104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2525 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 4 felony if there is video evidence of the driver or operator of the motor vehicle fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer and that the fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer results in damage to property of the State, a unit of local government, or school district. LRB104 10679 LNS 20758 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2525 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204 625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 4 felony if there is video evidence of the driver or operator of the motor vehicle fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer and that the fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer results in damage to property of the State, a unit of local government, or school district. LRB104 10679 LNS 20758 b LRB104 10679 LNS 20758 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2525 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204 625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204
625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 4 felony if there is video evidence of the driver or operator of the motor vehicle fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer and that the fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer results in damage to property of the State, a unit of local government, or school district.
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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
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 Section 11-204 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/11-204) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204)
7 Sec. 11-204. Fleeing or attempting to elude a peace
8 officer.
9 (a) Any driver or operator of a motor vehicle who, having
10 been given a visual or audible signal by a peace officer
11 directing such driver or operator to bring his vehicle to a
12 stop, wilfully fails or refuses to obey such direction,
13 increases his speed, extinguishes his lights, or otherwise
14 flees or attempts to elude the officer, is guilty of a Class A
15 misdemeanor, except that fleeing or attempting to elude a
16 peace officer is a Class 4 felony if there is video evidence of
17 the driver or operator of the motor vehicle fleeing or
18 attempting to elude the peace officer and that the fleeing or
19 attempting to elude the peace officer results in damage to
20 property of the State, a unit of local government, or school
21 district. The signal given by the peace officer may be by hand,
22 voice, siren, red or blue light. Provided, the officer giving
23 such signal shall be in police uniform, and, if driving a
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 HB2525 Introduced , by Rep. Harry Benton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204 625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204
625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is a Class 4 felony if there is video evidence of the driver or operator of the motor vehicle fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer and that the fleeing or attempting to elude the peace officer results in damage to property of the State, a unit of local government, or school district.
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LRB104 10679 LNS 20758 b
A BILL FOR
625 ILCS 5/11-204 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204
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