Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH
20 ILCS 4005/ - Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act.

(20 ILCS 4005/1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1301)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 1.
This Act shall be known as the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act.

(Source: P.A. 102-904, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1302)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 2.
The purpose of this Act is to prevent, combat and reduce vehicle hijacking and related violent crime as well as
motor vehicle theft in Illinois; to improve and support vehicle hijacking and motor vehicle theft
law enforcement, prosecution and administration of vehicle hijacking and motor vehicle
theft and insurance verification laws by establishing statewide planning capabilities for and
coordination of financial resources.

(Source: P.A. 102-904, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1303)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 3.
As used in this Act:
(a) (Blank).
(b) "Council" means the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification
Council.
(b-2) "Director" means the Director of the Secretary of State Department of Police.
(b-5) "Police" means the Secretary of State Department of Police.
(b-7) "Secretary" means the Secretary of State.
(c) "Trust Fund" means the Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Trust Fund.

(Source: P.A. 102-904, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1304)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 4.
There is hereby created an Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor
Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council, which shall exercise its powers, duties and
responsibilities. There shall be 11 members of
the Council consisting of the Secretary of State or his designee, the Director
of the Illinois State Police, the State's Attorney of Cook County, the
Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department, and the following 7 additional
members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Secretary of State: a state's attorney
of a county other than Cook, a chief executive law enforcement official from
a jurisdiction other than the City of Chicago, 5 representatives of insurers
authorized to write motor vehicle insurance in this State, all of whom shall
be domiciled in this State.
The Director shall be the Chairman of the
Council. All members of the Council appointed by the Secretary
shall serve at the discretion of the Secretary for a term not to
exceed 4 years. The Council shall meet at least quarterly.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-904, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/5) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1305)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 5.

Members of the Council shall serve without compensation. All
members shall be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with their duties.

(Source: P.A. 86-1408.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/6) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1306)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 6.
The Secretary shall employ, in
accordance with the provisions of the Illinois Personnel Code, such
administrative, professional, clerical, and other personnel as may be
required and may organize such staff as may be appropriate to effectuate
the purposes of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 100-373, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/7) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1307)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 7.
The Council shall have the following powers, duties and
responsibilities:
(Source: P.A. 102-904, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/8) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1308)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 8.
(a) A special fund is created in the State Treasury known as
the Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Trust Fund, which shall be administered
by the Secretary at the direction of the Council.
All interest earned from the investment or deposit of monies accumulated
in the Trust Fund shall, pursuant to Section 4.1 of the State Finance Act,
be deposited in the Trust Fund.
(b) Money deposited in this Trust Fund shall not be considered general
revenue of the State of Illinois.
(c) Money deposited in the Trust Fund shall be used only to enhance efforts
to effectuate the purposes of this Act as determined by the Council and shall
not be appropriated, loaned or in any manner transferred to the General Revenue
Fund of the State of Illinois.
(d) Prior to April 1, 1991, and prior to April 1 of each year thereafter,
each insurer engaged in writing private passenger motor vehicle insurance
coverages which are included in Class 2 and Class 3 of Section 4 of the
Illinois Insurance Code, as a condition of its authority to transact business
in this State, may collect and shall pay into the Trust Fund an amount
equal to $1.00, or a
lesser amount determined by the Council, multiplied by the insurer's total
earned car years of private passenger motor vehicle insurance policies
providing physical damage insurance coverage written in this State during the
preceding calendar year.
(e) Money in the Trust Fund shall be expended as follows:
(f) Insurers contributing to the Trust Fund shall have a property interest
in the unexpended money in the Trust Fund, which property interest shall not be
retroactively changed or extinguished by the General Assembly.
(g) In the event the Trust Fund were to be discontinued or the Council were
to be dissolved by act of the General Assembly or by operation of law, then,
notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5 of the State Finance Act, any
balance remaining therein shall be returned to the insurers writing private
passenger motor vehicle insurance in proportion to their financial
contributions to the Trust Fund and any assets of the Council shall be
liquidated and returned in the same manner after deduction of administrative
costs.

(Source: P.A. 102-904, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/8.5)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-775)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 8.5. State Police Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund. The State Police Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund is created as a trust fund in the State treasury. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of the Fund. The State Police Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund is established to receive funds from the Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. All interest earned from the investment or deposit of moneys accumulated in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund. Moneys in the Fund shall be used by the Illinois State Police for motor vehicle theft prevention purposes.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22.)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-904)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2025)
Sec. 8.5. State Police Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund. The State Police Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund is created as a trust fund in the State treasury. The State Treasurer shall be the custodian of the Trust Fund. The Trust Fund is established to receive funds from the Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council. All interest earned from the investment or deposit of moneys accumulated in the Trust Fund shall be deposited into the Trust Fund. Moneys in the Trust Fund shall be used by the Illinois State Police for motor vehicle theft prevention purposes.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-904, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/8.6)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-775)
Sec. 8.6. State Police Training and Academy Fund; Law Enforcement Training Fund. Before April 1 of each year, each insurer engaged in writing private passenger motor vehicle insurance coverage that is included in Class 2 and Class 3 of Section 4 of the Illinois Insurance Code, as a condition of its authority to transact business in this State, may collect and shall pay to the Department of Insurance an amount equal to $4, or a lesser amount determined by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Board by rule, multiplied by the insurer's total earned car years of private passenger motor vehicle insurance policies providing physical damage insurance coverage written in this State during the preceding calendar year. Of the amounts collected under this Section, the Department of Insurance shall deposit 10% into the State Police Training and Academy Fund and 90% into the Law Enforcement Training Fund.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-775, eff. 5-13-22.)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-1071)
Sec. 8.6. State Police Training and Academy Fund; Law Enforcement Training Fund. Before April 1 of each year, each insurer engaged in writing private passenger motor vehicle insurance coverage that is included in Class 2 and Class 3 of Section 4 of the Illinois Insurance Code, as a condition of its authority to transact business in this State, shall collect and remit to the Department of Insurance an amount equal to $4, or a lesser amount determined by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board by rule, multiplied by the insurer's total earned car years of private passenger motor vehicle insurance policies providing physical damage insurance coverage written in this State during the preceding calendar year. Of the amounts collected under this Section, the Department of Insurance shall deposit 10% into the State Police Training and Academy Fund and 90% into the Law Enforcement Training Fund.

(Source: P.A. 102-16, eff. 6-17-21; 102-1071, eff. 6-10-22.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/9)
Sec. 9.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 86-1408; text omitted.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/10)
Sec. 10.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 86-1408; text omitted.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/11)
Sec. 11.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 86-1408; text omitted.)
 
(20 ILCS 4005/12)
Sec. 12. Repeal. Sections 1 through 11 are repealed January 1, 2025.

(Source: P.A. 99-251, eff. 1-1-16; 100-373, eff. 1-1-18.)

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