HB 4494

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act. Provides for the repeal of the Act's repealer. Amends the School Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires all driver education courses to include information pertaining to the best practices for safely sharing the roadway with bicyclists and pedestrians. Allows the Secretary of State to disclose social security numbers and associated information to the Selective Service System for compliance purposes. Prohibits a person from, without authority, acquiring, selling, exchanging, giving away, or transferring a salvage vehicle. Includes an unvacated revocation of a pretrial release in the definition of "conviction". Removes a provision that requires a person whose license is suspended to surrender the license to the Secretary and removes holding a suspended license from the offense of unlawful use of a license or permit. Increases the maximum period of time a seasonal restricted permit for farmers may be held from 180 days to 210 days, in accordance with updated federal regulations. Clarifies that a driver's license suspended after involvement in an uninsured vehicle crash shall remain suspended until the applicable statute of limitations for recovering damages has expired unless a driver submits a security deposit with the Secretary in the amount of damages expected to be entered in any civil suit arising from the crash. Allows the Secretary to destroy records over 20 years old under specified conditions. Requires bicyclists to adhere to traffic signals and motorists to yield the right of way to bicyclists adhering to those signals, and allows bicyclists to proceed in accordance with pedestrian traffic signals. Requires motorists passing a bicyclist to change lanes, if possible and, if not, maintain a distance of at least 3 feet from the bicyclist. Prohibits a motorist from driving in a bike or pedestrian lane or trail. Makes the submission to an examination for the purpose of obtaining a driver's license or permit for some other person a Class 4 felony (was previously designated as a Class A misdemeanor).