96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5591

 

Introduced 2/9/2010, by Rep. Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/7-601   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-601

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning required liability insurance.


LRB096 17850 AJT 33218 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB5591 LRB096 17850 AJT 33218 b

1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Section 7-601 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/7-601)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-601)
7     Sec. 7-601. Required liability insurance policy.
8     (a) No person shall operate, register or maintain
9 registration of, and and no owner shall permit another person
10 to operate, register or maintain registration of, a motor
11 vehicle designed to be used on a public highway unless the
12 motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy.
13     The insurance policy shall be issued in amounts no less
14 than the minimum amounts set for bodily injury or death and for
15 destruction of property under Section 7-203 of this Code, and
16 shall be issued in accordance with the requirements of Sections
17 143a and 143a-2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, as amended. No
18 insurer other than an insurer authorized to do business in this
19 State shall issue a policy pursuant to this Section for any
20 vehicle subject to registration under this Code. Nothing herein
21 shall deprive an insurer of any policy defense available at
22 common law.
23     (b) The following vehicles are exempt from the requirements

 

 

HB5591 - 2 - LRB096 17850 AJT 33218 b

1 of this Section:
2         (1) vehicles subject to the provisions of Chapters 8 or
3     18a, Article III or Section 7-609 of Chapter 7, or Sections
4     12-606 or 12-707.01 of Chapter 12 of this Code;
5         (2) vehicles required to file proof of liability
6     insurance with the Illinois Commerce Commission;
7         (3) vehicles covered by a certificate of
8     self-insurance under Section 7-502 of this Code;
9         (4) vehicles owned by the United States, the State of
10     Illinois, or any political subdivision, municipality or
11     local mass transit district;
12         (5) implements of husbandry;
13         (6) other vehicles complying with laws which require
14     them to be insured in amounts meeting or exceeding the
15     minimum amounts required under this Section; and
16         (7) inoperable or stored vehicles that are not
17     operated, as defined by rules and regulations of the
18     Secretary.
19     (c) Every employee of a State agency, as that term is
20 defined in the Illinois State Auditing Act, who is assigned a
21 specific vehicle owned or leased by the State on an ongoing
22 basis shall provide the certification described in this Section
23 annually to the director or chief executive officer of his or
24 her agency.
25     The certification shall affirm that the employee is duly
26 licensed to drive the assigned vehicle and that (i) the

 

 

HB5591 - 3 - LRB096 17850 AJT 33218 b

1 employee has liability insurance coverage extending to the
2 employee when the assigned vehicle is used for other than
3 official State business, or (ii) the employee has filed a bond
4 with the Secretary of State as proof of financial
5 responsibility, in an amount equal to, or in excess of the
6 requirements stated within this Section. Upon request of the
7 agency director or chief executive officer, the employee shall
8 present evidence to support the certification.
9     The certification shall be provided during the period July
10 1 through July 31 of each calendar year, or within 30 days of
11 any new assignment of a vehicle on an ongoing basis, whichever
12 is later.
13     The employee's authorization to use the assigned vehicle
14 shall automatically be rescinded upon:
15         (1) the revocation or suspension of the license
16     required to drive the assigned vehicle;
17         (2) the cancellation or termination for any reason of
18     the automobile liability insurance coverage as required in
19     item (c) (i); or
20         (3) the termination of the bond filed with the
21     Secretary of State.
22     All State employees providing the required certification
23 shall immediately notify the agency director or chief executive
24 officer in the event any of these actions occur.
25     All peace officers employed by a State agency who are
26 primarily responsible for prevention and detection of crime and

 

 

HB5591 - 4 - LRB096 17850 AJT 33218 b

1 the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws of
2 this State, and prohibited by agency rule or policy to use an
3 assigned vehicle owned or leased by the State for regular
4 personal or off-duty use, are exempt from the requirements of
5 this Section.
6 (Source: P.A. 91-661, eff. 12-22-99.)