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90_HB0995eng
625 ILCS 5/6-507 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-507
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that the
waiver from the commercial driver's license requirement
applies to farmers operating any truck-tractor semitrailer
combination (with conditions) hauling agricultural products,
implements of husbandry, or farm supplies over distances not
exceeding 150 miles. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 6-507.
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 6-507 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/6-507) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-507)
8 Sec. 6-507. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) Required.
9 (a) Except as expressly permitted by this UCDLA, or when
10 driving pursuant to the issuance of a commercial driver
11 instruction permit and accompanied by the holder of a CDL
12 valid for the vehicle being driven; no person shall drive a
13 commercial motor vehicle on the highways unless the person
14 has been issued, and is in the immediate possession of, a CDL
15 bearing all applicable endorsements valid for type or
16 classification of the commercial vehicle being driven.
17 (b) Except as otherwise provided by this Code, no person
18 may drive a commercial motor vehicle on the highways while
19 such person's driving privilege, license or permit is:
20 (1) Suspended, revoked, cancelled, or subject to
21 disqualification. Any person convicted of violating this
22 provision or a similar provision of this or any other
23 state shall have their driving privileges revoked under
24 paragraph 12 of subsection (a) of Section 6-205 of this
25 Code.
26 (2) Subject to or in violation of an
27 "out-of-service" order. Any person who has been issued a
28 CDL and is convicted of violating this provision or a
29 similar provision of any other state shall be
30 disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle
31 under subsection (i) of Section 6-514 of this Code.
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1 (3) Subject to or in violation of an "out of
2 service" order and while transporting passengers or
3 hazardous materials. Any person who has been issued a
4 CDL and is convicted of violating this provision or a
5 similar provision of this or any other state shall be
6 disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle
7 under subsection (i) of Section 6-514 of this Code.
8 (c) Pursuant to the options provided to the States by
9 FHWA Docket No. MC-88-8, the driver of any motor vehicle
10 controlled or operated by or for a farmer is waived from the
11 requirements of this Section, when such motor vehicle is
12 being used to transport: agricultural products; implements
13 of husbandry; or farm supplies; as long as such movement is
14 not over 150 air miles from the originating farm. However,
15 This waiver does not apply to the driver of any truck-tractor
16 semitrailer combination(s) nor to the driver of any other
17 motor vehicle being used in a common or contract carrier type
18 operation. However, for those drivers of any truck-tractor
19 semitrailer combination or combinations, this waiver shall
20 apply only when the driver is a farmer or a member of the
21 farmer's family and the driver is 21 years of age or more and
22 has successfully completed any tests the Secretary of State
23 deems necessary.
24 In addition, the farmer or a member of the farmer's
25 family who operates a truck-tractor semitrailer combination
26 or combinations pursuant to this waiver shall be granted all
27 of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties and
28 restrictions with respect to Sections 6-514 and 6-515 of this
29 Code applicable to the driver who possesses a commercial
30 driver's license issued under this Code, except that the
31 driver shall not be subject to any additional duties or
32 restrictions contained in Part 382 of the Federal Motor
33 Carrier Safety Regulations that are not otherwise imposed
34 under Section 6-514 or 6-515 of this Code.
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1 For purposes of this subsection (c), a member of the
2 farmer's family is a natural or in-law spouse, child, parent,
3 or sibling.
4 (d) Any person convicted of violating this Section,
5 shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
6 (e) Any person convicted of violating paragraph (b) of
7 this Section, shall have all driving privileges revoked by
8 the Secretary of State.
9 (f) This Section shall not apply to:
10 (1) A person who currently holds a valid Illinois
11 driver's license, for the type of vehicle being operated,
12 until the expiration of such license or April 1, 1992,
13 whichever is earlier; or
14 (2) A non-Illinois domiciliary who is properly
15 licensed in another State, until April 1, 1992. A
16 non-Illinois domiciliary, if such domiciliary is properly
17 licensed in another State or foreign jurisdiction, until
18 April 1, 1992.
19 (Source: P.A. 89-245, eff. 1-1-96.)
20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21 becoming law.