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Public Act 91-0350
SB276 Enrolled LRB9103547KSgc
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
Sections 6-109 and 6-508.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Sections 6-109 and 6-508 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/6-109) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-109)
Sec. 6-109. Examination of Applicants.
(a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant
for a driver's license or permit who has not been previously
licensed as a driver under the laws of this State or any
other state or country, or any applicant for renewal of such
driver's license or permit when such license or permit has
been expired for more than one year. The Secretary of State
shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), examine
every licensed driver at least every 8 years, and may examine
or re-examine any other applicant or licensed driver,
provided that during the years 1984 through 1991 those
drivers issued a license for 3 years may be re-examined not
less than every 7 years or more than every 10 years.
The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the
eyesight of any driver's license or permit applicant who has
not been previously licensed as a driver under the laws of
this State and shall promulgate rules and regulations to
provide for the orderly administration of all the provisions
of this Section.
(b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph
(c), such examination shall include a test of the applicant's
eyesight, his ability to read and understand official traffic
control devices, his knowledge of safe driving practices and
the traffic laws of this State, and may include an actual
demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary
and reasonable control of the operation of a motor vehicle,
and such further physical and mental examination as the
Secretary of State finds necessary to determine the
applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely on the
highways, except the examination of an applicant 75 years of
age or older shall include an actual demonstration of the
applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable
control of the operation of a motor vehicle. All portions of
written and verbal examinations under this Section, excepting
where the English language appears on facsimiles of road
signs, may be given in the Spanish language and, at the
discretion of the Secretary of State, in any other language
as well as in English upon request of the examinee. Deaf
persons who are otherwise qualified are not prohibited from
being issued a license, other than a commercial driver's
license, under this Code.
(c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time
of renewing their driver's license possess a driving record
devoid of any convictions of traffic violations or evidence
of committing an offense for which mandatory revocation would
be required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the
time of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the
Secretary in order to determine an applicant's ability to
safely operate a motor vehicle, except that every applicant
for the renewal of a driver's license who is 75 years of age
or older must prove, by an actual demonstration, the
applicant's ability to exercise reasonable care in the safe
operation of a motor vehicle.
(d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under
the provisions of Section 6-103 to receive a driver's
license, the Secretary of State shall make provision for
giving an examination, either in the county where the
applicant resides or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably
convenient to the applicant, within not more than 30 days
from the date said application is received.
(Source: P.A. 89-569, eff. 1-1-97.)
(625 ILCS 5/6-508) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-508)
Sec. 6-508. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) -
qualification standards.
(a) Testing.
(1) General. No person shall be issued an original
or renewal CDL unless that person is domiciled in this
State. The Secretary shall cause to be administered such
tests as the Secretary deems necessary to meet the
requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 383, subparts G and H.
(2) Third party testing. The Secretary of state
may authorize a "third party tester", pursuant to 49
C.F.R. Part 383.75, to administer the skills test or
tests specified by Federal Highway Administration
pursuant to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1986 and any appropriate federal rule.
(b) Waiver of Skills Test. The Secretary of State may
waive the skills test specified in this Section for a
commercial driver license applicant who meets the
requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 383.77.
(c) Limitations on issuance of a CDL. A CDL, or a
commercial driver instruction permit, shall not be issued to
a person while the person is subject to a disqualification
from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or unless otherwise
permitted by this Code, while the person's driver's license
is suspended, revoked or cancelled in any state, or any
territory or province of Canada; nor may a CDL be issued to a
person who has a CDL issued by any other state, or foreign
jurisdiction, unless the person first surrenders all such
licenses. No CDL shall be issued to or renewed for a person
who does not meet the requirement of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(11).
The requirement may be met with the aid of a hearing aid.
(d) Commercial driver instruction permit. A commercial
driver instruction permit may be issued to any person holding
a valid Illinois driver's license if such person successfully
passes such tests as the Secretary determines to be
necessary. A commercial driver instruction permit shall not
be issued to a person who does not meet the requirements of
49 CFR 391.41 (b)(11), except for the renewal of a commercial
driver instruction permit for a person who possesses a
commercial instruction permit prior to the effective date of
this amendatory Act of 1999.
(Source: P.A. 86-845.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
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