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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 3-707 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-707)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-707)
7    Sec. 3-707. Operation of uninsured motor vehicle - penalty.
8    (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in this State
9unless the motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance
10policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
11    (a-5) A person commits the offense of operation of
12uninsured motor vehicle causing bodily harm when the person:
13        (1) operates a motor vehicle in violation of Section
14    7-601 of this Code; and
15        (2) causes, as a proximate result of the person's
16    operation of the motor vehicle, bodily harm to another
17    person.
18    (a-6) Uninsured operation of a motor vehicle under
19subsection (a-5) is a Class A misdemeanor. If a person
20convicted of the offense of operation of a motor vehicle under
21subsection (a-5) has previously been convicted of 2 or more
22violations of subsection (a-5) of this Section or of Section
237-601 of this Code, a fine of $2,500, in addition to any

 

 

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1sentence of incarceration, must be imposed. If a person is
2convicted of a third or subsequent offense of subsection (a)
3and the offense causes, as a proximate result of the person's
4operation of the motor vehicle, the death of one or more
5persons, the person is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
6    (b) Any person who fails to comply with a request by a law
7enforcement officer for display of evidence of insurance, as
8required under Section 7-602 of this Code, shall be deemed to
9be operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
10    (c) Except as provided in subsections (a-6) and (c-5), any
11operator of a motor vehicle subject to registration under this
12Code who is convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a
13petty offense and shall be required to pay a fine in excess of
14$500, but not more than $1,000, except a person convicted of a
15third or subsequent violation of this Section shall be guilty
16of a business offense and shall be required to pay a fine of
17$1,000. However, no person charged with violating this Section
18shall be convicted if such person produces in court
19satisfactory evidence that at the time of the arrest the motor
20vehicle was covered by a liability insurance policy in
21accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code. The chief judge of
22each circuit may designate an officer of the court to review
23the documentation demonstrating that at the time of arrest the
24motor vehicle was covered by a liability insurance policy in
25accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
26    (c-1) A person convicted of violating this Section shall

 

 

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1also have his or her driver's license, permit, or privileges
2suspended for 3 months. After the expiration of the 3 months,
3the person's driver's license, permit, or privileges shall not
4be reinstated until he or she has paid a reinstatement fee of
5$100. If a person violates this Section while his or her
6driver's license, permit, or privileges are suspended under
7this subsection (c-1), his or her driver's license, permit, or
8privileges shall be suspended for an additional 6 months and
9until he or she pays the reinstatement fee.
10    (c-5) A person who (i) has not previously been convicted of
11or received a disposition of court supervision for violating
12this Section and (ii) produces at his or her court appearance
13satisfactory evidence that the motor vehicle is covered, as of
14the date of the court appearance, by a liability insurance
15policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code shall, for
16a violation of this Section, other than a violation of
17subsection (a-5), pay a fine of $100 and receive a disposition
18of court supervision. The person must, on the date that the
19period of court supervision is scheduled to terminate, produce
20satisfactory evidence that the vehicle was covered by the
21required liability insurance policy during the entire period of
22court supervision.
23    An officer of the court designated under subsection (c) may
24also review liability insurance documentation under this
25subsection (c-5) to determine if the motor vehicle is, as of
26the date of the court appearance, covered by a liability

 

 

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1insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
2The officer of the court shall also determine, on the date the
3period of court supervision is scheduled to terminate, whether
4the vehicle was covered by the required policy during the
5entire period of court supervision.
6    (d) A person convicted a third or subsequent time of
7violating this Section or a similar provision of a local
8ordinance must give proof to the Secretary of State of the
9person's financial responsibility as defined in Section 7-315.
10The person must maintain the proof in a manner satisfactory to
11the Secretary for a minimum period of 3 years after the date
12the proof is first filed. The Secretary must suspend the
13driver's license of any person determined by the Secretary not
14to have provided adequate proof of financial responsibility as
15required by this subsection.
16(Source: P.A. 99-613, eff. 1-1-17; 100-202, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
181, 2020.