HB3699 Summary

• Renames the "Illinois Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act" to the "Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Act" to include vehicle hijacking and related violent crime prevention.

• Expands the scope of the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Council to address vehicle hijacking prevention alongside motor vehicle theft, including investigation and prosecution of vehicle hijackers.

• Reduces funding allocation to the Secretary's Vehicle Services Department for the electronic motor vehicle liability insurance verification program from 50% to 10% of collected dollars annually, effective after the 102nd General Assembly.

• Establishes the "State Police Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Trust Fund" to receive funds from the main council for use by Illinois State Police for motor vehicle theft prevention purposes.

• Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to add references to "Vehicle Hijacking" in the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Program administered by the Secretary of State.