Bill Amendment: IL HB4472 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: VEH CD-LIABILITY INSURANCE
Status: 2018-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0828 [HB4472 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4472-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: VEH CD-LIABILITY INSURANCE
Status: 2018-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0828 [HB4472 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB4472-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4472
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4472 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 7-601 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/7-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-601)
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7 | Sec. 7-601. Required liability insurance policy.
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8 | (a) No person shall operate, register or maintain | ||||||
9 | registration of, and no
owner shall permit another person to | ||||||
10 | operate, register or maintain registration
of, a motor vehicle | ||||||
11 | designed to be used on a public highway in this State unless | ||||||
12 | the motor
vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy.
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13 | The insurance policy shall be issued in amounts no less | ||||||
14 | than the minimum
amounts set for bodily injury or death and for | ||||||
15 | destruction of property under
Section 7-203 of this Code, and | ||||||
16 | shall be issued in accordance with the
requirements of Sections |
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1 | 143a and 143a-2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, as
amended. No | ||||||
2 | insurer other than an insurer authorized to do business in this
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3 | State shall issue a policy pursuant to this Section for any | ||||||
4 | vehicle subject to
registration under this Code. Nothing herein | ||||||
5 | shall deprive an insurer of any
policy defense available at | ||||||
6 | common law.
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7 | (b) The following vehicles are exempt from the requirements | ||||||
8 | of this Section:
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9 | (1) vehicles subject to the provisions of Chapters 8 or | ||||||
10 | 18a, Article
III or Section 7-609 of Chapter 7, or
Sections | ||||||
11 | 12-606 or 12-707.01 of Chapter 12 of this Code;
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12 | (2) vehicles required to file proof of liability | ||||||
13 | insurance with the
Illinois Commerce Commission;
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14 | (3) vehicles covered by a certificate of | ||||||
15 | self-insurance under Section
7-502 of this Code;
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16 | (4) vehicles owned by the United States, the State of | ||||||
17 | Illinois, or any
political subdivision, municipality or | ||||||
18 | local mass transit district;
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19 | (5) implements of husbandry;
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20 | (6) other vehicles complying with laws which require | ||||||
21 | them to be insured
in amounts meeting or exceeding the | ||||||
22 | minimum amounts required under this
Section; and
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23 | (7) inoperable or stored vehicles that are not | ||||||
24 | operated, as defined by
rules and regulations of the | ||||||
25 | Secretary.
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26 | (c) Every employee of a State agency, as that term is |
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1 | defined in the
Illinois State Auditing Act,
who is assigned a
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2 | specific vehicle owned or leased by the State on an ongoing | ||||||
3 | basis shall provide
the certification described in this Section | ||||||
4 | annually to the director or chief
executive officer of his or | ||||||
5 | her agency.
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6 | The certification shall affirm that the employee is duly | ||||||
7 | licensed to
drive the assigned vehicle and that (i) the | ||||||
8 | employee has liability insurance
coverage extending to the | ||||||
9 | employee when the assigned vehicle is used for other
than | ||||||
10 | official State business, or (ii) the employee has filed
a bond | ||||||
11 | with the Secretary of State as proof of financial | ||||||
12 | responsibility, in an
amount equal to, or in excess of the | ||||||
13 | requirements stated within this Section.
Upon request of the | ||||||
14 | agency director or chief executive officer, the employee
shall | ||||||
15 | present evidence to
support
the certification.
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16 | The certification shall be provided during the period July | ||||||
17 | 1 through July
31 of each calendar year, or within 30 days of | ||||||
18 | any new assignment of a vehicle
on
an ongoing basis, whichever | ||||||
19 | is later.
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20 | The employee's authorization to use the assigned vehicle | ||||||
21 | shall
automatically
be rescinded upon:
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22 | (1) the revocation or suspension of the license | ||||||
23 | required to drive the
assigned vehicle;
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24 | (2) the cancellation or termination for any reason of | ||||||
25 | the automobile
liability insurance coverage as required in | ||||||
26 | item (c) (i); or
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1 | (3) the termination of the bond filed with the | ||||||
2 | Secretary of State.
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3 | All State employees providing the required certification | ||||||
4 | shall immediately
notify the agency director or chief executive | ||||||
5 | officer in the event any of these
actions occur.
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6 | All peace
officers employed by a State agency who are | ||||||
7 | primarily responsible for
prevention and detection of crime and | ||||||
8 | the enforcement of the criminal, traffic,
or
highway laws of | ||||||
9 | this State, and prohibited by agency rule or policy to use an
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10 | assigned vehicle owned or leased by the State for regular | ||||||
11 | personal or off-duty
use, are exempt from the requirements of | ||||||
12 | this Section.
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13 | (d) No person shall operate a motor vehicle registered in | ||||||
14 | another state upon the highways of this State unless the | ||||||
15 | vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy issued by | ||||||
16 | the state where the vehicle is registered. The operator of the | ||||||
17 | vehicle shall carry within the vehicle evidence of the | ||||||
18 | insurance. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 100-202, eff. 1-1-18 .)".
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