HB1439ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Judiciary II - Criminal Law Committee

Filed: 3/15/2007

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1439

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1439 on page 1, by
3 inserting immediately below line 3 the following:
 
4     "Section 3. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Section 3-707 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/3-707)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-707)
7     Sec. 3-707. Operation of uninsured motor vehicle - penalty.
8     (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless the
9 motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy in
10 accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
11     (b) Any person who fails to comply with a request by a law
12 enforcement officer for display of evidence of insurance, as
13 required under Section 7-602 of this Code, shall be deemed to
14 be operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
15     (c) Any operator of a motor vehicle subject to registration
16 under this Code who is convicted of violating this Section is

 

 

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1 guilty of a business offense and shall be required to pay a
2 fine in excess of $500, but not more than $1,000. However, no
3 person charged with violating this Section shall be convicted
4 if such person produces in court satisfactory evidence that at
5 the time of the arrest the motor vehicle was covered by a
6 liability insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of
7 this Code. The chief judge of each circuit may designate an
8 officer of the court to review the documentation demonstrating
9 that at the time of arrest the motor vehicle was covered by a
10 liability insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of
11 this Code.
12     (c-1) A person convicted of violating this Section shall
13 also have his or her driver's license, permit, or privileges
14 suspended for 3 months. After the expiration of the 3 months,
15 the person's driver's license, permit, or privileges shall not
16 be reinstated until he or she has paid a reinstatement fee of
17 $100. If a person violates this Section while his or her
18 driver's license, permit, or privileges are suspended under
19 this subsection (c-1), his or her driver's license, permit, or
20 privileges shall be suspended for an additional 6 months and
21 until he or she pays the reinstatement fee.
22     (d) A person convicted a third or subsequent time of
23 violating this Section or a similar provision of a local
24 ordinance must give proof to the Secretary of State of the
25 person's financial responsibility as defined in Section 7-315.
26 The person must maintain the proof in a manner satisfactory to

 

 

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1 the Secretary for a minimum period of 3 years one year after
2 the date the proof is first filed. The Secretary must suspend
3 the driver's license of any person determined by the Secretary
4 not to have provided adequate proof of financial responsibility
5 as required by this subsection.
6 (Source: P.A. 94-1035, eff. 7-1-07.)".