Public Act 094-0618
 
HB0769 Enrolled LRB094 07021 DRH 37160 b

    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 changing
Section 6-306.6 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-306.6)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.6)
    Sec. 6-306.6. Failure to pay traffic fines, penalties, or
court costs.
    (a) Whenever any resident of this State fails to pay any
traffic fine, penalty, or cost imposed for a violation of this
Code, or similar provision of local ordinance, the clerk may
notify the Secretary of State, on a report prescribed by the
Secretary, and the Secretary shall prohibit the renewal,
reissue or reinstatement of such resident's driving privileges
until such fine, penalty, or cost has been paid in full. The
clerk shall provide notice to the driver, at the driver's last
known address as shown on the court's records, stating that
such action will be effective on the 46th day following the
date of the above notice if payment is not received in full by
the court of venue.
    (a-1) Whenever any resident of this State who has made a
partial payment on any traffic fine, penalty, or cost that was
imposed under a conviction entered on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, for a
violation of this Code or a similar provision of a local
ordinance, fails to pay the remainder of the outstanding fine,
penalty, or cost within the time limit set by the court, the
clerk may notify the Secretary of State, on a report prescribed
by the Secretary, and the Secretary shall prohibit the renewal,
reissue, or reinstatement of the resident's driving privileges
until the fine, penalty, or cost has been paid in full. The
clerk shall provide notice to the driver, at the driver's last
known address as shown on the court's records, stating that the
action will be effective on the 46th day following the date of
the notice if payment is not received in full by the court of
venue.
    (b) Except as provided in subsection (b-1), following
Following receipt of the report from the clerk, the Secretary
of State shall make the proper notation to the driver's file to
prohibit the renewal, reissue or reinstatement of such driver's
driving privileges. Except as provided in paragraph (2) of
subsection (d) of this Section, such notation shall not be
removed from the driver's record until the driver satisfies the
outstanding fine, penalty, or cost and an appropriate notice on
a form prescribed by the Secretary is received by the Secretary
from the court of venue, stating that such fine, penalty, or
cost has been paid in full. Upon payment in full of a traffic
fine, penalty, or court cost which has previously been reported
under this Section as unpaid, the clerk of the court shall
present the driver with a signed receipt containing the seal of
the court indicating that such fine, penalty, or cost has been
paid in full, and shall forward forthwith to the Secretary of
State a notice stating that the fine, penalty, or cost has been
paid in full.
    (b-1) In a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more,
following receipt of the report from the clerk, the Secretary
of State shall make the proper notation to the driver's file to
prohibit the renewal, reissue or reinstatement of such driver's
driving privileges. Such notation shall not be removed from the
driver's record until the driver satisfies the outstanding
fine, penalty, or cost and an appropriate notice on a form
prescribed by the Secretary is received by the Secretary
directly from the court of venue, stating that such fine,
penalty, or cost has been paid in full. Upon payment in full of
a traffic fine, penalty, or court cost which has previously
been reported under this Section as unpaid, the clerk of the
court shall forward forthwith directly to the Secretary of
State a notice stating that the fine, penalty, or cost has been
paid in full and shall provide the driver with a signed receipt
containing the seal of the court, indicating that the fine,
penalty, and cost have been paid in full. The receipt may not
be used by the driver to clear the driver's record.
    (c) The provisions of this Section shall be limited to a
single action per arrest and as a post conviction measure only.
Fines, penalty, or costs to be collected subsequent to orders
of court supervision, or other available court diversions are
not applicable to this Section.
    (d) (1) Notwithstanding the receipt of a report from the
clerk as prescribed in subsection (a), nothing in this Section
is intended to place any responsibility upon the Secretary of
State to provide independent notice to the driver of any
potential action to disallow the renewal, reissue or
reinstatement of such driver's driving privileges.
    (2) Except as provided in subsection (b-1), the The
Secretary of State shall renew, reissue or reinstate a driver's
driving privileges which were previously refused pursuant to
this Section upon presentation of an original receipt which is
signed by the clerk of the court and contains the seal of the
court indicating that the fine, penalty, or cost has been paid
in full. The Secretary of State shall retain such receipt for
his records.
(Source: P.A. 93-788, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2006.

Effective Date: 1/1/2006