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1 AN ACT regarding 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 6-113 and 6-115 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/6-113) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-113)
7 Sec. 6-113. Restricted licenses and permits.
8 (a) The Secretary of State upon issuing a drivers
9 license or permit shall have the authority whenever good
10 cause appears to impose restrictions suitable to the
11 licensee's driving ability with respect to the type of, or
12 special mechanical control devices required on, a motor
13 vehicle which the licensee may operate or such other
14 restrictions applicable to the licensee as the Secretary of
15 State may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe
16 operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.
17 (b) The Secretary of State may either issue a special
18 restricted license or permit or may set forth such
19 restrictions upon the usual license or permit form.
20 (c) The Secretary of State may issue a probationary
21 license to a person whose driving privileges have been
22 suspended pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section or
23 subsections (a)(2), (a)(19) and (a)(20) of Section 6-206 of
24 this Code. The Secretary of State shall promulgate rules
25 pursuant to The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
26 setting forth the conditions and criteria for the issuance
27 and cancellation of probationary licenses.
28 (d) The Secretary of State may upon receiving
29 satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions of
30 such license or permit suspend, revoke or cancel the same
31 without preliminary hearing, but the licensee or permittee
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1 shall be entitled to a hearing as in the case of a suspension
2 or revocation.
3 (e) It is unlawful for any person to operate a motor
4 vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions
5 imposed on a restricted license or permit issued to him.
6 (f) Whenever the holder of a restricted driving permit
7 is issued a citation for any of the following offenses
8 including similar local ordinances, the restricted driving
9 permit is immediately invalidated:
10 1. Reckless homicide resulting from the operation
11 of a motor vehicle;
12 2. Violation of Section 11-501 of this Act relating
13 to the operation of a motor vehicle while under the
14 influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs;
15 3. Violation of Section 11-401 of this Act relating
16 to the offense of leaving the scene of a traffic accident
17 involving death or injury; or
18 4. Violation of Section 11-504 of this Act relating
19 to the offense of drag racing;
20 The police officer issuing the citation shall confiscate
21 the restricted driving permit and forward it, along with the
22 citation, to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county in
23 which the citation was issued.
24 (g) The Secretary of State may issue a special
25 restricted license for a period of 12 months to individuals
26 using vision aid arrangements other than standard eyeglasses
27 or contact lenses, allowing the operation of a motor vehicle
28 during nighttime hours. The Secretary of State shall adopt
29 rules defining the terms and conditions by which the
30 individual may obtain and renew this special restricted
31 license. At a minimum, all drivers must meet the following
32 requirements:
33 1. Possess a valid driver's license and have
34 operated a motor vehicle during daylight hours for a
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1 period of 12 months using vision aid arrangements other
2 than standard eyeglasses or contact lenses.
3 2. Have a driving record that does not include any
4 traffic accidents.
5 3. Successfully complete a road test administered
6 during nighttime hours.
7 At a minimum, all drivers renewing this license must meet
8 the following requirements:
9 1. Successfully complete a road test administered
10 during nighttime hours.
11 2. Have a driving record that does not include any
12 traffic accidents.
13 (Source: P.A. 86-549.)
14 (625 ILCS 5/6-115) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115)
15 Sec. 6-115. Expiration of driver's license.
16 (a) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every
17 driver's license issued under the provisions of this Code
18 shall expire 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at
19 such later date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule
20 and regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months;
21 in the event that an applicant for renewal of a driver's
22 license fails to apply prior to the expiration date of the
23 previous driver's license, the renewal driver's license shall
24 expire 4 years from the expiration date of the previous
25 driver's license, or at such later date as the Secretary of
26 State may by proper rule and regulation designate, not to
27 exceed 12 calendar months.
28 The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a person
29 not previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's
30 license which will expire not less than 4 years nor more than
31 5 years from date of issuance, except as provided elsewhere
32 in this Section.
33 The Secretary of State is authorized to issue driver's
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1 licenses during the years 1984 through 1987 which shall
2 expire not less than 3 years nor more than 5 years from the
3 date of issuance, except as provided elsewhere in this
4 Section, for the purpose of converting all driver's licenses
5 issued under this Code to a 4 year expiration. Provided that
6 all original driver's licenses, except as provided elsewhere
7 in this Section, shall expire not less than 4 years nor more
8 than 5 years from the date of issuance.
9 (b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except
10 those licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or
11 3 months after the individual's 21st birthday, the holder
12 thereof may apply for a renewal thereof, subject to all the
13 provisions of Section 6-103, and the Secretary of State may
14 require an examination of the applicant. A licensee whose
15 driver's license expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months
16 after his 21st birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his
17 driving privileges until he reaches the age of 21.
18 (c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the
19 expiration of a driver's license, forward to each person
20 whose license is to expire a notification of the expiration
21 of said license which may be presented at the time of renewal
22 of said license.
23 There may be included with such notification information
24 explaining the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical
25 Information Card provisions of Section 6-110. The format and
26 text of such information shall be prescribed by the
27 Secretary.
28 There shall be included with such notification, for a
29 period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information
30 regarding the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical
31 Information Exchange established in Section 18.1 of the
32 Adoption Act.
33 (d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the
34 driver's license of a licensee, spouse, and dependent
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1 children who are living with such licensee while on active
2 duty, serving in the Armed Forces of the United States
3 outside of the State of Illinois, and 45 days thereafter,
4 upon such terms and conditions as the Secretary may
5 prescribe.
6 (e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a
7 renewal of a driver's license of any person who has not paid
8 any fee or tax due under this Code and is not paid upon
9 reasonable notice and demand.
10 (f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
11 renewal driver's license issued to a licensee under 21 years
12 of age shall expire 3 months after the licensee's 21st
13 birthday. Persons whose current driver's licenses expire on
14 their 21st birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not
15 renew their driver's license before their 21st birthday, and
16 their current driver's license will be extended for an
17 additional term of 3 months beyond their 21st birthday.
18 Thereafter, the expiration and term of the driver's license
19 shall be governed by subsection (a) hereof.
20 (g) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
21 renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 81 years of age
22 through age 86 shall expire 2 years from the date of
23 issuance, or at such later date as the Secretary may by rule
24 and regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12
25 calendar months. The Secretary shall also provide that each
26 original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 87
27 years of age or older shall expire 12 months from the date of
28 issuance, or at such later date as the Secretary may by rule
29 and regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12
30 calendar months.
31 (h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each
32 special restricted driver's license issued under subsection
33 (g) of Section 6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from
34 the date of issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules
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1 defining renewal requirements.
2 (Source: P.A. 91-417, eff. 1-1-00.)