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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 Identification Card Act is amended  
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by adding Section 11A as follows:
 
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    (15 ILCS 335/11A  new)
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    Sec. 11A. Emergency contact database.
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    (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a database of 
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the emergency contacts of persons who hold identification 
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cards.  Information in the database shall be accessible only to 
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employees of the Office of the Secretary and law enforcement 
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officers employed by a law enforcement agency.
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    (b) Any person holding an identification card shall be 
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afforded the opportunity to provide the Secretary of State, in 
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a manner and form designated by the Secretary of State, the 
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name, address, telephone number, and relationship to the holder 
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of no more than 2 emergency contact persons whom the holder 
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wishes to be contacted by a law enforcement officer if the 
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holder is involved in a motor vehicle accident or other 
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emergency situation and the holder is unable to communicate 
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with the contact person or persons. A contact person need not  
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be the holder's next of kin.
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    (c) The Secretary shall adopt rules to implement this 
 


 






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Section. At a minimum, the rules shall address all of the 
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following:
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        (1) the method whereby a holder may provide the 
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    Secretary of State with emergency contact information;
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        (2) the method whereby a holder may provide the 
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    Secretary of State with a change to the emergency contact 
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    information; and
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        (3) any other aspect of the database or its operation 
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    that the Secretary determines is necessary to implement 
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    this Section.
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    (d) If a person involved in a motor vehicle accident or 
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other emergency situation is unable to communicate with the 
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contact person or persons specified in the database, a law 
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enforcement officer shall make a good faith effort to notify 
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the contact person or persons of the situation. Neither the law 
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enforcement officer nor the law enforcement agency that employs 
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that law enforcement officer incurs any liability, however, if 
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the law enforcement officer is not able to make contact with 
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the contact person.
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    (e) The Secretary of State shall make a good faith effort 
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to maintain accurate data as provided by the identification 
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card holder and to provide that information to law enforcement 
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as provided in subsection (a).  The Secretary of State is not 
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liable for any damages, costs, or expenses, including, without 
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limitation, consequential damages, arising or resulting from 
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any inaccurate data or system unavailability.
 
 


 






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    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 6-117.2 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/6-117.2  new)
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    Sec. 6-117.2. Emergency contact database.
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    (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a database of 
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the emergency contacts of persons who hold a driver's license, 
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instruction permit, or any other type of driving permit issued 
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by the Secretary of State.  Information in the database shall be 
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accessible only to employees of the Office of the Secretary and 
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law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement agency.
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    (b) Any person holding a driver's license, instruction 
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permit, or any other type of driving permit issued by the 
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Secretary of State shall be afforded the opportunity to provide 
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the Secretary of State, in a manner and form designated by the 
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Secretary of State, the name, address, telephone number, and 
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relationship to the holder of no more than 2 emergency contact 
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persons whom the holder wishes to be contacted by a law 
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enforcement officer if the holder is involved in a motor 
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vehicle accident or other emergency situation and the holder is 
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unable to communicate with the contact person or persons. A 
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contact person need not  be the holder's next of kin.
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    (c) The Secretary shall adopt rules to implement this 
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Section. At a minimum, the rules shall address all of the 
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following:
 


 






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        (1) the method whereby a holder may provide the 
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    Secretary of State with emergency contact information;
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        (2) the method whereby a holder may provide the 
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    Secretary of State with a change to the emergency contact 
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    information; and
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        (3) any other aspect of the database or its operation 
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    that the Secretary determines is necessary to implement 
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    this Section.
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    (d) If a person involved in a motor vehicle accident or 
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other emergency situation is unable to communicate with the 
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contact person or persons specified in the database, a law 
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enforcement officer shall make a good faith effort to notify 
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the contact person or persons of the situation. Neither the law 
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enforcement officer nor the law enforcement agency that employs 
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that law enforcement officer incurs any liability, however, if 
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the law enforcement officer is not able to make contact with 
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the contact person.
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    (e) The Secretary of State shall make a good faith effort 
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to maintain accurate data as provided by the driver's license 
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or instruction permit holder and to provide that information to 
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law enforcement as provided in subsection (a).  The Secretary of 
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State is not liable for any damages, costs, or expenses, 
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including, without limitation, consequential damages, arising 
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or resulting from any inaccurate data or system unavailability.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2009.