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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
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 changing
5 Section 18a-404 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/18a-404)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-404)
7     Sec. 18a-404. Operator's and dispatcher's employment
8 permits - Revocation.
9     (1) The Commission shall suspend or revoke the permit of an
10 operator if it finds that:
11         (a) The operator or dispatcher made a false statement
12     on the application for an operator's or dispatcher's
13     employment permit;
14         (b) The operator's or dispatcher's driver's license
15     issued by the Secretary of State has been suspended or
16     revoked; or
17         (c) The operator or dispatcher has been convicted,
18     during the preceding 5 years, of any criminal offense of
19     the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction involving
20     any of the following, and the holder does not make a
21     compelling showing that he is nevertheless fit to hold an
22     operator's license:
23             (i) Bodily injury or attempt to inflict bodily
24         injury to another;
25             (ii) Theft of property or attempted theft of
26         property; or
27             (iii) Sexual assault or attempted sexual assault
28         of any kind; or .
29         (d) The operator or dispatcher has, during the
30     preceding 5 years, violated this Chapter, Commission
31     regulations or orders, or any other law affecting public
32     safety, and the holder does not make a compelling showing

 

 

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1     that he or she is nevertheless fit to hold an operator's
2     license.
3     (2) The Commission, upon notification and verification of
4 any conviction described in this Section, of any person to whom
5 license has been issued, occurring within the 5 years prior to
6 such issuance or any time thereafter, shall immediately suspend
7 the employment permit of such person, and issue an order
8 setting forth the grounds for revocation. The person and his
9 employer shall be notified of such suspension. Such person
10 shall not thereafter be employed by a relocator until a final
11 order is issued by the Commission either reinstating the
12 employment permit, upon a finding that the reinstatement of an
13 employment permit to the person constitutes no threat to the
14 public safety, or revoking the employment permit.
15     (3) If the employment permit is revoked, the person shall
16 not thereafter be employed by a relocator until he obtains an
17 employment permit license under Article IV of this Chapter.
18 (Source: P.A. 85-923.)