[ Search ] [ PDF text ] [ Legislation ]
[ Home ] [ Back ] [ Bottom ]
| [ Introduced ] | [ Enrolled ] | [ Governor's Message ] |
| [ House Amendment 001 ] | [ Senate Amendment 001 ] |
92_SB2164eng SB2164 Engrossed LRB9216067DHmg 1 AN ACT in relation to 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 Section 6-104 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/6-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-104) 7 Sec. 6-104. Classification of Driver - Special 8 Restrictions. 9 (a) A driver's license issued under the authority of 10 this Act shall indicate the classification for which the 11 applicant therefor has qualified by examination or by such 12 other means that the Secretary of State shall prescribe. 13 Driver's license classifications shall be prescribed by rule 14 or regulation promulgated by the Secretary of State and such 15 may specify classifications as to operation of motor vehicles 16 of the first division, or of those of the second division, 17 whether operated singly or in lawful combination, and whether 18 for-hire or not-for-hire, and may specify such other 19 classifications as the Secretary deems necessary. 20 No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless such 21 person has a valid license with a proper classification to 22 permit the operation of such vehicle, except that any person 23 may operate a motorized pedalcycle if such person has a valid 24 current Illinois driver's license, regardless of 25 classification. 26 (b) No person who is under the age of 21 years or has 27 had less than 1 year of driving experience shall drive: (1) 28 in connection with the operation of any school, day camp, 29 summer camp, or nursery school, any public or private motor 30 vehicle for transporting children to or from any school, day 31 camp, summer camp, or nursery school, or (2) any motor SB2164 Engrossed -2- LRB9216067DHmg 1 vehicle of the second division when in use for the 2 transportation of persons for compensation. 3 (c) No person who is under the age of 18 years shall be 4 issued a license for the purpose of transporting property for 5 hire, or for the purpose of transporting persons for 6 compensation in a motor vehicle of the first division. 7 (d) No person shall drive: (1) a school bus when 8 transporting school children unless such person possesses a 9 valid school bus driver permit or is accompanied and 10 supervised, for the specific purpose of training prior to 11 routine operation of a school bus, by a person who has held a 12 valid school bus driver permit for at least one year; or (2) 13 any other vehicle owned or operated by or for a public or 14 private school, or a school operated by a religious 15 institution, where such vehicle is being used over a 16 regularly scheduled route for the transportation of persons 17 enrolled as a student in grade 12 or below, in connection 18 with any activity of the entities unless such person 19 possesses a valid school bus driver permit. 20 (d-5) No person may drive a bus that has been chartered 21 for the sole purpose of transporting students regularly 22 enrolled in grade 12 or below to or from a primary or 23 secondary school or to or from a school activity unless the 24 person has a valid school bus driver permit in addition to 25 any other permit or license that is required to operate that 26 bus. This subsection (d-5) does not apply to any bus driver 27 employed by a public transportation provider. 28 (e) No person shall drive a religious organization bus 29 unless such person has a valid and properly classified 30 drivers license or a valid school bus driver permit. 31 (f) No person shall drive a motor vehicle for the 32 purpose of providing transportation for the elderly in 33 connection with the activities of any public or private 34 organization unless such person has a valid and properly SB2164 Engrossed -3- LRB9216067DHmg 1 classified driver's license issued by the Secretary of State. 2 (g) No person shall drive a bus which meets the special 3 requirements for school buses provided in Section 12-801, 4 12-802, 12-803 and 12-805 of this Code for the purpose of 5 transporting persons 18 years of age or less in connection 6 with any youth camp licensed under the Youth Camp Act or any 7 child care facility licensed under the Child Care Act of 1969 8 unless such person possesses a valid school bus driver permit 9 or is accompanied and supervised, for the specific purpose of 10 training prior to routine operation of a school bus, by a 11 person who has held a valid school bus driver permit for at 12 least one year; however, a person who has a valid and 13 properly classified driver's license issued by the Secretary 14 of State may operate a school bus for the purpose of 15 transporting persons 18 years of age or less in connection 16 with any such youth camp or child care facility if the 17 "SCHOOL BUS" signs are covered or concealed and the stop 18 signal arm and flashing signal systems are not operable 19 through normal controls. 20 (Source: P.A. 88-612, eff. 7-1-95.)