Bill Text: IL SB3985 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Extends the term for a driver's license to 6 years (from 4 years). Increases the fee for an original or renewal driver's license from $30 to $45. Makes corresponding changes. Effective January 1, 2025.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-10 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB3985 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB3985-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB3985 Introduced 1/21/2022, by Sen. Dan McConchie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/6-115 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115
625 ILCS 5/6-118
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Extends the term for a driver's license to 6 years (from 4 years). Increases the fee for an original or renewal driver's license from $30 to $45. Makes corresponding changes. Effective January 1, 2025.
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A BILL FOR
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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 6-115 and 6-118 as follows:
(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 6 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at
such later date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule
and regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months; in
the event that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license
fails to apply prior to the expiration date of the previous
driver's license, the renewal driver's license shall expire 6
4 years from the expiration date of the previous driver's
license, or at such later date as the Secretary of State may by
proper rule and regulation designate, not to exceed 12
calendar months.
The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a person not
previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's license
which will expire not less than 6 4 years nor more than 7 5
years from date of issuance, except as provided elsewhere in

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this Section.
(a-5) Every driver's license issued under this Code to an
applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent
resident, or an individual who has an approved application for
asylum in the United States or has entered the United States in
refugee status, shall expire on whichever is the earlier date
of the following:
(1) as provided under subsection (a), (f), (g), or (i)
of this Section;
(2) on the date the applicant's authorized stay in the
United States terminates; or
(3) if the applicant's authorized stay is indefinite
and the applicant is applying for a Limited Term REAL ID
compliant driver's license, one year from the date of
issuance of the license.
(a-10) Every REAL ID compliant driver's license issued
under this Code to an applicant who is not a United States
citizen or permanent resident, or an individual who has an
approved application for asylum in the United States or has
entered the United States in refugee status, shall be marked
"Limited Term".
(b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except
those licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or
3 months after the individual's 21st birthday, the holder
thereof may apply for a renewal thereof, subject to all the
provisions of Section 6-103, and the Secretary of State may

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require an examination of the applicant. A licensee whose
driver's license expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months
after his 21st birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his
driving privileges until he reaches the age of 21.
(c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the
expiration of a driver's license, forward to each person whose
license is to expire a notification of the expiration of said
license which may be presented at the time of renewal of said
license.
There may be included with such notification information
explaining the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical
Information Card provisions of Section 6-110. The format and
text of such information shall be prescribed by the Secretary.
There shall be included with such notification, for a
period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information
regarding the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical
Information Exchange established in Section 18.1 of the
Adoption Act.
(d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the driver's
license of a licensee, spouse, and dependent children who are
living with such licensee while on active duty, serving in the
Armed Forces of the United States outside of the State of
Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
(d-5) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the
driver's license of a licensee, or of a spouse or dependent

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children living with the licensee, serving as a civilian
employee of the United States Armed Forces or the United
States Department of Defense, outside of the State of
Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
(e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a
renewal of a driver's license of any person who has not paid
any fee or tax due under this Code and is not paid upon
reasonable notice and demand.
(f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
renewal driver's license issued to a licensee under 21 years
of age shall expire 3 months after the licensee's 21st
birthday. Persons whose current driver's licenses expire on
their 21st birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not renew
their driver's license before their 21st birthday, and their
current driver's license will be extended for an additional
term of 3 months beyond their 21st birthday. Thereafter, the
expiration and term of the driver's license shall be governed
by subsection (a) hereof.
(g) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 81 years of age
through age 86 shall expire 2 years from the date of issuance,
or at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and
regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar
months. The Secretary shall also provide that each original or
renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 87 years of age

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or older shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance, or
at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and regulation
designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
(h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each special
restricted driver's license issued under subsection (g) of
Section 6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from the date
of issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules defining renewal
requirements.
(i) The Secretary of State shall provide that each
driver's license issued to a person convicted of a sex offense
as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act
shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance or at such
date as the Secretary may by rule designate, not to exceed an
additional 12 calendar months. The Secretary may adopt rules
defining renewal requirements.
(Source: P.A. 101-185, eff. 1-1-20; 102-659, eff. 1-1-22.)
(625 ILCS 5/6-118)
Sec. 6-118. Fees.
(a) The fees for licenses and permits under this Article
are as follows:
Original driver's license..........................$45 $30
Original or renewal driver's license
issued to 18, 19 and 20 year olds.................. 5
All driver's licenses for persons
age 69 through age 80.............................. 5

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All driver's licenses for persons
age 81 through age 86.............................. 2
All driver's licenses for persons
age 87 or older.....................................0
Renewal driver's license (except for
applicants ages 18, 19 and 20 or
age 69 and older)................................45 30
Original instruction permit issued to
persons (except those age 69 and older)
who do not hold or have not previously
held an Illinois instruction permit or
driver's license.................................. 20
Instruction permit issued to any person
holding an Illinois driver's license
who wishes a change in classifications,
other than at the time of renewal.................. 5
Any instruction permit issued to a person
age 69 and older................................... 5
Instruction permit issued to any person,
under age 69, not currently holding a
valid Illinois driver's license or
instruction permit but who has
previously been issued either document
in Illinois....................................... 10
Restricted driving permit.............................. 8
Monitoring device driving permit...................... 8

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Duplicate or corrected driver's license
or permit.......................................... 5
Duplicate or corrected restricted
driving permit..................................... 5
Duplicate or corrected monitoring
device driving permit.................................. 5
Duplicate driver's license or permit issued to
an active-duty member of the
United States Armed Forces,
the member's spouse, or
the dependent children living
with the member................................... 0
Original or renewal M or L endorsement................. 5
SPECIAL FEES FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
The fees for commercial driver licenses and permits
under Article V shall be as follows:
Commercial driver's license:
$6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund
(Commercial Driver's License Information
System/American Association of Motor Vehicle
Administrators network/National Motor Vehicle
Title Information Service Trust Fund);
$20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund;
$10 for the driver's license;
and $24 for the CDL:............................. $60
Renewal commercial driver's license:

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$6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;
$20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund;
$10 for the driver's license; and
$24 for the CDL:................................. $60
Commercial learner's permit
issued to any person holding a valid
Illinois driver's license for the
purpose of changing to a
CDL classification: $6 for the
CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;
$20 for the Motor Carrier
Safety Inspection Fund; and
$24 for the CDL classification................... $50
Commercial learner's permit
issued to any person holding a valid
Illinois CDL for the purpose of
making a change in a classification,
endorsement or restriction........................ $5
CDL duplicate or corrected license.................... $5
In order to ensure the proper implementation of the
Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, Article V of this
Chapter, the Secretary of State is empowered to prorate the
$24 fee for the commercial driver's license proportionate to
the expiration date of the applicant's Illinois driver's
license.
The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be

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waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's
office with a police report showing that his license or permit
was stolen.
The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be
waived for any person age 60 or older whose driver's license or
permit has been lost or stolen.
No additional fee shall be charged for a driver's license,
or for a commercial driver's license, when issued to the
holder of an instruction permit for the same classification or
type of license who becomes eligible for such license.
The fee for a restricted driving permit under this
subsection (a) shall be imposed annually until the expiration
of the permit.
(a-5) The fee for a driver's record or data contained
therein is $12.
(b) Any person whose license or privilege to operate a
motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked
under Section 3-707, any provision of Chapter 6, Chapter 11,
or Section 7-205, 7-303, or 7-702 of the Family Financial
Responsibility Law of this Code, shall in addition to any
other fees required by this Code, pay a reinstatement fee as
follows:
Suspension under Section 3-707..................... $100
Suspension under Section 11-1431....................$100
Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1...........$250
Suspension under Section 11-501.9...................$250

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Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1............$500
Other suspension......................................$70
Revocation...........................................$500
However, any person whose license or privilege to operate
a motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked for
a second or subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,
11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a similar provision of a
local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense or Section
9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
and each suspension or revocation was for a violation of
Section 11-501, 11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a
similar provision of a local ordinance or a similar
out-of-state offense or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 shall pay, in addition to any
other fees required by this Code, a reinstatement fee as
follows:
Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1............$500
Suspension under Section 11-501.9...................$500
Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1............$500
Revocation...........................................$500
(c) All fees collected under the provisions of this
Chapter 6 shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of Section
2-119 of this Code, except as follows:
1. The following amounts shall be paid into the
Drivers Education Fund:
(A) $16 of the $20 fee for an original driver's

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instruction permit;
(B) $7.50 $5 of the $30 fee for an original
driver's license;
(C) $7.50 $5 of the $30 fee for a 4 year renewal
driver's license;
(D) $4 of the $8 fee for a restricted driving
permit; and
(E) $4 of the $8 fee for a monitoring device
driving permit.
2. $30 of the $250 fee for reinstatement of a license
summarily suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended
under Section 11-501.9 shall be deposited into the Drunk
and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. However, for a person
whose license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in
this State has been suspended or revoked for a second or
subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,
11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or Section 9-3 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, $190 of
the $500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily
suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended under
Section 11-501.9, and $190 of the $500 fee for
reinstatement of a revoked license shall be deposited into
the Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. $190 of the
$500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily revoked
pursuant to Section 11-501.1 shall be deposited into the
Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund.

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3. $6 of the original or renewal fee for a commercial
driver's license and $6 of the commercial learner's permit
fee when the permit is issued to any person holding a valid
Illinois driver's license, shall be paid into the
CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund.
4. $30 of the $70 fee for reinstatement of a license
suspended under the Family Financial Responsibility Law
shall be paid into the Family Responsibility Fund.
5. The $5 fee for each original or renewal M or L
endorsement shall be deposited into the Cycle Rider Safety
Training Fund.
6. $20 of any original or renewal fee for a commercial
driver's license or commercial learner's permit shall be
paid into the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund.
7. The following amounts shall be paid into the
General Revenue Fund:
(A) $190 of the $250 reinstatement fee for a
summary suspension under Section 11-501.1 or a
suspension under Section 11-501.9;
(B) $40 of the $70 reinstatement fee for any other
suspension provided in subsection (b) of this Section;
and
(C) $440 of the $500 reinstatement fee for a first
offense revocation and $310 of the $500 reinstatement
fee for a second or subsequent revocation.
8. Fees collected under paragraph (4) of subsection

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(d) and subsection (h) of Section 6-205 of this Code;
subparagraph (C) of paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of
Section 6-206 of this Code; and paragraph (4) of
subsection (a) of Section 6-206.1 of this Code, shall be
paid into the funds set forth in those Sections.
(d) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be
deposited into the Capital Projects Fund.
(e) The additional fees imposed by this amendatory Act of
the 96th General Assembly shall become effective 90 days after
becoming law.
(f) As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the
United States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed
Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of
the Illinois National Guard who is called to active duty
pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United
States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or an
order of the Governor.
(Source: P.A. 100-590, eff. 6-8-18; 100-803, eff. 1-1-19;
101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2025.