People v. Plank

Illinois Supreme Court
Criminal Court
Driving While Revoked
Citation
Case Number: 
2018 IL 122202
Decision Date: 
Thursday, May 24, 2018
District: 
4th Dist.
Division/County: 
Douglas Co.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded.
Justice: 
GARMAN

Defendant was charged with driving a motor vehicle with a revoked license. Officer described that Defendant was riding a bicycle with a "weed-eater motor". Circuit court erred in finding that Vehicle Code's definition of "low-speed gas bicycle" (which is not subject to statute charged, which applies only to operation of a motor vehicle) is unconstiuttionally vague.  Vehicle Code's definition of "low-speed gas bicycle" satisfies requirements of due process of law, as it provides definite criteria to determine if a certain vehicle is a "motor vehicle".(KARMEIER, FREEMAN, THOMAS, KILBRIDE, BURKE, and THEIS, concurring.)