People v. Benton

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOMER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Charles Benton, also known as Charles Benton-Bey, was charged with operating an uninsured motor vehicle (625 ILCS 5/3 — 707 (West 1998)). At defendant’s first appearance, the trial court dismissed the case on its own motion, holding that Illinois’s mandatory liability insurance law does not apply to vehicles registered in foreign states. The State moved for reconsideration. Upon reconsideration, the court confirmed the dismissal, and the State appeals. We affirm.

The record shows that defendant was arrested while driving a…