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91_HB2972

 
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 1        AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Vehicle  Code  by  changing
 2    Section 6-508.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 6    changing Section 6-508 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/6-508) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-508)
 8        Sec.   6-508.    Commercial   Driver's  License  (CDL)  -
 9    qualification standards.
10        (a)  Testing.
11             (1)  General.  No person shall be issued an original
12        or renewal CDL unless that person has been  is  domiciled
13        in  this  State for the previous 6 months.  The Secretary
14        shall  cause  to  be  administered  such  tests  as   the
15        Secretary  deems necessary to meet the requirements of 49
16        C.F.R. Part 383, subparts G and H.
17             (2)  Third party testing.  The  Secretary  of  state
18        may  authorize  a  "third  party  tester", pursuant to 49
19        C.F.R. Part 383.75, to  administer  the  skills  test  or
20        tests   specified   by   Federal  Highway  Administration
21        pursuant to the Commercial Motor Vehicle  Safety  Act  of
22        1986 and any appropriate federal rule.
23        (b)  Waiver  of  Skills Test.  The Secretary of State may
24    waive the  skills  test  specified  in  this  Section  for  a
25    commercial   driver   license   applicant   who   meets   the
26    requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 383.77.
27        (c)  Limitations  on  issuance  of  a  CDL.   A CDL, or a
28    commercial driver instruction permit, shall not be issued  to
29    a  person  while  the person is subject to a disqualification
30    from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or unless  otherwise
31    permitted  by  this Code, while the person's driver's license
 
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 1    is suspended, revoked or  cancelled  in  any  state,  or  any
 2    territory or province of Canada; nor may a CDL be issued to a
 3    person  who  has  a CDL issued by any other state, or foreign
 4    jurisdiction, unless the person  first  surrenders  all  such
 5    licenses.   No CDL shall be issued to or renewed for a person
 6    who does not meet the requirement of  49  CFR  391.41(b)(11).
 7    The requirement may be met with the aid of a hearing aid.
 8        (d)  Commercial  driver instruction permit.  A commercial
 9    driver instruction permit may be issued to any person holding
10    a valid Illinois driver's license if such person successfully
11    passes  such  tests  as  the  Secretary  determines   to   be
12    necessary.  A  commercial driver instruction permit shall not
13    be issued to a person who does not meet the  requirements  of
14    49 CFR 391.41 (b)(11), except for the renewal of a commercial
15    driver  instruction  permit  for  a  person  who  possesses a
16    commercial instruction permit prior to the effective date  of
17    this amendatory Act of 1999.
18    (Source: P.A. 91-350, eff. 7-29-99.)

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