Public Act 097-0224 Public Act 0224 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 097-0224 | SB1669 Enrolled | LRB097 09978 HEP 50147 b |
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| 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 6-106.1, 6-106.11, 12-707.01, 13-101, and 13-109 and | by adding Section 6-106.12 as follows:
| (625 ILCS 5/6-106.1)
| Sec. 6-106.1. School bus driver permit.
| (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a school bus driver
| permit to those applicants who have met all the requirements of | the
application and screening process under this Section to | insure the
welfare and safety of children who are transported | on school buses
throughout the State of Illinois. Applicants | shall obtain the
proper application required by the Secretary | of State from their
prospective or current employer and submit | the completed
application to the prospective or current | employer along
with the necessary fingerprint submission as | required by the
Department of
State Police to conduct | fingerprint based criminal background
checks on current and | future information available in the state
system and current | information available through the Federal Bureau
of | Investigation's system. Applicants who have completed the
| fingerprinting requirements shall not be subjected to the
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| fingerprinting process when applying for subsequent permits or
| submitting proof of successful completion of the annual | refresher
course. Individuals who on the effective date of this | Act possess a valid
school bus driver permit that has been | previously issued by the appropriate
Regional School | Superintendent are not subject to the fingerprinting
| provisions of this Section as long as the permit remains valid | and does not
lapse. The applicant shall be required to pay all | related
application and fingerprinting fees as established by | rule
including, but not limited to, the amounts established by | the Department of
State Police and the Federal Bureau of | Investigation to process
fingerprint based criminal background | investigations. All fees paid for
fingerprint processing | services under this Section shall be deposited into the
State | Police Services Fund for the cost incurred in processing the | fingerprint
based criminal background investigations. All | other fees paid under this
Section shall be deposited into the | Road
Fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of the | Secretary of State in
administering this Section. All | applicants must:
| 1. be 21 years of age or older;
| 2. possess a valid and properly classified driver's | license
issued by the Secretary of State;
| 3. possess a valid driver's license, which has not been
| revoked, suspended, or canceled for 3 years immediately | prior to
the date of application, or have not had his or |
| her commercial motor vehicle
driving privileges
| disqualified within the 3 years immediately prior to the | date of application;
| 4. successfully pass a written test, administered by | the
Secretary of State, on school bus operation, school bus | safety, and
special traffic laws relating to school buses | and submit to a review
of the applicant's driving habits by | the Secretary of State at the time the
written test is | given;
| 5. demonstrate ability to exercise reasonable care in | the operation of
school buses in accordance with rules | promulgated by the Secretary of State;
| 6. demonstrate physical fitness to operate school | buses by
submitting the results of a medical examination, | including tests for drug
use for each applicant not subject | to such testing pursuant to
federal law, conducted by a | licensed physician, an advanced practice nurse
who has a | written collaborative agreement with
a collaborating | physician which authorizes him or her to perform medical
| examinations, or a physician assistant who has been | delegated the
performance of medical examinations by his or | her supervising physician
within 90 days of the date
of | application according to standards promulgated by the | Secretary of State;
| 7. affirm under penalties of perjury that he or she has | not made a
false statement or knowingly concealed a |
| material fact
in any application for permit;
| 8. have completed an initial classroom course, | including first aid
procedures, in school bus driver safety | as promulgated by the Secretary of
State; and after | satisfactory completion of said initial course an annual
| refresher course; such courses and the agency or | organization conducting such
courses shall be approved by | the Secretary of State; failure to
complete the annual | refresher course, shall result in
cancellation of the | permit until such course is completed;
| 9. not have been under an order of court supervision | for or convicted of 2 or more serious traffic offenses, as
| defined by rule, within one year prior to the date of | application that may
endanger the life or safety of any of | the driver's passengers within the
duration of the permit | period;
| 10. not have been under an order of court supervision | for or convicted of reckless driving, aggravated reckless | driving, driving while under the influence of alcohol, | other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or | any combination thereof, or reckless homicide resulting | from the operation of a motor
vehicle within 3 years of the | date of application;
| 11. not have been convicted of committing or attempting
| to commit any
one or more of the following offenses: (i) | those offenses defined in
Sections 8-1.2, 9-1, 9-1.2, 9-2, |
| 9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.2, 9-3.3, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3.1,
10-4,
10-5, | 10-5.1, 10-6, 10-7, 10-9, 11-6, 11-6.5, 11-6.6,
11-9, | 11-9.1, 11-9.3, 11-9.4, 11-14, 11-14.1, 11-15, 11-15.1, | 11-16, 11-17, 11-17.1, 11-18, 11-18.1, 11-19, 11-19.1,
| 11-19.2,
11-20, 11-20.1, 11-20.3, 11-21, 11-22, 11-23, | 11-24, 11-25, 11-26, 12-2.6, 12-3.1, 12-4, 12-4.1, 12-4.2, | 12-4.2-5, 12-4.3, 12-4.4,
12-4.5, 12-4.6, 12-4.7, 12-4.9,
| 12-6, 12-6.2, 12-7.1, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 12-11,
| 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-16.2, 12-21.5, | 12-21.6, 12-33, 16-16, 16-16.1,
18-1,
18-2,
18-3, 18-4, | 18-5,
20-1, 20-1.1, 20-1.2, 20-1.3, 20-2, 24-1, 24-1.1, | 24-1.2, 24-1.2-5, 24-1.6, 24-1.7, 24-2.1, 24-3.3, 24-3.5, | 31A-1, 31A-1.1,
33A-2, and 33D-1, and in subsection (b) of | Section 8-1, and in subsection (a) and subsection (b), | clause (1), of Section
12-4, and in subsection (A), clauses | (a) and (b), of Section 24-3, and those offenses contained | in Article 29D of the Criminal Code of 1961; (ii) those | offenses defined in the
Cannabis Control Act except those | offenses defined in subsections (a) and
(b) of Section 4, | and subsection (a) of Section 5 of the Cannabis Control
| Act; (iii) those offenses defined in the Illinois | Controlled Substances
Act; (iv) those offenses defined in | the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; | (v) any offense committed or attempted in any other state | or against
the laws of the United States, which if | committed or attempted in this
State would be punishable as |
| one or more of the foregoing offenses; (vi)
the offenses | defined in Section 4.1 and 5.1 of the Wrongs to Children | Act; (vii) those offenses defined in Section 6-16 of the | Liquor Control Act of
1934;
and (viii) those offenses | defined in the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act ; .
| 12. not have been repeatedly involved as a driver in | motor vehicle
collisions or been repeatedly convicted of | offenses against
laws and ordinances regulating the | movement of traffic, to a degree which
indicates lack of | ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable care in the
| safe operation of a motor vehicle or disrespect for the | traffic laws and
the safety of other persons upon the | highway;
| 13. not have, through the unlawful operation of a motor
| vehicle, caused an accident resulting in the death of any | person; and
| 14. not have, within the last 5 years, been adjudged to | be
afflicted with or suffering from any mental disability | or disease.
| (b) A school bus driver permit shall be valid for a period | specified by
the Secretary of State as set forth by rule. It | shall be renewable upon compliance with subsection (a) of this
| Section.
| (c) A school bus driver permit shall contain the holder's | driver's
license number, legal name, residence address, zip | code, social
security number and date
of birth, a brief |
| description of the holder and a space for signature. The
| Secretary of State may require a suitable photograph of the | holder.
| (d) The employer shall be responsible for conducting a | pre-employment
interview with prospective school bus driver | candidates, distributing school
bus driver applications and | medical forms to be completed by the applicant, and
submitting | the applicant's fingerprint cards to the Department of State | Police
that are required for the criminal background | investigations. The employer
shall certify in writing to the | Secretary of State that all pre-employment
conditions have been | successfully completed including the successful completion
of | an Illinois specific criminal background investigation through | the
Department of State Police and the submission of necessary
| fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for | criminal
history information available through the Federal | Bureau of
Investigation system. The applicant shall present the
| certification to the Secretary of State at the time of | submitting
the school bus driver permit application.
| (e) Permits shall initially be provisional upon receiving
| certification from the employer that all pre-employment | conditions
have been successfully completed, and upon | successful completion of
all training and examination | requirements for the classification of
the vehicle to be | operated, the Secretary of State shall
provisionally issue a | School Bus Driver Permit. The permit shall
remain in a |
| provisional status pending the completion of the
Federal Bureau | of Investigation's criminal background investigation based
| upon fingerprinting specimens submitted to the Federal Bureau | of
Investigation by the Department of State Police. The Federal | Bureau of
Investigation shall report the findings directly to | the Secretary
of State. The Secretary of State shall remove the | bus driver
permit from provisional status upon the applicant's | successful
completion of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's | criminal
background investigation.
| (f) A school bus driver permit holder shall notify the
| employer and the Secretary of State if he or she is issued an | order of court supervision for or convicted in
another state of | an offense that would make him or her ineligible
for a permit | under subsection (a) of this Section. The
written notification | shall be made within 5 days of the entry of
the order of court | supervision or conviction. Failure of the permit holder to | provide the
notification is punishable as a petty
offense for a | first violation and a Class B misdemeanor for a
second or | subsequent violation.
| (g) Cancellation; suspension; notice and procedure.
| (1) The Secretary of State shall cancel a school bus
| driver permit of an applicant whose criminal background | investigation
discloses that he or she is not in compliance | with the provisions of subsection
(a) of this Section.
| (2) The Secretary of State shall cancel a school
bus | driver permit when he or she receives notice that the |
| permit holder fails
to comply with any provision of this | Section or any rule promulgated for the
administration of | this Section.
| (3) The Secretary of State shall cancel a school bus
| driver permit if the permit holder's restricted commercial | or
commercial driving privileges are withdrawn or | otherwise
invalidated.
| (4) The Secretary of State may not issue a school bus
| driver permit for a period of 3 years to an applicant who | fails to
obtain a negative result on a drug test as | required in item 6 of
subsection (a) of this Section or | under federal law.
| (5) The Secretary of State shall forthwith suspend
a | school bus driver permit for a period of 3 years upon | receiving
notice that the holder has failed to obtain a | negative result on a
drug test as required in item 6 of | subsection (a) of this Section
or under federal law.
| (6) The Secretary of State shall suspend a school bus | driver permit for a period of 3 years upon receiving notice | from the employer that the holder failed to perform the | inspection procedure set forth in subsection (a) or (b) of | Section 12-816 of this Code. | The Secretary of State shall notify the State | Superintendent
of Education and the permit holder's | prospective or current
employer that the applicant has (1) has | failed a criminal
background investigation or (2) is no
longer |
| eligible for a school bus driver permit; and of the related
| cancellation of the applicant's provisional school bus driver | permit. The
cancellation shall remain in effect pending the | outcome of a
hearing pursuant to Section 2-118 of this Code. | The scope of the
hearing shall be limited to the issuance | criteria contained in
subsection (a) of this Section. A | petition requesting a
hearing shall be submitted to the | Secretary of State and shall
contain the reason the individual | feels he or she is entitled to a
school bus driver permit. The | permit holder's
employer shall notify in writing to the | Secretary of State
that the employer has certified the removal | of the offending school
bus driver from service prior to the | start of that school bus
driver's next workshift. An employing | school board that fails to
remove the offending school bus | driver from service is
subject to the penalties defined in | Section 3-14.23 of the School Code. A
school bus
contractor who | violates a provision of this Section is
subject to the | penalties defined in Section 6-106.11.
| All valid school bus driver permits issued under this | Section
prior to January 1, 1995, shall remain effective until | their
expiration date unless otherwise invalidated.
| (h) When a school bus driver permit holder who is a service | member is called to active duty, the employer of the permit | holder shall notify the Secretary of State, within 30 days of | notification from the permit holder, that the permit holder has | been called to active duty. Upon notification pursuant to this |
| subsection, (i) the Secretary of State shall characterize the | permit as inactive until a permit holder renews the permit as | provided in subsection (i) of this Section, and (ii) if a | permit holder fails to comply with the requirements of this | Section while called to active duty, the Secretary of State | shall not characterize the permit as invalid. | (i) A school bus driver permit holder who is a service | member returning from active duty must, within 90 days, renew a | permit characterized as inactive pursuant to subsection (h) of | this Section by complying with the renewal requirements of | subsection (b) of this Section. | (j) For purposes of subsections (h) and (i) of this | Section: | "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive | order of the President of the United States, an act of the | Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor. | "Service member" means a member of the Armed Services or | reserve forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois | National Guard. | (Source: P.A. 96-89, eff. 7-27-09; 96-818, eff. 11-17-09; | 96-962, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 96-1182, eff. | 7-22-10; revised 9-2-10.)
| (625 ILCS 5/6-106.11) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.11)
| Sec. 6-106.11.
(a) Any individual, corporation, | partnership or association,
who through contractual |
| arrangements with a school district transports
students, | teachers or other personnel of that district for compensation, | shall not
permit any person to operate a school bus or any | first division vehicle including taxis when used for a purpose | that requires a school bus driver permit pursuant to that | contract if the
driver has not complied with the provisions of | Sections 6-106.1 of this
Code or such other rules or | regulations that the Secretary of State may
prescribe for the | classification, restriction or licensing of school bus driver | permit holders drivers .
| (a-5) Any individual, corporation, partnership, | association, or entity that has a contractual arrangement | referred to in subsection (a) of this Section must provide the | school district with (i) the names of all drivers who will be | operating a vehicle requiring a school bus driver permit | pursuant to the contract with the school district; and (ii) a | copy of each driver's school bus driver permit. Upon | notification by the Secretary of State to the employer of the | school bus driver permit holder that an employee's school bus | driver permit has been suspended or cancelled, the employer | must notify the school district of the suspension or | cancellation within 2 business days. | (a-10) An individual, corporation, partnership, | association, or entity that has a contractual arrangement | referred to in subsection (a) of this Section may not: | (i) utilize a vehicle in the performance of the |
| contract that has previously been in salvage or junk | status;
or | (ii) allow smoking in a vehicle while the vehicle is in | the performance of the contract. | (b) A violation of this Section is a business offense and | shall subject
the offender to a fine of no less than $1,000 nor | more than $10,000 for
a first offense, no less than $1,500 nor | more than $15,000 for a second
offense, and no less than $2,000 | nor more than $20,000 for a third or
subsequent offense. In | addition to any fines imposed under this subsection, any | offender
who has been convicted three times under the | provisions of subsection (a)
shall, upon a fourth or subsequent | conviction be prohibited from transporting
or contracting to | transport students, teachers or other personnel of a school
| district for a period of five years beginning with the date of | conviction
of such fourth or subsequent conviction.
| (Source: P.A. 83-1286.)
| (625 ILCS 5/6-106.12 new) | Sec. 6-106.12. Contracts requiring school bus driver | permits. | (a) No school district that contracts with any individual, | corporation, partnership, association, or other entity to | transport students, teachers, or other personnel of that | district for compensation shall permit any person to operate a | vehicle that requires a school bus driver permit pursuant to |
| that contract if the driver has not complied with the | provisions of Section 6-106.1 of this Code and other | administrative rules governing the classification, | restriction, or licensing of persons required to hold a school | bus driver permit. | (b) A school district that has a contract of the type | described in subsection (a) of this Section shall maintain a | copy of the school bus driver permit of any person operating a | vehicle that requires a school bus permit.
| (625 ILCS 5/12-707.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-707.01)
| Sec. 12-707.01. Liability insurance. No school bus, first | division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose | that requires a school bus driver permit, commuter van or
motor | vehicle owned by or used for hire by and in connection with the
| operation of private or public schools, day camps, summer camps | or
nursery schools, and no commuter van or passenger car used | for a for-profit
ridesharing arrangement, shall be operated for | such purposes unless the owner
thereof shall carry a minimum of | personal injury liability insurance in
the amount of $1,000,000 | $25,000 for any one person in any one accident, and
subject to | the limit for one person, $5,000,000 $100,000 for two or more | persons
injured by reason of the operation of the vehicle in | any one accident.
| (Source: P.A. 83-1091.)
|
| (625 ILCS 5/13-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-101)
| Sec. 13-101. Submission to safety test; Certificate of | safety. To
promote the safety of the general public, every | owner of a second division
vehicle, medical transport vehicle, | tow truck, first division vehicle including a taxi which is | used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, or | contract carrier
transporting employees in the course of their | employment on a highway of
this State in a vehicle designed to | carry 15 or fewer passengers shall,
before operating the | vehicle
upon the highways of Illinois, submit it to a "safety | test" and secure a
certificate of safety furnished by the | Department as set forth in Section
13-109. Each second division | motor vehicle that pulls or draws a trailer,
semitrailer or | pole trailer, with a gross weight of more than 8,000 lbs or
is | registered for a gross weight of more than 8,000 lbs, motor | bus,
religious organization bus, school bus, senior citizen | transportation vehicle,
and limousine shall be subject to
| inspection by the Department and the Department is authorized | to
establish rules and regulations for the implementation of | such inspections.
| The owners of each salvage vehicle shall submit it to a | "safety test" and
secure a certificate of safety furnished by | the Department prior to its
salvage vehicle inspection pursuant | to Section 3-308 of this Code.
In implementing and enforcing | the provisions of this Section, the
Department and other | authorized State agencies shall do so in a manner
that is not |
| inconsistent with any applicable federal law or regulation so
| that no federal funding or support is jeopardized by the | enactment or
application of these provisions.
| However, none of the provisions of Chapter 13 requiring | safety
tests or a certificate of safety shall apply to:
| (a) farm tractors, machinery and implements, wagons, | wagon-trailers
or like farm vehicles used primarily in | agricultural pursuits;
| (b) vehicles other than school buses, tow trucks and | medical
transport vehicles owned or operated by a municipal | corporation or
political subdivision having a population | of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants
and which are subject to | safety tests imposed by local ordinance or resolution;
| (c) a semitrailer or trailer having a gross weight of | 5,000 pounds
or less including vehicle weight and maximum | load;
| (d) recreational vehicles;
| (e) vehicles registered as and displaying Illinois
| antique vehicle plates;
| (f) house trailers equipped and used for living | quarters;
| (g) vehicles registered as and displaying Illinois | permanently
mounted equipment plates or similar vehicles | eligible therefor but
registered as governmental vehicles | provided that if said vehicle is
reclassified from a | permanently mounted equipment plate so as to lose the
|
| exemption of not requiring a certificate of safety, such | vehicle must be
safety tested within 30 days of the | reclassification;
| (h) vehicles owned or operated by a manufacturer, | dealer or
transporter displaying a special plate or plates | as described in Chapter
3 of this Code while such vehicle | is being delivered from the
manufacturing or assembly plant | directly to the purchasing dealership or
distributor, or | being temporarily road driven for quality control testing,
| or from one dealer or distributor to another, or are being
| moved by the most direct route from one location to another | for the
purpose of installing special bodies or equipment, | or driven for purposes
of demonstration by a prospective | buyer with the dealer or his agent present
in the cab of | the vehicle during the demonstration;
| (i) pole trailers and auxiliary axles;
| (j) special mobile equipment;
| (k) vehicles properly registered in another State | pursuant to law and
displaying a valid registration plate, | except vehicles of contract carriers
transporting | employees in the course of their employment on a highway of | this
State in a vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer | passengers
are only exempted to the extent that the safety | testing
requirements applicable to such vehicles in the | state of registration
are no less stringent than the safety | testing requirements applicable
to contract carriers that |
| are lawfully registered in Illinois;
| (l) water-well boring apparatuses or rigs;
| (m) any vehicle which is owned and operated by the | federal government
and externally displays evidence of | such ownership; and
| (n) second division vehicles registered for a gross | weight of 8,000
pounds or less, except when such second | division motor vehicles pull
or draw a trailer, | semi-trailer or pole trailer having a gross weight of
or | registered for a gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds; | motor buses;
religious organization buses; school buses; | senior citizen transportation
vehicles; medical transport | vehicles and tow trucks.
| The safety test shall include the testing and inspection of
| brakes, lights, horns, reflectors, rear vision mirrors, | mufflers,
safety chains, windshields and windshield wipers, | warning flags and
flares, frame, axle, cab and body, or cab or | body, wheels, steering
apparatus, and other safety devices and | appliances required by this Code
and such other safety tests as | the Department may by rule or regulation
require, for second | division vehicles, school buses, medical transport
vehicles, | tow trucks, first division vehicles including taxis which are | used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, | vehicles designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers
operated by a | contract carrier transporting employees in the course of their
| employment
on a highway of this State, trailers, and
|
| semitrailers subject to inspection.
| For tow trucks, the safety test and inspection shall also | include
the inspection of winch mountings, body panels, body
| mounts, wheel lift swivel points,
and sling straps, and other | tests and inspections the Department by
rule requires for tow | trucks.
| For trucks, truck tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, and | buses, and first division vehicles including taxis which are | used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, | the
safety test shall be conducted in accordance with the | Minimum Periodic
Inspection Standards promulgated by the | Federal Highway Administration of
the U.S. Department of | Transportation and contained in Appendix G to
Subchapter B of | Chapter III of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
| Those standards, as now in effect, are made a part of this | Code, in the
same manner as though they were set out in full in | this Code.
| The passing of the safety test shall not be a bar at any | time to
prosecution for operating a second division vehicle, | medical
transport
vehicle, or vehicle designed to carry 15 or | fewer passengers operated by a
contract carrier as provided in | this Section which is unsafe as determined by
the standards | prescribed in this Code.
| (Source: P.A. 92-108, eff. 1-1-02; 93-637, eff. 6-1-04 .)
| (625 ILCS 5/13-109) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-109)
|
| Sec. 13-109.
Safety test prior to application for
license - | Subsequent tests - Repairs - Retest.
| (a) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 13, each second | division
vehicle , first division vehicle including a taxi which | is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, | and medical transport vehicle, except those vehicles other than
| school buses or medical transport vehicles owned or operated by | a municipal
corporation or political subdivision having a | population of 1,000,000 or
more inhabitants which are subjected | to safety tests imposed by local
ordinance or resolution, | operated in whole or in part over the highways
of this State, | and each vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers
| operated by a contract carrier transporting employees in the | course of
their employment
on a highway of this State, shall be | subjected to the safety
test provided for in Chapter
13 of this | Code. Tests shall be conducted at an official testing station
| within 6 months prior to the application for registration as | provided
for in this Code. Subsequently each vehicle shall be | subject to tests at
least every 6 months, and in the case of | school buses and first division vehicles including taxis which | are used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver | permit, at least every 6
months or 10,000 miles whichever | occurs first, and according to
schedules established by rules | and regulations promulgated by the
Department. Any component | subject to regular inspection which is
damaged in a reportable | accident must be reinspected before the bus or first division |
| vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that | requires a school bus driver permit is
returned to service.
| (b) The Department shall also conduct periodic | nonscheduled inspections
of school buses, of buses registered | as charitable vehicles and of
religious organization buses. If | such inspection reveals that a vehicle is
not in substantial | compliance with the rules promulgated by the Department,
the | Department shall remove the Certificate of Safety from the | vehicle, and
shall place the vehicle out-of-service. A bright | orange, triangular decal
shall be placed on an out-of-service | vehicle where the Certificate of
Safety has been removed. The | vehicle must pass a safety test at an
official testing station | before it is again placed in service.
| (c) If the violation is not substantial a bright yellow, | triangular
sticker shall be placed next to the Certificate of | Safety at the time the
nonscheduled inspection is made. The | Department shall reinspect the
vehicle after 3 working days to | determine that the violation has been
corrected and remove the | yellow, triangular decal. If the violation is not
corrected | within 3 working days, the Department shall place the vehicle
| out-of-service in accordance with procedures in subsection | (b).
| (d) If a violation is not substantial and does not directly | affect the
safe operation of the vehicle, the Department shall | issue a warning notice
requiring correction of the violation. | Such correction shall be
accomplished as soon as practicable |
| and a report of the correction shall be
made to the Department | within 30 days in a manner established by the
Department. If | the Department has not been advised that the corrections
have | been made, and the violations still exist, the Department shall | place
the vehicle out-of-service in accordance with procedures | in subsection
(b).
| (e) The Department is authorized to promulgate regulations | to implement its
program of nonscheduled inspections. Causing | or allowing the operation of
an out-of-service vehicle with | passengers or unauthorized removal of an
out-of-service | sticker is a Class 3 felony. Causing or allowing the
operation | of a vehicle with a 3-day sticker for longer than 3 days with | the
sticker attached or the unauthorized removal of a 3-day | sticker is a Class C
misdemeanor.
| (f) If a second division vehicle, first division vehicle | including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a | school bus driver permit, medical transport vehicle, or
vehicle | operated by a contract carrier as provided in subsection (a) of | this
Section is in safe
mechanical condition, as determined | pursuant to Chapter 13, the operator of
the official testing | station must at once issue to the second division
vehicle , | first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a | purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, or medical | transport vehicle a certificate of safety, in the form
and | manner prescribed by the Department, which shall be affixed to | the
vehicle by the certified safety tester who performed the |
| safety tests. The
owner of the second division vehicle , first | division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose | that requires a school bus driver permit, or medical transport | vehicle or the
contract carrier shall at
all times display the | Certificate of Safety on the second division vehicle, first | division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose | that requires a school bus driver permit, medical transport | vehicle, or vehicle operated by a contract carrier
in the | manner prescribed by the Department.
| (g) If a test shows that a second division vehicle, first | division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose | that requires a school bus driver permit, medical
transport
| vehicle, or vehicle operated by a contract carrier is not in | safe
mechanical condition as provided in this Section, it
shall | not be operated on the highways until it has been repaired and
| submitted to a retest at an official testing station. If the | owner or
contract carrier submits
the vehicle to a retest at
a
| different official testing station from that where it failed to | pass the
first test, he or she shall present to the operator of | the second station the
report of the original test, and shall | notify the Department in writing,
giving the name and address | of the original testing station and the defects
which prevented | the issuance of a Certificate of Safety, and the name and
| address of the second official testing station making the | retest.
| (Source: P.A. 92-108, eff. 1-1-02.)
|
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law.
|
Effective Date: 7/28/2011
|