97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1898

 

Introduced 2/10/2011, by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/2-123  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-123

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State is empowered to and "shall" (rather than "may, in his discretion") furnish to an applicant vehicle or driver data on a computer tape, disk, other electronic format or computer processable medium, or printout at a fixed fee of $500, in advance, and require a further sufficient deposit based upon the Secretary's estimate of the total cost of the information requested and a charge of $50 for orders received per 1,000 units or part thereof identified or the actual cost, whichever is greater. Provides that the Secretary is empowered to and shall make available for use by insurance agents immediate online electronic furnishing of limited rating information, which includes only the number of violations relating to driving under the influence of alcohol, other drugs, or intoxicating compounds, or any combination thereof and the number of offenses against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles that were committed by the driver or drivers within the immediately preceding 3 or 5 years, whichever period is specified by the person making the request.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 2-123 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/2-123)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-123)
7    Sec. 2-123. Sale and Distribution of Information.
8    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
9Secretary may make the driver's license, vehicle and title
10registration lists, in part or in whole, and any statistical
11information derived from these lists available to local
12governments, elected state officials, state educational
13institutions, and all other governmental units of the State and
14Federal Government requesting them for governmental purposes.
15The Secretary shall require any such applicant for services to
16pay for the costs of furnishing such services and the use of
17the equipment involved, and in addition is empowered to
18establish prices and charges for the services so furnished and
19for the use of the electronic equipment utilized.
20    (b) The Secretary is further empowered to and shall he may,
21in his discretion, furnish to any applicant, other than listed
22in subsection (a) of this Section, vehicle or driver data on a
23computer tape, disk, other electronic format or computer

 

 

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1processable medium, or printout at a fixed fee of $250 for
2orders received before October 1, 2003 and $500 for orders
3received on or after October 1, 2003, in advance, and require
4in addition a further sufficient deposit based upon the
5Secretary of State's estimate of the total cost of the
6information requested and a charge of $25 for orders received
7before October 1, 2003 and $50 for orders received on or after
8October 1, 2003, per 1,000 units or part thereof identified or
9the actual cost, whichever is greater. The Secretary is
10authorized to refund any difference between the additional
11deposit and the actual cost of the request. This service shall
12not be in lieu of an abstract of a driver's record nor of a
13title or registration search. This service may be limited to
14entities purchasing a minimum number of records as required by
15administrative rule. The information sold pursuant to this
16subsection shall be the entire vehicle or driver data list, or
17part thereof. The information sold pursuant to this subsection
18shall not contain personally identifying information unless
19the information is to be used for one of the purposes
20identified in subsection (f-5) of this Section. Commercial
21purchasers of driver and vehicle record databases shall enter
22into a written agreement with the Secretary of State that
23includes disclosure of the commercial use of the information to
24be purchased.
25    (b-1) The Secretary is further empowered to and may, in his
26or her discretion, furnish vehicle or driver data on a computer

 

 

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1tape, disk, or other electronic format or computer processible
2medium, at no fee, to any State or local governmental agency
3that uses the information provided by the Secretary to transmit
4data back to the Secretary that enables the Secretary to
5maintain accurate driving records, including dispositions of
6traffic cases. This information may be provided without fee not
7more often than once every 6 months.
8    (b-2) The Secretary is further empowered to and shall make
9available for use by insurance agents immediate online
10electronic furnishing of limited rating information. As used in
11this subsection, "limited rating information" shall include
12only the number of violations relating to driving under the
13influence of alcohol, other drugs, or intoxicating compounds,
14or any combination thereof and the number of offenses against
15traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles that
16were committed by the driver or drivers within the immediately
17preceding 3 or 5 years, whichever period is specified by the
18person making the request. This subsection shall not limit the
19amount or type of information otherwise available under
20subsection (f-5) of this Section.
21    (c) Secretary of State may issue registration lists. The
22Secretary of State may compile a list of all registered
23vehicles. Each list of registered vehicles shall be arranged
24serially according to the registration numbers assigned to
25registered vehicles and may contain in addition the names and
26addresses of registered owners and a brief description of each

 

 

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1vehicle including the serial or other identifying number
2thereof. Such compilation may be in such form as in the
3discretion of the Secretary of State may seem best for the
4purposes intended.
5    (d) The Secretary of State shall furnish no more than 2
6current available lists of such registrations to the sheriffs
7of all counties and to the chiefs of police of all cities and
8villages and towns of 2,000 population and over in this State
9at no cost. Additional copies may be purchased by the sheriffs
10or chiefs of police at the fee of $500 each or at the cost of
11producing the list as determined by the Secretary of State.
12Such lists are to be used for governmental purposes only.
13    (e) (Blank).
14    (e-1) (Blank).
15    (f) The Secretary of State shall make a title or
16registration search of the records of his office and a written
17report on the same for any person, upon written application of
18such person, accompanied by a fee of $5 for each registration
19or title search. The written application shall set forth the
20intended use of the requested information. No fee shall be
21charged for a title or registration search, or for the
22certification thereof requested by a government agency. The
23report of the title or registration search shall not contain
24personally identifying information unless the request for a
25search was made for one of the purposes identified in
26subsection (f-5) of this Section. The report of the title or

 

 

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1registration search shall not contain highly restricted
2personal information unless specifically authorized by this
3Code.
4    The Secretary of State shall certify a title or
5registration record upon written request. The fee for
6certification shall be $5 in addition to the fee required for a
7title or registration search. Certification shall be made under
8the signature of the Secretary of State and shall be
9authenticated by Seal of the Secretary of State.
10    The Secretary of State may notify the vehicle owner or
11registrant of the request for purchase of his title or
12registration information as the Secretary deems appropriate.
13    No information shall be released to the requestor until
14expiration of a 10 day period. This 10 day period shall not
15apply to requests for information made by law enforcement
16officials, government agencies, financial institutions,
17attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile associated
18businesses, persons licensed as a private detective or firms
19licensed as a private detective agency under the Private
20Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
21Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004, who are employed by or are
22acting on behalf of law enforcement officials, government
23agencies, financial institutions, attorneys, insurers,
24employers, automobile associated businesses, and other
25business entities for purposes consistent with the Illinois
26Vehicle Code, the vehicle owner or registrant or other entities

 

 

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1as the Secretary may exempt by rule and regulation.
2    Any misrepresentation made by a requestor of title or
3vehicle information shall be punishable as a petty offense,
4except in the case of persons licensed as a private detective
5or firms licensed as a private detective agency which shall be
6subject to disciplinary sanctions under Section 40-10 of the
7Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
8Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
9    (f-5) The Secretary of State shall not disclose or
10otherwise make available to any person or entity any personally
11identifying information obtained by the Secretary of State in
12connection with a driver's license, vehicle, or title
13registration record unless the information is disclosed for one
14of the following purposes:
15        (1) For use by any government agency, including any
16    court or law enforcement agency, in carrying out its
17    functions, or any private person or entity acting on behalf
18    of a federal, State, or local agency in carrying out its
19    functions.
20        (2) For use in connection with matters of motor vehicle
21    or driver safety and theft; motor vehicle emissions; motor
22    vehicle product alterations, recalls, or advisories;
23    performance monitoring of motor vehicles, motor vehicle
24    parts, and dealers; and removal of non-owner records from
25    the original owner records of motor vehicle manufacturers.
26        (3) For use in the normal course of business by a

 

 

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1    legitimate business or its agents, employees, or
2    contractors, but only:
3            (A) to verify the accuracy of personal information
4        submitted by an individual to the business or its
5        agents, employees, or contractors; and
6            (B) if such information as so submitted is not
7        correct or is no longer correct, to obtain the correct
8        information, but only for the purposes of preventing
9        fraud by, pursuing legal remedies against, or
10        recovering on a debt or security interest against, the
11        individual.
12        (4) For use in research activities and for use in
13    producing statistical reports, if the personally
14    identifying information is not published, redisclosed, or
15    used to contact individuals.
16        (5) For use in connection with any civil, criminal,
17    administrative, or arbitral proceeding in any federal,
18    State, or local court or agency or before any
19    self-regulatory body, including the service of process,
20    investigation in anticipation of litigation, and the
21    execution or enforcement of judgments and orders, or
22    pursuant to an order of a federal, State, or local court.
23        (6) For use by any insurer or insurance support
24    organization or by a self-insured entity or its agents,
25    employees, or contractors in connection with claims
26    investigation activities, antifraud activities, rating, or

 

 

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1    underwriting.
2        (7) For use in providing notice to the owners of towed
3    or impounded vehicles.
4        (8) For use by any person licensed as a private
5    detective or firm licensed as a private detective agency
6    under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
7    Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004,
8    private investigative agency or security service licensed
9    in Illinois for any purpose permitted under this
10    subsection.
11        (9) For use by an employer or its agent or insurer to
12    obtain or verify information relating to a holder of a
13    commercial driver's license that is required under chapter
14    313 of title 49 of the United States Code.
15        (10) For use in connection with the operation of
16    private toll transportation facilities.
17        (11) For use by any requester, if the requester
18    demonstrates it has obtained the written consent of the
19    individual to whom the information pertains.
20        (12) For use by members of the news media, as defined
21    in Section 1-148.5, for the purpose of newsgathering when
22    the request relates to the operation of a motor vehicle or
23    public safety.
24        (13) For any other use specifically authorized by law,
25    if that use is related to the operation of a motor vehicle
26    or public safety.

 

 

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1    (f-6) The Secretary of State shall not disclose or
2otherwise make available to any person or entity any highly
3restricted personal information obtained by the Secretary of
4State in connection with a driver's license, vehicle, or title
5registration record unless specifically authorized by this
6Code.
7    (g) 1. The Secretary of State may, upon receipt of a
8    written request and a fee of $6 before October 1, 2003 and
9    a fee of $12 on and after October 1, 2003, furnish to the
10    person or agency so requesting a driver's record. Such
11    document may include a record of: current driver's license
12    issuance information, except that the information on
13    judicial driving permits shall be available only as
14    otherwise provided by this Code; convictions; orders
15    entered revoking, suspending or cancelling a driver's
16    license or privilege; and notations of accident
17    involvement. All other information, unless otherwise
18    permitted by this Code, shall remain confidential.
19    Information released pursuant to a request for a driver's
20    record shall not contain personally identifying
21    information, unless the request for the driver's record was
22    made for one of the purposes set forth in subsection (f-5)
23    of this Section. The Secretary of State may, without fee,
24    allow a parent or guardian of a person under the age of 18
25    years, who holds an instruction permit or graduated
26    driver's license, to view that person's driving record

 

 

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1    online, through a computer connection. The parent or
2    guardian's online access to the driving record will
3    terminate when the instruction permit or graduated
4    driver's license holder reaches the age of 18.
5        2. The Secretary of State shall not disclose or
6    otherwise make available to any person or entity any highly
7    restricted personal information obtained by the Secretary
8    of State in connection with a driver's license, vehicle, or
9    title registration record unless specifically authorized
10    by this Code. The Secretary of State may certify an
11    abstract of a driver's record upon written request
12    therefor. Such certification shall be made under the
13    signature of the Secretary of State and shall be
14    authenticated by the Seal of his office.
15        3. All requests for driving record information shall be
16    made in a manner prescribed by the Secretary and shall set
17    forth the intended use of the requested information.
18        The Secretary of State may notify the affected driver
19    of the request for purchase of his driver's record as the
20    Secretary deems appropriate.
21        No information shall be released to the requester until
22    expiration of a 10 day period. This 10 day period shall not
23    apply to requests for information made by law enforcement
24    officials, government agencies, financial institutions,
25    attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile associated
26    businesses, persons licensed as a private detective or

 

 

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1    firms licensed as a private detective agency under the
2    Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
3    Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004, who are
4    employed by or are acting on behalf of law enforcement
5    officials, government agencies, financial institutions,
6    attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile associated
7    businesses, and other business entities for purposes
8    consistent with the Illinois Vehicle Code, the affected
9    driver or other entities as the Secretary may exempt by
10    rule and regulation.
11        Any misrepresentation made by a requestor of driver
12    information shall be punishable as a petty offense, except
13    in the case of persons licensed as a private detective or
14    firms licensed as a private detective agency which shall be
15    subject to disciplinary sanctions under Section 40-10 of
16    the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
17    Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
18        4. The Secretary of State may furnish without fee, upon
19    the written request of a law enforcement agency, any
20    information from a driver's record on file with the
21    Secretary of State when such information is required in the
22    enforcement of this Code or any other law relating to the
23    operation of motor vehicles, including records of
24    dispositions; documented information involving the use of
25    a motor vehicle; whether such individual has, or previously
26    had, a driver's license; and the address and personal

 

 

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1    description as reflected on said driver's record.
2        5. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
3    Secretary of State may furnish, without fee, information
4    from an individual driver's record on file, if a written
5    request therefor is submitted by any public transit system
6    or authority, public defender, law enforcement agency, a
7    state or federal agency, or an Illinois local
8    intergovernmental association, if the request is for the
9    purpose of a background check of applicants for employment
10    with the requesting agency, or for the purpose of an
11    official investigation conducted by the agency, or to
12    determine a current address for the driver so public funds
13    can be recovered or paid to the driver, or for any other
14    purpose set forth in subsection (f-5) of this Section.
15        The Secretary may also furnish the courts a copy of an
16    abstract of a driver's record, without fee, subsequent to
17    an arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 or a similar
18    provision of a local ordinance. Such abstract may include
19    records of dispositions; documented information involving
20    the use of a motor vehicle as contained in the current
21    file; whether such individual has, or previously had, a
22    driver's license; and the address and personal description
23    as reflected on said driver's record.
24        6. Any certified abstract issued by the Secretary of
25    State or transmitted electronically by the Secretary of
26    State pursuant to this Section, to a court or on request of

 

 

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1    a law enforcement agency, for the record of a named person
2    as to the status of the person's driver's license shall be
3    prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated and if the
4    name appearing in such abstract is the same as that of a
5    person named in an information or warrant, such abstract
6    shall be prima facie evidence that the person named in such
7    information or warrant is the same person as the person
8    named in such abstract and shall be admissible for any
9    prosecution under this Code and be admitted as proof of any
10    prior conviction or proof of records, notices, or orders
11    recorded on individual driving records maintained by the
12    Secretary of State.
13        7. Subject to any restrictions contained in the
14    Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and upon receipt of a proper
15    request and a fee of $6 before October 1, 2003 and a fee of
16    $12 on or after October 1, 2003, the Secretary of State
17    shall provide a driver's record to the affected driver, or
18    the affected driver's attorney, upon verification. Such
19    record shall contain all the information referred to in
20    paragraph 1 of this subsection (g) plus: any recorded
21    accident involvement as a driver; information recorded
22    pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 6-117 and paragraph
23    (4) of subsection (a) of Section 6-204 of this Code. All
24    other information, unless otherwise permitted by this
25    Code, shall remain confidential.
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1numbers or any associated information obtained from the Social
2Security Administration except pursuant to a written request
3by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual
4except: (1) to officers and employees of the Secretary who have
5a need to know the social security numbers in performance of
6their official duties, (2) to law enforcement officials for a
7lawful, civil or criminal law enforcement investigation, and if
8the head of the law enforcement agency has made a written
9request to the Secretary specifying the law enforcement
10investigation for which the social security numbers are being
11sought, (3) to the United States Department of Transportation,
12or any other State, pursuant to the administration and
13enforcement of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986,
14(4) pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction,
15(5) to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
16(formerly Department of Public Aid) for utilization in the
17child support enforcement duties assigned to that Department
18under provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code after the
19individual has received advanced meaningful notification of
20what redisclosure is sought by the Secretary in accordance with
21the federal Privacy Act, (5.5) to the Department of Healthcare
22and Family Services and the Department of Human Services solely
23for the purpose of verifying Illinois residency where such
24residency is an eligibility requirement for benefits under the
25Illinois Public Aid Code or any other health benefit program
26administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family

 

 

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1Services or the Department of Human Services, or (6) to the
2Illinois Department of Revenue solely for use by the Department
3in the collection of any tax or debt that the Department of
4Revenue is authorized or required by law to collect, provided
5that the Department shall not disclose the social security
6number to any person or entity outside of the Department.
7    (i) (Blank).
8    (j) Medical statements or medical reports received in the
9Secretary of State's Office shall be confidential. No
10confidential information may be open to public inspection or
11the contents disclosed to anyone, except officers and employees
12of the Secretary who have a need to know the information
13contained in the medical reports and the Driver License Medical
14Advisory Board, unless so directed by an order of a court of
15competent jurisdiction.
16    (k) All fees collected under this Section shall be paid
17into the Road Fund of the State Treasury, except that (i) for
18fees collected before October 1, 2003, $3 of the $6 fee for a
19driver's record shall be paid into the Secretary of State
20Special Services Fund, (ii) for fees collected on and after
21October 1, 2003, of the $12 fee for a driver's record, $3 shall
22be paid into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund and
23$6 shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund, and (iii) for
24fees collected on and after October 1, 2003, 50% of the amounts
25collected pursuant to subsection (b) shall be paid into the
26General Revenue Fund.

 

 

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1    (l) (Blank).
2    (m) Notations of accident involvement that may be disclosed
3under this Section shall not include notations relating to
4damage to a vehicle or other property being transported by a
5tow truck. This information shall remain confidential,
6provided that nothing in this subsection (m) shall limit
7disclosure of any notification of accident involvement to any
8law enforcement agency or official.
9    (n) Requests made by the news media for driver's license,
10vehicle, or title registration information may be furnished
11without charge or at a reduced charge, as determined by the
12Secretary, when the specific purpose for requesting the
13documents is deemed to be in the public interest. Waiver or
14reduction of the fee is in the public interest if the principal
15purpose of the request is to access and disseminate information
16regarding the health, safety, and welfare or the legal rights
17of the general public and is not for the principal purpose of
18gaining a personal or commercial benefit. The information
19provided pursuant to this subsection shall not contain
20personally identifying information unless the information is
21to be used for one of the purposes identified in subsection
22(f-5) of this Section.
23    (o) The redisclosure of personally identifying information
24obtained pursuant to this Section is prohibited, except to the
25extent necessary to effectuate the purpose for which the
26original disclosure of the information was permitted.

 

 

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1    (p) The Secretary of State is empowered to adopt rules to
2effectuate this Section.
3(Source: P.A. 95-201, eff. 1-1-08; 95-287, eff. 1-1-08; 95-331,
4eff. 8-21-07; 95-613, eff. 9-11-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08;
596-1383, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1501, eff. 1-25-11.)