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| such further physical and mental examination as the Secretary |
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| of State finds
necessary to determine the applicant's fitness |
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| to operate a motor vehicle
safely on the highways, except the |
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| examination of an applicant 75 years
of age or older shall |
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| include an actual demonstration of the applicant's
ability to |
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| exercise ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of
a |
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| motor vehicle. All portions of written and verbal examinations |
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| under
this Section, excepting where the English language |
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| appears on facsimiles
of road signs, may be given in the |
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| Spanish language and, at the discretion
of the Secretary of |
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| State, in any other language as well as in English upon
request |
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| of the examinee. Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are |
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| not
prohibited from being issued a license, other than a |
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| commercial driver's
license, under this Code.
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| (c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of |
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| renewing their
driver's license possess a driving record devoid |
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| of any convictions of traffic
violations or evidence of |
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| committing an offense
for which mandatory revocation
would be |
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| required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time
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| of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary
in |
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| order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a |
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| motor
vehicle,
except that every applicant for the renewal of a |
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| driver's license who is
75 years of age or older must prove, by |
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| an actual demonstration,
the applicant's ability to exercise |
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| reasonable care in the safe operation
of a motor vehicle.
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| (d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the |
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| provisions of
Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the |
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| Secretary of State
shall make provision for giving an |
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| examination, either in the county where
the applicant resides |
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| or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient
to the |
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| applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said
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| application is received.
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| (e) If a person's driver's license is scheduled to expire |
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| less than 30 days from the date on which the Secretary notifies |
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| the person that he or she must undergo re-examination under |
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| subsection (c), the Secretary shall schedule the |