HB3982 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3982

Introduced 1/18/2012, by Rep. Renée Kosel

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 55/5

Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Provides that a taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older, must have a valid driver's license issued by any state in the United States, must have had a valid driver's license for at least 3 years, and during the immediately preceding 3-year period must not have been convicted of the following offences: leaving the scene of a traffic accident involving death or personal injury; driving under the influence; reckless driving; drag racing; street racing; manslaughter or reckless homicide; or reckless conduct arising from the use of a motor vehicle. Also provides that if he or she, after becoming a taxi driver, is convicted of any of those offenses or ceases to be licensed, the taxi driver must immediately cease operating a taxicab and the prohibition shall continue until specified conditions are met. Effective July 1, 2012.

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

Section 5. The Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:

(625 ILCS 55/5)

Sec. 5. Requirements for the operation of taxicabs.

(a) The taxi driver's picture, the taxi driver's license or registration number, and the taxicab medallion number or an exterior identification number must be posted in a visible location in each cab.

(b) There must be posted in a visible location in each taxicab a telephone number for a passenger to call if the taxi driver is operating the taxicab in a reckless manner.

(c) If a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver for drug and alcohol use.

(d) A taxi driver must meet all of the following minimum requirements, as well as any additional requirements imposed by a unit of local government:

(1) The taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older.

(2) The taxi driver must have a valid driver's license issued by any state in the United States.

(3) The taxi driver must have had a valid driver's license during the immediately preceding 3-year period. After becoming a taxi driver, if the taxi driver ceases to have a valid driver's license, the taxi driver must immediately cease operating a taxicab, and may not operate a taxicab until a period of 3 years has elapsed during which the taxi driver has had a valid driver's license.

(4) The taxi driver must not have been convicted during the immediately preceding 3-year period of violating Section 11-401, 11-501, 11-503, 11-504, or 11-504 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or Section 9-3 or 12-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961. If, after becoming a taxi driver, the taxi driver is convicted of any of the offenses specified in this subdivision (4), the taxi driver must immediately cease operating a taxicab, and may not operate a taxicab until a period of 3 years has elapsed during which the taxi driver has not been convicted of any of the offenses specified in this subdivision (4).

(Source: P.A. 95-598, eff. 6-1-08.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2012.