Full Text of HB4987 95th General Assembly
HB4987 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4987
Introduced , by Rep. Julie Hamos SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning instruction permits for minors.
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 6-107.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/6-107.1)
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| Sec. 6-107.1. Instruction permit for a minor.
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| (a) The The Secretary of State, upon
receiving proper | 9 |
| application and payment of the required fee, may issue an
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| instruction permit to any person under the age of 18 years who | 11 |
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not ineligible for a license under paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, | 12 |
| or 8 of Section
6-103, after the applicant has successfully | 13 |
| passed such examination as the
Secretary of State in his | 14 |
| discretion may prescribe.
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| (1) An instruction permit issued under this Section
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| shall be valid for a period of 24 months after the date of | 17 |
| its
issuance and shall be restricted, by the Secretary of | 18 |
| State, to the operation
of a motor vehicle by the minor | 19 |
| only when accompanied by the adult instructor
of a driver | 20 |
| education program during enrollment in the program or when
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| practicing with a parent,
legal guardian, family member, or | 22 |
| a person in loco parentis who is 21
years of age or more, | 23 |
| has a license classification to operate such vehicle
and at |
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| least one year of driving experience, and who is occupying | 2 |
| a seat beside
the driver.
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| (2) A 24 month instruction permit for a motor driven | 4 |
| cycle may be issued
to
a person 16 or 17 years of age and | 5 |
| entitles the holder to drive upon the
highways during | 6 |
| daylight under direct supervision of a licensed motor | 7 |
| driven
cycle operator or motorcycle operator 21 years of | 8 |
| age or older who has a
license classification to operate | 9 |
| such motor driven cycle or motorcycle and at
least one year | 10 |
| of driving experience.
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| (3) A 24 month instruction permit for a motorcycle | 12 |
| other than a motor
driven
cycle may be issued to a person | 13 |
| 16 or 17 years of age in accordance with the
provisions of | 14 |
| paragraph 2 of Section 6-103 and entitles a holder to drive | 15 |
| upon
the highways during daylight under the direct | 16 |
| supervision of a licensed
motorcycle operator 21 years of | 17 |
| age or older who has at least one year of
driving
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| experience.
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| (b) An instruction permit issued under this Section when | 20 |
| issued to a person
under the
age of 18 years shall, as a matter | 21 |
| of law, be invalid for the operation of any
motor
vehicle | 22 |
| during the following times:
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| (1) Between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday;
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| (2) Between 11:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on | 25 |
| Sunday; and | 26 |
| (3) Between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday, |
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| inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day. | 2 |
| The instruction permit of a person under the age of 18 | 3 |
| shall not be invalid as described in paragraph (b) of this | 4 |
| Section if the instruction permit holder under the age of 18 | 5 |
| was: | 6 |
| (1) accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian or | 7 |
| other person in custody or control of the minor; | 8 |
| (2) on an errand at the direction of the minor's parent | 9 |
| or guardian, without any detour or stop; | 10 |
| (3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel; | 11 |
| (4) going to or returning home from an employment | 12 |
| activity, without any detour or stop; | 13 |
| (5) involved in an emergency; | 14 |
| (6) going to or returning home from, without any detour | 15 |
| or stop, an official school, religious, or other | 16 |
| recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored | 17 |
| by a government or governmental agency, a civic | 18 |
| organization, or another similar entity that takes | 19 |
| responsibility for the licensee, without any detour or | 20 |
| stop; | 21 |
| (7) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the | 22 |
| United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of | 23 |
| religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or | 24 |
| (8) married or had been married or is an emancipated | 25 |
| minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act. | 26 |
| (b-1) No instruction permit shall be issued to any |
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| applicant who is under the age of 18 years and who has been | 2 |
| certified to be a chronic or habitual truant, as defined in | 3 |
| Section 26-2a of the School Code. | 4 |
| An applicant under the age of 18 years who provides proof | 5 |
| that he or she has resumed regular school attendance or that | 6 |
| his or her application was denied in error shall be eligible to | 7 |
| receive an instruction permit if other requirements are met. | 8 |
| The Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this | 9 |
| subsection (b-1).
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| (c) Any person under the age of 16 years who possesses an | 11 |
| instruction permit
and
whose
driving privileges have been | 12 |
| suspended or revoked under the provisions of this
Code shall | 13 |
| not be granted a Family Financial Responsibility Driving Permit | 14 |
| or a
Restricted Driving Permit.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-916, eff. 7-1-07; 95-310, eff. 1-1-08.)
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