Bill Text: IL HB5777 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that vehicles installed with data recording devices must disclose the presence of the data recording device and its functions in the owner's manual. Defines a data recording device as a device that (1) records the vehicle's speed and direction of travel; (2) records the vehicle's location; (3) records steering performance; (4) records brake performance including but not limited to whether brakes were applied before an accident; (5) records the driver's seat belt status; or (6) can transmit information concerning an accident to a central communications system. Provides that data recorded by a data recording device can only be accessed (1) with the owner's consent; (2) by court order; (3) for the purpose of researching motor vehicle safety provided the identity of the driver is not disclosed; (4) by a vehicle dealer or repairer for the purpose of diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the vehicle; or (5) according to a subscription service. Provides that these provisions apply only to vehicles manufactured or data recording devices installed on or after the effective date of this Act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB5777 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB5777-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 12-614 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/12-614 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 12-614. Data recording devices. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) For the purposes of this Section,
"data recording | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | device" means a device that is installed by the manufacturer of | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | the vehicle and which does any of the following, for the | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | purpose of retrieving data after an accident: | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (1) records the vehicle's speed or direction of travel; | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (2) records the vehicle's location or location | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | history; | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | (3) records steering performance; | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (4) records brake performance including but not | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | limited to whether brakes were applied before an accident; | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (5) records the driver's seat belt status; or | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (6) has the ability to transmit information concerning | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | an accident in which the motor vehicle has been involved to | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | a central communications system when an accident occurs. | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (b) A manufacturer of a motor vehicle sold or leased in | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | this State that is equipped with a data recording device shall |
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1 | disclose the presence and functions of any data recording | ||||||
2 | device in the owner's manual for the vehicle. | ||||||
3 | (c) Data recorded on a data recording device may not be | ||||||
4 | downloaded or otherwise retrieved by a person other than the | ||||||
5 | registered owner of the motor vehicle unless: | ||||||
6 | (1) the registered owner of the motor vehicle consents | ||||||
7 | to the retrieval of the information; | ||||||
8 | (2) in response to a court order; | ||||||
9 | (3) for the purpose of improving motor vehicle safety, | ||||||
10 | including for medical research of the human body's reaction | ||||||
11 | to motor vehicle accidents; or | ||||||
12 | (4) the data is retrieved by a licensed dealer or by an | ||||||
13 | automotive technician for the purpose of diagnosing, | ||||||
14 | servicing, or repairing the motor vehicle. | ||||||
15 | (d) A person authorized to download or otherwise retrieve | ||||||
16 | data from a data recording device under paragraph (3) of | ||||||
17 | subsection (c) of this Section may not release that data except | ||||||
18 | to share the data among the motor vehicle safety and medical | ||||||
19 | research communities to advance motor vehicle safety, and only | ||||||
20 | if the identity of the registered owner or driver is not | ||||||
21 | disclosed. The disclosure of the vehicle identification number | ||||||
22 | (VIN) does not constitute the disclosure of the identity of the | ||||||
23 | registered owner or driver under this subsection. | ||||||
24 | (e) If a motor vehicle is equipped with a data recording | ||||||
25 | device that is capable of recording or transmitting information | ||||||
26 | and that recording or transmission is part of a subscription |
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1 | service, the subscription service shall be exempt from | ||||||
2 | subsection (c) of this Section provided that the fact that | ||||||
3 | information may be recorded or transmitted is disclosed in the | ||||||
4 | subscription service agreement. | ||||||
5 | (f) This Section applies to all motor vehicles manufactured | ||||||
6 | and data recording devices installed on or after the effective | ||||||
7 | date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
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