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91_HB1870eng HB1870 Engrossed LRB9103883KSgc 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code to change 2 Section 7-211. 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 changing Section 7-211 as follows: 7 (625 ILCS 5/7-211) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-211) 8 Sec. 7-211. Duration of suspension. 9 (a) Unless a suspension is terminated under other 10 provisions of this Code, the driver's license or registration 11 and nonresident's operating privilege suspended as provided 12 in Section 7-205 shall remain suspended and shall not be 13 renewed nor shall any license or registration be issued to 14 the person until: 15 1. The person deposits or there shall be deposited 16 and filed on the person's behalf the security required 17 under Section 7-201; 18 2. Two years have elapsed following the date the 19 driver's license and registrations were suspended and 20 evidence satisfactory to the Secretary of State that 21 during the period no action for damages arising out of a 22 motor vehicle accident has been properly filed; 23 3. Receipt of proper notice that the person has 24 filed bankruptcy which would include all claims for 25 personal injury and property damage resulting from the 26 accident; or 27 4. After the expiration of 5 years from the date of 28 the accident, the Secretary of State has not received 29 documentation that any action at law for damages arising 30 out of the motor vehicle accident has been filed against 31 the person. HB1870 Engrossed -2- LRB9103883KSgc 1 An affidavit that no action at law for damages arising 2 out of the motor vehicle accident has been filed against the 3 applicant, or if filed that it is not still pending shall be 4 prima facie evidence of that fact. The Secretary of State may 5 take whatever steps are necessary to verify the statement set 6 forth in the applicant's affidavit. 7 (b) The driver's license or registration and 8 nonresident's operating privileges suspended as provided in 9 Section 7-205 shall also remain suspended and shall not be 10 renewed nor shall any license or registration be issued to 11 the person until the person gives proof of his or her 12 financial responsibility in the future as provided in Section 13 1-164.57-302. The proof is to be maintained by the person 14 in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of State for a 15 period of 3 years after the date the proof is first filed. 16 (Source: P.A. 90-264, eff. 1-1-98.) 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 18 becoming law.