Rep. Keith P. Sommer

Filed: 3/29/2011

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2267

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2267 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1the date of the court appearance, covered by a liability
2insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code.
3The officer of the court shall also determine, on the date the
4period of court supervision is scheduled to terminate, whether
5the vehicle was covered by the required policy during the
6entire period of court supervision.
7    (d) A person convicted a third or subsequent time of
8violating this Section or a similar provision of a local
9ordinance must give proof to the Secretary of State of the
10person's financial responsibility as defined in Section 7-315.
11The person must maintain the proof in a manner satisfactory to
12the Secretary for a minimum period of 3 years after the date
13the proof is first filed. The Secretary must suspend the
14driver's license of any person determined by the Secretary not
15to have provided adequate proof of financial responsibility as
16required by this subsection.
17(Source: P.A. 95-211, eff. 1-1-08; 95-686, eff. 6-1-08; 95-876,
18eff. 8-21-08; 96-143, eff. 1-1-10.)".