104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3389

Introduced , by Rep. Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/6-110

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds an applicant's Firearm Owners Identification or Concealed Carry license number, if applicable, to the information that a driver's license shall display.

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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by

5 changing Section 6-110 as follows:

6 (625 ILCS 5/6-110)

7 Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers.

8 (a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every qualifying

9 applicant a driver's license as applied for, which license

10 shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee,

11 the legal name, signature, zip code, date of birth, residence

12 address, the Firearm Owners Identification or Concealed Carry

13 license number, if applicable, and a brief description of the

14 licensee.

15 Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification and

16 the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code. The

17 Secretary may adopt rules to establish informational

18 restrictions that can be placed on the driver's license

19 regarding specific conditions of the licensee.

20 A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the

21 Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed

22 by the Secretary.

23 (a-1) If the licensee is less than 18 years of age, unless

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1 one of the exceptions in subsection (a-2) apply, the license

2 shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of any

3 motor vehicle during the following times:

4 (A) Between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday;

5 (B) Between 11:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on

6 Sunday; and

7 (C) Between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday,

8 inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day.

9 (a-2) The driver's license of a person under the age of 18

10 shall not be invalid as described in subsection (a-1) of this

11 Section if the licensee under the age of 18 was:

12 (1) accompanied by the licensee's parent or guardian

13 or other person in custody or control of the minor;

14 (2) on an errand at the direction of the minor's

15 parent or guardian, without any detour or stop;

16 (3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;

17 (4) going to or returning home from an employment

18 activity, without any detour or stop;

19 (5) involved in an emergency;

20 (6) going to or returning home from, without any

21 detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other

22 recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored

23 by a government or governmental agency, a civic

24 organization, or another similar entity that takes

25 responsibility for the licensee, without any detour or

26 stop;

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1 (7) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the

2 United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of

3 religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or

4 (8) married or had been married or is an emancipated

5 minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act.

6 (a-2.5) The driver's license of a person who is 17 years of

7 age and has been licensed for at least 12 months is not invalid

8 as described in subsection (a-1) of this Section while the

9 licensee is participating as an assigned driver in a Safe

10 Rides program that meets the following criteria:

11 (1) the program is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of

12 America or another national public service organization;

13 and

14 (2) the sponsoring organization carries liability

15 insurance covering the program.

16 (a-3) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age

17 of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations

18 governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section

19 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to

20 the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was

21 subsequently convicted of the offense, the provisions of

22 subsection (a-1) shall continue to apply until such time as a

23 period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an

24 additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense

25 against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles

26 or Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.

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1 (a-4) If an applicant for a driver's license or

2 instruction permit has a current identification card issued by

3 the Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the

4 applicant to utilize the same residence address and name on

5 the identification card, driver's license, and instruction

6 permit records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may

7 promulgate rules to implement this provision.

8 (a-5) If an applicant for a driver's license is an

9 employee of the Department of Children and Family Services

10 with a job title of "Child Protection Specialist Trainee",

11 "Child Protection Specialist", "Child Protection Advanced

12 Specialist", "Child Welfare Specialist Trainee", "Child

13 Welfare Specialist", or "Child Welfare Advanced Specialist" or

14 a judicial officer or a peace officer, the applicant may elect

15 to have his or her office or work address listed on the license

16 instead of the applicant's residence or mailing address. The

17 Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this

18 subsection (a-5). For the purposes of this subsection (a-5),

19 "peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her

20 office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to

21 maintain public order or to make arrests for a violation of any

22 penal statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all

23 violations or is limited to specific violations.

24 (b) Until the Secretary of State establishes a First

25 Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry under Section

26 6-117 of this Code, the Secretary of State shall provide a

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1 format on the reverse of each driver's license issued which

2 the licensee may use to execute a document of gift conforming

3 to the provisions of the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. The

4 format shall allow the licensee to indicate the gift intended,

5 whether specific organs, any organ, or the entire body, and

6 shall accommodate the signatures of the donor and 2 witnesses.

7 The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or licensee of

8 this format, describe the procedure for its execution, and may

9 offer the necessary witnesses; provided that in so doing, the

10 Secretary shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or

11 she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift. A

12 brochure explaining this method of executing an anatomical

13 gift document shall be given to each applicant or licensee.

14 The brochure shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or

15 she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift, and

16 that he or she may wish to consult with family, friends, or

17 clergy before doing so. The Secretary of State may undertake

18 additional efforts, including education and awareness

19 activities, to promote organ and tissue donation.

20 (c) The Secretary of State shall designate on each

21 driver's license issued a space where the licensee may place a

22 sticker or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may

23 specify, which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate

24 language that the owner of the license carries an Emergency

25 Medical Information Card.

26 The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital,

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1 school, medical group, or association interested in assisting

2 in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but

3 shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or

4 regulation require.

5 (d) The Secretary of State shall designate on each

6 driver's license issued a space where the licensee may

7 indicate his blood type and RH factor.

8 (e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each

9 original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee

10 under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from those

11 driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age and

12 older. The color designated for driver's licenses for

13 licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of

14 the Secretary of State.

15 (e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's

16 license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the

17 date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date

18 upon which the person becomes 21 years of age.

19 (e-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify

20 military veterans living in this State for the purpose of

21 ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to

22 which they are legally entitled, including health care

23 ~~healthcare~~, education assistance, and job placement. To assist

24 the State in identifying these veterans and delivering these

25 vital services and benefits, the Secretary of State is

26 authorized to issue drivers' licenses with the word "veteran"

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1 appearing on the face of the licenses. This authorization is

2 predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may

3 not issue any other driver's license which identifies an

4 occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique

5 characteristics of the license holder which is unrelated to

6 the purpose of the driver's license.

7 (e-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary

8 of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal

9 driver's license where, at the request of the applicant, the

10 word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation shall

11 be available to a person identified as a veteran under

12 subsection (e) of Section 6-106 of this Code who was

13 discharged or separated under honorable conditions.

14 (e-7) Upon providing the required documentation, at the

15 request of the applicant, the driver's license may reflect

16 Gold Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a

17 space on each original or renewal driver's license for such

18 designation. This designation shall be available to a person

19 eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of

20 Section 6-106 of this Code.

21 (f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois

22 licensed commercial motor vehicle operators of the

23 requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act,

24 Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to insure

25 that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial driver's

26 license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April 1, 1992, to

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1 obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized to extend

2 driver's license expiration dates, and assign specific times,

3 dates and locations where these commercial driver's tests

4 shall be conducted. Any applicant, regardless of the current

5 expiration date of the applicant's driver's license, may be

6 subject to any assignment by the Secretary. Failure to comply

7 with the Secretary's assignment may result in the applicant's

8 forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a commercial driver's

9 license prior to April 1, 1992.

10 (g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's

11 license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that

12 he or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the

13 Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for

14 health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney

15 Act.

16 (g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion,

17 may designate on each driver's license issued a space where

18 the licensee may place a sticker or decal, issued by the

19 Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may

20 specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the

21 owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license.

22 (h) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with the

23 terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any civil

24 action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding

25 for his or her act.

26 (i) The Secretary shall designate a space on each original

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