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Public Act 92-0344

SB627 Enrolled                                 LRB9203634ARsb

    AN ACT concerning vehicles.

    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
adding Section 16-106.5 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/16-106.5 new)
    Sec. 16-106.5.  Pilot project;  notice  of  violation  to
owner.
    (a)  A   pilot  project  is  created  that  shall  be  in
operation from January 1, 2002 through December 31,  2003  in
the  counties  of  DuPage,  Kendall,  and Sangamon. Under the
pilot project, when  a  traffic  citation  is  issued  for  a
violation of this Code to a person who is under the age of 18
years,  who  is a resident of the county in which the traffic
citation was issued, and who is not the registered  owner  of
the  vehicle named in the traffic citation, the circuit clerk
of the county in which the traffic citation was issued shall,
within 10 days after the traffic citation is filed  with  the
circuit  clerk,  send  notice  of the issuance of the traffic
citation to the registered owner of the vehicle.  The  notice
must include:
         (1)  the  date and time the violation was alleged to
    have been committed;
         (2)  the location where the violation was alleged to
    have been committed;
         (3)  the name of the person cited for committing the
    alleged violation;
         (4)  the violation alleged to have  been  committed;
    and
         (5)  the   date  and  time  of  any  required  court
    appearance by the person cited for committing the alleged
    violation.
    (b)  On or before March 31, 2004, the Department of State
Police  shall  report  to  the  General   Assembly   on   the
effectiveness of the pilot project.

    Section 99.  This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 17, 2001.
    Approved August 10, 2001.

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