Public Act 099-0118
 
HB3384 EnrolledLRB099 06147 RJF 26205 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Sections 3-801, 6-102, and 6-115 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-801)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-801)
    Sec. 3-801. Registration. (a) Except as provided herein for
new residents, every owner of any vehicle which shall be
operated upon the public highways of this State shall, within
24 hours after becoming the owner or at such time as such
vehicle becomes subject to registration under the provisions of
this Act, file in an office of the Secretary of State, an
application for registration properly completed and executed.
New residents need not secure registration until 30 days after
establishing residency in this State, provided the vehicle is
properly registered in another jurisdiction. By the expiration
of such 30 day statutory grace period, a new resident shall
comply with the provisions of this Act and apply for Illinois
vehicle registration. All applications for registration shall
be accompanied by all documentation required under the
provisions of this Act. The appropriate registration fees and
taxes provided for in this Article of this Chapter shall be
paid to the Secretary of State with the application for
registration of vehicles subject to registration under this
Act.
    (b) Any resident of this State, who has been serving as a
member or as a civilian employee of the United States Armed
Services, or as a civilian employee of the United States
Department of Defense, outside of the State of Illinois, need
not secure registration until 45 days after returning to this
State, provided the vehicle displays temporary military
registration.
    (c) When an application is submitted by mail, the applicant
may not submit cash or postage stamps for payment of fees or
taxes due. The Secretary in his discretion, may decline to
accept a personal or company check in payment of fees or taxes.
An application submitted to a dealer, or a remittance made to
the Secretary of State shall be deemed in compliance with this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-102)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-102)
    Sec. 6-102. What persons are exempt. The following persons
are exempt from the requirements of Section 6-101 and are not
required to have an Illinois drivers license or permit if one
or more of the following qualifying exemptions are met and
apply:
        1. Any employee of the United States Government or any
    member of the Armed Forces of the United States, while
    operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United
    States Government and being operated on official business
    need not be licensed;
        2. A nonresident who has in his immediate possession a
    valid license issued to him in his home state or country
    may operate a motor vehicle for which he is licensed for
    the period during which he is in this State;
        3. A nonresident and his spouse and children living
    with him who is a student at a college or university in
    Illinois who have a valid license issued by their home
    State.
        4. A person operating a road machine temporarily upon a
    highway or operating a farm tractor between the home farm
    buildings and any adjacent or nearby farm land for the
    exclusive purpose of conducting farm operations need not be
    licensed as a driver.
        5. A resident of this State who has been serving as a
    member or as a civilian employee of the Armed Forces of the
    United States, or as a civilian employee of the United
    States Department of Defense, outside the Continental
    limits of the United States, for a period of 120 days
    following his return to the continental limits of the
    United States.
        6. A nonresident on active duty in the Armed Forces of
    the United States who has a valid license issued by his
    home state and such nonresident's spouse, and dependent
    children and living with parents, who have a valid license
    issued by their home state.
        7. A nonresident who becomes a resident of this State,
    may for a period of the first 90 days of residence in
    Illinois operate any motor vehicle which he was qualified
    or licensed to drive by his home state or country so long
    as he has in his possession, a valid and current license
    issued to him by his home state or country. Upon expiration
    of such 90 day period, such new resident must comply with
    the provisions of this Act and apply for an Illinois
    license or permit.
        8. An engineer, conductor, brakeman, or any other
    member of the crew of a locomotive or train being operated
    upon rails, including operation on a railroad crossing over
    a public street, road or highway. Such person is not
    required to display a driver's license to any law
    enforcement officer in connection with the operation of a
    locomotive or train within this State.
    The provisions of this Section granting exemption to any
nonresident shall be operative to the same extent that the laws
of the State or country of such nonresident grant like
exemption to residents of this State.
    The Secretary of State may implement the exemption
provisions of this Section by inclusion thereof in a
reciprocity agreement, arrangement or declaration issued
pursuant to this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-607, eff. 8-24-09; 97-835, eff. 7-20-12.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-115)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115)
    Sec. 6-115. Expiration of driver's license.
    (a) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every
driver's license issued under the provisions of this Code shall
expire 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at such later
date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule and
regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months; in the
event that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license fails
to apply prior to the expiration date of the previous driver's
license, the renewal driver's license shall expire 4 years from
the expiration date of the previous driver's license, or at
such later date as the Secretary of State may by proper rule
and regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months.
    The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a person not
previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's license
which will expire not less than 4 years nor more than 5 years
from date of issuance, except as provided elsewhere in this
Section.
    The Secretary of State is authorized to issue driver's
licenses during the years 1984 through 1987 which shall expire
not less than 3 years nor more than 5 years from the date of
issuance, except as provided elsewhere in this Section, for the
purpose of converting all driver's licenses issued under this
Code to a 4 year expiration. Provided that all original
driver's licenses, except as provided elsewhere in this
Section, shall expire not less than 4 years nor more than 5
years from the date of issuance.
    (b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except
those licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or 3
months after the individual's 21st birthday, the holder thereof
may apply for a renewal thereof, subject to all the provisions
of Section 6-103, and the Secretary of State may require an
examination of the applicant. A licensee whose driver's license
expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months after his 21st
birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his driving privileges
until he reaches the age of 21.
    (c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the
expiration of a driver's license, forward to each person whose
license is to expire a notification of the expiration of said
license which may be presented at the time of renewal of said
license.
    There may be included with such notification information
explaining the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical
Information Card provisions of Section 6-110. The format and
text of such information shall be prescribed by the Secretary.
    There shall be included with such notification, for a
period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information
regarding the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical
Information Exchange established in Section 18.1 of the
Adoption Act.
    (d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the driver's
license of a licensee, spouse, and dependent children who are
living with such licensee while on active duty, serving in the
Armed Forces of the United States outside of the State of
Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
    (d-5) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the
driver's license of a licensee, or of a spouse or dependent
children living with the licensee, serving as a civilian
employee of the United States Armed Forces or the United States
Department of Defense, outside of the State of Illinois, and
120 days thereafter, upon such terms and conditions as the
Secretary may prescribe.
    (e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a renewal
of a driver's license of any person who has not paid any fee or
tax due under this Code and is not paid upon reasonable notice
and demand.
    (f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
renewal driver's license issued to a licensee under 21 years of
age shall expire 3 months after the licensee's 21st birthday.
Persons whose current driver's licenses expire on their 21st
birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not renew their
driver's license before their 21st birthday, and their current
driver's license will be extended for an additional term of 3
months beyond their 21st birthday. Thereafter, the expiration
and term of the driver's license shall be governed by
subsection (a) hereof.
    (g) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 81 years of age
through age 86 shall expire 2 years from the date of issuance,
or at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and
regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar
months. The Secretary shall also provide that each original or
renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 87 years of age
or older shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance, or
at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and regulation
designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
    (h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each special
restricted driver's license issued under subsection (g) of
Section 6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from the date
of issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules defining renewal
requirements.
    (i) The Secretary of State shall provide that each driver's
license issued to a person convicted of a sex offense as
defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act shall
expire 12 months from the date of issuance or at such date as
the Secretary may by rule designate, not to exceed an
additional 12 calendar months. The Secretary may adopt rules
defining renewal requirements.
(Source: P.A. 97-79, eff. 1-1-12.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2016