Bill Text: IL SB3321 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that failure to pay a fine for a violation of any statute, not just traffic violations, on a conviction entered on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act will prevent the issuance, renewal, reissue, or reinstatement of driving privileges.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3321 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB3321-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB3321 Introduced 2/14/2014, by Sen. William R. Haine SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/6-306.6 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.6
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that failure to pay a fine for a violation of any statute, not just traffic violations, on a conviction entered on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act will prevent the issuance, renewal, reissue, or reinstatement of driving privileges.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 6-306.6 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/6-306.6) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.6)
Sec. 6-306.6. Failure to pay traffic fines, penalties,
fees, or court costs.
(a) Whenever any resident of this State fails to pay any
traffic fine, penalty, fee, or cost imposed for a violation of
this Code, any other statute, or similar provision of local
ordinance, the clerk may notify the Secretary of State, on a
report prescribed by the Secretary, and the Secretary shall
prohibit the issuance, renewal, reissue or reinstatement of
such resident's driving privileges until such fine, penalty,
fee, or cost has been paid in full. The clerk shall provide
notice to the driver, at the driver's last known address as
shown on the court's records, stating that such action will be
effective on the 46th day following the date of the above
notice if payment is not received in full by the court of
venue.
(a-1) Whenever any resident of this State who has made a
partial payment on any traffic fine, penalty, or cost that was

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imposed under a conviction entered on or after the effective
date of this amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, for a
violation of this Code or a similar provision of a local
ordinance, or any fine, fee, penalty, or cost that was imposed
under a conviction entered on or after the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly for a
violation of this Code, any other statute, or a similar
provision of a local ordinance, fails to pay the remainder of
the outstanding fine, penalty, fee, or cost within the time
limit set by the court, the clerk may notify the Secretary of
State, on a report prescribed by the Secretary, and the
Secretary shall prohibit the renewal, reissue, or
reinstatement of the resident's driving privileges until the
fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full. The clerk
shall provide notice to the driver, at the driver's last known
address as shown on the court's records, stating that the
action will be effective on the 46th day following the date of
the notice if payment is not received in full by the court of
venue.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (b-1), following
receipt of the report from the clerk, the Secretary of State
shall make the proper notation to the driver's file to prohibit
the issuance, renewal, reissue or reinstatement of such
driver's driving privileges. Except as provided in paragraph
(2) of subsection (d) of this Section, such notation shall not
be removed from the driver's record until the driver satisfies

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the outstanding fine, penalty, fee, or cost and an appropriate
notice on a form prescribed by the Secretary is received by the
Secretary from the court of venue, stating that such fine,
penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full. Upon payment in
full of a traffic fine, penalty, or court cost which has
previously been reported under this Section as unpaid, the
clerk of the court shall present the driver with a signed
receipt containing the seal of the court indicating that such
fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full, and shall
forward forthwith to the Secretary of State a notice stating
that the fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full.
(b-1) In a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more,
following receipt of the report from the clerk, the Secretary
of State shall make the proper notation to the driver's file to
prohibit the issuance, renewal, reissue or reinstatement of
such driver's driving privileges. Such notation shall not be
removed from the driver's record until the driver satisfies the
outstanding fine, penalty, fee, or cost and an appropriate
notice on a form prescribed by the Secretary is received by the
Secretary directly from the court of venue, stating that such
fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been paid in full. Upon payment
in full of a traffic fine, penalty, or court cost which has
previously been reported under this Section as unpaid, the
clerk of the court shall forward forthwith directly to the
Secretary of State a notice stating that the fine, penalty,
fee, or cost has been paid in full and shall provide the driver

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with a signed receipt containing the seal of the court,
indicating that the fine, penalty, and cost have been paid in
full. The receipt may not be used by the driver to clear the
driver's record.
(c) The provisions of this Section shall be limited to a
single action per arrest and as a post conviction measure only.
Fines, penalty, or costs to be collected subsequent to orders
of court supervision, or other available court diversions are
not applicable to this Section.
(d)(1) Notwithstanding the receipt of a report from the
clerk as prescribed in subsections (a) and (e), nothing in this
Section is intended to place any responsibility upon the
Secretary of State to provide independent notice to the driver
of any potential action to disallow the issuance, renewal,
reissue or reinstatement of such driver's driving privileges.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (b-1), the Secretary
of State shall renew, reissue or reinstate a driver's driving
privileges which were previously refused pursuant to this
Section upon presentation of an original receipt which is
signed by the clerk of the court and contains the seal of the
court indicating that the fine, penalty, fee, or cost has been
paid in full. The Secretary of State shall retain such receipt
for his records.
(e) Upon receipt of notification from another state that is
a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977, stating a
resident of this State failed to pay a traffic fine, penalty,

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or cost imposed for a violation that occurs in another state,
the Secretary shall make the proper notation to the driver's
license file to prohibit the renewal, reissue, or reinstatement
of the resident's driving privileges until the fine, penalty,
or cost has been paid in full. The Secretary of State shall
renew, reissue, or reinstate the driver's driving privileges
that were previously refused under this Section upon receipt of
notification from the other state that indicates that the fine,
penalty, or cost has been paid in full. The Secretary of State
shall retain the out-of-state receipt for his or her records.
(Source: P.A. 98-178, eff. 1-1-14.)