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Public Act 100-0770
Public Act 0770 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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Public Act 100-0770
| | HB5143 Enrolled | LRB100 19103 LNS 34361 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 2-112 and 6-109 as follows:
| (625 ILCS 5/2-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-112)
| Sec. 2-112. Distribution of synopsis laws.
| (a) The Secretary of State may publish a synopsis or | summary of the laws of
this State regulating the operation of | vehicles and may deliver a copy
thereof without charge with | each original vehicle registration and with
each original | driver's license.
| (b) The Secretary of State shall make any necessary | revisions in its publications including, but not limited to, | the Illinois Rules of the Road, to accurately conform its | publications to the provisions of the Pedestrians with | Disabilities Safety Act. | (c) The Secretary of State shall include, in the Illinois | Rules of the Road publication, information advising drivers to | use the Dutch Reach method when opening a vehicle door after | parallel parking on a street (checking the rear-view mirror, | checking the side-view mirror, then opening the door with the | right hand, thereby reducing the risk of injuring a bicyclist |
| or opening the door in the path a vehicle approaching from | behind). | (Source: P.A. 96-1167, eff. 7-22-10.)
| (625 ILCS 5/6-109)
| Sec. 6-109. Examination of Applicants. | (a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant | for a driver's
license or permit who has not been previously | licensed as a driver under the
laws of this State or any other | state or country, or any applicant for renewal
of such driver's | license or permit when such license or permit has been expired
| for more than one year. The Secretary of State shall, subject | to the
provisions of paragraph (c), examine every licensed | driver at least every 8
years, and may examine or re-examine | any other applicant or licensed driver,
provided that during | the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a license
for | 3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7 years or more | than every
10 years. | The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the | eyesight of any
driver's license or permit applicant who has | not been previously licensed
as a driver under the laws of this | State and shall promulgate rules and
regulations to provide for | the orderly administration of all the provisions of
this | Section. | The Secretary of State shall include at least one test | question that concerns the provisions of the Pedestrians with |
| Disabilities Safety Act in the question pool used for the | written portion of the drivers license examination within one | year after July 22, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act | 96-1167). | The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool | used for the written portion of the driver's license | examination, test questions concerning safe driving in the | presence of bicycles, of which one may be concerning the Dutch | Reach method as described in Section 2-112. | (b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph | (c), such
examination shall include a test of the applicant's
| eyesight, his ability to read and understand official traffic | control devices,
his knowledge of safe driving practices and | the traffic laws of this State,
and may include an actual | demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise
ordinary | and reasonable control of the operation of a motor vehicle, and
| such further physical and mental examination as the Secretary | of State finds
necessary to determine the applicant's fitness | to operate a motor vehicle
safely on the highways, except the | examination of an applicant 75 years
of age or older shall | include an actual demonstration of the applicant's
ability to | exercise ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of
a | motor vehicle. All portions of written and verbal examinations | under
this Section, excepting where the English language | appears on facsimiles
of road signs, may be given in the | Spanish language and, at the discretion
of the Secretary of |
| State, in any other language as well as in English upon
request | of the examinee. Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are | not
prohibited from being issued a license, other than a | commercial driver's
license, under this Code. | (c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of | renewing their
driver's license possess a driving record devoid | of any convictions of traffic
violations or evidence of | committing an offense
for which mandatory revocation
would be | required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time
| of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary
in | order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a | motor
vehicle,
except that every applicant for the renewal of a | driver's license who is
75 years of age or older must prove, by | an actual demonstration,
the applicant's ability to exercise | reasonable care in the safe operation
of a motor vehicle. | (d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the | provisions of
Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the | Secretary of State
shall make provision for giving an | examination, either in the county where
the applicant resides | or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient
to the | applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said
| application is received. | (e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the | use of foreign language interpreters during the application and | examination process. | (Source: P.A. 96-1167, eff. 7-22-10; 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10; |
Effective Date: 1/1/2019
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