Full Text of HB4050 96th General Assembly
HB4050 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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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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| 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 | 5 |
| changing Section 5 as follows: | 6 |
| (625 ILCS 55/5)
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| Sec. 5. Requirements for the operation of taxicabs. | 8 |
| (a) The taxi driver's picture, the taxi driver's license or | 9 |
| registration number, and the taxicab medallion number or an | 10 |
| exterior identification number must be posted in a visible | 11 |
| location in each cab. | 12 |
| (b) There must be posted in a visible location in each | 13 |
| taxicab a telephone number for a passenger to call if the taxi | 14 |
| driver is operating the taxicab in a reckless manner. | 15 |
| (c) If a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while | 16 |
| operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any | 17 |
| responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver | 18 |
| for drug and alcohol use.
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| (d) A taxi driver must meet all of the following minimum | 20 |
| requirements, as well as any additional requirements imposed by | 21 |
| 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 | 3 |
| license during the immediately preceding 3-year period. | 4 |
| After becoming a taxi driver, if the taxi driver ceases to | 5 |
| have a valid driver's license, the taxi driver must | 6 |
| immediately cease operating a taxicab, and the prohibition | 7 |
| shall continue until a period of 3 years has elapsed during | 8 |
| 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 | 10 |
| of the following offenses during the immediately preceding | 11 |
| 3-year period:
Section 11-401 (leaving the scene of a | 12 |
| traffic accident involving death
or personal injury), | 13 |
| 11-501 (driving under the influence), 11-503 (reckless
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| driving), 11-504 (drag racing), or 11-506 (street racing) | 15 |
| of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 (manslaughter
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| or reckless
homicide) or 12-5 (reckless conduct arising | 17 |
| from the use of a motor
vehicle) of the Criminal Code of | 18 |
| 1961. After becoming a taxi driver, if the taxi driver is | 19 |
| convicted of any of the offenses specified in this | 20 |
| subdivision (4), the taxi driver must immediately cease | 21 |
| operating a taxicab, and the prohibition shall continue | 22 |
| until a period of 3 years has elapsed during which the taxi | 23 |
| driver has not been convicted of any of the offenses | 24 |
| specified in this subdivision (4). | 25 |
| (Source: P.A. 95-598, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
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