93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5175

 

Introduced 02/05/04, by Karen A. Yarbrough

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/7-602   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-602

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules requiring that reasonable measures be taken to prevent the fraudulent production of insurance cards. Effective January 1, 2005.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning vehicles.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Section 7-602 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/7-602)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-602)
7     Sec. 7-602. Insurance card. Every operator of a motor
8 vehicle subject to Section 7-601 of this Code shall carry
9 within the vehicle evidence of insurance. The evidence shall be
10 legible and sufficient to demonstrate that the motor vehicle
11 currently is covered by a liability insurance policy as
12 required under Section 7-601 of this Code and may include, but
13 is not limited to, the following:
14         (a) an insurance card provided by the insurer under
15     this Section;
16         (b) the combination of proof of purchase of the motor
17     vehicle within the previous 60 days and a current insurance
18     card issued for the motor vehicle replaced by such
19     purchase;
20         (c) the current declarations page of a liability
21     insurance policy;
22         (d) a liability insurance binder, certificate of
23     liability insurance or receipt for payment to an insurer or
24     its authorized representative for a liability insurance
25     premium, provided such document contains all information
26     the Secretary of State by rule and regulation may require;
27         (e) a current rental agreement;
28         (f) registration plates, registration sticker or other
29     evidence of registration issued by the Secretary only upon
30     submission of proof of liability insurance pursuant to this
31     Code;
32         (g) a certificate, decal, or other document or device

 

 

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1     issued by a governmental agency for a motor vehicle
2     indicating the vehicle is insured for liability pursuant to
3     law.
4     An insurance card shall be provided for each motor vehicle
5 insured by the insurer issuing the liability insurance policy.
6     The form, contents and manner of issuance of the insurance
7 card shall be prescribed by rules and regulations of the
8 Secretary of State. The Secretary shall adopt rules requiring
9 that reasonable measures be taken to prevent the fraudulent
10 production of insurance cards. The insurance card shall display
11 an effective date and an expiration date covering a period of
12 time not to exceed 12 months. The insurance card shall contain
13 the following disclaimer: "Examine policy exclusions
14 carefully. This form does not constitute any part of your
15 insurance policy." If the insurance policy represented by the
16 insurance card does not cover any driver operating the motor
17 vehicle with the owner's permission, or the owner when
18 operating a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which the
19 policy is issued, the insurance card shall contain a warning of
20 such limitations in the coverage provided by the policy.
21     No insurer shall issue a card, similar in appearance, form
22 and content to the insurance card required under this Section,
23 in connection with an insurance policy that does not provide
24 the liability insurance coverage required under Section 7-601
25 of this Code.
26     The evidence of insurance shall be displayed upon request
27 made by any law enforcement officer wearing a uniform or
28 displaying a badge or other sign of authority. Any person who
29 fails or refuses to comply with such request is in violation of
30 Section 3-707 of this Code. Any person who displays evidence of
31 insurance, knowing there is no valid liability insurance in
32 effect on the motor vehicle as required under Section 7-601 of
33 this Code or knowing the evidence of insurance is illegally
34 altered, counterfeit or otherwise invalid, is in violation of
35 Section 3-710 of this Code.
36     "Display" means the manual surrender of the evidence of

 

 

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1 insurance into the hands of the law enforcement officer, court,
2 or officer of the court making the request for the officer's,
3 court's, or officer of the court's inspection thereof.
4 (Source: P.A. 88-315; 89-565, eff. 7-26-96.)
 
5     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
6 1, 2005.