Rep. Anthony DeLuca

Filed: 3/28/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2151

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2151 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 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

 

 

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1    person.
2    (a-6) Uninsured operation of a motor vehicle under
3subsection (a-5) is a Class A misdemeanor. If a person
4convicted of the offense of operation of a motor vehicle under
5subsection (a-5) has previously been convicted of 2 or more
6violations of subsection (a-5) of this Section or of Section
77-601 of this Code, a fine of $2,500, in addition to any
8sentence of incarceration, must be imposed. If a person is
9convicted of a third or subsequent offense of subsection (a)
10and the offense causes, as a proximate result of the person's
11operation of the motor vehicle, the death of one or more
12persons, the person is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
13    (b) Any person who fails to comply with a request by a law
14enforcement officer for display of evidence of insurance, as
15required under Section 7-602 of this Code, shall be deemed to
16be operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
17    (c) Except as provided in subsections (a-6) and (c-5), any
18operator of a motor vehicle subject to registration under this
19Code who is convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a
20petty offense and shall be required to pay a fine in excess of
21$500, but not more than $1,000, except a person convicted of a
22third or subsequent violation of this Section shall be guilty
23of a business offense and shall be required to pay a fine of
24$1,000. However, no person charged with violating this Section
25shall be convicted if such person produces in court
26satisfactory evidence that at the time of the arrest the motor

 

 

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

 

 

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1satisfactory evidence that the vehicle was covered by the
2required liability insurance policy during the entire period of
3court supervision.
4    An officer of the court designated under subsection (c) may
5also review liability insurance documentation under this
6subsection (c-5) to determine if the motor vehicle is, as of
7the date of the court appearance, covered by a liability
8insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
9The officer of the court shall also determine, on the date the
10period of court supervision is scheduled to terminate, whether
11the vehicle was covered by the required policy during the
12entire period of court supervision.
13    (d) A person convicted a third or subsequent time of
14violating this Section or a similar provision of a local
15ordinance must give proof to the Secretary of State of the
16person's financial responsibility as defined in Section 7-315.
17The person must maintain the proof in a manner satisfactory to
18the Secretary for a minimum period of 3 years after the date
19the proof is first filed. The Secretary must suspend the
20driver's license of any person determined by the Secretary not
21to have provided adequate proof of financial responsibility as
22required by this subsection.
23(Source: P.A. 99-613, eff. 1-1-17; 100-202, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
251, 2020.".