Bill Text: IL SB1879 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning failure to satisfy fines for toll violations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB1879 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB1879-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB1879 Introduced 2/10/2017, by Sen. James F. Clayborne, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-704.2
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning failure to satisfy fines for toll violations.
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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 3-704.2 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-704.2)
Sec. 3-704.2. Failure to satisfy fines or penalties for
toll violations or evasions; suspension of vehicle
registration.
(a) Upon receipt of a certified report, as prescribed by
subsection (c) of this Section, from the the Authority stating
that the owner of a registered vehicle has failed to satisfy
any fine or penalty resulting from a final order issued by the
Authority relating directly or indirectly to 5 or more toll
violations, toll evasions, or both, the Secretary of State
shall suspend the vehicle registration of the person in
accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section.
(b) Following receipt of the certified report of the
Authority as specified in the Section, the Secretary of State
shall notify the person whose name appears on the certified
report that the person's vehicle registration will be suspended
at the end of a specified period unless the Secretary of State
is presented with a notice from the Authority certifying that

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the fines or penalties owing the Authority have been satisfied
or that inclusion of that person's name on the certified report
was in error. The Secretary's notice shall state in substance
the information contained in the Authority's certified report
to the Secretary, and shall be effective as specified by
subsection (c) of Section 6-211 of this Code.
(c) The report from the Authority notifying the Secretary
of unsatisfied fines or penalties pursuant to this Section
shall be certified and shall contain the following:
(1) The name, last known address, and driver's license
number of the person who failed to satisfy the fines or
penalties and the registration number of any vehicle known
to be registered in this State to that person.
(2) A statement that the Authority sent a notice of
impending suspension of the person's driver's license,
vehicle registration, or both, as prescribed by rules
enacted pursuant to subsection (a-5) of Section 10 of the
Toll Highway Act, to the person named in the report at the
address recorded with the Secretary of State; the date on
which the notice was sent; and the address to which the
notice was sent.
(d) The Authority, after making a certified report to the
Secretary pursuant to this Section, shall notify the Secretary,
on a form prescribed by the Secretary, whenever a person named
in the certified report has satisfied the previously reported
fines or penalties or whenever the Authority determines that

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the original report was in error. A certified copy of the
notification shall also be given upon request and at no
additional charge to the person named therein. Upon receipt of
the Authority's notification or presentation of a certified
copy of the notification, the Secretary shall terminate the
suspension.
(e) The Authority shall, by rule, establish procedures for
persons to challenge the accuracy of the certified report made
pursuant to this Section. The rule shall also provide the
grounds for a challenge, which may be limited to:
(1) the person not having been the owner or lessee of
the vehicle or vehicles receiving 5 or more toll violation
or toll evasion notices on the date or dates the notices
were issued; or
(2) the person having already satisfied the fines or
penalties for the 5 or more toll violations or toll
evasions indicated on the certified report.
(f) All notices sent by the Authority to persons involved
in administrative adjudications, hearings, and final orders
issued pursuant to rules implementing subsection (a-5) of
Section 10 of the Toll Highway Act shall state that failure to
satisfy any fine or penalty imposed by the Authority shall
result in the Secretary of State suspending the driving
privileges, vehicle registration, or both, of the person
failing to satisfy the fines or penalties imposed by the
Authority.

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(g) A person may request an administrative hearing to
contest an impending suspension or a suspension made pursuant
to this Section upon filing a written request with the
Secretary. The filing fee for this hearing is $20, to be paid
at the time of the request. The Authority shall reimburse the
Secretary for all reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary as
a result of the filing of a certified report pursuant to this
Section, including, but not limited to, the costs of providing
notice required pursuant to subsection (b) and the costs
incurred by the Secretary in any hearing conducted with respect
to the report pursuant to this subsection and any appeal from
that hearing.
(h) The Secretary and the Authority may promulgate rules to
enable them to carry out their duties under this Section.
(i) The Authority shall cooperate with the Secretary in the
administration of this Section and shall provide the Secretary
with any information the Secretary may deem necessary for these
purposes, including regular and timely access to toll violation
enforcement records.
The Secretary shall cooperate with the Authority in the
administration of this Section and shall provide the Authority
with any information the Authority may deem necessary for the
purposes of this Section, including regular and timely access
to vehicle registration records. Section 2-123 of this Code
shall not apply to the provision of this information, but the
Secretary shall be reimbursed for the cost of providing this

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information.
(j) For purposes of this Section, the term "Authority"
means the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
(Source: P.A. 91-277, eff. 1-1-00.)