HB3982eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3982 Engrossed LRB097 14712 HEP 59697 b

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

Section 1. Findings. There is currently a lack of information available to State and local government officials and the public at large regarding the number and type of traffic violations involving taxis. By imposing a duty upon circuit court clerks to compile this information, governments can take further steps to ensure the safety of our streets for both pedestrians and drivers.

Section 5. The Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by adding Section 15 as follows:

(625 ILCS 55/15 new)

Sec. 15. Taxi safety reporting. Upon the request of a unit of government that licenses, registers, or otherwise regulates taxi drivers, the clerk of the circuit court in which the unit of government is situated shall furnish a list of all moving violations involving a vehicle with a taxi registration plate issued by the Secretary of State under Section 3-412 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. In its request, the unit of government shall indicate the time period for which it seeks the information. The list furnished to the unit of government shall indicate the name of the defendant, the associated taxi registration plate number, the type of violation or alleged violation, and the disposition or status of each case. The list shall be accompanied by a report with a percentage breakdown of the total number of cases for which there was a plea of guilty or a finding of guilt and the total number of cases that were voluntarily dismissed for want of prosecution. The clerk of the circuit court may not generate a list under this Section for any individual or entity other than a unit of government that licenses, registers, or otherwise regulates taxi drivers.