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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 
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Section 18a-404 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/18a-404)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-404)



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    Sec. 18a-404. Operator's and dispatcher's employment 
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permits -
Revocation.
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    (1) The Commission may
shall suspend or revoke the permit 
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of
an operator or dispatcher if the holder does not make a 
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compelling showing that he or she is nevertheless fit to hold a 
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permit after the Commission
if it finds that:

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        (a) The operator or dispatcher made a false statement 
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    on the application
for an operator's or dispatcher's 
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    employment permit;

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        (b) The operator's or dispatcher's driver's license 
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    issued by the
Secretary of State has been suspended or 
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    revoked; or

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        (c) The operator or dispatcher has been convicted, 
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    during the preceding
5 years, of any criminal offense of 
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    the State of Illinois or any other
jurisdiction involving 
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    any of the following, and the holder does not make a

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    compelling showing that he is nevertheless fit to hold an 
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    operator's license:

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            (i) Bodily injury or attempt to inflict bodily 
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        injury to another;

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            (ii) Theft of property or attempted theft of 
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        property; or

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            (iii) Sexual assault or attempted sexual assault 
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        of any kind; or .

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        (d) The operator or dispatcher has, during the 
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    preceding 5 years, violated this Chapter, Commission 
 


 






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    regulations or orders, or any other law affecting public 
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    safety.

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    (2) The Commission, upon notification and verification of 
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any conviction
described in this Section, of any person to whom 
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license has been issued,
occurring within the 5 years prior to 
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such issuance or any time thereafter,
shall immediately suspend 
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the employment permit of such person, and
issue an order 
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setting forth the grounds for revocation.  The person and
his 
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employer shall be notified of such suspension.  Such person 
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shall not
thereafter be employed by a relocator until a final 
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order is issued by the
Commission either reinstating the 
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employment permit, upon a finding that
the reinstatement of an 
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employment permit to the person constitutes no
threat to the 
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public safety, or revoking the employment permit.

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    (3) If the employment permit is revoked, the
person shall 
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not thereafter be employed by a relocator until he obtains an

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employment permit license under Article IV of this Chapter.

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(Source: P.A. 85-923.)