§ 76.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   As regards only violations of this chapter, there are hereby created two classes of offenders:

      (1)   Category I offenders are those persons who have, at any time, been granted any driving privilege by the office of the Illinois Secretary of State, whether restricted or unlimited, and whether held by the category I offender at the time of the violation of this chapter.

      (2)   Category II offenders are persons, irrespective of age, who have never been issued any driving privilege, whether restricted or unlimited, and whether held by the category II offender at the time of the violation of this chapter at any time.

   (B)   Penalty.

      (1)   Any person, firm or corporation, irrespective of category of offender, who violates any provision of §§ 76.01 and/or 76.02 shall, in addition to any other relief as the law may afford, be punishable as set forth in § 10.99 of this code.

      (2)   Any category I offender who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, in addition to any other relief as the law may afford, be punishable as set forth, in § 10.99 of this code.

      (3)   Any category II offender who violates any of the provisions of §§ 76.03 and/or 76.04 shall be punishable solely and only as set forth in § 10.99 of this code and shall further be subject only to notices of violation and not to uniform citations or other forms of charging documents.

(1980 Code, § 20.705)