Public Act 102-0509
 
HB3855 EnrolledLRB102 11462 RAM 16796 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 3-707 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-707)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-707)
    Sec. 3-707. Operation of uninsured motor vehicle -
penalty.
    (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in this State
unless the motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance
policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
    (a-5) A person commits the offense of operation of
uninsured motor vehicle causing bodily harm when the person:
        (1) operates a motor vehicle in violation of Section
    7-601 of this Code; and
        (2) causes, as a proximate result of the person's
    operation of the motor vehicle, bodily harm to another
    person.
    (a-6) Uninsured operation of a motor vehicle under
subsection (a-5) is a Class A misdemeanor. If a person
convicted of the offense of operation of a motor vehicle under
subsection (a-5) has previously been convicted of 2 or more
violations of subsection (a-5) of this Section or of Section
7-601 of this Code, a fine of $2,500, in addition to any
sentence of incarceration, must be imposed.
    (b) Any person who fails to comply with a request by a law
enforcement officer for display of evidence of insurance, as
required under Section 7-602 of this Code, shall be deemed to
be operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
    (c) Except as provided in subsections (a-6) and (c-5), any
operator of a motor vehicle subject to registration under this
Code, or under a similar law of another state, who is convicted
of violating this Section is guilty of a petty offense and
shall be required to pay a fine in excess of $500, but not more
than $1,000, except a person convicted of a third or
subsequent violation of this Section shall be guilty of a
business offense and shall be required to pay a fine of $1,000.
However, no person charged with violating this Section shall
be convicted if such person produces in court satisfactory
evidence that at the time of the arrest the motor vehicle was
covered by a liability insurance policy in accordance with
Section 7-601 of this Code. The chief judge of each circuit may
designate an officer of the court to review the documentation
demonstrating that at the time of arrest the motor vehicle was
covered by a liability insurance policy in accordance with
Section 7-601 of this Code.
    (c-1) A person convicted of violating this Section shall
also have his or her driver's license, permit, or privileges
suspended for 3 months. After the expiration of the 3 months,
the person's driver's license, permit, or privileges shall not
be reinstated until he or she has paid a reinstatement fee of
$100. If a person violates this Section while his or her
driver's license, permit, or privileges are suspended under
this subsection (c-1), his or her driver's license, permit, or
privileges shall be suspended for an additional 6 months and
until he or she pays the reinstatement fee.
    (c-5) A person who (i) has not previously been convicted
of or received a disposition of court supervision for
violating this Section and (ii) produces at his or her court
appearance satisfactory evidence that the motor vehicle is
covered, as of the date of the court appearance, by a liability
insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code
shall, for a violation of this Section, other than a violation
of subsection (a-5), pay a fine of $100 and receive a
disposition of court supervision. The person must, on the date
that the period of court supervision is scheduled to
terminate, produce satisfactory evidence that the vehicle was
covered by the required liability insurance policy during the
entire period of court supervision.
    An officer of the court designated under subsection (c)
may also review liability insurance documentation under this
subsection (c-5) to determine if the motor vehicle is, as of
the date of the court appearance, covered by a liability
insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this
Code. The officer of the court shall also determine, on the
date the period of court supervision is scheduled to
terminate, whether the vehicle was covered by the required
policy during the entire period of court supervision.
    (d) A person convicted a third or subsequent time of
violating this Section or a similar provision of a local
ordinance must give proof to the Secretary of State of the
person's financial responsibility as defined in Section 7-315.
The person must maintain the proof in a manner satisfactory to
the Secretary for a minimum period of 3 years after the date
the proof is first filed. The Secretary must suspend the
driver's license of any person determined by the Secretary not
to have provided adequate proof of financial responsibility as
required by this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 99-613, eff. 1-1-17; 100-202, eff. 1-1-18.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2022