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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Illinois  Vehicle Code by adding
 2    Sections 3-704.2 and 6-306.7.

 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    adding Sections 3-704.2 and 6-306.7 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/3-704.2 new)
 8        Sec. 3-704.2.  Failure to satisfy fines or penalties  for
 9    toll   violations   or   evasions;   suspension   of  vehicle
10    registration.
11        (a)  Upon receipt of a certified report, as prescribed by
12    subsection (c) of this Section, from  the  Authority  stating
13    that  the owner of a registered vehicle has failed to satisfy
14    any fine or penalty resulting from a final  order  issued  by
15    the  Authority  relating  directly or indirectly to 5 or more
16    toll violations, toll evasions, or  both,  the  Secretary  of
17    State shall suspend the vehicle registration of the person in
18    accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section.
19        (b)  Following  receipt  of  the  certified report of the
20    Authority as specified in the Section, the Secretary of State
21    shall notify the person whose name appears on  the  certified
22    report   that  the  person's  vehicle  registration  will  be
23    suspended at  the  end  of  a  specified  period  unless  the
24    Secretary  of  State  is  presented  with  a  notice from the
25    Authority certifying that the fines or  penalties  owing  the
26    Authority  have  been  satisfied  or  that  inclusion of that
27    person's name on the certified  report  was  in  error.   The
28    Secretary's  notice  shall state in substance the information
29    contained  in  the  Authority's  certified  report   to   the
30    Secretary,  and shall be effective as specified by subsection
31    (c) of Section 6-211 of this Code.
 
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 1        (c)  The  report  from  the   Authority   notifying   the
 2    Secretary  of unsatisfied fines or penalties pursuant to this
 3    Section shall be certified and shall contain the following:
 4             (1)  The name,  last  known  address,  and  driver's
 5        license  number  of  the person who failed to satisfy the
 6        fines or penalties and the  registration  number  of  any
 7        vehicle  known  to  be  registered  in this State to that
 8        person.
 9             (2)  A statement that the Authority sent a notice of
10        impending suspension of the  person's  driver's  license,
11        vehicle  registration,    or both, as prescribed by rules
12        enacted pursuant to subsection (a-5) of Section 10 of the
13        Toll Highway Act, to the person named in  the  report  at
14        the  address  recorded  with  the Secretary of State; the
15        date on which the notice was sent;  and  the  address  to
16        which the notice was sent.
17        (d)  The  Authority,  after  making a certified report to
18    the Secretary pursuant to  this  Section,  shall  notify  the
19    Secretary,  on a form prescribed by the Secretary, whenever a
20    person named  in  the  certified  report  has  satisfied  the
21    previously  reported  fines  or  penalties  or  whenever  the
22    Authority  determines  that the original report was in error.
23    A certified copy of the notification shall also be given upon
24    request and at no  additional  charge  to  the  person  named
25    therein.   Upon  receipt  of  the Authority's notification or
26    presentation of a certified copy  of  the  notification,  the
27    Secretary shall terminate the suspension.
28        (e)  The  Authority  shall, by rule, establish procedures
29    for persons to challenge the accuracy of the certified report
30    made pursuant to this Section.  The rule shall  also  provide
31    the grounds for a challenge, which may be limited to:
32             (1)  the  person not having been the owner or lessee
33        of the vehicle or  vehicles  receiving  5  or  more  toll
34        violation  or  toll  evasion notices on the date or dates
 
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 1        the notices were issued; or
 2             (2)  the person having already satisfied  the  fines
 3        or  penalties  for  the 5 or more toll violations or toll
 4        evasions indicated on the certified report.
 5        (f)  All  notices  sent  by  the  Authority  to   persons
 6    involved in administrative adjudications, hearings, and final
 7    orders issued pursuant to rules implementing subsection (a-5)
 8    of  Section  10  of  the  Toll  Highway  Act shall state that
 9    failure to  satisfy  any  fine  or  penalty  imposed  by  the
10    Authority  shall  result in the Secretary of State suspending
11    the driving privileges, vehicle registration, or both, of the
12    person failing to satisfy the fines or penalties  imposed  by
13    the Authority.
14        (g)  A  person  may  request an administrative hearing to
15    contest an impending suspension or a suspension made pursuant
16    to this Section  upon  filing  a  written  request  with  the
17    Secretary.   The  filing  fee  for this hearing is $20, to be
18    paid at  the  time  of  the  request.   The  Authority  shall
19    reimburse  the Secretary for all reasonable costs incurred by
20    the Secretary as a result of the filing of a certified report
21    pursuant to this Section, including, but not limited to,  the
22    costs of providing notice required pursuant to subsection (b)
23    and  the  costs  incurred  by  the  Secretary  in any hearing
24    conducted  with  respect  to  the  report  pursuant  to  this
25    subsection and any appeal from that hearing.
26        (h)  The Secretary and the Authority may promulgate rules
27    to enable them to carry out their duties under this Section.
28        (i)  The Authority shall cooperate with the Secretary  in
29    the  administration  of  this  Section  and shall provide the
30    Secretary  with  any  information  the  Secretary  may   deem
31    necessary  for  these  purposes, including regular and timely
32    access to toll violation enforcement records.
33        The Secretary shall cooperate with the Authority  in  the
34    administration   of   this  Section  and  shall  provide  the
 
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 1    Authority  with  any  information  the  Authority  may   deem
 2    necessary for the purposes of this Section, including regular
 3    and  timely  access to vehicle registration records.  Section
 4    2-123 of this Code shall not apply to the provision  of  this
 5    information,  but  the  Secretary shall be reimbursed for the
 6    cost of providing this information.
 7        (j)  For purposes of this Section, the  term  "Authority"
 8    means the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.

 9        (625 ILCS 5/6-306.7 new)
10        Sec.  6-306.7.  Failure to satisfy fines or penalties for
11    toll  violations   or   evasions;   suspension   of   driving
12    privileges.
13        (a)  Upon receipt of a certified report, as prescribed by
14    subsection  (c)  of  this Section, from the Authority stating
15    that the owner of a registered vehicle has failed to  satisfy
16    any  fine  or  penalty resulting from a final order issued by
17    the Authority relating directly or indirectly to  5  or  more
18    toll  violations,  toll  evasions,  or both, the Secretary of
19    State shall suspend the driving privileges of the  person  in
20    accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section.
21        (b)  Following  receipt  of  the  certified report of the
22    Authority as specified in the Section, the Secretary of State
23    shall notify the person whose name appears on  the  certified
24    report  that  the person's driver's license will be suspended
25    at the end of a specified  period  unless  the  Secretary  of
26    State   is   presented  with  a  notice  from  the  Authority
27    certifying that the fines or penalties  owing  the  Authority
28    have  been  satisfied or that inclusion of that person's name
29    on the certified report was in error.  The Secretary's notice
30    shall state in substance the  information  contained  in  the
31    Authority's  certified  report to the Secretary, and shall be
32    effective as specified by subsection (c) of Section 6-211  of
33    this Code.
 
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 1        (c)  The   report   from   the  Authority  notifying  the
 2    Secretary of unsatisfied fines or penalties pursuant to  this
 3    Section shall be certified and shall contain the following:
 4             (1)  The  name,  last  known  address,  and driver's
 5        license number of the person who failed  to  satisfy  the
 6        fines  or  penalties  and  the registration number of any
 7        vehicle known to be registered  in  this  State  to  that
 8        person.
 9             (2)  A statement that the Authority sent a notice of
10        impending  suspension  of  the person's driver's license,
11        vehicle registration,  or both, as  prescribed  by  rules
12        enacted pursuant to subsection (a-5) of Section 10 of the
13        Toll  Highway  Act,  to the person named in the report at
14        the address recorded with the  Secretary  of  State;  the
15        date  on  which  the  notice was sent; and the address to
16        which the notice was sent.
17        (d)  The Authority, after making a  certified  report  to
18    the  Secretary  pursuant  to  this  Section, shall notify the
19    Secretary, on a form prescribed by the Secretary, whenever  a
20    person  named  in  the  certified  report  has  satisfied the
21    previously  reported  fines  or  penalties  or  whenever  the
22    Authority determines that the original report was  in  error.
23    A certified copy of the notification shall also be given upon
24    request  and  at  no  additional  charge  to the person named
25    therein.  Upon receipt of  the  Authority's  notification  or
26    presentation  of  a  certified  copy of the notification, the
27    Secretary shall terminate the suspension.
28        (e)  The Authority shall, by rule,  establish  procedures
29    for persons to challenge the accuracy of the certified report
30    made  pursuant  to this Section.  The rule shall also provide
31    the grounds for a challenge, which may be limited to:
32             (1)  the person not having been the owner or  lessee
33        of  the  vehicle  or  vehicles  receiving  5 or more toll
34        violations or toll evasion notices on the date  or  dates
 
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 1        the notices were issued; or
 2             (2)  the  person  having already satisfied the fines
 3        or penalties for the 5 or more toll  violations  or  toll
 4        evasions indicated on the certified report.
 5        (f)  All   notices  sent  by  the  Authority  to  persons
 6    involved in administrative adjudications, hearings, and final
 7    orders issued pursuant to rules implementing subsection (a-5)
 8    of Section 10 of  the  Toll  Highway  Act  shall  state  that
 9    failure  to  satisfy  any  fine  or  penalty  imposed  by the
10    Authority shall result in the Secretary of  State  suspending
11    the driving privileges, vehicle registration, or both, of the
12    person  failing  to satisfy the fines or penalties imposed by
13    the Authority.
14        (g)  A person may request an  administrative  hearing  to
15    contest an impending suspension or a suspension made pursuant
16    to  this  Section  upon  filing  a  written  request with the
17    Secretary.  The filing fee for this hearing  is  $20,  to  be
18    paid  at  the  time  of  the  request.   The  Authority shall
19    reimburse the Secretary for all reasonable costs incurred  by
20    the Secretary as a result of the filing of a certified report
21    pursuant  to this Section, including, but not limited to, the
22    costs of providing notice required pursuant to subsection (b)
23    and the costs  incurred  by  the  Secretary  in  any  hearing
24    conducted  with  respect  to  the  report  pursuant  to  this
25    subsection and any appeal from that hearing.
26        (h)  The Secretary and the Authority may promulgate rules
27    to enable them to carry out their duties under this Section.
28        (i)  The  Authority shall cooperate with the Secretary in
29    the administration of this  Section  and  shall  provide  the
30    Secretary   with  any  information  the  Secretary  may  deem
31    necessary for these purposes, including  regular  and  timely
32    access to toll violation enforcement records.
33        The  Secretary  shall cooperate with the Authority in the
34    administration  of  this  Section  and  shall   provide   the
 
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 1    Authority   with  any  information  the  Authority  may  deem
 2    necessary for the purposes of this Section, including regular
 3    and timely access to vehicle registration  records.   Section
 4    2-123  of  this Code shall not apply to the provision of this
 5    information, but the Secretary shall be  reimbursed  for  the
 6    cost of providing this information.
 7        (j)  For  purposes  of this Section, the term "Authority"
 8    means the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.

 9        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act  takes  effect  on
10    January 1, 2000.

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