Public Act 104-0169
 
HB1226 EnrolledLRB104 07630 LNS 17674 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 Sections 6-109, 6-207, and 6-911 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-109)
    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 or country, or any applicant for renewal of such 
driver's license or permit when such license or permit has 
been expired for more than one year. The Secretary of State 
shall, subject to the provisions of paragraph (c), examine 
every licensed driver at least every 8 years, and may examine 
or re-examine any other applicant or licensed driver, provided 
that during the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a 
license for 3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7 
years or more than every 10 years.
    The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the 
eyesight of any driver's license or permit applicant who has 
not been previously licensed as a driver under the laws of this 
State and shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide 
for the orderly administration of all the provisions of this 
Section.
    The Secretary of State shall include at least one test 
question that concerns the provisions of the Pedestrians with 
Disabilities Safety Act in the question pool used for the 
written portion of the driver's license examination within one 
year after July 22, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 
96-1167). 
    The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool 
used for the written portion of the driver's license 
examination, test questions concerning safe driving in the 
presence of bicycles, of which one may be concerning the Dutch 
Reach method as described in Section 2-112. 
    The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool 
used for the written portion of the driver's license 
examination, at least one test question concerning driver 
responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency 
vehicle as described in Section 11-907. If an applicant gives 
an incorrect response to a test question concerning subsection 
(c) of Section 11-907, Section 11-907.5, or subsection (a-1) 
of Section 11-908, then the Secretary of State shall provide 
the applicant with information concerning those Sections. 
    (b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph 
(c), such examination shall include a test of the applicant's 
eyesight, his or her ability to read and understand official 
traffic control devices, his or her knowledge of safe driving 
practices and the traffic laws of this State, and may include 
an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise 
ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor 
vehicle, and such further physical and mental examination as 
the Secretary of State finds necessary to determine the 
applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely on the 
highways, except the examination of an applicant 75 years of 
age or older or, if the Secretary adopts rules under Section 37 
of the Secretary of State Act to raise the age requirement for 
actual demonstrations, the examination of an applicant who has 
attained that increased age or is older shall include an 
actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise 
ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor 
vehicle. All portions of written and verbal examinations under 
this Section, excepting where the English language appears on 
facsimiles of road signs, may be given in the Spanish language 
and, at the discretion of the Secretary of State, in any other 
language as well as in English upon request of the examinee. 
Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are not prohibited 
from being issued a license, other than a commercial driver's 
license, under this Code.
    (c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of 
renewing their driver's license possess a driving record 
devoid of any convictions of traffic violations or evidence of 
committing an offense for which mandatory revocation would be 
required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time 
of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary in 
order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a 
motor vehicle, except that every applicant for the renewal of 
a driver's license who is 79 75 years of age or older must 
renew in person, and or, if the Secretary adopts rules under 
Section 37 of the Secretary of State Act to raise the age 
requirement for actual demonstrations, every applicant for the 
renewal of a driver's license who is 87 years of age or has 
attained that increased age or is older or who is 75 years of 
age or older and holds a commercial driver's license must 
prove, by an actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to 
exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor 
vehicle.
    (d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the 
provisions of Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the 
Secretary of State shall make provision for giving an 
examination, either in the county where the applicant resides 
or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient to the 
applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said 
application is received.
    (e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the 
use of foreign language interpreters during the application 
and examination process. 
(Source: P.A. 103-140, eff. 6-30-23; 103-680, eff. 1-1-25.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-207)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-207)
    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 holding a permit or applying 
for a license or license renewal is incompetent or otherwise 
not qualified to hold a license or permit, may upon written 
notice of at least 5 days to the person require the person to 
submit to an examination, including, but not limited to, a 
physical, mental, or driving examination, as prescribed by the 
Secretary.
    Refusal or neglect of the person to submit an alcohol, 
drug, or intoxicating compound evaluation or submit to or 
failure to successfully complete the examination is grounds 
for suspension of the person's license or permit under Section 
6-206 of this Act or cancellation of his license or permit 
under Section 6-201 of this Act.
    (b) The Secretary of State, having issued a driver's 
license or permit in error, may upon written notice of at least 
5 days to the person, require the person to appear at a Driver 
Services facility to have the license or permit error 
corrected and a new license or permit issued.
    Refusal or neglect of the person to appear is grounds for 
cancellation of the person's license or permit under Section 
6-201 of this Act.
    (c) The Secretary of State, having issued a driver's 
license or permit to a person who subsequently becomes 
ineligible to retain that license or permit as currently 
issued, may, upon written notice of at least 5 days to the 
person, require the person to appear at a Driver Services 
facility to have the license or permit corrected and a new 
license or permit issued. 
    (d) The Secretary of State, having good cause to believe 
that a driver's license or permit was issued based on invalid, 
fictitious, or fraudulent documents, may upon written notice 
of at least 5 days require the person to appear at a Driver 
Services facility to present valid documents for verification 
of identity. Refusal or neglect of the person to appear shall 
result in cancellation of the person's license or permit. 
    (e) Under 49 C.F.R. 383.73, if the Secretary of State 
receives credible information that a CLP or CDL was issued and 
fraud was committed relating to the issuance of the CLP or CDL, 
the Secretary shall require the CLP or CDL holder to re-submit 
to all testing required for the issuance of the CLP or CDL 
(written, pre-trip, skills, and road exams). Upon written 
notification by the Secretary, the holder shall have 5 days to 
submit to re-examination. Failure to appear or successfully 
complete the examination shall result in the cancellation of 
the CLP or CDL under Section 6-201 of this Act. 
    (f) The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement 
this Section. 
(Source: P.A. 97-229, eff. 7-28-11; 98-176 (see Section 10 of 
P.A. 98-722 and Section 10 of P.A. 99-414 for the effective 
date of changes made by P.A. 98-176).)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/6-911)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-911)
    Sec. 6-911. Information submitted by medical 
practitioners; police officers; State's attorneys; or members 
of the judiciary; or immediate family members. Any qualified 
medical practitioner, commissioned police officer, State's 
attorney, or member of the judiciary acting in his or her 
official capacity, or immediate family member may submit 
information to the Secretary relative to the medical condition 
of a person, including suspected chronic alcoholism or 
habitual use of narcotics or dangerous drugs, if the condition 
interferes with the person's ability to operate a motor 
vehicle safely. Persons reporting under this Section shall 
enjoy the same immunities granted members of the Board under 
Section 6-910. Information must be submitted in writing in a 
manner and form approved by the Secretary and shall include 
the name of the person submitting the information. The 
Secretary may not accept or act on anonymous reports. The 
information submitted pursuant to this Section is confidential 
under Sections 2-123 and 6-908 of this Code. 
    For purposes of this Section, "immediate family member" 
means spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, or child. 
(Source: P.A. 87-1249.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
2026.