Section 1030.93  Restricted Local Licenses

a)         An applicant for a restricted local license shall reside in a locality with a population of 3500 or less.  The initial application for a restricted local license must be accompanied by a special restricted license request form.  The request form shall include the applicant's full name and address, including the county.  It shall also include the applicant's gender, height, weight, hair color, eye color, birth date and driver's license number.  The applicant shall supply the reason why a restricted local license is necessary.

b)         At a facility, the applicant must pass the vision test found in Section 1030.70 and the written test if it is required by IVC Section 6-109(c).  The applicant shall pay the statutory fee required in IVC Section 6-118 for an original driver's license, renewals, duplicates or corrections.

c)         A person who has failed a road test for a driver's license, but has passed the other tests referred to in subsection (b), is eligible to apply for a restricted local license.

d)         Applications for restricted local licenses that comply with Section 1030.93(a) and (b) shall be approved by the Driver Analysis Division of the Department.  An authorization will be provided to the Regional Manager or designee in the area in which the applicant resides. The Regional Manager or designee will assign the road test to the facility closest to the applicant's home or the facility that made the initial request.  The applicant will be contacted by the Regional Manager or designee to set up a convenient date and time to administer the restricted local license road test.

e)         The Regional Manager or designee will go to the applicant's home to map out locations the applicant wishes to drive.  The road test will be administered utilizing the locations mapped out and will test the basic driving skills provided in Section 1030.85.

f)         If the applicant passes the test, the Driver Analysis Division shall mail the applicant the restricted local license.  The restricted local license shall restrict the driver to the locations driven during the road test given.

g)         Approximately three  weeks before the driver is due to renew the restricted local license, the Driver Analysis Division shall send a letter to the driver stating the expiration date of the license and renewal requirements.  The applicant shall present the letter to a facility employee and take the required tests, pursuant to IVC Section 6-109(c).  Upon successful completion of the test or tests, the facility employee shall submit a request for the road test portion of the testing.

(Source:  Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 4969, effective March 5, 2018)