Chapter 625 — VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/6-120) Sec. 6-120. Inter-agency agreement for information. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the Secretary of State shall enter into an inter-agency agreement with the Department of Children and Family Services to establish a procedure by which employe…

(625 ILCS 5/6-121) Sec. 6-121. Issuance of confidential drivers' licenses. (a) Requirements for use of confidential drivers' licenses. Confidential drivers' licenses may be issued to local, state, and federal government agencies for bona fide law enforcement purposes. The drivers…

(625 ILCS 5/6-122) Sec. 6-122. Expedited driver's license. The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited process for the issuance of a driver's license. The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the issuance of an expedited driver's license, to be set by rule, not to…

(625 ILCS 5/6-201) Sec. 6-201. Authority to cancel licenses and permits. (a) The Secretary of State is authorized to cancel any license or permit upon determining that the holder thereof: 1. was not entitled to the issuance thereof hereunder; or 2. failed to give the required or …

(625 ILCS 5/6-202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-202) Sec. 6-202. Non-residents and Unlicensed Persons-Revocation and Suspension-Reporting Convictions. (a) The privilege of driving a motor vehicle on highways of this State given to a nonresident hereunder and the privilege which an un…

(625 ILCS 5/6-203) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-203) Sec. 6-203. Suspending or revoking license or privilege upon conviction in another state. The Secretary of State is authorized to suspend or revoke the license of any resident of this State or the privilege of a nonresident to driv…

(625 ILCS 5/6-203.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-203.1) Sec. 6-203.1. (a) The Secretary of State is authorized to suspend, for the period set forth in Section 6-208.1, the driving privileges of persons arrested in another state for driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug …

(625 ILCS 5/6-204) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-204) Sec. 6-204. When court to forward license and reports. (a) For the purpose of providing to the Secretary of State the records essential to the performance of the Secretary's duties under this Code to cancel, revoke or suspend the d…

(625 ILCS 5/6-205) Sec. 6-205. Mandatory revocation of license or permit; hardship cases. (a) Except as provided in this Section, the Secretary of State shall immediately revoke the license, permit, or driving privileges of any driver upon receiving a report of the driver's convi…

(625 ILCS 5/6-205.1) Sec. 6-205.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99. Repealed by P.A. 92-458, eff. 8-22-01.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-205.2) Sec. 6-205.2. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13. Repealed by P.A. 101-623, eff. 7-1-20.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-206) (Text of Section from P.A. 103-1071) Sec. 6-206. Discretionary authority to suspend or revoke license or permit; right to a hearing. (a) The Secretary of State is authorized to suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any person without preliminary hearing u…

(625 ILCS 5/6-206.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206.1) Sec. 6-206.1. Monitoring Device Driving Permit. Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared a policy of the State of Illinois that the driver who is impaired by alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compoun…

(625 ILCS 5/6-206.2) Sec. 6-206.2. Violations relating to an ignition interlock device. (a) It is unlawful for any person whose driving privilege is restricted by being prohibited from operating a motor vehicle not equipped with an ignition interlock device to operate a motor veh…

(625 ILCS 5/6-207) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-207) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-169) Sec. 6-207. Secretary of State may require reexamination or reissuance of a license. (a) The Secretary of State, having good cause to believe that a licensed driver or person holdi…

(625 ILCS 5/6-208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-208) Sec. 6-208. Period of suspension - application after revocation. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this Code or any other law of this State, the Secretary of State shall not suspend a driver's license, permit, or privilege to dri…

(625 ILCS 5/6-208.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-208.1) Sec. 6-208.1. Period of statutory summary alcohol, other drug, or intoxicating compound related suspension or revocation. (a) Unless the statutory summary suspension has been rescinded, any person whose privilege to drive a mot…

(625 ILCS 5/6-208.2) Sec. 6-208.2. Restoration of driving privileges; persons under age 21. (a) Unless the suspension based upon consumption of alcohol by a minor or refusal to submit to testing has been rescinded by the Secretary of State in accordance with item (c)(3) of Sectio…

(625 ILCS 5/6-209) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-209) Sec. 6-209. Notice of Cancellation, Suspension or Revocation - Surrender and Return of License. The Secretary of State upon cancelling, suspending or revoking a license or permit shall immediately notify the holder thereof in writi…

(625 ILCS 5/6-209.1) Sec. 6-209.1. Restoration of driving privileges; revocation; suspension; cancellation. (a) The Secretary shall rescind the suspension or cancellation of a person's driver's license that has been suspended or canceled before July 1, 2020 (the effective date of…

(625 ILCS 5/6-210) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-210) Sec. 6-210. No operation under foreign license during suspension or revocation in this State. Any resident or nonresident whose drivers license or permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or r…

(625 ILCS 5/6-211) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-211) Sec. 6-211. Secretary of State to Administer Act-Notices Required. (a) The Secretary of State shall administer the provisions of this Chapter and may make and enforce rules and regulations relating to its administration. (b) The Se…

(625 ILCS 5/6-212) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-212) Sec. 6-212. Court Review. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of f…

(625 ILCS 5/6-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-301) Sec. 6-301. Unlawful use of license or permit. (a) It is a violation of this Section for any person: 1. To display or cause to be displayed or have in his possession any cancelled, revoked or suspended license or permit; 2. To lend…

(625 ILCS 5/6-301.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-301.1) Sec. 6-301.1. Fictitious or unlawfully altered driver's license or permit. (a) As used in this Section: 1. "A fictitious driver's license or permit" means any issued license or permit for which a computerized number and file ha…

(625 ILCS 5/6-301.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-301.2) Sec. 6-301.2. Fraudulent driver's license or permit. (a) (Blank). (b) It is a violation of this Section for any person: 1. To knowingly possess any fraudulent driver's license or permit; 2. To knowingly possess, display or caus…

(625 ILCS 5/6-301.3) Sec. 6-301.3. Invalidation of a driver's license or permit. (a) The Secretary of State may invalidate a driver's license or permit: (1) when the holder voluntarily surrenders the license or permit and declares his or her intention to do so in writing to the S…

(625 ILCS 5/6-302) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-302) Sec. 6-302. Making false application or affidavit - perjury. (a) It is a violation of this Section for any person: 1. To display or present any document for the purpose of making application for a driver's license or permit knowing…

(625 ILCS 5/6-303) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-303) Sec. 6-303. Driving while driver's license, permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (a-5) or (a-7), any person who drives or is in actual physical cont…

(625 ILCS 5/6-304) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-304) Sec. 6-304. Permitting unauthorized person to drive. No person shall cause, authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or under his control to be driven upon any highway by any person who is not authorized hereunder…

(625 ILCS 5/6-304.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-304.1) Sec. 6-304.1. Permitting a driver under the influence to operate a motor vehicle. No person shall knowingly cause, authorize, or permit a motor vehicle owned by, or under the control of, such person to be driven or operated upo…

(625 ILCS 5/6-305) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-305) Sec. 6-305. Renting motor vehicle to another. (a) No person shall rent a motor vehicle to any other person unless the latter person, or a driver designated by a nondriver with disabilities and meeting any minimum age and driver's r…

(625 ILCS 5/6-305.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-305.1) Sec. 6-305.1. Unlawful subleasing of a motor vehicle. (a) It is unlawful for any person who is not a party to a lease contract, conditional sale contract, or security agreement which transfers any right or interest in a motor v…

(625 ILCS 5/6-305.2) Sec. 6-305.2. Limited liability for damage. (a) Damage to private passenger vehicle. A person who rents a motor vehicle to another may hold the renter liable for physical or mechanical damage to the rented motor vehicle that occurs during the time the motor v…

(625 ILCS 5/6-305.3) Sec. 6-305.3. Vehicle license cost recovery fee. (a) As used in this Section: "Motor vehicle rental company" means a person or entity whose primary business is renting motor vehicles to the public for 30 days or less. "Inspect" or "inspection" means a vehicle…

(625 ILCS 5/6-306.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.3) Sec. 6-306.3. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08. Repealed by P.A. 98-870, eff. 1-1-15.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-306.4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.4) Sec. 6-306.4. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08. Repealed by P.A. 100-674, eff. 1-1-19.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-306.5) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.5) Sec. 6-306.5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 102-588, eff. 8-20-21. Repealed by P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-306.6) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.6) Sec. 6-306.6. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-178, eff. 1-1-14. Repealed by P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-306.7) Sec. 6-306.7. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 94-218, eff. 7-1-06. Repealed by P.A. 101-623, eff. 7-1-20)

(625 ILCS 5/6-306.8) Sec. 6-306.8. Failure to satisfy fines or penalties for toll bridge violations; suspension of driving privileges. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon the Secretary's receipt of a report, as described in subsection (b), from a private tolling aut…

(625 ILCS 5/6-307) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-307) Sec. 6-307. Injunctions. If any person operates in violation of any provision of this Chapter, or any rule, regulation, order or decision of the Secretary of State, or of any term, condition or limitation of any license, the Secret…

(625 ILCS 5/6-308) Sec. 6-308. Procedures for traffic violations. (a) Any person cited for violating this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance for which a violation is a petty offense as defined by Section 5-1-17 of the Unified Code of Corrections, excluding business …

(625 ILCS 5/6-401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-401) Sec. 6-401. Driver training schools-license required. (a) No person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall operate a driver training school or engage in the business of giving instruction for hire or for a fee in (1) …

(625 ILCS 5/6-402) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-402) Sec. 6-402. Qualifications of driver training schools. In order to qualify for a license to operate a driver training school, each applicant must: (a) be of good moral character; (b) be at least 21 years of age; (c) maintain an est…

(625 ILCS 5/6-403) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-403) Sec. 6-403. Established Place of Business. The established place of business of each driver training school must be owned or leased by the driver training school and regularly occupied and primarily used by that driver training sch…

(625 ILCS 5/6-404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-404) Sec. 6-404. Location of Schools. The established place of business of each driver training school must be located in a district which is zoned for business or commercial purposes. The driver training school office must have a perma…

(625 ILCS 5/6-405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-405) Sec. 6-405. Restrictions of Locations. The established place of business, or branch office, branch class room or advertised address of any driver training school shall not consist of or include a house trailer, residence, tent, tem…

(625 ILCS 5/6-406) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-406) Sec. 6-406. Required Facilities. (a) The established place of business of each driver training school must consist of at least the following permanent facilities: (1) An office facility; (2) A class room facility. (b) The main clas…

(625 ILCS 5/6-407) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-407) Sec. 6-407. Locations and State Facilities. No office or place of business of a driver training school shall be established within 1,500 feet of any building used as an office by any department of the Secretary of State having to d…