Illinois HB 3203: VEH CD-RECKLESS DRIVING

Status: Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee (as of 2025-03-21)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: HB 3203

Sponsors: Jay Hoffman

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
State of Illinois 
2025 and 2026
HB3203

Introduced 2/18/2025, by Rep. Jay Hoffman 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-503 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503

 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that if the person accused of reckless driving unintentionally caused a death or type A injury to another person, the trier of fact may infer that the person acted with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons if the person is issued a uniform citation for 3 or more violations under the Code in causing the crash.

LRB104 11972 LNS 22066 b

A BILL FOR

HB3203LRB104 11972 LNS 22066 b

1 AN ACT concerning transportation.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 

5changing Section 11-503 as follows:

6 (625 ILCS 5/11-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-503)

7 Sec. 11-503. Reckless driving; aggravated reckless 

8driving. 

9 (a) A person commits reckless driving if he or she:

10 (1) drives any vehicle with a willful or wanton 

11 disregard for the safety of persons or property; or

12 (2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in 

13 a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, 

14 or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne.

15 (a-5) If the person accused of reckless driving under this 

16Section unintentionally caused a death or type A injury to 

17another person, the trier of fact may infer that the person 

18acted with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of 

19persons under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) if the person is 

20issued a uniform citation for 3 or more violations of this Code 

21in causing the crash. 

22 (b) Every person convicted of 

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