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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Findings. There is currently a lack of
5information available to State and local government officials
6and the public at large regarding the number and type of
7traffic violations involving taxis. By imposing a duty upon
8circuit court clerks to make this information available,
9governments can take further steps to ensure the safety of our
10streets for both pedestrians and drivers.
 
11    Section 5. The Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by adding
12Section 15 as follows:
 
13    (625 ILCS 55/15 new)
14    Sec. 15. Taxi safety reporting. In counties in which
15vehicle citation records are not readily available to the
16public, the clerk of the circuit court shall furnish a list of
17all moving violations involving a taxi or an individual
18licensed or registered as a taxi driver upon the request of a
19unit of government that licenses, registers, or otherwise
20regulates taxi drivers.