Sen. Dave Syverson
Filed: 5/8/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 797




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 797, AS AMENDED, 
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with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 
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1 on page 1, by replacing line 5 with "Sections 3-684 and 3-713 
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and by changing Section 3-809 as follows:"; and

 
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on page 2, by inserting below line 22 the following:
 
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    "(625 ILCS 5/3-713  new)
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    Sec. 3-713. Relief from fines for certain offenses against 
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registration.
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    (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, 
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the owner of a motor vehicle, subject to registration under 
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this Chapter, who is charged with a violation of Sections 
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3-401, 3-413(f) and 3-701 of this Code, shall be required to 
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pay any fines for a violation upon conviction.
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    (b)  If a person charged with a violation of Sections 3-401, 
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3-413(f), and 3-701 of this Code for a first time provides 
 


 






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proof of a current and valid registration sticker dated within 
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30 days of the expiration of the registration for which the 
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citation was issued, that person may, upon presenting 
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acceptable proof of current registration, request and receive 
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relief from the penalties imposed for a violation.  Acceptable 
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proof shall include, but not be limited to, proof of payment of 
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all applicable registration fees, as well as delinquent 
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registration renewal fees under Section 3-821.2 of this Code. A 
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person charged with a second or subsequent violation of 
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Sections 3-401, 3-413(f), and 3-701 of this Code or a person 
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who registers a motor vehicle after 30 days of the day from 
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which the person was required by this Code to register a motor 
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vehicle shall not be eligible for relief under this Section.
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    (c) The chief judge of any circuit may designate an officer 
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of the court to review the documentation demonstrating 
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eligibility for relief from fines imposed for a violation of 
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Sections 3-401, 3-413 (f) and 3-701
of this Code as provided in 
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subsection (b) of this Section.".