(625 ILCS 5/6-410) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-410)
Sec. 6-410. Vehicle inspections. The Department of Transportation shall
provide for the inspection of all motor vehicles used for driver training,
and shall issue a safety inspection sticker provided:
(a) The motor vehicle has been inspected by the Department and found to
be in safe mechanical condition;
(b) The motor vehicle is equipped with dual control brakes and a
mirror on each side of the motor vehicle so located as to reflect to the
driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the
rear of such motor vehicle; and
(c) The motor vehicle is equipped with a sign or signs visible from the
front and the rear in letters no less than 2 inches tall, listing the full
name of the driver training school which has registered and insured the
motor vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-411) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-411)
Sec. 6-411. Qualifications of Driver Training Instructors. In order to
qualify for a license as an instructor for a driving school, an applicant must:
(a) Be of good moral character;
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(e) Hold a valid Illinois drivers license;
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If a driver training school class room instructor teaches an approved driver
education course, as defined in Section 1-103 of this Code, to students
under 18 years of age, he or she shall furnish to
the Secretary of State a certificate issued by the State Board of Education
that the said instructor is qualified and meets the minimum educational
standards for teaching driver education courses in the local public or
parochial school systems, except that no State Board of Education certification
shall be required of any instructor who teaches exclusively in a
commercial driving school. On and after July 1, 1986, the existing
rules and regulations of the State
Board of Education concerning commercial driving schools shall continue to
remain in effect but shall be administered by the Secretary of State until
such time as the Secretary of State shall amend or repeal the rules in
accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Upon request,
the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of completion to a student
under 18 years of age who has completed an approved driver education course
at a commercial driving school.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-412)
Sec. 6-412. Issuance of Licenses to Driver Training Schools and Driver Training
Instructors. The Secretary of State shall issue a license certificate to each
applicant to conduct a driver training school or to each driver training
instructor when the Secretary of State is satisfied that such person has
met the qualifications required under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-413)
Sec. 6-413. Expiration of Licenses. All outstanding licenses issued to any driver training school or driver
training instructor under this Act shall expire by operation of law 24
months from the date of issuance, unless sooner cancelled, suspended or
revoked under the provisions of Section 6-420.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-414) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-414)
Sec. 6-414. Renewal of Licenses. The license of each driver training school may be renewed subject to the
same conditions as the original license, and upon the payment of a
renewal license fee of $500 and $50 for each renewal of a branch
application.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-415)
Sec. 6-415. Renewal Fee. The license of each driver training instructor may be renewed subject to
the same conditions of the original license, and upon the payment of annual
renewal license fee of $70.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-416) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-416)
Sec. 6-416. Licenses: Form and Filing. All applications for renewal of a driver training school license or
driver training instructor's license shall be on a form prescribed by the
Secretary, and must be filed with the Secretary not
less than 15 days preceding the expiration date of the license to be renewed.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-417) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-417)
Sec. 6-417. Instructor's license. Each driver training instructor's license shall authorize the licensee
to instruct only at or for the driver training school indicated on the
license. The Secretary shall not issue a driver training instructor's
license to any individual who is licensed to instruct at or for another
driver training school.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-418) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-418)
Sec. 6-418.
Instructor's Records.
Every licensee shall keep a record showing the name and address of each
person given instruction and the instruction permit or driver's license
number of every person given instruction in the driving of a motor vehicle,
and shall show the particular type of instruction given and how much time
was devoted to each such type of instruction. Such records shall be open to
the inspection of the Secretary or his representatives at all reasonable
times, but shall be for the confidential use of the Secretary.
(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-419) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-419)
Sec. 6-419. Rules and regulations. The Secretary is authorized to prescribe by rule standards for the
eligibility, conduct and operation of driver training schools, and
instructors and to adopt other reasonable rules and regulations necessary
to carry out the provisions of this Act. The Secretary may adopt rules exempting particular types of driver training schools from specific statutory provisions in Sections 6-401 through 6-424, where application of those provisions would be inconsistent with the manner of instruction offered by those schools. The Secretary, in consultation with the State Board of Education, shall adopt course content standards for driver education for those persons under the age of 18 years, which shall include the operation and equipment of motor vehicles. After June 30, 2017, the course content standards for driver education provided by a driver training school to those persons under the age of 18 years shall include instruction concerning law enforcement procedures for traffic stops, including a demonstration of the proper actions to be taken during a traffic stop and appropriate interactions with law enforcement.
(Source: P.A. 99-720, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-420) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-420)
Sec. 6-420. Denial, cancellation, suspension, revocation and failure to
renew license. The Secretary may deny, cancel, suspend or revoke, or refuse
to renew any driver training school license or any driver training instructor
license:
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(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23 .)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-421)
Sec. 6-421.
Judicial Review.
The action of the Secretary in cancelling, suspending, revoking or
denying any license under this Act shall be subject to judicial review in
the Circuit Court of Sangamon County or the Circuit Court of Cook County,
and the provisions of the Administrative Review Law,
and all amendments and modifications thereto, and the rules adopted
pursuant thereto, are hereby adopted and shall apply to and govern every
action for judicial review of the final acts or decisions of the Secretary
under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 82-783.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-422) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-422)
Sec. 6-422. Prior law and licenses thereunder. This Act shall not affect the validity of any outstanding license issued
to any driver training school or driver training instructor by the
Secretary of State under any prior law, nor shall this Act affect the
validity or legality of any contract, agreement or undertaking entered into
by any driver training school or driver training instructor, or any person,
firm, corporation, partnership or association based on those provisions of
any prior law.
(Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-1-10; 96-962, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-423) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-423)
Sec. 6-423. Deposit of fees.
Fees collected under this Article shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of Section 2-119 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 99-127, eff. 1-1-16 .)
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