HB0797sam003 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Dave Syverson

Filed: 5/11/2009

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 797

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 797, AS AMENDED, with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No. 1 on page 1, by replacing line 5 with "Sections 3-684 and 3-713 and by changing Section 3-809 as follows:"; and

on page 2, by inserting below line 22 the following:

"(625 ILCS 5/3-713 new)

Sec. 3-713. Relief from fines for certain offenses against registration.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, the owner of a motor vehicle, subject to registration under this Chapter, who is charged with a violation of Sections 3-401, 3-413(f) and 3-701 of this Code, shall be required to pay any fines for a violation upon conviction.

(b) If a person charged with a violation of Sections 3-401, 3-413(f), and 3-701 of this Code for a first time provides proof of a current and valid registration sticker dated within 30 days of the expiration of the registration for which the citation was issued, that person may, upon presenting acceptable proof of current registration, request and receive relief from the penalties imposed for a violation. Acceptable proof shall include, but not be limited to, proof of payment of all applicable registration fees, as well as delinquent registration renewal fees under Section 3-821.2 of this Code. A person charged with a second or subsequent violation of Sections 3-401, 3-413(f), and 3-701 of this Code or a person who registers a motor vehicle after 30 days of the day from which the person was required by this Code to register a motor vehicle shall not be eligible for relief under this Section.

(c) The chief judge of any circuit may designate an officer of the court to review the documentation demonstrating eligibility for relief from fines imposed for a violation of Sections 3-401, 3-413 (f) and 3-701 of this Code as provided in subsection (b) of this Section. The officer of the court, upon confirmation of the violator's compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section, may submit a recommendation for dismissal of the instant citation to the prosecuting authority.".