Sec. 11-204.1. Aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer.

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(a)The offense of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer is committed by any driver or operator of a motor vehicle who flees or attempts to elude a peace officer, after being given a visual or audible signal by a peace officer in the manner prescribed in subsection

(a)of Section 11-204 of this Code, and such flight or attempt to elude:

(1)is at a rate of speed at least 21 miles per hour over the legal speed limit;

(2)causes bodily injury to any individual;

(3)causes damage in excess of $300 to property;

(4)involves disobedience of 2 or more official traffic control devices; or

(5)involves the concealing or altering of the vehicle's registration plate or digital

registration plate.

(b)Any person convicted of a first violation of this Section shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. Upon notice of such a conviction the Secretary of State shall forthwith revoke the driver's license of the person so convicted, as provided in Section 6-205 of this Code. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony, and upon notice of such a conviction the Secretary of State shall forthwith revoke the driver's license of the person convicted, as provided in Section 6-205 of the Code.

(c)The motor vehicle used in a violation of this Section is subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in Sections 36-1 and 36-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012.