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 1        AN ACT concerning vehicles.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 11-406 as follows:

 6        (625 ILCS 5/11-406) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-406)
 7        Sec. 11-406. Duty to report an accident.
 8        (a)  The  driver  of  a  vehicle  that  is  in any manner
 9    involved in an  accident  within  this  State,  resulting  in
10    injury  to  or death of any person, or in which damage to the
11    property of any one person, including himself, in  excess  of
12    $500  is  sustained, shall, as soon as possible but not later
13    than 10 days after the accident, forward a written report  of
14    the accident to the Administrator.
15        (b)  Whenever  a school bus is involved in an accident in
16    this  State,  caused  by  a  collision,  a  sudden  stop   or
17    otherwise,  resulting in any property damage, personal injury
18    or death and whenever an accident occurs within 50 feet of  a
19    school  bus  in this State resulting in personal injury to or
20    the death of any person while awaiting or preparing to  board
21    the  bus  or  immediately  after  exiting the bus, the driver
22    shall as soon as possible but not later than  10  days  after
23    the  accident,  forward a written report to the Department of
24    Transportation. If a report is also required under Subsection
25    (a) of this Section, that report and the report  required  by
26    this Subsection shall be submitted on a single form.
27        (c)  The  Administrator  may require any driver, occupant
28    or owner of a vehicle involved in an accident of which report
29    must be made as provided in this Section or Section 11-410 of
30    this  Chapter  to  file  supplemental  reports  whenever  the
31    original  report  is  insufficient  in  the  opinion  of  the
 
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 1    Secretary of State or  the  Administrator,  and  may  require
 2    witnesses  of  the  accident to submit written reports to the
 3    Administrator. The report may  include  photographs,  charts,
 4    sketches, and graphs.
 5        (d)  Should the Administrator learn through other reports
 6    of accidents required by law of the occurrence of an accident
 7    reportable  under  this  Article  and  the  driver, owner, or
 8    witness has not reported as required under  Subsections  (a),
 9    (b) or (c) of this Section or Section 11-410, within the time
10    specified,  the  person is not relieved of the responsibility
11    and the Administrator shall notify the person by first  class
12    mail  directed  to  his  last  known  address  of  his  legal
13    obligation.  However,  the  notification  is  not a condition
14    precedent to impose the penalty  for  failure  to  report  as
15    provided in Subsection (e).
16        (e)  The  Secretary  of  State shall suspend the driver's
17    license or any non-resident's driving privilege of any person
18    who fails or neglects to make report of a traffic accident as
19    required or as required by any other law of this State.
20    (Source: P.A. 87-829.)