97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB2890

 

Introduced 2/1/2012, 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 shall make vehicle and driver data available to commercial purchasers of driver and vehicle record databases, provided the commercial purchasers shall enter into a written agreement with the Secretary that includes disclosure of the commercial use of the information to be purchased. 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. The Secretary
21shall make vehicle and driver data available to commercial
22Commercial purchasers of driver and vehicle record databases,
23provided the commercial purchasers shall enter into a written
24agreement with the Secretary of State that includes disclosure
25of the commercial use of the information to be purchased.
26    (b-1) The Secretary is further empowered to and may, in his

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    allow a parent or guardian of a person under the age of 18
2    years, who holds an instruction permit or graduated
3    driver's license, to view that person's driving record
4    online, through a computer connection. The parent or
5    guardian's online access to the driving record will
6    terminate when the instruction permit or graduated
7    driver's license holder reaches the age of 18.
8        2. The Secretary of State shall not disclose or
9    otherwise make available to any person or entity any highly
10    restricted personal information obtained by the Secretary
11    of State in connection with a driver's license, vehicle, or
12    title registration record unless specifically authorized
13    by this Code. The Secretary of State may certify an
14    abstract of a driver's record upon written request
15    therefor. Such certification shall be made under the
16    signature of the Secretary of State and shall be
17    authenticated by the Seal of his office.
18        3. All requests for driving record information shall be
19    made in a manner prescribed by the Secretary and shall set
20    forth the intended use of the requested information.
21        The Secretary of State may notify the affected driver
22    of the request for purchase of his driver's record as the
23    Secretary deems appropriate.
24        No information shall be released to the requester until
25    expiration of a 10 day period. This 10 day period shall not
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1    officials, government agencies, financial institutions,
2    attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile associated
3    businesses, persons licensed as a private detective or
4    firms licensed as a private detective agency under the
5    Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
6    Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004, who are
7    employed by or are acting on behalf of law enforcement
8    officials, government agencies, financial institutions,
9    attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile associated
10    businesses, and other business entities for purposes
11    consistent with the Illinois Vehicle Code, the affected
12    driver or other entities as the Secretary may exempt by
13    rule and regulation.
14        Any misrepresentation made by a requestor of driver
15    information shall be punishable as a petty offense, except
16    in the case of persons licensed as a private detective or
17    firms licensed as a private detective agency which shall be
18    subject to disciplinary sanctions under Section 40-10 of
19    the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
20    Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
21        4. The Secretary of State may furnish without fee, upon
22    the written request of a law enforcement agency, any
23    information from a driver's record on file with the
24    Secretary of State when such information is required in the
25    enforcement of this Code or any other law relating to the
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1    dispositions; documented information involving the use of
2    a motor vehicle; whether such individual has, or previously
3    had, a driver's license; and the address and personal
4    description as reflected on said driver's record.
5        5. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
6    Secretary of State may furnish, without fee, information
7    from an individual driver's record on file, if a written
8    request therefor is submitted by any public transit system
9    or authority, public defender, law enforcement agency, a
10    state or federal agency, or an Illinois local
11    intergovernmental association, if the request is for the
12    purpose of a background check of applicants for employment
13    with the requesting agency, or for the purpose of an
14    official investigation conducted by the agency, or to
15    determine a current address for the driver so public funds
16    can be recovered or paid to the driver, or for any other
17    purpose set forth in subsection (f-5) of this Section.
18        The Secretary may also furnish the courts a copy of an
19    abstract of a driver's record, without fee, subsequent to
20    an arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 or a similar
21    provision of a local ordinance. Such abstract may include
22    records of dispositions; documented information involving
23    the use of a motor vehicle as contained in the current
24    file; whether such individual has, or previously had, a
25    driver's license; and the address and personal description
26    as reflected on said driver's record.

 

 

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1        6. Any certified abstract issued by the Secretary of
2    State or transmitted electronically by the Secretary of
3    State pursuant to this Section, to a court or on request of
4    a law enforcement agency, for the record of a named person
5    as to the status of the person's driver's license shall be
6    prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated and if the
7    name appearing in such abstract is the same as that of a
8    person named in an information or warrant, such abstract
9    shall be prima facie evidence that the person named in such
10    information or warrant is the same person as the person
11    named in such abstract and shall be admissible for any
12    prosecution under this Code and be admitted as proof of any
13    prior conviction or proof of records, notices, or orders
14    recorded on individual driving records maintained by the
15    Secretary of State.
16        7. Subject to any restrictions contained in the
17    Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and upon receipt of a proper
18    request and a fee of $6 before October 1, 2003 and a fee of
19    $12 on or after October 1, 2003, the Secretary of State
20    shall provide a driver's record to the affected driver, or
21    the affected driver's attorney, upon verification. Such
22    record shall contain all the information referred to in
23    paragraph 1 of this subsection (g) plus: any recorded
24    accident involvement as a driver; information recorded
25    pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 6-117 and paragraph
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1    other information, unless otherwise permitted by this
2    Code, shall remain confidential.
3    (h) The Secretary shall not disclose social security
4numbers or any associated information obtained from the Social
5Security Administration except pursuant to a written request
6by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual
7except: (1) to officers and employees of the Secretary who have
8a need to know the social security numbers in performance of
9their official duties, (2) to law enforcement officials for a
10lawful, civil or criminal law enforcement investigation, and if
11the head of the law enforcement agency has made a written
12request to the Secretary specifying the law enforcement
13investigation for which the social security numbers are being
14sought, (3) to the United States Department of Transportation,
15or any other State, pursuant to the administration and
16enforcement of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986,
17(4) pursuant to the order of a court of competent jurisdiction,
18(5) to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
19(formerly Department of Public Aid) for utilization in the
20child support enforcement duties assigned to that Department
21under provisions of the Illinois Public Aid Code after the
22individual has received advanced meaningful notification of
23what redisclosure is sought by the Secretary in accordance with
24the federal Privacy Act, (5.5) to the Department of Healthcare
25and Family Services and the Department of Human Services solely
26for the purpose of verifying Illinois residency where such

 

 

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1residency is an eligibility requirement for benefits under the
2Illinois Public Aid Code or any other health benefit program
3administered by the Department of Healthcare and Family
4Services or the Department of Human Services, or (6) to the
5Illinois Department of Revenue solely for use by the Department
6in the collection of any tax or debt that the Department of
7Revenue is authorized or required by law to collect, provided
8that the Department shall not disclose the social security
9number to any person or entity outside of the Department.
10    (i) (Blank).
11    (j) Medical statements or medical reports received in the
12Secretary of State's Office shall be confidential. Except as
13provided in this Section, no confidential information may be
14open to public inspection or the contents disclosed to anyone,
15except officers and employees of the Secretary who have a need
16to know the information contained in the medical reports and
17the Driver License Medical Advisory Board, unless so directed
18by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. If the
19Secretary receives a medical report regarding a driver that
20does not address a medical condition contained in a previous
21medical report, the Secretary may disclose the unaddressed
22medical condition to the driver or his or her physician, or
23both, solely for the purpose of submission of a medical report
24that addresses the condition.
25    (k) All fees collected under this Section shall be paid
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1fees collected before October 1, 2003, $3 of the $6 fee for a
2driver's record shall be paid into the Secretary of State
3Special Services Fund, (ii) for fees collected on and after
4October 1, 2003, of the $12 fee for a driver's record, $3 shall
5be paid into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund and
6$6 shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund, and (iii) for
7fees collected on and after October 1, 2003, 50% of the amounts
8collected pursuant to subsection (b) shall be paid into the
9General Revenue Fund.
10    (l) (Blank).
11    (m) Notations of accident involvement that may be disclosed
12under this Section shall not include notations relating to
13damage to a vehicle or other property being transported by a
14tow truck. This information shall remain confidential,
15provided that nothing in this subsection (m) shall limit
16disclosure of any notification of accident involvement to any
17law enforcement agency or official.
18    (n) Requests made by the news media for driver's license,
19vehicle, or title registration information may be furnished
20without charge or at a reduced charge, as determined by the
21Secretary, when the specific purpose for requesting the
22documents is deemed to be in the public interest. Waiver or
23reduction of the fee is in the public interest if the principal
24purpose of the request is to access and disseminate information
25regarding the health, safety, and welfare or the legal rights
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1gaining a personal or commercial benefit. The information
2provided pursuant to this subsection shall not contain
3personally identifying information unless the information is
4to be used for one of the purposes identified in subsection
5(f-5) of this Section.
6    (o) The redisclosure of personally identifying information
7obtained pursuant to this Section is prohibited, except to the
8extent necessary to effectuate the purpose for which the
9original disclosure of the information was permitted.
10    (p) The Secretary of State is empowered to adopt rules to
11effectuate this Section.
12(Source: P.A. 96-1383, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1501, eff. 1-25-11;
1397-229, eff. 7-28-11.)