Full Text of HB4211 95th General Assembly
HB4211 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4211
Introduced , by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/3-710 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-710 |
625 ILCS 5/7-602 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-602 |
625 ILCS 5/7-603 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-603 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an insurer that issues a liability insurance policy for a vehicle shall issue to the policy holder an insurance window sticker as evidence that the vehicle is covered by the policy. Provides that rules adopted by the Secretary of State shall prescribe that an insurance window sticker contain the same information as is required on an insurance card and shall require that reasonable measures be taken to prevent the fraudulent production of insurance window stickers. Provides that the insurance window sticker shall be permanently affixed to the lower left corner of the windshield of the vehicle. Provides that the display of a false insurance window sticker is a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that a person commits a Class 4 felony if he or she alters
an invalid insurance window sticker to make it appear valid or knowingly
makes, sells, or otherwise makes available an invalid or counterfeit insurance window sticker.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4211 |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Sections 3-710, 7-602, and 7-603 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-710) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-710)
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| Sec. 3-710. Display of false insurance card or window | 8 |
| sticker . No person shall display
evidence of insurance to a law | 9 |
| enforcement officer, court, or officer of
the court, knowing | 10 |
| there is no
valid liability insurance in effect on the motor | 11 |
| vehicle as required under
Section 7-601 of this Code or knowing | 12 |
| the evidence of insurance is
illegally altered, counterfeit, or | 13 |
| otherwise invalid as evidence of
insurance required under | 14 |
| Section 7-602 of this Code. If the law
enforcement officer | 15 |
| issues a citation to a motor vehicle operator for
displaying | 16 |
| invalid evidence of insurance, the officer shall confiscate the
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| evidence for presentation in court.
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| Any person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of | 19 |
| a Class A
misdemeanor.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-565, eff. 7-26-96.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/7-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-602)
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| Sec. 7-602. Insurance card and window sticker . Every |
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| operator of a motor vehicle subject
to Section 7-601 of this | 2 |
| Code shall carry within the vehicle evidence of
insurance. If | 3 |
| the evidence of insurance is an insurance window sticker, it | 4 |
| shall be permanently affixed to the lower left corner of the | 5 |
| windshield of the vehicle. The evidence shall be legible and | 6 |
| sufficient to demonstrate
that the motor vehicle currently is | 7 |
| covered by a liability insurance policy
as required under | 8 |
| Section 7-601 of this Code and may include, but is not
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| to, the following:
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| (a) an insurance card or window sticker provided by the | 11 |
| insurer under this Section;
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| (b) the combination of proof of purchase of the motor | 13 |
| vehicle within
the previous 60 days and a current insurance | 14 |
| card issued for the motor
vehicle replaced by such | 15 |
| purchase;
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| (c) the current declarations page of a liability
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| insurance policy;
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| (d) a liability insurance binder, certificate
of | 19 |
| liability insurance or receipt for payment to an insurer or | 20 |
| its
authorized representative for a liability insurance | 21 |
| premium, provided such
document contains all information | 22 |
| the Secretary of State by rule and
regulation may require;
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| (e) a current rental agreement;
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| (f) registration plates, registration sticker or other | 25 |
| evidence of
registration issued by the Secretary only upon | 26 |
| submission of proof of
liability insurance pursuant to this |
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| Code;
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| (g) a certificate, decal, or other document or device | 3 |
| issued by a
governmental agency for a motor vehicle | 4 |
| indicating the vehicle is insured
for liability pursuant to | 5 |
| law.
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| An insurance card and window sticker shall be provided for | 7 |
| each motor
vehicle insured by the insurer issuing the liability | 8 |
| insurance policy.
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| The form, contents and manner of issuance of the insurance | 10 |
| card and window sticker shall be
prescribed by rules and | 11 |
| regulations of the Secretary of State. The Secretary shall | 12 |
| adopt rules requiring that reasonable measures be taken to | 13 |
| prevent the fraudulent production of insurance cards and window | 14 |
| stickers . The
insurance card and window sticker shall display | 15 |
| an effective date and an expiration date
covering a period of | 16 |
| time not to exceed 12 months. The insurance card
and window | 17 |
| sticker shall contain the following disclaimer: "Examine | 18 |
| policy exclusions
carefully. This form does not constitute any | 19 |
| part of your insurance policy."
If the insurance policy | 20 |
| represented by the insurance card and window sticker does
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| cover any driver operating the motor vehicle with the owner's
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| permission, or the owner when operating a motor vehicle other | 23 |
| than the
vehicle for which the policy is issued, the insurance | 24 |
| card and window sticker shall
contain a warning of such | 25 |
| limitations in the coverage provided by the
policy.
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| No insurer shall issue a card or window sticker , similar in |
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| appearance, form and content
to the insurance card and window | 2 |
| sticker required under this Section, in connection with an
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| insurance policy that does not provide the liability insurance | 4 |
| coverage
required under Section 7-601 of this Code.
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| Unless the evidence of insurance is an insurance window | 6 |
| sticker permanently affixed to the lower left corner of the | 7 |
| windshield of the vehicle, the The evidence of insurance shall | 8 |
| be displayed upon request made by any law
enforcement officer | 9 |
| wearing a uniform or displaying a badge or other sign
of | 10 |
| authority. Any person who fails or refuses to comply with such | 11 |
| request
is in violation of Section 3-707 of this Code. Any | 12 |
| person who displays
evidence of insurance, knowing there is no | 13 |
| valid liability insurance in
effect on the motor vehicle as | 14 |
| required under Section 7-601 of this Code or
knowing the | 15 |
| evidence of insurance is illegally altered, counterfeit or
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| otherwise invalid, is in violation of Section 3-710 of this | 17 |
| Code.
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| "Display" means (i) the permanent attachment of the | 19 |
| insurance window sticker to the lower left corner of the | 20 |
| windshield of the vehicle or (ii) the manual surrender of the | 21 |
| insurance card or other evidence of insurance into
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| the law enforcement officer, court, or officer of the court
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| making the request for the
officer's, court's, or officer of | 24 |
| the court's inspection thereof.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-719, eff. 1-1-05.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/7-603) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-603)
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| Sec. 7-603. Illegal insurance cards and window stickers - | 3 |
| penalty. No person shall alter
an invalid insurance card or | 4 |
| window sticker to make it appear valid. No person knowingly
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| shall make, sell or otherwise make available an invalid or | 6 |
| counterfeit insurance card or window sticker .
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| Any person convicted of a violation of this Section is | 8 |
| guilty of a Class
4 felony.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-1201.)
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