People v. Steele

PRESIDING JUSTICE GEOMETER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Kevin A. Steele, was convicted of numerous traffic offenses in the circuit court of McHenry County, including operating an uninsured vehicle (625 ILCS 5/3 — 707 (West 2002)). On appeal, he contends that section 3 — 707 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code), which defines that offense, contains an unconstitutional mandatory presumption. See, e.g., People v. Watts, 181 Ill. 2d 133, 142-43 (1998). We disagree and therefore affirm.

The constitutionality of a statute presents a pure question of law; hence, review is de novo.…