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1 | AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 7-602 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/7-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-602)
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7 | Sec. 7-602. Insurance card. Every operator of a motor | ||||||
8 | vehicle subject
to Section 7-601 of this Code shall carry | ||||||
9 | within the vehicle evidence of
insurance. The evidence shall be | ||||||
10 | legible and sufficient to demonstrate
that the motor vehicle | ||||||
11 | currently is covered by a liability insurance policy
as | ||||||
12 | required under Section 7-601 of this Code and may include, but | ||||||
13 | is not
limited to, the following:
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14 | (a) an insurance card provided by the insurer under | ||||||
15 | this Section;
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16 | (b) the combination of proof of purchase of the motor | ||||||
17 | vehicle within
the previous 60 days and a current insurance | ||||||
18 | card issued for the motor
vehicle replaced by such | ||||||
19 | purchase;
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20 | (c) the current declarations page of a liability
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21 | insurance policy;
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22 | (d) a liability insurance binder, certificate
of | ||||||
23 | liability insurance or receipt for payment to an insurer or | ||||||
24 | its
authorized representative for a liability insurance | ||||||
25 | premium, provided such
document contains all information | ||||||
26 | the Secretary of State by rule and
regulation may require;
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27 | (e) a current rental agreement;
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28 | (f) registration plates, registration sticker or other | ||||||
29 | evidence of
registration issued by the Secretary only upon | ||||||
30 | submission of proof of
liability insurance pursuant to this | ||||||
31 | Code;
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32 | (g) a certificate, decal, or other document or device |
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1 | issued by a
governmental agency for a motor vehicle | ||||||
2 | indicating the vehicle is insured
for liability pursuant to | ||||||
3 | law.
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4 | An insurance card shall be provided for each motor
vehicle | ||||||
5 | insured by the insurer issuing the liability insurance policy.
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6 | The form, contents and manner of issuance of the insurance | ||||||
7 | card shall be
prescribed by rules and regulations of the | ||||||
8 | Secretary of State. The Secretary shall adopt rules requiring | ||||||
9 | that reasonable measures be taken to prevent the fraudulent | ||||||
10 | production of insurance cards. The
insurance card shall display | ||||||
11 | an effective date and an expiration date
covering a period of | ||||||
12 | time not to exceed 12 months. The insurance card
shall contain | ||||||
13 | the following disclaimer: "Examine policy exclusions
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14 | carefully. This form does not constitute any part of your | ||||||
15 | insurance policy."
If the insurance policy represented by the | ||||||
16 | insurance card does
not cover any driver operating the motor | ||||||
17 | vehicle with the owner's
permission, or the owner when | ||||||
18 | operating a motor vehicle other than the
vehicle for which the | ||||||
19 | policy is issued, the insurance card shall
contain a warning of | ||||||
20 | such limitations in the coverage provided by the
policy.
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21 | No insurer shall issue a card, similar in appearance, form | ||||||
22 | and content
to the insurance card required under this Section, | ||||||
23 | in connection with an
insurance policy that does not provide | ||||||
24 | the liability insurance coverage
required under Section 7-601 | ||||||
25 | of this Code.
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26 | The evidence of insurance shall be displayed upon request | ||||||
27 | made by any law
enforcement officer wearing a uniform or | ||||||
28 | displaying a badge or other sign
of authority. Any person who | ||||||
29 | fails or refuses to comply with such request
is in violation of | ||||||
30 | Section 3-707 of this Code. Any person who displays
evidence of | ||||||
31 | insurance, knowing there is no valid liability insurance in
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32 | effect on the motor vehicle as required under Section 7-601 of | ||||||
33 | this Code or
knowing the evidence of insurance is illegally | ||||||
34 | altered, counterfeit or
otherwise invalid, is in violation of | ||||||
35 | Section 3-710 of this Code.
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36 | "Display" means the manual surrender of the evidence of |
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1 | insurance into
the hands of the law enforcement officer, court, | ||||||
2 | or officer of the court
making the request for the
officer's, | ||||||
3 | court's, or officer of the court's inspection thereof.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 88-315; 89-565, eff. 7-26-96.)
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5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
6 | 1, 2005.
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