Illinois Mandatory Minimum

The Illinois Mandatory Minimum DUI risk classification classifies DUI offender risk, according to Illinois state statutes (laws). For background, the Driver Risk Inventory (DRI) has been an approved Illinois DUI offender test for several years. However, to continue to be in compliance with Illinois DUI laws, it has been upgraded to the “Illinois DRI-2.” This upgrade includes the inclusion of the Illinois Mandatory Minimum DUI laws. The upgraded Illinois DRI-2 does this and is in full compliance with Illinois DUI laws.

The Illinois DRI-2 is the only major DUI offender test that incorporates the “Illinois Mandatory Minimum” DUI offender risk classification laws. Without including Illinois Mandatory Minimum Risk Classification laws, accurate Illinois DUI offender assessment may not be possible. In our opinion, any accurate Illinois DUI offender test must now incorporate the Illinois Mandatory Minimum DUI laws.

• MINIMAL RISK: No prior conviction or court ordered supervision for DUI, no prior statutory summary suspension, and no prior reckless driving conviction reduced from DUI; AND a BAC of less than .15 as a result of the most current arrest for DUI; no other symptoms of a Substance Use Disorder.

• MODERATE RISK: No prior conviction or court ordered supervision for DUI, no prior statutory summary suspension, and no prior reckless driving conviction reduced from DUI; a BAC of .15 to .19 or a refusal of chemical testing as a result of the most current arrest for DUI; AND/OR at most one symptom of a Substance Use Disorder.

• SIGNIFICANT RISK: One prior conviction or court ordered supervision for DUI, or one prior statutory summary suspension, or one prior reckless driving conviction reduced from DUI; a BAC of .20 or higher as a result of the most current arrest from DUI; AND/OR two or three symptoms of a Substance Use Disorder.

• HIGH RISK: Four or more symptoms of a Substance Use Disorder (regardless of the driving record); AND/OR within the ten year period prior to the date of the most current (third of subsequent) arrest, any combination of two prior convictions or court ordered supervisions for DUI, or prior statutory summary suspensions, or prior reckless driving convictions reduced from DUI, resulting from separate incidents

These Mandatory Minimums are presented on the first page of the Illinois DRI-2 report. Click on the link above to review an example Illinois DRI-2 report.