Public Act 093-0719
 
HB5175 Enrolled LRB093 18255 DRH 43955 b

    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 changing
Section 7-602 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/7-602)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-602)
    Sec. 7-602. Insurance card. Every operator of a motor
vehicle subject to Section 7-601 of this Code shall carry
within the vehicle evidence of insurance. The evidence shall be
legible and sufficient to demonstrate that the motor vehicle
currently is covered by a liability insurance policy as
required under Section 7-601 of this Code and may include, but
is not limited to, the following:
        (a) an insurance card provided by the insurer under
    this Section;
        (b) the combination of proof of purchase of the motor
    vehicle within the previous 60 days and a current insurance
    card issued for the motor vehicle replaced by such
    purchase;
        (c) the current declarations page of a liability
    insurance policy;
        (d) a liability insurance binder, certificate of
    liability insurance or receipt for payment to an insurer or
    its authorized representative for a liability insurance
    premium, provided such document contains all information
    the Secretary of State by rule and regulation may require;
        (e) a current rental agreement;
        (f) registration plates, registration sticker or other
    evidence of registration issued by the Secretary only upon
    submission of proof of liability insurance pursuant to this
    Code;
        (g) a certificate, decal, or other document or device
    issued by a governmental agency for a motor vehicle
    indicating the vehicle is insured for liability pursuant to
    law.
    An insurance card shall be provided for each motor vehicle
insured by the insurer issuing the liability insurance policy.
    The form, contents and manner of issuance of the insurance
card shall be prescribed by rules and regulations of the
Secretary of State. The Secretary shall adopt rules requiring
that reasonable measures be taken to prevent the fraudulent
production of insurance cards. The insurance card shall display
an effective date and an expiration date covering a period of
time not to exceed 12 months. The insurance card shall contain
the following disclaimer: "Examine policy exclusions
carefully. This form does not constitute any part of your
insurance policy." If the insurance policy represented by the
insurance card does not cover any driver operating the motor
vehicle with the owner's permission, or the owner when
operating a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which the
policy is issued, the insurance card shall contain a warning of
such limitations in the coverage provided by the policy.
    No insurer shall issue a card, similar in appearance, form
and content to the insurance card required under this Section,
in connection with an insurance policy that does not provide
the liability insurance coverage required under Section 7-601
of this Code.
    The evidence of insurance shall be displayed upon request
made by any law enforcement officer wearing a uniform or
displaying a badge or other sign of authority. Any person who
fails or refuses to comply with such request is in violation of
Section 3-707 of this Code. Any person who displays evidence of
insurance, knowing there is no valid liability insurance in
effect on the motor vehicle as required under Section 7-601 of
this Code or knowing the evidence of insurance is illegally
altered, counterfeit or otherwise invalid, is in violation of
Section 3-710 of this Code.
    "Display" means the manual surrender of the evidence of
insurance into the hands of the law enforcement officer, court,
or officer of the court making the request for the officer's,
court's, or officer of the court's inspection thereof.
(Source: P.A. 88-315; 89-565, eff. 7-26-96.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2005.