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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1606 Introduced , by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-506720 ILCS 5/36-1 from Ch. 38, par. 36-1 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall gather in a public street, commercial parking lot, or any other area open to the public for the purpose of street racing or a street side show. Provides that a vehicle used in street racing or a street side show or used to interfere with the flow of traffic to facilitate street racing or a street side show is subject to forfeiture. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes corresponding changes. LRB104 08089 LNS 18135 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1606 Introduced , by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-506720 ILCS 5/36-1 from Ch. 38, par. 36-1 625 ILCS 5/11-506 720 ILCS 5/36-1 from Ch. 38, par. 36-1 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall gather in a public street, commercial parking lot, or any other area open to the public for the purpose of street racing or a street side show. Provides that a vehicle used in street racing or a street side show or used to interfere with the flow of traffic to facilitate street racing or a street side show is subject to forfeiture. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes corresponding changes. LRB104 08089 LNS 18135 b LRB104 08089 LNS 18135 b A BILL FOR
22 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1606 Introduced , by Rep. Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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1212 1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
1313 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1414 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1515 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
1616 5 changing Section 11-506 as follows:
1717 6 (625 ILCS 5/11-506)
1818 7 Sec. 11-506. Street racing; aggravated street racing;
1919 8 street sideshows.
2020 9 (a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street
2121 10 or highway of this State.
2222 11 (a-5) No person shall engage in a street sideshow on any
2323 12 street or highway of this State.
2424 13 (b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit
2525 14 his or her vehicle to be used by another for the purpose of
2626 15 street racing or a street sideshow.
2727 16 (b-5) A person may not knowingly interfere with or cause
2828 17 the movement of traffic to slow or stop for the purpose of
2929 18 facilitating street racing or a street sideshow.
3030 19 (b-7) No person shall gather in a public street,
3131 20 commercial parking lot, or any other area open to the public
3232 21 for the purpose of street racing or a street side show.
3333 22 (c) For the purposes of this Section:
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4242 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person shall gather in a public street, commercial parking lot, or any other area open to the public for the purpose of street racing or a street side show. Provides that a vehicle used in street racing or a street side show or used to interfere with the flow of traffic to facilitate street racing or a street side show is subject to forfeiture. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Makes corresponding changes.
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7171 1 motor vehicle was to be used for the purpose of street racing
7272 2 or a street sideshow.
7373 3 "Motor vehicle stunt" includes, but is not limited to,
7474 4 operating a vehicle in a manner that causes the vehicle to
7575 5 slide or spin, driving within the proximity of a gathering of
7676 6 persons, performing maneuvers to demonstrate the performance
7777 7 capability of the motor vehicle, or maneuvering the vehicle in
7878 8 an attempt to elicit a reaction from a gathering of persons.
7979 9 "Street racing" means:
8080 10 (1) The operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point
8181 11 side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive
8282 12 attempt to outdistance each other; or
8383 13 (2) The operation of one or more vehicles over a
8484 14 common selected course, each starting at the same point,
8585 15 for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power
8686 16 of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a
8787 17 certain distance or time limit; or
8888 18 (3) The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to
8989 19 outgain or outdistance another vehicle; or
9090 20 (4) The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another
9191 21 vehicle from passing; or
9292 22 (5) The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a
9393 23 given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
9494 24 (6) The use of one or more vehicles to test the
9595 25 physical stamina or endurance of drivers over
9696 26 long-distance driving routes.
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107107 1 "Street sideshow" means an event in which one or more
108108 2 vehicles block or impede traffic on a street or highway, for
109109 3 the purpose of performing unauthorized motor vehicle stunts,
110110 4 motor vehicle speed contests, or motor vehicle exhibitions of
111111 5 speed.
112112 6 (d) Penalties.
113113 7 (1) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
114114 8 subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5), or (b-7) shall be guilty
115115 9 of a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and shall be
116116 10 subject to a minimum fine of $250 and forfeiture of the
117117 11 vehicle used in violation of this Section. Any person
118118 12 convicted of a violation of subsection (a), (a-5), or
119119 13 (b-5) a second or subsequent time shall be guilty of a
120120 14 Class 4 felony and shall be subject to a minimum fine of
121121 15 $500. The driver's license of any person convicted of
122122 16 subsection (a) shall be revoked in the manner provided by
123123 17 Section 6-205 of this Code.
124124 18 (2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
125125 19 subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
126126 20 Any person who is convicted of subsection (b) for a second
127127 21 or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class A
128128 22 misdemeanor.
129129 23 (3) Every person convicted of committing a violation
130130 24 of subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of
131131 25 aggravated street racing if the person, in committing a
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144144 2 permanent disability or disfigurement to another, where
145145 3 the violation was a proximate cause of the injury.
146146 4 Aggravated street racing is a Class 4 felony for which the
147147 5 defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
148148 6 be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12
149149 7 years.
150150 8 (Source: P.A. 102-733, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
151151 9 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-706, eff. 1-1-25.)
152152 10 Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
153153 11 changing Section 36-1 as follows:
154154 12 (720 ILCS 5/36-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 36-1)
155155 13 Sec. 36-1. Property subject to forfeiture.
156156 14 (a) Any vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is
157157 15 subject to forfeiture under this Article if the vessel or
158158 16 watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is used with the knowledge
159159 17 and consent of the owner in the commission of or in the attempt
160160 18 to commit as defined in Section 8-4 of this Code:
161161 19 (1) an offense prohibited by Section 9-1 (first degree
162162 20 murder), Section 9-3 (involuntary manslaughter and
163163 21 reckless homicide), Section 10-2 (aggravated kidnaping),
164164 22 Section 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.30
165165 23 (aggravated criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.40
166166 24 (predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), subsection
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177177 1 (a) of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse), subsection
178178 2 (a), (c), or (d) of Section 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal
179179 3 sexual abuse), Section 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a
180180 4 child), Section 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution
181181 5 except for keeping a place of juvenile prostitution),
182182 6 Section 11-20.1 (child pornography), paragraph (a)(1),
183183 7 (a)(2), (a)(4), (b)(1), (b)(2), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3),
184184 8 (e)(4), (e)(5), (e)(6), or (e)(7) of Section 12-3.05
185185 9 (aggravated battery), Section 12-7.3 (stalking), Section
186186 10 12-7.4 (aggravated stalking), Section 16-1 (theft if the
187187 11 theft is of precious metal or of scrap metal), subdivision
188188 12 (f)(2) or (f)(3) of Section 16-25 (retail theft), Section
189189 13 18-2 (armed robbery), Section 19-1 (burglary), Section
190190 14 19-2 (possession of burglary tools), Section 19-3
191191 15 (residential burglary), Section 20-1 (arson; residential
192192 16 arson; place of worship arson), Section 20-2 (possession
193193 17 of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices),
194194 18 subdivision (a)(6) or (a)(7) of Section 24-1 (unlawful
195195 19 possession of weapons), Section 24-1.2 (aggravated
196196 20 discharge of a firearm), Section 24-1.2-5 (aggravated
197197 21 discharge of a machine gun or a firearm equipped with a
198198 22 device designed or used for silencing the report of a
199199 23 firearm), Section 24-1.5 (reckless discharge of a
200200 24 firearm), Section 28-1 (gambling), or Section 29D-15.2
201201 25 (possession of a deadly substance) of this Code;
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213213 1 26 of the Cigarette Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft,
214214 2 vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
215215 3 cigarettes;
216216 4 (3) an offense prohibited by Section 28, 29, or 30 of
217217 5 the Cigarette Use Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft,
218218 6 vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
219219 7 cigarettes;
220220 8 (4) an offense prohibited by Section 44 of the
221221 9 Environmental Protection Act;
222222 10 (5) an offense prohibited by Section 11-204.1 of the
223223 11 Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated fleeing or attempting to
224224 12 elude a peace officer);
225225 13 (6) an offense prohibited by Section 11-501 of the
226226 14 Illinois Vehicle Code (driving while under the influence
227227 15 of alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound
228228 16 or compounds or any combination thereof) or a similar
229229 17 provision of a local ordinance, and:
230230 18 (A) during a period in which his or her driving
231231 19 privileges are revoked or suspended if the revocation
232232 20 or suspension was for:
233233 21 (i) Section 11-501 (driving under the
234234 22 influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,
235235 23 intoxicating compound or compounds or any
236236 24 combination thereof),
237237 25 (ii) Section 11-501.1 (statutory summary
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249249 1 (iii) paragraph (b) of Section 11-401 (motor
250250 2 vehicle crashes involving death or personal
251251 3 injuries), or
252252 4 (iv) reckless homicide as defined in Section
253253 5 9-3 of this Code;
254254 6 (B) has been previously convicted of reckless
255255 7 homicide or a similar provision of a law of another
256256 8 state relating to reckless homicide in which the
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259259 11 compound or compounds as an element of the offense or
260260 12 the person has previously been convicted of committing
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263263 15 compounds or any combination thereof and was involved
264264 16 in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in death, great
265265 17 bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement
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267267 19 of the death or injuries;
268268 20 (C) the person committed a violation of driving
269269 21 under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,
270270 22 intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination
271271 23 thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
272272 24 Code or a similar provision for the third or
273273 25 subsequent time;
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285285 1 license or permit or a valid restricted driving permit
286286 2 or a valid judicial driving permit or a valid
287287 3 monitoring device driving permit; or
288288 4 (E) he or she knew or should have known that the
289289 5 vehicle he or she was driving was not covered by a
290290 6 liability insurance policy;
291291 7 (7) an offense described in subsection (g) of Section
292292 8 6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
293293 9 (8) an offense described in subsection (e) of Section
294294 10 6-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or
295295 11 (9)(A) operating a watercraft under the influence of
296296 12 alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
297297 13 compounds, or combination thereof under Section 5-16 of
298298 14 the Boat Registration and Safety Act during a period in
299299 15 which his or her privileges to operate a watercraft are
300300 16 revoked or suspended and the revocation or suspension was
301301 17 for operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol,
302302 18 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds,
303303 19 or combination thereof; (B) operating a watercraft under
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305305 21 intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof
306306 22 and has been previously convicted of reckless homicide or
307307 23 a similar provision of a law in another state relating to
308308 24 reckless homicide in which the person was determined to
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321321 1 thereof as an element of the offense or the person has
322322 2 previously been convicted of committing a violation of
323323 3 operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol,
324324 4 other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds,
325325 5 or combination thereof and was involved in an accident
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327327 7 disability or disfigurement to another, when the violation
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330330 10 under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
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335335 15 (10) an offense described in Section 11-506 of the
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337337 17 (b) In addition, any mobile or portable equipment used in
338338 18 the commission of an act which is in violation of Section 7g of
339339 19 the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act shall be
340340 20 subject to seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures
341341 21 provided in this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of
342342 22 vessels or watercraft, vehicles, and aircraft, and any such
343343 23 equipment shall be deemed a vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or
344344 24 aircraft for purposes of this Article.
345345 25 (c) In addition, when a person discharges a firearm at
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357357 1 consent of the owner of the vehicle and with the intent to
358358 2 cause death or great bodily harm to that individual and as a
359359 3 result causes death or great bodily harm to that individual,
360360 4 the vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under
361361 5 the same procedures provided in this Article for the seizure
362362 6 and forfeiture of vehicles used in violations of clauses (1),
363363 7 (2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) of this Section.
364364 8 (d) If the spouse of the owner of a vehicle seized for an
365365 9 offense described in subsection (g) of Section 6-303 of the
366366 10 Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of subdivision (d)(1)(A),
367367 11 (d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(G), (d)(1)(H), or (d)(1)(I) of Section
368368 12 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 of this
369369 13 Code makes a showing that the seized vehicle is the only source
370370 14 of transportation and it is determined that the financial
371371 15 hardship to the family as a result of the seizure outweighs the
372372 16 benefit to the State from the seizure, the vehicle may be
373373 17 forfeited to the spouse or family member and the title to the
374374 18 vehicle shall be transferred to the spouse or family member
375375 19 who is properly licensed and who requires the use of the
376376 20 vehicle for employment or family transportation purposes. A
377377 21 written declaration of forfeiture of a vehicle under this
378378 22 Section shall be sufficient cause for the title to be
379379 23 transferred to the spouse or family member. The provisions of
380380 24 this paragraph shall apply only to one forfeiture per vehicle.
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