97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3853

 

Introduced 10/19/2011, by Rep. Michael J. Zalewski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/6-500  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Exempts from the definition of "commercial motor vehicle" police emergency equipment (including equipment owned or operated by peace officers for municipal, county, or State agencies). Effective immediately.


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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 changing
5Section 6-500 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-500)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500)
7    Sec. 6-500. Definitions of words and phrases.
8Notwithstanding the definitions set forth elsewhere in this
9Code, for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Driver's License
10Act (UCDLA), the words and phrases listed below have the
11meanings ascribed to them as follows:
12    (1) Alcohol. "Alcohol" means any substance containing any
13form of alcohol, including but not limited to ethanol,
14methanol, propanol, and isopropanol.
15    (2) Alcohol concentration. "Alcohol concentration" means:
16        (A) the number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of
17    breath; or
18        (B) the number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters
19    of blood; or
20        (C) the number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters
21    of urine.
22    Alcohol tests administered within 2 hours of the driver
23being "stopped or detained" shall be considered that driver's

 

 

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1"alcohol concentration" for the purposes of enforcing this
2UCDLA.
3    (3) (Blank).
4    (4) (Blank).
5    (5) (Blank).
6    (5.3) CDLIS driver record. "CDLIS driver record" means the
7electronic record of the individual CDL driver's status and
8history stored by the State-of-Record as part of the Commercial
9Driver's License Information System, or CDLIS, established
10under 49 U.S.C. 31309.
11    (5.5) CDLIS motor vehicle record. "CDLIS motor vehicle
12record" or "CDLIS MVR" means a report generated from the CDLIS
13driver record meeting the requirements for access to CDLIS
14information and provided by states to users authorized in 49
15C.F.R. 384.225(e)(3) and (4), subject to the provisions of the
16Driver Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721–2725.
17    (5.7) Commercial driver's license downgrade. "Commercial
18driver's license downgrade" or "CDL downgrade" means either:
19        (A) a state allows the driver to change his or her
20    self-certification to interstate, but operating
21    exclusively in transportation or operation excepted from
22    49 C.F.R. Part 391, as provided in 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f),
23    391.2, 391.68, or 398.3;
24        (B) a state allows the driver to change his or her
25    self-certification to intrastate only, if the driver
26    qualifies under that state's physical qualification

 

 

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1    requirements for intrastate only;
2        (C) a state allows the driver to change his or her
3    certification to intrastate, but operating exclusively in
4    transportation or operations excepted from all or part of
5    the state driver qualification requirements; or
6        (D) a state removes the CDL privilege from the driver
7    license.
8    (6) Commercial Motor Vehicle.
9        (A) "Commercial motor vehicle" or "CMV" means a motor
10    vehicle used in commerce, except those referred to in
11    subdivision (B), designed to transport passengers or
12    property if:
13            (i) the vehicle has a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more
14        or such a lesser GVWR as subsequently determined by
15        federal regulations or the Secretary of State; or any
16        combination of vehicles with a GCWR of 26,001 pounds or
17        more, provided the GVWR of any vehicle or vehicles
18        being towed is 10,001 pounds or more; or
19            (ii) the vehicle is designed to transport 16 or
20        more persons; or
21            (iii) the vehicle is transporting hazardous
22        materials and is required to be placarded in accordance
23        with 49 C.F.R. Part 172, subpart F.
24        (B) Pursuant to the interpretation of the Commercial
25    Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 by the Federal Highway
26    Administration, the definition of "commercial motor

 

 

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1    vehicle" does not include:
2            (i) recreational vehicles, when operated primarily
3        for personal use;
4            (ii) vehicles owned by or operated under the
5        direction of the United States Department of Defense or
6        the United States Coast Guard only when operated by
7        non-civilian personnel. This includes any operator on
8        active military duty; members of the Reserves;
9        National Guard; personnel on part-time training; and
10        National Guard military technicians (civilians who are
11        required to wear military uniforms and are subject to
12        the Code of Military Justice); or
13            (iii) firefighting, police, and other emergency
14        equipment (including, without limitation, equipment
15        owned or operated by a HazMat or technical rescue team
16        authorized by a county board under Section 5-1127 of
17        the Counties Code and equipment owned or operated by
18        peace officers for municipal, county, or State
19        agencies), with audible and visual signals, owned or
20        operated by or for a governmental entity, which is
21        necessary to the preservation of life or property or
22        the execution of emergency governmental functions
23        which are normally not subject to general traffic rules
24        and regulations.
25    (7) Controlled Substance. "Controlled substance" shall
26have the same meaning as defined in Section 102 of the Illinois

 

 

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1Controlled Substances Act, and shall also include cannabis as
2defined in Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act and
3methamphetamine as defined in Section 10 of the Methamphetamine
4Control and Community Protection Act.
5    (8) Conviction. "Conviction" means an unvacated
6adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has
7violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of
8original jurisdiction or by an authorized administrative
9tribunal; an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral
10deposited to secure the person's appearance in court; a plea of
11guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court; the payment of
12a fine or court cost regardless of whether the imposition of
13sentence is deferred and ultimately a judgment dismissing the
14underlying charge is entered; or a violation of a condition of
15release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty
16is rebated, suspended or probated.
17    (8.5) Day. "Day" means calendar day.
18    (9) (Blank).
19    (10) (Blank).
20    (11) (Blank).
21    (12) (Blank).
22    (13) Driver. "Driver" means any person who drives,
23operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor
24vehicle, any person who is required to hold a CDL, or any
25person who is a holder of a CDL while operating a
26non-commercial motor vehicle.

 

 

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1    (13.5) Driver applicant. "Driver applicant" means an
2individual who applies to a state to obtain, transfer, upgrade,
3or renew a CDL.
4    (14) Employee. "Employee" means a person who is employed as
5a commercial motor vehicle driver. A person who is
6self-employed as a commercial motor vehicle driver must comply
7with the requirements of this UCDLA pertaining to employees. An
8owner-operator on a long-term lease shall be considered an
9employee.
10    (15) Employer. "Employer" means a person (including the
11United States, a State or a local authority) who owns or leases
12a commercial motor vehicle or assigns employees to operate such
13a vehicle. A person who is self-employed as a commercial motor
14vehicle driver must comply with the requirements of this UCDLA.
15    (15.3) Excepted interstate. "Excepted interstate" means a
16person who operates or expects to operate in interstate
17commerce, but engages exclusively in transportation or
18operations excepted under 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or
19398.3 from all or part of the qualification requirements of 49
20C.F.R. Part 391 and is not required to obtain a medical
21examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45.
22    (15.5) Excepted intrastate. "Excepted intrastate" means a
23person who operates in intrastate commerce but engages
24exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from all
25or parts of the state driver qualification requirements.
26    (16) (Blank).

 

 

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1    (16.5) Fatality. "Fatality" means the death of a person as
2a result of a motor vehicle accident.
3    (17) Foreign jurisdiction. "Foreign jurisdiction" means a
4sovereign jurisdiction that does not fall within the definition
5of "State".
6    (18) (Blank).
7    (19) (Blank).
8    (20) Hazardous materials. "Hazardous Material" means any
9material that has been designated under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is
10required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172
11or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin
12in 42 C.F.R. part 73.
13    (20.5) Imminent Hazard. "Imminent hazard" means the
14existence of a condition that presents a substantial likelihood
15that death, serious illness, severe personal injury, or a
16substantial endangerment to health, property, or the
17environment may occur before the reasonably foreseeable
18completion date of a formal proceeding begun to lessen the risk
19of that death, illness, injury or endangerment.
20    (21) Long-term lease. "Long-term lease" means a lease of a
21commercial motor vehicle by the owner-lessor to a lessee, for a
22period of more than 29 days.
23    (21.1) Medical examiner. "Medical examiner" means a person
24who is licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with
25applicable state laws and regulations to perform physical
26examinations. The term includes but is not limited to doctors

 

 

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1of medicine, doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants,
2advanced practice nurses, and doctors of chiropractic.
3    (21.2) Medical examiner's certificate. "Medical examiner's
4certificate" means a document prescribed or approved by the
5Secretary of State that is issued by a medical examiner to a
6driver to medically qualify him or her to drive.
7    (21.5) Medical variance. "Medical variance" means a driver
8has received one of the following from the Federal Motor
9Carrier Safety Administration which allows the driver to be
10issued a medical certificate: (1) an exemption letter
11permitting operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to
1249 C.F.R. Part 381, Subpart C or 49 C.F.R. 391.64; or (2) a
13skill performance evaluation (SPE) certificate permitting
14operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to 49 C.F.R.
15391.49.
16    (22) Motor Vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle
17which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled
18by electric power obtained from over head trolley wires but not
19operated upon rails, except vehicles moved solely by human
20power and motorized wheel chairs.
21    (22.2) Motor vehicle record. "Motor vehicle record" means a
22report of the driving status and history of a driver generated
23from the driver record provided to users, such as drivers or
24employers, and is subject to the provisions of the Driver
25Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721-2725.
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1combination of motor vehicles not defined by the term
2"commercial motor vehicle" or "CMV" in this Section.
3    (22.7) Non-excepted interstate. "Non-excepted interstate"
4means a person who operates or expects to operate in interstate
5commerce, is subject to and meets the qualification
6requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part 391, and is required to
7obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45.
8    (22.8) Non-excepted intrastate. "Non-excepted intrastate"
9means a person who operates only in intrastate commerce and is
10subject to State driver qualification requirements.
11    (23) Non-resident CDL. "Non-resident CDL" means a
12commercial driver's license issued by a state under either of
13the following two conditions:
14        (i) to an individual domiciled in a foreign country
15    meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(1) of 49 C.F.R.
16    of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
17        (ii) to an individual domiciled in another state
18    meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(2) of 49 C.F.R.
19    of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
20    (24) (Blank).
21    (25) (Blank).
22    (25.5) Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Violation.
23"Railroad-highway grade crossing violation" means a violation,
24while operating a commercial motor vehicle, of any of the
25following:
26            (A) Section 11-1201, 11-1202, or 11-1425 of this

 

 

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1        Code.
2            (B) Any other similar law or local ordinance of any
3        state relating to railroad-highway grade crossing.
4    (25.7) School Bus. "School bus" means a commercial motor
5vehicle used to transport pre-primary, primary, or secondary
6school students from home to school, from school to home, or to
7and from school-sponsored events. "School bus" does not include
8a bus used as a common carrier.
9    (26) Serious Traffic Violation. "Serious traffic
10violation" means:
11        (A) a conviction when operating a commercial motor
12    vehicle, or when operating a non-CMV while holding a CDL,
13    of:
14            (i) a violation relating to excessive speeding,
15        involving a single speeding charge of 15 miles per hour
16        or more above the legal speed limit; or
17            (ii) a violation relating to reckless driving; or
18            (iii) a violation of any State law or local
19        ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control
20        (other than parking violations) arising in connection
21        with a fatal traffic accident; or
22            (iv) a violation of Section 6-501, relating to
23        having multiple driver's licenses; or
24            (v) a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 6-507,
25        relating to the requirement to have a valid CDL; or
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1        traffic lane changes; or
2            (vii) a violation relating to following another
3        vehicle too closely; or
4        (B) any other similar violation of a law or local
5    ordinance of any state relating to motor vehicle traffic
6    control, other than a parking violation, which the
7    Secretary of State determines by administrative rule to be
8    serious.
9    (27) State. "State" means a state of the United States, the
10District of Columbia and any province or territory of Canada.
11    (28) (Blank).
12    (29) (Blank).
13    (30) (Blank).
14    (31) (Blank).
15(Source: P.A. 97-208, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.