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 1        AN ACT concerning vehicles.

 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
 5    changing Sections 6-110 and 6-206 and adding Section  11-1429
 6    as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/6-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-110)
 8        Sec. 6-110.  Licenses issued to drivers.
 9        (a)  The   Secretary   of  State  shall  issue  to  every
10    qualifying applicant a driver's license as applied for, which
11    license shall bear a distinguishing number  assigned  to  the
12    licensee, the name, social security number, zip code, date of
13    birth,  address, and a brief description of the licensee, and
14    a space where the licensee may write his usual signature.
15        If the licensee is less than 17 years of age, the license
16    shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for  the  operation  of
17    any  motor vehicle during any time the licensee is prohibited
18    from being on any street or highway under the  provisions  of
19    the Child Curfew Act.
20        Licenses  issued  shall  also indicate the classification
21    and the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code.
22        In lieu of the social security number, the Secretary  may
23    in  his  discretion  substitute a federal tax number or other
24    distinctive number.
25        A driver's license issued may, in the discretion  of  the
26    Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed
27    by the Secretary.
28        (b)  The Secretary of State shall provide a format on the
29    reverse  of  each  driver's license issued which the licensee
30    may use to execute a  document  of  gift  conforming  to  the
31    provisions  of  the  Uniform  Anatomical Gift Act. The format
 
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 1    shall allow the  licensee  to  indicate  the  gift  intended,
 2    whether  specific  organs, any organ, or the entire body, and
 3    shall  accommodate  the  signatures  of  the  donor   and   2
 4    witnesses.  The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or
 5    licensee  of  this  format,  describe  the  procedure for its
 6    execution, and may offer the  necessary  witnesses;  provided
 7    that in so doing, the Secretary shall advise the applicant or
 8    licensee  that  he or she is under no compulsion to execute a
 9    document of  gift.  A  brochure  explaining  this  method  of
10    executing  an anatomical gift document shall be given to each
11    applicant  or  licensee.   The  brochure  shall  advise   the
12    applicant  or  licensee that he or she is under no compulsion
13    to execute a document of gift, and that he or she may wish to
14    consult with family, friends or clergy before doing  so.  The
15    Secretary   of   State   may  undertake  additional  efforts,
16    including education  and  awareness  activities,  to  promote
17    organ and tissue donation.
18        (c)  The  Secretary  of  State  shall  designate  on each
19    driver's license issued a space where the licensee may  place
20    a  sticker  or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may
21    specify, which sticker or decal may indicate  in  appropriate
22    language  that  the owner of the license carries an Emergency
23    Medical Information Card.
24        The sticker may be  provided  by  any  person,  hospital,
25    school, medical group, or association interested in assisting
26    in  implementing  the Emergency Medical Information Card, but
27    shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or
28    regulation require.
29        (d)  The Secretary  of  State  shall  designate  on  each
30    driver's  license  issued  a  space  where  the  licensee may
31    indicate his blood type and RH factor.
32        (e)  The Secretary  of  State  shall  provide  that  each
33    original  or  renewal  driver's  license issued to a licensee
34    under 21 years of age shall be  of  a  distinct  nature  from
 
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 1    those driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age
 2    and  older.  The  color  designated for driver's licenses for
 3    licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of
 4    the Secretary of State.
 5        (e-1)  The Secretary of  State  must  provide  that  each
 6    original  or  renewal  driver's  license issued to a licensee
 7    younger than 19 years of age is of  a  distinct  nature  from
 8    those driver's licenses issued to individuals 19 and 20 years
 9    of  age.  The  color  designated  for  driver's  licenses for
10    licensees under 19 years of age shall be at the discretion of
11    the Secretary of State.
12        (f)  The Secretary of State  shall  inform  all  Illinois
13    licensed   commercial   motor   vehicle   operators   of  the
14    requirements of the Uniform Commercial  Driver  License  Act,
15    Article  V  of  this  Chapter,  and  shall make provisions to
16    insure that all  drivers,  seeking  to  obtain  a  commercial
17    driver's  license,  be afforded an opportunity prior to April
18    1, 1992, to obtain the license.  The Secretary is  authorized
19    to  extend  driver's  license  expiration  dates,  and assign
20    specific times, dates and locations  where  these  commercial
21    driver's tests shall be conducted.  Any applicant, regardless
22    of  the  current  expiration date of the applicant's driver's
23    license, may be subject to any assignment by  the  Secretary.
24    Failure  to comply with the Secretary's assignment may result
25    in the applicant's forfeiture of an opportunity to receive  a
26    commercial driver's license prior to April 1, 1992.
27        (g)  The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's
28    license  issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that
29    he or she has drafted a living will in  accordance  with  the
30    Illinois  Living  Will Act or a durable power of attorney for
31    health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney
32    Act.
33        (g-1)  The Secretary of State, in his or her  discretion,
34    may  designate  on each driver's license issued a space where
 
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 1    the licensee may place a sticker  or  decal,  issued  by  the
 2    Secretary  of  State,  of  uniform  size as the Secretary may
 3    specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the
 4    owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license.
 5        (h)  A person who acts in good faith in  accordance  with
 6    the  terms  of  this Section is not liable for damages in any
 7    civil action  or  subject  to  prosecution  in  any  criminal
 8    proceeding for his or her act.
 9    (Source: P.A. 90-191, eff. 1-1-98; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

10        (625 ILCS 5/6-206) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206)
11        Sec. 6-206.  Discretionary authority to suspend or revoke
12    license or permit; Right to a hearing.
13        (a)  The  Secretary  of State is authorized to suspend or
14    revoke  the  driving  privileges  of   any   person   without
15    preliminary hearing upon a showing of the person's records or
16    other sufficient evidence that the person:
17             1.  Has  committed  an  offense  for which mandatory
18        revocation of a driver's license or  permit  is  required
19        upon conviction;
20             2.  Has  been  convicted of not less than 3 offenses
21        against traffic regulations  governing  the  movement  of
22        vehicles  committed  within  any  12  month  period.   No
23        revocation  or  suspension  shall  be entered more than 6
24        months after the date of last conviction;
25             3.  Has been repeatedly  involved  as  a  driver  in
26        motor vehicle collisions or has been repeatedly convicted
27        of  offenses  against  laws and ordinances regulating the
28        movement of traffic, to a degree that indicates  lack  of
29        ability  to  exercise ordinary and reasonable care in the
30        safe operation of a motor vehicle or disrespect  for  the
31        traffic  laws  and  the  safety of other persons upon the
32        highway;
33             4.  Has by the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle
 
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 1        caused or contributed to an accident resulting  in  death
 2        or injury requiring immediate professional treatment in a
 3        medical facility or doctor's office to any person, except
 4        that   any   suspension  or  revocation  imposed  by  the
 5        Secretary  of  State  under  the   provisions   of   this
 6        subsection shall start no later than 6 months after being
 7        convicted  of violating a law or ordinance regulating the
 8        movement of traffic, which violation is  related  to  the
 9        accident, or shall start not more than one year after the
10        date of the accident, whichever date occurs later;
11             5.  Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a
12        driver's license, identification card, or permit;
13             6.  Has  been  lawfully  convicted  of an offense or
14        offenses in another state,  including  the  authorization
15        contained  in  Section 6-203.1, which if committed within
16        this State would be grounds for suspension or revocation;
17             7.  Has  refused  or  failed   to   submit   to   an
18        examination  provided  for by Section 6-207 or has failed
19        to pass the examination;
20             8.  Is ineligible for a driver's license  or  permit
21        under the provisions of Section 6-103;
22             9.  Has   made   a   false  statement  or  knowingly
23        concealed a material fact or has used  false  information
24        or  identification  in  any  application  for  a license,
25        identification card, or permit;
26             10.  Has  possessed,  displayed,  or  attempted   to
27        fraudulently  use  any  license,  identification card, or
28        permit not issued to the person;
29             11.  Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway  of
30        this   State  when  the  person's  driving  privilege  or
31        privilege to obtain a  driver's  license  or  permit  was
32        revoked  or suspended unless the operation was authorized
33        by a judicial driving  permit,  probationary  license  to
34        drive,  or  a restricted driving permit issued under this
 
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 1        Code;
 2             12.  Has submitted to any portion of the application
 3        process for another person or has obtained  the  services
 4        of  another  person  to  submit  to  any  portion  of the
 5        application  process  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  a
 6        license, identification card, or permit  for  some  other
 7        person;
 8             13.  Has  operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of
 9        this State when the person's driver's license  or  permit
10        was  invalid under the provisions of Sections 6-107.1 and
11        6-110;
12             14.  Has committed a  violation  of  Section  6-301,
13        6-301.1,  or  6-301.2 of this Act, or Section 14, 14A, or
14        14B of the Illinois Identification Card Act;
15             15.  Has been convicted of violating Section 21-2 of
16        the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to  criminal  trespass
17        to  vehicles  in  which case, the suspension shall be for
18        one year;
19             16.  Has been convicted of violating Section  11-204
20        of this Code relating to fleeing from a police officer;
21             17.  Has  refused  to submit to a test, or tests, as
22        required under Section 11-501.1  of  this  Code  and  the
23        person  has  not  sought  a  hearing  as  provided for in
24        Section 11-501.1;
25             18.  Has, since issuance of a  driver's  license  or
26        permit,  been  adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering
27        from any mental disability or disease;
28             19.  Has committed a violation of paragraph  (a)  or
29        (b)  of  Section  6-101  relating  to  driving  without a
30        driver's license;
31             20.  Has been convicted of violating  Section  6-104
32        relating to classification of driver's license;
33             21.  Has  been convicted of violating Section 11-402
34        of this Code relating to leaving the scene of an accident
 
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 1        resulting in damage to a vehicle in excess of $1,000,  in
 2        which case the suspension shall be for one year;
 3             22.  Has used a motor vehicle in violating paragraph
 4        (3),  (4),  (7), or (9) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1
 5        of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to unlawful use  of
 6        weapons,  in  which  case the suspension shall be for one
 7        year;
 8             23.  Has, as a driver, been convicted of  committing
 9        a  violation  of  paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this
10        Code for a second or subsequent time within one year of a
11        similar violation;
12             24.  Has  been  convicted  by  a  court-martial   or
13        punished   by   non-judicial   punishment   by   military
14        authorities   of   the   United   States  at  a  military
15        installation in Illinois of  or  for  a  traffic  related
16        offense  that  is  the  same  as or similar to an offense
17        specified under Section 6-205 or 6-206 of this Code;
18             25.  Has permitted any form of identification to  be
19        used  by  another  in the application process in order to
20        obtain or attempt to  obtain  a  license,  identification
21        card, or permit;
22             26.  Has  altered or attempted to alter a license or
23        has possessed an altered license, identification card, or
24        permit;
25             27.  Has violated Section 6-16 of the Liquor Control
26        Act of 1934;
27             28.  Has been convicted of the  illegal  possession,
28        while  operating  or  in  actual  physical  control, as a
29        driver, of a motor vehicle, of any  controlled  substance
30        prohibited  under  the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
31        or any cannabis prohibited under the  provisions  of  the
32        Cannabis  Control Act, in which case the person's driving
33        privileges shall be  suspended  for  one  year,  and  any
34        driver  who  is  convicted  of  a  second  or  subsequent
 
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 1        offense, within 5 years of a previous conviction, for the
 2        illegal possession, while operating or in actual physical
 3        control,  as  a  driver,  of  a  motor  vehicle,  of  any
 4        controlled  substance  prohibited under the provisions of
 5        the Illinois Controlled Substances Act  or  any  cannabis
 6        prohibited  under  the  Cannabis  Control  Act  shall  be
 7        suspended for 5 years. Any defendant found guilty of this
 8        offense  while  operating  a motor vehicle, shall have an
 9        entry made in the court record  by  the  presiding  judge
10        that  this  offense  did  occur  while  the defendant was
11        operating a motor vehicle and  order  the  clerk  of  the
12        court to report the violation to the Secretary of State;
13             29.  Has  been  convicted  of the following offenses
14        that were committed while the person was operating or  in
15        actual physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle:
16        criminal   sexual   assault,  predatory  criminal  sexual
17        assault of a child, aggravated criminal  sexual  assault,
18        criminal  sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse,
19        juvenile pimping, soliciting for  a  juvenile  prostitute
20        and  the  manufacture,  sale  or  delivery  of controlled
21        substances or instruments used for illegal  drug  use  or
22        abuse in which case the driver's driving privileges shall
23        be suspended for one year;
24             30.  Has  been convicted a second or subsequent time
25        for any combination of the offenses named in paragraph 29
26        of this subsection, in which case  the  person's  driving
27        privileges shall be suspended for 5 years;
28             31.  Has  refused to submit to a test as required by
29        Section 11-501.6 or has submitted to a test resulting  in
30        an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or any amount of
31        a   drug,  substance,  or  compound  resulting  from  the
32        unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as listed in  the
33        Cannabis  Control Act or a controlled substance as listed
34        in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act in  which  case
 
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 1        the penalty shall be as prescribed in Section 6-208.1;
 2             32.  Has  been  convicted  of  Section 24-1.2 of the
 3        Criminal  Code  of  1961  relating  to   the   aggravated
 4        discharge  of  a firearm if the offender was located in a
 5        motor vehicle at the time the firearm was discharged,  in
 6        which case the suspension shall be for 3 years;
 7             33.  Has as  a driver, who was less than 21 years of
 8        age  on  the  date of the offense, been convicted a first
 9        time of a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of
10        this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
11             34.  Has committed a violation of Section  11-1301.5
12        of this Code;
13             35.  Has  committed a violation of Section 11-1301.6
14        of this Code; or
15             36.  Is under the age of 21 years  at  the  time  of
16        arrest  and  has  been    convicted  of  not  less than 2
17        offenses  against  traffic  regulations    governing  the
18        movement  of  vehicles  committed  within  any  24  month
19        period.  No revocation or  suspension  shall  be  entered
20        more  than  6   months after the date of last conviction;
21        or.
22             37.  Has committed a second or subsequent  violation
23        of Section 11-1429 of this Code.
24        For  purposes of paragraphs 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 25, 26,
25    and  27  of  this  subsection,  license  means  any  driver's
26    license, any traffic ticket issued when the person's driver's
27    license is deposited in lieu of  bail,  a  suspension  notice
28    issued  by  the  Secretary of State, a duplicate or corrected
29    driver's  license,  a  probationary  driver's  license  or  a
30    temporary driver's license.
31        (b)  If any conviction forming the basis of a  suspension
32    or  revocation authorized under this Section is appealed, the
33    Secretary of State may rescind or withhold the entry  of  the
34    order  of  suspension  or  revocation,  as  the  case may be,
 
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 1    provided that a certified copy of a stay order of a court  is
 2    filed  with  the  Secretary  of  State.  If the conviction is
 3    affirmed on appeal, the date of the conviction  shall  relate
 4    back  to  the  time  the  original judgment of conviction was
 5    entered and the  6  month  limitation  prescribed  shall  not
 6    apply.
 7        (c) 1.  Upon  suspending or revoking the driver's license
 8        or permit of any person as authorized  in  this  Section,
 9        the  Secretary  of  State  shall  immediately  notify the
10        person in writing of the revocation  or  suspension.  The
11        notice to be deposited in the United States mail, postage
12        prepaid, to the last known address of the person.
13             2.  If  the Secretary of State suspends the driver's
14        license of a person under subsection 2 of  paragraph  (a)
15        of  this  Section,  a  person's  privilege  to  operate a
16        vehicle as an occupation shall not be suspended, provided
17        an affidavit is properly completed, the  appropriate  fee
18        received, and a permit issued prior to the effective date
19        of  the  suspension, unless 5 offenses were committed, at
20        least 2 of which occurred while  operating  a  commercial
21        vehicle   in   connection   with   the  driver's  regular
22        occupation.  All  other  driving  privileges   shall   be
23        suspended  by the Secretary of State. Any driver prior to
24        operating a vehicle for occupational purposes  only  must
25        submit  the  affidavit  on  forms  to  be provided by the
26        Secretary  of  State  setting  forth  the  facts  of  the
27        person's occupation.  The affidavit shall also state  the
28        number of offenses committed while operating a vehicle in
29        connection  with  the  driver's  regular  occupation. The
30        affidavit shall be accompanied by the  driver's  license.
31        Upon  receipt  of  a  properly  completed  affidavit, the
32        Secretary of State shall issue the  driver  a  permit  to
33        operate a vehicle in connection with the driver's regular
34        occupation  only.  Unless  the  permit  is  issued by the
 
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 1        Secretary of State prior to the date of  suspension,  the
 2        privilege  to  drive any motor vehicle shall be suspended
 3        as set forth in the notice that  was  mailed  under  this
 4        Section.  If  an  affidavit is received subsequent to the
 5        effective date of this suspension, a permit may be issued
 6        for the remainder of the suspension period.
 7             The provisions of this subparagraph shall not  apply
 8        to  any  driver  required to obtain a commercial driver's
 9        license under  Section  6-507  during  the  period  of  a
10        disqualification  of  commercial driving privileges under
11        Section 6-514.
12             Any person  who  falsely  states  any  fact  in  the
13        affidavit  required  herein  shall  be  guilty of perjury
14        under Section 6-302 and  upon  conviction  thereof  shall
15        have  all  driving  privileges  revoked  without  further
16        rights.
17             3.  At  the  conclusion  of  a hearing under Section
18        2-118 of this Code, the Secretary of State  shall  either
19        rescind  or  continue  an  order  of  revocation or shall
20        substitute  an  order  of  suspension;  or,  good   cause
21        appearing  therefor, rescind, continue, change, or extend
22        the order of suspension.  If the Secretary of State  does
23        not   rescind   the   order,   the   Secretary  may  upon
24        application,  to  relieve   undue   hardship,   issue   a
25        restricted  driving  permit  granting  the  privilege  of
26        driving   a   motor   vehicle  between  the  petitioner's
27        residence and petitioner's place of employment or  within
28        the  scope  of his employment related duties, or to allow
29        transportation for the petitioner, or a household  member
30        of  the petitioner's family, to receive necessary medical
31        care  and  if  the  professional  evaluation   indicates,
32        provide    transportation   for   alcohol   remedial   or
33        rehabilitative activity, or for the petitioner to  attend
34        classes,  as  a  student,  in  an  accredited educational
 
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 1        institution; if the petitioner  is  able  to  demonstrate
 2        that no alternative means of transportation is reasonably
 3        available and the petitioner will not endanger the public
 4        safety or welfare. In each case the Secretary may issue a
 5        restricted   driving   permit   for   a   period   deemed
 6        appropriate,  except that all permits shall expire within
 7        one year from the date of issuance.  A restricted driving
 8        permit issued under this  Section  shall  be  subject  to
 9        cancellation, revocation, and suspension by the Secretary
10        of  State in like manner and for like cause as a driver's
11        license issued under this Code may be cancelled, revoked,
12        or suspended; except that a conviction upon one  or  more
13        offenses   against  laws  or  ordinances  regulating  the
14        movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause  for
15        the   revocation,   suspension,   or  cancellation  of  a
16        restricted driving permit. The Secretary of State may, as
17        a condition to  the  issuance  of  a  restricted  driving
18        permit,   require  the  applicant  to  participate  in  a
19        designated driver remedial or rehabilitative program. The
20        Secretary of State is authorized to cancel  a  restricted
21        driving permit if the permit holder does not successfully
22        complete the program.
23        (c-5)  The  Secretary of State may, as a condition of the
24    reissuance of a driver's license or permit  to  an  applicant
25    under  the  age  of 18 years whose driver's license or permit
26    has been suspended pursuant to any of the provisions of  this
27    Section,  require  the  applicant  to participate in a driver
28    remedial education course and be retested under Section 6-109
29    of this Code.
30        (d)  This Section is subject to  the  provisions  of  the
31    Drivers License Compact.
32        (e)  The  Secretary of State shall not issue a restricted
33    driving permit to a person under the age of  16  years  whose
34    driving  privileges have been suspended or  revoked under any
 
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 1    provisions of this Code.
 2    (Source: P.A. 89-283, eff.  1-1-96;  89-428,  eff.  12-13-95;
 3    89-462,  eff.  5-29-96;  90-43,  eff.  7-2-97;  90-106,  eff.
 4    1-1-98; 90-369, eff. 1-1-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

 5        (625 ILCS 5/11-1429 new)
 6        Sec. 11-1429. Theft of motor fuel.
 7        (a)  No person may operate a vehicle so as to cause it to
 8    leave  the  premises  of an establishment at which motor fuel
 9    offered for retail sale was dispensed into the fuel  tank  of
10    the  vehicle unless that person or some other person has paid
11    for or charged the price of the dispensed motor fuel.
12        (b)  Violation  of  this  Section  is  a  petty   offense
13    punishable  by  a  fine  of  $250  or  30  hours of community
14    service.
15        (c)  A second violation of this Section shall  cause  the
16    person's  driver's  license  to  be suspended for 6 months. A
17    third or subsequent violation of this Section shall result in
18    a one-year suspension.

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