(625 ILCS 5/6-401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-401)
Sec. 6-401. Driver training schools-license required. (a) No person, firm,
association, partnership or corporation shall operate a
driver training school or engage in the business of giving instruction for
hire or for a fee in (1) the driving of motor vehicles; or (2) the preparation of
an applicant for examination given by the Secretary of State for a drivers
license or permit, unless a license therefor has been issued by the
Secretary.
No public schools or educational institutions shall contract with entities
engaged in the business of giving instruction for hire or for a fee in the
driving
of motor vehicles for the preparation of an applicant for examination given
by the Secretary of State for a driver's license or permit, unless a license
therefor has been issued by the Secretary.
This subsection (a) shall not apply to (i) public schools or to educational
institutions in which driving instruction is part of the curriculum, (ii)
employers giving instruction to their employees, (iii) schools that teach enhanced driving skills to licensed drivers as set forth in Article X of Chapter 6 of this Code, or (iv) driver rehabilitation specialists or programs in which the clients of the rehabilitation specialists or programs have previously held driver's licenses.
(b) Any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation that violates subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense. (Source: P.A. 102-749, eff. 1-1-23.)
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