94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1335


 
Introduced 02/09/05, by Rep. John J. Millner
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














625 ILCS 5/7-602
  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-602







    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the insurance card that is to be carried within every vehicle must indicate the liability coverage limits applicable to the vehicle.
















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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
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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 
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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 
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vehicle subject
to Section 7-601 of this Code shall carry 
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within the vehicle evidence of
insurance.  The evidence shall be 
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legible and sufficient to demonstrate
that the motor vehicle 
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currently is covered by a liability insurance policy
as 
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required under Section 7-601 of this Code and may include, but 
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is not
limited to, the following:


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        (a) an insurance card provided by the insurer under 
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    this Section;


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        (b) the combination of proof of purchase of the motor 
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    vehicle within
the previous 60 days and a current insurance 
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    card issued for the motor
vehicle replaced by such 
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    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 
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    liability insurance or receipt for payment to an insurer or 
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    its
authorized representative for a liability insurance 
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    premium, provided such
document contains all information 
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    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 
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    evidence of
registration issued by the Secretary only upon 
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    submission of proof of
liability insurance pursuant to this 
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    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 
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    indicating the vehicle is insured
for liability pursuant to 
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    law.

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    An insurance card shall be provided for each motor
vehicle 
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insured by the insurer issuing the liability insurance policy. 

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    The form, contents and manner of issuance of the insurance 
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card shall be
prescribed by rules and regulations of the 
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Secretary of State, except that the card must indicate the 
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liability coverage limits applicable to the vehicle in which 
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the card is carried.  The Secretary shall adopt rules requiring 
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that reasonable measures be taken to prevent the fraudulent 
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production of insurance cards. The
insurance card shall display 
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an effective date and an expiration date
covering a period of 
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time not to exceed 12 months.  The insurance card
shall contain 
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the following disclaimer: "Examine policy exclusions

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carefully.  This form does not constitute any part of your 
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insurance policy."
If the insurance policy represented by the 
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insurance card does
not cover any driver operating the motor 
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vehicle with the owner's
permission, or the owner when 
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operating a motor vehicle other than the
vehicle for which the 
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policy is issued, the insurance card shall
contain a warning of 
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such limitations in the coverage provided by the
policy.

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    No insurer shall issue a card, similar in appearance, form 
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and content
to the insurance card required under this Section, 
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in connection with an
insurance policy that does not provide 
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the liability insurance coverage
required under Section 7-601 
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of this Code.

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    The evidence of insurance shall be displayed upon request 
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made by any law
enforcement officer wearing a uniform or 
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displaying a badge or other sign
of authority.  Any person who 
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fails or refuses to comply with such request
is in violation of 
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Section 3-707 of this Code.  Any person who displays
evidence of 
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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 
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this Code or
knowing the evidence of insurance is illegally 
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altered, counterfeit or
otherwise invalid, is in violation of 
 


 






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Section 3-710 of this Code.

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    "Display" means the manual surrender of the evidence of 
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insurance into
the hands of the law enforcement officer, court, 
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or officer of the court
making the request for the
officer's, 
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court's, or officer of the court's inspection thereof.

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(Source: P.A. 93-719, eff. 1-1-05.)