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91_HB1388ren HB1388 Re-Enrolled LRB9104807KSpr 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing 2 Section 7-601. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 6 changing Section 7-601 as follows: 7 (625 ILCS 5/7-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-601) 8 Sec. 7-601. Required liability insurance policy. 9 (a) No person shall operate, register or maintain 10 registration of, and no owner shall permit another person to 11 operate, register or maintain registration of, a motor 12 vehicle designed to be used on a public highway unless the 13 motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy. 14 The insurance policy shall be issued in amounts no less 15 than the minimum amounts set for bodily injury or death and 16 for destruction of property under Section 7-203 of this Code, 17 and shall be issued in accordance with the requirements of 18 Sections 143a and 143a-2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, as 19 amended. No insurer other than an insurer authorized to do 20 business in this State shall issue a policy pursuant to this 21 Section for any vehicle subject to registration under this 22 Code. Nothing herein shall deprive an insurer of any policy 23 defense available at common law. 24 (b) The following vehicles are exempt from the 25 requirements of this Section: 26 (1) vehicles subject to the provisions of Chapters 27 8 or 18a, Article III or Section 7-609 of Chapter 7, or 28 Sections 12-606 or 12-707.01 of Chapter 12 of this Code; 29 (2) vehicles required to file proof of liability 30 insurance with the Illinois Commerce Commission; 31 (3) vehicles covered by a certificate of HB1388 Re-Enrolled -2- LRB9104807KSpr 1 self-insurance under Section 7-502 of this Code; 2 (4) vehicles owned by the United States, the State 3 of Illinois, or any political subdivision, municipality 4 or local mass transit district; 5 (5) implements of husbandry; 6 (6) other vehicles complying with laws which 7 require them to be insured in amounts meeting or 8 exceeding the minimum amounts required under this 9 Section; and 10 (7) inoperable or stored vehicles that are not 11 operated, as defined by rules and regulations of the 12 Secretary. 13 (c) Every employee of a State agency, as that term is 14 defined in the Illinois State Auditing Act, who is assigned a 15 specific vehicle owned or leased by the State on an ongoing 16 basis shall provide the certification described in this 17 Section annually to the director or chief executive officer 18 of his or her agency. 19 The certification shall affirm that the employee is duly 20 licensed to drive the assigned vehicle and that (i) the 21 employee has liability insurance coverage extending to the 22 employee when the assigned vehicle is used for other than 23 official State business, or (ii) the employee has filed a 24 bond with the Secretary of State as proof of financial 25 responsibility, in an amount equal to, or in excess of the 26 requirements stated within this Section. Upon request of the 27 agency director or chief executive officer, the employee 28 shall present evidence to support the certification. 29 The certification shall be provided during the period 30 July 1 through July 31 of each calendar year, or within 30 31 days of any new assignment of a vehicle on an ongoing basis, 32 whichever is later. 33 The employee's authorization to use the assigned vehicle 34 shall automatically be rescinded upon: HB1388 Re-Enrolled -3- LRB9104807KSpr 1 (1) the revocation or suspension of the license 2 required to drive the assigned vehicle; 3 (2) the cancellation or termination for any reason 4 of the automobile liability insurance coverage as 5 required in item (c) (i); or 6 (3) the termination of the bond filed with the 7 Secretary of State. 8 All State employees providing the required certification 9 shall immediately notify the agency director or chief 10 executive officer in the event any of these actions occur. 11 All peace officers employed by a State agency who are 12 primarily responsible for prevention and detection of crime 13 and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws 14 of this State, and prohibited by agency rule or policy to use 15 an assigned vehicle owned or leased by the State for regular 16 personal or off-duty use, are exempt from the requirements of 17 this Section. 18 (Source: P.A. 88-315; 89-669, eff. 1-1-97.) 19 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 20 July 1, 1999.