98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2989

 

Introduced , by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/6-207  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-207

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that when a person reports to the Secretary of State that a licensed driver or person holding a permit or applying for a license or renewal is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to hold a permit, the Secretary shall advise the reporting person that unless he or she is a family member of the affected driver, the reporting person's identity shall be provided to the affected driver upon request. Provides that at the request of a driver required to submit to a re-examination, the Secretary shall, if applicable, provide the name of the person who reported the driver to the Secretary. Provides that if the driver was reported by a family member, the Secretary shall inform the driver that the report was made by an unnamed family member. 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 6-207 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-207)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-207)
7    Sec. 6-207. Secretary of State may require reexamination or
8reissuance of a license.
9    (a) The Secretary of State, having good cause to believe
10that a licensed driver or person holding a permit or applying
11for a license or license renewal is incompetent or otherwise
12not qualified to hold a license or permit, may upon written
13notice of at least 5 days to the person require the person to
14submit to an examination as prescribed by the Secretary.
15    Refusal or neglect of the person to submit an alcohol,
16drug, or intoxicating compound evaluation or submit to or
17failure to successfully complete the examination is grounds for
18suspension of the person's license or permit under Section
196-206 of this Act or cancellation of his license or permit
20under Section 6-201 of this Act.
21    When a person reports to the Secretary of State that a
22licensed driver or person holding a permit or applying for a
23license or renewal is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to

 

 

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1hold a permit, the Secretary shall advise the reporting person
2that unless he or she is a family member of the affected
3driver, the reporting person's identity shall be provided to
4the affected driver upon request. For purposes of this
5subsection (a), "family member" has the same definition as
6provided in subsection (6) of Section 103 of the Illinois
7Domestic Violence Act of 1986.
8    At the request of a driver required to submit to an
9examination pursuant to this subsection (a), the Secretary
10shall, if applicable, provide the name of the person or persons
11who reported the driver to the Secretary. If the driver was
12reported by a family member, the Secretary shall inform the
13driver that the report was made by an unnamed family member.
14    (b) The Secretary of State, having issued a driver's
15license or permit in error, may upon written notice of at least
165 days to the person, require the person to appear at a Driver
17Services facility to have the license or permit error corrected
18and a new license or permit issued.
19    Refusal or neglect of the person to appear is grounds for
20cancellation of the person's license or permit under Section
216-201 of this Act.
22    (c) The Secretary of State, having issued a driver's
23license or permit to a person who subsequently becomes
24ineligible to retain that license or permit as currently
25issued, may, upon written notice of at least 5 days to the
26person, require the person to appear at a Driver Services

 

 

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1facility to have the license or permit corrected and a new
2license or permit issued.
3    (d) The Secretary of State, having good cause to believe
4that a driver's license or permit was issued based on invalid,
5fictitious, or fraudulent documents, may upon written notice of
6at least 5 days require the person to appear at a Driver
7Services facility to present valid documents for verification
8of identity. Refusal or neglect of the person to appear shall
9result in cancellation of the person's license or permit.
10(Source: P.A. 97-229, eff. 7-28-11.)
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.