criminal Department of Corrections disfigurement expired driver's license fee fine great bodily harm insurance jail mandatory minimum mandatory minimum sentence maximum sentence MDDP Monitoring Device Driving Permit new Illinois DUI law new law new laws non-probationable passenger penalties penalty permanent disability prison probation proof of insurance reckless homicide school bus Sheriff's Work Alternative Program supervision SWAP valid driver's license
  Another year comes and another set of penalties for driving under the influence in Illinois. The law in Illinois on DUI changes every year. The reasons for this include the fact that ambiguities in earlier statutes are detected or become problematic...

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