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Public Act 104-0577 |
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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 6-206, 11-208.7, 11-306, 11-804, 11-904, |
11-907, 11-1204, 11-1403.2, and 12-201 as follows: |
(625 ILCS 5/6-206) |
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-400) |
Sec. 6-206. Discretionary authority to suspend or revoke |
license or permit; right to a hearing. |
(a) The Secretary of State is authorized to suspend or |
revoke the driving privileges of any person without |
preliminary hearing upon a showing of the person's records or |
other sufficient evidence that the person: |
1. Has committed an offense for which mandatory |
revocation of a driver's license or permit is required |
upon conviction; |
2. Has been convicted of not less than 3 offenses |
against traffic regulations governing the movement of |
vehicles committed within any 12-month period. No |
revocation or suspension shall be entered more than 6 |
months after the date of last conviction; |
3. Has been repeatedly involved as a driver in motor |
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vehicle collisions or has been repeatedly convicted of |
offenses against laws and ordinances regulating the |
movement of traffic, to a degree that 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; |
4. Has by the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle |
caused or contributed to a crash resulting in injury |
requiring immediate professional treatment in a medical |
facility or doctor's office to any person, except that any |
suspension or revocation imposed by the Secretary of State |
under the provisions of this subsection shall start no |
later than 6 months after being convicted of violating a |
law or ordinance regulating the movement of traffic, which |
violation is related to the crash, or shall start not more |
than one year after the date of the crash, whichever date |
occurs later; |
5. Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a |
driver's license, identification card, or permit; |
6. Has been lawfully convicted of an offense or |
offenses in another state, including the authorization |
contained in Section 6-203.1, which if committed within |
this State would be grounds for suspension or revocation; |
7. Has refused or failed to submit to an examination |
provided for by Section 6-207 or has failed to pass the |
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examination; |
8. Is ineligible for a driver's license or permit |
under the provisions of Section 6-103; |
9. Has made a false statement or knowingly concealed a |
material fact or has used false information or |
identification in any application for a license, |
identification card, or permit; |
10. Has possessed, displayed, or attempted to |
fraudulently use any license, identification card, or |
permit not issued to the person; |
11. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of |
this State when the person's driving privilege or |
privilege to obtain a driver's license or permit was |
revoked or suspended unless the operation was authorized |
by a monitoring device driving permit, judicial driving |
permit issued prior to January 1, 2009, probationary |
license to drive, or restricted driving permit issued |
under this Code; |
12. Has submitted to any portion of the application |
process for another person or has obtained the services of |
another person to submit to any portion of the application |
process for the purpose of obtaining a license, |
identification card, or permit for some other person; |
13. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of |
this State when the person's driver's license or permit |
was invalid under the provisions of Sections 6-107.1 and |
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6-110; |
14. Has committed a violation of Section 6-301, |
6-301.1, or 6-301.2 of this Code, or Section 14, 14A, or |
14B of the Illinois Identification Card Act or a similar |
offense in another state if, at the time of the offense, |
the person held an Illinois driver's license or |
identification card; |
15. Has been convicted of violating Section 21-2 of |
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 |
relating to criminal trespass to vehicles if the person |
exercised actual physical control over the vehicle during |
the commission of the offense, in which case the |
suspension shall be for one year; |
16. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-204 of |
this Code relating to fleeing from a peace officer; |
17. Has refused to submit to a test, or tests, as |
required under Section 11-501.1 of this Code and the |
person has not sought a hearing as provided for in Section |
11-501.1; |
18. (Blank); |
19. Has committed a violation of paragraph (a) or (b) |
of Section 6-101 relating to driving without a driver's |
license; |
20. Has been convicted of violating Section 6-104 |
relating to classification of driver's license; |
21. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-402 of |
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this Code relating to leaving the scene of a crash |
resulting in damage to a vehicle in excess of $1,000, in |
which case the suspension shall be for one year; |
22. Has used a motor vehicle in violating paragraph |
(3), (4), (7), or (9) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of |
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 |
relating to unlawful possession of weapons, in which case |
the suspension shall be for one year; |
23. Has, as a driver, been convicted of committing a |
violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this Code |
for a second or subsequent time within one year of a |
similar violation; |
24. Has been convicted by a court-martial or punished |
by non-judicial punishment by military authorities of the |
United States at a military installation in Illinois or in |
another state of or for a traffic-related offense that is |
the same as or similar to an offense specified under |
Section 6-205 or 6-206 of this Code; |
25. Has permitted any form of identification to be |
used by another in the application process in order to |
obtain or attempt to obtain a license, identification |
card, or permit; |
26. Has altered or attempted to alter a license or has |
possessed an altered license, identification card, or |
permit; |
27. (Blank); |
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28. Has been convicted for a first time of the illegal |
possession, while operating or in actual physical control, |
as a driver, of a motor vehicle, of any controlled |
substance prohibited under the Illinois Controlled |
Substances Act, any cannabis prohibited under the Cannabis |
Control Act, or any methamphetamine prohibited under the |
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, in |
which case the person's driving privileges shall be |
suspended for one year. Any defendant found guilty of this |
offense while operating a motor vehicle shall have an |
entry made in the court record by the presiding judge that |
this offense did occur while the defendant was operating a |
motor vehicle and order the clerk of the court to report |
the violation to the Secretary of State; |
29. Has been convicted of the following offenses that |
were committed while the person was operating or in actual |
physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle: |
criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault |
of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal |
sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, juvenile |
pimping, soliciting for a sexually exploited child, |
promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child as |
described in subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of |
Section 11-14.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the |
Criminal Code of 2012, and the manufacture, sale or |
delivery of controlled substances or instruments used for |
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illegal drug use or abuse in which case the driver's |
driving privileges shall be suspended for one year; |
30. Has been convicted a second or subsequent time for |
any combination of the offenses named in paragraph 29 of |
this subsection, in which case the person's driving |
privileges shall be suspended for 5 years; |
31. Has refused to submit to a test as required by |
Section 11-501.6 of this Code or Section 5-16c of the Boat |
Registration and Safety Act or has submitted to a test |
resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or |
any amount of a drug, substance, or compound resulting |
from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as listed |
in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance as |
listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an |
intoxicating compound as listed in the Use of Intoxicating |
Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the |
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, in |
which case the penalty shall be as prescribed in Section |
6-208.1; |
32. Has been convicted of Section 24-1.2 of the |
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 |
relating to the aggravated discharge of a firearm if the |
offender was located in a motor vehicle at the time the |
firearm was discharged, in which case the suspension shall |
be for 3 years; |
33. Has as a driver, who was less than 21 years of age |
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on the date of the offense, been convicted a first time of |
a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this |
Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; |
34. Has committed a violation of Section 11-1301.5 of |
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; |
35. Has committed a violation of Section 11-1301.6 of |
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; |
36. Is under the age of 21 years at the time of arrest |
and has been convicted of not less than 2 offenses against |
traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles |
committed within any 24-month period. No revocation or |
suspension shall be entered more than 6 months after the |
date of last conviction; |
37. Has committed a violation of subsection (c) of |
Section 11-907 of this Code that resulted in damage to the |
property of another or the death or injury of another; |
38. Has been convicted of a violation of Section 6-20 |
of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar provision of |
a local ordinance and the person was an occupant of a motor |
vehicle at the time of the violation; |
39. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of |
Section 11-1201 of this Code; |
40. Has committed a violation of subsection (a-1) of |
Section 11-908 of this Code; |
41. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of |
Section 11-605.1 of this Code, a similar provision of a |
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local ordinance, or a similar violation in any other state |
within 2 years of the date of the previous violation, in |
which case the suspension shall be for 90 days; |
42. Has committed a violation of subsection (a-1) of |
Section 11-1301.3 of this Code or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance; |
43. Has received a disposition of court supervision |
for a violation of subsection (a), (d), or (e) of Section |
6-20 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar |
provision of a local ordinance and the person was an |
occupant of a motor vehicle at the time of the violation, |
in which case the suspension shall be for a period of 3 |
months; |
44. Is under the age of 21 years at the time of arrest |
and has been convicted of an offense against traffic |
regulations governing the movement of vehicles after |
having previously had his or her driving privileges |
suspended or revoked pursuant to subparagraph 36 of this |
Section; |
45. Has, in connection with or during the course of a |
formal hearing conducted under Section 2-118 of this Code: |
(i) committed perjury; (ii) submitted fraudulent or |
falsified documents; (iii) submitted documents that have |
been materially altered; or (iv) submitted, as his or her |
own, documents that were in fact prepared or composed for |
another person; |
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46. Has committed a violation of subsection (j) of |
Section 3-413 of this Code; |
47. Has committed a violation of subsection (a) of |
Section 11-502.1 of this Code; |
48. Has submitted a falsified or altered medical |
examiner's certificate to the Secretary of State or |
provided false information to obtain a medical examiner's |
certificate; |
49. Has been convicted of a violation of Section |
11-1002 or 11-1002.5 that resulted in a Type A injury to |
another, in which case the driving privileges of the |
person shall be suspended for 12 months; |
50. Has committed a violation of subsection (b-5) of |
Section 12-610.2 that resulted in great bodily harm, |
permanent disability, or disfigurement, in which case the |
driving privileges of the person shall be suspended for 12 |
months; |
51. Has committed a violation of Section 10-15 Of the |
Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a similar provision of |
a local ordinance while in a motor vehicle; or |
52. Has committed a violation of subsection (b) of |
Section 10-20 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a |
similar provision of a local ordinance. |
For purposes of paragraphs 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 25, 26, |
and 27 of this subsection, license means any driver's license, |
any traffic ticket issued when the person's driver's license |
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is deposited in lieu of bail, a suspension notice issued by the |
Secretary of State, a duplicate or corrected driver's license, |
a probationary driver's license, or a temporary driver's |
license. |
(b) If any conviction forming the basis of a suspension or |
revocation authorized under this Section is appealed, the |
Secretary of State may rescind or withhold the entry of the |
order of suspension or revocation, as the case may be, |
provided that a certified copy of a stay order of a court is |
filed with the Secretary of State. If the conviction is |
affirmed on appeal, the date of the conviction shall relate |
back to the time the original judgment of conviction was |
entered and the 6-month limitation prescribed shall not apply. |
(c) 1. Upon suspending or revoking the driver's license or |
permit of any person as authorized in this Section, the |
Secretary of State shall immediately notify the person in |
writing of the revocation or suspension. The notice to be |
deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, to the |
last known address of the person. |
2. If the Secretary of State suspends the driver's license |
of a person under subsection 2 of paragraph (a) of this |
Section, a person's privilege to operate a vehicle as an |
occupation shall not be suspended, provided an affidavit is |
properly completed, the appropriate fee received, and a permit |
issued prior to the effective date of the suspension, unless 5 |
offenses were committed, at least 2 of which occurred while |
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operating a commercial vehicle in connection with the driver's |
regular occupation. All other driving privileges shall be |
suspended by the Secretary of State. Any driver prior to |
operating a vehicle for occupational purposes only must submit |
the affidavit on forms to be provided by the Secretary of State |
setting forth the facts of the person's occupation. The |
affidavit shall also state the number of offenses committed |
while operating a vehicle in connection with the driver's |
regular occupation. The affidavit shall be accompanied by the |
driver's license. Upon receipt of a properly completed |
affidavit, the Secretary of State shall issue the driver a |
permit to operate a vehicle in connection with the driver's |
regular occupation only. Unless the permit is issued by the |
Secretary of State prior to the date of suspension, the |
privilege to drive any motor vehicle shall be suspended as set |
forth in the notice that was mailed under this Section. If an |
affidavit is received subsequent to the effective date of this |
suspension, a permit may be issued for the remainder of the |
suspension period. |
The provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply to any |
driver required to possess a CDL for the purpose of operating a |
commercial motor vehicle. |
Any person who falsely states any fact in the affidavit |
required herein shall be guilty of perjury under Section 6-302 |
and upon conviction thereof shall have all driving privileges |
revoked without further rights. |
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3. At the conclusion of a hearing under Section 2-118 of |
this Code, the Secretary of State shall either rescind or |
continue an order of revocation or shall substitute an order |
of suspension; or, good cause appearing therefor, rescind, |
continue, change, or extend the order of suspension. If the |
Secretary of State does not rescind the order, the Secretary |
may upon application, to relieve undue hardship (as defined by |
the rules of the Secretary of State), issue a restricted |
driving permit granting the privilege of driving a motor |
vehicle between the petitioner's residence and petitioner's |
place of employment or within the scope of the petitioner's |
employment-related duties, or to allow the petitioner to |
transport himself or herself, or a family member of the |
petitioner's household to a medical facility, to receive |
necessary medical care, to allow the petitioner to transport |
himself or herself to and from alcohol or drug remedial or |
rehabilitative activity recommended by a licensed service |
provider, or to allow the petitioner to transport himself or |
herself or a family member of the petitioner's household to |
classes, as a student, at an accredited educational |
institution, or to allow the petitioner to transport children, |
elderly persons, or persons with disabilities who do not hold |
driving privileges and are living in the petitioner's |
household to and from daycare. The petitioner must demonstrate |
that no alternative means of transportation is reasonably |
available and that the petitioner will not endanger the public |
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safety or welfare. |
(A) If a person's license or permit is revoked or |
suspended due to 2 or more convictions of violating |
Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or |
Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal |
Code of 2012, where the use of alcohol or other drugs is |
recited as an element of the offense, or a similar |
out-of-state offense, or a combination of these offenses, |
arising out of separate occurrences, that person, if |
issued a restricted driving permit, may not operate a |
vehicle unless it has been equipped with an ignition |
interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1. |
(B) If a person's license or permit is revoked or |
suspended 2 or more times due to any combination of: |
(i) a single conviction of violating Section |
11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local |
ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense or Section |
9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code |
of 2012, where the use of alcohol or other drugs is |
recited as an element of the offense, or a similar |
out-of-state offense; or |
(ii) a statutory summary suspension or revocation |
under Section 11-501.1; or |
(iii) a suspension under Section 6-203.1; |
arising out of separate occurrences; that person, if |
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issued a restricted driving permit, may not operate a |
vehicle unless it has been equipped with an ignition |
interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1. |
(B-5) If a person's license or permit is revoked or |
suspended due to a conviction for a violation of |
subparagraph (C) or (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) |
of Section 11-501 of this Code, or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance or similar out-of-state offense, that |
person, if issued a restricted driving permit, may not |
operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped with an |
ignition interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1. |
(C) The person issued a permit conditioned upon the |
use of an ignition interlock device must pay to the |
Secretary of State DUI Administration Fund an amount not |
to exceed $30 per month. The Secretary shall establish by |
rule the amount and the procedures, terms, and conditions |
relating to these fees. |
(D) If the restricted driving permit is issued for |
employment purposes, then the prohibition against |
operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an |
ignition interlock device does not apply to the operation |
of an occupational vehicle owned or leased by that |
person's employer when used solely for employment |
purposes. For any person who, within a 5-year period, is |
convicted of a second or subsequent offense under Section |
11-501 of this Code, or a similar provision of a local |
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ordinance or similar out-of-state offense, this employment |
exemption does not apply until either a one-year period |
has elapsed during which that person had his or her |
driving privileges revoked or a one-year period has |
elapsed during which that person had a restricted driving |
permit which required the use of an ignition interlock |
device on every motor vehicle owned or operated by that |
person. |
(E) In each case the Secretary may issue a restricted |
driving permit for a period deemed appropriate, except |
that all permits shall expire no later than 2 years from |
the date of issuance. A restricted driving permit issued |
under this Section shall be subject to cancellation, |
revocation, and suspension by the Secretary of State in |
like manner and for like cause as a driver's license |
issued under this Code may be cancelled, revoked, or |
suspended; except that a conviction upon one or more |
offenses against laws or ordinances regulating the |
movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause for |
the revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a |
restricted driving permit. The Secretary of State may, as |
a condition to the issuance of a restricted driving |
permit, require the applicant to participate in a |
designated driver remedial or rehabilitative program. The |
Secretary of State is authorized to cancel a restricted |
driving permit if the permit holder does not successfully |
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complete the program. |
(F) A person subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 |
of subsection (b) of Section 6-208 of this Code may make |
application for a restricted driving permit at a hearing |
conducted under Section 2-118 of this Code after the |
expiration of 5 years from the effective date of the most |
recent revocation or after 5 years from the date of |
release from a period of imprisonment resulting from a |
conviction of the most recent offense, whichever is later, |
provided the person, in addition to all other requirements |
of the Secretary, shows by clear and convincing evidence: |
(i) a minimum of 3 years of uninterrupted |
abstinence from alcohol and the unlawful use or |
consumption of cannabis under the Cannabis Control |
Act, a controlled substance under the Illinois |
Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating compound |
under the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or |
methamphetamine under the Methamphetamine Control and |
Community Protection Act; and |
(ii) the successful completion of any |
rehabilitative treatment and involvement in any |
ongoing rehabilitative activity that may be |
recommended by a properly licensed service provider |
according to an assessment of the person's alcohol or |
drug use under Section 11-501.01 of this Code. |
In determining whether an applicant is eligible for a |
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restricted driving permit under this subparagraph (F), the |
Secretary may consider any relevant evidence, including, |
but not limited to, testimony, affidavits, records, and |
the results of regular alcohol or drug tests. Persons |
subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of subsection (b) |
of Section 6-208 of this Code and who have been convicted |
of more than one violation of paragraph (3), paragraph |
(4), or paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 11-501 |
of this Code shall not be eligible to apply for a |
restricted driving permit under this subparagraph (F). |
A restricted driving permit issued under this |
subparagraph (F) shall provide that the holder may only |
operate motor vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock |
device as required under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) |
of Section 6-205 of this Code and subparagraph (A) of |
paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of this Section. The |
Secretary may revoke a restricted driving permit or amend |
the conditions of a restricted driving permit issued under |
this subparagraph (F) if the holder operates a vehicle |
that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device, or |
for any other reason authorized under this Code. |
A restricted driving permit issued under this |
subparagraph (F) shall be revoked, and the holder barred |
from applying for or being issued a restricted driving |
permit in the future, if the holder is convicted of a |
violation of Section 11-501 of this Code, a similar |
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provision of a local ordinance, or a similar offense in |
another state. |
(c-3) In the case of a suspension under paragraph 43 of |
subsection (a), reports received by the Secretary of State |
under this Section shall, except during the actual time the |
suspension is in effect, be privileged information and for use |
only by the courts, police officers, prosecuting authorities, |
the driver licensing administrator of any other state, the |
Secretary of State, or the parent or legal guardian of a driver |
under the age of 18. However, beginning January 1, 2008, if the |
person is a CDL holder, the suspension shall also be made |
available to the driver licensing administrator of any other |
state, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the affected |
driver or motor carrier or prospective motor carrier upon |
request. |
(c-4) In the case of a suspension under paragraph 43 of |
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the person |
by mail that his or her driving privileges and driver's |
license will be suspended one month after the date of the |
mailing of the notice. |
(c-5) The Secretary of State may, as a condition of the |
reissuance of a driver's license or permit to an applicant |
whose driver's license or permit has been suspended before he |
or she reached the age of 21 years pursuant to any of the |
provisions of this Section, require the applicant to |
participate in a driver remedial education course and be |
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retested under Section 6-109 of this Code. |
(d) This Section is subject to the provisions of the |
Driver License Compact. |
(e) The Secretary of State shall not issue a restricted |
driving permit to a person under the age of 16 years whose |
driving privileges have been suspended or revoked under any |
provisions of this Code. |
(f) In accordance with 49 CFR 384, the Secretary of State |
may not issue a restricted driving permit for the operation of |
a commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a CDL whose |
driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, cancelled, or |
disqualified under any provisions of this Code. |
(Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; |
102-749, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-982, eff. |
7-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-822, eff. 1-1-25; 103-1071, |
eff. 7-1-25; revised 10-27-25.) |
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-400) |
Sec. 6-206. Discretionary authority to suspend or revoke |
license or permit; right to a hearing. |
(a) The Secretary of State is authorized to suspend or |
revoke the driving privileges of any person without |
preliminary hearing upon a showing of the person's records or |
other sufficient evidence that the person: |
1. Has committed an offense for which mandatory |
revocation of a driver's license or permit is required |
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upon conviction; |
2. Has been convicted of not less than 3 offenses |
against traffic regulations governing the movement of |
vehicles committed within any 12-month period. No |
revocation or suspension shall be entered more than 6 |
months after the date of last conviction; |
3. Has been repeatedly involved as a driver in motor |
vehicle collisions or has been repeatedly convicted of |
offenses against laws and ordinances regulating the |
movement of traffic, to a degree that 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; |
4. Has by the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle |
caused or contributed to a crash resulting in injury |
requiring immediate professional treatment in a medical |
facility or doctor's office to any person, except that any |
suspension or revocation imposed by the Secretary of State |
under the provisions of this subsection shall start no |
later than 6 months after being convicted of violating a |
law or ordinance regulating the movement of traffic, which |
violation is related to the crash, or shall start not more |
than one year after the date of the crash, whichever date |
occurs later; |
5. Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a |
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driver's license, identification card, or permit; |
6. Has been lawfully convicted of an offense or |
offenses in another state, including the authorization |
contained in Section 6-203.1, which if committed within |
this State would be grounds for suspension or revocation; |
7. Has refused or failed to submit to an examination |
provided for by Section 6-207 or has failed to pass the |
examination; |
8. Is ineligible for a driver's license or permit |
under the provisions of Section 6-103; |
9. Has made a false statement or knowingly concealed a |
material fact or has used false information or |
identification in any application for a license, |
identification card, or permit; |
10. Has possessed, displayed, or attempted to |
fraudulently use any license, identification card, or |
permit not issued to the person; |
11. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of |
this State when the person's driving privilege or |
privilege to obtain a driver's license or permit was |
revoked or suspended unless the operation was authorized |
by a monitoring device driving permit, judicial driving |
permit issued prior to January 1, 2009, probationary |
license to drive, or restricted driving permit issued |
under this Code; |
12. Has submitted to any portion of the application |
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process for another person or has obtained the services of |
another person to submit to any portion of the application |
process for the purpose of obtaining a license, |
identification card, or permit for some other person; |
13. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of |
this State when the person's driver's license or permit |
was invalid under the provisions of Sections 6-107.1 and |
6-110; |
14. Has committed a violation of Section 6-301, |
6-301.1, or 6-301.2 of this Code, or Section 14, 14A, or |
14B of the Illinois Identification Card Act or a similar |
offense in another state if, at the time of the offense, |
the person held an Illinois driver's license or |
identification card; |
15. Has been convicted of violating Section 21-2 of |
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 |
relating to criminal trespass to vehicles if the person |
exercised actual physical control over the vehicle during |
the commission of the offense, in which case the |
suspension shall be for one year; |
16. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-204 of |
this Code relating to fleeing from a peace officer; |
17. Has refused to submit to a test, or tests, as |
required under Section 11-501.1 of this Code and the |
person has not sought a hearing as provided for in Section |
11-501.1; |
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18. (Blank); |
19. Has committed a violation of paragraph (a) or (b) |
of Section 6-101 relating to driving without a driver's |
license; |
20. Has been convicted of violating Section 6-104 |
relating to classification of driver's license; |
21. Has been convicted of violating Section 11-402 of |
this Code relating to leaving the scene of a crash |
resulting in damage to a vehicle in excess of $1,000, in |
which case the suspension shall be for one year; |
22. Has used a motor vehicle in violating paragraph |
(3), (4), (7), or (9) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of |
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 |
relating to unlawful possession of weapons, in which case |
the suspension shall be for one year; |
23. Has, as a driver, been convicted of committing a |
violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this Code |
for a second or subsequent time within one year of a |
similar violation; |
24. Has been convicted by a court-martial or punished |
by non-judicial punishment by military authorities of the |
United States at a military installation in Illinois or in |
another state of or for a traffic-related offense that is |
the same as or similar to an offense specified under |
Section 6-205 or 6-206 of this Code; |
25. Has permitted any form of identification to be |
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used by another in the application process in order to |
obtain or attempt to obtain a license, identification |
card, or permit; |
26. Has altered or attempted to alter a license or has |
possessed an altered license, identification card, or |
permit; |
27. (Blank); |
28. Has been convicted for a first time of the illegal |
possession, while operating or in actual physical control, |
as a driver, of a motor vehicle, of any controlled |
substance prohibited under the Illinois Controlled |
Substances Act, any cannabis prohibited under the Cannabis |
Control Act, or any methamphetamine prohibited under the |
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, in |
which case the person's driving privileges shall be |
suspended for one year. Any defendant found guilty of this |
offense while operating a motor vehicle shall have an |
entry made in the court record by the presiding judge that |
this offense did occur while the defendant was operating a |
motor vehicle and order the clerk of the court to report |
the violation to the Secretary of State; |
29. Has been convicted of the following offenses that |
were committed while the person was operating or in actual |
physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle: |
criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault |
of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal |
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sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, juvenile |
pimping, soliciting for a sexually exploited child, |
promoting commercial sexual exploitation of a child as |
described in subdivision (a)(1), (a)(2), or (a)(3) of |
Section 11-14.4 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the |
Criminal Code of 2012, and the manufacture, sale or |
delivery of controlled substances or instruments used for |
illegal drug use or abuse in which case the driver's |
driving privileges shall be suspended for one year; |
30. Has been convicted a second or subsequent time for |
any combination of the offenses named in paragraph 29 of |
this subsection, in which case the person's driving |
privileges shall be suspended for 5 years; |
31. Has refused to submit to a test as required by |
Section 11-501.6 of this Code or Section 5-16c of the Boat |
Registration and Safety Act or has submitted to a test |
resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or |
any amount of a drug, substance, or compound resulting |
from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as listed |
in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance as |
listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an |
intoxicating compound as listed in the Use of Intoxicating |
Compounds Act, or methamphetamine as listed in the |
Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, in |
which case the penalty shall be as prescribed in Section |
6-208.1; |
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32. Has been convicted of Section 24-1.2 of the |
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 |
relating to the aggravated discharge of a firearm if the |
offender was located in a motor vehicle at the time the |
firearm was discharged, in which case the suspension shall |
be for 3 years; |
33. Has as a driver, who was less than 21 years of age |
on the date of the offense, been convicted a first time of |
a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11-502 of this |
Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; |
34. Has committed a violation of Section 11-1301.5 of |
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; |
35. Has committed a violation of Section 11-1301.6 of |
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance; |
36. Is under the age of 21 years at the time of arrest |
and has been convicted of not less than 2 offenses against |
traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles |
committed within any 24-month period. No revocation or |
suspension shall be entered more than 6 months after the |
date of last conviction; |
37. Has committed a violation of subsection (c), |
(c-5), or (c-10) of Section 11-907 of this Code that |
resulted in damage to the property of another or the death |
or injury of another; |
38. Has been convicted of a violation of Section 6-20 |
of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar provision of |
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a local ordinance and the person was an occupant of a motor |
vehicle at the time of the violation; |
39. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of |
Section 11-1201 of this Code; |
40. Has committed a violation of subsection (a-1) of |
Section 11-908 of this Code; |
41. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of |
Section 11-605.1 of this Code, a similar provision of a |
local ordinance, or a similar violation in any other state |
within 2 years of the date of the previous violation, in |
which case the suspension shall be for 90 days; |
42. Has committed a violation of subsection (a-1) of |
Section 11-1301.3 of this Code or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance; |
43. Has received a disposition of court supervision |
for a violation of subsection (a), (d), or (e) of Section |
6-20 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar |
provision of a local ordinance and the person was an |
occupant of a motor vehicle at the time of the violation, |
in which case the suspension shall be for a period of 3 |
months; |
44. Is under the age of 21 years at the time of arrest |
and has been convicted of an offense against traffic |
regulations governing the movement of vehicles after |
having previously had his or her driving privileges |
suspended or revoked pursuant to subparagraph 36 of this |
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Section; |
45. Has, in connection with or during the course of a |
formal hearing conducted under Section 2-118 of this Code: |
(i) committed perjury; (ii) submitted fraudulent or |
falsified documents; (iii) submitted documents that have |
been materially altered; or (iv) submitted, as his or her |
own, documents that were in fact prepared or composed for |
another person; |
46. Has committed a violation of subsection (j) of |
Section 3-413 of this Code; |
47. Has committed a violation of subsection (a) of |
Section 11-502.1 of this Code; |
48. Has submitted a falsified or altered medical |
examiner's certificate to the Secretary of State or |
provided false information to obtain a medical examiner's |
certificate; |
49. Has been convicted of a violation of Section |
11-1002 or 11-1002.5 that resulted in a Type A injury to |
another, in which case the driving privileges of the |
person shall be suspended for 12 months; |
50. Has committed a violation of subsection (b-5) of |
Section 12-610.2 that resulted in great bodily harm, |
permanent disability, or disfigurement, in which case the |
driving privileges of the person shall be suspended for 12 |
months; |
51. Has committed a violation of Section 10-15 Of the |
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Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a similar provision of |
a local ordinance while in a motor vehicle; or |
52. Has committed a violation of subsection (b) of |
Section 10-20 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or a |
similar provision of a local ordinance. |
For purposes of paragraphs 5, 9, 10, 12, 14, 19, 25, 26, |
and 27 of this subsection, license means any driver's license, |
any traffic ticket issued when the person's driver's license |
is deposited in lieu of bail, a suspension notice issued by the |
Secretary of State, a duplicate or corrected driver's license, |
a probationary driver's license, or a temporary driver's |
license. |
(b) If any conviction forming the basis of a suspension or |
revocation authorized under this Section is appealed, the |
Secretary of State may rescind or withhold the entry of the |
order of suspension or revocation, as the case may be, |
provided that a certified copy of a stay order of a court is |
filed with the Secretary of State. If the conviction is |
affirmed on appeal, the date of the conviction shall relate |
back to the time the original judgment of conviction was |
entered and the 6-month limitation prescribed shall not apply. |
(c) 1. Upon suspending or revoking the driver's license or |
permit of any person as authorized in this Section, the |
Secretary of State shall immediately notify the person in |
writing of the revocation or suspension. The notice to be |
deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, to the |
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last known address of the person. |
2. If the Secretary of State suspends the driver's license |
of a person under subsection 2 of paragraph (a) of this |
Section, a person's privilege to operate a vehicle as an |
occupation shall not be suspended, provided an affidavit is |
properly completed, the appropriate fee received, and a permit |
issued prior to the effective date of the suspension, unless 5 |
offenses were committed, at least 2 of which occurred while |
operating a commercial vehicle in connection with the driver's |
regular occupation. All other driving privileges shall be |
suspended by the Secretary of State. Any driver prior to |
operating a vehicle for occupational purposes only must submit |
the affidavit on forms to be provided by the Secretary of State |
setting forth the facts of the person's occupation. The |
affidavit shall also state the number of offenses committed |
while operating a vehicle in connection with the driver's |
regular occupation. The affidavit shall be accompanied by the |
driver's license. Upon receipt of a properly completed |
affidavit, the Secretary of State shall issue the driver a |
permit to operate a vehicle in connection with the driver's |
regular occupation only. Unless the permit is issued by the |
Secretary of State prior to the date of suspension, the |
privilege to drive any motor vehicle shall be suspended as set |
forth in the notice that was mailed under this Section. If an |
affidavit is received subsequent to the effective date of this |
suspension, a permit may be issued for the remainder of the |
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suspension period. |
The provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply to any |
driver required to possess a CDL for the purpose of operating a |
commercial motor vehicle. |
Any person who falsely states any fact in the affidavit |
required herein shall be guilty of perjury under Section 6-302 |
and upon conviction thereof shall have all driving privileges |
revoked without further rights. |
3. At the conclusion of a hearing under Section 2-118 of |
this Code, the Secretary of State shall either rescind or |
continue an order of revocation or shall substitute an order |
of suspension; or, good cause appearing therefor, rescind, |
continue, change, or extend the order of suspension. If the |
Secretary of State does not rescind the order, the Secretary |
may upon application, to relieve undue hardship (as defined by |
the rules of the Secretary of State), issue a restricted |
driving permit granting the privilege of driving a motor |
vehicle between the petitioner's residence and petitioner's |
place of employment or within the scope of the petitioner's |
employment-related duties, or to allow the petitioner to |
transport himself or herself, or a family member of the |
petitioner's household to a medical facility, to receive |
necessary medical care, to allow the petitioner to transport |
himself or herself to and from alcohol or drug remedial or |
rehabilitative activity recommended by a licensed service |
provider, or to allow the petitioner to transport himself or |
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herself or a family member of the petitioner's household to |
classes, as a student, at an accredited educational |
institution, or to allow the petitioner to transport children, |
elderly persons, or persons with disabilities who do not hold |
driving privileges and are living in the petitioner's |
household to and from daycare. The petitioner must demonstrate |
that no alternative means of transportation is reasonably |
available and that the petitioner will not endanger the public |
safety or welfare. |
(A) If a person's license or permit is revoked or |
suspended due to 2 or more convictions of violating |
Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense, or |
Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal |
Code of 2012, where the use of alcohol or other drugs is |
recited as an element of the offense, or a similar |
out-of-state offense, or a combination of these offenses, |
arising out of separate occurrences, that person, if |
issued a restricted driving permit, may not operate a |
vehicle unless it has been equipped with an ignition |
interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1. |
(B) If a person's license or permit is revoked or |
suspended 2 or more times due to any combination of: |
(i) a single conviction of violating Section |
11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local |
ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense or Section |
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9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code |
of 2012, where the use of alcohol or other drugs is |
recited as an element of the offense, or a similar |
out-of-state offense; or |
(ii) a statutory summary suspension or revocation |
under Section 11-501.1; or |
(iii) a suspension under Section 6-203.1; |
arising out of separate occurrences; that person, if |
issued a restricted driving permit, may not operate a |
vehicle unless it has been equipped with an ignition |
interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1. |
(B-5) If a person's license or permit is revoked or |
suspended due to a conviction for a violation of |
subparagraph (C) or (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d) |
of Section 11-501 of this Code, or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance or similar out-of-state offense, that |
person, if issued a restricted driving permit, may not |
operate a vehicle unless it has been equipped with an |
ignition interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1. |
(C) The person issued a permit conditioned upon the |
use of an ignition interlock device must pay to the |
Secretary of State DUI Administration Fund an amount not |
to exceed $30 per month. The Secretary shall establish by |
rule the amount and the procedures, terms, and conditions |
relating to these fees. |
(D) If the restricted driving permit is issued for |
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employment purposes, then the prohibition against |
operating a motor vehicle that is not equipped with an |
ignition interlock device does not apply to the operation |
of an occupational vehicle owned or leased by that |
person's employer when used solely for employment |
purposes. For any person who, within a 5-year period, is |
convicted of a second or subsequent offense under Section |
11-501 of this Code, or a similar provision of a local |
ordinance or similar out-of-state offense, this employment |
exemption does not apply until either a one-year period |
has elapsed during which that person had his or her |
driving privileges revoked or a one-year period has |
elapsed during which that person had a restricted driving |
permit which required the use of an ignition interlock |
device on every motor vehicle owned or operated by that |
person. |
(E) In each case the Secretary may issue a restricted |
driving permit for a period deemed appropriate, except |
that all permits shall expire no later than 2 years from |
the date of issuance. A restricted driving permit issued |
under this Section shall be subject to cancellation, |
revocation, and suspension by the Secretary of State in |
like manner and for like cause as a driver's license |
issued under this Code may be cancelled, revoked, or |
suspended; except that a conviction upon one or more |
offenses against laws or ordinances regulating the |
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movement of traffic shall be deemed sufficient cause for |
the revocation, suspension, or cancellation of a |
restricted driving permit. The Secretary of State may, as |
a condition to the issuance of a restricted driving |
permit, require the applicant to participate in a |
designated driver remedial or rehabilitative program. The |
Secretary of State is authorized to cancel a restricted |
driving permit if the permit holder does not successfully |
complete the program. |
(F) A person subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 |
of subsection (b) of Section 6-208 of this Code may make |
application for a restricted driving permit at a hearing |
conducted under Section 2-118 of this Code after the |
expiration of 5 years from the effective date of the most |
recent revocation or after 5 years from the date of |
release from a period of imprisonment resulting from a |
conviction of the most recent offense, whichever is later, |
provided the person, in addition to all other requirements |
of the Secretary, shows by clear and convincing evidence: |
(i) a minimum of 3 years of uninterrupted |
abstinence from alcohol and the unlawful use or |
consumption of cannabis under the Cannabis Control |
Act, a controlled substance under the Illinois |
Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating compound |
under the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or |
methamphetamine under the Methamphetamine Control and |
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Community Protection Act; and |
(ii) the successful completion of any |
rehabilitative treatment and involvement in any |
ongoing rehabilitative activity that may be |
recommended by a properly licensed service provider |
according to an assessment of the person's alcohol or |
drug use under Section 11-501.01 of this Code. |
In determining whether an applicant is eligible for a |
restricted driving permit under this subparagraph (F), the |
Secretary may consider any relevant evidence, including, |
but not limited to, testimony, affidavits, records, and |
the results of regular alcohol or drug tests. Persons |
subject to the provisions of paragraph 4 of subsection (b) |
of Section 6-208 of this Code and who have been convicted |
of more than one violation of paragraph (3), paragraph |
(4), or paragraph (5) of subsection (a) of Section 11-501 |
of this Code shall not be eligible to apply for a |
restricted driving permit under this subparagraph (F). |
A restricted driving permit issued under this |
subparagraph (F) shall provide that the holder may only |
operate motor vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock |
device as required under paragraph (2) of subsection (c) |
of Section 6-205 of this Code and subparagraph (A) of |
paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of this Section. The |
Secretary may revoke a restricted driving permit or amend |
the conditions of a restricted driving permit issued under |
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this subparagraph (F) if the holder operates a vehicle |
that is not equipped with an ignition interlock device, or |
for any other reason authorized under this Code. |
A restricted driving permit issued under this |
subparagraph (F) shall be revoked, and the holder barred |
from applying for or being issued a restricted driving |
permit in the future, if the holder is convicted of a |
violation of Section 11-501 of this Code, a similar |
provision of a local ordinance, or a similar offense in |
another state. |
(c-3) In the case of a suspension under paragraph 43 of |
subsection (a), reports received by the Secretary of State |
under this Section shall, except during the actual time the |
suspension is in effect, be privileged information and for use |
only by the courts, police officers, prosecuting authorities, |
the driver licensing administrator of any other state, the |
Secretary of State, or the parent or legal guardian of a driver |
under the age of 18. However, beginning January 1, 2008, if the |
person is a CDL holder, the suspension shall also be made |
available to the driver licensing administrator of any other |
state, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the affected |
driver or motor carrier or prospective motor carrier upon |
request. |
(c-4) In the case of a suspension under paragraph 43 of |
subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall notify the person |
by mail that his or her driving privileges and driver's |
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license will be suspended one month after the date of the |
mailing of the notice. |
(c-5) The Secretary of State may, as a condition of the |
reissuance of a driver's license or permit to an applicant |
whose driver's license or permit has been suspended before he |
or she reached the age of 21 years pursuant to any of the |
provisions of this Section, require the applicant to |
participate in a driver remedial education course and be |
retested under Section 6-109 of this Code. |
(d) This Section is subject to the provisions of the |
Driver License Compact. |
(e) The Secretary of State shall not issue a restricted |
driving permit to a person under the age of 16 years whose |
driving privileges have been suspended or revoked under any |
provisions of this Code. |
(f) In accordance with 49 CFR 384, the Secretary of State |
may not issue a restricted driving permit for the operation of |
a commercial motor vehicle to a person holding a CDL whose |
driving privileges have been suspended, revoked, cancelled, or |
disqualified under any provisions of this Code. |
(Source: P.A. 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-822, eff. 1-1-25; |
103-1071, eff. 7-1-25; 104-400, eff. 6-1-26; revised |
10-27-25.) |
(625 ILCS 5/11-208.7) |
Sec. 11-208.7. Administrative fees and procedures for |
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impounding vehicles for specified violations. |
(a) Any county or municipality, or the Illinois State |
Police as permitted under subsection (k), may, consistent with |
this Section, provide by ordinance or by administrative rule |
procedures for the release of properly impounded vehicles and |
for the imposition of a reasonable administrative fee related |
to its administrative and processing costs associated with the |
investigation, arrest, and detention of an offender, or the |
removal, impoundment, storage, and release of the vehicle. The |
administrative fee imposed by the county or municipality or |
the Illinois State Police may be in addition to any fees |
charged for the towing and storage of an impounded vehicle. |
The administrative fee shall be waived by the county or |
municipality or the Illinois State Police upon verifiable |
proof that the vehicle was stolen or hijacked at the time the |
vehicle was impounded. |
(b) An ordinance or administrative rule establishing |
procedures for the release of properly impounded vehicles |
under this Section may impose fees only for the following |
violations: |
(1) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the |
commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense for |
which a motor vehicle may be seized and forfeited pursuant |
to Section 36-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or |
(2) driving under the influence of alcohol, another |
drug or drugs, an intoxicating compound or compounds, or |
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any combination thereof, in violation of Section 11-501 of |
this Code; or |
(3) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the |
commission of, or in the attempt to commit, a felony or in |
violation of the Cannabis Control Act; or |
(4) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the |
commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in |
violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act; or |
(5) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the |
commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in |
violation of Section 24-1, 24-1.5, or 24-3.1 of the |
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; or |
(6) driving while a driver's license, permit, or |
privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or |
revoked pursuant to Section 6-303 of this Code; except |
that vehicles shall not be subjected to seizure or |
impoundment if the suspension is for an unpaid citation |
(parking or moving) or due to failure to comply with |
emission testing; or |
(7) operation or use of a motor vehicle while |
soliciting, possessing, or attempting to solicit or |
possess cannabis or a controlled substance, as defined by |
the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled |
Substances Act; or |
(8) operation or use of a motor vehicle with an |
expired driver's license, in violation of Section 6-101 of |
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this Code, if the period of expiration is greater than one |
year; or |
(9) operation or use of a motor vehicle without ever |
having been issued a driver's license or permit, in |
violation of Section 6-101 of this Code, or operating a |
motor vehicle without ever having been issued a driver's |
license or permit due to a person's age; or |
(10) operation or use of a motor vehicle by a person |
against whom a warrant has been issued by a circuit clerk |
in Illinois for failing to answer charges that the driver |
violated Section 6-101, 6-303, or 11-501 of this Code; or |
(11) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the |
commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in |
violation of Article 16 or 16A of the Criminal Code of 1961 |
or the Criminal Code of 2012; or |
(12) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the |
commission of, or in the attempt to commit, any other |
misdemeanor or felony offense in violation of the Criminal |
Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when so provided |
by local ordinance; or |
(13) operation or use of a motor vehicle in violation |
of Section 11-503 of this Code: |
(A) while the vehicle is part of a funeral |
procession; or |
(B) in a manner that interferes with a funeral |
procession; or . |
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(14) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the |
commission of or in the attempt to commit an offense in |
violation of Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.4 of the Criminal Code |
of 2012. |
(c) The following shall apply to any fees imposed for |
administrative and processing costs pursuant to subsection |
(b): |
(1) All administrative fees and towing and storage |
charges shall be imposed on the registered owner of the |
motor vehicle or the agents of that owner. |
(1.5) No administrative fees shall be imposed on the |
registered owner or the agents of that owner if the motor |
vehicle was stolen or hijacked at the time the vehicle was |
impounded. To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was |
hijacked or stolen at the time the vehicle was impounded, |
the owner or the agents of the owner must submit proof that |
a report concerning the motor vehicle was filed with a law |
enforcement agency in a timely manner. |
(2) The fees shall be in addition to (i) any other |
penalties that may be assessed by a court of law for the |
underlying violations; and (ii) any towing or storage |
fees, or both, charged by the towing company. |
(3) The fees shall be uniform for all similarly |
situated vehicles. |
(4) The fees shall be collected by and paid to the |
county or municipality or the Illinois State Police |
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imposing the fees. |
(5) The towing or storage fees, or both, shall be |
collected by and paid to the person, firm, or entity that |
tows and stores the impounded vehicle. |
(d) Any ordinance or administrative rule establishing |
procedures for the release of properly impounded vehicles |
under this Section shall provide for an opportunity for a |
hearing, as provided in subdivision (b)(4) of Section 11-208.3 |
of this Code, and for the release of the vehicle to the owner |
of record, lessee, or a lienholder of record upon payment of |
all administrative fees and towing and storage fees. |
(e) Any ordinance or administrative rule establishing |
procedures for the impoundment and release of vehicles under |
this Section shall include the following provisions concerning |
notice of impoundment: |
(1) Whenever a police officer has cause to believe |
that a motor vehicle is subject to impoundment, the |
officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a |
facility authorized by the county or municipality or the |
Illinois State Police. |
(2) At the time the vehicle is towed, the county or |
municipality or the Illinois State Police shall notify or |
make a reasonable attempt to notify the owner, lessee, or |
person identifying himself or herself as the owner or |
lessee of the vehicle, or any person who is found to be in |
control of the vehicle at the time of the alleged offense, |
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of the fact of the seizure, and of the vehicle owner's or |
lessee's right to an administrative hearing. |
(3) The county or municipality or the Illinois State |
Police shall also provide notice that the motor vehicle |
will remain impounded pending the completion of an |
administrative hearing, unless the owner or lessee of the |
vehicle or a lienholder posts with the county or |
municipality or the Illinois State Police a bond equal to |
the administrative fee as provided by ordinance or |
administrative rule and pays for all towing and storage |
charges. |
(f) Any ordinance or administrative rule establishing |
procedures for the impoundment and release of vehicles under |
this Section shall include a provision providing that the |
registered owner or lessee of the vehicle and any lienholder |
of record shall be provided with a notice of hearing. The |
notice shall: |
(1) be served upon the owner, lessee, and any |
lienholder of record either by personal service or by |
first class mail to the interested party's address as |
registered with the Secretary of State; |
(2) be served upon interested parties within 10 days |
after a vehicle is impounded by county or the municipality |
or the Illinois State Police; and |
(3) contain the date, time, and location of the |
administrative hearing. An initial hearing shall be |
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scheduled and convened no later than 45 days after the |
date of the mailing of the notice of hearing. |
(g) In addition to the requirements contained in |
subdivision (b)(4) of Section 11-208.3 of this Code relating |
to administrative hearings, any ordinance or administrative |
rule providing for the impoundment and release of vehicles |
under this Section shall include the following requirements |
concerning administrative hearings: |
(1) administrative hearings shall be conducted by a |
hearing officer who is an attorney licensed to practice |
law in this State for a minimum of 3 years; |
(1.5) the hearing officer shall consider as a defense |
to the vehicle impoundment that the motor vehicle was |
stolen or hijacked at the time the vehicle was impounded; |
to demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or |
stolen at the time the vehicle was impounded, the owner or |
the agents of the owner or a lessee must submit proof that |
a report concerning the motor vehicle was filed with a law |
enforcement agency in a timely manner; |
(2) at the conclusion of the administrative hearing, |
the hearing officer shall issue a written decision either |
sustaining or overruling the vehicle impoundment; |
(3) if the basis for the vehicle impoundment is |
sustained by the administrative hearing officer, any |
administrative fee posted to secure the release of the |
vehicle shall be forfeited to the county or municipality |
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or the Illinois State Police; |
(4) all final decisions of the administrative hearing |
officer shall be subject to review under the provisions of |
the Administrative Review Law, unless the county or |
municipality or the Illinois State Police allows in the |
enabling ordinance or the administrative rule for direct |
appeal to the circuit court having jurisdiction over the |
county or municipality or the Illinois State Police; |
(5) unless the administrative hearing officer |
overturns the basis for the vehicle impoundment, no |
vehicle shall be released to the owner, lessee, or |
lienholder of record until all administrative fees and |
towing and storage charges are paid; |
(6) if the administrative hearing officer finds that a |
county or municipality or the Illinois State Police, in |
impounding a vehicle, that impounds a vehicle exceeded its |
authority under this Code, the county or municipality or |
the Illinois State Police shall be liable to the |
registered owner or lessee of the vehicle for the cost of |
storage fees and reasonable attorney's fees; and |
(7) notwithstanding any other provision of law to the |
contrary, if the administrative hearing officer finds that |
a county or municipality or the Illinois State Police |
impounded a motor vehicle that was stolen or hijacked at |
the time the vehicle was impounded, the county or |
municipality or the Illinois State Police shall refund any |
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administrative fees already paid by the registered owner |
or lessee of the vehicle. |
(h) Vehicles not retrieved from the towing facility or |
storage facility within 35 days after the administrative |
hearing officer issues a written decision shall be deemed |
abandoned and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of |
Article II of Chapter 4 of this Code. |
(i) Unless stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction, |
any fine, penalty, or administrative fee imposed under this |
Section which remains unpaid in whole or in part after the |
expiration of the deadline for seeking judicial review under |
the Administrative Review Law may be enforced in the same |
manner as a judgment entered by a court of competent |
jurisdiction. |
(j) The fee limits in subsection (b), the exceptions in |
paragraph (6) of subsection (b), and all of paragraph (6) of |
subsection (g) of this Section shall not apply to a home rule |
unit that tows a vehicle on a public way if a circumstance |
requires the towing of the vehicle or if the vehicle is towed |
due to a violation of a statute or local ordinance or |
administrative rule, and the home rule unit: |
(1) owns and operates a towing facility within its |
boundaries for the storage of towed vehicles; and |
(2) owns and operates tow trucks or enters into a |
contract with a third party vendor to operate tow trucks. |
(k) The Illinois State Police may collect administrative |
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fees from tows in a manner consistent with this Section. The |
Illinois State Police shall adopt rules to administer a |
process and create a mechanism to allow vendors approved by |
the Director of the Illinois State Police directly for |
qualifying tows under this Section. Fees collected under this |
subsection shall be deposited into the State Police Vehicle |
Fund. |
(Source: P.A. 102-905, eff. 1-1-23.) |
(625 ILCS 5/11-306) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-306) |
Sec. 11-306. Traffic-control signal legend. Whenever |
traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals exhibiting |
different colored lights or color lighted arrows, successively |
one at a time or in combination, only the colors green, red, |
and yellow shall be used, except for special pedestrian |
signals carrying a word legend, and the lights shall indicate |
and apply to drivers of vehicles, bicyclists, and pedestrians |
as follows: |
(a) Green indication. |
1. Vehicular traffic facing a circular green signal |
may proceed straight through or turn right or left unless |
a sign at such place prohibits either such turn. Vehicular |
traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall |
yield the right of way to other vehicles, to bicyclists, |
and to pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an |
adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited. |
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2. Vehicular traffic facing a green arrow signal, |
shown alone or in combination with another indication, may |
cautiously enter the intersection only to make the |
movement indicated by such arrow, or such other movement |
as is permitted by other indications shown at the same |
time. Such vehicular traffic shall yield the right of way |
to bicyclists and pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent |
crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the |
intersection. |
3. Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control |
signal, as provided in Section 11-307, pedestrians or |
bicyclists facing any green signal, except when the sole |
green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the |
roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. |
(b) Steady yellow indication. |
1. Vehicular traffic facing a steady circular yellow |
or yellow arrow signal is thereby warned that the related |
green movement is being terminated or that a red |
indication will be exhibited immediately thereafter. |
2. Pedestrians facing a steady circular yellow or |
yellow arrow signal, unless otherwise directed by a |
pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 11-307, |
are thereby advised that there is insufficient time to |
cross the roadway before a red indication is shown and no |
pedestrian shall then start to cross the roadway. |
(b-5) Flashing yellow arrow indication. |
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1. Vehicular traffic facing a flashing yellow arrow |
indication may cautiously enter the intersection only to |
make the movement indicated by the arrow and shall yield |
the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians |
lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk |
at the time the signal is exhibited. |
2. Pedestrians facing a flashing yellow arrow |
indication, unless otherwise directed by a |
pedestrian-control signal as provided in Section 11-307, |
may proceed across the roadway within any marked or |
unmarked crosswalk that crosses the lane or lanes used to |
depart the intersection by traffic controlled by the |
flashing yellow arrow indication. Pedestrians shall yield |
the right-of-way to vehicles lawfully within the |
intersection at the time that the flashing yellow signal |
indication is first displayed. |
(c) Steady red indication. |
1. Except as provided in paragraphs 3 and 3.5 of this |
subsection (c), vehicular traffic facing a steady circular |
red signal alone shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, |
but if there is no such stop line, before entering the |
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if |
there is no such crosswalk, then before entering the |
intersection, and shall remain standing until an |
indication to proceed is shown. |
2. Except as provided in paragraphs 3 and 3.5 of this |
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subsection (c), vehicular traffic facing a steady red |
arrow signal shall not enter the intersection to make the |
movement indicated by the arrow and, unless entering the |
intersection to make a movement permitted by another |
signal, shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if |
there is no such stop line, before entering the crosswalk |
on the near side of the intersection, or if there is no |
such crosswalk, then before entering the intersection, and |
shall remain standing until an indication permitting the |
movement indicated by such red arrow is shown. |
3. Except when a sign is in place prohibiting a turn |
and local authorities by ordinance or State authorities by |
rule or regulation prohibit any such turn, vehicular |
traffic facing any steady red signal may cautiously enter |
the intersection to turn right, or to turn left from a |
one-way street into a one-way street, after stopping as |
required by paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 of this subsection. |
After stopping, the driver shall yield the right of way to |
any vehicle in the intersection or approaching on another |
roadway so closely as to constitute an immediate hazard |
during the time such driver is moving across or within the |
intersection or junction or roadways. Such driver shall |
yield the right of way to pedestrians or bicyclists within |
the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk. |
3.5. After stopping as required by paragraph 1 or 2 of |
this subsection (c), the The driver of a motorcycle or |
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bicycle, facing a steady red signal which fails to change |
to a green signal within a reasonable period of time not |
less than 120 seconds because of a signal malfunction or |
because the signal has failed to detect the arrival of the |
motorcycle or bicycle due to the vehicle's size or weight, |
shall have the right to proceed, after yielding the right |
of way to oncoming traffic facing a green signal, subject |
to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign |
as required by Section 11-1204 of this Code. |
4. Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control |
signal as provided in Section 11-307, pedestrians facing a |
steady circular red or red arrow signal alone shall not |
enter the roadway. |
(d) In the event an official traffic control signal is |
erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, |
the provisions of this Section shall be applicable except as |
to provisions which by their nature can have no application. |
Any stop required shall be at a traffic sign or a marking on |
the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made or, in the |
absence of such sign or marking, the stop shall be made at the |
signal. |
(e) The motorman of any streetcar shall obey the above |
signals as applicable to vehicles. |
(f) If an official traffic control signal is erected and |
maintained as a dedicated signal for bicyclists, that signal |
shall take precedence for bicyclists over other signals |
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outlined in this Section. |
(Source: P.A. 104-260, eff. 8-15-25.) |
(625 ILCS 5/11-804) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-804) |
Sec. 11-804. When signal required. |
(a) No person may turn a vehicle at an intersection unless |
the vehicle is in proper position upon the highway as required |
in Section 11-801 or turn a vehicle to enter a private road or |
driveway, or otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course or |
move right or left upon a highway roadway unless and until such |
movement can be made with reasonable safety. No person may so |
turn any vehicle without giving an appropriate signal in the |
manner hereinafter provided. |
(b) A signal of intention to turn right or left, change |
lanes, otherwise turn a vehicle from a direct course, move |
right or left upon a highway, or when required must be given |
continuously during not less than the last 100 feet traveled |
by the vehicle within a business or residence district, and |
such signal must be given continuously during not less than |
the last 200 feet traveled by the vehicle outside a business or |
residence district. |
(c) No person may stop or suddenly decrease the speed of a |
vehicle without first giving an appropriate signal in the |
manner provided in this Chapter to the driver of any vehicle |
immediately to the rear when there is opportunity to give such |
a signal. |
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(d) The electric turn signal device required in Section |
12-208 of this Act must be used and operated as prescribed in |
subsection (b) of this Section to indicate an intention to |
turn, change lanes, turn a vehicle from a direct course, move |
right or left upon a highway, or start from a parallel parked |
position. Unless the conditions of subsection (b) of this |
Section are met, an electric turn signal device required in |
Section 12-208 shall not be left in the on position and must |
not be flashed on one side only on a parked or disabled vehicle |
or flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to operators of |
other vehicles approaching from the rear. However, such signal |
devices may be flashed simultaneously on both sides of a motor |
vehicle to indicate the presence of a vehicular traffic hazard |
requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking and passing. |
(Source: P.A. 102-508, eff. 8-20-21.) |
(625 ILCS 5/11-904) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-904) |
Sec. 11-904. Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection. |
(a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be |
indicated by stop or yield signs as authorized in Section |
11-302 of this Chapter. |
(b) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or |
traffic-control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching |
a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a |
clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the |
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or if none, |
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then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the |
driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting |
roadway before entering the intersection. After having |
stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any |
vehicle which has entered the intersection from another |
roadway or which is approaching so closely on the roadway as to |
constitute an immediate hazard during the time when the driver |
is moving across or within the intersection, but said driver |
having so yielded may proceed at such time as a safe interval |
occurs. |
(c) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign shall |
in obedience to such sign slow down to a speed reasonable for |
the existing conditions and, if required for safety to stop, |
shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before |
entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, |
or if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway |
where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the |
intersecting roadway. After slowing or stopping, the driver |
shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle in the |
intersection or approaching on another roadway so closely as |
to constitute an immediate hazard during the time such driver |
is moving across or within the intersection. |
(d) If a driver is involved in a collision at an |
intersection or interferes with the movement of other vehicles |
after driving past a stop or yield right-of-way sign, such |
collision or interference shall be deemed prima facie evidence |
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of the driver's failure to yield right-of-way. |
(Source: P.A. 76-1739.) |
(625 ILCS 5/11-907) |
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-131 and |
104-400) |
Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on |
approach of authorized emergency vehicles. |
(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency |
vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the |
requirements of this Code or a police vehicle properly and |
lawfully making use of an audible or visual signal: |
(1) the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the |
right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position |
parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand |
edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and |
shall, if necessary to permit the safe passage of the |
emergency vehicle, stop and remain in such position until |
the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless |
otherwise directed by a police officer; and |
(2) the operator of every streetcar shall immediately |
stop such car clear of any intersection and keep it in such |
position until the authorized emergency vehicle has |
passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. |
(b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver |
of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with |
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due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway. |
(c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency |
vehicle or emergency scene, when the stationary authorized |
emergency vehicle is giving a visual signal by displaying |
oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights as authorized under |
Section 12-215 of this Code, a person who drives an |
approaching vehicle shall: |
(1) proceeding with due caution, yield the |
right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not |
adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle, if |
possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, |
if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than |
2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the |
approaching vehicle and reduce the speed of the vehicle to |
a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to |
traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a |
collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past |
the stationary emergency vehicle; or |
(2) if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, |
proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the |
vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with |
regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to |
avoid a collision, maintaining a safe speed for road |
conditions and leaving a safe distance until safely past |
the stationary emergency vehicles. |
The visual signal specified under this subsection (c) |
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given by a stationary authorized emergency vehicle is an |
indication to drivers of approaching vehicles that a hazardous |
condition is present when circumstances are not immediately |
clear. Drivers of vehicles approaching a stationary authorized |
emergency vehicle in any lane shall heed the warning of the |
signal, reduce the speed of the vehicle, proceed with due |
caution, maintain a safe speed for road conditions, be |
prepared to stop, and leave a safe distance until safely |
passed the stationary emergency vehicle. |
As used in this subsection (c), "authorized emergency |
vehicle" includes any vehicle authorized by law to be equipped |
with oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights under Section |
12-215 of this Code, while the owner or operator of the vehicle |
is engaged in his or her official duties. As used in this |
subsection (c), "emergency scene" means a location where a |
stationary authorized emergency vehicle as defined by herein |
is present and has activated its oscillating, rotating, or |
flashing lights. |
(d) A person who violates subsection (c) of this Section |
commits a business offense punishable by a fine of not less |
than $250 or more than $10,000 for a first violation, and a |
fine of not less than $750 or more than $10,000 for a second or |
subsequent violation. It is a factor in aggravation if the |
person committed the offense while in violation of Section |
11-501, 12-610.1, or 12-610.2 of this Code. Imposition of the |
penalties authorized by this subsection (d) for a violation of |
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subsection (c) of this Section that results in the death of |
another person does not preclude imposition of appropriate |
additional civil or criminal penalties. A person who violates |
subsection (c) and the violation results in damage to another |
vehicle commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person who violates |
subsection (c) and the violation results in the injury or |
death of another person commits a Class 4 felony. |
(e) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section |
results in damage to the property of another person, in |
addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving |
privileges shall be suspended for a fixed period of not less |
than 90 days and not more than one year. |
(f) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section |
results in injury to another person, in addition to any other |
penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall be |
suspended for a fixed period of not less than 180 days and not |
more than 2 years. |
(g) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section |
results in the death of another person, in addition to any |
other penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall |
be suspended for 2 years. |
(h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record |
of a judgment entered against a person under subsection (c) of |
this Section: |
(1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the |
mandatory period; or |
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(2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the |
appropriate mandatory period. |
(i) The Scott's Law Fund shall be a special fund in the |
State treasury. Subject to appropriation by the General |
Assembly and approval by the Director, the Director of the |
State Police shall use all moneys in the Scott's Law Fund in |
the Department's discretion to fund the production of |
materials to educate drivers on approaching stationary |
authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty Illinois State |
Police for enforcement of this Section, and for other law |
enforcement purposes the Director deems necessary in these |
efforts. |
(j) For violations of this Section issued by a county or |
municipal police officer, the assessment shall be deposited |
into the county's or municipality's Transportation Safety |
Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its |
Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty |
county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance |
zones in that county on highways other than interstate |
highways. The county, in its discretion, may also use a |
portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway |
Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law |
enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate |
drivers on construction zone safe driving habits and |
approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles. |
(k) In addition to other penalties imposed by this |
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Section, the court may order a person convicted of a violation |
of subsection (c) to perform community service as determined |
by the court. |
(Source: P.A. 103-667, eff. 1-1-25; 103-711, eff. 1-1-25; |
104-417, eff. 8-15-25.) |
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-400 but |
before 104-131) |
Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on |
approach of authorized emergency vehicles. |
(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency |
vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the |
requirements of this Code or a police vehicle properly and |
lawfully making use of an audible or visual signal: |
(1) the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the |
right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position |
parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand |
edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and |
shall, if necessary to permit the safe passage of the |
emergency vehicle, stop and remain in such position until |
the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless |
otherwise directed by a police officer; and |
(2) the operator of every streetcar shall immediately |
stop such car clear of any intersection and keep it in such |
position until the authorized emergency vehicle has |
passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. |
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(b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver |
of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with |
due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway. |
(c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency |
vehicle or emergency scene, when the stationary authorized |
emergency vehicle is giving a visual signal by displaying |
oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights as authorized under |
Section 12-215 of this Code, a person who drives an |
approaching vehicle shall: |
(1) proceeding with due caution, yield the |
right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not |
adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle, if |
possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, |
if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than |
2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the |
approaching vehicle and reduce the speed of the vehicle to |
a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to |
traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a |
collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past |
the stationary emergency vehicle; or |
(2) if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, |
proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the |
vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with |
regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to |
avoid a collision, maintaining a safe speed for road |
conditions and leaving a safe distance until safely past |
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the stationary emergency vehicles. |
The visual signal specified under this subsection (c) |
given by a stationary authorized emergency vehicle is an |
indication to drivers of approaching vehicles that a hazardous |
condition is present when circumstances are not immediately |
clear. Drivers of vehicles approaching a stationary authorized |
emergency vehicle in any lane shall heed the warning of the |
signal, reduce the speed of the vehicle, proceed with due |
caution, maintain a safe speed for road conditions, be |
prepared to stop, and leave a safe distance until safely |
passed the stationary emergency vehicle. |
As used in this subsection (c) and subsection (c-5), |
"authorized emergency vehicle" includes any vehicle authorized |
by law to be equipped with oscillating, rotating, or flashing |
lights under Section 12-215 of this Code, while the owner or |
operator of the vehicle is engaged in his or her official |
duties. As used in this subsection (c) and subsection (c-10), |
"emergency scene" means a location where a stationary |
authorized emergency vehicle as defined by herein is present |
and has activated its oscillating, rotating, or flashing |
lights. |
(c-5) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way |
to any authorized emergency vehicle obviously and actually |
engaged in work upon a highway, whether stationary or not, and |
displaying flashing lights as provided in Section 12-215 of |
this Act. |
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(c-10) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the |
right-of-way to an emergency worker obviously and actually |
engaged in work upon a highway at an emergency scene. The |
driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any |
pedestrian upon a highway directly involved in the emergency |
scene. |
(d) A person who violates subsection (c), (c-5), or |
(c-10), of this Section commits a business offense punishable |
by a fine of not less than $250 or more than $10,000 for a |
first violation, and a fine of not less than $750 or more than |
$10,000 for a second or subsequent violation. It is a factor in |
aggravation if the person committed the offense while in |
violation of Section 11-501, 12-610.1, or 12-610.2 of this |
Code. Imposition of the penalties authorized by this |
subsection (d) for a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or |
(c-10) of this Section that results in the death of another |
person does not preclude imposition of appropriate additional |
civil or criminal penalties. A person who violates subsection |
(c), (c-5), or (c-10) and the violation results in damage to |
another vehicle commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person who |
violates subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10) and the violation |
results in the injury or death of another person commits a |
Class 4 felony. |
(e) If a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), of |
this Section results in damage to the property of another |
person, in addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's |
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driving privileges shall be suspended for a fixed period of |
not less than 90 days and not more than one year. |
(f) If a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), of |
this Section results in injury to another person, in addition |
to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges |
shall be suspended for a fixed period of not less than 180 days |
and not more than 2 years, except as provided under paragraph |
(3) of subsection (a) of Section 6-205. |
(g) If a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), of |
this Section results in the death of another person, in |
addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving |
privileges shall be suspended for 2 years, except as provided |
under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 6-205. |
(h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record |
of a judgment entered against a person under subsection (c), |
(c-5), or (c-10), of this Section: |
(1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the |
mandatory period; or |
(2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the |
appropriate mandatory period. |
(i) The Scott's Law Fund shall be a special fund in the |
State treasury. Subject to appropriation by the General |
Assembly and approval by the Director, the Director of the |
State Police shall use all moneys in the Scott's Law Fund in |
the Department's discretion to fund the production of |
materials to educate drivers on approaching stationary |
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authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty Illinois State |
Police for enforcement of this Section, and for other law |
enforcement purposes the Director deems necessary in these |
efforts. |
(j) For violations of this Section issued by a county or |
municipal police officer, the assessment shall be deposited |
into the county's or municipality's Transportation Safety |
Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its |
Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty |
county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance |
zones in that county on highways other than interstate |
highways. The county, in its discretion, may also use a |
portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway |
Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law |
enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate |
drivers on construction zone safe driving habits and |
approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles. |
(k) In addition to other penalties imposed by this |
Section, the court may order a person convicted of a violation |
of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), to perform community |
service as determined by the court. |
(Source: P.A. 103-667, eff. 1-1-25; 103-711, eff. 1-1-25; |
104-400, eff. 6-1-26; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; revised 9-12-25.) |
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-131) |
Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on |
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approach of authorized emergency vehicles. |
(a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency |
vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the |
requirements of this Code or a police vehicle properly and |
lawfully making use of an audible or visual signal: |
(1) the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the |
right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position |
parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand |
edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and |
shall, if necessary to permit the safe passage of the |
emergency vehicle, stop and remain in such position until |
the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless |
otherwise directed by a police officer; and |
(2) the operator of every streetcar shall immediately |
stop such car clear of any intersection and keep it in such |
position until the authorized emergency vehicle has |
passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. |
(b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver |
of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with |
due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway. |
(c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency |
vehicle or emergency scene, when the stationary authorized |
emergency vehicle is giving a visual signal by displaying |
oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights as authorized under |
Section 12-215 of this Code, a person who drives an |
approaching vehicle shall: |
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(1) proceeding with due caution, yield the |
right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not |
adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle, if |
possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, |
if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than |
2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the |
approaching vehicle and reduce the speed of the vehicle to |
a speed that is reasonable and proper with regard to |
traffic conditions and the use of the highway to avoid a |
collision and leaving a safe distance until safely past |
the stationary emergency vehicle; or |
(2) if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, |
proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the |
vehicle to a speed that is reasonable and proper with |
regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway to |
avoid a collision, maintaining a safe speed for road |
conditions and leaving a safe distance until safely past |
the stationary emergency vehicles. |
The visual signal specified under this subsection (c) |
given by a stationary authorized emergency vehicle is an |
indication to drivers of approaching vehicles that a hazardous |
condition is present when circumstances are not immediately |
clear. Drivers of vehicles approaching a stationary authorized |
emergency vehicle in any lane shall heed the warning of the |
signal, reduce the speed of the vehicle, proceed with due |
caution, maintain a safe speed for road conditions, be |
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prepared to stop, and leave a safe distance until safely |
passed the stationary emergency vehicle. |
As used in this subsection (c) and subsection (c-5), |
"authorized emergency vehicle" includes any vehicle authorized |
by law to be equipped with oscillating, rotating, or flashing |
lights under Section 12-215 of this Code, while the owner or |
operator of the vehicle is engaged in his or her official |
duties. As used in this subsection (c) and subsection (c-10), |
"emergency scene" means a location where a stationary |
authorized emergency vehicle as defined by herein is present |
and has activated its oscillating, rotating, or flashing |
lights. |
(c-5) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way |
to any authorized emergency vehicle obviously and actually |
engaged in work upon a highway, whether stationary or not, and |
displaying flashing lights as provided in Section 12-215 of |
this Act. |
(c-10) The driver of a vehicle shall yield the |
right-of-way to an emergency worker obviously and actually |
engaged in work upon a highway at an emergency scene. The |
driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to any |
pedestrian upon a highway directly involved in the emergency |
scene. |
(d) A person who violates subsection (c), (c-5), or |
(c-10), of this Section commits a business offense punishable |
by a fine of not less than $250 or more than $10,000 for a |
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first violation, and a fine of not less than $750 or more than |
$10,000 for a second or subsequent violation. It is a factor in |
aggravation if the person committed the offense while in |
violation of Section 11-501, 12-610.1, or 12-610.2 of this |
Code. Imposition of the penalties authorized by this |
subsection (d) for a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or |
(c-10) of this Section that results in the death of another |
person does not preclude imposition of appropriate additional |
civil or criminal penalties. A person who violates subsection |
(c), (c-5), or (c-10) and the violation results in damage to |
another vehicle commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person who |
violates subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10) and the violation |
results in the injury or death of another person commits a |
Class 4 felony. |
(e) If a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), of |
this Section results in damage to the property of another |
person, in addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's |
driving privileges shall be suspended for a fixed period of |
not less than 90 days and not more than one year. |
(f) If a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), of |
this Section results in injury to another person, in addition |
to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges |
shall be suspended for a fixed period of not less than 180 days |
and not more than 2 years, except as provided under paragraph |
(3) of subsection (a) of Section 6-205. |
(g) If a violation of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), of |
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this Section results in the death of another person, in |
addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving |
privileges shall be suspended for 2 years, except as provided |
under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 6-205. |
(h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record |
of a judgment entered against a person under subsection (c), |
(c-5), or (c-10), of this Section: |
(1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the |
mandatory period; or |
(2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the |
appropriate mandatory period. |
(i) Subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and |
approval by the Director, the Director of the Illinois State |
Police shall use moneys in the State Police Operations |
Assistance Fund in the Department's discretion to fund the |
production of materials to educate drivers on approaching |
stationary authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty |
Illinois State Police personnel for enforcement of this |
Section, and for other law enforcement purposes the Director |
deems necessary in these efforts. |
(j) For violations of this Section issued by a county or |
municipal police officer, the assessment shall be deposited |
into the county's or municipality's Transportation Safety |
Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its |
Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty |
county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance |
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zones in that county on highways other than interstate |
highways. The county, in its discretion, may also use a |
portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway |
Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law |
enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate |
drivers on construction zone safe driving habits and |
approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles. |
(k) In addition to other penalties imposed by this |
Section, the court may order a person convicted of a violation |
of subsection (c), (c-5), or (c-10), to perform community |
service as determined by the court. |
(Source: P.A. 103-667, eff. 1-1-25; 103-711, eff. 1-1-25; |
104-131, eff. 9-1-26; 104-400, eff. 6-1-26; 104-417, eff. |
8-15-25; revised 9-12-25.) |
(625 ILCS 5/11-1204) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1204) |
Sec. 11-1204. Stop and yield signs. |
(a) Preferential right-of-way at an intersection may be |
indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in |
Section 11-302 of this Act. |
(b) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or |
traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle and every |
motorman of a streetcar approaching a stop intersection |
indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop |
line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near |
side of the intersection, or if none, then at the point nearest |
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the intersection roadway where the driver has a view of |
approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before |
entering the intersection. |
(c) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if |
required for safety to stop shall stop at a clearly marked stop |
line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near |
side of the intersection, or if none, before entering the |
crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, in the event |
there is no crosswalk, at a clearly marked stop line, but if |
none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where |
the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the |
intersecting roadway. |
(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25.) |
(625 ILCS 5/11-1403.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1403.2) |
Sec. 11-1403.2. Operating a motorcycle, motor driven |
cycle, or moped on one wheel; aggravated operating a |
motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped on one wheel. |
(a) No person shall operate a motorcycle, motor driven |
cycle, or moped on one wheel. |
(b) Aggravated operating a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, |
or moped on one wheel. A person commits aggravated operating a |
motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped on one wheel when he |
or she violates subsection (a) of this Section while |
committing a violation of subsection (b) of Section 11-601, or |
Section 11-601.5, 11-605, or 11-605.1 of this Code. A |
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violation of this subsection is a petty offense with a minimum |
fine of $100, except a second conviction of a violation of this |
subsection is a Class B misdemeanor and a third or subsequent |
conviction of a violation of this subsection is a Class A |
misdemeanor. |
(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25.) |
(625 ILCS 5/12-201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-201) |
Sec. 12-201. When lighted lamps are required. |
(a) When operated upon any highway in this State, every |
motorcycle shall at all times exhibit at least one lighted |
lamp, showing a white light, including that emitted by a high |
intensity discharge (HID) lamp, or a light of a yellow or amber |
tint visible for at least 500 feet in the direction the |
motorcycle is proceeding. However, in lieu of such lighted |
lamp, a motorcycle may be equipped with and use a means of |
modulating the upper beam of the head lamp between high and a |
lower brightness. No such head lamp shall be modulated, except |
to otherwise comply with this Code, during times when lighted |
lamps are required for other motor vehicles. |
(b) All other motor vehicles shall exhibit at least 2 |
lighted head lamps, with at least one on each side of the |
frontmost of the vehicle, which satisfy United States |
Department of Transportation requirements, as set forth in 49 |
CFR 571.108, showing white lights, including that emitted by |
high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, or lights of a yellow or |
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amber tint, during the period from sunset to sunrise, at times |
when rain, snow, fog, or other atmospheric conditions require |
the use of windshield wipers, and at any other times when, due |
to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, |
persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly |
discernible at a distance of 1000 feet. Parking lamps may be |
used in addition to but not in lieu of such head lamps. Every |
motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer shall also exhibit at |
least 2 lighted lamps, commonly known as tail lamps, which |
shall be mounted on the left rearmost and right rearmost of the |
vehicle so as to throw a red light visible for at least 500 |
feet in the reverse direction, except that a truck tractor or |
road tractor manufactured before January 1, 1968 and all |
motorcycles need be equipped with only one such tail lamp. |
(c) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so |
constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light a |
rear registration plate when required and render it clearly |
legible from a distance of 50 feet to the rear. Any tail lamp |
or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for |
illuminating a rear registration plate, shall be so wired as |
to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving |
lamps are lighted. |
(d) A person shall install only head lamps that satisfy |
United States Department of Transportation regulations, as set |
forth in 49 CFR 571.108, and show white light, including that |
emitted by HID lamps, or light of a yellow or amber tint for |
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use by a motor vehicle. |
(e) (Blank). |
(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25.) |
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes |
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text |
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section |
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does |
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes |
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other |
Public Act. |
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law. |