Legal Opinion

People v. Plank

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided May 24, 2018No. Docket 122202UnpublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garman

¶ 1 The Illinois Vehicle Code prohibits anyone with a revoked driver's license from driving a "motor vehicle." 625 ILCS 5/6-303(a) (West 2012). However, someone with a revoked license may still drive a "low-speed gas bicycle" without violating this statute. Id. § 1-146. The Vehicle Code defines "low-speed gas bicycle" as a "2 or 3-wheeled device with fully operable pedals and a gasoline motor of less than one horsepower, whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a motor while ridden by an operator who weighs 170 pounds, is less than 20 miles per hour." Id. §…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2015
  2. United States v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. City of Chicago v. MoralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. Coates v. City of CincinnatiSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Corley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. VillarealIllinois Supreme Court · 2023
  2. People v. GrayAppellate Court of Illinois · 2025
  3. People v. PlankIllinois Supreme Court · 2018
  4. People v. ZamoraAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020
  5. People v. ZamoraAppellate Court of Illinois · 2020

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