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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
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changing Sections 6-104, 6-110, and 6-110.2 and by adding
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Sections 1-104.7 and 1-131.7 as follows:

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(625 ILCS 5/1-104.7 new)
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Sec. 1-104.7.
Autism spectrum disorder.
Any pervasive
9
developmental disorder or autism spectrum disorder, as defined
10
in the most recent edition or the most recent edition at the
11
time of diagnosis of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
12
Mental Disorders of the American Psychiatric Association.

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(625 ILCS 5/1-131.7 new)
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Sec. 1-131.7.
Intellectual disability.
A disability,
15
originating before the age of 18 years, characterized
16
concurrently by (i) significant subaverage intellectual
17
functioning as demonstrated by performance on a standardized
18
measure of intellectual functioning, administered in
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conformity with accepted professional practice, that is at
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least 2 standard deviations below the mean and (ii)
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significant limitations in adaptive behavior as expressed in
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conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills.

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(625 ILCS 5/6-104)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-104)
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Sec. 6-104.
Classification of
driver; indication of
3
intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder; special
4
restrictions

Driver - Special Restrictions
.
5

(a) A driver's license issued under the authority of this
6
Act shall indicate the classification for which the applicant
7
therefor has qualified by examination or by such other means
8
that the Secretary of State shall prescribe. Driver's license
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classifications shall be prescribed by rule or regulation
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promulgated by the Secretary of State and such may specify
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classifications as to operation of motor vehicles of the first
12
division, or of those of the second division, whether operated
13
singly or in lawful combination, and whether for-hire or
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not-for-hire, and may specify such other classifications as
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the Secretary deems necessary.
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No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless such person
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has a valid license with a proper classification to permit the
18
operation of such vehicle, except that any person may operate
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a moped if such person has a valid current Illinois driver's
20
license, regardless of classification.
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(a-5) Upon request by an applicant who has an intellectual
22
disability or autism spectrum disorder, the driver's license
23
of the applicant shall indicate, in a manner and form
24
determined by the Secretary of State, that the applicant has
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an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder.

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(b) No person who is under the age of 21 years or has had
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less than 1 year of driving experience shall drive: (1) in
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connection with the operation of any school, day camp, summer
4
camp, or nursery school, any public or private motor vehicle
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for transporting children to or from any school, day camp,
6
summer camp, or nursery school, or (2) any motor vehicle of the
7
second division when in use for the transportation of persons
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for compensation.
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(c) No person who is under the age of 18 years shall be
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issued a license for the purpose of transporting property for
11
hire, or for the purpose of transporting persons for
12
compensation in a motor vehicle of the first division.
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(d) No person shall drive: (1) a school bus when
14
transporting school children unless such person possesses a
15
valid school bus driver permit or is accompanied and
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supervised, for the specific purpose of training prior to
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routine operation of a school bus, by a person who has held a
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valid school bus driver permit for at least one year; or (2)
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any other vehicle owned or operated by or for a public or
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private school, or a school operated by a religious
21
institution, where such vehicle is being used over a regularly
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scheduled route for the transportation of persons enrolled as
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a student in grade 12 or below, in connection with any activity
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of the entities unless such person possesses a valid school
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bus driver permit.
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(d-5) No person may drive a bus that does not meet the

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special requirements for school buses provided in Sections
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12-801, 12-802, 12-803, and 12-805 of this Code that has been
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chartered for the sole purpose of transporting students
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regularly enrolled in grade 12 or below to or from
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interscholastic athletic or interscholastic or school
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sponsored activities unless the person has a valid and
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properly classified commercial driver's license as provided in
8
subsection (c-1) of Section 6-508 of this Code in addition to
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any other permit or license that is required to operate that
10
bus. This subsection (d-5) does not apply to any bus driver
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employed by a public transportation provider authorized to
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conduct local or interurban transportation of passengers when
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the bus is not traveling a specific school bus route but is on
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a regularly scheduled route for the transporting of other fare
15
paying passengers.
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A person may operate a chartered bus described in this
17
subsection (d-5) if he or she is not disqualified from driving
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a chartered bus of that type and if he or she holds a CDL that
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is:
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(1) issued to him or her by any other state or
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jurisdiction in accordance with 49 CFR 383;
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(2) not suspended, revoked, or canceled; and
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(3) valid under 49 CFR 383, subpart F, for the type of
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vehicle being driven.
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A person may also operate a chartered bus described in
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this subsection (d-5) if he or she holds a valid CDL and a

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valid school bus driver permit that was issued on or before
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December 31, 2003.
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(e) No person shall drive a religious organization bus
4
unless such person has a valid and properly classified drivers
5
license or a valid school bus driver permit.
6

(f) No person shall drive a motor vehicle for the purpose
7
of providing transportation for the elderly in connection with
8
the activities of any public or private organization unless
9
such person has a valid and properly classified driver's
10
license issued by the Secretary of State.
11

(g) No person shall drive a bus which meets the special
12
requirements for school buses provided in Section 12-801,
13
12-802, 12-803 and 12-805 of this Code for the purpose of
14
transporting persons 18 years of age or less in connection
15
with any youth camp licensed under the Youth Camp Act or any
16
child care facility licensed under the Child Care Act of 1969
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unless such person possesses a valid school bus driver permit
18
or is accompanied and supervised, for the specific purpose of
19
training prior to routine operation of a school bus, by a
20
person who has held a valid school bus driver permit for at
21
least one year; however, a person who has a valid and properly
22
classified driver's license issued by the Secretary of State
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may operate a school bus for the purpose of transporting
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persons 18 years of age or less in connection with any such
25
youth camp or child care facility if the "SCHOOL BUS" signs are
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covered or concealed and the stop signal arm and flashing

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signal systems are not operable through normal controls.
2

(h) No person shall operate an autocycle unless he or she
3
has a valid Class D driver's license.
4
(Source: P.A. 98-777, eff. 1-1-15
.)

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(625 ILCS 5/6-110)
6

Sec. 6-110.
Licenses issued to drivers.
7

(a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every qualifying
8
applicant a driver's license as applied for, which license
9
shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee,
10
the legal name, signature, zip code, date of birth, residence
11
address, and a brief description of the licensee.
12

Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification
,
13
intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder, or

and
14
the
restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code. The
15
Secretary may adopt rules to establish informational
16
restrictions that can be placed on the driver's license
17
regarding specific conditions of the licensee.
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A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the
19
Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed
20
by the Secretary.
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(a-1) If the licensee is less than 18 years of age, unless
22
one of the exceptions in subsection (a-2) apply, the license
23
shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of any
24
motor vehicle during the following times:
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(A) Between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday;

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(B) Between 11:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on
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Sunday; and
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(C) Between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday,
4

inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day.
5

(a-2) The driver's license of a person under the age of 18
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shall not be invalid as described in subsection (a-1) of this
7
Section if the licensee under the age of 18 was:
8

(1) accompanied by the licensee's parent or guardian
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or other person in custody or control of the minor;
10

(2) on an errand at the direction of the minor's
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parent or guardian, without any detour or stop;
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(3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
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(4) going to or returning home from an employment
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activity, without any detour or stop;
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(5) involved in an emergency;
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(6) going to or returning home from, without any
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detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other
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recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored
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by a government or governmental agency, a civic
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organization, or another similar entity that takes
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responsibility for the licensee, without any detour or
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stop;
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(7) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the
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United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of
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religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or
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(8) married or had been married or is an emancipated

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minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act.
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(a-2.5) The driver's license of a person who is 17 years of
3
age and has been licensed for at least 12 months is not invalid
4
as described in subsection (a-1) of this Section while the
5
licensee is participating as an assigned driver in a Safe
6
Rides program that meets the following criteria:
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(1) the program is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of
8

America or another national public service organization;
9

and
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(2) the sponsoring organization carries liability
11

insurance covering the program.
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(a-3) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age
13
of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations
14
governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section
15
6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to
16
the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was
17
subsequently convicted of the offense, the provisions of
18
subsection (a-1) shall continue to apply until such time as a
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period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an
20
additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense
21
against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles
22
or Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
23

(a-4) If an applicant for a driver's license or
24
instruction permit has a current identification card issued by
25
the Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the
26
applicant to utilize the same residence address and name on

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the identification card, driver's license, and instruction
2
permit records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may
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promulgate rules to implement this provision.
4

(a-5) If an applicant for a driver's license is an
5
employee of the Department of Children and Family Services
6
with a job title of "Child Protection Specialist Trainee",
7
"Child Protection Specialist", "Child Protection Advanced
8
Specialist", "Child Welfare Specialist Trainee", "Child
9
Welfare Specialist", or "Child Welfare Advanced Specialist" or
10
a judicial officer or a peace officer, the applicant may elect
11
to have his or her office or work address listed on the license
12
instead of the applicant's residence or mailing address. The
13
Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
14
subsection (a-5). For the purposes of this subsection (a-5),
15
"peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her
16
office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to
17
maintain public order or to make arrests for a violation of any
18
penal statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all
19
violations or is limited to specific violations.
20

(b) Until the Secretary of State establishes a First
21
Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry under Section
22
6-117 of this Code, the Secretary of State shall provide a
23
format on the reverse of each driver's license issued which
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the licensee may use to execute a document of gift conforming
25
to the provisions of the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. The
26
format shall allow the licensee to indicate the gift intended,

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whether specific organs, any organ, or the entire body, and
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shall accommodate the signatures of the donor and 2 witnesses.
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The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or licensee of
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this format, describe the procedure for its execution, and may
5
offer the necessary witnesses; provided that in so doing, the
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Secretary shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or
7
she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift. A
8
brochure explaining this method of executing an anatomical
9
gift document shall be given to each applicant or licensee.
10
The brochure shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or
11
she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift, and
12
that he or she may wish to consult with family, friends
,
or
13
clergy before doing so. The Secretary of State may undertake
14
additional efforts, including education and awareness
15
activities, to promote organ and tissue donation.
16

(c) The Secretary of State shall designate on each
17
driver's license issued a space where the licensee may place a
18
sticker or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may
19
specify, which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate
20
language that the owner of the license carries an Emergency
21
Medical Information Card.
22

The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital,
23
school, medical group, or association interested in assisting
24
in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but
25
shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or
26
regulation require.

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(d) The Secretary of State shall designate on each
2
driver's license issued a space where the licensee may
3
indicate his blood type and RH factor.
4

(e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each
5
original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee
6
under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from those
7
driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age and
8
older. The color designated for driver's licenses for
9
licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of
10
the Secretary of State.
11

(e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's
12
license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the
13
date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date
14
upon which the person becomes 21 years of age.
15

(e-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify
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military veterans living in this State for the purpose of
17
ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to
18
which they are legally entitled, including
health care

19
healthcare
, education assistance, and job placement. To assist
20
the State in identifying these veterans and delivering these
21
vital services and benefits, the Secretary of State is
22
authorized to issue drivers' licenses with the word "veteran"
23
appearing on the face of the licenses. This authorization is
24
predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may
25
not issue any other driver's license which identifies an
26
occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique

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characteristics of the license holder which is unrelated to
2
the purpose of the driver's license.
3

(e-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary
4
of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal
5
driver's license where, at the request of the applicant, the
6
word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation shall
7
be available to a person identified as a veteran under
8
subsection (e) of Section 6-106 of this Code who was
9
discharged or separated under honorable conditions.
10

(e-7) Upon providing
the
required documentation, at the
11
request of the applicant, the driver's license may reflect
12
Gold Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a
13
space on each original or renewal driver's license for such
14
designation. This designation shall be available to a person
15
eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of
16
Section 6-106 of this Code.
17

(f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois
18
licensed commercial motor vehicle operators of the
19
requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act,
20
Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to insure
21
that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial driver's
22
license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April 1, 1992, to
23
obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized to extend
24
driver's license expiration dates, and assign specific times,
25
dates and locations where these commercial driver's tests
26
shall be conducted. Any applicant, regardless of the current

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expiration date of the applicant's driver's license, may be
2
subject to any assignment by the Secretary. Failure to comply
3
with the Secretary's assignment may result in the applicant's
4
forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a commercial driver's
5
license prior to April 1, 1992.
6

(g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's
7
license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that
8
he or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the
9
Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for
10
health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney
11
Act.
12

(g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion,
13
may designate on each driver's license issued a space where
14
the licensee may place a sticker or decal, issued by the
15
Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may
16
specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the
17
owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license.
18

(h) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with the
19
terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any civil
20
action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding
21
for his or her act.
22

(i) The Secretary shall designate a space on each original
23
or renewal of a driver's license, at the request of the
24
applicant, for a designation as a Gold Star Family. This
25
designation shall be available to a person eligible for Gold
26
Star license plates under subsection (f) of Section 6-106 of

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this Code.
2
(Source: P.A. 103-888, eff. 8-9-24; 103-933, eff. 1-1-25;
3
revised 11-26-24.)

4

(625 ILCS 5/6-110.2)
5

Sec. 6-110.2.
Confidentiality of documents submitted with
6
an application for a driver's license.
Documents required to
7
be submitted with an application for a driver's license to
8
prove the applicant's identity (name and date of birth),
9
social security number or lack of a social security number,
10
written signature, residency, and, as applicable, citizenship
11
or immigration status
,

and
country of citizenship
, and
12
confirmation of an intellectual disability or autism spectrum
13
disorder
shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed
14
except to the following persons:
15

(1) the individual to whom the driver's license or
16

permit was issued, upon written request;
17

(2) officers and employees of the Secretary of State
18

who have a need to have access to the stored images for
19

purposes of issuing and controlling driver's licenses,
20

permits, or identification cards and investigation of
21

fraud or misconduct;
22

(3) law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal
23

law enforcement investigation, except as restricted by
24

Section 6-110.3;
25

(4) other entities that the Secretary may authorize by

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rule.
2
(Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24
.)

3

Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1,
4
2027.

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