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92_HB5615enr HB5615 Enrolled LRB9214982DHgc 1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 3-707 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/3-707) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-707) 7 Sec. 3-707. Operation of uninsured motor vehicle - 8 penalty. 9 (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless the 10 motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy in 11 accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code. 12 (b) Any person who fails to comply with a request by a 13 law enforcement officer for display of evidence of insurance, 14 as required under Section 7-602 of this Code, shall be deemed 15 to be operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 16 (c) Any operator of a motor vehicle subject to 17 registration under this Code who is convicted of violating 18 this Section is guilty of a business offense and shall be 19 required to pay a fine in excess of $500, but not more than 20 $1,000. However, no person charged with violating this 21 Section shall be convicted if such person produces in court 22 satisfactory evidence that at the time of the arrest the 23 motor vehicle was covered by a liability insurance policy in 24 accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code. The chief judge 25 of each circuit may designate an officer of the court to 26 review the documentation demonstrating that at the time of 27 arrest the motor vehicle was covered by a liability insurance 28 policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code. 29 (d) A person convicted a third or subsequent time of 30 violating this Section or a similar provision of a local 31 ordinance must give proof to the Secretary of State of the HB5615 Enrolled -2- LRB9214982DHgc 1 person's financial responsibility as defined in Section 2 7-315. The person must maintain the proof in a manner 3 satisfactory to the Secretary for a minimum period of one 4 year after the date the proof is first filed. The Secretary 5 must suspend the driver's license of any person determined by 6 the Secretary not to have provided adequate proof of 7 financial responsibility as required by this subsection. 8 (Source: P.A. 88-315.) 9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 10 July 1, 2003.