093_HB0134
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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 6-107.1 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/6-107.1)
7 Sec. 6-107.1. Instruction permit for a minor.
8 (a) The Secretary of State, upon receiving proper
9 application and payment of the required fee, may issue an
10 instruction permit to any person under the age of 18 years
11 who is not ineligible for a license under paragraphs 1, 3, 4,
12 5, 7, or 8 of Section 6-103, after the applicant has
13 successfully passed such examination as the Secretary of
14 State in his discretion may prescribe.
15 (1) An instruction permit issued under this Section
16 shall be valid for a period of 24 months after the date
17 of its issuance and shall be restricted, by the Secretary
18 of State, to the operation of a motor vehicle by the
19 minor only when accompanied by the adult instructor of a
20 driver education program during enrollment in the program
21 or when practicing with a parent, legal guardian, family
22 member, or a person in loco parentis who is 21 years of
23 age or more, has a license classification to operate such
24 vehicle and at least one year of driving experience, and
25 who is occupying a seat beside the driver.
26 (2) A 24 month instruction permit for a motor
27 driven cycle may be issued to a person 16 or 17 years of
28 age and entitles the holder to drive upon the highways
29 during daylight under direct supervision of a licensed
30 motor driven cycle operator or motorcycle operator 21
31 years of age or older who has a license classification to
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1 operate such motor driven cycle or motorcycle and at
2 least one year of driving experience.
3 (3) A 24 month instruction permit for a motorcycle
4 other than a motor driven cycle may be issued to a person
5 16 or 17 years of age in accordance with the provisions
6 of paragraph 2 of Section 6-103 and entitles a holder to
7 drive upon the highways during daylight under the direct
8 supervision of a licensed motorcycle operator 21 years of
9 age or older who has at least one year of driving
10 experience.
11 (4) When issuing an instruction permit under this
12 Section, the Secretary of State shall also issue to the
13 applicant a sign or signs with the words "Student Driver"
14 printed on it. The Secretary shall adopt rules for
15 implementing this paragraph (4).
16 (a-1) The sign or signs issued under this Section must
17 be displayed on the vehicle, and must be visible from the
18 front and the rear, whenever the holder of the instruction
19 permit is driving.
20 (b) An instruction permit issued under this Section when
21 issued to a person under the age of 17 years shall, as a
22 matter of law, be invalid for the operation of any motor
23 vehicle during the same time the child is prohibited from
24 being on any street or highway under the provisions of the
25 Child Curfew Act.
26 (c) Any person under the age of 16 years who possesses
27 an instruction permit and whose driving privileges have been
28 suspended or revoked under the provisions of this Code shall
29 not be granted a Family Financial Responsibility Driving
30 Permit or a Restricted Driving Permit.
31 (Source: P.A. 90-369, eff. 1-1-98.)