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Public Act 095-0898


 

Public Act 0898 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY



 


 
Public Act 095-0898
 
SB0993 Enrolled LRB095 05850 LCT 25941 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 Identification Card Act is amended
by adding Section 11A as follows:
 
    (15 ILCS 335/11A new)
    Sec. 11A. Emergency contact database.
    (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a database of
the emergency contacts of persons who hold identification
cards. Information in the database shall be accessible only to
employees of the Office of the Secretary and law enforcement
officers employed by a law enforcement agency.
    (b) Any person holding an identification card shall be
afforded the opportunity to provide the Secretary of State, in
a manner and form designated by the Secretary of State, the
name, address, telephone number, and relationship to the holder
of no more than 2 emergency contact persons whom the holder
wishes to be contacted by a law enforcement officer if the
holder is involved in a motor vehicle accident or other
emergency situation and the holder is unable to communicate
with the contact person or persons. A contact person need not
be the holder's next of kin.
    (c) The Secretary shall adopt rules to implement this
Section. At a minimum, the rules shall address all of the
following:
        (1) the method whereby a holder may provide the
    Secretary of State with emergency contact information;
        (2) the method whereby a holder may provide the
    Secretary of State with a change to the emergency contact
    information; and
        (3) any other aspect of the database or its operation
    that the Secretary determines is necessary to implement
    this Section.
    (d) If a person involved in a motor vehicle accident or
other emergency situation is unable to communicate with the
contact person or persons specified in the database, a law
enforcement officer shall make a good faith effort to notify
the contact person or persons of the situation. Neither the law
enforcement officer nor the law enforcement agency that employs
that law enforcement officer incurs any liability, however, if
the law enforcement officer is not able to make contact with
the contact person.
    (e) The Secretary of State shall make a good faith effort
to maintain accurate data as provided by the identification
card holder and to provide that information to law enforcement
as provided in subsection (a). The Secretary of State is not
liable for any damages, costs, or expenses, including, without
limitation, consequential damages, arising or resulting from
any inaccurate data or system unavailability.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 6-117.2 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-117.2 new)
    Sec. 6-117.2. Emergency contact database.
    (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a database of
the emergency contacts of persons who hold a driver's license,
instruction permit, or any other type of driving permit issued
by the Secretary of State. Information in the database shall be
accessible only to employees of the Office of the Secretary and
law enforcement officers employed by a law enforcement agency.
    (b) Any person holding a driver's license, instruction
permit, or any other type of driving permit issued by the
Secretary of State shall be afforded the opportunity to provide
the Secretary of State, in a manner and form designated by the
Secretary of State, the name, address, telephone number, and
relationship to the holder of no more than 2 emergency contact
persons whom the holder wishes to be contacted by a law
enforcement officer if the holder is involved in a motor
vehicle accident or other emergency situation and the holder is
unable to communicate with the contact person or persons. A
contact person need not be the holder's next of kin.
    (c) The Secretary shall adopt rules to implement this
Section. At a minimum, the rules shall address all of the
following:
        (1) the method whereby a holder may provide the
    Secretary of State with emergency contact information;
        (2) the method whereby a holder may provide the
    Secretary of State with a change to the emergency contact
    information; and
        (3) any other aspect of the database or its operation
    that the Secretary determines is necessary to implement
    this Section.
    (d) If a person involved in a motor vehicle accident or
other emergency situation is unable to communicate with the
contact person or persons specified in the database, a law
enforcement officer shall make a good faith effort to notify
the contact person or persons of the situation. Neither the law
enforcement officer nor the law enforcement agency that employs
that law enforcement officer incurs any liability, however, if
the law enforcement officer is not able to make contact with
the contact person.
    (e) The Secretary of State shall make a good faith effort
to maintain accurate data as provided by the driver's license
or instruction permit holder and to provide that information to
law enforcement as provided in subsection (a). The Secretary of
State is not liable for any damages, costs, or expenses,
including, without limitation, consequential damages, arising
or resulting from any inaccurate data or system unavailability.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
2009.

Effective Date: 7/1/2009