Chapter 625 — VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/6-1006) Sec. 6-1006. Renewal of license; enhanced skills driving school instructor. The license of each enhanced skills driving school instructor may be renewed subject to the same conditions of the original license, and upon the payment of annual renewal license fee …

(625 ILCS 5/6-1007) Sec. 6-1007. Licenses; form and filing. All applications for renewal of an enhanced skills driving school license or instructor's license shall be on a form prescribed by the Secretary, and must be filed with the Secretary not less than 15 days preceding the e…

(625 ILCS 5/6-1008) Sec. 6-1008. Instructor's records. Every enhanced skills driving school shall keep records regarding instructors, students, courses, and equipment, as required by administrative rules prescribed by the Secretary. Such records shall be open to the inspection of…

(625 ILCS 5/6-1009) Sec. 6-1009. Denial, cancellation, suspension, revocation, and failure to renew license. The Secretary may deny, cancel, suspend or revoke, or refuse to renew any enhanced skills driving school license or any enhanced skills driving school instructor license: …

(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, an Ill…

(625 ILCS 5/6-101.5) Sec. 6-101.5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-1002, eff. 5-27-22. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-24.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-1010) Sec. 6-1010. Judicial review. The action of the Secretary in canceling, suspending, revoking, or denying any license under this Article shall be subject to judicial review in the Circuit Court of Sangamon County or the Circuit Court of Cook County, and the pro…

(625 ILCS 5/6-1011) Sec. 6-1011. Injunctions. If any person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation operates in violation of any provision of this Article, or any rule, regulation, order, or decision of the Secretary of State established under this Article, or in violatio…

(625 ILCS 5/6-1012) Sec. 6-1012. Rules and regulations. The Secretary is authorized to prescribe by rule standards for the eligibility, conduct, and operation of enhanced driver skills training schools, and instructors and to adopt other reasonable rules and regulations necessary…

(625 ILCS 5/6-1013) Sec. 6-1013. Deposit of fees. Fees collected under this Article shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of Section 2-119 of this Code. (Source: P.A. 99-127, eff. 1-1-16.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-102) Sec. 6-102. What persons are exempt. The following persons are exempt from the requirements of Section 6-101 and are not required to have an Illinois drivers license or permit if one or more of the following qualifying exemptions a…

(625 ILCS 5/6-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-103) Sec. 6-103. What persons shall not be licensed as drivers or granted permits. The Secretary of State shall not issue, renew, or allow the retention of any driver's license nor issue any permit under this Code: 1. To any person, as …

(625 ILCS 5/6-103.1) Sec. 6-103.1. New residents; out-of-state revocation. (a) The Secretary of State may not issue a driver's license to a nonresident who becomes a resident of this State while the new resident's driving privileges are revoked, under terms similar to those provi…

(625 ILCS 5/6-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-104) Sec. 6-104. Classification of Driver - Special Restrictions. (a) A driver's license issued under the authority of this Act shall indicate the classification for which the applicant therefor has qualified by examination or by such o…

(625 ILCS 5/6-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-105) Sec. 6-105. Instruction permits and temporary licenses for persons 18 years of age or older. (a) Except as provided in this Section, the Secretary of State upon receiving proper application and payment of the required fee may issue…

(625 ILCS 5/6-105.1) Sec. 6-105.1. Temporary visitor's driver's license. (a) The Secretary of State may issue a temporary visitor's driver's license to a foreign national who (i) resides in this State, (ii) is ineligible to obtain a social security number, and (iii) presents to t…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106) Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction permit. (a) Every application for any permit or license authorized to be issued under this Code shall be made upon a form furnished by the Secretary of State. Every application sha…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.1) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-256) Sec. 6-106.1. School bus driver permit. (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a school bus driver permit for the operation of first or second division vehicles being operated as school buses, a permit valid only for the op…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.11) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.11) (Text of Section from P.A. 97-224) Sec. 6-106.11. (a) Any individual, corporation, partnership or association, who through contractual arrangements with a school district transports students, teachers or other personnel of th…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.12) Sec. 6-106.12. Contracts requiring school bus driver permits. (a) No school district that contracts with any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other entity to transport students, teachers, or other personnel of that district for compensat…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.1a) Sec. 6-106.1a. Cancellation of school bus driver permit; trace of alcohol. (a) A person who has been issued a school bus driver permit by the Secretary of State in accordance with Section 6-106.1 of this Code and who drives or is in actual physical control o…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.1b) Sec. 6-106.1b. Loss of school bus driver permit privileges; failure or refusal to submit to chemical testing. Unless the loss of school bus driver permit privileges based upon consumption of alcohol by an individual who has been issued a school bus driver pe…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.1c) Sec. 6-106.1c. Reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing of school bus driver permit holders. (a) An employer of a school bus driver permit holder who holds a commercial driver's license and who works for the employer as a school bus driver and is theref…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.2) Sec. 6-106.2. Religious organization bus driver. A religious organization bus driver shall meet the following requirements: 1. is 21 years of age or older; 2. has a valid and properly classified driver's license issued by the S…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.3) Sec. 6-106.3. Senior citizen transportation - driver. A driver of a vehicle operated solely for the purpose of providing transportation for the elderly in connection with the activities of any public or private organization sha…

(625 ILCS 5/6-106.4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106.4) Sec. 6-106.4. For-profit ridesharing arrangement - driver. No person may drive a commuter van while it is being used for a for-profit ridesharing arrangement unless such person: (1) is 21 years of age or older; (2) has a valid …

(625 ILCS 5/6-107) Sec. 6-107. Graduated license. (a) The purpose of the Graduated Licensing Program is to develop safe and mature driving habits in young, inexperienced drivers and reduce or prevent motor vehicle crashes, fatalities, and injuries by: (1) providing for an increas…

(625 ILCS 5/6-107.1) Sec. 6-107.1. Instruction permit for a minor. (a) The Secretary of State, upon receiving proper application and payment of the required fee, may issue an instruction permit to any person under the age of 18 years who is not ineligible for a license under para…

(625 ILCS 5/6-107.2) Sec. 6-107.2. Rules for graduated licenses. The Secretary of State, using the authority to license motor vehicle operators, may adopt such rules as may be necessary to establish standards, policies, and procedures for graduated licenses. (Source: P.A. 90-369,…

(625 ILCS 5/6-107.3) Sec. 6-107.3. Distinct nature of driver's license dependent on age. The Secretary of State shall provide that each graduated driver's license and each regular driver's license issued to individuals under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from thos…

(625 ILCS 5/6-107.4) Sec. 6-107.4. Temporary driver's license; applicant under 18. The Secretary of State may issue a temporary driver's license to an applicant under the age of 18 permitting the operation of a motor vehicle when the Secretary of State is unable to produce a driv…

(625 ILCS 5/6-107.5) Sec. 6-107.5. Adult Driver Education Course. (a) The Secretary shall establish by rule the curriculum and designate the materials to be used in an adult driver education course. The course shall be at least 6 hours in length and shall include instruction on t…

(625 ILCS 5/6-108) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-108) Sec. 6-108. Cancellation of license issued to minor. (a) The Secretary of State shall cancel the license or permit of any minor under the age of 18 years in any of the following events: 1. Upon the verified written request of the p…

(625 ILCS 5/6-108.1) Sec. 6-108.1. Notice to Secretary; denial of license; persons under 18. (a) The State's Attorney must notify the Secretary of the charges pending against any person younger than 18 years of age who has been charged with a violation of this Code, the Criminal …

(625 ILCS 5/6-109) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-169) Sec. 6-109. Examination of applicants. (a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant for a driver's license or permit who has not been previously licensed as a driver under the laws of this State or any other state…

(625 ILCS 5/6-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-110) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-41) Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers. (a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every qualifying applicant a driver's license as applied for, which license shall bear a distinguishing number ass…

(625 ILCS 5/6-110.1) Sec. 6-110.1. Confidentiality of captured photographs or images. (a) The Secretary of State shall maintain a file on or contract to file all photographs and signatures obtained in the process of issuing a driver's license, permit, or identification card. Exce…

(625 ILCS 5/6-110.2) Sec. 6-110.2. Confidentiality of documents submitted with an application for a driver's license. Documents required to be submitted with an application for a driver's license to prove the applicant's identity (name and date of birth), social security number o…

(625 ILCS 5/6-110.3) Sec. 6-110.3. Restrictions on use of information for certain purposes. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not release or make accessible in any manner any highly restricted personal information as defined in Section 1-125.9 or p…

(625 ILCS 5/6-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-112) Sec. 6-112. License and Permits to be carried and exhibited on demand. Every licensee or permittee shall have his drivers license or permit in his immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and, for the purpos…

(625 ILCS 5/6-113) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-113) Sec. 6-113. Restricted licenses and permits. (a) The Secretary of State upon issuing a drivers license or permit shall have the authority whenever good cause appears to impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's driving ability…

(625 ILCS 5/6-114) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-114) Sec. 6-114. Duplicate and Corrected Licenses and Permits. In the event that a drivers license or permit issued under the provisions of this Act is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the same was issued may upon application and p…

(625 ILCS 5/6-115) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115) Sec. 6-115. Expiration of driver's license. (a) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every driver's license issued under the provisions of this Code shall expire 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at such later date…

(625 ILCS 5/6-116) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-116) Sec. 6-116. Notice of Change of Residence Address or Legal Name. (a) Whenever any person after applying for or receiving a drivers license or permit moves from the residence address named in such application or on the license or pe…

(625 ILCS 5/6-116.5) Sec. 6-116.5. Driver's duty to report medical condition. Every driver shall report to the Secretary any medical condition, as defined by the Driver's License Medical Review Law of 1992, that is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability to s…

(625 ILCS 5/6-117) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-117) Sec. 6-117. Records to be kept by the Secretary of State. (a) The Secretary of State shall file every application for a license or permit accepted under this Chapter, and shall maintain suitable indexes thereof. The records of the …

(625 ILCS 5/6-117.1) Sec. 6-117.1. Prohibited use of driver's license information. (a) When information is obtained from a driver's license to identify or prove the age of the holder of the license, or in the course of a commercial transaction, that information may be used only f…

(625 ILCS 5/6-117.2) Sec. 6-117.2. Emergency contact database. (a) The Secretary of State shall establish a database of the emergency contacts of persons who hold a driver's license, instruction permit, or any other type of driving permit issued by the Secretary of State. Informa…

(625 ILCS 5/6-118) Sec. 6-118. Fees. (a) The fees for licenses and permits under this Article are as follows: Original 4-year driver's license.......................$30 Original 8-year driver's license issued under subsection (a-3) of Section 6-115..................$60 Original d…

(625 ILCS 5/6-119) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-119) Sec. 6-119. When fees returnable-drivers license. (a) Whenever any application to the Secretary of State for a driver's license or permit under this Article is accompanied by any fee as required by law and such application is refus…