97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5073

 

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Secretary of State Act. Provides that fees for dishonored payments apply to any payment (instead of to each check, money order, or bank draft). Provides that the Secretary shall assess a penalty of 25% for certain dishonored payments. Provides that the Secretary may waive fees for certain duplicate documents for disaster victims who meet specified criteria. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Increases the fee for dishonored payments from $19 to $25 and makes the fee applicable to all dishonored payments (instead of only to checks). Provides that out of each fee collected for dishonored payments, $5 shall be deposited in the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. Provides that penalty fees take effect if the total amount due to the Secretary exceeds $100 (instead of $50). Provides that certain Armed Forces members are exempt from driver's license requirements for a period of 120 (instead of 90) days following the service members' return to the United States. Puts restrictions on the issuance of a graduated driver's license to persons under 18 years of age who are not legally emancipated (instead of legally emancipated by marriage). Removes provisions containing certain restrictions on the operation of a motor vehicle by a graduated driver's license holder. Provides that the Secretary may cancel any license or permit upon determining that the holder has had his or her medical examiner's certificate, medical variance, or both removed or rescinded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or has failed to self-certify as to the type of driving in which the CDL driver engages or expects to engage. Provides that certain information collected from a driver education provider applicant may be used at administrative hearings relating to the denial, cancellation, suspension, or revocation of a driver training school license. Removes certain language concerning the applicability of a Section concerning chemical testing of motorists involved in a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle accident. Sec. 5.5 of Section 5 and Sec. 3-821 of Section 10 are effective January 1, 2013. The remainder of the Act is effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning the Secretary of State.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Secretary of State Act is amended by
5changing Section 5.5 and by adding Section 6b as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 305/5.5)
7    Sec. 5.5. Secretary of State fees. There shall be paid to
8the Secretary of State the following fees:
9    For certificate or apostille, with seal: $2.
10    For each certificate, without seal: $1.
11    For each commission to any officer or other person (except
12military commissions), with seal: $2.
13    For copies of exemplifications of records, or for a
14certified copy of any document, instrument, or paper when not
15otherwise provided by law, and it does not exceed legal size:
16$0.50 per page or any portion of a page; and $2 for the
17certificate, with seal affixed.
18    For copies of exemplifications of records or a certified
19copy of any document, instrument, or paper, when not otherwise
20provided for by law, that exceeds legal size: $1 per page or
21any portion of a page; and $2 for the certificate, with seal
22affixed.
23    For copies of bills or other papers: $0.50 per page or any

 

 

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1portion of a page; and $2 for the certificate, with seal
2affixed, except that there shall be no charge for making or
3certifying copies that are furnished to any governmental agency
4for official use.
5    For recording a duplicate of an affidavit showing the
6appointment of trustees of a religious corporation: $0.50; and
7$2 for the certificate of recording, with seal affixed.
8    For filing and recording an application under the Soil
9Conservation Districts Law and making and issuing a certificate
10for the application, under seal: $10.
11    For recording any other document, instrument, or paper
12required or permitted to be recorded with the Secretary of
13State, which recording shall be done by any approved
14photographic or photostatic process, if the page to be recorded
15does not exceed legal size and the fees and charges therefor
16are not otherwise fixed by law: $0.50 per page or any portion
17of a page; and $2 for the certificate of recording, with seal
18affixed.
19    For recording any other document, instrument, or paper
20required or permitted to be recorded with the Secretary of
21State, which recording shall be done by any approved
22photographic or photostatic process, if the page to be recorded
23exceeds legal size and the fees and charges therefor are not
24otherwise fixed by law: $1 per page or any portion of a page;
25and $2 for the certificate of recording attached to the
26original, with seal affixed.

 

 

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1    For each duplicate certified copy of a school land patent:
2$3.
3    For each photostatic copy of a township plat: $2.
4    For each page of a photostatic copy of surveyors field
5notes: $2.
6    For each page of a photostatic copy of a state land patent,
7including certification: $4.
8    For each page of a photostatic copy of a swamp land grant:
9$2.
10    For each page of photostatic copies of all other
11instruments or documents relating to land records: $2.
12    For any payment to each check, money order, or bank draft
13returned by the Secretary of State when it has not been
14honored: $25. If the total amount due to the Secretary exceeds
15$100 and has not been paid in full within 60 days from the date
16the fee became due, the Secretary shall assess a penalty of 25%
17of the dishonored payment amount.
18    For any research request received after the effective date
19of the changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
20the 93rd General Assembly by an out-of-State or non-Illinois
21resident: $10, prepaid and nonrefundable, for which the
22requester will receive up to 2 unofficial noncertified copies
23of the records requested. The fees under this paragraph shall
24be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
25    The Illinois State Archives is authorized to charge
26reasonable fees to reimburse the cost of production and

 

 

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1distribution of copies of finding aids to the records that it
2holds or copies of published versions or editions of those
3records in printed, microfilm, or electronic formats. The fees
4under this paragraph shall be deposited into the General
5Revenue Fund.
6    As used in this Section, "legal size" means a sheet of
7paper that is 8.5 inches wide and 14 inches long, or written or
8printed matter on a sheet of paper that does not exceed that
9width and length, or either of them.
10(Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
11    (15 ILCS 305/6b new)
12    Sec. 6b. Waiver of certain fees for disaster victims. The
13Secretary of State may, upon a proclamation by the Governor
14that a disaster exists, waive fees for a duplicate certificate
15of title, vehicle registration, driver's license, or State
16identification card if the citizen provides sufficient proof
17that he or she resides in the declared disaster area and that
18the original documents were lost or destroyed due to the
19disaster.
 
20    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
21changing Sections 3-821, 6-102, 6-107, 6-201, 6-402, 6-411 and
2211-501.6 as follows:
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/3-821)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821)

 

 

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1    Sec. 3-821. Miscellaneous Registration and Title Fees.
2    (a) The fee to be paid to the Secretary of State for the
3following certificates, registrations or evidences of proper
4registration, or for corrected or duplicate documents shall be
5in accordance with the following schedule:
6    Certificate of Title, except for an all-terrain
7vehicle or off-highway motorcycle$95
8    Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
9or off-highway motorcycle$30
10    Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
11or off-highway motorcycle used for production
12agriculture, or accepted by a dealer in trade13
13    Certificate of Title for a low-speed vehicle30
14    Transfer of Registration or any evidence of
15proper registration $25
16    Duplicate Registration Card for plates or other
17evidence of proper registration3
18    Duplicate Registration Sticker or Stickers, each20
19    Duplicate Certificate of Title95
20    Corrected Registration Card or Card for other
21evidence of proper registration3
22    Corrected Certificate of Title95
23    Salvage Certificate4
24    Fleet Reciprocity Permit15
25    Prorate Decal1
26    Prorate Backing Plate3

 

 

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1    Special Corrected Certificate of Title15
2    Expedited Title Service (to be charged in addition
3to other applicable fees)30
4    A special corrected certificate of title shall be issued
5(i) to remove a co-owner's name due to the death of the
6co-owner or due to a divorce or (ii) to change a co-owner's
7name due to a marriage.
8    There shall be no fee paid for a Junking Certificate.
9    There shall be no fee paid for a certificate of title
10issued to a county when the vehicle is forfeited to the county
11under Article 36 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
12    (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of
13title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate
14of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner
15or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle
16identification number is erroneously shown on the original
17certificate of title.
18    (b) The Secretary may prescribe the maximum service charge
19to be imposed upon an applicant for renewal of a registration
20by any person authorized by law to receive and remit or
21transmit to the Secretary such renewal application and fees
22therewith.
23    (c) If payment a check is delivered to the Office of the
24Secretary of State as payment of any fee or tax under this
25Code, and such payment check is not honored by the bank on
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1person tendering the payment check remains liable for the
2payment of such fee or tax. The Secretary of State may assess a
3service charge of $25 $19 in addition to the fee or tax due and
4owing for all dishonored payments checks.
5    If the total amount then due and owing exceeds the sum of
6$100 $50 and has not been paid in full within 60 days from the
7date such fee or tax became due to the Secretary of State, the
8Secretary of State shall assess a penalty of 25% of such amount
9remaining unpaid.
10    All amounts payable under this Section shall be computed to
11the nearest dollar. Out of each fee collected for dishonored
12payments, $5 shall be deposited in the Secretary of State
13Special Services Fund.
14    (d) The minimum fee and tax to be paid by any applicant for
15apportionment of a fleet of vehicles under this Code shall be
16$15 if the application was filed on or before the date
17specified by the Secretary together with fees and taxes due. If
18an application and the fees or taxes due are filed after the
19date specified by the Secretary, the Secretary may prescribe
20the payment of interest at the rate of 1/2 of 1% per month or
21fraction thereof after such due date and a minimum of $8.
22    (e) Trucks, truck tractors, truck tractors with loads, and
23motor buses, any one of which having a combined total weight in
24excess of 12,000 lbs. shall file an application for a Fleet
25Reciprocity Permit issued by the Secretary of State. This
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1vehicle on Illinois highways. Any foreign licensed vehicle of
2the second division operating at any time in Illinois without a
3Fleet Reciprocity Permit or other proper Illinois
4registration, shall subject the operator to the penalties
5provided in Section 3-834 of this Code. For the purposes of
6this Code, "Fleet Reciprocity Permit" means any second division
7motor vehicle with a foreign license and used only in
8interstate transportation of goods. The fee for such permit
9shall be $15 per fleet which shall include all vehicles of the
10fleet being registered.
11    (f) For purposes of this Section, "all-terrain vehicle or
12off-highway motorcycle used for production agriculture" means
13any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used in the
14raising of or the propagation of livestock, crops for sale for
15human consumption, crops for livestock consumption, and
16production seed stock grown for the propagation of feed grains
17and the husbandry of animals or for the purpose of providing a
18food product, including the husbandry of blood stock as a main
19source of providing a food product. "All-terrain vehicle or
20off-highway motorcycle used in production agriculture" also
21means any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used in
22animal husbandry, floriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, and
23viticulture.
24    (g) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
25Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
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1(Source: P.A. 95-287, eff. 1-1-08; 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-554,
2eff. 1-1-10; 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10;
396-1274, eff. 7-26-10.)
 
4    (625 ILCS 5/6-102)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-102)
5    Sec. 6-102. What persons are exempt. The following persons
6are exempt from the requirements of Section 6-101 and are not
7required to have an Illinois drivers license or permit if one
8or more of the following qualifying exemptions are met and
9apply:
10        1. Any employee of the United States Government or any
11    member of the Armed Forces of the United States, while
12    operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United
13    States Government and being operated on official business
14    need not be licensed;
15        2. A nonresident who has in his immediate possession a
16    valid license issued to him in his home state or country
17    may operate a motor vehicle for which he is licensed for
18    the period during which he is in this State;
19        3. A nonresident and his spouse and children living
20    with him who is a student at a college or university in
21    Illinois who have a valid license issued by their home
22    State.
23        4. A person operating a road machine temporarily upon a
24    highway or operating a farm tractor between the home farm
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1    exclusive purpose of conducting farm operations need not be
2    licensed as a driver.
3        5. A resident of this State who has been serving as a
4    member of the Armed Forces of the United States outside the
5    Continental limits of the United States, for a period of
6    120 90 days following his return to the continental limits
7    of the United States.
8        6. A nonresident on active duty in the Armed Forces of
9    the United States who has a valid license issued by his
10    home state and such nonresident's spouse, and dependent
11    children and living with parents, who have a valid license
12    issued by their home state.
13        7. A nonresident who becomes a resident of this State,
14    may for a period of the first 90 days of residence in
15    Illinois operate any motor vehicle which he was qualified
16    or licensed to drive by his home state or country so long
17    as he has in his possession, a valid and current license
18    issued to him by his home state or country. Upon expiration
19    of such 90 day period, such new resident must comply with
20    the provisions of this Act and apply for an Illinois
21    license or permit.
22        8. An engineer, conductor, brakeman, or any other
23    member of the crew of a locomotive or train being operated
24    upon rails, including operation on a railroad crossing over
25    a public street, road or highway. Such person is not
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1    enforcement officer in connection with the operation of a
2    locomotive or train within this State.
3    The provisions of this Section granting exemption to any
4nonresident shall be operative to the same extent that the laws
5of the State or country of such nonresident grant like
6exemption to residents of this State.
7    The Secretary of State may implement the exemption
8provisions of this Section by inclusion thereof in a
9reciprocity agreement, arrangement or declaration issued
10pursuant to this Act.
11(Source: P.A. 96-607, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
12    (625 ILCS 5/6-107)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-107)
13    Sec. 6-107. Graduated license.
14    (a) The purpose of the Graduated Licensing Program is to
15develop safe and mature driving habits in young, inexperienced
16drivers and reduce or prevent motor vehicle accidents,
17fatalities, and injuries by:
18        (1) providing for an increase in the time of practice
19    period before granting permission to obtain a driver's
20    license;
21        (2) strengthening driver licensing and testing
22    standards for persons under the age of 21 years;
23        (3) sanctioning driving privileges of drivers under
24    age 21 who have committed serious traffic violations or
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1        (4) setting stricter standards to promote the public's
2    health and safety.
3    (b) The application of any person under the age of 18
4years, and not legally emancipated by marriage, for a drivers
5license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the
6laws of this State, shall be accompanied by the written consent
7of either parent of the applicant; otherwise by the guardian
8having custody of the applicant, or in the event there is no
9parent or guardian, then by another responsible adult. The
10written consent must accompany any application for a driver's
11license under this subsection (b), regardless of whether or not
12the required written consent also accompanied the person's
13previous application for an instruction permit.
14    No graduated driver's license shall be issued to any
15applicant under 18 years of age, unless the applicant is at
16least 16 years of age and has:
17        (1) Held a valid instruction permit for a minimum of 9
18    months.
19        (2) Passed an approved driver education course and
20    submits proof of having passed the course as may be
21    required.
22        (3) Certification by the parent, legal guardian, or
23    responsible adult that the applicant has had a minimum of
24    50 hours of behind-the-wheel practice time, at least 10
25    hours of which have been at night, and is sufficiently
26    prepared and able to safely operate a motor vehicle.

 

 

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1    (b-1) No graduated driver's license shall be issued to any
2applicant who is under 18 years of age and not legally
3emancipated by marriage, unless the applicant has graduated
4from a secondary school of this State or any other state, is
5enrolled in a course leading to a general educational
6development (GED) certificate, has obtained a GED certificate,
7is enrolled in an elementary or secondary school or college or
8university of this State or any other state and is not a
9chronic or habitual truant as provided in Section 26-2a of the
10School Code, or is receiving home instruction and submits proof
11of meeting any of those requirements at the time of
12application.
13    An applicant under 18 years of age who provides proof
14acceptable to the Secretary that the applicant has resumed
15regular school attendance or home instruction or that his or
16her application was denied in error shall be eligible to
17receive a graduated license if other requirements are met. The
18Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this subsection
19(b-1).
20    (c) No graduated driver's license or permit shall be issued
21to any applicant under 18 years of age who has committed the
22offense of operating a motor vehicle without a valid license or
23permit in violation of Section 6-101 of this Code or a similar
24out of state offense and no graduated driver's license or
25permit shall be issued to any applicant under 18 years of age
26who has committed an offense that would otherwise result in a

 

 

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1mandatory revocation of a license or permit as provided in
2Section 6-205 of this Code or who has been either convicted of
3or adjudicated a delinquent based upon a violation of the
4Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
5the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or the Methamphetamine
6Control and Community Protection Act while that individual was
7in actual physical control of a motor vehicle. For purposes of
8this Section, any person placed on probation under Section 10
9of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois
10Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70 of the Methamphetamine
11Control and Community Protection Act shall not be considered
12convicted. Any person found guilty of this offense, while in
13actual physical control of a motor vehicle, shall have an entry
14made in the court record by the judge that this offense did
15occur while the person was in actual physical control of a
16motor vehicle and order the clerk of the court to report the
17violation to the Secretary of State as such.
18    (d) No graduated driver's license shall be issued for 9
19months to any applicant under the age of 18 years who has
20committed and subsequently been convicted of an offense against
21traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles, any
22violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code, or
23who has received a disposition of court supervision for a
24violation of Section 6-20 of the Illinois Liquor Control Act of
251934 or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
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118 years shall operate any motor vehicle, except a motor driven
2cycle or motorcycle, with more than one passenger in the front
3seat of the motor vehicle and no more passengers in the back
4seats than the number of available seat safety belts as set
5forth in Section 12-603 of this Code. If a graduated driver's
6license holder over the age of 18 committed an offense against
7traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any
8violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in
9the 6 months prior to the graduated driver's license holder's
1018th birthday, and was subsequently convicted of the violation,
11the provisions of this paragraph shall continue to apply until
12such time as a period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed
13without an additional violation and subsequent conviction of an
14offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of
15vehicles or any violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1
16of this Code.
17    (f) (Blank). No graduated driver's license holder under the
18age of 18 shall operate a motor vehicle unless each driver and
19passenger under the age of 19 is wearing a properly adjusted
20and fastened seat safety belt and each child under the age of 8
21is protected as required under the Child Passenger Protection
22Act. If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of 18
23committed an offense against traffic regulations governing the
24movement of vehicles or any violation of this Section or
25Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to the
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1subsequently convicted of the violation, the provisions of this
2paragraph shall continue to apply until such time as a period
3of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an additional
4violation and subsequent conviction of an offense against
5traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any
6violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
7    (g) If a graduated driver's license holder is under the age
8of 18 when he or she receives the license, for the first 12
9months he or she holds the license or until he or she reaches
10the age of 18, whichever occurs sooner, the graduated license
11holder may not operate a motor vehicle with more than one
12passenger in the vehicle who is under the age of 20, unless any
13additional passenger or passengers are siblings,
14step-siblings, children, or stepchildren of the driver. If a
15graduated driver's license holder committed an offense against
16traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any
17violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code
18during the first 12 months the license is held and subsequently
19is convicted of the violation, the provisions of this paragraph
20shall remain in effect until such time as a period of 6
21consecutive months has elapsed without an additional violation
22and subsequent conviction of an offense against traffic
23regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation
24of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
25    (h) It shall be an offense for a person that is age 15, but
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1driver holding a graduated driver's license during the first 12
2months the driver holds the license or until the driver reaches
3the age of 18, whichever occurs sooner, if another passenger
4under the age of 20 is present, excluding a sibling,
5step-sibling, child, or step-child of the driver.
6(Source: P.A. 96-607, eff. 8-24-09; 97-229, eff. 7-28-11.)
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/6-201)
8    Sec. 6-201. Authority to cancel licenses and permits.
9    (a) The Secretary of State is authorized to cancel any
10license or permit upon determining that the holder thereof:
11        1. was not entitled to the issuance thereof hereunder;
12    or
13        2. failed to give the required or correct information
14    in his application; or
15        3. failed to pay any fees, civil penalties owed to the
16    Illinois Commerce Commission, or taxes due under this Act
17    and upon reasonable notice and demand; or
18        4. committed any fraud in the making of such
19    application; or
20        5. is ineligible therefor under the provisions of
21    Section 6-103 of this Act, as amended; or
22        6. has refused or neglected to submit an alcohol, drug,
23    and intoxicating compound evaluation or to submit to
24    examination or re-examination as required under this Act;
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1        7. has been convicted of violating the Cannabis Control
2    Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the
3    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or
4    the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act while that individual
5    was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle. For
6    purposes of this Section, any person placed on probation
7    under Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410
8    of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70 of
9    the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act
10    shall not be considered convicted. Any person found guilty
11    of this offense, while in actual physical control of a
12    motor vehicle, shall have an entry made in the court record
13    by the judge that this offense did occur while the person
14    was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle and order
15    the clerk of the court to report the violation to the
16    Secretary of State as such. After the cancellation, the
17    Secretary of State shall not issue a new license or permit
18    for a period of one year after the date of cancellation.
19    However, upon application, the Secretary of State may, if
20    satisfied that the person applying will not endanger the
21    public safety, or welfare, issue a restricted driving
22    permit granting the privilege of driving a motor vehicle
23    between the petitioner's residence and petitioner's place
24    of employment or within the scope of the petitioner's
25    employment related duties, or to allow transportation for
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1    family for the receipt of necessary medical care, or
2    provide transportation for the petitioner to and from
3    alcohol or drug remedial or rehabilitative activity
4    recommended by a licensed service provider, or for the
5    petitioner to attend classes, as a student, in an
6    accredited educational institution. The petitioner must
7    demonstrate that no alternative means of transportation is
8    reasonably available; provided that the Secretary's
9    discretion shall be limited to cases where undue hardship,
10    as defined by the rules of the Secretary of State, would
11    result from a failure to issue such restricted driving
12    permit. In each case the Secretary of State may issue such
13    restricted driving permit for such period as he deems
14    appropriate, except that such permit shall expire within
15    one year from the date of issuance. A restricted driving
16    permit issued hereunder shall be subject to cancellation,
17    revocation and suspension by the Secretary of State in like
18    manner and for like cause as a driver's license issued
19    hereunder may be cancelled, revoked or suspended; except
20    that a conviction upon one or more offenses against laws or
21    ordinances regulating the movement of traffic shall be
22    deemed sufficient cause for the revocation, suspension or
23    cancellation of a restricted driving permit. The Secretary
24    of State may, as a condition to the issuance of a
25    restricted driving permit, require the applicant to
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1    program. In accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the Secretary of
2    State may not issue a restricted driving permit for the
3    operation of a commercial motor vehicle to a person holding
4    a CDL whose driving privileges have been revoked,
5    suspended, cancelled, or disqualified under this Code; or
6        8. failed to submit a report as required by Section
7    6-116.5 of this Code; or
8        9. has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in
9    the Sex Offender Registration Act. The driver's license
10    shall remain cancelled until the driver registers as a sex
11    offender as required by the Sex Offender Registration Act,
12    proof of the registration is furnished to the Secretary of
13    State and the sex offender provides proof of current
14    address to the Secretary; or
15        10. is ineligible for a license or permit under Section
16    6-107, 6-107.1, or 6-108 of this Code; or
17        11. refused or neglected to appear at a Driver Services
18    facility to have the license or permit corrected and a new
19    license or permit issued or to present documentation for
20    verification of identity; or
21        12. failed to submit a medical examiner's certificate
22    or medical variance as required by 49 C.F.R. 383.71 or
23    submitted a fraudulent medical examiner's certificate or
24    medical variance; or .
25        13. has had his or her medical examiner's certificate,
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1    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; or
2        14. failed to self-certify as to the type of driving in
3    which the CDL driver engages or expects to engage.
4    (b) Upon such cancellation the licensee or permittee must
5surrender the license or permit so cancelled to the Secretary
6of State.
7    (c) Except as provided in Sections 6-206.1 and 7-702.1, the
8Secretary of State shall have exclusive authority to grant,
9issue, deny, cancel, suspend and revoke driving privileges,
10drivers' licenses and restricted driving permits.
11    (d) The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement
12this Section.
13(Source: P.A. 97-208, eff. 1-1-12; 97-229; eff. 7-28-11;
14revised 10-4-11.)
 
15    (625 ILCS 5/6-402)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-402)
16    Sec. 6-402. Qualifications of driver training schools. In
17order to qualify for a license to operate a driver training
18school, each applicant must:
19        (a) be of good moral character;
20        (b) be at least 21 years of age;
21        (c) maintain an established place of business open to
22    the public which meets the requirements of Section 6-403
23    through 6-407;
24        (d) maintain bodily injury and property damage
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1    instruction, insuring the liability of the driving school,
2    the driving instructors and any person taking instruction
3    in at least the following amounts: $50,000 for bodily
4    injury to or death of one person in any one accident and,
5    subject to said limit for one person, $100,000 for bodily
6    injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one accident
7    and the amount of $10,000 for damage to property of others
8    in any one accident. Evidence of such insurance coverage in
9    the form of a certificate from the insurance carrier shall
10    be filed with the Secretary of State, and such certificate
11    shall stipulate that the insurance shall not be cancelled
12    except upon 10 days prior written notice to the Secretary
13    of State. The decal showing evidence of insurance shall be
14    affixed to the windshield of the vehicle;
15        (e) provide a continuous surety company bond in the
16    principal sum of $10,000 for a non-accredited school,
17    $40,000 for a CDL or teenage accredited school, $60,000 for
18    a CDL accredited and teenage accredited school, $50,000 for
19    a CDL or teenage accredited school with 3 or more licensed
20    branches, $70,000 for a CDL accredited and teenage
21    accredited school with 3 or more licensed branches for the
22    protection of the contractual rights of students in such
23    form as will meet with the approval of the Secretary of
24    State and written by a company authorized to do business in
25    this State. However, the aggregate liability of the surety
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1    shall exceed the principal sum of $10,000 for a
2    non-accredited school, $40,000 for a CDL or teenage
3    accredited school, $60,000 for a CDL accredited and teenage
4    accredited school, $50,000 for a CDL or teenage accredited
5    school with 3 or more licensed branches, $70,000 for a CDL
6    accredited and teenage accredited school with 3 or more
7    licensed branches. The surety on any such bond may cancel
8    such bond on giving 30 days notice thereof in writing to
9    the Secretary of State and shall be relieved of liability
10    for any breach of any conditions of the bond which occurs
11    after the effective date of cancellation;
12        (f) have the equipment necessary to the giving of
13    proper instruction in the operation of motor vehicles;
14        (g) have and use a business telephone listing for all
15    business purposes;
16        (h) pay to the Secretary of State an application fee of
17    $500 and $50 for each branch application; and
18        (i) authorize an investigation to include a
19    fingerprint based background check to determine if the
20    applicant has ever been convicted of a crime and if so, the
21    disposition of those convictions. The authorization shall
22    indicate the scope of the inquiry and the agencies that may
23    be contacted. Upon this authorization, the Secretary of
24    State may request and receive information and assistance
25    from any federal, State, or local governmental agency as
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1    have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Department of
2    State Police in the form and manner prescribed by the
3    Department of State Police. The fingerprints shall be
4    checked against the Department of State Police and Federal
5    Bureau of Investigation criminal history record
6    information databases. The Department of State Police
7    shall charge a fee for conducting the criminal history
8    records check, which shall be deposited in the State Police
9    Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the
10    records check. The applicant shall be required to pay all
11    related fingerprint fees including, but not limited to, the
12    amounts established by the Department of State Police and
13    the Federal Bureau of Investigation to process fingerprint
14    based criminal background investigations. The Department
15    of State Police shall provide information concerning any
16    criminal convictions and disposition of criminal
17    convictions brought against the applicant upon request of
18    the Secretary of State provided that the request is made in
19    the form and manner required by the Department of the State
20    Police. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the
21    information derived from the investigation including the
22    source of the information and any conclusions or
23    recommendations derived from the information by the
24    Secretary of State shall be provided to the applicant, or
25    his designee, upon request to the Secretary of State, prior
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1    application. Any criminal convictions and disposition
2    information obtained by the Secretary of State shall be
3    confidential and may not be transmitted outside the Office
4    of the Secretary of State, except as required herein, and
5    may not be transmitted to anyone within the Office of the
6    Secretary of State except as needed for the purpose of
7    evaluating the applicant. At any administrative hearing
8    held under Section 2-118 of this Code relating to the
9    denial, cancellation, suspension, or revocation of a
10    driver training school license, the Secretary of State is
11    authorized to utilize at that hearing any criminal
12    histories, criminal convictions, and disposition
13    information obtained under this Section. The information
14    obtained from the investigation may be maintained by the
15    Secretary of State or any agency to which the information
16    was transmitted. Only information and standards, which
17    bear a reasonable and rational relation to the performance
18    of a driver training school owner, shall be used by the
19    Secretary of State. Any employee of the Secretary of State
20    who gives or causes to be given away any confidential
21    information concerning any criminal charges or disposition
22    of criminal charges of an applicant shall be guilty of a
23    Class A misdemeanor, unless release of the information is
24    authorized by this Section.
25    No license shall be issued under this Section to a person
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1grandchild, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece, cousin, or in-law
2of the person whose license to do business at that location has
3been revoked or denied or to a person who was an officer or
4employee of a business firm that has had its license revoked or
5denied, unless the Secretary of State is satisfied the
6application was submitted in good faith and not for the purpose
7or effect of defeating the intent of this Code.
8(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10;
996-1062, eff. 7-14-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/6-411)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-411)
11    Sec. 6-411. Qualifications of Driver Training Instructors.
12In order to qualify for a license as an instructor for a
13driving school, an applicant must:
14        (a) Be of good moral character;
15        (b) Authorize an investigation to include a
16    fingerprint based background check to determine if the
17    applicant has ever been convicted of a crime and if so, the
18    disposition of those convictions; this authorization shall
19    indicate the scope of the inquiry and the agencies which
20    may be contacted. Upon this authorization the Secretary of
21    State may request and receive information and assistance
22    from any federal, state or local governmental agency as
23    part of the authorized investigation. Each applicant shall
24    submit his or her fingerprints to the Department of State
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1    of State Police. These fingerprints shall be checked
2    against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in
3    the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of
4    Investigation criminal history records databases. The
5    Department of State Police shall charge a fee for
6    conducting the criminal history records check, which shall
7    be deposited in the State Police Services Fund and shall
8    not exceed the actual cost of the records check. The
9    applicant shall be required to pay all related fingerprint
10    fees including, but not limited to, the amounts established
11    by the Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of
12    Investigation to process fingerprint based criminal
13    background investigations. The Department of State Police
14    shall provide information concerning any criminal
15    convictions, and their disposition, brought against the
16    applicant upon request of the Secretary of State when the
17    request is made in the form and manner required by the
18    Department of State Police. Unless otherwise prohibited by
19    law, the information derived from this investigation
20    including the source of this information, and any
21    conclusions or recommendations derived from this
22    information by the Secretary of State shall be provided to
23    the applicant, or his designee, upon request to the
24    Secretary of State, prior to any final action by the
25    Secretary of State on the application. At any
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1    Code relating to the denial, cancellation, suspension, or
2    revocation of a driver training school license, the
3    Secretary of State is authorized to utilize at that hearing
4    any criminal histories, criminal convictions, and
5    disposition information obtained under this Section. Any
6    criminal convictions and their disposition information
7    obtained by the Secretary of State shall be confidential
8    and may not be transmitted outside the Office of the
9    Secretary of State, except as required herein, and may not
10    be transmitted to anyone within the Office of the Secretary
11    of State except as needed for the purpose of evaluating the
12    applicant. The information obtained from this
13    investigation may be maintained by the Secretary of State
14    or any agency to which such information was transmitted.
15    Only information and standards which bear a reasonable and
16    rational relation to the performance of a driver training
17    instructor shall be used by the Secretary of State. Any
18    employee of the Secretary of State who gives or causes to
19    be given away any confidential information concerning any
20    criminal charges and their disposition of an applicant
21    shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor unless release of
22    such information is authorized by this Section;
23        (c) Pass such examination as the Secretary of State
24    shall require on (1) traffic laws, (2) safe driving
25    practices, (3) operation of motor vehicles, and (4)
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1        (d) Be physically able to operate safely a motor
2    vehicle and to train others in the operation of motor
3    vehicles. An instructors license application must be
4    accompanied by a medical examination report completed by a
5    competent physician licensed to practice in the State of
6    Illinois;
7        (e) Hold a valid Illinois drivers license;
8        (f) Have graduated from an accredited high school after
9    at least 4 years of high school education or the
10    equivalent; and
11        (g) Pay to the Secretary of State an application and
12    license fee of $70.
13    If a driver training school class room instructor teaches
14an approved driver education course, as defined in Section
151-103 of this Code, to students under 18 years of age, he or
16she shall furnish to the Secretary of State a certificate
17issued by the State Board of Education that the said instructor
18is qualified and meets the minimum educational standards for
19teaching driver education courses in the local public or
20parochial school systems, except that no State Board of
21Education certification shall be required of any instructor who
22teaches exclusively in a commercial driving school. On and
23after July 1, 1986, the existing rules and regulations of the
24State Board of Education concerning commercial driving schools
25shall continue to remain in effect but shall be administered by
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1State shall amend or repeal the rules in accordance with the
2Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Upon request, the
3Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of completion to a
4student under 18 years of age who has completed an approved
5driver education course at a commercial driving school.
6(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-740, eff. 1-1-10;
796-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/11-501.6)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.6)
9    Sec. 11-501.6. Driver involvement in personal injury or
10fatal motor vehicle accident not involving an arrest for a
11violation of Section 11-501; driving under the influence of
12alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compounds, or any
13combination thereof; chemical test.
14    (a) Any person who drives or is in actual control of a
15motor vehicle upon the public highways of this State and who
16has been involved in a personal injury or fatal motor vehicle
17accident, shall be deemed to have given consent to a breath
18test using a portable device as approved by the Department of
19State Police or to a chemical test or tests of blood, breath,
20or urine for the purpose of determining the content of alcohol,
21other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds of
22such person's blood if arrested as evidenced by the issuance of
23a Uniform Traffic Ticket for any violation of the Illinois
24Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, with
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1of this Code, or similar provisions of local ordinances. This
2Section shall not apply to those persons arrested for a
3violation of Section 11-501 or a similar violation of a local
4ordinance, in which case the provisions of Section 11-501.1
5shall apply. The test or tests shall be administered at the
6direction of the arresting officer. The law enforcement agency
7employing the officer shall designate which of the aforesaid
8tests shall be administered. A urine test may be administered
9even after a blood or breath test or both has been
10administered. Compliance with this Section does not relieve
11such person from the requirements of Section 11-501.1 of this
12Code.
13    (b) Any person who is dead, unconscious or who is otherwise
14in a condition rendering such person incapable of refusal shall
15be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by
16subsection (a) of this Section. In addition, if a driver of a
17vehicle is receiving medical treatment as a result of a motor
18vehicle accident, any physician licensed to practice medicine,
19licensed physician assistant, licensed advanced practice
20nurse, registered nurse or a phlebotomist acting under the
21direction of a licensed physician shall withdraw blood for
22testing purposes to ascertain the presence of alcohol, other
23drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, upon the
24specific request of a law enforcement officer. However, no such
25testing shall be performed until, in the opinion of the medical
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1interfering with or endangering the well-being of the patient.
2    (c) A person requested to submit to a test as provided
3above shall be warned by the law enforcement officer requesting
4the test that a refusal to submit to the test, or submission to
5the test resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more,
6or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound
7resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis, as
8covered by the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance
9listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
10intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
11Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
12Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act as
13detected in such person's blood or urine, may result in the
14suspension of such person's privilege to operate a motor
15vehicle and may result in the disqualification of the person's
16privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle, as provided in
17Section 6-514 of this Code, if the person is a CDL holder. The
18length of the suspension shall be the same as outlined in
19Section 6-208.1 of this Code regarding statutory summary
20suspensions.
21    (d) If the person refuses testing or submits to a test
22which discloses an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or
23any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating compound in
24such person's blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use or
25consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a
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1Substances Act, an intoxicating compound listed in the Use of
2Intoxicating Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
3Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, the law
4enforcement officer shall immediately submit a sworn report to
5the Secretary of State on a form prescribed by the Secretary,
6certifying that the test or tests were requested pursuant to
7subsection (a) and the person refused to submit to a test or
8tests or submitted to testing which disclosed an alcohol
9concentration of 0.08 or more, or any amount of a drug,
10substance, or intoxicating compound in such person's blood or
11urine, resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
12cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
13substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
14intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
15Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
16Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act.
17    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
18officer, the Secretary shall enter the suspension and
19disqualification to the individual's driving record and the
20suspension and disqualification shall be effective on the 46th
21day following the date notice of the suspension was given to
22the person.
23    The law enforcement officer submitting the sworn report
24shall serve immediate notice of this suspension on the person
25and such suspension and disqualification shall be effective on
26the 46th day following the date notice was given.

 

 

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1    In cases where the blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or
2more, or any amount of a drug, substance, or intoxicating
3compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of
4cannabis as listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled
5substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an
6intoxicating compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating
7Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the
8Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, is
9established by a subsequent analysis of blood or urine
10collected at the time of arrest, the arresting officer shall
11give notice as provided in this Section or by deposit in the
12United States mail of such notice in an envelope with postage
13prepaid and addressed to such person at his address as shown on
14the Uniform Traffic Ticket and the suspension and
15disqualification shall be effective on the 46th day following
16the date notice was given.
17    Upon receipt of the sworn report of a law enforcement
18officer, the Secretary shall also give notice of the suspension
19and disqualification to the driver by mailing a notice of the
20effective date of the suspension and disqualification to the
21individual. However, should the sworn report be defective by
22not containing sufficient information or be completed in error,
23the notice of the suspension and disqualification shall not be
24mailed to the person or entered to the driving record, but
25rather the sworn report shall be returned to the issuing law
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1    (e) A driver may contest this suspension of his or her
2driving privileges and disqualification of his or her CDL
3privileges by requesting an administrative hearing with the
4Secretary in accordance with Section 2-118 of this Code. At the
5conclusion of a hearing held under Section 2-118 of this Code,
6the Secretary may rescind, continue, or modify the orders of
7suspension and disqualification. If the Secretary does not
8rescind the orders of suspension and disqualification, a
9restricted driving permit may be granted by the Secretary upon
10application being made and good cause shown. A restricted
11driving permit may be granted to relieve undue hardship to
12allow driving for employment, educational, and medical
13purposes as outlined in Section 6-206 of this Code. The
14provisions of Section 6-206 of this Code shall apply. In
15accordance with 49 C.F.R. 384, the Secretary of State may not
16issue a restricted driving permit for the operation of a
17commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a CDL whose
18driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, cancelled, or
19disqualified.
20    (f) (Blank).
21    (g) For the purposes of this Section, a personal injury
22shall include any type A injury as indicated on the traffic
23accident report completed by a law enforcement officer that
24requires immediate professional attention in either a doctor's
25office or a medical facility. A type A injury shall include
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1that require the injured party to be carried from the scene.
2(Source: P.A. 96-1344, eff. 7-1-11; 97-450, eff. 8-19-11.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. Sec. 5.5 of Section 5 and
4Section 3-821 of Sec. 10 of this Act take effect January 1,
52013. The remainder of this Act takes effect upon becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    15 ILCS 305/5.5
4    15 ILCS 305/6b new
5    625 ILCS 5/3-821from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821
6    625 ILCS 5/6-102from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-102
7    625 ILCS 5/6-107from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-107
8    625 ILCS 5/6-201
9    625 ILCS 5/6-402from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-402
10    625 ILCS 5/6-411from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-411
11    625 ILCS 5/11-501.6from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501.6