103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1423

 

Introduced 2/7/2023, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/6-507  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-507

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a driver of a motor vehicle that is controlled or operated by or for a farmer is not required to obtain a commercial drivers license or commercial learners permit when such motor vehicle is being used to transport: agricultural products; implements of husbandry; or farm supplies; to and from a farm, as long as such movement is not over 150 air miles from the originating farm if traveling interstate. Removes language that requires drivers of any truck-tractor semitrailer combination or combinations operating as a covered farm vehicle to successfully complete tests the Secretary of State deems necessary. Provides that when operating any truck-tractor semitrailer combination as a covered farm vehicle, the exemption applies only to persons age 21 or older, if operating the vehicle in interstate driving, and to persons at least 16 (rather than 18) years of age, if operating the vehicle in intrastate driving.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 6-507 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-507)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-507)
7    Sec. 6-507. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or
8Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP) required.
9    (a) Except as expressly permitted by this UCDLA, or when
10driving pursuant to the issuance of a commercial learner's
11permit and accompanied by the holder of a CDL valid for the
12vehicle being driven; no person shall drive a commercial motor
13vehicle on the highways without:
14        (1) a CDL in the driver's possession;
15        (2) having obtained a CLP or CDL;
16        (3) the proper class of CLP or CDL or endorsements or
17    both for the specific vehicle group being operated or for
18    the passengers or type of cargo being transported; or
19        (4) a copy of a medical variance document, if one
20    exists, such as an exemption letter or a skill performance
21    evaluation certificate.
22    (a-5) A CLP or CDL holder whose CLP or CDL is held by this
23State or any other state in the course of enforcement of a

 

 

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1motor vehicle traffic code and who has not been convicted of a
2disqualifying offense under 49 C.F.R. 383.51 based on this
3enforcement, may drive a CMV while holding a dated receipt for
4the CLP or CDL.
5    (b) Except as otherwise provided by this Code, no person
6may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways while
7such person's driving privilege, license, or permit is:
8        (1) Suspended, revoked, cancelled, or subject to
9    disqualification. Any person convicted of violating this
10    provision or a similar provision of this or any other
11    state shall have their driving privileges revoked under
12    paragraph 12 of subsection (a) of Section 6-205 of this
13    Code.
14        (2) Subject to or in violation of an "out-of-service"
15    order. Any person who has been issued a CLP or CDL and is
16    convicted of violating this provision or a similar
17    provision of any other state shall be disqualified from
18    operating a commercial motor vehicle under subsection (i)
19    of Section 6-514 of this Code.
20        (3) Subject to or in violation of a driver or vehicle
21    "out of service" order while operating a vehicle designed
22    to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver,
23    or transporting hazardous materials required to be
24    placarded. Any person who has been issued a CLP or CDL and
25    is convicted of violating this provision or a similar
26    provision of this or any other state shall be disqualified

 

 

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1    from operating a commercial motor vehicle under subsection
2    (i) of Section 6-514 of this Code.
3    (b-3) Except as otherwise provided by this Code, no person
4may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways during a
5period which the commercial motor vehicle or the motor carrier
6operation is subject to an "out-of-service" order. Any person
7who is convicted of violating this provision or a similar
8provision of any other state shall be disqualified from
9operating a commercial motor vehicle under subsection (i) of
10Section 6-514 of this Code.
11    (b-5) Except as otherwise provided by this Code, no person
12may operate a vehicle designed to transport 16 or more
13passengers including the driver or hazardous materials of a
14type or quantity that requires the vehicle to be placarded
15during a period in which the commercial motor vehicle or the
16motor carrier operation is subject to an "out-of-service"
17order. Any person who is convicted of violating this provision
18or a similar provision of any other state shall be
19disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle under
20subsection (i) of Section 6-514 of this Code.
21    (c) Pursuant to the options provided to the States by FHWA
22Docket No. MC-88-8, the driver of any motor vehicle controlled
23or operated by or for a farmer is waived from the requirements
24of this Section, when such motor vehicle is being used to
25transport: agricultural products; implements of husbandry; or
26farm supplies; to and from a farm, as long as such movement is

 

 

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1not over 150 air miles from the originating farm if traveling
2interstate. This waiver does not apply to the driver of any
3motor vehicle being used in a common or contract carrier type
4operation. However, for those drivers of any truck-tractor
5semitrailer combination or combinations registered under
6subsection (c) of Section 3-815 of this Code, this waiver
7shall apply only when the driver is a farmer or a member of the
8farmer's family and the driver is 21 years of age or more and
9has successfully completed any tests the Secretary of State
10deems necessary.
11    In addition, the farmer or a member of the farmer's family
12who operates a truck-tractor semitrailer combination or
13combinations pursuant to this waiver shall be granted all of
14the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties and
15restrictions with respect to Sections 6-514 and 6-515 of this
16Code applicable to the driver who possesses a commercial
17driver's license issued under this Code, except that the
18driver shall not be subject to any additional duties or
19restrictions contained in Part 382 of the Federal Motor
20Carrier Safety Regulations that are not otherwise imposed
21under Section 6-514 or 6-515 of this Code.
22    For purposes of this subsection (c), a member of the
23farmer's family is a natural or in-law spouse, child, parent,
24or sibling.
25    As required under the Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR
26390.39, an operator of a covered farm vehicle, as defined

 

 

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1under Section 18b-101 of this Code, is exempt from the
2requirements of this Section. However, for drivers of any
3truck-tractor semitrailer combination or combinations
4operating as a covered farm vehicle, the driver must
5successfully complete any tests the Secretary of State deems
6necessary. When operating any truck-tractor semitrailer
7combination as a covered farm vehicle, the exemption applies
8only to persons age 21 or older, if operating the vehicle in
9interstate driving, and to persons at least 16 18 years of age,
10if operating the vehicle in intrastate driving. The Secretary
11may adopt rules necessary to implement this Section.
12    (c-5) An employee of a township or road district with a
13population of less than 3,000 operating a vehicle within the
14boundaries of the township or road district for the purpose of
15removing snow or ice from a roadway by plowing, sanding, or
16salting is waived from the requirements of this Section when
17the employee is needed to operate the vehicle because the
18employee of the township or road district who ordinarily
19operates the vehicle and who has a commercial driver's license
20is unable to operate the vehicle or is in need of additional
21assistance due to a snow emergency.
22    (c-10) A driver of a commercial motor vehicle used
23primarily in the transportation of propane winter heating fuel
24or a driver of a motor vehicle used to respond to a pipeline
25emergency is waived from the requirements of this Section if
26such requirements would prevent the driver from responding to

 

 

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1an emergency condition requiring immediate response as defined
2in 49 C.F.R. Part 390.5.
3    (d) Any person convicted of violating this Section, shall
4be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
5    (e) Any person convicted of violating paragraph (1) of
6subsection (b) of this Section, shall have all driving
7privileges revoked by the Secretary of State.
8    (f) This Section shall not apply to:
9        (1) A person who currently holds a valid Illinois
10    driver's license, for the type of vehicle being operated,
11    until the expiration of such license or April 1, 1992,
12    whichever is earlier; or
13        (2) A non-Illinois domiciliary who is properly
14    licensed in another State, until April 1, 1992. A
15    non-Illinois domiciliary, if such domiciliary is properly
16    licensed in another State or foreign jurisdiction, until
17    April 1, 1992.
18(Source: P.A. 98-176 (see Section 10 of P.A. 98-722 and
19Section 10 of P.A. 99-414 for the effective date of changes
20made by P.A. 98-176); 99-57, eff. 7-16-15; 99-607, eff.
217-22-16.)