Full Text of HB3982 97th General Assembly
HB3982 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB3982 Introduced 1/18/2012, by Rep. Renée Kosel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| | 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 during the immediately preceding 3-year period must not have been convicted of the following offences: leaving the scene of a traffic accident involving death
or personal injury; driving under the influence; reckless
driving; drag racing; street racing; manslaughter
or reckless
homicide; or reckless conduct arising from the use of a motor
vehicle. 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, 2012.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 5 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 55/5)
| 7 | | 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.
| 19 | | (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:
| 22 | | (1) The taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older.
| 23 | | (2) The taxi driver must have a valid driver's license |
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| 1 | | issued by any state in the United States.
| 2 | | (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 may not operate | 7 | | a taxicab until a period of 3 years has elapsed during | 8 | | which the taxi driver has had a valid driver's license.
| 9 | | (4) The taxi driver must not have been convicted during | 10 | | the immediately preceding 3-year period of violating | 11 | | Section 11-401, 11-501, 11-503, 11-504, or 11-504 of the | 12 | | Illinois Vehicle Code or Section 9-3 or 12-5 of the | 13 | | Criminal Code of 1961. If, after becoming a taxi driver, | 14 | | the taxi driver is convicted of any of the offenses | 15 | | specified in this subdivision (4), the taxi driver must | 16 | | immediately cease operating a taxicab, and may not operate | 17 | | a taxicab until a period of 3 years has elapsed during | 18 | | which the taxi driver has not been convicted of any of the | 19 | | offenses specified in this subdivision (4). | 20 | | (Source: P.A. 95-598, eff. 6-1-08 .)
| 21 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | 22 | | 2012.
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