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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 18c-1704 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/18c-1704) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1704)
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7 | Sec. 18c-1704. Sanctions. Each violation of this Chapter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | shall subject
the violator to the following sanctions, except | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | as otherwise provided
elsewhere in this Chapter. Sanctions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | provided for in this Section may be
imposed by the Commission | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | only in compliance with the notice and hearing
requirements of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Section 18c-2102 of this Chapter.
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13 | (1) Criminal Misdemeanor Penalties. Each violation of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Chapter shall
constitute a Class C misdemeanor.
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15 | (2) Civil Penalties. The Commission may assess, against any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | person found
by it to have violated Subchapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 6, or 9 of this Chapter, a civil penalty not greater than
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18 | $1,000 nor less than $100 per violation. The Commission may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | assess, against any person found
by it to have violated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Subchapter 7 of this Chapter, a civil penalty not greater than
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21 | $5,000 nor less than $1,000 per violation. The penalty assessed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | by the
Commission shall reflect the number and severity of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | violations found to
have been committed. Penalties assessed by |
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1 | the Commission shall be
enforced by any court having venue in | ||||||
2 | enforcement cases under this Chapter.
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3 | (3) Cease and Desist Orders. The Commission may, where
a | ||||||
4 | person is found after hearing to have violated this Chapter, | ||||||
5 | Commission
regulations or orders, and justice requires, order | ||||||
6 | the person to cease and
desist from further or from any future | ||||||
7 | violations. A cease and desist order
may be entered on the | ||||||
8 | Commission's own motion or by agreement between the
parties. | ||||||
9 | Orders and agreements under this Section shall be valid and
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10 | enforceable for the period stated therein, not to exceed 2 | ||||||
11 | years from the
date the order or agreement is approved by the | ||||||
12 | Commission, unless the
parties stipulate otherwise. Such | ||||||
13 | orders and agreements shall be
enforceable in any court of this | ||||||
14 | State having venue and jurisdiction in
enforcement actions | ||||||
15 | under this Chapter. Failure to comply with a
Commission cease | ||||||
16 | and desist order shall constitute a violation of this
Chapter | ||||||
17 | separate and apart from any underlying violations.
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18 | (4) Stipulated Settlements.
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19 | (a) General Provisions. The Commission may accept a | ||||||
20 | reasonable monetary
settlement, suspension or revocation | ||||||
21 | of a license or registration, or any other
reasonable terms | ||||||
22 | stipulated between the respondent and staff, with or | ||||||
23 | without a
finding of violations.
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24 | (b) Presumption of Reasonableness. Such stipulations | ||||||
25 | shall be
presumed reasonable. Unless the terms of a | ||||||
26 | stipulation exceed such
parameters as the Commission may |
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1 | establish, this presumption is rebuttable
only by evidence | ||||||
2 | of record at hearing.
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3 | (c) Parameters. Parameters for settlement shall be | ||||||
4 | based on type of
violation; severity, as measured by | ||||||
5 | revenues from unlawful activities; and
number of | ||||||
6 | violations. Minimum settlement amounts may be established.
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7 | (d) Orders. Orders suspending proposed settlements | ||||||
8 | shall cite reasons
for suspension which are specific to the | ||||||
9 | case. Orders rejecting proposed
settlements shall recite | ||||||
10 | the grounds on which the settlements are found to
be | ||||||
11 | unreasonable and describe the evidence which supports such | ||||||
12 | findings.
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13 | (5) Injunctive Relief. Any court with jurisdiction and | ||||||
14 | venue for
purposes of enforcing this Chapter shall have the | ||||||
15 | power to enjoin any person
from committing violations of this | ||||||
16 | Chapter. Suit for penalties shall not
be a prerequisite to | ||||||
17 | injunctive relief. No bond shall be required when
injunctive | ||||||
18 | relief is granted at the request of the Commission.
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19 | (6) Suspension or Revocation of Licenses and | ||||||
20 | Registrations.
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21 | (a) Availability of Suspension and Revocation as | ||||||
22 | Sanctions. Violation of
this Chapter by a motor carrier of | ||||||
23 | property or
passengers shall, in addition to other | ||||||
24 | sanctions provided
herein, subject the violator to | ||||||
25 | suspension or revocation of
any or all Commission licenses | ||||||
26 | and registrations. The
Commission may impose the sanctions |
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1 | of suspension and
revocation. Where the violation is | ||||||
2 | failure of a motor
carrier of property or passengers to | ||||||
3 | have in effect and file
proof of continuous insurance | ||||||
4 | coverage in accordance with
this Chapter, Commission | ||||||
5 | regulations and orders, the license
or registration or both | ||||||
6 | may be suspended by telephonic or
telegraphic directive, | ||||||
7 | confirmed by certified or registered
mail or personal | ||||||
8 | service, pending final disposition of
revocation | ||||||
9 | proceedings.
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10 | (b) Suspension Pending Adjudication. Where the | ||||||
11 | violation is failure
of a motor carrier of property to pay | ||||||
12 | a franchise or franchise
renewal fee, the license or | ||||||
13 | registration or both may be suspended
by certified or | ||||||
14 | registered mail or personally served
directive, pending | ||||||
15 | final disposition of revocation proceedings.
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16 | (c) Special Revocation Procedures.
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17 | (i) Notice. The Commission shall serve notice upon | ||||||
18 | all persons who have
failed to pay a franchise tax, | ||||||
19 | license fee, or penalty required under the
Business | ||||||
20 | Corporation Act of 1983, or who have failed to comply | ||||||
21 | with this
Chapter, Commission regulations and orders, | ||||||
22 | regarding the filing of proof
of continuous insurance | ||||||
23 | or bond coverage, the payment of periodic fees, the
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24 | filing of periodic reports, the payment of civil | ||||||
25 | penalties, or the
filing of rates to the full extent of | ||||||
26 | a carrier's authority. The notice
shall advise such |
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1 | person of the apparent violations and state that, | ||||||
2 | unless
the Commission receives a written request for | ||||||
3 | hearing or extension of time
within 30 days from the | ||||||
4 | date the notice is served, the person's license or
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5 | registration will be revoked by operation of law | ||||||
6 | without further action by
the Commission.
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7 | (ii) Extensions of Time. The Commission may grant | ||||||
8 | one extension of time
not exceeding 60 days where the | ||||||
9 | extension will not endanger the public.
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10 | (iii) Request for Hearing. If a timely written | ||||||
11 | request for hearing is
received, no further action | ||||||
12 | shall be taken until the requirements of
Section | ||||||
13 | 18c-2102 of this Chapter have been satisfied.
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14 | (iv) Revocation by Operation of Law. If, at the | ||||||
15 | expiration of the
applicable time period, the person | ||||||
16 | has not complied with the pertinent
requirements, and a | ||||||
17 | written request for hearing has not been received, the
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18 | person will be deemed to have waived hearing and the | ||||||
19 | license or
registration shall be revoked by operation | ||||||
20 | of law without further action by
the Commission as if | ||||||
21 | the Commission has served an order on the date
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22 | following expiration revoking the license or | ||||||
23 | registration.
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24 | (7) Probation. The Commission may probate the imposition of | ||||||
25 | any of the
sanctions set forth in this Section.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 88-415.)
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