Public Act 097-1127
 
HB4692 EnrolledLRB097 16560 HEP 61732 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 6-110 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-110)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 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
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
    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 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.
    (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 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
shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or
regulation require.
    (d) 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.
    (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,
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.
(Source: P.A. 96-607, eff. 8-24-09; 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10;
97-263, eff. 8-5-11.)