Public Act 099-0333
 
SB1482 EnrolledLRB099 08468 RJF 28624 b

    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 changing
Section 7-604 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/7-604)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-604)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2015)
    Sec. 7-604. Verification of liability insurance policy.
    (a) The Secretary of State may select random samples of
registrations of motor vehicles subject to Section 7-601 of
this Code, or owners thereof, for the purpose of verifying
whether or not the motor vehicles are insured.
    In addition to such general random samples of motor vehicle
registrations, the Secretary may select for verification other
random samples, including, but not limited to registrations of
motor vehicles owned by persons:
        (1) whose motor vehicle registrations during the
    preceding 4 years have been suspended pursuant to Section
    7-606 or 7-607 of this Code;
        (2) who during the preceding 4 years have been
    convicted of violating Section 3-707, 3-708 or 3-710 of
    this Code while operating vehicles owned by other persons;
        (3) whose driving privileges have been suspended
    during the preceding 4 years;
        (4) who during the preceding 4 years acquired ownership
    of motor vehicles while the registrations of such vehicles
    under the previous owners were suspended pursuant to
    Section 7-606 or 7-607 of this Code; or
        (5) who during the preceding 4 years have received a
    disposition of supervision under subsection (c) of Section
    5-6-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections for a violation of
    Section 3-707, 3-708, or 3-710 of this Code.
    (b) Upon receiving certification from the Department of
Transportation under Section 7-201.2 of this Code of the name
of an owner or operator of any motor vehicle involved in an
accident, the Secretary may verify whether or not at the time
of the accident such motor vehicle was covered by a liability
insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
    (c) In preparation for selection of random samples and
their verification, the Secretary may send to owners of
randomly selected motor vehicles, or to randomly selected motor
vehicle owners, requests for information about their motor
vehicles and liability insurance coverage. The request shall
require the owner to state whether or not the motor vehicle was
insured on the verification date stated in the Secretary's
request and the request may require, but is not limited to, a
statement by the owner of the names and addresses of insurers,
policy numbers, and expiration dates of insurance coverage.
    (d) Within 30 days after the Secretary mails a request, the
owner to whom it is sent shall furnish the requested
information to the Secretary above the owner's signed
affirmation that such information is true and correct. Proof of
insurance in effect on the verification date, as prescribed by
the Secretary, may be considered by the Secretary to be a
satisfactory response to the request for information.
    Any owner whose response indicates that his or her vehicle
was not covered by a liability insurance policy in accordance
with Section 7-601 of this Code shall be deemed to have
registered or maintained registration of a motor vehicle in
violation of that Section. Any owner who fails to respond to
such a request shall be deemed to have registered or maintained
registration of a motor vehicle in violation of Section 7-601
of this Code.
    (e) If the owner responds to the request for information by
asserting that his or her vehicle was covered by a liability
insurance policy on the verification date stated in the
Secretary's request, the Secretary may conduct a verification
of the response by furnishing necessary information to the
insurer named in the response. The insurer shall within 45 days
inform the Secretary whether or not on the verification date
stated the motor vehicle was insured by the insurer in
accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code. The Secretary may
by rule and regulation prescribe the procedures for
verification.
    (f) No random sample selected under this Section shall be
categorized on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or
mental disability, economic status or geography.
    (g) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2016 2015.
(Source: P.A. 98-787, eff. 7-25-14.)