HB6140eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB6140 Engrossed LRB096 18858 AJT 34245 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 adding Section 6-205.5 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/6-205.5 new)

Sec. 6-205.5. Suspension of driving privileges of person with outstanding warrant. Upon receipt of a properly completed and sworn affidavit, in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State that shall include, at a minimum, the person's name, address, and driver's license information, stating that the person has an outstanding warrant for a felony and a copy of the outstanding warrant for a felony from a law enforcement agency, the Secretary of State shall immediately suspend the driving privileges of the person. After the warrant is no longer outstanding, it shall be the responsibility of the person to apply to have his or her driving privileges restored in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. The person applying to have his or her driving privileges reinstated shall also submit to the Secretary of State a certified copy of the court transcript demonstrating that the warrant is no longer outstanding.