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 1        AN ACT concerning motor vehicles.

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

 4        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing  Sections  1-197.5,  6-205, 6-500, 6-506, 6-514, and
 6    11-1201 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/1-197.5) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-203.1)
 8        Sec. 1-197.5.  Statutory summary alcohol  or  other  drug
 9    related suspension of driver's privileges.  The withdrawal by
10    the  circuit  court  of  a  person's  license or privilege to
11    operate a motor  vehicle  on  the  public  highways  for  the
12    periods provided in Section 6-208.1.  Reinstatement after the
13    suspension period shall occur after all appropriate fees have
14    been  paid,  unless the court notifies the Secretary of State
15    that the person should be disqualified. The  bases  for  this
16    withdrawal  of  driving  privileges shall be the individual's
17    refusal to submit to or failure to complete a  chemical  test
18    or tests following an arrest for the offense of driving under
19    the  influence  of  alcohol,  or other drugs, or intoxicating
20    compounds or both, or submission to  such  a  test  or  tests
21    indicating  an  alcohol  concentration  of  0.08  or  more as
22    provided in Section 11-501.1 of this Code.
23    (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98;  incorporates  90-43,  eff.
24    7-2-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

25        (625 ILCS 5/6-205) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-205)
26        Sec.  6-205.  Mandatory  revocation of license or permit;
27    Hardship cases.
28        (a)  Except as provided in this Section, the Secretary of
29    State shall immediately revoke the  license,  or  permit,  or
30    driving  privileges  of any driver upon receiving a report of
 
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 1    the driver's conviction of any of the following offenses:
 2             1.  Reckless homicide resulting from  the  operation
 3        of a motor vehicle;
 4             2.  Violation  of  Section  11-501 of this Code or a
 5        similar provision of a local ordinance  relating  to  the
 6        offense  of  operating  or being in physical control of a
 7        vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, other  drug
 8        or  drugs,  intoxicating  compound  or  compounds, or any
 9        combination thereof;
10             3.  Any felony under the laws of any  State  or  the
11        federal  government  in  the  commission of which a motor
12        vehicle was used;
13             4.  Violation  of  Section  11-401  of   this   Code
14        relating to the offense of leaving the scene of a traffic
15        accident involving death or personal injury;
16             5.  Perjury  or  the  making of a false affidavit or
17        statement under oath to the Secretary of State under this
18        Code or under any other law relating to the ownership  or
19        operation of motor vehicles;
20             6.  Conviction   upon  3  charges  of  violation  of
21        Section 11-503 of this Code relating to  the  offense  of
22        reckless driving committed within a period of 12 months;
23             7.  Conviction  of  any  the  offense  of automobile
24        theft as defined in Section 4-102 of this Code;
25             8.  Violation  of  Section  11-504  of   this   Code
26        relating to the offense of drag racing;
27             9.  Violation of Chapters 8 and 9 of this Code;
28             10.  Violation  of Section 12-5 of the Criminal Code
29        of 1961 arising from the use of a motor vehicle;
30             11.  Violation of  Section  11-204.1  of  this  Code
31        relating  to  aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a
32        police officer;
33             12.  Violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of
34        Section 6-507, or a  similar  law  of  any  other  state,
 
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 1        relating  to the unlawful operation of a commercial motor
 2        vehicle;
 3             13.  Violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of
 4        this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance  if
 5        the  driver  has been previously convicted of a violation
 6        of that  Section  or  a  similar  provision  of  a  local
 7        ordinance and the driver was less than 21 years of age at
 8        the time of the offense.
 9        (b)  The Secretary of State shall also immediately revoke
10    the  license  or  permit  of  any  driver  in  the  following
11    situations:
12             1.  Of  any minor upon receiving the notice provided
13        for in Section 5-901 of the Juvenile Court  Act  of  1987
14        that  the  minor  has  been adjudicated under that Act as
15        having committed an offense relating  to  motor  vehicles
16        prescribed in Section 4-103 of this Code;
17             2.  Of  any  person when any other law of this State
18        requires either the revocation or suspension of a license
19        or permit.
20        (c)  Whenever  a  person  is  convicted  of  any  of  the
21    offenses enumerated in this Section, the court may  recommend
22    and  the Secretary of State in his discretion, without regard
23    to whether the recommendation is made by the court may,  upon
24    application,  issue to the person a restricted driving permit
25    granting the privilege of driving a motor vehicle between the
26    petitioner's residence and petitioner's place  of  employment
27    or  within  the  scope of the petitioner's employment related
28    duties, or to allow transportation for the  petitioner  or  a
29    household  member  of the petitioner's family for the receipt
30    of necessary medical care or, if the professional  evaluation
31    indicates,  provide  transportation  for  the  petitioner for
32    alcohol remedial  or  rehabilitative  activity,  or  for  the
33    petitioner  to attend classes, as a student, in an accredited
34    educational  institution;  if  the  petitioner  is  able   to
 
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 1    demonstrate  that  no  alternative means of transportation is
 2    reasonably available and the petitioner will not endanger the
 3    public safety  or  welfare;  provided  that  the  Secretary's
 4    discretion  shall  be  limited  to cases where undue hardship
 5    would result from a failure to issue the  restricted  driving
 6    permit.
 7        If  a  person's  license  or  permit  has been revoked or
 8    suspended due to 2 or more convictions of  violating  Section
 9    11-501  of  this  Code  or  a  similar  provision  of a local
10    ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, arising  out  of
11    separate  occurrences,  that  person,  if issued a restricted
12    driving permit, may not operate a vehicle unless it has  been
13    equipped  with  an  ignition  interlock  device as defined in
14    Section 1-129.1.
15        If a person's license  or  permit  has  been  revoked  or
16    suspended  2  or  more times within a 10 year period due to a
17    single conviction of violating Section 11-501 of this Code or
18    a similar  provision  of  a  local  ordinance  or  a  similar
19    out-of-state  offense,  and  a  statutory  summary suspension
20    under Section  11-501.1,  or  2  or  more  statutory  summary
21    suspensions,  or  combination of 2 offenses, or of an offense
22    and a statutory summary suspension, arising out  of  separate
23    occurrences,  that  person,  if  issued  a restricted driving
24    permit, may not operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped
25    with an ignition  interlock  device  as  defined  in  Section
26    1-129.1.    The person must pay to the Secretary of State DUI
27    Administration Fund an amount not to exceed  $20  per  month.
28    The  Secretary  shall  establish  by  rule the amount and the
29    procedures, terms, and conditions relating to these fees.  If
30    the  restricted  driving  permit  was  issued  for employment
31    purposes, then this provision does not apply to the operation
32    of an occupational vehicle owned or leased by  that  person's
33    employer.    In  each case the Secretary of State may issue a
34    restricted driving permit for a period he deems  appropriate,
 
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 1    except  that the permit shall expire within one year from the
 2    date of issuance. The Secretary may  not,  however,  issue  a
 3    restricted   driving  permit  to  any  person  whose  current
 4    revocation is the result of a second or subsequent conviction
 5    for a violation of Section 11-501 of this Code or  a  similar
 6    provision  of  a  local  ordinance relating to the offense of
 7    operating or being in physical control  of  a  motor  vehicle
 8    while  under  the  influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
 9    intoxicating  compound   or   compounds,   or   any   similar
10    out-of-state  offense,  or any combination thereof, until the
11    expiration of  at  least  one  year  from  the  date  of  the
12    revocation.   A  restricted  driving permit issued under this
13    Section shall be subject  to  cancellation,  revocation,  and
14    suspension  by  the Secretary of State in like manner and for
15    like cause as a driver's license issued under this  Code  may
16    be cancelled, revoked, or suspended; except that a conviction
17    upon   one  or  more  offenses  against  laws  or  ordinances
18    regulating the movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient
19    cause for the revocation, suspension, or  cancellation  of  a
20    restricted  driving  permit. The Secretary of State may, as a
21    condition to the issuance of  a  restricted  driving  permit,
22    require  the  applicant to participate in a designated driver
23    remedial or rehabilitative program. The Secretary of State is
24    authorized to cancel  a  restricted  driving  permit  if  the
25    permit  holder  does  not  successfully complete the program.
26    However, if an  individual's  driving  privileges  have  been
27    revoked  in accordance with paragraph 13 of subsection (a) of
28    this Section, no restricted driving permit  shall  be  issued
29    until  the  individual  has served 6 months of the revocation
30    period.
31        (d)  Whenever a person under the age of 21  is  convicted
32    under Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a
33    local  ordinance,  the  Secretary  of  State shall revoke the
34    driving privileges of that person.  One year after  the  date
 
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 1    of  revocation,  and upon application, the Secretary of State
 2    may, if satisfied that the person applying will not  endanger
 3    the  public  safety  or  welfare,  issue a restricted driving
 4    permit granting the privilege of driving a motor vehicle only
 5    between the hours of 5  a.m.  and  9  p.m.  or  as  otherwise
 6    provided  by  this  Section  for a period of one year.  After
 7    this one year period, and upon reapplication for a license as
 8    provided in Section 6-106, upon payment  of  the  appropriate
 9    reinstatement  fee  provided  under  paragraph (b) of Section
10    6-118, the Secretary of State, in his discretion,  may  issue
11    the  applicant  a  license,  or extend the restricted driving
12    permit  as  many  times  as  the  Secretary  of  State  deems
13    appropriate, by additional periods of not more than 12 months
14    each, until the applicant attains 21 years of age.
15        If a person's license  or  permit  has  been  revoked  or
16    suspended  due  to 2 or more convictions of violating Section
17    11-501 of this  Code  or  a  similar  provision  of  a  local
18    ordinance  or  a similar out-of-state offense, arising out of
19    separate occurrences, that person,  if  issued  a  restricted
20    driving  permit, may not operate a vehicle unless it has been
21    equipped with an ignition  interlock  device  as  defined  in
22    Section 1-129.1.
23        If  a  person's  license  or  permit  has been revoked or
24    suspended 2 or more times within a 10 year period  due  to  a
25    single conviction of violating Section 11-501 of this Code or
26    a  similar  provision  of  a  local  ordinance  or  a similar
27    out-of-state offense,  and  a  statutory  summary  suspension
28    under  Section  11-501.1,  or  2  or  more  statutory summary
29    suspensions, or combination of 2 offenses, or of  an  offense
30    and  a  statutory summary suspension, arising out of separate
31    occurrences, that person,  if  issued  a  restricted  driving
32    permit, may not operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped
33    with  an  ignition  interlock  device  as  defined in Section
34    1-129.1. The person must pay to the Secretary  of  State  DUI
 
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 1    Administration  Fund  an  amount not to exceed $20 per month.
 2    The Secretary shall establish by  rule  the  amount  and  the
 3    procedures,  terms, and conditions relating to these fees. If
 4    the restricted  driving  permit  was  issued  for  employment
 5    purposes, then this provision does not apply to the operation
 6    of  an  occupational vehicle owned or leased by that person's
 7    employer.  A restricted  driving  permit  issued  under  this
 8    Section  shall  be  subject  to cancellation, revocation, and
 9    suspension by the Secretary of State in like manner  and  for
10    like  cause  as a driver's license issued under this Code may
11    be cancelled, revoked, or suspended; except that a conviction
12    upon  one  or  more  offenses  against  laws  or   ordinances
13    regulating the movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient
14    cause  for  the  revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a
15    restricted driving permit.  The revocation periods  contained
16    in  this  subparagraph  shall  apply  to similar out-of-state
17    convictions.
18        (e)  This Section is subject to  the  provisions  of  the
19    Driver License Compact.
20        (f)  Any   revocation   imposed  upon  any  person  under
21    subsections 2 and 3 of paragraph (b) that  is  in  effect  on
22    December  31,  1988  shall be converted to a suspension for a
23    like period of time.
24        (g)  The Secretary of State shall not issue a  restricted
25    driving  permit  to  a person under the age of 16 years whose
26    driving privileges have been revoked under any provisions  of
27    this Code.
28        (h)  The  Secretary  of  State  shall  require the use of
29    ignition interlock  devices  on  all  vehicles  owned  by  an
30    individual  who  has been convicted of a second or subsequent
31    offense under Section  11-501  of  this  Code  or  a  similar
32    provision   of   a  local  ordinance.   The  Secretary  shall
33    establish  by  rule  and  regulation   the   procedures   for
34    certification and use of the interlock system.
 
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 1        (i)  The  Secretary  of  State may not issue a restricted
 2    driving permit for a period of one year  after  a  second  or
 3    subsequent  revocation  of  driving  privileges  under clause
 4    (a)(2) of this Section; however, one year after the date of a
 5    second or subsequent revocation of driving  privileges  under
 6    clause  (a)(2)  of  this Section, the Secretary of State may,
 7    upon application, issue a restricted driving permit under the
 8    terms and conditions of subsection (c).
 9    (Source: P.A. 91-357,  eff.  7-29-99;  92-248,  eff.  8-3-01;
10    92-418, eff. 8-17-01; revised 8-24-01.)

11        (625 ILCS 5/6-500) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500)
12        Sec.   6-500.    Definitions   of   words   and  phrases.
13    Notwithstanding the definitions set forth elsewhere  in  this
14    Code, for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Driver's License
15    Act  (UCDLA),  the  words and phrases listed below shall have
16    the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
17        (1)  Alcohol.  "Alcohol" means any  substance  containing
18    any form of alcohol, including but not limited to:  ethanol,;
19    methanol,; propanol, and isopropanol.
20        (2)  Alcohol   concentration.    "Alcohol  concentration"
21    means:
22             (A) (a)  the number of  grams  of  alcohol  per  210
23        liters of breath; or
24             (B) (b)  the  number  of  grams  of  alcohol per 100
25        milliliters of blood; or
26             (C) (c)  the number  of  grams  of  alcohol  per  67
27        milliliters of urine.
28        Alcohol  tests  administered within 2 hours of the driver
29    being "stopped or detained" shall be considered that driver's
30    "alcohol concentration" for the purposes  of  enforcing  this
31    UCDLA.
32        (3)  (Blank).
33        (4)  (Blank).
 
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 1        (5)  (Blank).
 2        (6)  Commercial Motor Vehicle.
 3             (A)  "Commercial   motor   vehicle"  means  a  motor
 4        vehicle, except those  referred  to  in  subdivision  (B)
 5        paragraph   (d),  designed  to  transport  passengers  or
 6        property if:
 7                  (i) (a)  the  vehicle  has  a  GVWR  of  26,001
 8             pounds or more or such a lesser GVWR as subsequently
 9             determined by federal regulations or  the  Secretary
10             of State; or any combination of vehicles with a GCWR
11             of  26,001  pounds or more, provided the GVWR of any
12             vehicle or vehicles being towed is 10,001 pounds  or
13             more; or
14                  (ii) (b)  the  vehicle is designed to transport
15             16 or more persons; or
16                  (iii) (c)  the    vehicle    is    transporting
17             hazardous materials and is required to be  placarded
18             in accordance with 49 C.F.R. Part 172, subpart F.
19             (B) (d)  Pursuant   to  the  interpretation  of  the
20        Commercial Motor  Vehicle  Safety  Act  of  1986  by  the
21        Federal   Highway   Administration,   the  definition  of
22        "commercial motor vehicle" does not include:
23                  (i)  recreational   vehicles,   when   operated
24             primarily for personal use;
25                  (ii)  United  States  Department   of   Defense
26             vehicles  being  operated by non-civilian personnel.
27             This includes any operator on active military  duty;
28             members  of  the Reserves; National Guard; personnel
29             on part-time training; and National  Guard  military
30             technicians  (civilians  who  are  required  to wear
31             military uniforms and are subject  to  the  Code  of
32             Military Justice); or
33                  (iii)  firefighting    and    other   emergency
34             equipment with audible and visual signals, owned  or
 
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 1             operated  by  or for a governmental entity, which is
 2             necessary to the preservation of life or property or
 3             the execution of  emergency  governmental  functions
 4             which  are  normally  not subject to general traffic
 5             rules and regulations.
 6        (7)  Controlled Substance.  "Controlled substance"  shall
 7    have  the  same  meaning  as  defined  in  Section 102 of the
 8    Illinois Controlled Substances Act, and  shall  also  include
 9    cannabis as defined in Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act.
10        (8)  Conviction.    "Conviction"   means   an   unvacated
11    adjudication  of  guilt  or a determination that a person has
12    violated or failed to comply with  the  law  in  a  court  of
13    original   jurisdiction   or   an  authorized  administrative
14    tribunal; an  unvacated  forfeiture  of  bail  or  collateral
15    deposited  to  secure  the  person's appearance in court; the
16    payment of a fine or court cost  regardless  of  whether  the
17    imposition  of sentence is deferred and ultimately a judgment
18    dismissing the underlying charge is entered; or  a  violation
19    of a condition of release without bail, regardless of whether
20    or not the penalty is rebated, suspended or probated.
21        (9)  (Blank).
22        (10)  (Blank).
23        (11)  (Blank).
24        (12)  (Blank).
25        (13)  Driver.   "Driver"  means  any  person  who drives,
26    operates, or is in physical control  of  a  commercial  motor
27    vehicle, or who is required to hold a CDL.
28        (14)  Employee.    "Employee"   means  a  person  who  is
29    employed as a commercial motor vehicle driver.  A person  who
30    is  self-employed  as  a commercial motor vehicle driver must
31    comply with the requirements  of  this  UCDLA  pertaining  to
32    employees.   An  owner-operator on a long-term lease shall be
33    considered an employee.
34        (15)  Employer.  "Employer" means a person (including the
 
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 1    United States, a State or a  local  authority)  who  owns  or
 2    leases  a  commercial  motor  vehicle or assigns employees to
 3    operate such a vehicle.  A person who is self-employed  as  a
 4    commercial   motor   vehicle  driver  must  comply  with  the
 5    requirements of this UCDLA.
 6        (16)  (Blank).
 7        (17)  Foreign jurisdiction.  "Foreign jurisdiction" means
 8    a sovereign  jurisdiction  that  does  not  fall  within  the
 9    definition of "State".
10        (18)  (Blank).
11        (19)  (Blank).
12        (20)  Hazardous  Material.   Upon a finding by the United
13    States Secretary of Transportation, in his or her discretion,
14    under 49 App. U.S.C. 5103(a), that the  transportation  of  a
15    particular quantity and form of material in commerce may pose
16    an  unreasonable risk to health and safety or property, he or
17    she shall designate the quantity  and  form  of  material  or
18    group or class of the materials as a hazardous material.  The
19    materials  so  designated  may include but are not limited to
20    explosives,   radioactive   materials,   etiologic    agents,
21    flammable  liquids  or solids, combustible liquids or solids,
22    poisons, oxidizing or  corrosive  materials,  and  compressed
23    gases.
24        (21)  Long-term lease Long-term-lease.  "Long-term lease"
25    "Long-term-lease" means a lease of a commercial motor vehicle
26    by the owner-lessor to a lessee, for a period of more than 29
27    days.
28        (22)  Motor Vehicle.  "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle
29    which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled
30    by  electric  power obtained from over head trolley wires but
31    not operated upon rails,  except  vehicles  moved  solely  by
32    human power and motorized wheel chairs.
33        (23)  Non-resident   CDL.   "Non-resident  CDL"  means  a
34    commercial  driver's  license  issued  by  a  state   to   an
 
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 1    individual who is domiciled in a foreign jurisdiction.
 2        (24)  (Blank).
 3        (25)  (Blank).
 4        (25.5)  Railroad-Highway    Grade   Crossing   Violation.
 5    "Railroad-highway   grade   crossing   violation"   means   a
 6    conviction violation,  while  operating  a  commercial  motor
 7    vehicle, of any of the following:
 8             (A) (1)  An  offense listed in Article 12 of Section
 9        11 of this Code. subsection (j) of Section 6-514 of  this
10        Code.
11              (2)  Section 11-1201 of this Code.
12              (3)  Section 11-1201.1 of this Code.
13              (4)  Section 11-1202 of this Code.
14              (5)  Section 11-1203 of this Code.
15              (6)  92  Illinois  Administrative  Code 392.10.
16              (7)  92  Illinois  Administrative  Code 392.11.
17             (B) (8)  Any  local  ordinance that is other similar
18        violation of the law or  local  ordinance  of  any  state
19        relating  to  railroad-highway  grade  crossing  that the
20        Secretary of State determines by administrative  rule  to
21        be serious. to any of items (1) through (7).
22        (26)  Serious   Traffic   Violation.    "Serious  traffic
23    violation" means:
24             (A) (a)  a conviction when  operating  a  commercial
25        motor vehicle of:
26                  (i)  a    violation   relating   to   excessive
27             speeding, involving a single speeding charge  of  15
28             miles  per hour or more above the legal speed limit;
29             or
30                  (ii)  a violation relating to reckless driving;
31             or
32                  (iii)  a violation of any State  law  or  local
33             ordinance  relating to motor vehicle traffic control
34             (other   than   parking   violations)   arising   in
 
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 1             connection with a fatal traffic accident; or
 2                  (iv)  a violation of Section 6-501, relating to
 3             having multiple driver's licenses; or
 4                  (v)  a violation of paragraph (a),  of  Section
 5             6-507,  relating  to the requirement to have a valid
 6             CDL; or
 7                  (vi)  a  violation  relating  to  improper   or
 8             erratic traffic lane changes; or
 9                  (vii)  a   violation   relating   to  following
10             another vehicle too closely; or
11             (B) (b)  any other similar violation  of  a  law  or
12        local  ordinance  of  any state relating to motor vehicle
13        traffic control, other than a  parking  violation,  which
14        the  Secretary of State determines by administrative rule
15        to be serious.
16        (27)  State.  "State" means a state of the United States,
17    the District of Columbia and any  province  or  territory  of
18    Canada.
19        (28)  (Blank).
20        (29)  (Blank).
21        (30)  (Blank).
22        (31)  (Blank).
23    (Source: P.A. 92-249, eff. 1-1-02; revised 9-19-01.)

24        (625 ILCS 5/6-506) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-506)
25        Sec.   6-506.    Commercial   motor   vehicle   driver  -
26    employer/owner responsibilities.
27        (a)  No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner  shall
28    knowingly  allow, permit, or authorize an employee to drive a
29    commercial motor vehicle on the highways during any period in
30    which such employee:
31             (1)  has a driver's license  suspended,  revoked  or
32        cancelled by any state; or
33             (2)  has  lost  the  privilege to drive a commercial
 
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 1        motor vehicle in any state; or
 2             (3)  has been disqualified from driving a commercial
 3        motor vehicle; or
 4             (4)  has more than one driver's license,  except  as
 5        provided by this UCDLA; or
 6             (5)  is   subject   to   or   in   violation  of  an
 7        "out-of-service" order.
 8        (b)  No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner  shall
 9    may  knowingly  allow, permit, authorize, or require a driver
10    to operate a commercial motor vehicle in violation of any law
11    or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.
12        (c)  Any employer convicted of violating  subsection  (a)
13    of  this  Section, whether individually or in connection with
14    one  or  more  other  persons,  or  as  principal  agent,  or
15    accessory, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
16    (Source: P.A. 92-249, eff. 1-1-02.)

17        (625 ILCS 5/6-514) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-514)
18        Sec.  6-514.   Commercial  Driver's   License   (CDL)   -
19    Disqualifications.
20        (a)  A  person  shall  be  disqualified  from  driving  a
21    commercial  motor  vehicle  for  a period of not less than 12
22    months for the first violation of:
23             (1)  Refusing to submit to or failure to complete  a
24        test   or   tests   to   determine   the  driver's  blood
25        concentration of alcohol,  other  drug,  or  both,  while
26        driving a commercial motor vehicle; or
27             (2)  Operating  a commercial motor vehicle while the
28        alcohol concentration of the person's  blood,  breath  or
29        urine  is  at  least  0.04,  or  any  amount  of  a drug,
30        substance, or compound in the  person's  blood  or  urine
31        resulting   from  the  unlawful  use  or  consumption  of
32        cannabis  listed  in  the  Cannabis  Control  Act  or   a
33        controlled  substance  listed  in the Illinois Controlled
 
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 1        Substances Act as indicated by a police  officer's  sworn
 2        report or other verified evidence; or
 3             (3)  Conviction for a first violation of:
 4                  (i)  Driving  a  commercial motor vehicle while
 5             under the influence of alcohol, or any  other  drug,
 6             or  combination  of  drugs to a degree which renders
 7             such person incapable of safely driving; or
 8                  (ii)  Knowingly and wilfully leaving the  scene
 9             of  an  accident  while operating a commercial motor
10             vehicle; or
11                  (iii)  Driving a commercial motor vehicle while
12             committing any felony.
13             If any of the above violations or refusals  occurred
14        while  transporting  hazardous material(s) required to be
15        placarded, the person shall be disqualified for a  period
16        of not less than 3 years.
17        (b)  A  person  is  disqualified  for  life  for a second
18    conviction of any of the offenses specified in paragraph (a),
19    or any combination of those offenses, arising from 2 or  more
20    separate incidents.
21        (c)  A  person  is disqualified from driving a commercial
22    motor vehicle for life who uses a commercial motor vehicle in
23    the commission  of  any  felony  involving  the  manufacture,
24    distribution,  or  dispensing  of  a controlled substance, or
25    possession with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense
26    a controlled substance.
27        (d)  The Secretary of State may, when the  United  States
28    Secretary  of Transportation so authorizes, issue regulations
29    in which a disqualification for life under paragraph (b)  may
30    be  reduced  to  a  period  of  not  less than 10 years. If a
31    reinstated  driver  is  subsequently  convicted  of   another
32    disqualifying offense, as specified in subsection (a) of this
33    Section, he or she shall be permanently disqualified for life
34    and shall be ineligible to again apply for a reduction of the
 
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 1    lifetime disqualification.
 2        (e)  A  person  is disqualified from driving a commercial
 3    motor vehicle for a period of  not  less  than  2  months  if
 4    convicted  of  2  serious  traffic violations, committed in a
 5    commercial motor vehicle, arising  from  separate  incidents,
 6    occurring  within a 3 year period.  However, a person will be
 7    disqualified from driving a commercial motor  vehicle  for  a
 8    period  of  not  less than 4 months if convicted of 3 serious
 9    traffic violations, committed in a commercial motor  vehicle,
10    arising  from  separate  incidents, occurring within a 3 year
11    period.
12        (f)  Notwithstanding any other provision  of  this  Code,
13    any  driver  disqualified  from  operating a commercial motor
14    vehicle, pursuant to this UCDLA, shall not  be  eligible  for
15    restoration  of commercial driving privileges during any such
16    period of disqualification.
17        (g)  After  suspending,   revoking,   or   cancelling   a
18    commercial  driver's  license,  the  Secretary  of State must
19    update the driver's records to reflect such action within  10
20    days.   After suspending or revoking the driving privilege of
21    any person who has been issued a  CDL  or  commercial  driver
22    instruction  permit  from another jurisdiction, the Secretary
23    shall originate notification  to  such  issuing  jurisdiction
24    within 10 days.
25        (h)  The  "disqualifications" referred to in this Section
26    shall not  be  imposed  upon  any  commercial  motor  vehicle
27    driver,  by  the  Secretary  of  State, unless the prohibited
28    action(s) occurred after March 31, 1992.
29        (i)  A person is disqualified from driving  a  commercial
30    motor vehicle in accordance with the following:
31             (1)  For   6  months  upon  a  first  conviction  of
32        paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 6-507 of  this
33        Code.
34             (2)  For  one  year  upon  a  second  conviction  of
 
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 1        paragraph  (2) of subsection (b) of Section 6-507 of this
 2        Code within a 10-year period.
 3             (3)  For  3  years  upon  a  third   or   subsequent
 4        conviction  of paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section
 5        6-507 of this Code within a 10-year period.
 6             (4)  For  one  year  upon  a  first  conviction   of
 7        paragraph  (3) of subsection (b) of Section 6-507 of this
 8        Code.
 9             (5)  For  3  years  upon  a  second  conviction   of
10        paragraph  (3) of subsection (b) of Section 6-507 of this
11        Code within a 10-year period.
12             (6)  For  5  years  upon  a  third   or   subsequent
13        conviction  of paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section
14        6-507 of this Code within a 10-year period.
15        (j) (1)  A  driver  shall   be   disqualified   for   the
16    applicable   period   specified  in  paragraph  (2)  for  any
17    conviction violation of a federal, State,  or  local  law  or
18    regulation  pertaining  to one of the following offenses at a
19    railroad-highway grade crossing while operating a  commercial
20    motor vehicle:
21                  (i)  For drivers who are not always required to
22             stop, failing to slow down and check that the tracks
23             are clear of an approaching train.
24                  (ii)  For  drivers  who are not always required
25             to  stop,  failing  to  stop  before  reaching   the
26             crossing, if the tracks are not clear.
27                  (iii)  For  drivers  who are always required to
28             stop,  failing  to  stop  before  driving  onto  the
29             crossing.
30                  (iv)  For  all   drivers,   failing   to   have
31             sufficient  space  to  drive  completely through the
32             crossing without stopping.
33                  (v)  For all drivers, failing to obey a traffic
34             control device or the directions of  an  enforcement
 
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 1             official at the crossing.
 2                  (vi)  For  all  drivers, failing to negotiate a
 3             crossing  because  of   insufficient   undercarriage
 4             clearance.
 5        (2)  A  person  shall  be  disqualified  from  driving  a
 6    commercial   motor   vehicle   for   a   conviction   of    a
 7    railroad-highway  grade crossing violation in accordance with
 8    the following:
 9                  (i)  For 60 days upon  a  first  conviction  of
10             paragraph  (1) of subsection (i) of Section 6-514 of
11             this Code.
12                  (ii)  For 120 days upon a second conviction for
13             separate incidents of paragraph  (1)  of  subsection
14             (i) of this Section within a 3-year period.
15                  (iii)  For  one year upon a third or subsequent
16             conviction of separate incidents of paragraph (1) of
17             subsection (i)  of  this  Section  within  a  3-year
18             period.
19        (2)  The length of the disqualification shall be:
20                  (i)  Not  less  than  60  days in the case of a
21             conviction for any  of  the  offenses  described  in
22             paragraph  (1)  if the person had no convictions for
23             any of  the  offenses  described  in  paragraph  (1)
24             during  the  3-year period immediately preceding the
25             conviction.
26                  (ii)  Not less than 120 days in the case  of  a
27             conviction  for  any  of  the  offenses described in
28             paragraph (1) if the person had one  conviction  for
29             any  of  the  offenses  described  in  paragraph (1)
30             during the 3-year period immediately  preceding  the
31             conviction.
32                  (iii)  Not  less than one year in the case of a
33             conviction for any  of  the  offenses  described  in
34             paragraph   (1)   if   the  person  had  2  or  more
 
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 1             convictions, based on separate incidents, for any of
 2             the offenses described in paragraph (1)  during  the
 3             3-year period immediately preceding the conviction.
 4    (Source: P.A. 92-249, eff. 1-1-02.)

 5        (625 ILCS 5/11-1201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1201)
 6        Sec. 11-1201.  Obedience to signal indicating approach of
 7    train.
 8        (a)  Whenever  any  person driving a vehicle approaches a
 9    railroad grade  crossing  where  the  driver  is  not  always
10    required  to stop, the such person must exercise due care and
11    caution as the existence of a railroad track across a highway
12    is a warning of danger, and under any  of  the  circumstances
13    stated  in this Section, the driver shall stop within 50 feet
14    but not less than 15  feet  from  the  nearest  rail  of  the
15    railroad and shall not proceed until the tracks are clear and
16    he or she can do so safely.  The foregoing requirements shall
17    apply when:
18             1.  A  clearly visible electric or mechanical signal
19        device gives warning  of  the  immediate  approach  of  a
20        railroad train;
21             2.  A  crossing  gate  is lowered or a human flagman
22        gives or continues to give a signal of  the  approach  or
23        passage of a railroad train;
24             3.  A  railroad train approaching a highway crossing
25        emits a warning signal and such railroad train, by reason
26        of  its  speed  or  nearness  to  such  crossing,  is  an
27        immediate hazard;
28             4.  An approaching railroad train is plainly visible
29        and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing;.
30             5.  A railroad train is approaching so closely  that
31        an immediate hazard is created.
32        (a-5)  Whenever  a  person driving a vehicle approaches a
33    railroad grade  crossing  where  the  driver  is  not  always
 
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 1    required to stop but must slow down, the person must exercise
 2    due  care  and  caution  as the existence of a railroad track
 3    across a highway is a warning of danger, and under any of the
 4    circumstances stated in this Section, the driver  shall  slow
 5    down  within  50  feet  but  not  less  than 15 feet from the
 6    nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed  until  he
 7    or  she  checks  that  the tracks are clear of an approaching
 8    train.
 9        (b)  No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or
10    under any crossing gate or barrier  at  a  railroad  crossing
11    while  such  gate  or barrier is closed or is being opened or
12    closed.
13        (c)  The  Department,  and  local  authorities  with  the
14    approval  of  the  Department,  are  hereby   authorized   to
15    designate  particularly  dangerous highway grade crossings of
16    railroads and to erect stop signs thereat.   When  such  stop
17    signs are erected the driver of any vehicle shall stop within
18    50  feet  but  not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of
19    such railroad and shall  proceed  only  upon  exercising  due
20    care.
21        (d)  At   any   railroad  grade  crossing  provided  with
22    railroad crossbuck signs,  without  automatic,  electric,  or
23    mechanical signal devices, crossing gates, or a human flagman
24    giving  a  signal  of the approach or passage of a train, the
25    driver of a  vehicle  shall  in  obedience  to  the  railroad
26    crossbuck  sign,  yield  the  right-of-way and slow down to a
27    speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall  stop,
28    if  required for safety, at a clearly marked stopped line, or
29    if no stop line, within 50 feet but not  less  than  15  feet
30    from  the  nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed
31    until he or she can do so safely.  If a driver is involved in
32    a collision at a railroad crossing  or  interferes  with  the
33    movement of a train after driving past the railroad crossbuck
34    sign,  the  collision or interference is prima facie evidence
 
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 1    of the driver's failure to yield right-of-way.
 2        (d-5)  No person shall may drive any  vehicle  through  a
 3    railroad-highway   grade   railroad   crossing  if  there  is
 4    insufficient space to drive completely through  the  crossing
 5    without stopping.
 6        (e)  It  is unlawful to violate any part of this Section.
 7    A first conviction of a person for a violation of any part of
 8    this Section shall result in a mandatory fine  of  $250;  all
 9    subsequent  convictions  of  that person for any violation of
10    any part of this Section shall each  result  in  a  mandatory
11    fine of $500.
12        (f)  Corporate   authorities  of  municipal  corporations
13    regulating operators of vehicles that fail  to  obey  signals
14    indicating the presence, approach, passage, or departure of a
15    train  shall impose fines as established in subsection (e) of
16    this Section.
17    (Source: P.A.  92-245,  eff.  8-3-01;  92-249,  eff.  1-1-02;
18    revised 9-19-01)

19        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
20    becoming law.

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