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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 3-707 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-707)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-707)
7    Sec. 3-707. Operation of uninsured motor vehicle - penalty.
8    (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless the
9motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy in
10accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
11    (a-5) A person commits the offense of operation of
12uninsured motor vehicle causing bodily harm when the person:
13        (1) operates a motor vehicle in violation of Section
14    7-601 of this Code; and
15        (2) causes, as a proximate result of the person's
16    operation of the motor vehicle, bodily harm to another
17    person.
18    (a-6) Uninsured operation of a motor vehicle under
19subsection (a-5) is a Class A misdemeanor. If a person
20convicted of the offense of operation of a motor vehicle under
21subsection (a-5) has previously been convicted of 2 or more
22violations of subsection (a-5) of this Section or of Section
237-601 of this Code, a fine of $2,500, in addition to any

 

 

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1sentence of incarceration, must be imposed.
2    (b) Any person who fails to comply with a request by a law
3enforcement officer for display of evidence of insurance, as
4required under Section 7-602 of this Code, shall be deemed to
5be operating an uninsured motor vehicle.
6    (c) Except as provided in subsections (a-6) and (c-5), any
7operator of a motor vehicle subject to registration under this
8Code who is convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a
9business offense and shall be required to pay a fine in excess
10of $500, but not more than $1,000, except a person convicted of
11a third or subsequent violation of this Section shall be
12required to pay a fine of $1,000. However, no person charged
13with violating this Section shall be convicted if such person
14produces in court satisfactory evidence that at the time of the
15arrest the motor vehicle was covered by a liability insurance
16policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code. The chief
17judge of each circuit may designate an officer of the court to
18review the documentation demonstrating that at the time of
19arrest the motor vehicle was covered by a liability insurance
20policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
21    (c-1) A person convicted of violating this Section shall
22also have his or her driver's license, permit, or privileges
23suspended for 3 months. After the expiration of the 3 months,
24the person's driver's license, permit, or privileges shall not
25be reinstated until he or she has paid a reinstatement fee of
26$100. If a person violates this Section while his or her

 

 

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1driver's license, permit, or privileges are suspended under
2this subsection (c-1), his or her driver's license, permit, or
3privileges shall be suspended for an additional 6 months and
4until he or she pays the reinstatement fee.
5    (c-5) A person who (i) has not previously been convicted of
6or received a disposition of court supervision for violating
7this Section and (ii) produces at his or her court appearance
8satisfactory evidence that the motor vehicle is covered, as of
9the date of the court appearance, by a liability insurance
10policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code shall, for
11a violation of this Section, other than a violation of
12subsection (a-5), pay a fine of $100 and receive a disposition
13of court supervision. The person must, on the date that the
14period of court supervision is scheduled to terminate, produce
15satisfactory evidence that the vehicle was covered by the
16required liability insurance policy during the entire period of
17court supervision.
18    An officer of the court designated under subsection (c) may
19also review liability insurance documentation under this
20subsection (c-5) to determine if the motor vehicle is, as of
21the date of the court appearance, covered by a liability
22insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
23The officer of the court shall also determine, on the date the
24period of court supervision is scheduled to terminate, whether
25the vehicle was covered by the required policy during the
26entire period of court supervision.

 

 

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1    (d) A person convicted a third or subsequent time of
2violating this Section or a similar provision of a local
3ordinance must give proof to the Secretary of State of the
4person's financial responsibility as defined in Section 7-315.
5The person must maintain the proof in a manner satisfactory to
6the Secretary for a minimum period of 3 years after the date
7the proof is first filed. The Secretary must suspend the
8driver's license of any person determined by the Secretary not
9to have provided adequate proof of financial responsibility as
10required by this subsection.
11(Source: P.A. 95-211, eff. 1-1-08; 95-686, eff. 6-1-08; 95-876,
12eff. 8-21-08; 96-143, eff. 1-1-10.)