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625 ILCS 5/6-601 (2026)

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(625 ILCS 5/6-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-601)
    Sec. 6-601. Penalties.
    (a) It is a petty offense for any person to violate any of the provisions of this Chapter unless such violation is by this Code or other law of this State declared to be a misdemeanor or a felony.
    (b) General penalties. Unless another penalty is in this Code or other laws of this State, every person convicted of a petty offense for the violation of any provision of this Chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.
    (c) Unlicensed driving. Except as hereinafter provided a violation of Section 6-101 shall be:
        1. A Class A misdemeanor if the person failed to
    
obtain a driver's license or permit after expiration of a period of revocation.
        2. A Class B misdemeanor if the person has been
    
issued a driver's license or permit, which 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.
        3. A petty offense if the person has been issued a
    
temporary visitor's driver's license or permit and is unable to provide proof of liability insurance as provided in subsection (d-5) of Section 6-105.1.
    If a licensee under this Code is convicted of violating Section 6-303 for operating a motor vehicle during a time when such licensee's driver's license was suspended under the provisions of Section 6-306.3 or 6-308, then such act shall be a petty offense (provided the licensee has answered the charge which was the basis of the suspension under Section 6-306.3 or 6-308), and there shall be imposed no additional like period of suspension as provided in paragraph (b) of Section 6-303.
    (d) For violations of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense as defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of Corrections, excluding business offenses as defined by Section 5-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of this Code, if the violation may be satisfied without a court appearance, the violator may, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule, satisfy the case with a written plea of guilty and payment of fines, penalties, and costs as established by the Supreme Court for the offense.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23.)


 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 6 Art. VII heading)
ARTICLE VII. DRIVER LICENSE COMPACT

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2026 · leading case: People v. Lowry, 2026 IL App (5th) 240401-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2026).
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People v. Lowry, 2026 IL App (5th) 240401-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “The available sentencing options for a petty offense include, inter alia, a period of probation or conditional discharge not to exceed six months as well as supervision.”
People v. Satterwhite (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “625 ILCS 5/6-601(a) (West 1998). The legislature did not make petty offenses subject to expungement.”
People v. Garbo (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “As the suspension period had terminated here, as in Johnson , the defendant could drive a motor vehicle without being guilty of driving under suspension but may have violated some other provision of the Vehicle Code (see 625 ILCS 5/6-601(c)(2), 6-112 (West 1994)).”
— 625 ILCS 5/6-601(a) — 2 cases
People v. Lowry, 2026 IL App (5th) 240401-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “The available sentencing options for a petty offense include, inter alia, a period of probation or conditional discharge not to exceed six months as well as supervision.”
People v. Satterwhite (Ill. App. Ct. 2001). “625 ILCS 5/6-601(a) (West 1998). The legislature did not make petty offenses subject to expungement.”
— 625 ILCS 5/6-601(c)(2) — 1 case
People v. Garbo (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “As the suspension period had terminated here, as in Johnson , the defendant could drive a motor vehicle without being guilty of driving under suspension but may have violated some other provision of the Vehicle Code (see 625 ILCS 5/6-601(c)(2), 6-112 (West 1994)).”
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