093_HB2198
LRB093 10206 DRH 10460 b
1 AN ACT in relation to 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
5 adding Section 7-601.1 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/7-601.1 new)
7 Sec. 7-601.1. Notice of cancellation or termination of
8 liability insurance; cancellation of registration.
9 (a) An insurance carrier may not cancel or terminate a
10 motor vehicle liability policy until it has notified the
11 owner of the vehicle of the impending cancellation or
12 termination. The insurance carrier also must notify the owner
13 that the Secretary of State will be notified of the
14 cancellation or termination of the policy, and that the
15 owner's registration certificate, registration plates, and
16 registration sticker will be revoked.
17 (b) The insurance carrier must notify the Secretary of
18 State in writing of the cancellation or termination of the
19 motor vehicle liability policy within 10 days of the date on
20 which the cancellation or termination occurs.
21 (c) Upon receiving a written notice of the cancellation
22 or termination of a motor vehicle liability policy under this
23 Section, the Secretary of State must immediately suspend the
24 registration certificate, registration plates, and
25 registration sticker of the owner, with respect to his or her
26 motor vehicle.
27 (d) The Secretary of State may not issue a registration
28 certificate, plates, or sticker to a person whose
29 registration has been revoked under this Section, unless the
30 person has furnished proof of insurance in the form
31 prescribed by the Secretary.