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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 5 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (625 ILCS 55/5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | delayed effective date )
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9 | Sec. 5. Requirements for the operation of taxicabs. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) The taxi driver's picture, the taxi driver's license or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | registration number, and the taxicab medallion number or an | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | exterior identification number must be posted in a visible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | location in each cab. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (b) There must be posted in a visible location in each | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | taxicab a telephone number for a passenger to call if the taxi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | driver is operating the taxicab in a reckless manner. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (c) If a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | for drug and alcohol use.
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21 | (d) in addition to meeting any requirements that are | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | imposed by a unit of local government, a taxi driver must meet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | all of the following requirements:
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1 | (1) He or she must be 21 years of age or older.
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2 | (2) He or she must have a valid Illinois driver's | ||||||
3 | license.
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4 | (3) He or she must have had a valid driver's license | ||||||
5 | during the immediately preceding 3 year period. If he or | ||||||
6 | she, after becoming a taxi driver, ceases to have a valid | ||||||
7 | driver's license, he or she must immediately cease | ||||||
8 | operating a taxicab and the prohibition shall continue | ||||||
9 | until a period of 3 years has elapsed during which he or | ||||||
10 | she has had a valid driver's license.
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11 | (4) He or she must not have been convicted of any of | ||||||
12 | the following offenses during the immediately preceding 3 | ||||||
13 | year period:
Section 11-401 (leaving the scene of a traffic | ||||||
14 | accident involving death
or personal injury), 11-501 | ||||||
15 | (driving under the influence), 11-503 (reckless
driving), | ||||||
16 | 11-504 (drag racing), or 11-506 (street racing) of the | ||||||
17 | Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 (manslaughter
or | ||||||
18 | reckless
homicide) or 12-5 (reckless conduct arising from | ||||||
19 | the use of a motor
vehicle) of the Criminal Code of 1961. | ||||||
20 | If he or she, after becoming a taxi driver, is convicted of | ||||||
21 | any of the offenses specified in this subdivision (4), he | ||||||
22 | or she must immediately cease operating a taxicab and the | ||||||
23 | prohibition shall continue until a period of 3 years has | ||||||
24 | elapsed during which he or she has not been convicted of | ||||||
25 | any of the offenses specified in this subdivision (4). | ||||||
26 | (Source: P.A. 95-598, eff. 6-1-08.)
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
2 | 2009.
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