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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4050
Introduced 2/27/2009, by Rep. Renée Kosel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Provides that a taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older, must have a valid driver's license issued by any state in the United States, must have had a valid driver's license for at least 3 years, and must not have been convicted of certain offenses during the immediately preceding 3-year period. Also provides that if he or she, after becoming a taxi driver, is convicted of any of those offenses or ceases to be licensed, the taxi driver must immediately cease operating a taxicab and the prohibition shall continue until specified conditions are met. Effective July 1, 2010.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB096 04101 AJT 14140 b |
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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 Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by |
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| changing Section 5 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 55/5)
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| Sec. 5. Requirements for the operation of taxicabs. |
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| (a) The taxi driver's picture, the taxi driver's license or |
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| registration number, and the taxicab medallion number or an |
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| exterior identification number must be posted in a visible |
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| location in each cab. |
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| (b) There must be posted in a visible location in each |
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| taxicab a telephone number for a passenger to call if the taxi |
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| driver is operating the taxicab in a reckless manner. |
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| (c) If a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while |
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| operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any |
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| responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver |
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| for drug and alcohol use.
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| (d) A taxi driver must meet all of the following minimum |
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| requirements, as well as any additional requirements imposed by |
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| a unit of local government:
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| (1) The taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older.
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| (2) The taxi driver must have a valid driver's license |
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| issued by any state in the United States.
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| (3) The taxi driver must have had a valid driver's |
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| license during the immediately preceding 3-year period. |
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| After becoming a taxi driver, if the taxi driver ceases to |
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| have a valid driver's license, the taxi driver must |
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| immediately cease operating a taxicab, and the prohibition |
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| shall continue until a period of 3 years has elapsed during |
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| which the taxi driver has had a valid driver's license.
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| (4) The taxi driver must not have been convicted of any |
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| of the following offenses during the immediately preceding |
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| 3-year period:
Section 11-401 (leaving the scene of a |
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| traffic accident involving death
or personal injury), |
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| 11-501 (driving under the influence), 11-503 (reckless
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| driving), 11-504 (drag racing), or 11-506 (street racing) |
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| of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 (manslaughter
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| or reckless
homicide) or 12-5 (reckless conduct arising |
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| from the use of a motor
vehicle) of the Criminal Code of |
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| 1961. After becoming a taxi driver, if the taxi driver is |
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| convicted of any of the offenses specified in this |
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| subdivision (4), the taxi driver must immediately cease |
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| operating a taxicab, and the prohibition shall continue |
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| until a period of 3 years has elapsed during which the taxi |
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| driver has not been convicted of any of the offenses |
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| specified in this subdivision (4). |
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| (Source: P.A. 95-598, eff. 6-1-08.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |