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625 ILCS 5/6-101

(625 ILCS 5/6-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101)

Sec. 6-101. Drivers must have licenses or permits.

(a) No person, except those expressly exempted by Section 6-102, shall
drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State unless such person has
a valid license or permit, or a restricted driving permit, issued under the
provisions of this Act.

(b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle unless he holds a valid
license or permit, or a restricted driving permit issued under the
provisions of Section 6-205, 6-206, or 6-113 of this Act. Any person to
whom a license is issued under the provisions of this Act must surrender to
the Secretary of State all valid licenses or permits, except that an applicant for a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license shall not be required to surrender a license or permit issued by the applicant's state or country of domicile. No drivers license or instruction permit
shall be issued to any person who holds a valid Foreign State license,
identification card, or permit
unless such person first surrenders to the Secretary of State any such
valid Foreign State license,
identification card, or permit.

(b-5) Any person who commits a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, if at the time of the violation the person's driver's license or permit was cancelled under clause (a)9 of Section 6-201 of this Code.

(c) Any person licensed as a driver hereunder shall not be required by
any city, village, incorporated town or other municipal corporation to
obtain any other license to exercise the privilege thereby granted.

(d) In addition to other penalties imposed under this Section, any person
in violation of this Section who is also in violation of Section 7-601 of this
Code relating to mandatory insurance requirements shall have his or her motor
vehicle immediately impounded by the arresting law enforcement officer.  The
motor vehicle may be released to any licensed driver upon a showing of proof of
insurance for the motor vehicle that was impounded and the notarized written
consent for the release by the vehicle owner.

(e) In addition to other penalties imposed under this Section, the
vehicle
of any person
in violation of this Section who is also in violation of Section 7-601 of this
Code relating to mandatory insurance requirements and who, in violating this
Section, has caused death or personal injury to another person is subject to
forfeiture under
Sections 36-1 and 36-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
For the purposes of this Section, a personal injury shall include
any type A injury as indicated on the traffic crash report completed
by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate professional attention
in either a doctor's office or a medical facility.  A type A injury shall
include severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, and injuries that
require the injured party to be carried from the scene.

(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)