(625 ILCS 5/6-308) Sec. 6-308. Procedures for traffic violations. (a) Any person cited for violating this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense as defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of Corrections, excluding business offenses as defined by Section 5-1-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections or a violation of Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 3-401 of this Code, shall not be required to sign the citation for his or her release. All other provisions of this Code or similar provisions of local ordinances shall be governed by the pretrial release provisions of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules when it is not practical or feasible to take the person before a judge to have conditions of pretrial release set or to avoid undue delay because of the hour or circumstances. (b) Whenever a person fails to appear in court, the court may continue the case for a minimum of 30 days and the clerk of the court shall send notice of the continued court date to the person's last known address. If the person does not appear in court on or before the continued court date or satisfy the court that the person's appearance in and surrender to the court is impossible for no fault of the person, the court shall enter an order of failure to appear. The clerk of the court shall notify the Secretary of State, on a report prescribed by the Secretary, of the court's order. The Secretary, when notified by the clerk of the court that an order of failure to appear has been entered, shall immediately suspend the person's driver's license, which shall be designated by the Secretary as a Failure to Appear suspension. The Secretary shall not remove the suspension, nor issue any permit or privileges to the person whose license has been suspended, until notified by the ordering court that the person has appeared and resolved the violation. Upon compliance, the clerk of the court shall present the person with a notice of compliance containing the seal of the court, and shall notify the Secretary that the person has appeared and resolved the violation. (c) Illinois Supreme Court Rules shall govern pretrial release and appearance procedures when a person who is a resident of another state that is not a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977 is cited for violating this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
(Source: P.A. 100-674, eff. 1-1-19; 101-652, eff. 1-1-23 .) |
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 6 Art. IV heading) ARTICLE IV. COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOLS
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(625 ILCS 5/6-401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-401)
Sec. 6-401. Driver training schools-license required. (a) No person, firm,
association, partnership or corporation shall operate a
driver training school or engage in the business of giving instruction for
hire or for a fee in (1) the driving of motor vehicles; or (2) the preparation of
an applicant for examination given by the Secretary of State for a drivers
license or permit, unless a license therefor has been issued by the
Secretary.
No public schools or educational institutions shall contract with entities
engaged in the business of giving instruction for hire or for a fee in the
driving
of motor vehicles for the preparation of an applicant for examination given
by the Secretary of State for a driver's license or permit, unless a license
therefor has been issued by the Secretary.
This subsection (a) shall not apply to (i) public schools or to educational
institutions in which driving instruction is part of the curriculum, (ii)
employers giving instruction to their employees, (iii) schools that teach enhanced driving skills to licensed drivers as set forth in Article X of Chapter 6 of this Code, or (iv) driver rehabilitation specialists or programs in which the clients of the rehabilitation specialists or programs have previously held driver's licenses.
(b) Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation that violates subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. (Source: P.A. 102-749, eff. 1-1-23 .)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-402) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-402)
Sec. 6-402. Qualifications of driver training schools. In order to
qualify for a license to operate a driver training school, each applicant must:
(a) be of good moral character;
(b) be at least 21 years of age;
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No license shall be issued under this Section to a person who is a
spouse, offspring, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, uncle or aunt,
nephew or niece, cousin, or in-law of the person whose license to do
business at that location has been revoked or denied or to a person who was
an officer or employee of a business firm that has had its license revoked
or denied, unless the Secretary of State is satisfied the application was
submitted in good faith and not for the purpose or effect of defeating the
intent of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23 .)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-403) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-403)
Sec. 6-403. Established Place of Business. The established place of business of each driver training school must be
owned or leased by the driver training school and regularly occupied and
primarily used by that driver training school for the business of selling
and giving driving instructions for hire or for a fee, and the business of
preparing members of the public for examination given by the Secretary of
State for a drivers license.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-404)
Sec. 6-404. Location of Schools. The established place of business of each driver training school must be
located in a district which is zoned for business or commercial purposes.
The driver training school office must have a permanent sign clearly
readable from the street, from a distance of no less than 100 feet, with
the name of the driving school upon it.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-405)
Sec. 6-405. Restrictions of Locations. The established place of business, or branch office, branch class room
or advertised address of any driver training school shall not consist of or
include a house trailer, residence, tent, temporary stand, temporary
address, office space, a room or rooms in a hotel, rooming house or
apartment house, or premises occupied by a single or multiple unit dwelling
house or telephone answering service.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-406) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-406)
Sec. 6-406. Required Facilities.
(a) The established place of business of each driver training school
must consist of at least the following permanent facilities:
(1) An office facility;
(2) A class room facility.
(b) The main class room facility of each driver training school must be
reasonably accessible to the main office facility of the driver training
school.
(c) All class room facilities must have adequate lighting, heating,
ventilation, and must comply with all state, and local laws relating to
public health, safety and sanitation.
(d) The main office facility and branch office facility of each driver
training school must contain sufficient space, equipment, records and
personnel to carry on the business of the driver training school. The main
office facility must be specifically devoted to driver training school
business.
(e) A driver training school which as an established place of business
and a main office facility, may operate a branch office or a branch class
room provided that all the requirements for the main office or main class
room are met and that such branch office bears the same name and is
operated as a part of the same business entity as the main office facility.
(f) No driver training school may share any main or branch facility or
facilities with any other driver training school.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-407) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-407)
Sec. 6-407. Locations and State Facilities. No office or place of business of a driver training school shall be
established within 1,500 feet of any building used as an office by any
department of the Secretary of State having to do with the administration
of any laws relating to motor vehicles, nor may any driving school solicit
or advertise for business within 1,500 feet of any building used as an
office by the Secretary of State having to do with the administration of
any laws relating to motor vehicles.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-408) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-408)
Sec. 6-408. Records. All driver training schools licensed by the Secretary of State must
maintain a permanent record of instructions given to each student. The
record must contain the name of the school and the name of the student, the
number of all licenses or permits held by the student, the type and date of
instruction given, whether class room or behind the wheel, and the
signature of the instructor.
All permanent student instruction records must be kept on file in the
main office of each driver training school for a period of 3 calendar years
after the student has ceased taking instruction at or with the school.
The records should show the fees and charges of the school and also the
record should show the course content and instructions given to each
student.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-408.5)
Sec. 6-408.5. Courses for students or high school dropouts; limitation.
(a) No driver training school
or driving training instructor licensed under this Act may request a
certificate of completion from the Secretary of State as provided in Section
6-411 for any person who is enrolled as a
student in any public or non-public secondary school at the time such
instruction is to be provided, or who was so enrolled during the semester last
ended if that instruction is to be provided between semesters or during the
summer after the regular school term ends, unless that student has received a
passing grade in at least 8 courses during the 2 semesters last ending prior to
requesting a certificate of completion from the Secretary of State for the
student.
(b) No driver training school or driving training instructor licensed under
this Act may request a certificate of completion from the Secretary of State as
provided in Section 6-411 for any person who has dropped out of school and has
not yet attained the age of 18 years unless the driver training school or
driving training instructor has: 1) obtained written documentation verifying
the
dropout's enrollment in a high school equivalency testing or alternative education program or has obtained
a copy of the dropout's State of Illinois High School Diploma; 2) obtained verification that the
student prior to dropping out had received a passing grade in at least 8
courses during the 2 previous
semesters last ending prior to requesting a certificate of completion; or 3)
obtained written consent from the dropout's parents or guardians and the
regional superintendent.
(c) Students shall be informed of the
eligibility requirements of this Act
in writing at the time of registration.
(d) The superintendent of schools of the
school district in which the student resides and attends school or in which
the student resides at the time he or she drops out of school (with respect
to a public high school student or a dropout from the public high school)
or the chief school administrator (with
respect to a student who attends a non-public high school or a dropout from a
non-public high school) may waive the requirements of this Section if the superintendent
or chief school administrator, as the case
may be, deems it to be in the best interests of the student or dropout.
Before requesting a certificate of completion from the Secretary of State
for any person who is enrolled
as
a student in any public or non-public secondary school or who was so enrolled
in the semester last ending prior to the request for a certificate of
completion from the Secretary of State or who is of high school age, the driver
training school shall
determine from the school district in which that person resides or resided at
the time of dropping out of school, or from the
chief administrator of the non-public high school attended or last
attended by such person, as
the case may be, that such person is not ineligible to receive a certificate
of completion under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 102-1100, eff. 1-1-23 .)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-409) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-409)
Sec. 6-409. Display of License. Each driver training school must display at a prominent place in its
main office all of the following:
(a) The State license issued to the school;
(b) The names and addresses and State instructors licenses of all
instructors employed by the school;
(c) The address of all branch offices and branch class rooms.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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