Public Act 90-0264 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0264
HB1253 Enrolled LRB9002635NTsbB
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
Section 7-211.
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 7-211 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/7-211) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-211)
Sec. 7-211. Duration of suspension.
(a) Unless a suspension is terminated under other
provisions of this Code, the driver's license or registration
and nonresident's operating privilege suspended as provided
in Section 7-205 shall remain suspended and shall not be
renewed nor shall any license or registration be issued to
the person until:
1. The person deposits or there shall be deposited and
filed on the person's behalf the security required under
Section 7-201;
2. Two years have elapsed following the date the
driver's license and registrations were suspended and
evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of State that during
the period no action for damages arising out of a motor
vehicle accident has been properly filed;
3. Receipt of proper notice that the person has filed
bankruptcy which would include all claims for personal injury
and property damage resulting from the accident; or
4. After the expiration of 5 years from the date of the
accident, the Secretary of State has not received
documentation that any action at law for damages arising out
of the motor vehicle accident has been filed against the
person.
An affidavit that no action at law for damages arising
out of the motor vehicle accident has been filed against the
applicant, or if filed that it is not still pending shall be
prima facie evidence of that fact. The Secretary of State may
take whatever steps are necessary to verify the statement set
forth in the applicant's affidavit.
(b) The driver's license or registration and
nonresident's operating privileges suspended as provided in
Section 7-205 shall also remain suspended and shall not be
renewed nor shall any license or registration be issued to
the person until the person gives proof of his or her
financial responsibility in the future as provided in Section
7-302. The proof is to be maintained by the person in a
manner satisfactory to the Secretary of State for a period of
3 years after the date the proof is first filed.
(Source: P.A. 86-549; 87-1114.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
January 1, 1998.