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92_SB2161sam001 LRB9214970DHmbam01 1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2161 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 2161 by replacing 3 everything after the enacting clause with the following: 4 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 adding Section 4-214.1 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/4-214.1 new) 7 Sec. 4-214.1. Failure to pay fines, charges, and costs 8 on an abandoned vehicle. 9 (a) Whenever any resident of this State fails to pay any 10 fine, charge, or cost imposed for a violation of Section 11 4-201 of this Code, or a similar provision of a local 12 ordinance, the clerk may notify the Secretary of State, on a 13 report prescribed by the Secretary, and the Secretary shall 14 prohibit the renewal, reissue, or reinstatement of the 15 resident's driving privileges until the fine, charge, or cost 16 has been paid in full. The clerk shall provide notice to the 17 driver, at the driver's last known address as shown on the 18 court's records, stating that the action will be effective on 19 the 46th day following the date of the above notice if 20 payment is not received in full by the court of venue. 21 (b) Following receipt of the report from the clerk, the 22 Secretary of State shall make the proper notation to the -2- LRB9214970DHmbam01 1 driver's file to prohibit the renewal, reissue, or 2 reinstatement of the driver's driving privileges. Except as 3 provided in subsection (d) of this Section, the notation 4 shall not be removed from the driver's record until the 5 driver satisfies the outstanding fine, charge, or cost and an 6 appropriate notice on a form prescribed by the Secretary is 7 received by the Secretary from the court of venue, stating 8 that the fine, charge, or cost has been paid in full. Upon 9 payment in full of a fine, charge, or court cost which has 10 previously been reported under this Section as unpaid, the 11 clerk of the court shall present the driver with a signed 12 receipt containing the seal of the court indicating that the 13 fine, charge, or cost has been paid in full, and shall 14 forward immediately to the Secretary of State a notice 15 stating that the fine, charge, or cost has been paid in full. 16 (c) Notwithstanding the receipt of a report from the 17 clerk as prescribed in subsection (a), nothing in this 18 Section is intended to place any responsibility upon the 19 Secretary of State to provide independent notice to the 20 driver of any potential action to disallow the renewal, 21 reissue, or reinstatement of the driver's driving privileges. 22 (d) The Secretary of State shall renew, reissue, or 23 reinstate a driver's driving privileges which were previously 24 refused under this Section upon presentation of an original 25 receipt which is signed by the clerk of the court and 26 contains the seal of the court indicating that the fine, 27 charge, or cost has been paid in full. The Secretary of 28 State shall retain the receipt for his or her records.".