101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2315

 

Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Allows the Secretary of State to provide service by email of a document containing a driver's license number. Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that Every Real ID compliant identification card or Real ID compliant Person with a Disability Identification Card issued under the Act to an applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent resident, other than a conditional resident, shall be marked "Limited Term". Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that every Real ID compliant driver's license issued under this Code to an applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent resident, other than a conditional resident, shall be marked "Limited Term". Defines "medical examiner's certificate". Provides that the Secretary shall deny, suspend, or revoke registration if the applicant fails to disclose material information required or if the applicant has made a materially false statement on the application, or the applicant has applied as a subterfuge for the real party in interest who has been issued a Federal out-of-service order or if the applicant's business is operated, managed or otherwise controlled or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, including the applicant entity, a relative, family member, corporate officer or shareholder. The Secretary shall deny, suspend, or revoke registration for either a (i) vehicle if the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the vehicle has been prohibited from operating by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; or (ii) for a carrier whose business is operated, managed or otherwise controlled or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for registration, which may include the owner, a relative, family member, corporate officer, or shareholder of the carrier. Provides that any law enforcement agency, in addition to the Secretary of State, may seize or confiscate documents or plates issued by the Secretary upon expiration, revocation, cancellation or suspension thereof, or if it is fictitious, or if it has been unlawfully or erroneously issued. Provides requirements for consenting to accept service of documents by email.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning the Secretary of State.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
5amended by changing Section 10-75 as follows:
 
6    (5 ILCS 100/10-75)
7    Sec. 10-75. Service by email.
8    (a) The following requirements shall apply for consenting
9to accept service by email:
10        (1) At any time either before or after its issuance of
11    a hearing notice as described in Section 10-25, an agency
12    may require any attorney representing a party to the
13    hearing to provide one or more email addresses at which he
14    or she they shall accept service of documents described in
15    Sections 10-25 and 10-50 in connection with the hearing. A
16    party represented by an attorney may provide the email
17    address of the attorney.
18        (2) To the extent a person or entity is subject to
19    licensure, permitting, or regulation by the agency, or
20    submits an application for licensure or permitting to the
21    agency, that agency may require, as a condition of such
22    application, licensure, permitting, or regulation, that
23    such persons or entities consent to service by email of the

 

 

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1    documents described in Sections 10-25 and 10-50 for any
2    hearings that may arise in connection with such
3    application, licensure or regulation, provided that the
4    agency: (i) requires that any person or entity providing
5    such an email address update that email address if it is
6    changed; and (ii) annually verifies that email address.
7        (3) At any time either before or after its issuance of
8    a hearing notice as described in Section 10-25, an agency
9    may request, but not require, an unrepresented party that
10    is not subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection (a) to
11    consent to accept service by email of the documents
12    described in Sections 10-25 and 10-50 by designating an
13    email address at which they will accept service.
14        (4) Any person or entity who submits an email address
15    under this Section shall also be given the option to
16    designate no more than two secondary email addresses at
17    which the person or entity consents to accept service,
18    provided that, if any secondary email address is
19    designated, an agency must serve the documents to both the
20    designated primary and secondary email addresses.
21    (b) Notwithstanding any party's consent to accept service
22by email, no document described in Section Sections 10-25 or
2310-50 may be served by email to the extent the document
24contains:
25        (1) a Social Security or individual taxpayer
26    identification number;

 

 

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1        (2) a driver's license number, except if such document
2    is issued by the Secretary of State;
3        (3) a financial account number;
4        (4) a debit or credit card number;
5        (5) any other information that could reasonably be
6    deemed personal, proprietary, confidential, or trade
7    secret information; or
8        (6) any information about or concerning a minor.
9    (c) Service by email is deemed complete on the day of
10transmission. Agencies that use email to serve documents under
11Sections 10-25 and 10-50 shall adopt rules that specify the
12standard for confirming delivery, and in failure to confirm
13delivery, what steps the agency will take to ensure that
14service by email or other means is accomplished.
15    (d) This Section shall not apply with respect to any
16service of notice other than under this Act.
17(Source: P.A. 100-880, eff. 1-1-19; revised 10-10-18.)
 
18    Section 10. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
19by changing Section 8 as follows:
 
20    (15 ILCS 335/8)  (from Ch. 124, par. 28)
21    Sec. 8. Expiration.
22    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section:
23        (1) Every identification card issued hereunder, except
24    to persons who have reached their 15th birthday, but are

 

 

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1    not yet 21 years of age, persons who are 65 years of age or
2    older, and persons who are issued an Illinois Person with a
3    Disability Identification Card, shall expire 5 years from
4    the ensuing birthday of the applicant and a renewal shall
5    expire 5 years thereafter.
6        (2) Every original or renewal identification card
7    issued to a person who has reached his or her 15th
8    birthday, but is not yet 21 years of age shall expire 3
9    months after the person's 21st birthday.
10    (b) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every
11original, renewal, or duplicate: (i) non-REAL ID
12identification card issued to a person who has reached his or
13her 65th birthday shall be permanent and need not be renewed;
14(ii) REAL ID compliant identification card issued on or after
15July 1, 2017, to a person who has reached his or her 65th
16birthday shall expire 8 years thereafter; (iii) non-REAL ID
17Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to
18a qualifying person shall expire 10 years thereafter; and (iv)
19REAL ID compliant Illinois Person with a Disability
20Identification Card issued on or after July 1, 2017, shall
21expire 8 years thereafter. The Secretary of State shall
22promulgate rules setting forth the conditions and criteria for
23the renewal of all Illinois Person with a Disability
24Identification Cards.
25    (c) Every identification card or Illinois Person with a
26Disability Identification Card issued under this Act to an

 

 

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1applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent
2resident, other than a conditional permanent resident, shall be
3marked "Limited Term" and shall expire on whichever is the
4earlier date of the following:
5        (1) as provided under subsection (a) or (b) of this
6    Section;
7        (2) on the date the applicant's authorized stay in the
8    United States terminates; or
9        (3) if the applicant's authorized stay is indefinite
10    and the applicant is applying for a Limited Term REAL ID
11    compliant identification card, one year from the date of
12    issuance of the card.
13    (d) Every REAL ID compliant identification card or REAL ID
14compliant Person with a Disability Identification Card issued
15under this Act to an applicant who is not a United States
16citizen or permanent resident, other than a conditional
17resident, shall be marked "Limited Term".
18(Source: P.A. 99-305, eff. 1-1-16; 99-511, eff. 1-1-17;
19100-248, eff. 8-22-17; 100-827, eff. 8-13-18.)
 
20    Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
21changing Sections 2-111, 3-704, 6-115, 6-209, 6-500, and
226-508.1 as follows:
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/2-111)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-111)
24    Sec. 2-111. Seizure or confiscation of documents and

 

 

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1plates.
2    (a) The Secretary of State or any law enforcement entity is
3authorized to take possession of any certificate of title,
4registration card, permit, license, registration plate,
5plates, disability license plate or parking decal or device, or
6registration sticker issued by the Secretary him upon
7expiration, revocation, cancellation or suspension thereof, or
8which is fictitious, or which has been unlawfully or
9erroneously issued. Police officers who have reasonable
10grounds to believe that any item or items listed in this
11Section should be seized such items shall return the items to
12the Secretary of State in a manner and form set forth by the
13Secretary in administrative rule to take possession of such
14item or items of the items and return them or cause them to be
15returned to the Secretary of State.
16    (b) The Secretary of State is authorized to confiscate any
17suspected fraudulent, fictitious, or altered documents
18submitted by an applicant in support of an application for a
19driver's license or permit.
20(Source: P.A. 97-743, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
21    (625 ILCS 5/3-704)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704)
22    Sec. 3-704. Authority of Secretary of State to suspend or
23revoke a registration or certificate of title; authority to
24suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle.
25    (a) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the

 

 

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1registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title,
2registration card, registration sticker, registration plate,
3disability parking decal or device, or any nonresident or other
4permit in any of the following events:
5        1. When the Secretary of State is satisfied that such
6    registration or that such certificate, card, plate,
7    registration sticker or permit was fraudulently or
8    erroneously issued;
9        2. When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or
10    wrecked or is not properly equipped;
11        3. When the Secretary of State determines that any
12    required fees have not been paid to the Secretary of State,
13    to the Illinois Commerce Commission, or to the Illinois
14    Department of Revenue under the Motor Fuel Tax Law, and the
15    same are not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;
16        4. When a registration card, registration plate,
17    registration sticker or permit is knowingly displayed upon
18    a vehicle other than the one for which issued;
19        5. When the Secretary of State determines that the
20    owner has committed any offense under this Chapter
21    involving the registration or the certificate, card,
22    plate, registration sticker or permit to be suspended or
23    revoked;
24        6. When the Secretary of State determines that a
25    vehicle registered not-for-hire is used or operated
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1    than those authorized;
2        7. When the Secretary of State determines that an owner
3    of a for-hire motor vehicle has failed to give proof of
4    financial responsibility as required by this Act;
5        8. When the Secretary determines that the vehicle is
6    not subject to or eligible for a registration;
7        9. When the Secretary determines that the owner of a
8    vehicle registered under the mileage weight tax option
9    fails to maintain the records specified by law, or fails to
10    file the reports required by law, or that such vehicle is
11    not equipped with an operable and operating speedometer or
12    odometer;
13        10. When the Secretary of State is so authorized under
14    any other provision of law;
15        11. When the Secretary of State determines that the
16    holder of a disability parking decal or device has
17    committed any offense under Chapter 11 of this Code
18    involving the use of a disability parking decal or device.
19    (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of
20title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate
21of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner
22or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle
23identification number is erroneously shown on the original
24certificate of title.
25    (b) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the
26registration of a vehicle as follows:

 

 

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1        1. When the Secretary of State determines that the
2    owner of a vehicle has not paid a civil penalty or a
3    settlement agreement arising from the violation of rules
4    adopted under the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law or the
5    Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act or that a
6    vehicle, regardless of ownership, was the subject of
7    violations of these rules that resulted in a civil penalty
8    or settlement agreement which remains unpaid.
9        2. When the Secretary of State determines that a
10    vehicle registered for a gross weight of more than 16,000
11    pounds within an affected area is not in compliance with
12    the provisions of Section 13-109.1 of the Illinois Vehicle
13    Code.
14        3. When the Secretary of State is notified by the
15    United States Department of Transportation that a vehicle
16    is in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
17    Regulations, as they are now or hereafter amended, and is
18    prohibited from operating.
19    (c) The Secretary of State may suspend the registration of
20a vehicle when a court finds that the vehicle was used in a
21violation of Section 24-3A of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
22Criminal Code of 2012 relating to gunrunning. A suspension of
23registration under this subsection (c) may be for a period of
24up to 90 days.
25    (d) The Secretary shall deny, suspend, or revoke
26registration if the applicant fails to disclose material

 

 

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1information required, if the applicant has made a materially
2false statement on the application, if the applicant has
3applied as a subterfuge for the real party in interest who has
4been issued a federal out-of-service order, or if the
5applicant's business is operated by, managed by, or otherwise
6controlled by or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for
7registration, including the applicant entity, a relative,
8family member, corporate officer, or shareholder. The
9Secretary shall deny, suspend, or revoke registration for
10either (i) a vehicle if the motor carrier responsible for the
11safety of the vehicle has been prohibited from operating by the
12Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; or (ii) a carrier
13whose business is operated by, managed by, or otherwise
14controlled by or affiliated with a person who is ineligible for
15registration, which may include the owner, a relative, family
16member, corporate officer, or shareholder of the carrier.
17(Source: P.A. 97-540, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
18    (625 ILCS 5/6-115)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115)
19    Sec. 6-115. Expiration of driver's license.
20    (a) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every
21driver's license issued under the provisions of this Code shall
22expire 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at such later
23date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule and
24regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months; in the
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1to apply prior to the expiration date of the previous driver's
2license, the renewal driver's license shall expire 4 years from
3the expiration date of the previous driver's license, or at
4such later date as the Secretary of State may by proper rule
5and regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months.
6    The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a person not
7previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's license
8which will expire not less than 4 years nor more than 5 years
9from date of issuance, except as provided elsewhere in this
10Section.
11    (a-5) Every driver's license issued under this Code to an
12applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent
13resident, other than a conditional permanent resident, shall be
14marked "Limited Term" and shall expire on whichever is the
15earlier date of the following:
16        (1) as provided under subsection (a), (f), (g), or (i)
17    of this Section;
18        (2) on the date the applicant's authorized stay in the
19    United States terminates; or
20        (3) if the applicant's authorized stay is indefinite
21    and the applicant is applying for a Limited Term REAL ID
22    compliant driver's license, one year from the date of
23    issuance of the license.
24    (a-10) Every REAL ID compliant driver's license issued
25under this Code to an applicant who is not a United States
26citizen or permanent resident, other than a conditional

 

 

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1resident, shall be marked "Limited Term".
2    (b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except
3those licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or 3
4months after the individual's 21st birthday, the holder thereof
5may apply for a renewal thereof, subject to all the provisions
6of Section 6-103, and the Secretary of State may require an
7examination of the applicant. A licensee whose driver's license
8expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months after his 21st
9birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his driving privileges
10until he reaches the age of 21.
11    (c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the
12expiration of a driver's license, forward to each person whose
13license is to expire a notification of the expiration of said
14license which may be presented at the time of renewal of said
15license.
16    There may be included with such notification information
17explaining the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical
18Information Card provisions of Section 6-110. The format and
19text of such information shall be prescribed by the Secretary.
20    There shall be included with such notification, for a
21period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information
22regarding the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical
23Information Exchange established in Section 18.1 of the
24Adoption Act.
25    (d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the driver's
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1living with such licensee while on active duty, serving in the
2Armed Forces of the United States outside of the State of
3Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
4conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
5    (d-5) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the
6driver's license of a licensee, or of a spouse or dependent
7children living with the licensee, serving as a civilian
8employee of the United States Armed Forces or the United States
9Department of Defense, outside of the State of Illinois, and
10120 days thereafter, upon such terms and conditions as the
11Secretary may prescribe.
12    (e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a renewal
13of a driver's license of any person who has not paid any fee or
14tax due under this Code and is not paid upon reasonable notice
15and demand.
16    (f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
17renewal driver's license issued to a licensee under 21 years of
18age shall expire 3 months after the licensee's 21st birthday.
19Persons whose current driver's licenses expire on their 21st
20birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not renew their
21driver's license before their 21st birthday, and their current
22driver's license will be extended for an additional term of 3
23months beyond their 21st birthday. Thereafter, the expiration
24and term of the driver's license shall be governed by
25subsection (a) hereof.
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1renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 81 years of age
2through age 86 shall expire 2 years from the date of issuance,
3or at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and
4regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar
5months. The Secretary shall also provide that each original or
6renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 87 years of age
7or older shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance, or
8at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and regulation
9designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
10    (h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each special
11restricted driver's license issued under subsection (g) of
12Section 6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from the date
13of issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules defining renewal
14requirements.
15    (i) The Secretary of State shall provide that each driver's
16license issued to a person convicted of a sex offense as
17defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act shall
18expire 12 months from the date of issuance or at such date as
19the Secretary may by rule designate, not to exceed an
20additional 12 calendar months. The Secretary may adopt rules
21defining renewal requirements.
22(Source: P.A. 99-118, eff. 1-1-16; 99-305, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642,
23eff. 7-28-16; 100-248, eff. 8-22-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
24    (625 ILCS 5/6-209)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-209)
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1Revocation - Surrender and Return of License. The Secretary of
2State upon cancelling, suspending or revoking a license or
3permit shall immediately notify the holder thereof in writing
4and shall require that such license or permit shall be
5surrendered to and retained by the Secretary of State. However,
6upon payment of the reinstatement fee set out in subsection (g)
7of Section 6-118 at the end of any period of suspension of a
8license the licensee, if not ineligible for some other reason,
9shall be entitled to reinstatement of driving privileges and
10may apply for a duplicate driver's the return of his license if
11it has not then expired; or, in case it has expired, to apply
12for a new license.
13(Source: P.A. 81-462.)
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/6-500)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500)
15    Sec. 6-500. Definitions of words and phrases.
16Notwithstanding the definitions set forth elsewhere in this
17Code, for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Driver's License
18Act (UCDLA), the words and phrases listed below have the
19meanings ascribed to them as follows:
20    (1) Alcohol. "Alcohol" means any substance containing any
21form of alcohol, including but not limited to ethanol,
22methanol, propanol, and isopropanol.
23    (2) Alcohol concentration. "Alcohol concentration" means:
24        (A) the number of grams of alcohol per 210 liters of
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1        (B) the number of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters
2    of blood; or
3        (C) the number of grams of alcohol per 67 milliliters
4    of urine.
5    Alcohol tests administered within 2 hours of the driver
6being "stopped or detained" shall be considered that driver's
7"alcohol concentration" for the purposes of enforcing this
8UCDLA.
9    (3) (Blank).
10    (4) (Blank).
11    (5) (Blank).
12    (5.3) CDLIS driver record. "CDLIS driver record" means the
13electronic record of the individual CDL driver's status and
14history stored by the State-of-Record as part of the Commercial
15Driver's License Information System, or CDLIS, established
16under 49 U.S.C. 31309.
17    (5.5) CDLIS motor vehicle record. "CDLIS motor vehicle
18record" or "CDLIS MVR" means a report generated from the CDLIS
19driver record meeting the requirements for access to CDLIS
20information and provided by states to users authorized in 49
21C.F.R. 384.225(e)(3) and (4), subject to the provisions of the
22Driver Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721-2725.
23    (5.7) Commercial driver's license downgrade. "Commercial
24driver's license downgrade" or "CDL downgrade" means either:
25        (A) a state allows the driver to change his or her
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1    exclusively in transportation or operation excepted from
2    49 C.F.R. Part 391, as provided in 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f),
3    391.2, 391.68, or 398.3;
4        (B) a state allows the driver to change his or her
5    self-certification to intrastate only, if the driver
6    qualifies under that state's physical qualification
7    requirements for intrastate only;
8        (C) a state allows the driver to change his or her
9    certification to intrastate, but operating exclusively in
10    transportation or operations excepted from all or part of
11    the state driver qualification requirements; or
12        (D) a state removes the CDL privilege from the driver
13    license.
14    (6) Commercial Motor Vehicle.
15        (A) "Commercial motor vehicle" or "CMV" means a motor
16    vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce,
17    except those referred to in subdivision (B), designed to
18    transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
19            (i) has a gross combination weight rating or gross
20        combination weight of 11,794 kilograms or more (26,001
21        pounds or more), whichever is greater, inclusive of any
22        towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross
23        vehicle weight of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000
24        pounds), whichever is greater; or
25            (i-5) has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross
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1        pounds or more), whichever is greater; or
2            (ii) is designed to transport 16 or more persons,
3        including the driver; or
4            (iii) is of any size and is used in transporting
5        hazardous materials as defined in 49 C.F.R. 383.5.
6        (B) Pursuant to the interpretation of the Commercial
7    Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 by the Federal Highway
8    Administration, the definition of "commercial motor
9    vehicle" does not include:
10            (i) recreational vehicles, when operated primarily
11        for personal use;
12            (ii) vehicles owned by or operated under the
13        direction of the United States Department of Defense or
14        the United States Coast Guard only when operated by
15        non-civilian personnel. This includes any operator on
16        active military duty; members of the Reserves;
17        National Guard; personnel on part-time training; and
18        National Guard military technicians (civilians who are
19        required to wear military uniforms and are subject to
20        the Code of Military Justice); or
21            (iii) firefighting, police, and other emergency
22        equipment (including, without limitation, equipment
23        owned or operated by a HazMat or technical rescue team
24        authorized by a county board under Section 5-1127 of
25        the Counties Code), with audible and visual signals,
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1        which is necessary to the preservation of life or
2        property or the execution of emergency governmental
3        functions which are normally not subject to general
4        traffic rules and regulations.
5    (7) Controlled Substance. "Controlled substance" shall
6have the same meaning as defined in Section 102 of the Illinois
7Controlled Substances Act, and shall also include cannabis as
8defined in Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act and
9methamphetamine as defined in Section 10 of the Methamphetamine
10Control and Community Protection Act.
11    (8) Conviction. "Conviction" means an unvacated
12adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has
13violated or failed to comply with the law in a court of
14original jurisdiction or by an authorized administrative
15tribunal; an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral
16deposited to secure the person's appearance in court; a plea of
17guilty or nolo contendere accepted by the court; the payment of
18a fine or court cost regardless of whether the imposition of
19sentence is deferred and ultimately a judgment dismissing the
20underlying charge is entered; or a violation of a condition of
21release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty
22is rebated, suspended or probated.
23    (8.5) Day. "Day" means calendar day.
24    (9) (Blank).
25    (10) (Blank).
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1    (12) (Blank).
2    (13) Driver. "Driver" means any person who drives,
3operates, or is in physical control of a commercial motor
4vehicle, any person who is required to hold a CDL, or any
5person who is a holder of a CDL while operating a
6non-commercial motor vehicle.
7    (13.5) Driver applicant. "Driver applicant" means an
8individual who applies to a state or other jurisdiction to
9obtain, transfer, upgrade, or renew a CDL or to obtain or renew
10a CLP.
11    (13.8) Electronic device. "Electronic device" includes,
12but is not limited to, a cellular telephone, personal digital
13assistant, pager, computer, or any other device used to input,
14write, send, receive, or read text.
15    (14) Employee. "Employee" means a person who is employed as
16a commercial motor vehicle driver. A person who is
17self-employed as a commercial motor vehicle driver must comply
18with the requirements of this UCDLA pertaining to employees. An
19owner-operator on a long-term lease shall be considered an
20employee.
21    (15) Employer. "Employer" means a person (including the
22United States, a State or a local authority) who owns or leases
23a commercial motor vehicle or assigns employees to operate such
24a vehicle. A person who is self-employed as a commercial motor
25vehicle driver must comply with the requirements of this UCDLA.
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1to an individual's CLP or CDL required to permit the individual
2to operate certain types of commercial motor vehicles.
3    (15.3) Excepted interstate. "Excepted interstate" means a
4person who operates or expects to operate in interstate
5commerce, but engages exclusively in transportation or
6operations excepted under 49 C.F.R. 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68, or
7398.3 from all or part of the qualification requirements of 49
8C.F.R. Part 391 and is not required to obtain a medical
9examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45.
10    (15.5) Excepted intrastate. "Excepted intrastate" means a
11person who operates in intrastate commerce but engages
12exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from all
13or parts of the state driver qualification requirements.
14    (16) (Blank).
15    (16.5) Fatality. "Fatality" means the death of a person as
16a result of a motor vehicle accident.
17    (16.7) Foreign commercial driver. "Foreign commercial
18driver" means a person licensed to operate a commercial motor
19vehicle by an authority outside the United States, or a citizen
20of a foreign country who operates a commercial motor vehicle in
21the United States.
22    (17) Foreign jurisdiction. "Foreign jurisdiction" means a
23sovereign jurisdiction that does not fall within the definition
24of "State".
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1    (20) Hazardous materials. "Hazardous Material" means any
2material that has been designated under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is
3required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. part 172
4or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin
5in 42 C.F.R. part 73.
6    (20.5) Imminent Hazard. "Imminent hazard" means the
7existence of any condition of a vehicle, employee, or
8commercial motor vehicle operations that substantially
9increases the likelihood of serious injury or death if not
10discontinued immediately; or a condition relating to hazardous
11material that presents a substantial likelihood that death,
12serious illness, severe personal injury, or a substantial
13endangerment to health, property, or the environment may occur
14before the reasonably foreseeable completion date of a formal
15proceeding begun to lessen the risk of that death, illness,
16injury or endangerment.
17    (20.6) Issuance. "Issuance" means initial issuance,
18transfer, renewal, or upgrade of a CLP or CDL and non-domiciled
19CLP or CDL.
20    (20.7) Issue. "Issue" means initial issuance, transfer,
21renewal, or upgrade of a CLP or CDL and non-domiciled CLP or
22non-domiciled CDL.
23    (21) Long-term lease. "Long-term lease" means a lease of a
24commercial motor vehicle by the owner-lessor to a lessee, for a
25period of more than 29 days.
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1transmission utilizing a driver-operated clutch that is
2activated by a pedal or lever and a gear-shift mechanism
3operated either by hand or foot including those known as a
4stick shift, stick, straight drive, or standard transmission.
5All other transmissions, whether semi-automatic or automatic,
6shall be considered automatic for the purposes of the
7standardized restriction code.
8    (21.1) Medical examiner. "Medical examiner" means an
9individual certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
10Administration and listed on the National Registry of Certified
11Medical Examiners in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier
12Safety Regulations, 49 CFR 390.101 et seq.
13    (21.2) Medical examiner's certificate. "Medical examiner's
14certificate" means either (1) prior to June 22, 2021 2018, a
15document prescribed or approved by the Secretary of State that
16is issued by a medical examiner to a driver to medically
17qualify him or her to drive; or (2) beginning June 22, 2021
182018, an electronic submission of results of an examination
19conducted by a medical examiner listed on the National Registry
20of Certified Medical Examiners to the Federal Motor Carrier
21Safety Administration of a driver to medically qualify him or
22her to drive.
23    (21.5) Medical variance. "Medical variance" means a driver
24has received one of the following from the Federal Motor
25Carrier Safety Administration which allows the driver to be
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1permitting operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to
249 C.F.R. Part 381, Subpart C or 49 C.F.R. 391.64; or (2) a
3skill performance evaluation (SPE) certificate permitting
4operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to 49 C.F.R.
5391.49.
6    (21.7) Mobile telephone. "Mobile telephone" means a mobile
7communication device that falls under or uses any commercial
8mobile radio service, as defined in regulations of the Federal
9Communications Commission, 47 CFR 20.3. It does not include
10two-way or citizens band radio services.
11    (22) Motor Vehicle. "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle
12which is self-propelled, and every vehicle which is propelled
13by electric power obtained from over head trolley wires but not
14operated upon rails, except vehicles moved solely by human
15power and motorized wheel chairs.
16    (22.2) Motor vehicle record. "Motor vehicle record" means a
17report of the driving status and history of a driver generated
18from the driver record provided to users, such as drivers or
19employers, and is subject to the provisions of the Driver
20Privacy Protection Act, 18 U.S.C. 2721-2725.
21    (22.5) Non-CMV. "Non-CMV" means a motor vehicle or
22combination of motor vehicles not defined by the term
23"commercial motor vehicle" or "CMV" in this Section.
24    (22.7) Non-excepted interstate. "Non-excepted interstate"
25means a person who operates or expects to operate in interstate
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1requirements under 49 C.F.R. Part 391, and is required to
2obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 C.F.R. 391.45.
3    (22.8) Non-excepted intrastate. "Non-excepted intrastate"
4means a person who operates only in intrastate commerce and is
5subject to State driver qualification requirements.
6    (23) Non-domiciled CLP or Non-domiciled CDL.
7"Non-domiciled CLP" or "Non-domiciled CDL" means a CLP or CDL,
8respectively, issued by a state or other jurisdiction under
9either of the following two conditions:
10        (i) to an individual domiciled in a foreign country
11    meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(1) of 49 C.F.R.
12    of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
13        (ii) to an individual domiciled in another state
14    meeting the requirements of Part 383.23(b)(2) of 49 C.F.R.
15    of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
16    (24) (Blank).
17    (25) (Blank).
18    (25.5) Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Violation.
19"Railroad-highway grade crossing violation" means a violation,
20while operating a commercial motor vehicle, of any of the
21following:
22        (A) Section 11-1201, 11-1202, or 11-1425 of this Code.
23        (B) Any other similar law or local ordinance of any
24    state relating to railroad-highway grade crossing.
25    (25.7) School Bus. "School bus" means a commercial motor
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1school students from home to school, from school to home, or to
2and from school-sponsored events. "School bus" does not include
3a bus used as a common carrier.
4    (26) Serious Traffic Violation. "Serious traffic
5violation" means:
6        (A) a conviction when operating a commercial motor
7    vehicle, or when operating a non-CMV while holding a CLP or
8    CDL, of:
9            (i) a violation relating to excessive speeding,
10        involving a single speeding charge of 15 miles per hour
11        or more above the legal speed limit; or
12            (ii) a violation relating to reckless driving; or
13            (iii) a violation of any State law or local
14        ordinance relating to motor vehicle traffic control
15        (other than parking violations) arising in connection
16        with a fatal traffic accident; or
17            (iv) a violation of Section 6-501, relating to
18        having multiple driver's licenses; or
19            (v) a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 6-507,
20        relating to the requirement to have a valid CLP or CDL;
21        or
22            (vi) a violation relating to improper or erratic
23        traffic lane changes; or
24            (vii) a violation relating to following another
25        vehicle too closely; or
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1        driving; or
2            (ix) a violation relating to the use of a hand-held
3        mobile telephone while driving; or
4        (B) any other similar violation of a law or local
5    ordinance of any state relating to motor vehicle traffic
6    control, other than a parking violation, which the
7    Secretary of State determines by administrative rule to be
8    serious.
9    (27) State. "State" means a state of the United States, the
10District of Columbia and any province or territory of Canada.
11    (28) (Blank).
12    (29) (Blank).
13    (30) (Blank).
14    (31) (Blank).
15    (32) Texting. "Texting" means manually entering
16alphanumeric text into, or reading text from, an electronic
17device.
18        (1) Texting includes, but is not limited to, short
19    message service, emailing, instant messaging, a command or
20    request to access a World Wide Web page, pressing more than
21    a single button to initiate or terminate a voice
22    communication using a mobile telephone, or engaging in any
23    other form of electronic text retrieval or entry for
24    present or future communication.
25        (2) Texting does not include:
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1        on a global positioning system or navigation system; or
2            (ii) pressing a single button to initiate or
3        terminate a voice communication using a mobile
4        telephone; or
5            (iii) using a device capable of performing
6        multiple functions (for example, a fleet management
7        system, dispatching device, smart phone, citizens band
8        radio, or music player) for a purpose that is not
9        otherwise prohibited by Part 392 of the Federal Motor
10        Carrier Safety Regulations.
11    (32.3) Third party skills test examiner. "Third party
12skills test examiner" means a person employed by a third party
13tester who is authorized by the State to administer the CDL
14skills tests specified in 49 C.F.R. Part 383, subparts G and H.
15    (32.5) Third party tester. "Third party tester" means a
16person (including, but not limited to, another state, a motor
17carrier, a private driver training facility or other private
18institution, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of a
19local government) authorized by the State to employ skills test
20examiners to administer the CDL skills tests specified in 49
21C.F.R. Part 383, subparts G and H.
22    (32.7) United States. "United States" means the 50 states
23and the District of Columbia.
24    (33) Use a hand-held mobile telephone. "Use a hand-held
25mobile telephone" means:
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1    to conduct a voice communication;
2        (2) dialing or answering a mobile telephone by pressing
3    more than a single button; or
4        (3) reaching for a mobile telephone in a manner that
5    requires a driver to maneuver so that he or she is no
6    longer in a seated driving position, restrained by a seat
7    belt that is installed in accordance with 49 CFR 393.93 and
8    adjusted in accordance with the vehicle manufacturer's
9    instructions.
10(Source: P.A. 99-57, eff. 7-16-15; 100-223, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/6-508.1)
12    Sec. 6-508.1. Medical examiner's certificate.
13    (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a CMV in
14non-excepted interstate commerce unless the person holds a CLP
15or CDL and is medically certified as physically qualified to do
16so.
17    (b) No person who has certified to non-excepted interstate
18driving as provided in Sections 6-507.5 and 6-508 of this Code
19shall be issued a CLP or CDL unless that person has a current
20medical examiner's certificate on the CDLIS driver record.
21    (c) (Blank).
22    (d) On and after January 30, 2014, all persons who hold a
23commercial driver instruction permit or CDL who have certified
24as non-excepted interstate shall maintain a current medical
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1July 1, 2014, all persons issued a CLP who have certified as
2non-excepted interstate shall maintain a current medical
3examiner's certificate on file with the Secretary.
4    (e) Before June 22, 2021 2018, the Secretary shall post the
5following to the CDLIS driver record within 10 calendar days of
6receipt of a medical examiner's certificate of a driver who has
7certified as non-excepted interstate:
8        (1) the medical examiner's name;
9        (2) the medical examiner's telephone number;
10        (3) the date of issuance of the medical examiner's
11    certificate;
12        (4) the medical examiner's license number and the state
13    that issued it;
14        (5) the medical certification status;
15        (6) the expiration date of the medical examiner's
16    certificate;
17        (7) the existence of any medical variance on the
18    medical examiner's certificate, including, but not limited
19    to, an exemption, Skills Performance Evaluation
20    certification, issuance and expiration date of the medical
21    variance, or any grandfather provisions;
22        (8) any restrictions noted on the medical examiner's
23    certificate;
24        (9) the date the medical examiner's certificate
25    information was posted to the CDLIS driver record; and
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1    Certified Medical Examiners identification number.
2    (e-5) Beginning June 22, 2018, the Secretary shall post the
3following to the CDLIS driver record within one business day of
4electronic receipt from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
5Administration of a driver's identification, examination
6results, restriction information, and medical variance
7information resulting from an examination performed by a
8medical examiner on the National Registry of Certified Medical
9Examiners for any driver who has certified as non-excepted
10interstate:
11        (1) the medical examiner's name;
12        (2) the medical examiner's telephone number;
13        (3) the date of issuance of the medical examiner's
14    certificate;
15        (4) the medical examiner's license number and the state
16    that issued it;
17        (5) the medical certification status;
18        (6) the expiration date of the medical examiner's
19    certificate;
20        (7) the existence of any medical variance on the
21    medical examiner's certificate, including, but not limited
22    to, an exemption, Skills Performance Evaluation
23    certification, issue and expiration date of a medical
24    variance, or any grandfather provisions;
25        (8) any restrictions noted on the medical examiner's
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1        (9) the date the medical examiner's certificate
2    information was posted to the CDLIS driver record; and
3        (10) the medical examiner's National Registry of
4    Certified Medical Examiners identification number.
5    (f) Within 10 calendar days of the expiration or rescission
6of the driver's medical examiner's certificate or medical
7variance or both, the Secretary shall update the medical
8certification status to "not certified".
9    (g) Within 10 calendar days of receipt of information from
10the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regarding
11issuance or renewal of a medical variance, the Secretary shall
12update the CDLIS driver record to include the medical variance
13information provided by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
14Administration.
15    (g-5) Beginning June 22, 2018, within one business day of
16electronic receipt of information from the Federal Motor
17Carrier Safety Administration regarding issuance or renewal of
18a medical variance, the Secretary shall update the CDLIS driver
19record to include the medical variance information provided by
20the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
21    (h) The Secretary shall notify the driver of his or her
22non-certified status and that his or her CDL will be canceled
23unless the driver submits a current medical examiner's
24certificate or medical variance or changes his or her
25self-certification to driving only in excepted or intrastate
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1    (i) Within 60 calendar days of a driver's medical
2certification status becoming non-certified, the Secretary
3shall cancel the CDL.
4    (j) As required under the Code of Federal Regulations 49
5CFR 390.39, an operator of a covered farm vehicle, as defined
6under Section 18b-101 of this Code, is exempt from the
7requirements of this Section.
8    (k) For purposes of ensuring a person is medically fit to
9drive a commercial motor vehicle, the Secretary may release
10medical information provided by an applicant or a holder of a
11CDL or CLP to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
12Medical information includes, but is not limited to, a medical
13examiner's certificate, a medical report that the Secretary
14requires to be submitted, statements regarding medical
15conditions made by an applicant or a holder of a CDL or CLP, or
16statements made by his or her physician.
17(Source: P.A. 99-57, eff. 7-16-15; 99-607, eff. 7-22-16;
18100-223, eff. 8-18-17.)

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    5 ILCS 100/10-75
4    15 ILCS 335/8from Ch. 124, par. 28
5    625 ILCS 5/2-111from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-111
6    625 ILCS 5/3-704from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704
7    625 ILCS 5/6-115from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115
8    625 ILCS 5/6-209from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-209
9    625 ILCS 5/6-500from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500
10    625 ILCS 5/6-508.1