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Illinois Statutes Chapter 625. Vehicles § 5/16-108. Claims of diplomatic immunity

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

§ 16-108. Claims of diplomatic immunity.

(a) This Section applies only to an individual that displays to a police officer a driver's license issued by the U.S. Department of State or that otherwise claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code with respect to the individual's violation of Section 9-3 or Section 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 2012  1 or his or her violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of vehicles under this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.

(b) If a driver subject to this Section is stopped by a police officer that has probable cause to believe that the driver has committed a violation described in subsection (a) of this Section, the police officer shall:

(1) as soon as practicable contact the U.S. Department of State office in order to verify the driver's status and immunity, if any;

(2) record all relevant information from any driver's license or identification card, including a driver's license or identification card issued by the U.S. Department of State; and

(3) within 5 workdays after the date of the stop, forward the following to the Secretary of State of Illinois:

(A) a vehicle crash report, if the driver was involved in a vehicle crash;

(B) if a citation or charge was issued to the driver, a copy of the citation or charge; and

(C) if a citation or charge was not issued to the driver, a written report of the incident.

(c) Upon receiving material submitted under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of this Section, the Secretary of State shall:

(1) file each vehicle crash report, citation or charge, and incident report received;

(2) keep convenient records or make suitable notations showing each:

(A) conviction;

(B) disposition of court supervision for any violation of Section 11-501 of this Code; and

(C) vehicle crash; and

(3) send a copy of each document and record described in paragraph (2) of this subsection (c) to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Office of Foreign Missions, of the U.S. Department of State.

(d) This Section does not prohibit or limit the application of any law to a criminal or motor vehicle violation by an individual who has or claims immunities or privileges under Title 22, Chapter 6 of the United States Code.

1 720 ILCS 5/9-3 or 5/9-3.2.
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