(625 ILCS 5/7-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-316)
Sec. 7-316.
Certificate furnished by nonresident
as proof. Any nonresident owner of a motor vehicle
not registered in this State may give proof of financial responsibility
by filing with the Secretary of State a certificate or certificates of an
insurance carrier authorized to transact business in the state or province
of the Dominion of Canada in
which the motor vehicle or motor vehicles described in such certificate
are registered, or if such nonresident does
not own a motor vehicle then in the state or province of the Dominion of
Canada in which the insured resides, and otherwise conforming to the provisions
of this Code, and the Secretary of State shall accept the same
if such carrier shall:
1. Execute a power of attorney authorizing the Secretary of State to accept
service on its behalf of notice of process in any action arising out
of a motor vehicle accident in this State;
2. Duly adopt a resolution which shall be binding upon it declaring that
its policies shall be deemed to be varied to comply with the laws of this
State relating to the terms of motor vehicle liability policies as required
by Section 7-317; and
3. Agree to accept as final and binding any final judgment duly rendered
in any action arising out of a motor vehicle accident in any court of
competent jurisdiction in this State.
(Source: P.A. 83-831.)
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