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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 3-710, 7-602, and 7-603 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-710) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-710)
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7 | Sec. 3-710. Display of false insurance card or window | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | sticker . No person shall display
evidence of insurance to a law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | enforcement officer, court, or officer of
the court, knowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | there is no
valid liability insurance in effect on the motor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | vehicle as required under
Section 7-601 of this Code or knowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | the evidence of insurance is
illegally altered, counterfeit, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | otherwise invalid as evidence of
insurance required under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Section 7-602 of this Code. If the law
enforcement officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | issues a citation to a motor vehicle operator for
displaying | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | invalid evidence of insurance, the officer shall confiscate the
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17 | evidence for presentation in court.
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18 | Any person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | a Class A
misdemeanor.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 89-565, eff. 7-26-96.)
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21 | (625 ILCS 5/7-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-602)
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22 | Sec. 7-602. Insurance card and window sticker . Every |
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1 | operator of a motor vehicle subject
to Section 7-601 of this | ||||||
2 | Code shall carry within the vehicle evidence of
insurance. If | ||||||
3 | the evidence of insurance is an insurance window sticker, it | ||||||
4 | shall be permanently affixed to the lower left corner of the | ||||||
5 | windshield of the vehicle. The evidence shall be legible and | ||||||
6 | sufficient to demonstrate
that the motor vehicle currently is | ||||||
7 | covered by a liability insurance policy
as required under | ||||||
8 | Section 7-601 of this Code and may include, but is not
limited | ||||||
9 | to, the following:
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10 | (a) an insurance card or window sticker provided by the | ||||||
11 | insurer under this Section;
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12 | (b) the combination of proof of purchase of the motor | ||||||
13 | vehicle within
the previous 60 days and a current insurance | ||||||
14 | card issued for the motor
vehicle replaced by such | ||||||
15 | purchase;
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16 | (c) the current declarations page of a liability
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17 | insurance policy;
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18 | (d) a liability insurance binder, certificate
of | ||||||
19 | liability insurance or receipt for payment to an insurer or | ||||||
20 | its
authorized representative for a liability insurance | ||||||
21 | premium, provided such
document contains all information | ||||||
22 | the Secretary of State by rule and
regulation may require;
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23 | (e) a current rental agreement;
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24 | (f) registration plates, registration sticker or other | ||||||
25 | evidence of
registration issued by the Secretary only upon | ||||||
26 | submission of proof of
liability insurance pursuant to this |
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1 | Code;
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2 | (g) a certificate, decal, or other document or device | ||||||
3 | issued by a
governmental agency for a motor vehicle | ||||||
4 | indicating the vehicle is insured
for liability pursuant to | ||||||
5 | law.
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6 | An insurance card and window sticker shall be provided for | ||||||
7 | each motor
vehicle insured by the insurer issuing the liability | ||||||
8 | insurance policy.
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9 | The form, contents and manner of issuance of the insurance | ||||||
10 | card and window sticker shall be
prescribed by rules and | ||||||
11 | regulations of the Secretary of State. The Secretary shall | ||||||
12 | adopt rules requiring that reasonable measures be taken to | ||||||
13 | prevent the fraudulent production of insurance cards and window | ||||||
14 | stickers . The
insurance card and window sticker shall display | ||||||
15 | an effective date and an expiration date
covering a period of | ||||||
16 | time not to exceed 12 months. The insurance card
and window | ||||||
17 | sticker shall contain the following disclaimer: "Examine | ||||||
18 | policy exclusions
carefully. This form does not constitute any | ||||||
19 | part of your insurance policy."
If the insurance policy | ||||||
20 | represented by the insurance card and window sticker does
not | ||||||
21 | cover any driver operating the motor vehicle with the owner's
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22 | permission, or the owner when operating a motor vehicle other | ||||||
23 | than the
vehicle for which the policy is issued, the insurance | ||||||
24 | card and window sticker shall
contain a warning of such | ||||||
25 | limitations in the coverage provided by the
policy.
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26 | No insurer shall issue a card or window sticker , similar in |
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1 | appearance, form and content
to the insurance card and window | ||||||
2 | sticker required under this Section, in connection with an
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3 | insurance policy that does not provide the liability insurance | ||||||
4 | coverage
required under Section 7-601 of this Code.
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5 | Unless the evidence of insurance is an insurance window | ||||||
6 | sticker permanently affixed to the lower left corner of the | ||||||
7 | windshield of the vehicle, the The evidence of insurance shall | ||||||
8 | be displayed upon request made by any law
enforcement officer | ||||||
9 | wearing a uniform or displaying a badge or other sign
of | ||||||
10 | authority. Any person who fails or refuses to comply with such | ||||||
11 | request
is in violation of Section 3-707 of this Code. Any | ||||||
12 | person who displays
evidence of insurance, knowing there is no | ||||||
13 | valid liability insurance in
effect on the motor vehicle as | ||||||
14 | required under Section 7-601 of this Code or
knowing the | ||||||
15 | evidence of insurance is illegally altered, counterfeit or
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16 | otherwise invalid, is in violation of Section 3-710 of this | ||||||
17 | Code.
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18 | "Display" means (i) the permanent attachment of the | ||||||
19 | insurance window sticker to the lower left corner of the | ||||||
20 | windshield of the vehicle or (ii) the manual surrender of the | ||||||
21 | insurance card or other evidence of insurance into
the hands of | ||||||
22 | the law enforcement officer, court, or officer of the court
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23 | making the request for the
officer's, court's, or officer of | ||||||
24 | the court's inspection thereof.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 93-719, eff. 1-1-05.)
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1 | (625 ILCS 5/7-603) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-603)
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2 | Sec. 7-603. Illegal insurance cards and window stickers - | ||||||
3 | penalty. No person shall alter
an invalid insurance card or | ||||||
4 | window sticker to make it appear valid. No person knowingly
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5 | shall make, sell or otherwise make available an invalid or | ||||||
6 | counterfeit insurance card or window sticker .
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7 | Any person convicted of a violation of this Section is | ||||||
8 | guilty of a Class
4 felony.
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9 | (Source: P.A. 85-1201.)
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