Illinois's Move Over law, known as Scott's Law, carries penalties ranging from $250 to $10,000 for violations, with a violation that causes the death of an emergency worker classified as a felony, according to criminal defense attorneys. The law is among the strictest in the nation and was named after Lieutenant Scott Gillen of the Chicago Fire Department.
Operator takeaway
A Move Over violation that kills an emergency worker is a felony in Illinois — this is the penalty structure every state towing association should be advocating for.