093_HB3194
LRB093 09878 DRH 10126 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 7-604.1 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/7-604.1 new)
7 Sec. 7-604.1. Insurance indicator stickers.
8 (a) The Secretary shall, by January 1, 2004, adopt rules
9 providing for issuance, and display on the rear registration
10 plate of every vehicle, of a sticker indicating that the
11 vehicle is covered by liability insurance for the current
12 year.
13 (b) Beginning July 1, 2004, every company selling
14 automobile liability insurance coverage in this State must
15 provide every vehicle insured by the company with a sticker
16 for display as provided in subsection (a).
17 (c) Beginning July 1, 2004, the driver of any vehicle
18 failing to display the required sticker is guilty of a petty
19 offense punishable by a fine of $100.
20 (d) Beginning July 1, 2004, display of the required
21 sticker on a vehicle not covered by liability insurance is a
22 petty offense punishable by a fine of $1,000.
23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
24 becoming law.