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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5008

Introduced 2/10/2026, by Rep. Patrick Sheehan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-204

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204
625 ILCS 5/11-506

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the penalty for fleeing
or attempting to elude a peace officer from a Class A misdemeanor to a
Class 4 felony, and, for a third or subsequent violation, from a Class 4
felony to a Class 3 felony. Provides that any person who participates in
street racing or a street sideshow, including as a spectator, where 10 or
more people are present shall be guilty of a petty offense. Effective
immediately.
LRB104 17123 LNS 30542 b

A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
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changing Sections 11-204 and 11-506 as follows:

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(625 ILCS 5/11-204)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-204)
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Sec. 11-204.
Fleeing or attempting to elude a peace
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officer.
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(a) Any driver or operator of a motor vehicle who, having
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been given a visual or audible signal by a peace officer
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directing such driver or operator to bring his vehicle to a
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stop, wilfully fails or refuses to obey such direction,
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increases his speed, extinguishes his lights, or otherwise
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flees or attempts to elude the officer, is guilty of a Class
4
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felony

A misdemeanor
. The signal given by the peace officer
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may be by hand, voice, siren, red or blue light. Provided, the
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officer giving such signal shall be in police uniform, and, if
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driving a vehicle, such vehicle shall display illuminated
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oscillating, rotating or flashing red or blue lights which
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when used in conjunction with an audible horn or siren would
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indicate the vehicle to be an official police vehicle. Such
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requirement shall not preclude the use of amber or white
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oscillating, rotating or flashing lights in conjunction with

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red or blue oscillating, rotating or flashing lights as
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required in Section 12-215 of Chapter 12.
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(b) Upon receiving notice of such conviction the Secretary
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of State shall suspend the drivers license of the person so
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convicted for a period of not more than 6 months for a first
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conviction and not more than 12 months for a second
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conviction.
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(c) A third or subsequent violation of this Section is a
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Class
3

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felony.
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(Source: P.A. 93-120, eff. 1-1-04.)

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(625 ILCS 5/11-506)
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Sec. 11-506.
Street racing; aggravated street racing;
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street sideshows.
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(a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street
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or highway of this State.
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(a-5) No person shall engage in a street sideshow on any
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street or highway of this State.
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(b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit
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his or her vehicle to be used by another for the purpose of
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street racing or a street sideshow.
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(b-5) A person may not knowingly interfere with or cause
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the movement of traffic to slow or stop for the purpose of
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facilitating street racing or a street sideshow.
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(c) For the purposes of this Section:
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"Acquiesce" or "permit" means actual knowledge that the

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motor vehicle was to be used for the purpose of street racing
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or a street sideshow.
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"Motor vehicle stunt" includes, but is not limited to,
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operating a vehicle in a manner that causes the vehicle to
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slide or spin, driving within the proximity of a gathering of
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persons, performing maneuvers to demonstrate the performance
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capability of the motor vehicle, or maneuvering the vehicle in
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an attempt to elicit a reaction from a gathering of persons.
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"Street racing" means:
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(1) The operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point
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side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive
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attempt to outdistance each other; or
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(2) The operation of one or more vehicles over a
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common selected course, each starting at the same point,
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for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power
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of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a
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certain distance or time limit; or
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(3) The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to
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outgain or outdistance another vehicle; or
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(4) The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another
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vehicle from passing; or
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(5) The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a
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given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
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(6) The use of one or more vehicles to test the
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physical stamina or endurance of drivers over
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long-distance driving routes.

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"Street sideshow" means an event in which one or more
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vehicles block or impede traffic on a street or highway, for
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the purpose of performing unauthorized motor vehicle stunts,
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motor vehicle speed contests, or motor vehicle exhibitions of
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speed.
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(d) Penalties.
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(1) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
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subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) shall be guilty of a Class
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A misdemeanor for the first offense and shall be subject
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to a minimum fine of $250. Any person convicted of a
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violation of subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) a second or
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subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and
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shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500. The driver's
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license of any person convicted of subsection (a) shall be
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revoked in the manner provided by Section 6-205 of this
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Code.
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(2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
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subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
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Any person who is convicted of subsection (b) for a second
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or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class A
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misdemeanor.
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(3) Every person convicted of committing a violation
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of subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of
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aggravated street racing if the person, in committing a
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violation of subsection (a) was involved in a motor
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vehicle crash that resulted in great bodily harm or

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permanent disability or disfigurement to another, where
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the violation was a proximate cause of the injury.
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Aggravated street racing is a Class 4 felony for which the
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defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
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be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12
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years.
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(4) Any person who participates in street racing or a
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street sideshow, including as a spectator, where 10 or
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more people are present shall be guilty of a petty
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offense.

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(Source: P.A. 102-733, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
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103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-706, eff. 1-1-25
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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect upon
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becoming law.

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