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625 ILCS 5/7-604

(625 ILCS 5/7-604) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-604)

Sec. 7-604. Verification of liability insurance policy.

(a) The Secretary of State may select random samples
of registrations of motor vehicles subject to Section 7-601 of this Code,
or owners thereof, for the purpose of verifying whether or not the motor
vehicles are insured.

In addition to such general random samples of motor vehicle
registrations, the Secretary may select for
verification other random samples, including, but not limited to
registrations of motor vehicles owned by persons:

(1) whose motor vehicle registrations during the

preceding 4 years have been suspended pursuant to Section 7-606 or 7-607 of this Code;

(2) who during the preceding 4 years have been

convicted of violating Section 3-707, 3-708, or 3-710 of this Code while operating vehicles owned by other persons;

(3) whose driving privileges have been suspended

during the preceding 4 years;

(4) who during the preceding 4 years acquired

ownership of motor vehicles while the registrations of such vehicles under the previous owners were suspended pursuant to Section 7-606 or 7-607 of this Code; or

(5) who during the preceding 4 years have received a

disposition of supervision under subsection (c) of Section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a violation of Section 3-707, 3-708, or 3-710 of this Code.

(b) Upon receiving certification from the Department of Transportation
under Section 7-201.2 of this Code of the name of an owner or operator of any
motor vehicle involved in a crash, the Secretary may verify whether or
not at the time of the crash such motor vehicle was covered by a
liability insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.

(c) In preparation for selection of random samples and their
verification, the Secretary may send to owners of randomly selected motor
vehicles, or to randomly selected motor vehicle owners, requests for
information about their motor vehicles and liability
insurance coverage electronically or, if electronic means are unavailable, via U.S. mail.  The request shall require the owner to state whether
or not the motor vehicle was insured on the verification date stated in the
Secretary's request and the request may require, but is not limited to,
a statement by the owner of the names and addresses of insurers, policy
numbers, and expiration dates of insurance coverage.

(d) Within 30 days after the Secretary sends a request under subsection (c) of this Section, the owner to
whom it is sent shall furnish the requested information to the Secretary
above the owner's signed affirmation that such information is true and
correct.  Proof of insurance in effect on the verification date, as
prescribed by the Secretary, may be considered by the Secretary to be a
satisfactory response to the request for information.

Any owner whose response indicates that his or her vehicle was
not covered by a liability insurance policy in accordance with
Section 7-601 of this Code shall be deemed to have registered or maintained
registration of a motor vehicle in violation of that Section. Any owner who
fails to respond to such a request shall be deemed to have registered or
maintained registration of a motor vehicle in violation of Section
7-601 of this Code.

(e) If the owner responds to the request for information by asserting
that his or her vehicle was covered by a liability insurance policy on the
verification date stated in the Secretary's request, the Secretary may
conduct a verification of the response by furnishing necessary information
to the insurer named in the response.  The insurer shall within
45 days
inform the Secretary whether or not on the verification date stated the
motor vehicle was insured by the insurer in accordance with Section 7-601
of this Code. The Secretary may by rule and regulation prescribe the
procedures for verification.

(f) No random sample selected under this Section shall be categorized on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age,
marital status, physical or mental disability, economic status,
or geography.

(g) (Blank).

(h) This Section shall be inoperative upon the effective date of the rules adopted by the Secretary to implement Section 7-603.5 of this Code.

(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)