HB5049 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 18428 LCT 44514 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5049

Introduced , by Rep. Jack D. Franks

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-704.3 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the owner of any vehicle alleged to have been in a motor vehicle accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle or property, whether driven, attended, or unattended by any person, where the driver of the vehicle did not stop and report the accident, shall, upon appropriate demand by the State's Attorney or other designated person acting in response to a signed complaint, provide a written statement or deposition identifying the operator of the vehicle if such operator was not the owner at the time of the alleged violation. Provides for a 3-month suspension of the vehicle registration for failure to provide the written statement or deposition. Provides that, in the event the owner has assigned control for the use of the vehicle to another, the person to whom control was assigned shall provide a written statement or deposition identifying the operator of the vehicle.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 3-704.3 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-704.3 new)

Sec. 3-704.3. Failure to stop; registration suspension. The owner of any vehicle alleged to have been in a motor vehicle accident in which the driver of the motor vehicle was in violation of Section 11-401, 11-402, or 11-404, shall, upon appropriate demand by the State's Attorney or other designated person acting in response to a signed complaint, provide a written statement or deposition identifying the operator of the vehicle if such operator was not the owner at the time of the alleged violation. Failure to supply such information shall result in the suspension of the vehicle registration of the vehicle for a period of 3 months. In the event the owner has assigned control for the use of the vehicle to another, the person to whom control was assigned shall comply with the provisions of this Section and be subject to the same penalties as herein provided.