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PEOPLE v. O'BRIEN

No. 90390.

754 N.E.2d 327 (2001)

197 Ill.2d 88

257 Ill.Dec. 669

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Lewis O'BRIEN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

July 26, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, and John C. Piland, State's Attorney, Urbana (Joel D. Bertocchi, Solicitor General, William L. Browers, Russell K. Benton, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Robert J. Biderman, Kathy Shepard, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, of counsel), for the People.

James Kuehl, of Thomas A. Bruno & Associates, Urbana, for appellee.

Justice THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

The issue presented in this appeal is whether section 3-707 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/3-707 (West 1998)), which prohibits the operation of an uninsured motor vehicle, is an absolute liability offense. We hold that it is.

BACKGROUND

Defendant, Lewis O'Brien, was charged by traffic citation with violating section 3-707 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (the Code). Section 3-707 provides,...

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