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90_HB2179enr
625 ILCS 5/3-708 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-708
625 ILCS 5/6-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101
Amends the Vehicle Code to provide that a person
convicted of a second or subsequent violation for operating a
vehicle when registration is suspended for not having
insurance is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Provides that
a person driving without a license or permit and without
insurance shall have his or her vehicle impounded.
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1 AN ACT concerning vehicles, amending a named Act.
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 changing Sections 3-708 and 6-101 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-708) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-708)
7 Sec. 3-708. Operation of motor vehicle when registration
8 suspended for noninsurance. No person shall operate a
9 vehicle the registration of which is suspended pursuant to
10 Section 7-606 or 7-607 of this Code.
11 Any person convicted of violating this Section is guilty
12 of a business offense and shall be required to pay a fine of
13 not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,000. Any person
14 convicted of a second or subsequent violation of this Section
15 is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
16 (Source: P.A. 86-149.)
17 (625 ILCS 5/6-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101)
18 Sec. 6-101. Drivers must have licenses or Permits. (a)
19 No person, except those expressly exempted by Section 6-102,
20 shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State
21 unless such person has a valid license or permit, or a
22 restricted driving permit, issued under the provisions of
23 this Act.
24 (b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle unless he
25 holds a valid license or permit, or a restricted driving
26 permit issued under the provisions of Section 6-205, 6-206,
27 or 6-113 of this Act. Any person to whom a license is issued
28 under the provisions of this Act must surrender to the
29 Secretary of State all valid licenses or permits. No drivers
30 license shall be issued to any person who holds a valid
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1 Foreign State license unless such person first surrenders to
2 the Secretary of State any such valid Foreign State license.
3 (c) Any person licensed as a driver hereunder shall not
4 be required by any city, village, incorporated town or other
5 municipal corporation to obtain any other license to exercise
6 the privilege thereby granted.
7 (d) In addition to other penalties imposed under this
8 Section, any person in violation of this Section who is also
9 in violation of Section 7-601 of this Code relating to
10 mandatory insurance requirements shall have his or her motor
11 vehicle immediately impounded by the arresting law
12 enforcement officer. The motor vehicle may be released to
13 any licensed driver upon a showing of proof of insurance for
14 the motor vehicle that was impounded and the notarized
15 written consent for the release by the vehicle owner.
16 (Source: P.A. 86-549.)