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620 ILCS 5/43

(620 ILCS 5/43) (from Ch. 15 1/2, par. 22.43)

Sec. 43.

Operations unlawful without license or certificate.

Except as hereinafter provided, when such registration is required by
the Department, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause or
authorize to be operated any civil aircraft within this State unless such
aircraft has an appropriate effective license, certificate or permit issued
by the United States Government for which a certificate of registration has
been issued by the Department which is in full force and effect, and it
shall be unlawful for any person to engage in aeronautics as an airman in
this State unless he has obtained from the Department a certificate of
registration of an appropriate effective airman's license, certificate or
permit issued by the United States Government authorizing him to engage in
the particular class of aeronautics in which he is engaged, which
certificate of registration is in full force and effect.

Aircraft and airmen that are not required to be licensed, certificated, or
permitted by the United States government and that have not received a license,
certificate, or permit are not required to register with the Department before
engaging in aeronautics in Illinois.

(Source: P.A. 92-341, eff. 8-10-01.)