96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4050

 

Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Renée Kosel

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 55/5

    Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Provides that a taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older, must have a valid driver's license issued by any state in the United States, must have had a valid driver's license for at least 3 years, and must not have been convicted of certain offenses during the immediately preceding 3-year period. Also provides that if he or she, after becoming a taxi driver, is convicted of any of those offenses or ceases to be licensed, the taxi driver must immediately cease operating a taxicab and the prohibition shall continue until specified conditions are met. Effective July 1, 2010.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by
5 changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 55/5)
7     Sec. 5. Requirements for the operation of taxicabs.
8     (a) The taxi driver's picture, the taxi driver's license or
9 registration number, and the taxicab medallion number or an
10 exterior identification number must be posted in a visible
11 location in each cab.
12     (b) There must be posted in a visible location in each
13 taxicab a telephone number for a passenger to call if the taxi
14 driver is operating the taxicab in a reckless manner.
15     (c) If a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while
16 operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any
17 responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver
18 for drug and alcohol use.
19     (d) A taxi driver must meet all of the following minimum
20 requirements, as well as any additional requirements imposed by
21 a unit of local government:
22         (1) The taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older.
23         (2) The taxi driver must have a valid driver's license

 

 

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1     issued by any state in the United States.
2         (3) The taxi driver must have had a valid driver's
3     license during the immediately preceding 3-year period.
4     After becoming a taxi driver, if the taxi driver ceases to
5     have a valid driver's license, the taxi driver must
6     immediately cease operating a taxicab, and the prohibition
7     shall continue until a period of 3 years has elapsed during
8     which the taxi driver has had a valid driver's license.
9         (4) The taxi driver must not have been convicted of any
10     of the following offenses during the immediately preceding
11     3-year period: Section 11-401 (leaving the scene of a
12     traffic accident involving death or personal injury),
13     11-501 (driving under the influence), 11-503 (reckless
14     driving), 11-504 (drag racing), or 11-506 (street racing)
15     of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 (manslaughter
16     or reckless homicide) or 12-5 (reckless conduct arising
17     from the use of a motor vehicle) of the Criminal Code of
18     1961. After becoming a taxi driver, if the taxi driver is
19     convicted of any of the offenses specified in this
20     subdivision (4), the taxi driver must immediately cease
21     operating a taxicab, and the prohibition shall continue
22     until a period of 3 years has elapsed during which the taxi
23     driver has not been convicted of any of the offenses
24     specified in this subdivision (4).
25 (Source: P.A. 95-598, eff. 6-1-08.)
 
26     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,

 

 

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