093_HB2831
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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 6-101 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/6-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101)
7 Sec. 6-101. Drivers must have licenses or Permits.
8 (a) No person, except those persons expressly exempted
9 by Section 6-102, shall drive any motor vehicle upon a
10 highway in this State unless such person has a valid license
11 or permit, or a restricted driving permit, issued under the
12 provisions of this Act.
13 (b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle unless he
14 holds a valid license or permit, or a restricted driving
15 permit issued under the provisions of Section 6-205, 6-206,
16 or 6-113 of this Act. Any person to whom a license is issued
17 under the provisions of this Act must surrender to the
18 Secretary of State all valid licenses or permits. No drivers
19 license shall be issued to any person who holds a valid
20 Foreign State license unless such person first surrenders to
21 the Secretary of State any such valid Foreign State license.
22 (c) Any person licensed as a driver hereunder shall not
23 be required by any city, village, incorporated town or other
24 municipal corporation to obtain any other license to exercise
25 the privilege thereby granted.
26 (d) In addition to other penalties imposed under this
27 Section, any person in violation of this Section who is also
28 in violation of Section 7-601 of this Code relating to
29 mandatory insurance requirements shall have his or her motor
30 vehicle immediately impounded by the arresting law
31 enforcement officer. The motor vehicle may be released to
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1 any licensed driver upon a showing of proof of insurance for
2 the motor vehicle that was impounded and the notarized
3 written consent for the release by the vehicle owner.
4 (Source: P.A. 90-559, eff. 6-1-98.)