Section 383.1000  Purpose and Applicability

 

a)         The purpose of this Part is to help reduce or prevent truck and bus accidents, fatalities, and injuries by requiring drivers to have a single commercial motor vehicle driver's license and by disqualifying drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles in an unsafe manner.

 

b)         This Part does not apply to a driver of a covered farm vehicle as defined in 92 Ill. Adm. Code 390.1020.

 

(Source:  Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 1987, effective January 8, 2016)

 

Section 383.1010  Incorporation by Reference of 49 CFR 383

 

a)         The Department incorporates by reference the following sections of 49 CFR 383 as those sections of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) (49 CFR Subchapter B) were in effect on October 1, 2020, subject only to the exceptions in subsection (c) of this Section.  No later amendments to or editions of those sections of 49 CFR 383 are incorporated.  Copies of the incorporated material are available for inspection at 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, Illinois 62764.  The FMCSR are also available on the U.S. Government Publishing Office's Website at http://www.ecfr.gov

 

383.1	Purpose and scope
383.3	Applicability
383.5	Definitions
383.23	Commercial driver's license
383.35	Notification of previous employment
383.37	Employer responsibilities
383.51	Disqualification of drivers
383.53	Penalties

 

b)         References to subchapters, parts, subparts, sections or paragraphs shall be read to refer to the appropriate citation in 49 CFR.

 

c)         As provided in 49 CFR 383.3(d), the following applies for purposes of this Part:

 

The Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act provides exceptions under 625 ILCS 5/6-507(c) for operators of certain vehicles in Illinois (i.e., farmers).  Those exceptions apply for purposes of this Part.

 

(Source:  Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 10843, effective August 23, 2021.)