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1     AN ACT concerning the Office of the Secretary of State.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 2. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Section 6-103 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/6-103)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-103)
7     Sec. 6-103. What persons shall not be licensed as drivers
8 or granted permits. The Secretary of State shall not issue,
9 renew, or allow the retention of any driver's license nor issue
10 any permit under this Code:
11         1. To any person, as a driver, who is under the age of
12     18 years except as provided in Section 6-107, and except
13     that an instruction permit may be issued under paragraphs
14     (a) and (b) of Section 6-105 to a child who is not less
15     than 15 years of age if the child is enrolled in an
16     approved driver education course as defined in Section
17     1-103 of this Code and requires an instruction permit to
18     participate therein, except that an instruction permit may
19     be issued under the provisions of Section 6-107.1 to a
20     child who is 17 years and 9 months of age without the child
21     having enrolled in an approved driver education course and
22     except that an instruction permit may be issued to a child
23     who is at least 15 years and 6 months of age, is enrolled
24     in school, meets the educational requirements of the Driver
25     Education Act, and has passed examinations the Secretary of
26     State in his or her discretion may prescribe;
27         2. To any person who is under the age of 18 as an
28     operator of a motorcycle other than a motor driven cycle
29     unless the person has, in addition to meeting the
30     provisions of Section 6-107 of this Code, successfully
31     completed a motorcycle training course approved by the
32     Illinois Department of Transportation and successfully

 

 

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1     completes the required Secretary of State's motorcycle
2     driver's examination;
3         3. To any person, as a driver, whose driver's license
4     or permit has been suspended, during the suspension, nor to
5     any person whose driver's license or permit has been
6     revoked, except as provided in Sections 6-205, 6-206, and
7     6-208;
8         4. To any person, as a driver, who is a user of alcohol
9     or any other drug to a degree that renders the person
10     incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;
11         5. To any person, as a driver, who has previously been
12     adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from any mental
13     or physical disability or disease and who has not at the
14     time of application been restored to competency by the
15     methods provided by law;
16         6. To any person, as a driver, who is required by the
17     Secretary of State to submit an alcohol and drug evaluation
18     or take an examination provided for in this Code unless the
19     person has successfully passed the examination and
20     submitted any required evaluation;
21         7. To any person who is required under the provisions
22     of the laws of this State to deposit security or proof of
23     financial responsibility and who has not deposited the
24     security or proof;
25         8. To any person when the Secretary of State has good
26     cause to believe that the person by reason of physical or
27     mental disability would not be able to safely operate a
28     motor vehicle upon the highways, unless the person shall
29     furnish to the Secretary of State a verified written
30     statement, acceptable to the Secretary of State, from a
31     competent medical specialist to the effect that the
32     operation of a motor vehicle by the person would not be
33     inimical to the public safety;
34         9. To any person, as a driver, who is 69 years of age
35     or older, unless the person has successfully complied with
36     the provisions of Section 6-109;

 

 

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1         10. To any person convicted, within 12 months of
2     application for a license, of any of the sexual offenses
3     enumerated in paragraph 2 of subsection (b) of Section
4     6-205;
5         11. To any person who is under the age of 21 years with
6     a classification prohibited in paragraph (b) of Section
7     6-104 and to any person who is under the age of 18 years
8     with a classification prohibited in paragraph (c) of
9     Section 6-104;
10         12. To any person who has been either convicted of or
11     adjudicated under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 based upon
12     a violation of the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois
13     Controlled Substances Act while that person was in actual
14     physical control of a motor vehicle. For purposes of this
15     Section, any person placed on probation under Section 10 of
16     the Cannabis Control Act or Section 410 of the Illinois
17     Controlled Substances Act shall not be considered
18     convicted. Any person found guilty of this offense, while
19     in actual physical control of a motor vehicle, shall have
20     an entry made in the court record by the judge that this
21     offense did occur while the person was in actual physical
22     control of a motor vehicle and order the clerk of the court
23     to report the violation to the Secretary of State as such.
24     The Secretary of State shall not issue a new license or
25     permit for a period of one year;
26         13. To any person who is under the age of 18 years and
27     who has committed the offense of operating a motor vehicle
28     without a valid license or permit in violation of Section
29     6-101;
30         14. To any person who is 90 days or more delinquent in
31     court ordered child support payments or has been
32     adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days'
33     obligation or more and who has been found in contempt of
34     court for failure to pay the support, subject to the
35     requirements and procedures of Article VII of Chapter 7 of
36     the Illinois Vehicle Code; or

 

 

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1         15. To any person released from a term of imprisonment
2     for violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961
3     relating to reckless homicide within 24 months of release
4     from a term of imprisonment; or
5         16. To any person who, with intent to influence any act
6     related to the issuance of any driver's license or permit,
7     by an employee of the Secretary of State's Office, or the
8     owner or employee of any commercial driver training school
9     licensed by the Secretary of State, or any other individual
10     authorized by the laws of this State to give driving
11     instructions or administer all or part of a driver's
12     license examination, promises or tenders to that person any
13     property or personal advantage which that person is not
14     authorized by law to accept. Any persons promising or
15     tendering such property or personal advantage shall be
16     disqualified from holding any class of driver's license or
17     permit for 120 consecutive days. The Secretary of State
18     shall establish by rule the procedures for implementing
19     this period of disqualification and the procedures by which
20     persons so disqualified may obtain administrative review
21     of the decision to disqualify.
22     The Secretary of State shall retain all conviction
23 information, if the information is required to be held
24 confidential under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
25 (Source: P.A. 92-343, eff. 1-1-02; 93-174, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
26     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding
27 Section 33-6 as follows:
 
28     (720 ILCS 5/33-6 new)
29     Sec. 33-6. Bribery to obtain driving privileges.
30     (a) A person commits the offense of bribery to obtain
31 driving privileges when:
32         (1) with intent to influence any act related to the
33     issuance of any driver's license or permit by an employee
34     of the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, or the owner

 

 

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1     or employee of any commercial driver training school
2     licensed by the Illinois Secretary of State, or any other
3     individual authorized by the laws of this State to give
4     driving instructions or administer all or part of a
5     driver's license examination, he or she promises or tenders
6     to that person any property or personal advantage which
7     that person is not authorized by law to accept; or
8         (2) with intent to cause any person to influence any
9     act related to the issuance of any driver's license or
10     permit by an employee of the Illinois Secretary of State's
11     Office, or the owner or employee of any commercial driver
12     training school licensed by the Illinois Secretary of
13     State, or any other individual authorized by the laws of
14     this State to give driving instructions or administer all
15     or part of a driver's license examination, he or she
16     promises or tenders to that person any property or personal
17     advantage which that person is not authorized by law to
18     accept; or
19         (3) as an employee of the Illinois Secretary of State's
20     Office, or the owner or employee of any commercial driver
21     training school licensed by the Illinois Secretary of
22     State, or any other individual authorized by the laws of
23     this State to give driving instructions or administer all
24     or part of a driver's license examination, solicits,
25     receives, retains, or agrees to accept any property or
26     personal advantage that he or she is not authorized by law
27     to accept knowing that such property or personal advantage
28     was promised or tendered with intent to influence the
29     performance of any act related to the issuance of any
30     driver's license or permit; or
31         (4) as an employee of the Illinois Secretary of State's
32     Office, or the owner or employee of any commercial driver
33     training school licensed by the Illinois Secretary of
34     State, or any other individual authorized by the laws of
35     this State to give driving instructions or administer all
36     or part of a driver's license examination, solicits,

 

 

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1     receives, retains, or agrees to accept any property or
2     personal advantage pursuant to an understanding that he or
3     she shall improperly influence or attempt to influence the
4     performance of any act related to the issuance of any
5     driver's license or permit.
6     (b) Sentence. Bribery to obtain driving privileges is a
7 Class 2 felony.