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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 11-204.1. Aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer.
(a) The offense of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is committed by any driver or operator of a motor vehicle who flees or attempts to elude a peace officer, after being given a visual or audible signal by a peace officer in the manner prescribed in subsection (a) of Section 11-204 of this Code, and such flight or attempt to elude:
(1) is at a rate of speed at least 21 miles per hour over the legal speed limit;
(2) causes bodily injury to any individual;
(3) causes damage in excess of $300 to property;
(4) involves disobedience of 2 or more official traffic control devices; or
(5) involves the concealing or altering of the vehicle's registration plate or digital registration plate.
(b) Any person convicted of a first violation of this Section shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. Upon notice of such a conviction the Secretary of State shall forthwith revoke the driver's license of the person so convicted, as provided in Section 6-205 of this Code. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony, and upon notice of such a conviction the Secretary of State shall forthwith revoke the driver's license of the person convicted, as provided in Section 6-205 of the Code.
(c) The motor vehicle used in a violation of this Section is subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in Sections 36-1 and 36-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012. 1
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 625. Vehicles § 5/11-204.1. Aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-625-vehicles/il-st-sect-625-5-11-204-1/
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