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| Public Act 099-0118 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 3-801, 6-102, and 6-115 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-801)
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Sec. 3-801. Registration. (a) Except as provided herein for | ||||
new residents,
every owner of any vehicle which shall be | ||||
operated upon the public highways
of this State shall, within | ||||
24 hours after becoming the owner or at such
time as such | ||||
vehicle becomes subject to registration under the provisions
of | ||||
this Act, file in an office of the Secretary of State, an | ||||
application
for registration properly completed and executed. | ||||
New residents need not secure
registration until 30 days after | ||||
establishing residency in this State,
provided the vehicle is | ||||
properly registered in another jurisdiction. By the
expiration | ||||
of such 30 day statutory grace period, a new resident shall
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comply with the provisions of this Act and apply for Illinois | ||||
vehicle
registration. All applications for registration shall | ||||
be accompanied by all
documentation required under the | ||||
provisions of this Act. The appropriate
registration fees and | ||||
taxes provided for in this Article of this Chapter
shall be | ||||
paid to the Secretary of State with the application for
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registration of vehicles subject to registration under this | ||
Act.
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(b) Any resident of this State, who has been serving as a | ||
member or as a civilian employee of the
United States Armed | ||
Services, or as a civilian employee of the United States | ||
Department of Defense, outside of the State of Illinois, need | ||
not
secure registration until 45 days after returning to this
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State, provided the vehicle displays temporary military | ||
registration.
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(c) When an application is submitted by mail, the applicant | ||
may not
submit cash or postage stamps for payment of fees or | ||
taxes due. The
Secretary in his discretion, may decline to | ||
accept a personal or company
check in payment of fees or taxes. | ||
An application submitted to a dealer, or
a remittance made to | ||
the Secretary of State shall be deemed in compliance
with this | ||
Section.
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(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-102)
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Sec. 6-102. What persons are exempt. The following persons | ||
are exempt
from the requirements of Section 6-101 and are not | ||
required to have an
Illinois drivers license or permit if one | ||
or more of the following
qualifying exemptions are met and | ||
apply:
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1. Any employee of the United States Government or any | ||
member of the
Armed Forces of the United States, while | ||
operating a motor vehicle owned by
or leased to the United | ||
States Government and being operated on official
business | ||
need not be licensed;
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2. A nonresident who has in his immediate possession a | ||
valid license issued
to him in his home state or country | ||
may operate a motor vehicle for which
he is licensed for | ||
the period during which he is in this State;
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3. A nonresident and his spouse and children living | ||
with him who is a
student at a college or university in | ||
Illinois who have a valid license
issued by their home | ||
State.
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4. A person operating a road machine temporarily upon a | ||
highway or
operating a farm tractor between the home farm | ||
buildings and any adjacent
or nearby farm land for the | ||
exclusive purpose of conducting farm operations
need not be | ||
licensed as a driver.
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5. A resident of this State who has been serving as a | ||
member or as a civilian employee of the
Armed Forces of the | ||
United States, or as a civilian employee of the United | ||
States Department of Defense, outside the Continental | ||
limits of the
United States, for a period of 120 days | ||
following his return to the
continental limits of the | ||
United States.
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6. A nonresident on active duty in the Armed Forces of | ||
the United States
who has a valid license issued by his | ||
home state and such nonresident's
spouse, and dependent | ||
children and living with parents, who have a valid
license | ||
issued by their home state.
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7. A nonresident who becomes a resident of this State, | ||
may for a period of
the first 90 days of residence in | ||
Illinois operate any motor vehicle which
he was qualified | ||
or licensed to drive by his home state or country so long
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as he has in his possession, a valid and current license | ||
issued to him by
his home state or country. Upon expiration | ||
of such 90 day period, such new
resident must comply with | ||
the provisions of this Act and apply for an
Illinois | ||
license or permit.
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8. An engineer, conductor, brakeman, or any other | ||
member of the crew
of a locomotive or train being operated | ||
upon rails, including operation on
a railroad crossing over | ||
a public street, road or highway. Such person is
not | ||
required to display a driver's license to any law | ||
enforcement officer
in connection with the operation of a | ||
locomotive or train within this State.
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The provisions of this Section granting exemption to any | ||
nonresident
shall be operative to the same extent that the laws | ||
of the State or country
of such nonresident grant like | ||
exemption to residents of this State.
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The Secretary of State may implement the exemption | ||
provisions of this
Section by inclusion thereof in a | ||
reciprocity agreement, arrangement or
declaration issued | ||
pursuant to this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 96-607, eff. 8-24-09; 97-835, eff. 7-20-12.)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-115) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115)
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Sec. 6-115. Expiration of driver's license.
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(a) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every
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driver's license issued under the provisions of
this Code shall
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expire 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at such later
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date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule and | ||
regulation designate,
not to exceed 12 calendar months; in the | ||
event
that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license fails
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to apply prior to
the expiration date of the previous driver's | ||
license, the renewal driver's
license
shall expire 4 years from | ||
the expiration date of the previous
driver's license, or at | ||
such later date as the Secretary of State may
by proper rule | ||
and
regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months.
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The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a
person not | ||
previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's
license
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which will expire not less than 4 years nor more than 5
years | ||
from date of
issuance, except as provided elsewhere in this | ||
Section.
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The Secretary of State is authorized to issue driver's | ||
licenses during
the years 1984 through 1987 which shall expire | ||
not less than 3 years nor
more than 5 years from the date of | ||
issuance, except as provided elsewhere
in this Section, for the | ||
purpose of converting
all driver's licenses issued under this | ||
Code to a 4 year expiration. Provided
that all original | ||
driver's licenses, except as provided elsewhere in
this | ||
Section, shall expire not less than 4 years nor more than
5 | ||
years from the date of issuance.
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(b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except | ||
those
licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or 3 | ||
months after
the individual's 21st birthday, the holder thereof | ||
may apply for a renewal
thereof, subject to all the provisions | ||
of Section 6-103, and the Secretary
of State may require an | ||
examination of the applicant. A licensee
whose driver's license | ||
expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months after
his 21st | ||
birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his driving privileges
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until he reaches the age of 21.
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(c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the | ||
expiration of a
driver's license, forward to each person whose | ||
license
is to expire a
notification of the expiration of said | ||
license which may
be presented at the time of renewal of said | ||
license.
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There may be included with such notification information | ||
explaining
the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical | ||
Information Card provisions of
Section 6-110. The format and | ||
text of such information
shall be prescribed by the Secretary.
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There shall be included with such notification,
for a | ||
period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information | ||
regarding the
Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical | ||
Information Exchange established in
Section 18.1 of the | ||
Adoption Act.
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(d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the driver's | ||
license
of a licensee, spouse, and dependent children who are | ||
living with such licensee
while on active duty, serving in the | ||
Armed Forces of the United
States outside of the State of | ||
Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such
terms and | ||
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
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(d-5) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the | ||
driver's license of a licensee, or of a spouse or dependent | ||
children living with the licensee, serving as a civilian | ||
employee of the United States Armed Forces or the United States | ||
Department of Defense, outside of the State of Illinois, and | ||
120 days thereafter, upon such terms and conditions as the | ||
Secretary may prescribe. | ||
(e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a renewal | ||
of a driver's
license
of any person who has not paid any fee or | ||
tax due under this Code and is not
paid upon reasonable notice | ||
and demand.
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(f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or | ||
renewal driver's
license issued to a licensee under 21 years of | ||
age shall expire 3 months
after the licensee's 21st birthday. | ||
Persons whose current driver's licenses
expire on their 21st | ||
birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not renew their
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driver's license before their 21st birthday, and their current | ||
driver's
license will be extended for an additional term of 3 | ||
months beyond their
21st birthday. Thereafter, the expiration | ||
and term of the driver's license
shall be governed by | ||
subsection (a) hereof.
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(g) The Secretary shall provide that each original or | ||
renewal driver's
license issued to a licensee 81 years of age | ||
through age 86 shall expire 2
years from the date of issuance, | ||
or at such later date as the Secretary may
by rule and | ||
regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar
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months. The
Secretary shall also provide that each original or | ||
renewal driver's license
issued to a licensee 87 years of age | ||
or older shall expire 12 months from
the date of issuance, or | ||
at such later date as the Secretary may by rule
and regulation | ||
designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
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(h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each special
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restricted driver's license issued under subsection (g) of | ||
Section
6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from the date | ||
of
issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules defining renewal
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requirements.
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(i) The Secretary of State shall provide that each driver's | ||
license issued to a person convicted of a sex offense as | ||
defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act shall | ||
expire 12 months from the date of issuance or at such date as | ||
the Secretary may by rule designate, not to exceed an | ||
additional 12 calendar months. The Secretary may adopt rules | ||
defining renewal requirements.
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(Source: P.A. 97-79, eff. 1-1-12.)
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