G6-93 •
CITY OF ELGIN
ORDINANCE NO. G6-93
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 11 ENTITLED "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC" OF THE
ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED
ADOPTED BY THE
few CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ELGIN
ON THIS 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1993
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the City Council of
the City of Elgin, Kane and Cook
Counties, Illinois, on this
i.•. 25th day of February, 1993 .
STATE OF ILLINOIS )
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COUNTY OF KANE )
CERTIFICATE
I, Dolonna Mecum, certify that I am the duly appointed
and acting municipal clerk of the City of Elgin, Cook and Kane
Counties, Illinois .
I further certify that on February 24, 1993, the
Corporate Authorities of such municipality passed and approved
Ordinance No. G6-93, entitled An Ordinance Amending Title 11
Entitled "Vehicles and Traffic" of the Elgin Municipal Code,
1976, as Amended, which provided by its terms that it should be
published in pamphlet form.
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The pamphlet form of Ordinance No. G6-93, including
the Ordinance and a cover sheet thereof, was prepared, and a
copy of such Ordinance was posted in the municipal building,
commencing on February 25, 1993, and continuing for at least
ten days thereafter. Copies of such Ordinance were also
available for public inspection upon request in the office of
the municipal clerk.
DATED at Elgin, Illinois, on February 25, 1993 .
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Municipal C erk
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Ordinance No. G6-93
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 11 ENTITLED "VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC" OF THE
ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN,
ILLINOIS:
Section 1 . That Title 11 entitled "Vehicles and Traffic"
of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended, be and is
hereby further amended by adding Chapter 11 .21 to read as
follows :
Chapter 11 .21 Mandatory Insurance
11 .21 . 010 Insurance card.
Every operator of a motor vehicle subject to
Chapter 951 , Section 7-601 of the Illinois Revised
Statutes Shall carry within the vehicle evidence of
insurance. The evidence shall be legible and
sufficient to demonstrate that the motor vehicle
currently is covered by a liability insurance policy
as required under Chapter 95/ , Section 7-601 of the
Illinois Revised Statutes and may include, but is
not limited to, the following:
A. An insurance card provided by the insurer
under this section;
B. The combination of proof of purchase of the
motor vehicle within the previous 60 days and a
current insurance card issued for the motor vehicle
replaced by such purchase;
C. The current declarations page of a
liability insurance policy;
D. A liability insurance binder, certificate
of liability insurance or receipt for payment to an
insurer or its authorized representative for a
liability insurance premium, provided such document
contains all information the Secretary of State by
rule and regulation may require;
E . A current rental or leased vehicle
agreement;
F. Registration plates, registration sticker
p', . or other evidence of registration issued by the
Secretary of State only upon submission of proof of
liability insurance pursuant to the Illinois Revised
Statutes;
G. A certificate, decal, or other document or
device issued by a governmental agency for a motor
vehicle indicating the vehicle is insured for
liability pursuant to law.
The evidence of insurance shall be displayed
upon request made by any enforcement officer wearing
a uniform or displaying a badge or other sign of
authority. Any person who fails or refuses to
comply with such request is in violation of this
ordinance. Any person who displays evidence of
insurance, knowing there is no valid liability
insurance in effect on the motor vehicle as required
under this ordinance or knowing the evidence of
insurance is illegally altered, counterfeit or
otherwise invalid, is in violation of this ordinance.
"Display" means the manual surrender of the
evidence of insurance into the hands of the law
enforcement officer making the request for the
officer' s inspection thereof.
No person shall be found to be in violation of
this chapter who presents evidence that he was in
compliance with this chapter at the time he was
eissued the citation.
11.21 . 020 Penalty for violation.
Any person convicted of violating the
provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a
fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Section 3 . That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect ten days after its passage and publication in
pamphlet form in the manner provided
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Georg VanDeVoorde, Mayor
Presented: February 24 , 1993
Passed: February 24, 1993
Omnibus Vote: Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded: February 25, 1993
Published:
Attest:
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Dolonna Mecum, -it Clerk