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91_HB2972
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 6-508.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Section 6-508 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/6-508) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-508)
8 Sec. 6-508. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) -
9 qualification standards.
10 (a) Testing.
11 (1) General. No person shall be issued an original
12 or renewal CDL unless that person has been is domiciled
13 in this State for the previous 6 months. The Secretary
14 shall cause to be administered such tests as the
15 Secretary deems necessary to meet the requirements of 49
16 C.F.R. Part 383, subparts G and H.
17 (2) Third party testing. The Secretary of state
18 may authorize a "third party tester", pursuant to 49
19 C.F.R. Part 383.75, to administer the skills test or
20 tests specified by Federal Highway Administration
21 pursuant to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
22 1986 and any appropriate federal rule.
23 (b) Waiver of Skills Test. The Secretary of State may
24 waive the skills test specified in this Section for a
25 commercial driver license applicant who meets the
26 requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 383.77.
27 (c) Limitations on issuance of a CDL. A CDL, or a
28 commercial driver instruction permit, shall not be issued to
29 a person while the person is subject to a disqualification
30 from driving a commercial motor vehicle, or unless otherwise
31 permitted by this Code, while the person's driver's license
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1 is suspended, revoked or cancelled in any state, or any
2 territory or province of Canada; nor may a CDL be issued to a
3 person who has a CDL issued by any other state, or foreign
4 jurisdiction, unless the person first surrenders all such
5 licenses. No CDL shall be issued to or renewed for a person
6 who does not meet the requirement of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(11).
7 The requirement may be met with the aid of a hearing aid.
8 (d) Commercial driver instruction permit. A commercial
9 driver instruction permit may be issued to any person holding
10 a valid Illinois driver's license if such person successfully
11 passes such tests as the Secretary determines to be
12 necessary. A commercial driver instruction permit shall not
13 be issued to a person who does not meet the requirements of
14 49 CFR 391.41 (b)(11), except for the renewal of a commercial
15 driver instruction permit for a person who possesses a
16 commercial instruction permit prior to the effective date of
17 this amendatory Act of 1999.
18 (Source: P.A. 91-350, eff. 7-29-99.)