98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB3321

 

Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. William R. Haine

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/6-306.6  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.6

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that failure to pay a fine for a violation of any statute, not just traffic violations, on a conviction entered on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act will prevent the issuance, renewal, reissue, or reinstatement of driving privileges.


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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 6-306.6 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-306.6)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.6)
7    Sec. 6-306.6. Failure to pay traffic fines, penalties,
8fees, or court costs.
9    (a) Whenever any resident of this State fails to pay any
10traffic fine, penalty, fee, or cost imposed for a violation of
11this Code, any other statute, or similar provision of local
12ordinance, the clerk may notify the Secretary of State, on a
13report prescribed by the Secretary, and the Secretary shall
14prohibit the issuance, renewal, reissue or reinstatement of
15such resident's driving privileges until such fine, penalty,
16fee, or cost has been paid in full. The clerk shall provide
17notice to the driver, at the driver's last known address as
18shown on the court's records, stating that such action will be
19effective on the 46th day following the date of the above
20notice if payment is not received in full by the court of
21venue.
22    (a-1) Whenever any resident of this State who has made a
23partial payment on any traffic fine, penalty, or cost that was

 

 

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1imposed under a conviction entered on or after the effective
2date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, for a
3violation of this Code or a similar provision of a local
4ordinance, or any fine, fee, penalty, or cost that was imposed
5under a conviction entered on or after the effective date of
6this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly for a
7violation of this Code, any other statute, or a similar
8provision of a local ordinance, fails to pay the remainder of
9the outstanding fine, penalty, fee, or cost within the time
10limit set by the court, the clerk may notify the Secretary of
11State, on a report prescribed by the Secretary, and the
12Secretary shall prohibit the renewal, reissue, or
13reinstatement of the resident's driving privileges until the
14fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full. The clerk
15shall provide notice to the driver, at the driver's last known
16address as shown on the court's records, stating that the
17action will be effective on the 46th day following the date of
18the notice if payment is not received in full by the court of
19venue.
20    (b) Except as provided in subsection (b-1), following
21receipt of the report from the clerk, the Secretary of State
22shall make the proper notation to the driver's file to prohibit
23the issuance, renewal, reissue or reinstatement of such
24driver's driving privileges. Except as provided in paragraph
25(2) of subsection (d) of this Section, such notation shall not
26be removed from the driver's record until the driver satisfies

 

 

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1the outstanding fine, penalty, fee, or cost and an appropriate
2notice on a form prescribed by the Secretary is received by the
3Secretary from the court of venue, stating that such fine,
4penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full. Upon payment in
5full of a traffic fine, penalty, or court cost which has
6previously been reported under this Section as unpaid, the
7clerk of the court shall present the driver with a signed
8receipt containing the seal of the court indicating that such
9fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full, and shall
10forward forthwith to the Secretary of State a notice stating
11that the fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full.
12    (b-1) In a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more,
13following receipt of the report from the clerk, the Secretary
14of State shall make the proper notation to the driver's file to
15prohibit the issuance, renewal, reissue or reinstatement of
16such driver's driving privileges. Such notation shall not be
17removed from the driver's record until the driver satisfies the
18outstanding fine, penalty, fee, or cost and an appropriate
19notice on a form prescribed by the Secretary is received by the
20Secretary directly from the court of venue, stating that such
21fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full. Upon payment
22in full of a traffic fine, penalty, or court cost which has
23previously been reported under this Section as unpaid, the
24clerk of the court shall forward forthwith directly to the
25Secretary of State a notice stating that the fine, penalty,
26fee, or cost has been paid in full and shall provide the driver

 

 

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1with a signed receipt containing the seal of the court,
2indicating that the fine, penalty, and cost have been paid in
3full. The receipt may not be used by the driver to clear the
4driver's record.
5    (c) The provisions of this Section shall be limited to a
6single action per arrest and as a post conviction measure only.
7Fines, penalty, or costs to be collected subsequent to orders
8of court supervision, or other available court diversions are
9not applicable to this Section.
10    (d)(1) Notwithstanding the receipt of a report from the
11clerk as prescribed in subsections (a) and (e), nothing in this
12Section is intended to place any responsibility upon the
13Secretary of State to provide independent notice to the driver
14of any potential action to disallow the issuance, renewal,
15reissue or reinstatement of such driver's driving privileges.
16    (2) Except as provided in subsection (b-1), the Secretary
17of State shall renew, reissue or reinstate a driver's driving
18privileges which were previously refused pursuant to this
19Section upon presentation of an original receipt which is
20signed by the clerk of the court and contains the seal of the
21court indicating that the fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been
22paid in full. The Secretary of State shall retain such receipt
23for his records.
24    (e) Upon receipt of notification from another state that is
25a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977, stating a
26resident of this State failed to pay a traffic fine, penalty,

 

 

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1or cost imposed for a violation that occurs in another state,
2the Secretary shall make the proper notation to the driver's
3license file to prohibit the renewal, reissue, or reinstatement
4of the resident's driving privileges until the fine, penalty,
5or cost has been paid in full. The Secretary of State shall
6renew, reissue, or reinstate the driver's driving privileges
7that were previously refused under this Section upon receipt of
8notification from the other state that indicates that the fine,
9penalty, or cost has been paid in full. The Secretary of State
10shall retain the out-of-state receipt for his or her records.
11(Source: P.A. 98-178, eff. 1-1-14.)