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Public Act 093-0719
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| HB5175 Enrolled |
LRB093 18255 DRH 43955 b |
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AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Section 7-602 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/7-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-602)
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Sec. 7-602. Insurance card. Every operator of a motor |
vehicle subject
to Section 7-601 of this Code shall carry |
within the vehicle evidence of
insurance. The evidence shall be |
legible and sufficient to demonstrate
that the motor vehicle |
currently is covered by a liability insurance policy
as |
required under Section 7-601 of this Code and may include, but |
is not
limited to, the following:
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(a) an insurance card provided by the insurer under |
this Section;
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(b) the combination of proof of purchase of the motor |
vehicle within
the previous 60 days and a current insurance |
card issued for the motor
vehicle replaced by such |
purchase;
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(c) the current declarations page of a liability
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insurance policy;
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(d) a liability insurance binder, certificate
of |
liability insurance or receipt for payment to an insurer or |
its
authorized representative for a liability insurance |
premium, provided such
document contains all information |
the Secretary of State by rule and
regulation may require;
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(e) a current rental agreement;
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(f) registration plates, registration sticker or other |
evidence of
registration issued by the Secretary only upon |
submission of proof of
liability insurance pursuant to this |
Code;
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(g) a certificate, decal, or other document or device |
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issued by a
governmental agency for a motor vehicle |
indicating the vehicle is insured
for liability pursuant to |
law.
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An insurance card shall be provided for each motor
vehicle |
insured by the insurer issuing the liability insurance policy.
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The form, contents and manner of issuance of the insurance |
card shall be
prescribed by rules and regulations of the |
Secretary of State. The Secretary shall adopt rules requiring |
that reasonable measures be taken to prevent the fraudulent |
production of insurance cards. The
insurance card shall display |
an effective date and an expiration date
covering a period of |
time not to exceed 12 months. The insurance card
shall contain |
the following disclaimer: "Examine policy exclusions
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carefully. This form does not constitute any part of your |
insurance policy."
If the insurance policy represented by the |
insurance card does
not cover any driver operating the motor |
vehicle with the owner's
permission, or the owner when |
operating a motor vehicle other than the
vehicle for which the |
policy is issued, the insurance card shall
contain a warning of |
such limitations in the coverage provided by the
policy.
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No insurer shall issue a card, similar in appearance, form |
and content
to the insurance card required under this Section, |
in connection with an
insurance policy that does not provide |
the liability insurance coverage
required under Section 7-601 |
of this Code.
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The evidence of insurance shall be displayed upon request |
made by any law
enforcement officer wearing a uniform or |
displaying a badge or other sign
of authority. Any person who |
fails or refuses to comply with such request
is in violation of |
Section 3-707 of this Code. Any person who displays
evidence of |
insurance, knowing there is no valid liability insurance in
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effect on the motor vehicle as required under Section 7-601 of |
this Code or
knowing the evidence of insurance is illegally |
altered, counterfeit or
otherwise invalid, is in violation of |
Section 3-710 of this Code.
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"Display" means the manual surrender of the evidence of |