Illinois Compiled Statutes
625 ILCS 5/8-101 (2026)
Proof of financial responsibility; persons who operate motor vehicles in transportation of passengers for hire
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(625 ILCS 5/8-101)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 8-101)
Sec. 8-101. Proof of financial responsibility; persons who operate motor vehicles in
transportation of passengers for hire.
(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to operate any motor
vehicle along or upon any public street or highway in any incorporated
city, town, or village in this State for the carriage of passengers for
hire, accepting and discharging all such persons as may offer themselves
for transportation unless such person, firm, or corporation has given, and
there is in full force and effect and on file with the Secretary of State
of Illinois, proof of financial responsibility provided in this Act. (b) In
addition this Section shall also apply to persons, firms, or corporations
who are in the business of providing transportation services for minors to
or from educational or recreational facilities, except that this Section
shall not apply to public utilities subject to regulation under the Public Utilities Act or to
school buses which are operated by public or parochial schools and are
engaged solely in the transportation of the pupils who attend such schools.
(c) This Section also applies to a contract carrier transporting
employees in the course of their employment on a highway of this State in a
vehicle
designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers. As part of proof of financial responsibility, a contract carrier transporting employees, including, but not limited to, railroad employees, in the course of their employment is required to verify hit and run and uninsured motor vehicle coverage, as provided in Section 143a of the Illinois Insurance Code, and underinsured motor vehicle coverage, as provided in Section 143a-2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, in a total amount of not less than $250,000 per passenger, except that beginning on January 1, 2017 the total amount shall be not less than $500,000 per passenger. Each rail carrier that contracts with a contract carrier for the transportation of its employees in the course of their employment shall verify that the contract carrier has the minimum insurance coverage required under this subsection (c). (d) This Section shall not apply to
any person participating in a ridesharing
arrangement or operating a commuter van, but only during the performance
of activities authorized by the Ridesharing Arrangements Act.
(e) If the person operating such motor vehicle is not the owner, then proof
of financial responsibility filed hereunder must provide that the owner is
primarily liable.
(Source: P.A. 100-458, eff. 1-1-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases, 2006–2020 · leading case: Carmichael v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2019 IL 123853 (Ill. 2019).
Carmichael v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2019 IL 123853 (Ill. 2019). “In count I, plaintiff alleged that PTI was legally responsible for her damages because it was in violation of section 8-101(c) of the -2- Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/8-101(c) (West 2010)). The version of section 8-101(c) in effect at the time of the accident required “a…”
Nelson v. Artley, 2015 IL 118058 (Ill. 2015). “¶ 15 Special financial responsibility provisions have also been enacted for persons who operate motor vehicles to transport passengers for hire (see 625 ILCS 5/8-101 (West 2010)); persons who operate medical transport vehicles (see 625 ILCS 5/8-101.”
Carmichael v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2018 IL App (1st) 170075 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “625 ILCS 5/8-101(a) (West 2010) (rendering unlawful the operation of a motor vehicle for hire without proof of financial responsibility filed with the Secretary of State); Id.”
Carmichael v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2019 IL 123853 (Ill. 2020). “In count I, plaintiff alleged that PTI was legally responsible for her damages because it was in violation of section 8-101(c) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/8-101(c) (West 2010)). The version of section 8-101(c) in effect at the time of the accident required “a…”
Nelson v. Artley, 2015 IL 118058 (Ill. 2015). “¶ 15 Special financial responsibility provisions have also been enacted for persons who operate motor vehicles to transport passengers for hire (see 625 ILCS 5/8-101 (West 2010)); persons who operate medical transport vehicles (see 625 ILCS 5/8-101.”
Jacobs v. Yellow Cab Affiliation, Inc., 2020 IL App (1st) 182462 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “The parties to the insurance policy—American, Yellow Cab, and Ezeagu— did not “contract around” section 2-1303 or contravene that statute in any way. ¶ 62 We must likewise respectfully disagree that the Policy language here is inconsistent with the public policy behind mandatory…”
Nelson v. Artley, 2015 IL 118058 (Ill. 2015). “¶ 15 Special financial responsibility provisions have also been enacted for persons who operate motor vehicles to transport passengers for hire (see 625 ILCS 5/8-101 (West 2010)); persons who operate medical transport vehicles (see 625 ILCS 5/8-101.”
Jacobs v. Yellow Cab Affiliation, Inc., 2020 IL App (1st) 182462 (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “The parties to the insurance policy—American, Yellow Cab, and Ezeagu—did not “contract around” section 2-1303 or contravene that statute in any way. ¶ 62 We must likewise respectfully disagree that the Policy language here is inconsistent with the public policy behind mandatory…”
Founders Ins. Co. v. Am. Country Ins. Co. (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). “The main question on appeal is whether sections 8-101, 8-114 and 8-116 of the financial responsibility law applicable to Illinois taxicab companies (625 ILCS 5/8-101, 8-114, 8-116 (West 1998)) prevent a taxicab company's insurer, in this instance, American Country, from denying…”
— 625 ILCS 5/8-101(a) — 1 case
Carmichael v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2018 IL App (1st) 170075 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “625 ILCS 5/8-101(a) (West 2010) (rendering unlawful the operation of a motor vehicle for hire without proof of financial responsibility filed with the Secretary of State); Id.”
— 625 ILCS 5/8-101(c) — 3 cases
Carmichael v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2019 IL 123853 (Ill. 2019). “In count I, plaintiff alleged that PTI was legally responsible for her damages because it was in violation of section 8-101(c) of the -2- Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/8-101(c) (West 2010)). The version of section 8-101(c) in effect at the time of the accident required “a…”
Carmichael v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2019 IL 123853 (Ill. 2020). “In count I, plaintiff alleged that PTI was legally responsible for her damages because it was in violation of section 8-101(c) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/8-101(c) (West 2010)). The version of section 8-101(c) in effect at the time of the accident required “a…”
Carmichael v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2018 IL App (1st) 170075 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “625 ILCS 5/8-101(a) (West 2010) (rendering unlawful the operation of a motor vehicle for hire without proof of financial responsibility filed with the Secretary of State); Id.”
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