102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3985

 

Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Dan McConchie

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/6-115  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115
625 ILCS 5/6-118

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Extends the term for a driver's license to 6 years (from 4 years). Increases the fee for an original or renewal driver's license from $30 to $45. Makes corresponding changes. Effective January 1, 2025.


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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
5changing Sections 6-115 and 6-118 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-115)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115)
7    Sec. 6-115. Expiration of driver's license.
8    (a) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every
9driver's license issued under the provisions of this Code
10shall expire 6 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at
11such later date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule
12and regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months; in
13the event that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license
14fails to apply prior to the expiration date of the previous
15driver's license, the renewal driver's license shall expire 6
164 years from the expiration date of the previous driver's
17license, or at such later date as the Secretary of State may by
18proper rule and regulation designate, not to exceed 12
19calendar months.
20    The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a person not
21previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's license
22which will expire not less than 6 4 years nor more than 7 5
23years from date of issuance, except as provided elsewhere in

 

 

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1this Section.
2    (a-5) Every driver's license issued under this Code to an
3applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent
4resident, or an individual who has an approved application for
5asylum in the United States or has entered the United States in
6refugee status, shall expire on whichever is the earlier date
7of the following:
8        (1) as provided under subsection (a), (f), (g), or (i)
9    of this Section;
10        (2) on the date the applicant's authorized stay in the
11    United States terminates; or
12        (3) if the applicant's authorized stay is indefinite
13    and the applicant is applying for a Limited Term REAL ID
14    compliant driver's license, one year from the date of
15    issuance of the license.
16    (a-10) Every REAL ID compliant driver's license issued
17under this Code to an applicant who is not a United States
18citizen or permanent resident, or an individual who has an
19approved application for asylum in the United States or has
20entered the United States in refugee status, shall be marked
21"Limited Term".
22    (b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except
23those licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or
243 months after the individual's 21st birthday, the holder
25thereof may apply for a renewal thereof, subject to all the
26provisions of Section 6-103, and the Secretary of State may

 

 

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1require an examination of the applicant. A licensee whose
2driver's license expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months
3after his 21st birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his
4driving privileges until he reaches the age of 21.
5    (c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the
6expiration of a driver's license, forward to each person whose
7license is to expire a notification of the expiration of said
8license which may be presented at the time of renewal of said
9license.
10    There may be included with such notification information
11explaining the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical
12Information Card provisions of Section 6-110. The format and
13text of such information shall be prescribed by the Secretary.
14    There shall be included with such notification, for a
15period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information
16regarding the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical
17Information Exchange established in Section 18.1 of the
18Adoption Act.
19    (d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the driver's
20license of a licensee, spouse, and dependent children who are
21living with such licensee while on active duty, serving in the
22Armed Forces of the United States outside of the State of
23Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
24conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
25    (d-5) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the
26driver's license of a licensee, or of a spouse or dependent

 

 

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1children living with the licensee, serving as a civilian
2employee of the United States Armed Forces or the United
3States Department of Defense, outside of the State of
4Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
5conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
6    (e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a
7renewal of a driver's license of any person who has not paid
8any fee or tax due under this Code and is not paid upon
9reasonable notice and demand.
10    (f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
11renewal driver's license issued to a licensee under 21 years
12of age shall expire 3 months after the licensee's 21st
13birthday. Persons whose current driver's licenses expire on
14their 21st birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not renew
15their driver's license before their 21st birthday, and their
16current driver's license will be extended for an additional
17term of 3 months beyond their 21st birthday. Thereafter, the
18expiration and term of the driver's license shall be governed
19by subsection (a) hereof.
20    (g) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
21renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 81 years of age
22through age 86 shall expire 2 years from the date of issuance,
23or at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and
24regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar
25months. The Secretary shall also provide that each original or
26renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 87 years of age

 

 

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1or older shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance, or
2at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and regulation
3designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
4    (h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each special
5restricted driver's license issued under subsection (g) of
6Section 6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from the date
7of issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules defining renewal
8requirements.
9    (i) The Secretary of State shall provide that each
10driver's license issued to a person convicted of a sex offense
11as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act
12shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance or at such
13date as the Secretary may by rule designate, not to exceed an
14additional 12 calendar months. The Secretary may adopt rules
15defining renewal requirements.
16(Source: P.A. 101-185, eff. 1-1-20; 102-659, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/6-118)
18    Sec. 6-118. Fees.
19    (a) The fees for licenses and permits under this Article
20are as follows:
21    Original driver's license..........................$45 $30
22    Original or renewal driver's license
23        issued to 18, 19 and 20 year olds.................. 5
24    All driver's licenses for persons
25        age 69 through age 80.............................. 5

 

 

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1    All driver's licenses for persons
2        age 81 through age 86.............................. 2
3    All driver's licenses for persons
4        age 87 or older.....................................0
5    Renewal driver's license (except for
6        applicants ages 18, 19 and 20 or
7        age 69 and older)................................45 30
8    Original instruction permit issued to
9        persons (except those age 69 and older)
10        who do not hold or have not previously
11        held an Illinois instruction permit or
12        driver's license.................................. 20
13    Instruction permit issued to any person
14        holding an Illinois driver's license
15        who wishes a change in classifications,
16        other than at the time of renewal.................. 5
17    Any instruction permit issued to a person
18        age 69 and older................................... 5
19    Instruction permit issued to any person,
20        under age 69, not currently holding a
21        valid Illinois driver's license or
22        instruction permit but who has
23        previously been issued either document
24        in Illinois....................................... 10
25    Restricted driving permit.............................. 8
26    Monitoring device driving permit...................... 8

 

 

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1    Duplicate or corrected driver's license
2        or permit.......................................... 5
3    Duplicate or corrected restricted
4        driving permit..................................... 5
5    Duplicate or corrected monitoring
6    device driving permit.................................. 5
7    Duplicate driver's license or permit issued to
8        an active-duty member of the
9        United States Armed Forces,
10        the member's spouse, or
11        the dependent children living
12        with the member................................... 0
13    Original or renewal M or L endorsement................. 5
14SPECIAL FEES FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
15        The fees for commercial driver licenses and permits
16    under Article V shall be as follows:
17    Commercial driver's license:
18        $6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund
19        (Commercial Driver's License Information
20        System/American Association of Motor Vehicle
21        Administrators network/National Motor Vehicle
22        Title Information Service Trust Fund);
23        $20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund;
24        $10 for the driver's license;
25        and $24 for the CDL:............................. $60
26    Renewal commercial driver's license:

 

 

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1        $6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;
2        $20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund;
3        $10 for the driver's license; and
4        $24 for the CDL:................................. $60
5    Commercial learner's permit
6        issued to any person holding a valid
7        Illinois driver's license for the
8        purpose of changing to a
9        CDL classification: $6 for the
10        CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;
11        $20 for the Motor Carrier
12        Safety Inspection Fund; and
13        $24 for the CDL classification................... $50
14    Commercial learner's permit
15        issued to any person holding a valid
16        Illinois CDL for the purpose of
17        making a change in a classification,
18        endorsement or restriction........................ $5
19    CDL duplicate or corrected license.................... $5
20    In order to ensure the proper implementation of the
21Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, Article V of this
22Chapter, the Secretary of State is empowered to prorate the
23$24 fee for the commercial driver's license proportionate to
24the expiration date of the applicant's Illinois driver's
25license.
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1waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's
2office with a police report showing that his license or permit
3was stolen.
4    The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be
5waived for any person age 60 or older whose driver's license or
6permit has been lost or stolen.
7    No additional fee shall be charged for a driver's license,
8or for a commercial driver's license, when issued to the
9holder of an instruction permit for the same classification or
10type of license who becomes eligible for such license.
11    The fee for a restricted driving permit under this
12subsection (a) shall be imposed annually until the expiration
13of the permit.
14    (a-5) The fee for a driver's record or data contained
15therein is $12.
16    (b) Any person whose license or privilege to operate a
17motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked
18under Section 3-707, any provision of Chapter 6, Chapter 11,
19or Section 7-205, 7-303, or 7-702 of the Family Financial
20Responsibility Law of this Code, shall in addition to any
21other fees required by this Code, pay a reinstatement fee as
22follows:
23    Suspension under Section 3-707..................... $100
24    Suspension under Section 11-1431....................$100
25    Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1...........$250
26    Suspension under Section 11-501.9...................$250

 

 

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1    Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1............$500
2    Other suspension......................................$70
3    Revocation...........................................$500
4    However, any person whose license or privilege to operate
5a motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked for
6a second or subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,
711-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a similar provision of a
8local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense or Section
99-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
10and each suspension or revocation was for a violation of
11Section 11-501, 11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a
12similar provision of a local ordinance or a similar
13out-of-state offense or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
141961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 shall pay, in addition to any
15other fees required by this Code, a reinstatement fee as
16follows:
17    Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1............$500
18    Suspension under Section 11-501.9...................$500
19    Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1............$500
20    Revocation...........................................$500
21    (c) All fees collected under the provisions of this
22Chapter 6 shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of Section
232-119 of this Code, except as follows:
24        1. The following amounts shall be paid into the
25    Drivers Education Fund:
26            (A) $16 of the $20 fee for an original driver's

 

 

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1        instruction permit;
2            (B) $7.50 $5 of the $30 fee for an original
3        driver's license;
4            (C) $7.50 $5 of the $30 fee for a 4 year renewal
5        driver's license;
6            (D) $4 of the $8 fee for a restricted driving
7        permit; and
8            (E) $4 of the $8 fee for a monitoring device
9        driving permit.
10        2. $30 of the $250 fee for reinstatement of a license
11    summarily suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended
12    under Section 11-501.9 shall be deposited into the Drunk
13    and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. However, for a person
14    whose license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in
15    this State has been suspended or revoked for a second or
16    subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,
17    11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or Section 9-3 of the
18    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, $190 of
19    the $500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily
20    suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended under
21    Section 11-501.9, and $190 of the $500 fee for
22    reinstatement of a revoked license shall be deposited into
23    the Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. $190 of the
24    $500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily revoked
25    pursuant to Section 11-501.1 shall be deposited into the
26    Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund.

 

 

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1        3. $6 of the original or renewal fee for a commercial
2    driver's license and $6 of the commercial learner's permit
3    fee when the permit is issued to any person holding a valid
4    Illinois driver's license, shall be paid into the
5    CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund.
6        4. $30 of the $70 fee for reinstatement of a license
7    suspended under the Family Financial Responsibility Law
8    shall be paid into the Family Responsibility Fund.
9        5. The $5 fee for each original or renewal M or L
10    endorsement shall be deposited into the Cycle Rider Safety
11    Training Fund.
12        6. $20 of any original or renewal fee for a commercial
13    driver's license or commercial learner's permit shall be
14    paid into the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund.
15        7. The following amounts shall be paid into the
16    General Revenue Fund:
17            (A) $190 of the $250 reinstatement fee for a
18        summary suspension under Section 11-501.1 or a
19        suspension under Section 11-501.9;
20            (B) $40 of the $70 reinstatement fee for any other
21        suspension provided in subsection (b) of this Section;
22        and
23            (C) $440 of the $500 reinstatement fee for a first
24        offense revocation and $310 of the $500 reinstatement
25        fee for a second or subsequent revocation.
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1    (d) and subsection (h) of Section 6-205 of this Code;
2    subparagraph (C) of paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of
3    Section 6-206 of this Code; and paragraph (4) of
4    subsection (a) of Section 6-206.1 of this Code, shall be
5    paid into the funds set forth in those Sections.
6    (d) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
7this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be
8deposited into the Capital Projects Fund.
9    (e) The additional fees imposed by this amendatory Act of
10the 96th General Assembly shall become effective 90 days after
11becoming law.
12    (f) As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the
13United States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed
14Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of
15the Illinois National Guard who is called to active duty
16pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United
17States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or an
18order of the Governor.
19(Source: P.A. 100-590, eff. 6-8-18; 100-803, eff. 1-1-19;
20101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
221, 2025.