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Driver License Facts

Age & Residency

Minimum age : eighteen: sixteen with completion of approved driver education course (minimum of 25 hours of practice time) holding learner's permit 3 month. Unmarried applicants under eighteen must have parent/guardian consent.
Learner's Permit Required, valid for two years if under age 18, otherwise must be accompanied by parent or licensed adult age 21 or older with one year of driving experience.

Renewal

Normally, birthday of forth year. However, expiration could be birth date of 5th year of an original IL license. Driver keeps same number when renewing unless change of name, date of birth, and/or gender. A Safe Driver Renewal Program lets drivers with clean records renew by mail every 8 years. A safe driver renewal sticker is issued to drivers eligible for this program without having to appear at a local driver services facility to take the vision examination.

CLASSES

A: Any combination of vehicles with a car of ........26,001 pounds or more, provided the gvwr ........of the vehicle (s) being towed is in excess ........of 10,000 pounds.

B: Any single vehicle with gvwr of 26,001 or .....more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a .....vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds.

C: 1. Any single vehicle with a gvwr of 16,001 or more pounds, but less than 26,001 pounds gvwr, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR

C: 2. Any vehicle less than 26,001 pounds GVWR designed to transport sixteen or more people (including the driver) or used in the transportation of Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) which requires the vehicle to be placarded.

OR 3. Any vehicle less then 26,001 pounds GVWR designed to transport to transport sixteen or more people (including the driver) or used in the transportation of HazMat which requires the vehicle to be placarded, towing a vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less or with a gvwr of less than 26,000 pounds

R-CDL A restricted CDL is available to drivers employed by farm retail outlets and suppliers, agri-chemical business, custom harvesters and livestock feeders. The R-CDL can be issued for no less than 90 days and no more than 180 days and is valid only within 150 miles of the employer's place of business. The R-CDL must be accompanied by an Illinois Class B drivers license and letter of employment verification.

NON COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATIONS

D: 1. Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 16,000 pounds or less that is not designed to transport sixteen or more people, or not used in the transportation pf HazMat which requires such vehicle to be placarded.

or 2. Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 16,000 pounds or less that is not designed to transport sixteen or more people, or not used in the transportation of HazMat which would require such vehicle to be placarded, towing any vehicle providing the GVWR is less than 26,001 pounds.

L: Any motor driven cycle with less than 150 cc displacement.

M: Any motorcycle

SAFETY AND ENFORCEMENT

INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SR-22

Minimum financial responsibility limits are $20,000/40,000/15,000. Mandatory insurance laws apply to all vehicles operated within the state. Proof is required after an accident, "certain" violations, and routine traffic stops. Proof of financial responsibility

(SR-22 Certificate) is required for 3 years on: unsatisfied judgment suspensions related to an accident; and safety responsibility suspensions and revocations. Proof of financial responsibility is also required for one year as a condition of supervision for violations of the mandatory insurance law.

CHEMICAL TESTING AND ALCOHOLIC CONTENT

Illinois alcoholic provision limit is .08 percent and .01 percent of those under 21 years of age. Legal testing means include urine, blood and breath. Illinois has provisions within its laws for an implied-consent violation and an administrative suspension.

ACCIDENT REPORTING

Accidents resulting in damage in excess of $500.00, injury, or death must be reported in-person or by phone to the nearest law enforcement agency. Within ten days, form "SR-1" must be filed with the Department of transportation, Accident Report Office, 3215 Executive Park Drive, Springfield 62766. The "SR-1" form is for both personal and commercial vehicles. A box on the form is checked for "driving in the course of employment."

SUSPENSIONS AND REVOCATION

Point Accumulation: If 3 or more point assessed violations are committed within a 12 month period, or 2 or more point assessed violations are committed by a driver under the age of 21 within a 24 month period, the driver's record is reviewed for possible suspension or revocation. If the driver's record shows no more prior suspensions or revocation in the previous seven year period. the following tables are used to determine the length of the suspension or whether revocation is to be entered.

Point Accumulation - Under Age 21

10 thru 34 points ..........................................1 month suspension.

35 thru 49 points ..........................................3 month suspension.

50 thru 64 points ...........................................6 month suspension.

65 thru 79 points .........................................12 month suspension.

80 or more points.............................................................revocation.

Point Accumulation - Over Age 21

15 thru 44 points ...........................................2 month suspension.

45 thru 74 points ...........................................3 month suspension.

75 thru 89 points ...........................................6 month suspension.

90 thru 99 points ...........................................9 month suspension.

99 thru 109 points ......................................12 month suspension.

110 or more points .........................................................Revocation.

DUI Convictions

Under Age Twenty one

1st Offense.......................................................................................Minimum 2 year Revocation.

2nd Conviction...Revocation for 5 yrs or until age 21.............................which ever is longer.

3rd Conviction ...............................................................................Minimum 10 year Revocation.

4th Conviction..................................................................................................Lifetime revocation.

Age 21 or Older

1st Offense.......................................................................................Minimum 1 year Revocation.

2nd Offense. (if 2nd conv. in 20yrs) ...........................................Minimum 5 year Revocation.

3rd Conviction .............................................................................. Minimum 10 year revocation.

4th Conviction.................................................................................................Lifetime Revocation.

CHEMICAL TEST INDICATING .08 PERCENT BLOOD ALCOHOL OR GREATER

First Offense ......................................................................3 month suspension.

Subsequent Offenses ........................................................12.month suspension.

Refusal to Submit to Chemical Test

First Offense .....................................................................6 month suspension.

Subsequent Offenses .......................................................36.month suspension.

Illegal Transportation of open Alcoholic Beverages Drivers under age of 21

First Offense .......................................................................12 month suspension.

Subsequent Offenses .........................................................................Revocation.

Illegal Transportation of open Alcoholic Beverages Drivers over age of 21

First Offense ......................................................................................No action.

Second Offense........ ........................................................................Revocation.

Third Subsequent Offenses ...............................................................Revocation.

Zero Tolerance Law Under 21 with BAC of .01% or more

First Offense ....................................................................................3 month suspension.

Subsequent Offenses ................................................................12 month suspension.

Driving While License Suspended or Revoked

Extension of revocation or suspension or loss of full driving privileges, if privileges have been reinstated

Felony DUI ...................Minimum 1 year revocation

Reckless Homicide (while under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs) Class 2 Felony ..Minimum 2 year revocation.

Leaving the Scene OF A Fatal or Personal Injury Accident................Minimum 3 year revocation.

CDL Driver's License Disqualifications

2 serious violations within 3 years....2 month Disqualifications

3 or more serious violations within 3 years.............. 4 month ...Disqualifications

Refusal to submit to or failure to complete a test or tests to determine the presence of alcohol or other drugs in a person's system...............................................1 year Disqualifications.

Submitted to chemical testing which disclosed an alcohol concentration of .04 or more or any amount of a drug, substance or compound in the blood or urine resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis listed in the Cannabis Control Act or a controlled substance listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act ........................................................ 1 year Disqualifications.

Conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance, or leaving the scene of an accident, or using a commercial motor vehicle to commit a felony............................................... 1 year Disqualifications.

Any of the above mentioned 1 year disqualifying offenses occurring while operating a commercial motor vehicle placarded for hazardous materials---. 3 year Disqualifications.

A second offense of any 1 or 3 year disqualifying offense or committing a felony involving the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of controlled substances ...Lifetime Disqualification.

Violation of an out of service order:

First offense..................................6 month Disqualification.

Second offense..................................1 year Disqualifications.

Third offense......................................1 year Disqualifications.

Violation of an out of service order while transporting passengers or hazardous materials

First offense......................................1 year Disqualification.

Second offense....................................3 year Disqualification.

Third offense ......................................5 year Disqualification.

Graduated Drivers License Denials One serious violation (majors plus speeding 30+ over) means a denial for six months or until the 18th birthday, which ever is shorter.