IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 23.26
Issues In Driving Under The Influence--Felony--Driving An Occupied School Bus As
Enhancing Factor
To sustain the charge of [(driving under the influence of alcohol) (driving under the
influence of drugs) (driving under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs) (driving with an
alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more) (driving with a drug, substance, or compound in blood or
urine)] while driving an occupied school bus, the State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical control of )] a
school bus; and
Second Proposition: That at the time the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical
control of)] a school bus, the school bus had children on board; and
Third Proposition: That at the time the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical control
of)] the school bus, the defendant [(was under the influence of alcohol) (was under the influence
of any drug or combination of drugs to a degree which rendered him incapable of safely driving)
(was under the combined influence of alcohol and any drug or drugs to a degree which rendered
him incapable of safely driving) (had an alcohol concentration in his blood or breath of 0.08 or
more) (had any amount of a drug, substance, or compound in his blood or urine resulting from
the unlawful use or consumption of [(cannabis) (____, a controlled substance)])].
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that each one of these propositions
has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you find from your consideration of all the evidence that any one of these propositions
has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find the defendant not guilty.
Provenance
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- illinoiscourts.gov
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- 2026-08-20
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- 2026-08-19
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