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Public Act 104-0041
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
changing Section 6-110 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/6-110) |
Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers. |
(a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every qualifying |
applicant a driver's license as applied for, which license |
shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, |
the legal name, signature, zip code, date of birth, residence |
address, and a brief description of the licensee. |
Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification and |
the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code. The |
Secretary may adopt rules to establish informational |
restrictions that can be placed on the driver's license |
regarding specific conditions of the licensee. |
A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the |
Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed |
by the Secretary. |
(a-1) If the licensee is less than 18 years of age, unless |
one of the exceptions in subsection (a-2) apply, the license |
shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of any |
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motor vehicle during the following times: |
(A) Between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday; |
(B) Between 11:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on |
Sunday; and |
(C) Between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday, |
inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day. |
(a-2) The driver's license of a person under the age of 18 |
shall not be invalid as described in subsection (a-1) of this |
Section if the licensee under the age of 18 was: |
(1) accompanied by the licensee's parent or guardian |
or other person in custody or control of the minor; |
(2) on an errand at the direction of the minor's |
parent or guardian, without any detour or stop; |
(3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel; |
(4) going to or returning home from an employment |
activity, without any detour or stop; |
(5) involved in an emergency; |
(6) going to or returning home from, without any |
detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other |
recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored |
by a government or governmental agency, a civic |
organization, or another similar entity that takes |
responsibility for the licensee, without any detour or |
stop; |
(7) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the |
United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of |
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religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or |
(8) married or had been married or is an emancipated |
minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act. |
(a-2.5) The driver's license of a person who is 17 years of |
age and has been licensed for at least 12 months is not invalid |
as described in subsection (a-1) of this Section while the |
licensee is participating as an assigned driver in a Safe |
Rides program that meets the following criteria: |
(1) the program is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of |
America or another national public service organization; |
and |
(2) the sponsoring organization carries liability |
insurance covering the program. |
(a-3) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age |
of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations |
governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section |
6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to |
the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was |
subsequently convicted of the offense, the provisions of |
subsection (a-1) shall continue to apply until such time as a |
period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an |
additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense |
against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles |
or Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code. |
(a-4) If an applicant for a driver's license or |
instruction permit has a current identification card issued by |
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the Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the |
applicant to utilize the same residence address and name on |
the identification card, driver's license, and instruction |
permit records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may |
promulgate rules to implement this provision. |
(a-5) If an applicant for a driver's license is an |
employee of the Department of Children and Family Services |
with a job title of "Child Protection Specialist Trainee", |
"Child Protection Specialist", "Child Protection Advanced |
Specialist", "Child Welfare Specialist Trainee", "Child |
Welfare Specialist", or "Child Welfare Advanced Specialist" or |
a judicial officer or a peace officer, the applicant may elect |
to have his or her office or work address listed on the license |
instead of the applicant's residence or mailing address. The |
Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this |
subsection (a-5). For the purposes of this subsection (a-5), |
"peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her |
office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to |
maintain public order or to make arrests for a violation of any |
penal statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all |
violations or is limited to specific violations. |
(b) Until the Secretary of State establishes a First |
Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry under Section |
6-117 of this Code, the Secretary of State shall provide a |
format on the reverse of each driver's license issued which |
the licensee may use to execute a document of gift conforming |
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to the provisions of the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. The |
format shall allow the licensee to indicate the gift intended, |
whether specific organs, any organ, or the entire body, and |
shall accommodate the signatures of the donor and 2 witnesses. |
The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or licensee of |
this format, describe the procedure for its execution, and may |
offer the necessary witnesses; provided that in so doing, the |
Secretary shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or |
she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift. A |
brochure explaining this method of executing an anatomical |
gift document shall be given to each applicant or licensee. |
The brochure shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or |
she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift, and |
that he or she may wish to consult with family, friends, or |
clergy before doing so. The Secretary of State may undertake |
additional efforts, including education and awareness |
activities, to promote organ and tissue donation. |
(c) The Secretary of State shall designate on each |
driver's license issued a space where the licensee may place a |
sticker or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may |
specify, which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate |
language that the owner of the license carries an Emergency |
Medical Information Card. |
The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital, |
school, medical group, or association interested in assisting |
in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but |
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shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or |
regulation require. |
(d) (Blank). The Secretary of State shall designate on |
each driver's license issued a space where the licensee may |
indicate his blood type and RH factor. |
(e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each |
original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee |
under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from those |
driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age and |
older. The color designated for driver's licenses for |
licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of |
the Secretary of State. |
(e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's |
license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the |
date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date |
upon which the person becomes 21 years of age. |
(e-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify |
military veterans living in this State for the purpose of |
ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to |
which they are legally entitled, including health care |
healthcare, education assistance, and job placement. To assist |
the State in identifying these veterans and delivering these |
vital services and benefits, the Secretary of State is |
authorized to issue drivers' licenses with the word "veteran" |
appearing on the face of the licenses. This authorization is |
predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may |
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not issue any other driver's license which identifies an |
occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique |
characteristics of the license holder which is unrelated to |
the purpose of the driver's license. |
(e-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary |
of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal |
driver's license where, at the request of the applicant, the |
word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation shall |
be available to a person identified as a veteran under |
subsection (e) of Section 6-106 of this Code who was |
discharged or separated under honorable conditions. |
(e-7) Upon providing the required documentation, at the |
request of the applicant, the driver's license may reflect |
Gold Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a |
space on each original or renewal driver's license for such |
designation. This designation shall be available to a person |
eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of |
Section 6-106 of this Code. |
(f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois |
licensed commercial motor vehicle operators of the |
requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, |
Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to insure |
that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial driver's |
license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April 1, 1992, to |
obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized to extend |
driver's license expiration dates, and assign specific times, |
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dates and locations where these commercial driver's tests |
shall be conducted. Any applicant, regardless of the current |
expiration date of the applicant's driver's license, may be |
subject to any assignment by the Secretary. Failure to comply |
with the Secretary's assignment may result in the applicant's |
forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a commercial driver's |
license prior to April 1, 1992. |
(g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's |
license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that |
he or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the |
Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for |
health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney |
Act. |
(g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, |
may designate on each driver's license issued a space where |
the licensee may place a sticker or decal, issued by the |
Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may |
specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the |
owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license. |
(h) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with the |
terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any civil |
action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding |
for his or her act. |
(i) The Secretary shall designate a space on each original |
or renewal of a driver's license, at the request of the |
applicant, for a designation as a Gold Star Family. This |