Illinois Reckless Driving Laws: Penalties, Points and Speed (2026)

Illinois makes reckless driving a Class A misdemeanor under 625 ILCS 5/11-503: driving "with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property" is punishable by less than one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500, and it becomes a Class 4 or Class 3 felony when it causes bodily harm to a child or an on-duty school crossing guard, or great bodily harm to anyone. Reckless driving itself has no speed trigger, but a separate criminal speeding law, 11-601.5, makes driving 26 mph or more over the limit a misdemeanor, and the Secretary of State assigns a reckless driving conviction 55 points.

Information last verified on 2026-10-25. This article has not been reviewed by a licensed lawyer.

Jurisdiction scope: This article covers Illinois state law on reckless driving (625 ILCS 5/11-503), criminal speeding, street racing and sideshows, the related license consequences in Chapter 6 of the Vehicle Code and the Secretary of State's rules, and driving without a valid license. It does not cover DUI penalties (see Illinois DUI laws), reckless homicide (see Illinois manslaughter laws), leaving the scene of a crash (see Illinois hit-and-run laws), city or village ordinances, or federal and commercial-driver rules beyond a short note. For other states, see reckless driving laws by state.

What is reckless driving in Illinois?

Section 11-503(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code defines two ways to commit the offense:

"(a) A person commits reckless driving if he or she: (1) drives any vehicle with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property; or (2) knowingly drives a vehicle and uses an incline in a roadway, such as a railroad crossing, bridge approach, or hill, to cause the vehicle to become airborne." 625 ILCS 5/11-503(a)

The first form turns on the driver's state of mind: willful or wanton disregard for safety. The second is a specific act: knowingly using an incline to launch the vehicle into the air.

Illinois courts have described what the State has to show. In People v. Stropoli, 146 Ill. App. 3d 667 (1986), the appellate court restated the statutory element and added: "Neither intoxication nor actual damage to persons or property are necessary elements of the offense." So the offense does not require that anyone be hurt, that property be damaged, or that the driver be impaired.

Where the reckless driving law applies

Most Illinois rules of the road apply only on highways. Section 11-201 sets that default, with an exception that matters here: "The provisions of Articles IV and V of this Chapter shall apply upon highways and elsewhere throughout the State." Reckless driving, Section 11-503, sits in Article V, so it is not limited to public roads.

For the rules that are limited to highways, Section 1-126 defines a highway as "The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel or located on public school property." The criminal speeding law discussed below, for example, applies to driving "upon any highway of this State."

Is reckless driving a misdemeanor or a felony in Illinois?

Usually a misdemeanor. Section 11-503(b) provides that "Every person convicted of reckless driving shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, except as provided under subsections (b-1), (c), and (d) of this Section." Those three subsections are the felony forms, and each depends on who was hurt and how badly.

The sentencing ranges for those classes come from the Unified Code of Corrections:

• Class A misdemeanor: "a determinate sentence of less than one year," and "A fine not to exceed $2,500 for each offense or the amount specified in the offense, whichever is greater," with a minimum fine of $75 "Unless otherwise specified by law" (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55(a), (e)).
• Class 4 felony: one to 3 years in prison, or 3 to 6 years for an extended term under Section 5-8-2 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-45(a)).
• Class 3 felony: 2 to 5 years, or 5 to 10 years for an extended term (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-40(a)).
• Felony fines: up to "$25,000 or the amount specified in the offense, whichever is greater" for each offense (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-50(b)).

Court supervision. Under 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1(c), a court may defer proceedings and enter an order of supervision, but that subsection excludes a felony charge and certain listed Class A misdemeanors. Section 5-6-1 also bars supervision in other situations, including a criminal speeding charge under 11-601.5 when the defendant has a prior 11-601.5 conviction or supervision (5-6-1(p)) or was driving 26 mph or more over the limit in an urban district (5-6-1(q)), and most moving-violation charges when the defendant was assigned supervision on 2 occasions for moving violations in the 12 months before the arrest (5-6-1(k)).

Reckless conduct and other related offenses

Reckless driving is not the only Illinois offense built on reckless behavior behind the wheel:

• Reckless conduct. Under Criminal Code Section 12-5, a person commits reckless conduct when he or she, "by any means lawful or unlawful, recklessly performs an act or acts that: (1) cause bodily harm to or endanger the safety of another person; or (2) cause great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to another person." The (a)(1) form is a Class A misdemeanor and the (a)(2) form a Class 4 felony (720 ILCS 5/12-5(b)). A reckless conduct conviction "arising from the use of a motor vehicle" requires license revocation under 625 ILCS 5/6-205(a)(10).
• Reckless close pass. Section 11-703(e) provides that a driver "shall not, in a reckless manner, drive the motor vehicle unnecessarily close to, toward, or near a bicyclist, pedestrian, or a person riding a horse or driving an animal drawn vehicle." It is a Class A misdemeanor, or a Class 3 felony if the violation results in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement (11-703(f)).
• Move-over violations. A violation of Section 11-907(c), the emergency-vehicle approach rule, and, under the version of Section 11-907 enacted by P.A. 104-400 (effective June 1, 2026), of the yield rules in 11-907(c-5) and (c-10), is a business offense with a fine of $250 to $10,000 for a first violation and $750 to $10,000 for a later one. A violation of (c) is a Class A misdemeanor if it damages another vehicle and a Class 4 felony if it injures or kills another person (11-907(d)).
• Off-highway vehicles. Section 11-1427(b), titled Reckless Operation, provides that no person shall operate an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle "in such a manner as to endanger the life, limb or property of any person."

How fast is reckless driving in Illinois?

Section 11-503 sets no speed at which driving becomes reckless. Illinois handles extreme speed through a separate criminal speeding statute, Section 11-601.5:

"(a) A person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of this State at a speed that is 26 miles per hour or more but less than 35 miles per hour in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit established under this Chapter or a local ordinance commits a Class B misdemeanor. (b) A person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of this State at a speed that is 35 miles per hour or more in excess of the applicable maximum speed limit established under this Chapter or a local ordinance commits a Class A misdemeanor." 625 ILCS 5/11-601.5

A Class B misdemeanor carries "a determinate sentence of not more than 6 months" and a fine of up to $1,500 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-60(a), (e)); a Class A misdemeanor carries the less-than-one-year range above. The same 26 mph and 35 mph tiers apply in school zones (aggravated special speed limit while passing schools, 11-605(e-5)) and in highway construction or maintenance zones (11-605.1(d-5)).

Illinois courts have looked for more than speed. In People v. Johnson, 30 Ill. App. 3d 974 (1975), the appellate court stated: "It has been held that driving in excess of the lawful speed limit alone will not support a finding that the conduct of the defendant, was wilful, wanton, or reckless in the absence of aggravating factors."

Below those tiers sits the basic speed rule in Section 11-601(a): "No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this State at a speed which is greater than is reasonable and proper with regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway, or endangers the safety of any person or property." For automated camera tickets, see Illinois traffic camera tickets.

Is there a careless driving law in Illinois?

The Illinois Vehicle Code has no offense named careless, inattentive, negligent or aggressive driving. Below reckless driving, the closest rules are ordinary traffic offenses: the basic speed rule in Section 11-601(a), quoted above, which the Secretary of State lists as "Speeding too fast for conditions or failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash" at 10 points, and the tire-squealing offense in Section 11-505, which bars operating a motor vehicle "in such a manner as to cause or allow to be emitted squealing, screeching or other such noise from the vehicle's tires due to rapid acceleration or excessive speed around corners or other such reason" (also 10 points).

Reckless driving points and license revocation in Illinois

Points

The Secretary of State's rules assign points to traffic convictions in 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1040.20. Selected entries:

The table lists no point value for street racing under 11-506(a) or for the felony forms of reckless driving (11-503(b-1), (c), (d)). A street racing conviction requires license revocation (6-205(a)(14)), described below. The reckless driving entry also notes it is "a serious traffic violation if committed in a commercial motor vehicle."

Under 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1040.30(a), a driver "convicted of three or more points assigned traffic offenses ... that were committed within a 12-month period shall be identified by the Department for review for possible driver's license and driving privilege suspension or revocation pursuant to IVC Section 6-206(a)(2)." The action then depends on the point total and the driver's record:

Mandatory revocation

Section 6-205(a) lists convictions on which the Secretary of State must revoke a license. The entries tied to dangerous driving include:

• "Conviction upon 3 charges of violation of Section 11-503 of this Code relating to the offense of reckless driving committed within a period of 12 months" (6-205(a)(6)).
• Street racing under Section 11-506(a) "or a similar provision of a local ordinance" (6-205(a)(14)).
• Reckless conduct under Criminal Code 12-5 "arising from the use of a motor vehicle" (6-205(a)(10)).
• Aggravated fleeing or eluding under Section 11-204.1 (6-205(a)(11)).
• "Any felony under the laws of any State or the federal government in the commission of which a motor vehicle was used" (6-205(a)(3)).
• "Any offense against any provision in this Code, or any local ordinance, regulating the movement of traffic when that offense was the proximate cause of the death of any person" (6-205(a)(16)).

Section 6-208(b) provides that a person whose license was revoked "shall not be entitled to have such license, permit, or privilege renewed or restored," but may, in most cases, apply for a new license "after the expiration of one year from the effective date of the revocation" (longer waits apply, for example, after leaving the scene of an injury crash, reckless homicide or repeat DUI), and the Secretary of State may issue it only after a hearing at which the Secretary is satisfied that granting the privilege "will not endanger the public safety or welfare." Section 6-208(a) limits a suspension to one year unless another law provides otherwise.

Discretionary suspension

Under Section 6-206(a), the Secretary of State may suspend or revoke a license when a driver "Has been convicted of not less than 3 offenses against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles committed within any 12-month period," with the limit that "No revocation or suspension shall be entered more than 6 months after the date of last conviction" (6-206(a)(2)). Section 6-206(a)(3) covers a driver who has been "repeatedly involved as a driver in motor vehicle collisions or has been repeatedly convicted of offenses against laws and ordinances regulating the movement of traffic, to a degree that indicates lack of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor vehicle or disrespect for the traffic laws and the safety of other persons upon the highway."

For a driver under 21 at the time of arrest, Section 6-206(a)(36) lowers the threshold to "not less than 2 offenses against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles committed within any 24-month period." A monitoring device driving permit under Section 6-206.1 is cancelled if the holder is convicted of, or receives court supervision for, reckless driving under 11-503 or a Section 11-506 racing or sideshow offense, among other listed violations (6-206.1(c-1)).

Five-day impound

Section 4-203(h) provides that when a peace officer issues a citation for street racing, a street sideshow or blocking traffic for either (11-506(a), (a-5), (b-5)), "or for a violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 11-503," the arresting officer "may have the vehicle which the person was operating at the time of the arrest impounded for a period of 5 days after the time of arrest." Section 4-203(h) requires the impounding agency to release the vehicle to the registered owner in the circumstances it lists: a stolen vehicle, a driver the owner had not authorized, an owner who "was neither the driver nor a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the violation or was unaware that the driver was using the vehicle to engage in street racing, street sideshow, or reckless driving," a rental car agency owner, or when, before the impound period ends, "the citation is dismissed or the defendant is found not guilty of the offense."

School bus permits and commercial licenses

An applicant for a school bus driver permit must "not have been under an order of court supervision for or convicted of reckless driving, aggravated reckless driving," DUI or reckless homicide resulting from the operation of a motor vehicle "within 3 years of the date of application" (6-106.1(10)).

For commercial drivers, Illinois defines a serious traffic violation to include a conviction "when operating a motor vehicle for" a violation "relating to reckless driving" or "excessive speeding, involving a single speeding charge of 26 miles per hour or more above the legal speed limit" (1-187.001(a)(6), (7)). Section 6-514(e) disqualifies a driver from a commercial motor vehicle for not less than 2 months on 2 serious traffic violations, and not less than 4 months on 3, arising from separate incidents within a 3-year period; a violation in a personal vehicle counts only if it "would result in the suspension or revocation of the CLP or CDL holder's non-CMV privileges." Federal rule 49 C.F.R. 383.51 (Table 2) sets 60-day and 120-day disqualifications for a second and third serious traffic violation within three years, and a conviction in a personal vehicle counts only if it results in the revocation, cancellation or suspension of the license or non-commercial driving privileges. On national park roads, 36 C.F.R. 4.2 adopts state traffic law; the reckless driving laws by state hub covers the federal layer.

Street racing, sideshows and burnouts in Illinois

Section 11-506 sets out four separate offenses:

"(a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street or highway of this State. (a-5) No person shall engage in a street sideshow on any street or highway of this State. (b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit his or her vehicle to be used by another for the purpose of street racing or a street sideshow. (b-5) A person may not knowingly interfere with or cause the movement of traffic to slow or stop for the purpose of facilitating street racing or a street sideshow." 625 ILCS 5/11-506

The section defines a street sideshow as "an event in which one or more vehicles block or impede traffic on a street or highway, for the purpose of performing unauthorized motor vehicle stunts, motor vehicle speed contests, or motor vehicle exhibitions of speed."

The penalties in Section 11-506(d):

• Racing, sideshow or blocking traffic, first offense: a Class A misdemeanor "and shall be subject to a minimum fine of $250" (11-506(d)(1)).
• Second or subsequent conviction: a Class 4 felony "and shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500" (11-506(d)(1)).
• License revocation: "The driver's license of any person convicted of subsection (a) shall be revoked in the manner provided by Section 6-205 of this Code" (11-506(d)(1)). That sentence names subsection (a), street racing.
• Owner who permits racing or a sideshow: a Class B misdemeanor, and a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent conviction (11-506(d)(2)).
• Aggravated street racing (a racing crash that causes great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement): a Class 4 felony "for which the defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12 years" (11-506(d)(3)).

Illinois once had a separate drag racing section, 11-504, which was "Repealed by P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08." Section 6-205(a)(8) still lists it among the mandatory revocation grounds.

Burnouts that make the tires squeal fall under Section 11-505 (squealing tires, 10 points), and a burnout performed as part of a stunt event that blocks traffic can fall under the street sideshow offense. A vehicle cited for racing, a sideshow or blocking traffic for either can be impounded for 5 days under Section 4-203(h).

Fleeing or eluding police in Illinois

Section 11-204(a) makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a driver who has been "given a visual or audible signal by a peace officer directing such driver or operator to bring his vehicle to a stop" to wilfully fail or refuse to obey, increase speed, extinguish the lights, "or otherwise flee or attempt to elude the officer." The Secretary of State then suspends the license for "not more than 6 months for a first conviction and not more than 12 months for a second conviction" (11-204(b)), and "A third or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony" (11-204(c)).

Aggravated fleeing or eluding under Section 11-204.1 applies when the flight is at least 21 mph over the legal speed limit, causes bodily injury, causes more than $300 in property damage, involves disobeying two or more official traffic control devices, or involves concealing or altering the registration plate. A first violation is a Class 4 felony and a second or later violation a Class 3 felony, and in both cases the Secretary of State "shall forthwith revoke the driver's license" under Section 6-205 (11-204.1(b)).

Is there a wet reckless in Illinois?

Not as a separate offense. Section 11-503 says nothing about alcohol, and no Illinois section creates an alcohol-related form of reckless driving. Two statutes do deal with a reckless driving plea made under a plea agreement.

Section 11-501.01(j)(2) makes a person who was subject to a blood test under the DUI testing sections liable for up to $500 of the blood-draw cost when the person "pleads guilty to or stipulates to facts supporting a violation of Section 11-503 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance when the plea or stipulation was the result of a plea agreement in which the person was originally charged with violating Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar local ordinance."

Under 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1(d)(3), court supervision is not available on a later DUI charge when the defendant has previously "pleaded guilty to or stipulated to the facts supporting a charge or a finding of guilty to a violation of Section 11-503 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance or any similar law or ordinance of another state, and the plea or stipulation was the result of a plea agreement."

As Stropoli noted, intoxication is not an element of reckless driving. For DUI penalties, statutory summary suspension and related rules, see Illinois DUI laws.

Driving without a license in Illinois

Illinois separates driving with no license from driving while a license is suspended or revoked.

No license. Section 6-101(a) provides that no person, except those expressly exempted by Section 6-102, "shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State unless such person has a valid license or permit, an Illinois mobile driver's license, or a restricted driving permit." Section 6-601(c) grades a violation:

• Class A misdemeanor "if the person failed to obtain a driver's license or permit after expiration of a period of revocation."
• Class B misdemeanor if the person's license "has expired, and if the period of expiration is greater than one year; or if the person has never been issued a driver's license or permit, or is not qualified to obtain a driver's license or permit because of his age."

Section 6-101(b-5) also makes it a Class A misdemeanor to drive without a license when the license "was cancelled under clause (a)9 of Section 6-201." Other violations of Chapter 6 are petty offenses unless the Code declares them a misdemeanor or felony, punishable by "a fine of not more than $500" (6-601(a), (b)).

Not carrying the license. For the license-display requirement in Section 6-112, "no person charged with violating this Section shall be convicted if he produces in court satisfactory evidence that a drivers license was theretofore issued to him and was valid at the time of his arrest."

Suspended or revoked. Driving "on any highway of this State" while a license, permit or driving privilege is revoked or suspended is a Class A misdemeanor (6-303(a)), and "A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a) of this Section is a Class 4 felony if committed by a person whose driving or operation of a motor vehicle is the proximate cause of a motor vehicle crash that causes personal injury or death to another" (6-303(a-3)). The penalties climb when the suspension or revocation itself came from a serious offense:

• DUI, leaving the scene or summary suspension. When the suspension or revocation resulted from DUI under Section 11-501, leaving the scene of a crash involving personal injury or death under Section 11-401(b), or a statutory summary suspension or revocation under Section 11-501.1, the person "shall serve a minimum term of imprisonment of 10 consecutive days or 30 days of community service," which "shall not be subject to suspension" (6-303(c)).
• Repeat violations on those suspensions. A second violation where both the current and the prior violation occurred on such a suspension is a Class 4 felony with a minimum of 30 days in jail or 300 hours of community service (6-303(d)); a third such violation is a Class 4 felony with a minimum of 30 days, a fourth through ninth a Class 4 felony with a minimum of 180 days, a tenth through fourteenth a Class 3 felony and a fifteenth or later a Class 2 felony, the last two without probation or conditional discharge (6-303(d-2) to (d-5)). The vehicle is subject to seizure and forfeiture when the suspension or revocation came from DUI, leaving the scene under 11-401(b), a statutory summary suspension or reckless homicide, among the grounds listed (6-303(g)). Any second violation carries a minimum of 100 hours of community service (6-303(c-1)), and driving during a statutory summary suspension while eligible for a monitoring device driving permit, or without a required ignition interlock, is a Class 4 felony with a minimum of 30 days (6-303(c-3), (c-4)).
• Reckless homicide or aggravated DUI causing death. If the license was revoked for reckless homicide under Criminal Code 9-3, or for aggravated DUI that was a proximate cause of a death, driving on that revocation is a Class 4 felony (6-303(a-5)), rising to a Class 2 felony without probation for a second violation, and a Class 1 felony without probation and lifetime revocation for a third (6-303(c-5), (d-2.5)).

Section 6-303(a-7) treats one group differently: a person who drives while suspended under Section 6-306.5 or 7-702 "shall receive a Uniform Traffic Citation," and only "A person who receives 3 or more Uniform Traffic Citations under this subsection (a-7) without paying any fees associated with the citations shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor." Section 6-306.5 itself has been repealed (by P.A. 101-652, effective July 1, 2021).

Illinois reckless driving and related offenses: penalty table

The class ranges come from the Unified Code of Corrections: Class A misdemeanor, less than one year and a fine of up to $2,500 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55); Class B misdemeanor, up to 6 months and a fine of up to $1,500 (5-4.5-60); Class 4 felony, 1 to 3 years, extended term 3 to 6 (5-4.5-45); Class 3 felony, 2 to 5 years, extended term 5 to 10 (5-4.5-40); Class 2 felony, 3 to 7 years, extended term 7 to 14 (5-4.5-35); Class 1 felony, 4 to 15 years, extended term 15 to 30 (5-4.5-30); and felony fines of up to $25,000 or the amount specified in the offense, whichever is greater (5-4.5-50(b)). Where the Vehicle Code sets its own minimum fine or prison range, as Section 11-506 does, that provision applies. For the full class table, see Illinois felony and misdemeanor classes.

Vehicular homicide in Illinois

Deaths caused by driving fall under separate homicide offenses, including reckless homicide under Criminal Code Section 9-3, covered on the Illinois manslaughter laws page.

Recent changes to Illinois reckless driving and racing laws

• Reckless driving itself. Section 11-503 was last amended by P.A. 95-467, effective June 1, 2008, and the criminal speeding tiers in Section 11-601.5 by P.A. 98-511, effective January 1, 2014.
• 2008: drag racing section repealed. P.A. 95-310 repealed Section 11-504 effective January 1, 2008; street racing is charged under Section 11-506.
• 2021: one driving-while-suspended route repealed. P.A. 101-652 repealed Section 6-306.5 effective July 1, 2021.
• 2023: interfering with traffic for racing or a sideshow. The Secretary of State's point table lists the Section 11-506(b-5) offense of interfering with traffic for street racing or a street sideshow as effective January 1, 2023. Section 11-506 was amended by P.A. 102-733 (effective January 1, 2023), P.A. 102-982 (effective July 1, 2023), P.A. 103-154 (effective June 30, 2023) and P.A. 103-706 (effective January 1, 2025).
• 2023: crash terminology. P.A. 102-982, effective July 1, 2023, states that "The intent of this Act is to clarify that not all crashes are accidental."
• 2025: passing rules. P.A. 104-260, effective August 15, 2025, amended Section 11-703; the reckless close-pass offense in subsections (e) and (f) keeps the text quoted above.
• 2026: move-over fines extended. The version of Section 11-907 enacted by P.A. 104-400, effective June 1, 2026, applies the 11-907(d) business-offense fine to the yield rules for emergency vehicles and emergency workers in subsections (c-5) and (c-10) as well as to the move-over rule in (c).
• Coming January 1, 2028: criminal speeding suspensions. P.A. 104-507 adds Section 6-206.3, under which the Secretary of State "shall suspend" the license of a driver with 2 criminal speeding convictions under 11-601.5 (26 mph or more over the limit) within a 12-month period. A first suspension is 12 months, and it ends after the driver drives on an Intelligent Speed Assistance Permit for 6 months without a program violation.

Related Illinois laws

• Reckless driving laws by state
• Illinois DUI laws
• Illinois manslaughter laws
• Illinois felony and misdemeanor classes
• Illinois hit-and-run laws
• Illinois car accident laws
• Illinois expungement laws

This article is general legal information about Illinois law, not legal advice. For a specific situation, contact a lawyer licensed in Illinois, or the Illinois Secretary of State for driver's license questions.

Last updated: 2026-10-25.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is reckless driving a misdemeanor in Illinois?

Yes, in its basic form. Under 625 ILCS 5/11-503(b), reckless driving is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by less than one year in jail and a fine of up to $2,500 (730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-55), unless one of the felony subsections applies.

When is reckless driving a felony in Illinois?

When it causes bodily harm to a child or an on-duty school crossing guard (Class 4 felony), great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement to anyone (aggravated reckless driving, Class 4 felony), or that level of harm to a child or crossing guard (Class 3 felony), under 11-503(b-1), (c) and (d).

How fast is reckless driving in Illinois?

Section 11-503 names no speed. A separate law, 11-601.5, makes driving 26 to 34 mph over the limit a Class B misdemeanor and 35 mph or more over a Class A misdemeanor. In People v. Johnson (1975) the appellate court said speed over the limit alone, without aggravating factors, does not support a finding of willful or wanton conduct.

How many points is reckless driving in Illinois?

The Secretary of State assigns 55 points to a reckless driving conviction (92 Ill. Adm. Code 1040.20). Three or more point-assigned convictions committed within 12 months put a driver up for review for possible suspension or revocation under the point table in Section 1040.30.

Does reckless driving take away your license in Illinois?

Revocation is mandatory on three reckless driving convictions for offenses committed within 12 months (6-205(a)(6)). A single conviction adds 55 points, which count when the Secretary of State reviews a driver with three or more point-assigned convictions committed within 12 months (6-206(a)(2); 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1040.30). A conviction for one of the felony forms of reckless driving is a felony committed with a motor vehicle, which also requires revocation (6-205(a)(3)).

Does Illinois have a wet reckless?

Not as a separate offense. Two statutes deal with a reckless driving plea made under a plea agreement: 11-501.01(j)(2) (blood-draw cost when the original charge was DUI) and 730 ILCS 5/5-6-1(d)(3) (no court supervision on a later DUI charge).

Is street racing a felony in Illinois?

A first street racing conviction under 11-506(a) is a Class A misdemeanor with a minimum $250 fine. A second or later conviction for racing, a street sideshow or blocking traffic for either is a Class 4 felony with a minimum $500 fine, and aggravated street racing is a Class 4 felony with a prison range of 1 to 12 years.

Can police impound your car for reckless driving in Illinois?

Section 4-203(h) lets the arresting officer impound the vehicle for 5 days after a citation for street racing, a sideshow, blocking traffic for either, or reckless driving under 11-503(a)(1), with release to the registered owner in the cases the section lists, such as a stolen vehicle or an owner who did not know how it would be used.

What is the penalty for driving without a license in Illinois?

Under 6-601(c), driving with no license is a Class B misdemeanor if the person was never issued a license, is too young to get one, or let a license expire more than a year ago, and a Class A misdemeanor if the person never obtained a license after a revocation period ended.

Does reckless driving affect a commercial license in Illinois?

Yes. Reckless driving is a serious traffic violation under 625 ILCS 5/1-187.001, and 6-514(e) disqualifies a commercial driver for not less than 2 months on two serious traffic violations and not less than 4 months on three, arising from separate incidents within 3 years. A violation in a personal vehicle counts only if it would result in suspension or revocation of the driver's non-commercial privileges.