SB4204 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB4204

Introduced 4/5/2022, by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/4-110 new
625 ILCS 5/4-111 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall establish a vehicle theft hotline to facilitate the location of stolen vehicles via their installed existing global positioning systems, collaborate with vehicle manufacturers and dealers to provide information and assistance to law enforcement officers in the investigation of vehicle theft, and ensure that consumers are provided with information concerning the hotline upon the purchase of any new or used vehicle manufactured with a global positioning system. Provides that the manufacturer of any vehicle sold in this State shall establish a hotline available to State, county, and local law enforcement agencies exclusively for the purpose of tracking vehicles stolen in vehicular hijacking incidents or that have been used in the commission of kidnapping, aggravated battery with a firearm, attempted homicide, or homicide. Provides that the manufacturer's hotline shall relay real-time location information to the 9-1-1 call center of the offending vehicle's location to the best of the manufacturer's technical capability. Requires the Secretary of State to oversee the manufacturer hotline program and adopt a fee and fine structure for implementation of and compliance with the program. Provides that the fees and fines shall be used to supplement any costs incurred by administering the program. Requires law enforcement to use its 9-1-1 system call center staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the purpose of verification of a law enforcement officer's identity and a bona fide incident report number related to the incident. Requires manufacturers to provide written statements detailing tracking and disabling system capabilities. Requires the Secretary of State to distribute the manufacturers' statements.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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 Sections 4-110 and 4-111 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/4-110 new)

Sec. 4-110. Stolen vehicle finder hotline. The Secretary of State shall establish a vehicle theft hotline to facilitate the location of stolen vehicles via their installed existing global positioning systems. The Secretary of State shall collaborate with vehicle manufacturers and dealers to provide information and assistance to law enforcement officers in the investigation of vehicle theft and ensure that consumers are provided with information concerning the hotline upon the purchase of any new or used vehicle manufactured with a global positioning system.

(625 ILCS 5/4-111 new)

Sec. 4-111. Manufacturer's vehicle hotline; law enforcement verification; manufacturer statements.

(a) A manufacturer of any vehicle sold in this State shall establish a hotline that is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week available to State, county, and local law enforcement agencies exclusively for the purpose of tracking vehicles stolen in vehicular hijacking incidents or that have been used in the commission of kidnapping, aggravated battery with a firearm, attempted homicide, or homicide. The manufacturer's hotline shall relay real-time location information to the 9-1-1 call center of the offending vehicle's location to the best of the manufacturer's technical capability.

(b) The Secretary of State shall oversee the manufacturer hotline program and shall have rulemaking authority over the program. The Secretary of State shall adopt a fee and fine structure for implementation of and compliance with the program. The fees and fines shall be used to supplement any costs incurred by administering the program.

(c) A State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall use the 9-1-1 system call center staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the purpose of verification of a law enforcement officer's identity and a bona fide incident report number related to the incident.

(d) A manufacturer of any vehicle sold in this State shall submit an annual written statement detailing the manufacturer's tracking and disabling system capabilities, including, but not limited to, real-time turn-by-turn, interval pinging, slow down, engine cutoff, and alarm or light activation, per model, trim, and year. The Secretary of State shall develop a standardized form for manufacturers to use to submit the annual written statement. The manufacturer's annual written statement shall be submitted to the Secretary of State by January 1 of each year. The Secretary of State shall publish the information contained in each manufacturer's annual written statement in a conspicuous location on its website to assist consumers with identifying information concerning a vehicle manufacturer's program and vehicle capabilities.

(e) The Secretary of State shall distribute annually an updated copy of the manufacturers' statements to the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Attorney General's Office by June 1 of each year.