Bill Text: IL HB2989 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that when a person reports to the Secretary of State that a licensed driver or person holding a permit or applying for a license or renewal is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to hold a permit, the Secretary shall advise the reporting person that unless he or she is a family member of the affected driver, the reporting person's identity shall be provided to the affected driver upon request. Provides that at the request of a driver required to submit to a re-examination, the Secretary shall, if applicable, provide the name of the person who reported the driver to the Secretary. Provides that if the driver was reported by a family member, the Secretary shall inform the driver that the report was made by an unnamed family member. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-01 - Tabled [HB2989 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2989-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 6-207 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/6-207) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-207)
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7 | Sec. 6-207. Secretary of State may require reexamination or | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | reissuance of a
license. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) The Secretary of State, having good cause to believe | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | that a licensed
driver or person holding a permit or applying | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | for a license or license
renewal is incompetent or otherwise | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | not qualified to hold a license or
permit, may upon written | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | notice of at least 5 days to the person require the
person to | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | submit to an examination as prescribed by the Secretary.
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15 | Refusal or neglect of the person to submit an alcohol, | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | drug, or
intoxicating compound evaluation or
submit to or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | failure to successfully complete the examination is
grounds for | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | suspension of the person's license or permit under
Section | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 6-206 of this Act or cancellation of his license or permit | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | under
Section 6-201 of this Act.
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21 | When a person reports to the Secretary of State that a | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | licensed driver or person holding a permit or applying for a | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | license or renewal is incompetent or otherwise not qualified to |
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1 | hold a permit, the Secretary shall advise the reporting person | ||||||
2 | that unless he or she is a family member of the affected | ||||||
3 | driver, the reporting person's identity shall be provided to | ||||||
4 | the affected driver upon request. For purposes of this | ||||||
5 | subsection (a), "family member" has the same definition as | ||||||
6 | provided in subsection (6) of Section 103 of the Illinois | ||||||
7 | Domestic Violence Act of 1986. | ||||||
8 | At the request of a driver required to submit to an | ||||||
9 | examination pursuant to this subsection (a), the Secretary | ||||||
10 | shall, if applicable, provide the name of the person or persons | ||||||
11 | who reported the driver to the Secretary. If the driver was | ||||||
12 | reported by a family member, the Secretary shall inform the | ||||||
13 | driver that the report was made by an unnamed family member. | ||||||
14 | (b) The Secretary of State, having issued a driver's | ||||||
15 | license or
permit in error, may upon written notice of at least | ||||||
16 | 5 days to the person,
require the person to appear at a Driver | ||||||
17 | Services facility to have the
license or permit error corrected | ||||||
18 | and a new license or permit issued.
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19 | Refusal or neglect of the person to appear is grounds for | ||||||
20 | cancellation of
the person's license or permit under Section | ||||||
21 | 6-201 of this Act.
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22 | (c) The Secretary of State, having issued a driver's | ||||||
23 | license or permit to a person who subsequently becomes | ||||||
24 | ineligible to retain that license or permit as currently | ||||||
25 | issued, may, upon written notice of at least 5 days to the | ||||||
26 | person, require the person to appear at a Driver Services |
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1 | facility to have the license or permit corrected and a new | ||||||
2 | license or permit issued.
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3 | (d) The Secretary of State, having good cause to believe | ||||||
4 | that a driver's license or permit was issued based on invalid, | ||||||
5 | fictitious, or fraudulent documents, may upon written notice of | ||||||
6 | at least 5 days require the person to appear at a Driver | ||||||
7 | Services facility to present valid documents for verification | ||||||
8 | of identity. Refusal or neglect of the person to appear shall | ||||||
9 | result in cancellation of the person's license or permit. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 97-229, eff. 7-28-11.)
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11 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
12 | becoming law.
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