New Illinois 2020 Traffic Laws

New Laws 2020: Illinois laws that take effect January 1.

Drivers in Illinois will no longer be able to watch streaming video while driving.Starting Jan. 1, 2020, you'll pay more for reckless driving. The maximum penalty for hitting a construction worker increases to $25,000. The fine for illegally passing a school bus doubles on January 1. Drivers who violate Scott's Law may be fined up to $10,000. #trafficlaws, #newtrafficlaws,

Marijuana Expungement

Beginning Jan. 1, 2020, adults over the age of 21 will be able to legally purchase cannabis from state-licensed dispensaries. Part of the new law is a provision to automatically expunge cannabis possession arrests that didn’t lead to a conviction for amounts up to 30 grams (excluding offenses connected to a violent crime).This pertains to hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents, with many others impacted by a provision through which the governor will grant pardons authorizing expungement for convictions for up to 30 grams. If you were convicted of larger amounts, up to 500 grams, you’ll have to file a motion to vacate your record. #marijuanaexpungement, #cannabisexpungement,

Tollway Violations/Evasions

A Failure to Pay Fines stop is not a suspension of your driver's license and/or driving privileges and does not require a reinstatement fee. ... Tollway Violations/Evasions – A person's driver's license may be suspended for failure to satisfy fines or penalties for five or more toll violations or evasions. #tollevasion,

Scott's Law

Scott's law requires drivers to slow down and move over one lane, if possible, when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle, or any vehicle with flashing lights. ... Scott's Law was named after Lt. Scott Gillen of the Chicago Fire Dept., who was struck and killed by an intoxicated driver while assisting at a crash scene. #Scott'slaw,

Abortion right to chose.

Illinois has a new sweeping  access protection law. It underscores a fundamental right for a woman's right to choose. The bill's signage comes as part of a wave of Democratic states opting to codify abortion protections as a slew of Republican states push forward bills restricting abortion access. Lawmakers have pushed such restrictions in an effort to force a potential legal challenge of the landmark Supreme Court Roe V. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide in 1973.The Illinois bill, protects an individual's "fundamental right to make autonomous decisions about one's own reproductive health," including a decision to continue a "pregnancy and give birth or to have an abortion." #Illinoisabortion, #right to chose, 

Schaumburg Divorce Lawyer

In Illinois, divorced and never-married parents may have an obligation to contribute to post-high school expenses for their children once they emancipate, or “age out” of being a minor child under the law.  This typically happens when the child turns 18 or graduates from high school, whichever happens last. At that point, many children will go on to attend college, trade schools, and various other types of career training.  Section 513(a) of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act is the relevant statute on this issue, and it provides that the court may award sums of money out of the property and income of either or both parties or the estate of a deceased parent, as equity may require, for the educational expenses of any child of the parties. #schaumburgdivorcelawyer, #educationalexpensesdivorcedparents,

Illinois Tax Amnesty Program

A tax amnesty program in Illinois began Oct. 1 and runs through Nov. 15. During that time, people who owe back taxes to the state can pay off those debts and avoid having to pay interest and penalties. #taxamnesty