{ "id": 35400, "name": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIMON MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant", "name_abbreviation": "People v. Martinez", "decision_date": "1998-01-27", "docket_number": "No. 2\u201496\u20140912", "first_page": "419", "last_page": "423", "citations": [ { "type": "official", "cite": "294 Ill. App. 3d 419" } ], "court": { "name_abbreviation": "Ill. App. Ct.", "id": 8837, "name": "Illinois Appellate Court" }, "jurisdiction": { "id": 29, "name_long": "Illinois", "name": "Ill." }, "cites_to": [ { "cite": "159 Ill. 2d 206", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ill. 2d", "case_ids": [ 781328 ], "year": 1994, "pin_cites": [ { "page": "213" } ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ill-2d/159/0206-01" ] }, { "cite": "174 Ill. 2d 302", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "Ill. 2d", "case_ids": [ 223615 ], "year": 1996, "pin_cites": [ { "page": "308" } ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/ill-2d/174/0302-01" ] }, { "cite": "149 Ill. 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SIMON MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant." ], "opinions": [ { "text": "JUSTICE INGLIS\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nFollowing a stipulated bench trial, defendant, Simon Martinez, was convicted of driving while his license was suspended (625 ILCS 5/6 \u2014 303(a) (West 1996)) and was sentenced to one year of court supervision and a $150 fine. He appeals his conviction, contending that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that his license was suspended at the time of the offense. We affirm.\nAt trial, defendant stipulated to the following evidence. Defendant was driving a vehicle on January 8, 1996, when he was stopped by the police. Defendant\u2019s privilege to operate a motor vehicle had been summarily suspended on August 17, 1995. The length of the suspension was three months, and the provisional reinstatement date was November 17, 1995. Defendant failed to pay the reinstatement fee and, as a result, the suspension was still in force on January 8, 1996.\nOn appeal, defendant contends that he was not guilty of the offense because his license was no longer suspended on January 8, 1996. According to defendant, the failure to pay the reinstatement fee did not extend the suspension period beyond November 17, 1995. The facts are undisputed and the only issue on appeal involves the interpretation of a statute. Because the construction of a statute is a question of law, our review is de nova. People v. Robinson, 172 Ill. 2d 452, 457 (1996).\nTo determine whether defendant\u2019s license was suspended, we must analyze the relevant sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Code) (625 ILCS 5/1 \u2014 100 et seq. (West 1996)). The primary rule of statutory interpretation is to ascertain and give effect to the legislative intent. People v. Britz, 174 Ill. 2d 163, 196 (1996). To determine that intent, we first look to the language of the statute, which is given its plain and ordinary meaning. People v. Haynes, 174 Ill. 2d 204, 222 (1996) . We must also consider all parts of the statute together (People v. Warren, 173 Ill. 2d 348, 357 (1996)) and, where possible, give every word or phrase some reasonable meaning (Opyt\u2019s Amoco, Inc. v. Village of South Holland, 149 Ill. 2d 265, 277 (1992)). Criminal statutes are construed strictly in favor of the defendant, and courts should take nothing by intendment or implication beyond the obvious or literal meaning of the statute. People v. Woodard, 175 Ill. 2d 435, 444 (1997) .\nDefendant relies on People v. Garbo, 288 Ill. App. 3d 519, 521 (1997), in which the Appellate Court, Fourth District, interpreted section 6 \u2014 208.1 of the Code (625 ILCS 5/6 \u2014 208.1 (West 1996)) as not providing for the extension of the suspension upon the failure to pay the reinstatement fee. Garbo relied on People v. Johnson, 115 Ill. App. 3d 987, 989 (1983), in which the appellate court ruled that, under section 1 \u2014 204 (625 ILCS 5/1 \u2014 204 (West 1996)), because a suspension is a temporary sanction, the failure to pay the fee does not extend the period of the suspension. Johnson distinguished license suspensions from license revocations. Cf. People v. Morrison, 149 Ill. App. 3d 282, 284 (1986) (license remains revoked until license holder pays reinstatement fee).\nJohnson predates the legislative amendments to the Code adding sections 1 \u2014 203.1 and 6 \u2014 208.1 (625 ILCS 5/1 \u2014 203.1, 6 \u2014 208.1 (West 1996)). Defendant\u2019s license was suspended pursuant to section 6 \u2014 208.1. Under section 6 \u2014 208.1(a), a person whose privilege to drive a motor vehicle has been summarily suspended is not eligible for restoration of the privilege until the expiration of a certain period. 625 ILCS 5/6 \u2014 208.1(a) (West 1996). Section 6 \u2014 208.1(c) provides that \"Mull driving privileges may not be restored until all applicable reinstatement fees *** have been paid to the Secretary of State and the appropriate entry made to the driver\u2019s record.\u201d 625 ILCS 5/6\u2014 208.1(c) (West 1996).\nThe summary alcohol- or drug-related suspension of a driver\u2019s privileges is \"[t]he withdrawal by the circuit court of a person\u2019s license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways for the periods provided in Section 6 \u2014 208.1. Reinstatement after the suspension period shall occur after all appropriate fees have been paid, unless the court notifies the Secretary of State that the person should be disqualified.\u201d 625 ILCS 5/1 \u2014 203.1 (West 1996). This section makes clear that the suspension is not automatically rescinded upon the termination of the suspension period. We conclude that this language is clear and unambiguous: until the reinstatement fees have been paid, the suspension remains in effect.\nWe disagree with the Garbo court\u2019s conclusion that the legislature did not intend to change the law following the decision in Johnson because the legislature did not amend section 6 \u2014 209 of the Code (625 ILCS 5/6 \u2014 209 (West 1996)). \"A judicial interpretation of a statute is considered part of the statute itself until the legislature amends it contrary to that interpretation.\u201d Woodard, 175 Ill. 2d at 444.- When a statute is enacted after a judicial decision, it must be presumed that the legislature was aware of the prevailing case law. Fink v. Ryan, 174 Ill. 2d 302, 308 (1996). Moreover, it is presumed that the legislature intended to change the law when it made material changes to a statute. Board of Trustees v. Department of Human Rights, 159 Ill. 2d 206, 213 (1994).\nThe legislative amendments here are substantial and added entirely new sections. Moreover, Johnson\u2019s construction of section 6 \u2014 209 is consistent with the new enactments in that Johnson stated that, under section 6 \u2014 209, the holder of a revoked license must pay a reinstatement fee before the revoked license will be reinstated. See Johnson, 115 Ill. App. 3d at 989. Thus, there was no need for the legislature to amend that section. We therefore find Johnson distinguishable, and we decline to follow Garbo.\nFinally, we believe that our interpretation comports with the legislative intent. If the suspension terminated automatically on a particular date, there would be no incentive for the license holder to pay the reinstatement fee. Moreover, if the suspension terminated automatically, that would render null the statutory language providing for the court\u2019s power to notify the Secretary of State that the person should be disqualified from reinstatement. See 625 ILCS 5/1\u2014 203.1 (West 1996).\nBecause we conclude that a summary suspension does not terminate until the license holder pays the reinstatement fee, defendant\u2019s license was still suspended on the date he was arrested. Therefore, the evidence was sufficient to support his conviction of driving while his license was suspended.\nThe judgment of the circuit court of Du Page County is affirmed.\nAffirmed.\nMcLAREN and DOYLE, JJ., concur.", "type": "majority", "author": "JUSTICE INGLIS" } ], "attorneys": [ "G. Joseph Weller and Kathleen J. Hamill, both of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Elgin, for appellant.", "Joseph E. Birkett, State\u2019s Attorney, of Wheaton (Martin P. Moltz and Marshall M. Stevens, both of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People." ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SIMON MARTINEZ, Defendant-Appellant.\nSecond District\nNo. 2\u201496\u20140912\nOpinion filed January 27, 1998.\nG. Joseph Weller and Kathleen J. Hamill, both of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Elgin, for appellant.\nJoseph E. Birkett, State\u2019s Attorney, of Wheaton (Martin P. Moltz and Marshall M. Stevens, both of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People." }, "file_name": "0419-01", "first_page_order": 437, "last_page_order": 441 }