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1 | AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 7-604 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/7-604) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-604)
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7 | Sec. 7-604. Verification of liability insurance policy.
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8 | (a) The Secretary of State may select random samples
of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | registrations of motor vehicles subject to Section 7-601 of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | this Code,
or owners thereof, for the purpose of verifying | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | whether or not the motor
vehicles are insured.
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12 | In addition to such general random samples of motor vehicle
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13 | registrations, the Secretary may select for
verification other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | random samples, including, but not limited to
registrations of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | motor vehicles owned by persons:
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16 | (1) whose motor vehicle registrations during the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | preceding 4 years have
been suspended pursuant to Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 7-606 or 7-607 of this Code;
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19 | (2) who during the preceding 4 years have been | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | convicted of violating
Section 3-707, 3-708 or 3-710 of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | this Code while operating vehicles
owned by other persons;
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22 | (3) whose driving privileges have been suspended | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | during the preceding 4
years;
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24 | (4) who during the preceding 4 years acquired ownership | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | of motor
vehicles while the registrations of such vehicles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | under the previous owners
were suspended pursuant to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Section 7-606 or 7-607 of this Code; or
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28 | (5) who during the preceding 4 years have received a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | disposition of
supervision under subsection (c) of Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of
Corrections for a violation of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Section 3-707, 3-708, or 3-710 of this Code.
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32 | (b) Upon receiving certification from the Department of |
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1 | Transportation
under Section 7-201.2 of this Code of the name | ||||||
2 | of an owner or operator of any
motor vehicle involved in an | ||||||
3 | accident, the Secretary may verify whether or
not at the time | ||||||
4 | of the accident such motor vehicle was covered by a
liability | ||||||
5 | insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
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6 | (c) In preparation for selection of random samples and | ||||||
7 | their
verification, the Secretary may send by registered mail | ||||||
8 | to owners of randomly selected motor
vehicles, or to randomly | ||||||
9 | selected motor vehicle owners, requests for
information about | ||||||
10 | their motor vehicles and liability
insurance coverage. The | ||||||
11 | request shall require the owner to state whether
or not the | ||||||
12 | motor vehicle was insured on the verification date stated in | ||||||
13 | the
Secretary's request and the request may require, but is not | ||||||
14 | limited to,
a statement by the owner of the names and addresses | ||||||
15 | of insurers, policy
numbers, and expiration dates of insurance | ||||||
16 | coverage.
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17 | (d) Within 30 days after the Secretary mails a request, the | ||||||
18 | owner to
whom it is sent shall furnish the requested | ||||||
19 | information to the Secretary
above the owner's signed | ||||||
20 | affirmation that such information is true and
correct. Proof of | ||||||
21 | insurance in effect on the verification date, as
prescribed by | ||||||
22 | the Secretary, may be considered by the Secretary to be a
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23 | satisfactory response to the request for information.
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24 | Any owner whose response indicates that his or her vehicle | ||||||
25 | was
not covered by a liability insurance policy in accordance | ||||||
26 | with
Section 7-601 of this Code shall be deemed to have | ||||||
27 | registered or maintained
registration of a motor vehicle in | ||||||
28 | violation of that Section. Any owner who
fails to respond to | ||||||
29 | such a request shall be deemed to have registered or
maintained | ||||||
30 | registration of a motor vehicle in violation of Section
7-601 | ||||||
31 | of this Code.
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32 | (e) If the owner responds to the request for information by | ||||||
33 | asserting
that his or her vehicle was covered by a liability | ||||||
34 | insurance policy on the
verification date stated in the | ||||||
35 | Secretary's request, the Secretary may
conduct a verification | ||||||
36 | of the response by furnishing necessary information
to the |
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1 | insurer named in the response. The insurer shall within
45 days
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2 | inform the Secretary whether or not on the verification date | ||||||
3 | stated the
motor vehicle was insured by the insurer in | ||||||
4 | accordance with Section 7-601
of this Code. The Secretary may | ||||||
5 | by rule and regulation prescribe the
procedures for | ||||||
6 | verification.
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7 | (f) No random sample selected under this Section shall be | ||||||
8 | categorized on
the basis of race, color, religion, sex, | ||||||
9 | national origin, ancestry, age,
marital status, physical or | ||||||
10 | mental disability, economic status
or geography.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 92-458, eff. 8-22-01.)
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