HB0253 Summary

• Driving with a suspended or revoked license is a Class A misdemeanor, with enhanced penalties for violations related to reckless homicide (Section 9-3 of Criminal Code of 1961).

• Driving with a suspended or revoked license due to reckless homicide conviction is a Class 4 felony requiring mandatory professional evaluation for alcohol and drug problems and minimum 30 consecutive days imprisonment or 300 hours community service.

• Repeat violations escalate in severity: second violation is Class 4 felony (30 days or 300 hours); third violation related to DUI/hit-and-run is Class 4 felony (30 days); fourth or subsequent violations range from Class 4 to Class 2 felonies with increasing mandatory prison terms.

• Motor vehicles used in violations are subject to seizure and forfeiture, and vehicles driven without insurance must be immediately impounded with release only upon proof of insurance and owner consent.

• The Secretary of State must extend suspensions for subsequent violations and impose additional one-year license denial periods for operating without required ignition interlock devices or while license was revoked.