Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is a violation for a person not entitled to the possession of a vehicle or essential part of a vehicle to receive, possess, conceal, sell, dispose, or transfer it with the intent to permanently or temporarily deprive the owner of his or her title to or possession of the vehicle. Deletes language providing that it may be inferred that a person exercising exclusive unexplained possession over a stolen or converted vehicle or an essential part of a stolen or converted vehicle has knowledge that such vehicle or essential part is stolen or converted. Provides instead that the trier of fact may infer that a person intends to permanently or temporarily deprive the owner of his or her title to or possession of the vehicle if the person: (i) operates a vehicle or possesses an essential part of a vehicle without the consent of the owner; or (ii) exercises exclusive unexplained possession over a vehicle or an essential part of a vehicle.
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Amends the Election Code. Provides that no candidate for President or Vice President of the United States shall appear on the official ballot if that candidate has not filed copies of all of his or her tax returns with the State Board of Elections at least 50 days prior to the general election. Defines "tax returns" to mean any tax returns filed with the federal Internal Revenue Service for the 5-year period prior to the general election.
Appropriates funding from the General Revenue Fund to the State Board of Elections for grants to county clerks and boards of election commissioners for the funding of election cybersecurity infrastructure for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018. Effective immediately.
Amends the School Code. Provides that a person who knowingly enrolls or attempts to enroll, on a tuition-free basis, a pupil known by that person to be a nonresident of a school district having a population of 500,000 or more or who knowingly or willfully presents to a school district having a population of 500,000 or more any false information regarding the residency of a pupil for the purpose of enabling that pupil to attend any school in that district without the payment of a nonresident tuition charge shall also be charged a civil penalty of at least $30,000. Effective immediately.
Amends the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall create and operate a statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system. Provides that the statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system shall: (1) track the location and status of sexual assault evidence kits throughout the criminal justice process, including the initial collection in examinations performed at medical facilities, receipt at local law enforcement agencies, and receipt and analysis at forensic laboratories; (2) allow medical facilities performing sexual assault forensic examinations, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, State and local crime laboratories, and other entities who have physical custody of sexual assault evidence kits to update and track the status and location of sexual assault evidence kits; (3) allow victims of sexual assault to anonymously track and receive updates regarding the status of their sexual assault evidence kit; and (4) use technology to allow continuous access for appropriate personnel. Provides that the Department may phase in initial participation in the statewide sexual assault evidence kit tracking system by region, volume, or other appropriate classification. Provides that all entities who have custody of sexual assault evidence kits shall fully participate in the system by no later than July 1, 2019. Makes other changes.
Amends the Workers' Compensation Act. Provides that an attorney's claim for compensation for services rendered in connection with the defense of a claim may not exceed 20% of the amount sought by the claimant or 20% of the amount saved for the employer or insurer, whichever is less. Effective immediately.
Amends the Election Code. Authorizes election authorities to conduct risk-limiting audits before and after the certification of election results. Provides that the determination to conduct a risk-limiting audit, the scope of an audit, and the uses of the results of an audit are entirely within the discretion of the election authority. Requires the State Board of Elections to adopt rules for the creation of a certification process for certifying that the procedure to be used by an election authority comports with the specified requirements. Provides for waiver of the certification process. Defines "risk-limiting audit". Effective immediately.
Amends the Code of Civil Procedure. Provides that a settlement agreement in an action for damages for personal injury based on childhood sexual abuse shall not include the following: (1) a confidentiality provision binding on the person abused; or (2) a non-disparagement provision binding on the person abused.
Amends the Property Tax Code. Creates a homestead exemption for property if the owner: (i) replaces a lead-containing service line on the property with a service line that does not contain lead; and (ii) connects that line to a water main that does not contain lead or is replaced with a water main that does not contain lead at the same time as the improvements to the service line are made. Provides that the amount of the exemption is equal to the cost of replacing the lead-containing service lines on the property. Effective immediately.
Amends the Transportation Network Providers Act. Provides that a transportation network company shall implement a policy on driver-passenger identification. Provides that a transportation network company driver and transportation network company passenger shall make available in the transportation network company's digital network or software application a photograph of himself or herself. Provides that all photographs shall be the same as passport specifications. Provides that a transportation network company passenger shall register in the transportation network company's digital network or software application under his or her real name. Provides that if the transportation network company customer or digital network or software application user is not the passenger during any requested transportation network company's service, then the TNC customer or digital network or software application user shall indicate that the TNC customer or digital network or software application user is not the passenger and shall input the passenger's real name and upload a photograph of the TNC passenger.