Chapter 625 — VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/6-408) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-408) Sec. 6-408. Records. All driver training schools licensed by the Secretary of State must maintain a permanent record of instructions given to each student. The record must contain the name of the school and the name of the student,…

(625 ILCS 5/6-408.5) Sec. 6-408.5. Courses for students or high school dropouts; limitation. (a) No driver training school or driving training instructor licensed under this Act may request a certificate of completion from the Secretary of State as provided in Section 6-411 for a…

(625 ILCS 5/6-409) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-409) Sec. 6-409. Display of License. Each driver training school must display at a prominent place in its main office all of the following: (a) The State license issued to the school; (b) The names and addresses and State instructors li…

(625 ILCS 5/6-410) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-410) Sec. 6-410. Vehicle inspections. The Department of Transportation shall provide for the inspection of all motor vehicles used for driver training, and shall issue a safety inspection sticker provided: (a) The motor vehicle has been…

(625 ILCS 5/6-411) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-411) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-260) Sec. 6-411. Qualifications of Driver Training Instructors. In order to qualify for a license as an instructor for a driving school, an applicant must: (a) Be of good moral character; (b) Authoriz…

(625 ILCS 5/6-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-412) Sec. 6-412. Issuance of Licenses to Driver Training Schools and Driver Training Instructors. The Secretary of State shall issue a license certificate to each applicant to conduct a driver training school or to each driver training …

(625 ILCS 5/6-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-413) Sec. 6-413. Expiration of Licenses. All outstanding licenses issued to any driver training school or driver training instructor under this Act shall expire by operation of law 24 months from the date of issuance, unless sooner canc…

(625 ILCS 5/6-414) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-414) Sec. 6-414. Renewal of Licenses. The license of each driver training school may be renewed subject to the same conditions as the original license, and upon the payment of a renewal license fee of $500 and $50 for each renewal of a …

(625 ILCS 5/6-415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-415) Sec. 6-415. Renewal Fee. The license of each driver training instructor may be renewed subject to the same conditions of the original license, and upon the payment of annual renewal license fee of $70. (Source: P.A. 96-740, eff. 1-…

(625 ILCS 5/6-416) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-416) Sec. 6-416. Licenses: Form and Filing. All applications for renewal of a driver training school license or driver training instructor's license shall be on a form prescribed by the Secretary, and must be filed with the Secretary no…

(625 ILCS 5/6-417) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-417) Sec. 6-417. Instructor's license. Each driver training instructor's license shall authorize the licensee to instruct only at or for the driver training school indicated on the license. The Secretary shall not issue a driver trainin…

(625 ILCS 5/6-418) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-418) Sec. 6-418. Instructor's Records. Every licensee shall keep a record showing the name and address of each person given instruction and the instruction permit or driver's license number of every person given instruction in the drivi…

(625 ILCS 5/6-419) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-419) Sec. 6-419. Rules and regulations. The Secretary is authorized to prescribe by rule standards for the eligibility, conduct and operation of driver training schools, and instructors and to adopt other reasonable rules and regulation…

(625 ILCS 5/6-420) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-420) Sec. 6-420. Denial, cancellation, suspension, revocation and failure to renew license. The Secretary may deny, cancel, suspend or revoke, or refuse to renew any driver training school license or any driver training instructor licen…

(625 ILCS 5/6-421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-421) Sec. 6-421. Judicial Review. The action of the Secretary in cancelling, suspending, revoking or denying any license under this Act shall be subject to judicial review in the Circuit Court of Sangamon County or the Circuit Court of …

(625 ILCS 5/6-422) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-422) Sec. 6-422. Prior law and licenses thereunder. This Act shall not affect the validity of any outstanding license issued to any driver training school or driver training instructor by the Secretary of State under any prior law, nor …

(625 ILCS 5/6-423) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-423) Sec. 6-423. 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 5/6-424) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-424) Sec. 6-424. Injunctions. If any person 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 violation of any term, condi…

(625 ILCS 5/6-500) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500) Sec. 6-500. Definitions of words and phrases. Notwithstanding the definitions set forth elsewhere in this Code, for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act (UCDLA), the words and phrases listed below have the meanin…

(625 ILCS 5/6-500.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500.1) Sec. 6-500.1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act or "UCDLA". (Source: P.A. 86-845.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-500.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-500.2) Sec. 6-500.2. Statement of intent and purpose. The purpose of this UCDLA is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA) (Title XII of Pub. Law 99-570) and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehi…

(625 ILCS 5/6-501) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-501) Sec. 6-501. Commercial drivers - permitted only one driver's license. No person who drives a commercial motor vehicle, on the highways, shall have more than one driver's license. Any person convicted of violating this Section shall…

(625 ILCS 5/6-502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-502) Sec. 6-502. Commercial motor vehicle drivers - reporting of traffic violations to the Secretary of State. When required by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, every person who has been issued an Illinois non-domiciled …

(625 ILCS 5/6-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-503) Sec. 6-503. Commercial motor vehicle drivers - reporting of traffic violations to employer. Every person who is a domiciliary of this State or who has been issued an Illinois non-domiciled CLP or non-domiciled CDL and drives a comm…

(625 ILCS 5/6-504) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-504) Sec. 6-504. Commercial motor vehicle drivers - other reporting requirements. All drivers of commercial motor vehicles licensed or domiciled in Illinois: (1) who have their driving privileges suspended, revoked or cancelled by any s…

(625 ILCS 5/6-505) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-505) Sec. 6-505. Commercial motor vehicle driver - duty to report certain previous employment to potential employer. Each person who applies for employment as a driver of a commercial motor vehicle, with any employer, shall notify such …

(625 ILCS 5/6-506) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-506) Sec. 6-506. Commercial motor vehicle driver - employer/owner responsibilities. (a) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall allow, permit, authorize, or require an employee to drive a commercial motor vehicle on the high…

(625 ILCS 5/6-507) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-507) Sec. 6-507. Commercial Driver's License (CDL) or Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP) required. (a) Except as expressly permitted by this UCDLA, or when driving pursuant to the issuance of a commercial learner's permit and accompanied…

(625 ILCS 5/6-507.5) Sec. 6-507.5. Application for Commercial Learner's Permit (CLP). (a) The application for a CLP must include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) the driver applicant's full legal name and current Illinois domiciliary address, unless the driver applicant…

(625 ILCS 5/6-508) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-508) Sec. 6-508. Commercial Driver's License (CDL); qualification standards. (a) Testing. (1) General. No person shall be issued an original or renewal CDL unless that person is domiciled in this State or is applying for a non-domiciled…

(625 ILCS 5/6-508.1) Sec. 6-508.1. Medical examiner's certificate. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a CMV in non-excepted interstate commerce unless the person holds a CLP or CDL and is medically certified as physically qualified to do so. (b) No person who has ce…

(625 ILCS 5/6-508.5) Sec. 6-508.5. Drug and alcohol clearinghouse. (a) No driver who has engaged in conduct prohibited by subpart B of 49 CFR 382 shall perform safety-sensitive functions, including driving a commercial motor vehicle, unless the driver has met the return-to-duty r…

(625 ILCS 5/6-509) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-509) Sec. 6-509. Non-domiciled commercial learner's permit and non-domiciled commercial driver's license. (a) The Secretary of State may issue a non-domiciled CLP or non-domiciled CDL to a domiciliary of a foreign jurisdiction if the Un…

(625 ILCS 5/6-510) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-510) Sec. 6-510. Application for Commercial Driver's License (CDL). The application for a CDL must include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) the driver applicant's full legal name and current Illinois domiciliary address, unles…

(625 ILCS 5/6-511) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-511) Sec. 6-511. Change of legal name or domiciliary address. (a) All persons to whom a CLP or CDL has been issued, shall notify the Driver Services Department of the Secretary of State's Office within 10 days of any change in domicilia…

(625 ILCS 5/6-512) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-512) Sec. 6-512. Unlawful operation of a commercial motor vehicle pursuant to a non-Illinois issued CLP or CDL. No person, after becoming a domiciliary of this State for 30 days or more, shall drive a commercial motor vehicle on the hig…

(625 ILCS 5/6-512.5) Sec. 6-512.5. Commercial Learner's Permit or CLP. (a) The content of the CLP shall include, but is not limited to, the following: (1) A CLP shall be distinctly marked "Commercial Learner's Permit" or "CLP" and that it is invalid unless accompanied by the unde…

(625 ILCS 5/6-513) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-513) Sec. 6-513. Commercial Driver's License or CDL. The content of the CDL shall include, but is not limited to the following: (a) A CDL shall be distinctly marked "Commercial Driver's License" or "CDL". It must include, but is not lim…

(625 ILCS 5/6-514) Sec. 6-514. Commercial driver's license (CDL); commercial learner's permit (CLP); disqualifications. (a) A person shall be disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of not less than 12 months for the first violation of: (1) Refusing to s…

(625 ILCS 5/6-515) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-515) Sec. 6-515. Prohibitions against a person driving a commercial motor vehicle while having any alcohol, other drug, or both in such person's system. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Code, a person shall not drive a c…

(625 ILCS 5/6-516) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-516) Sec. 6-516. Implied consent requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers. (a) Effective April 1, 1992, any person who drives a commercial motor vehicle upon the highways is hereby deemed to have given consent to submit to a te…

(625 ILCS 5/6-517) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-517) Sec. 6-517. Commercial driver; implied consent warnings. (a) Any person driving a commercial motor vehicle who is requested by a police officer, pursuant to Section 6-516, to submit to a chemical test or tests to determine the alco…

(625 ILCS 5/6-518) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-518) Sec. 6-518. Notification of traffic convictions. (a) Within 5 days after receiving a report of an Illinois conviction, or other verified evidence, of any driver who has been issued a CLP or CDL by another State or has been issued a…

(625 ILCS 5/6-519) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-519) Sec. 6-519. Driving Record Information To Be Furnished. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the Secretary of State shall furnish the following information regarding a commercial driver's driving record: all …

(625 ILCS 5/6-520) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-520) Sec. 6-520. CDL disqualification or out-of-service order; hearing. (a) A disqualification of commercial driving privileges by the Secretary of State, pursuant to this UCDLA, shall not become effective until the person is notified i…

(625 ILCS 5/6-521) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-521) Sec. 6-521. Rulemaking authority. (a) The Secretary of State, using the authority to license motor vehicle operators under this Code, may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to establish standards, policies, and pr…

(625 ILCS 5/6-522) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-522) Sec. 6-522. Authority to Enter Agreements. The Secretary of State may enter into or make agreements, arrangements, or declarations to carry out the provisions of this UCDLA. (Source: P.A. 86-845.)

(625 ILCS 5/6-523) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-523) Sec. 6-523. Reciprocity. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person may drive a commercial motor vehicle in this State if the person has a valid CDL, non-domiciled CDL, CLP, or non-domiciled CLP issued by another State o…

(625 ILCS 5/6-524) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-524) Sec. 6-524. Penalties. (a) Every person convicted of violating any provision of this UCDLA for which another penalty is not provided shall for a first offense be guilty of a petty offense; and for a second conviction for any offens…

(625 ILCS 5/6-525) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-525) Sec. 6-525. Severability. The provisions of this UCDLA shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this UCDLA is declared to be contrary to the Constitutions of this State, or of the United States, such u…