093_HB2831

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to 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 Section 6-101 as follows:

 6        (625 ILCS 5/6-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101)
 7        Sec. 6-101.  Drivers must have licenses or Permits.
 8        (a)  No  person,  except those persons expressly exempted
 9    by Section 6-102,  shall  drive  any  motor  vehicle  upon  a
10    highway  in this State unless such person has a valid license
11    or permit, or a restricted driving permit, issued  under  the
12    provisions of this Act.
13        (b)  No  person  shall  drive  a  motor vehicle unless he
14    holds a valid license or  permit,  or  a  restricted  driving
15    permit  issued  under the provisions of Section 6-205, 6-206,
16    or 6-113 of this Act. Any person to whom a license is  issued
17    under  the  provisions  of  this  Act  must  surrender to the
18    Secretary of State all valid licenses or permits. No  drivers
19    license  shall  be  issued  to  any  person who holds a valid
20    Foreign State license unless such person first surrenders  to
21    the Secretary of State any such valid Foreign State license.
22        (c)  Any  person licensed as a driver hereunder shall not
23    be required by any city, village, incorporated town or  other
24    municipal corporation to obtain any other license to exercise
25    the privilege thereby granted.
26        (d)  In  addition  to  other penalties imposed under this
27    Section, any person in violation of this Section who is  also
28    in  violation  of  Section  7-601  of  this  Code relating to
29    mandatory insurance requirements shall have his or her  motor
30    vehicle   immediately   impounded   by   the   arresting  law
31    enforcement officer.  The motor vehicle may  be  released  to
 
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 1    any  licensed driver upon a showing of proof of insurance for
 2    the motor  vehicle  that  was  impounded  and  the  notarized
 3    written consent for the release by the vehicle owner.
 4    (Source: P.A. 90-559, eff. 6-1-98.)