Public Act 094-0895
 
HB4727 Enrolled LRB094 16465 DRH 51725 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 18a-404 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/18a-404)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-404)
    Sec. 18a-404. Operator's and dispatcher's employment
permits - Revocation.
    (1) The Commission shall suspend or revoke the permit of an
operator if it finds that:
        (a) The operator or dispatcher made a false statement
    on the application for an operator's or dispatcher's
    employment permit;
        (b) The operator's or dispatcher's driver's license
    issued by the Secretary of State has been suspended or
    revoked; or
        (c) The operator or dispatcher has been convicted,
    during the preceding 5 years, of any criminal offense of
    the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction involving
    any of the following, and the holder does not make a
    compelling showing that he is nevertheless fit to hold an
    operator's license:
            (i) Bodily injury or attempt to inflict bodily
        injury to another;
            (ii) Theft of property or attempted theft of
        property; or
            (iii) Sexual assault or attempted sexual assault
        of any kind; or .
        (d) The operator or dispatcher has, during the
    preceding 5 years, violated this Chapter, Commission
    regulations or orders, or any other law affecting public
    safety, and the holder does not make a compelling showing
    that he or she is nevertheless fit to hold an operator's
    license.
    (2) The Commission, upon notification and verification of
any conviction described in this Section, of any person to whom
license has been issued, occurring within the 5 years prior to
such issuance or any time thereafter, shall immediately suspend
the employment permit of such person, and issue an order
setting forth the grounds for revocation. The person and his
employer shall be notified of such suspension. Such person
shall not thereafter be employed by a relocator until a final
order is issued by the Commission either reinstating the
employment permit, upon a finding that the reinstatement of an
employment permit to the person constitutes no threat to the
public safety, or revoking the employment permit.
    (3) If the employment permit is revoked, the person shall
not thereafter be employed by a relocator until he obtains an
employment permit license under Article IV of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 85-923.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2007