Illinois Chapter 625 ILCS 5/11 – Rules of the Road
Chapter 625 ILCS 5/11 of the Illinois Revised Statutes: Illinois Vehicle Code describes requirements for how people are supposed to act while driving on Illinois roads. While it covers a wide variety of traffic laws, the most prominent are related to driving under the influence.
What Chapter 5/11 Covers
- The difference between a first DUI, second DUI, and further ones.
- Speeding and reckless driving
- Illegal street races
- Requirements for driving around emergency vehicles
To learn more about the details for each law, what counts as a violation, and the punishments, use the links below to learn more about each statute, explained in plain English.
Chapter 5/11 Statutes Explained
- 625 ILCS 5/11-501 – Driving Under The Influence (DUI)
- 625 ILCS 5/11-502 – Illegal Transportation or Possession of Alcoholic Liquor in a Motor Vehicle
- 625 ILCS 5/11-503 – Reckless Driving
- 625 ILCS 5/11-504 – Drag Racing and Street Racing
- 625 ILCS 5/11-601 – Speeding
- 625 ILCS 5/11-907 – Scott’s Law (Failure To Yield To Stationary Emergency Vehicle)
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