IL · jury_instructions
Ill. Pattern Jury Instr. (Criminal) 23.40
Issues In Driving While Driver's License Is Suspended Or Revoked
To sustain the charge of driving while driver's license is [(suspended) (revoked)], the
State must prove the following propositions:
First Proposition: That the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical control of)] a
motor vehicle on a highway [of this State]; and
Second Proposition: That at the time the defendant [(drove) (was in actual physical
control of)] a motor vehicle, his [(driver's license) (driver's permit) (privilege to drive) (privilege
to obtain a driver's license) (privilege to obtain a driver's permit)] was [(suspended) (revoked)] as
provided by the Illinois Vehicle Code or the law of another state.
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.
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- illinoiscourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-20
- Edition
- 2026-08-19
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