Section 1030.1 Definitions

TITLE 92: TRANSPORTATION

CHAPTER II: SECRETARY OF STATE

PART 1030 ISSUANCE OF LICENSES

SECTION 1030.1 DEFINITIONS

Section

1030.1  Definitions

Unless otherwise noted, the

following definitions shall apply to this Part.

"Acceptable

Medical Certificate" − a current medical examiner's certificate that

has been completed in its entirety and does not require additional information.

"Adjudication

of Disability" − an order by a court of competent jurisdiction

declaring a person unable to fully manage one's own person or estate because of

mental deterioration, physical incapacity, mental illness, or developmental

disability, pursuant to Sections 11a-1, 11a-2, and 11a-3 of the Probate Act of

1975 [755 ILCS 5/11a-1, 11a-2 and 11a-3].

"Adult

Driver Education Course" – a six-hour classroom or online course of driver

education for persons aged 18, 19 or 20, offered by an adult driver education

course provider.

"Adult

Driver Education Course Provider" or "Provider" – an entity

certified by the Secretary of State to provide an adult driver education

course, either in a classroom setting or online.

"Agri-Chemical

Business" – any individual, partnership, corporation or association

engaged in a business operation for the purpose of selling or distributing

agricultural pesticides and/or fertilizers or providing the service of

application of these substances in this State.

"Applicant" – a person applying

for an Illinois driver's license, permit or identification card

room setting or online.

"Agri-Chemical

Business" – any individual, partnership, corporation or association

engaged in a business operation for the purpose of selling or distributing

agricultural pesticides and/or fertilizers or providing the service of

application of these substances in this State.

"Applicant" – a person applying

for an Illinois driver's license, permit or identification card.

"Approved Driver Education Course" –

a

course of driver education approved by the State Board of Education, offered by

public or private schools maintaining grades 9 through 12, and meeting at least

the minimum requirements of the Driver Education Act

[105 ILCS 5/27-24

through 27-24.8];

or

a

course of driver education offered by a school licensed to give driver

education instructions under the Vehicle Code that meets at least the minimum

educational requirements of the Driver Education Act and is approved by the

State Board of Education; or

any course of driver education given at a Department of Defense

Education Activity school that is approved by the Department of Defense

Education Activity and taught by an adult driver education instructor or

traffic safety officer; or

a

course of driver education given in another state to an Illinois resident

attending school in that state and approved by the state administrator of the

driver education program of the other state.

[625 ILCS 5/1-103]

"Armed Forces" – the United States Army, Navy, Air

Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard; Illinois National Guard; and

the Merchant Marine, when that constitutes active duty under Section 401 of the

Federal Public Law 95-202 (38 U.S.C. 106).

"Authorized Secretary of State Employee" − a

Secretary of State employee with a supervisory position.

"Authorized Source" −

competent medical specialist

law enforcement official

member of the judiciary

Member of the Board

National Driver Register

authorized Secretary of State employee

employee of the U.S

constitutes active duty under Section 401 of the

Federal Public Law 95-202 (38 U.S.C. 106).

"Authorized Secretary of State Employee" − a

Secretary of State employee with a supervisory position.

"Authorized Source" −

competent medical specialist

law enforcement official

member of the judiciary

Member of the Board

National Driver Register

authorized Secretary of State employee

employee of the U.S. Department of Transportation,

Office of Motor Carriers

motor vehicle departments of foreign

states

driver rehabilitation specialist

problem driver pointer system

"Binocular

Visual Acuity" – a visual reading obtained utilizing both eyes at the same

time.

"Branch Facility" – a separate training/testing facility

operated and directly supervised by a third-party certifying entity at a

location different from the principal location of the third-party certifying

entity.

"Business Day" – any day on which the Office of the

Secretary of State is open; generally, Monday through Saturday, excluding State

holidays.

"CDL Skills Test" – a test given to an applicant who is

attempting to obtain a Commercial Driver's License (CDL).

"CDLIS Driver Record" – the electronic record of the

individual CDL driver's status and history stored by the State-of-Record as

part of the Commercial Driver's License Information System, or CDLIS,

established under 49 U.S.C

.

31309.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500(5.3)]

"Cancellation" – the annulment

or termination by formal action of the Secretary of a person's driver's license

or permit because of some error or defect in the license or because the

licensee is no longer entitled to such license or permit, but, with the

exception of Sections 6-107, 6-108 and 6-201, the cancellation of a license or

permit is without prejudice and application for a new license or permit may be

made at any time after such cancellation.

[625 ILCS 5/1-110

and 5/6‑206(c)(3) and 6-201]

"Central

Issuance" − the process of printing and mailing a driver's license

to an applicant from a secure central production facility

but, with the

exception of Sections 6-107, 6-108 and 6-201, the cancellation of a license or

permit is without prejudice and application for a new license or permit may be

made at any time after such cancellation.

[625 ILCS 5/1-110

and 5/6‑206(c)(3) and 6-201]

"Central

Issuance" − the process of printing and mailing a driver's license

to an applicant from a secure central production facility.

"Certificate of Completion" – a certificate

of completion issued by the Office of the Secretary of State if the student has

successfully completed a driver education course at an approved commercial

driver training school as provided in IVC Chapter 6, Art. IV and 92 Ill. Adm.

Code 1060.

"Certified

Driver Rehabilitation Specialist" – a person who holds a certified driver

rehabilitation specialist credential issued by

the Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists

(ADED).  This credential is issued to a person who has advanced experience and

expertise in diverse areas within the field of driver rehabilitation and who

has successfully completed the ADED formal certification examination to provide

services within the full spectrum of driver rehabilitation services.

"Charter Bus Driver Endorsement" – an indicator on the

driver's license that the driver is qualified to transport a group of persons

with a common purpose, under a single contract at a fixed rate for their

exclusive use of that motor vehicle.

"Charter Bus Employer" – any individual, corporation,

partnership or association that employs charter bus drivers licensed under IVC

Section 6-508.

"Cited Driver" − a driver who has been requested

by the Secretary of State to appear for re-test

ualified to transport a group of persons

with a common purpose, under a single contract at a fixed rate for their

exclusive use of that motor vehicle.

"Charter Bus Employer" – any individual, corporation,

partnership or association that employs charter bus drivers licensed under IVC

Section 6-508.

"Cited Driver" − a driver who has been requested

by the Secretary of State to appear for re-test.

"Civilian

Employee Deferral Card" – a card issued at the expiration of a driver's

license to extend the expiration of the driver

's

license for 120 days while, as a result of employment, a civilian employee of

the United States Armed Services or of the United States Department of Defense

and the civilian employee

's

spouse and/or

dependent children who are living with the civilian employee is residing

outside the State of Illinois.

"Classification" – a designation as to the kind and type

of vehicle a driver is entitled to operate, as outlined in Sections 1030.30 and

1030.40.

"Classroom

Instruction" – the part of an approved driver education course consisting

of learning experiences in the classroom.  This instruction must be of the type

to satisfy the 30 clock hours of instruction specified in Section 27-23 of the

School Code [105 ILCS 5/27-23].

"Cleared

Miscellaneous Suspension" – a suspension for safety responsibility,

financial responsibility, warrant parking/traffic, auto emissions, failure to

appear, curfew, mandatory conviction, tollway, family financial responsibility,

automated traffic law violation, nighttime driving restriction, or unsatisfied

judgment.

"Commercial Driver's License" or

"CDL" −

a license issued to an individual by a state

or

other jurisdiction of domicile, in accordance with the standards contained in

49 CFR 383 (October 1, 2014),

that authorizes the individual to operate a

certain class of commercial motor vehicle

ncial responsibility,

automated traffic law violation, nighttime driving restriction, or unsatisfied

judgment.

"Commercial Driver's License" or

"CDL" −

a license issued to an individual by a state

or

other jurisdiction of domicile, in accordance with the standards contained in

49 CFR 383 (October 1, 2014),

that authorizes the individual to operate a

certain class of commercial motor vehicle

. [625 ILCS 5/1-111.6]

"Commercial Driver's License Downgrade" − a state:

allows the driver to change

the driver's

self-certification to interstate, but

operating exclusively in transportation or operation excepted from 49 CFR 391

(October 1, 2014)

, as provided in 49

CFR 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.68 or 398.3

(October 1, 2014)

;

allows the driver to change

the driver's

self-certification to intrastate only, if

the driver qualifies under that state's physical qualification requirements for

intrastate only;

allows the driver to change the driver's self-certification to

intrastate, but operating exclusively in transportation or operations excepted

from all or part of the state driver qualification requirements; or

removes the CDL privilege from the

driver's license.

[625

ILCS 5/6‑500(5.7)]

"Commercial

Driver's License Information System" or "CDLIS" – the

information system established pursuant to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

Act of 1986 (CMVSA) to serve as a clearinghouse for locating information

related to the licensing and identification of commercial motor vehicle drivers.

"Commercial

Learner's Permit" or "CLP" – a permit issued to an individual by

a state or other jurisdiction of domicile, in accordance with the standards

contained in 49 CFR 383 (October 1, 2014), which, when carried with a valid

driver's license issued by the same state or jurisdiction of domicile,

authorizes the individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicle when

accompanied by a holder of a valid CDL for purposes of behind-the-wheel

training

ndividual by

a state or other jurisdiction of domicile, in accordance with the standards

contained in 49 CFR 383 (October 1, 2014), which, when carried with a valid

driver's license issued by the same state or jurisdiction of domicile,

authorizes the individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicle when

accompanied by a holder of a valid CDL for purposes of behind-the-wheel

training. When issued to a CDL holder, a CLP serves as authorization for

accompanied behind-the-wheel training in a commercial motor vehicle for which

the holder's current CDL is not valid

.

"Commercial

Motor Vehicle" or "CMV" – a motor vehicle or combination of

motor vehicles used in commerce designed to transport passengers or property if

the motor vehicle:

has

a gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of 11,794

kilograms or more (26,001 pounds or more), whichever is greater, inclusive of

any towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 4,536 kilograms

(10,000 pounds), whichever is greater; or

has

a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of

11,794 or more kilograms (26,001 pounds) or more, whichever

is greater; or

is

designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver; or

is

of any size and is used in transporting hazardous materials as defined in 49 CFR

383.5

(October 1, 2014).

Commercial Motor Vehicle does not include

:

recreational vehicles, when operated primarily for

personal use;

vehicles

owned by or operated under the direction of the United States Department of

Defense or the United States Coast Guard only when operated by non-civilian

personnel

r; or

is

of any size and is used in transporting hazardous materials as defined in 49 CFR

383.5

(October 1, 2014).

Commercial Motor Vehicle does not include

:

recreational vehicles, when operated primarily for

personal use;

vehicles

owned by or operated under the direction of the United States Department of

Defense or the United States Coast Guard only when operated by non-civilian

personnel. This includes any operator on active military duty; members of the

Reserves; National Guard; personnel on part-time training; and National Guard

military technicians (civilians who are required to wear military uniforms and

are subject to the Code of Military Justice); or

firefighting, police, and other emergency equipment

(including, without limitation, equipment owned or operated by a HazMat or

technical rescue team authorized by a county board under Section 5-1127 of the

Counties Code

[55 ILCS 5]

), with

audible and visual signals, owned or operated by or for a governmental entity, which

is necessary to the preservation of life or property or the execution of

emergency governmental functions which are normally not subject to general

traffic rules and regulations.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500(6)]

"Commuter Van" – a motor vehicle designed for the

transportation of not less than seven or more than 16 passengers, that is used

in a ridesharing arrangement

.

[625 ILCS 5/1-111.9]

"Competent Medical Specialist" − a person licensed

under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 [225 ILCS 60], or similar law of another

jurisdiction, to practice medicine in all of its branches

, a physician assistant who has been delegated the

authority to make the required determination by a supervising physician, an

advanced practice registered nurse with full practice authority, or an advance

practice nurse who has a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating

physician that authorizes the advance practice nurse to make the determination

medicine in all of its branches

, a physician assistant who has been delegated the

authority to make the required determination by a supervising physician, an

advanced practice registered nurse with full practice authority, or an advance

practice nurse who has a written collaborative agreement with a collaborating

physician that authorizes the advance practice nurse to make the determination

.

"Confirmed Medical Emergency" – a documented medical

emergency from a licensed physician specifying the cited driver is unable to

appear during the 30 day re-testing period. This includes, but is not

necessarily limited to, the following conditions: hospitalization, serious

illness, broken limbs.

"Consular

Identification Document" – an official identification card issued by a

foreign government that meets the criteria set forth in Section 5 of the

Consular Identification Document Act [5 ILCS 230/5] and the issuing consulate

has filed with the Illinois State Police a copy of the consular identification

document and a certification of the procedures that are used to satisfy

Sections 2 and 3 of the Consular Identification Document Act.

"Conviction" − A final adjudication of guilty by a

court of competent jurisdiction after a bench trial, trial by jury, plea of

guilty, order of forfeiture, or default.

[625 ILCS 5/6-100(b)]

"Conviction-CLP

Holder" or "Conviction-CDL Holder"

– an unvacated

adjudication of guilt or a determination that a person has violated or failed

to comply with the law in a court of original jurisdiction or by an authorized

administrative tribunal; an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral

deposited to secure the person's appearance in court; a plea of guilty or nolo

contendere accepted by the court; the payment of a fine or court cost

regardless of whether the imposition of sentence is deferred and ultimately a

judgment dismissing the underlying charge is entered; or a violation of a

condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty is

rebated, suspende

posited to secure the person's appearance in court; a plea of guilty or nolo

contendere accepted by the court; the payment of a fine or court cost

regardless of whether the imposition of sentence is deferred and ultimately a

judgment dismissing the underlying charge is entered; or a violation of a

condition of release without bail, regardless of whether or not the penalty is

rebated, suspended or probated.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500(8)]

"Cooperative

Driver Testing Program Certificate" – a certificate prescribed by the

Secretary of State indicating a successfully completed road test, subject to

spot check by the Secretary of State, was administered to a driver education

student, who has successfully completed driver training by an Illinois State

Board of Education approved driver education instructor.

"Cooperative

Driver Testing Program" – a program offered by the Department to local

school boards with accredited driver education courses and teen-accredited

commercial driver training schools, allowing students to be exempted from a

road test administered by the Department who:

receive

a grade of A or B in a high school driver education course and pass a road test

administered by a Department certified high school; or

obtain

an overall score of 80% or more in a commercial driver training school driver

education course and pass a road test administered by a Department certified commercial

driver training school driver education instructor.

"Correctional

Facility" – The Illinois Department of Corrections, the Illinois

Department of Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in

Illinois or an Illinois county jail or department of corrections.

"Court

Documents" – the items issued by a court, such as reports, notices,

summonses, subpoenas, orders and transcripts

river training school driver education instructor.

"Correctional

Facility" – The Illinois Department of Corrections, the Illinois

Department of Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in

Illinois or an Illinois county jail or department of corrections.

"Court

Documents" – the items issued by a court, such as reports, notices,

summonses, subpoenas, orders and transcripts.

"Criminal

Justice Agencies" − the federal and state courts, a governmental

agency or sub-unit that performs the duties of the detection, apprehension or

detention of accused persons or criminal offenders pursuant to a statute.

"Current Medical Report" − any medical report

completed within 90 days prior to receipt by the Department that is signed and

dated by a competent medical specialist.

"Current

Telescopic Lens Vision Specialist Report" – any vision specialist report

completed for a telescopic lens user that has been completed within six months

prior to receipt by the Department and is signed and dated by a licensed vision

specialist.

"Current

Vision Specialist Report" – any vision specialist report completed for a

driver that has been completed within six months prior to receipt by the

Department and is signed and dated by a vision specialist.

"Custom

Harvester" – any individual, partnership, corporation or association

engaged in a business operation for the purpose of harvesting agricultural

commodities other than their own on a contract basis.

"Dangerous

Action" – an act by the applicant that could endanger a person or

property.

"Data

Minimization" means the disclosure of only the data fields from a mobile

credential that are reasonably necessary for the purpose of the presentation.

"Day"

− a calendar day.

"Denial"

– any entry on a person's driving record by the Department indicating a driver

may not renew the driver's license or privileges

until

the conditions set forth by the Department are met (see IVC Section 6-103)

a

Minimization" means the disclosure of only the data fields from a mobile

credential that are reasonably necessary for the purpose of the presentation.

"Day"

− a calendar day.

"Denial"

– any entry on a person's driving record by the Department indicating a driver

may not renew the driver's license or privileges

until

the conditions set forth by the Department are met (see IVC Section 6-103).

"Denial of Driving Privilege"

− the act of prohibiting or disallowing the privilege to obtain a

driver's license or permit and/or the privilege to operate a motor vehicle (see

IVC Sections 6-103, 6-107(c), 6-108.1).

"Department" − the

Department of Driver Services within the Office of the Secretary of State.

"Department of Administrative Hearings" − the

Department of Administrative Hearings of the Office of the Secretary of State.

"Determination

of No Security Threat" – an administrative determination by TSA

that an individual does not pose a security threat warranting denial of a

Hazardous Material Endorsement.

"Digital

Wallet" − a software application to allow a user to make electronic

transactions on a smart device.

"Digital

Wallet Provider" − an entity that provides a digital wallet service.

"Disability"

− an individual's physical or mental impairment that substantially limits

one or more of the major life activities; a record of such impairment, or when

the individual is regarded as having such impairment.

[625 ILCS 5/6‑117.2(f)]

"Disqualification"

−

means any of the following three actions:

the

suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a

CLP or

CDL by the state or jurisdiction of issuance;

any

withdrawal of a person's privileges to drive a commercial motor vehicle by a

state or other jurisdiction as a result of a violation of state or local law

relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than parking, vehicle weight

or vehicle defect violations);

a

determination by FMCSA that a person is not qualified to operate a commercial

motor vehicle under 49 CFR 391

(October

1, 2014)

withdrawal of a person's privileges to drive a commercial motor vehicle by a

state or other jurisdiction as a result of a violation of state or local law

relating to motor vehicle traffic control (other than parking, vehicle weight

or vehicle defect violations);

a

determination by FMCSA that a person is not qualified to operate a commercial

motor vehicle under 49 CFR 391

(October

1, 2014)

.

[625 ILCS 5/1-115.3]

"Disseminating

Agency" − an agency authorized by the Secretary of State to

distribute or share an image received from the Secretary of State for purposes

of secondary dissemination.

"Drive"

− operate or be in physical control of a motor vehicle.

[625 ILCS 5/4‑115.8]

"Driver" – every person who drives or is in actual

physical control of a vehicle.

[625 ILCS 5/1-116]

"Driver Applicant" – a person

who applies to a state or other jurisdiction to obtain, transfer, upgrade or

renew a CDL or to obtain or renew a CLP

.

"Driver's License Test" − a test administered by

the Secretary of State that consists of a vision test, written test and/or road

test.

"Driver's

License Issuance Error" – any act or omission by a Secretary of State

employee that results in the driver being not qualified to hold the license as

it is classified, restricted and/or endorsed.

"Driver's

License Record" – a file maintained by the Secretary of State on each

driver in Illinois pursuant to IVC Section 6-117.

"Driver Rehabilitation Specialist" − a person who

possesses an undergraduate degree in rehabilitation, education, health, safety,

therapy or related profession (or equivalent of eight years of experience in

driver rehabilitation); possesses a current Association of Driver Educators for

the Disabled (ADED) Certification as a Driver Rehabilitation Specialist

(consisting of successful completion of 100 clock hours of educational

experience, in combination with safety and medical aspects of disabilities; a

minimum of 30 hours must be gained from attending ADED approved courses or

workshops)

ence in

driver rehabilitation); possesses a current Association of Driver Educators for

the Disabled (ADED) Certification as a Driver Rehabilitation Specialist

(consisting of successful completion of 100 clock hours of educational

experience, in combination with safety and medical aspects of disabilities; a

minimum of 30 hours must be gained from attending ADED approved courses or

workshops).

"Driver Remedial Education

Course" – an organized remedial activity approved by the Driver Services

Department for improving the driving habits of certain suspended drivers.  The

course shall consist of individual counseling and/or group sessions of

instruction and shall not exceed two sessions or a total of nine hours of

instruction.

"Driver Services Facility" –

the offices located throughout Illinois for the

purpose of issuing driver's licenses and providing to the public other

necessary services connected with the Secretary of State's Office.

"Driver

Services Facility Representative" – an employee of the Department of

Driver Services of the Office of Secretary of State.

"Driving Abstract" − a record kept by the

Department of Driver Services containing all information required under IVC

Section 6-106(b) and all records of violations of traffic laws and administrative

actions pertaining to driving privileges.

"Driving Evaluation" – an assessment by a

driver education specialist at a rehabilitation institution of an applicant's

ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

"Driving

Skills" – the ability of an applicant to perform maneuvers to be

demonstrated during a road test.

"Endorsement" – an authorization to an individual's CLP

or CDL required to permit the individual to operate certain types of commercial

motor vehicles.

"Enrolled in a Driver Education Course" – active

participation in, and the 30 days immediately preceding, the start of regularly

scheduled classroom instruction of an approved driver education course

vers to be

demonstrated during a road test.

"Endorsement" – an authorization to an individual's CLP

or CDL required to permit the individual to operate certain types of commercial

motor vehicles.

"Enrolled in a Driver Education Course" – active

participation in, and the 30 days immediately preceding, the start of regularly

scheduled classroom instruction of an approved driver education course.

"Entry-level driver training"−the training an

entry-level driver receives from an entity listed on the Federal Motor Carrier

Safety Administration's Training Provider Registry prior to:

taking the CDL skills test required to receive the Class A or

Class B CDL for the first time;

taking the CDL skills test required to upgrade to a Class A or

Class B CDL; or

taking the CDL skills test required to obtain a passenger or

school bus endorsement for the first time or the CDL knowledge test required to

obtain a hazardous materials endorsement for the first time.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500(15.2)]

The Training Provider Registry can be accessed at https://tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov.

"Examiner"

– an employee of the Secretary of State who is qualified to administer all

driver's license tests.

"Excepted

Interstate" or "EI" – a person who operates or expects to

operate in interstate commerce, but engages exclusively in transportation or

operations excepted under 49 CFR 390.3(f), 391.2, 391.69 or 398.3

(October 1, 2014)

from all or part of the qualification

requirements of 49 CFR 391

(October 1, 2014)

and is not required to

obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 CFR 391.45

(October 1, 2014)

.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500(15.3)]

"Excepted

Intrastate" or "EA" – a person who operates in intrastate

commerce but engages exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from

all or parts of the state driver qualification requirements

the qualification

requirements of 49 CFR 391

(October 1, 2014)

and is not required to

obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 CFR 391.45

(October 1, 2014)

.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500(15.3)]

"Excepted

Intrastate" or "EA" – a person who operates in intrastate

commerce but engages exclusively in transportation or operations excepted from

all or parts of the state driver qualification requirements.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500 (15.5)]

"Facility-Administered

Road Test" – an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise

ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor vehicle

administered by a Driver Services Facility employee.

"Farm"

− the structures and lands used primarily for the raising of agricultural

or horticultural commodities, including livestock, poultry, fur-bearing

animals, fruit, vegetables, flowers and other plants; "farm" includes

ranches, nurseries, greenhouses, orchards, etc.

"Farm

Retail Outlet and/or Supplier" – any individual, partnership, corporation

or association engaged in a business operation for the purpose of selling or

distributing agricultural commodities.

"Favorable Medical Report" − a current medical

report that has been completed in its entirety and does not require additional

information or clarification and is not medically questionable. A favorable

medical report specifies a professional opinion from the competent medical

specialist that the driver is medically/mentally fit to safely operate a motor

vehicle.

"Favorable

Vision Specialist Report" – a current vision specialist report that has

been completed in its entirety that does not require additional information or

clarification.

"Federal

Motor Carrier Safety Administration" or "FMCSA" − a

separate administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation dedicated

to improving the safety of commercial motor vehicles and saving lives.

"Felony"

– an offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or

imprisonment for a term of one year or more

t does not require additional information or

clarification.

"Federal

Motor Carrier Safety Administration" or "FMCSA" − a

separate administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation dedicated

to improving the safety of commercial motor vehicles and saving lives.

"Felony"

– an offense under state or federal law that is punishable by death or

imprisonment for a term of one year or more.

"Final

Determination of Threat Assessment" – a final administrative determination

by TSA, including the resolution of related appeals, that an individual poses a

security threat warranting denial of a Hazardous Material Endorsement.

"Fingerprint Process" – a method by which an applicant's

fingerprints are taken for the purpose of a criminal background investigation

for a charter bus driver endorsement and submitted to the Illinois State Police

(ISP) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

"First

Division Vehicle" – any motor vehicle designed to carry not more than 10

persons.

[625 ILCS 5/1-217]

"For-Profit Ridesharing Arrangement" – the

transportation by motor vehicle of not more than 16 persons, including the

driver, for which a fee is charged in accordance with Section 6 of the Ride

Sharing Arrangements Act

[625

ILCS 30/6]. [625 ILCS 5/1-122.7]

"Fraud"

– includes anything calculated to deceive, whether it be a single act or

combination of circumstances, whether the suppression of truth or the

suggestion of what is false, whether it be by direct falsehood or by innuendo,

by speech or by silence.

"Functional Ability" – the degree of cognitive, mental,

or emotional sensor motor, and sensory capability in performing activities of

daily living, including safely performing driving tasks.

"Good Cause" − examples of dangerous driving or of

a physical or mental condition that interferes with safe driving or a situation

in which a Secretary of State Driver Services Facility supervisor fails to give

a required test or section of a test

ive, mental,

or emotional sensor motor, and sensory capability in performing activities of

daily living, including safely performing driving tasks.

"Good Cause" − examples of dangerous driving or of

a physical or mental condition that interferes with safe driving or a situation

in which a Secretary of State Driver Services Facility supervisor fails to give

a required test or section of a test.

"Graduated Driver's License" –

A driver's license issued to a person under the age of

18 that consists of initial and full licensing phases.

"Gross Combination Weight Rating" or "GCWR" –

the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a combination

(articulated) vehicle.  In the absence of a value specified by the

manufacturer, GCWR will be determined by adding the GVWR of the power unit and

the total weight of the towed unit and any load thereon

as specified in 49 CFR 383.5 (October 1,

2014). [625 ILCS 5/1‑124.5]

"Gross Vehicle Weight Rating" or "GVWR" – the

value specified by the manufacturer or manufacturers as the maximum loaded

weight of a single vehicle.  The GVWR of a combination of vehicles (commonly

referred to as the "Gross Combination Weight Rating" or

"GCWR") is the GVWR of the power unit plus the GVWR of the towed unit

or units.  In the absence of a value specified by the manufacturer, GCWR is

determined by adding the GVWR of the power unit and the total weight of the

towed unit and any load on the unit

.

[625 ILCS 5/1‑124.5]

"Hazardous

Material Endorsement" or "HME" – an indicator on the driver's

license that the driver is qualified to transport hazardous materials that

require placarding.

"Hazardous Materials" – any material that has been

designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is required to be placarded

under subpart F of 49 CFR 172 (October 1, 2014) or any quantity of a material

listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR 73 (October 1, 2014)

an indicator on the driver's

license that the driver is qualified to transport hazardous materials that

require placarding.

"Hazardous Materials" – any material that has been

designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is required to be placarded

under subpart F of 49 CFR 172 (October 1, 2014) or any quantity of a material

listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR 73 (October 1, 2014).

"High

School Student" – a student who attends a public or private secondary

school accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education.

"Identification

Card Verification Form" – a Secretary of State promulgated form completed

by the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) or Illinois Department of

Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) and issued to a committed person upon release on

parole, mandatory supervised release, aftercare release, final discharge or

pardon, or to an adult transition center, from the IDOC or IDJJ that verifies

the committed person's address and indicates whether the committed person's

date of birth and social security number have been verified by IDOC or IDJJ.

"Illinois

Person with a Disability Identification Card" – a standard identification

card as defined in Section 4A of the Illinois Identification Card Act [15 ILCS

335/4A] issued for no fee to persons who meet the definition of disabled (see

IVC Section 1-159.1).

"Illinois Medical Advisory Board" or "Board"

− a panel consisting of at least nine physicians appointed by the

Secretary.

[625 ILCS 5/6-902]

"Illinois Vehicle Code" or "Vehicle

Code" or "IVC" – 625 ILCS 5.

"Image"

− the digital photo and signature captured in the process of issuing an

Illinois driver's license or identification card and retrieved from the

Secretary of State database.

"Immediate Family Member" – a parent, child, sibling,

grandparent, step-parent, step-child, step-sibling, or step-grandparent.

"Immediate Farm Family Member" − a member of the

farmer's family is a natural or in-law, spouse, child, parent, or sibling as

provided in IVC Section 6-507(c)

suing an

Illinois driver's license or identification card and retrieved from the

Secretary of State database.

"Immediate Family Member" – a parent, child, sibling,

grandparent, step-parent, step-child, step-sibling, or step-grandparent.

"Immediate Farm Family Member" − a member of the

farmer's family is a natural or in-law, spouse, child, parent, or sibling as

provided in IVC Section 6-507(c).

"Incomplete Medical Report" − a medical report that

has not been completed in its entirety, or a medical agreement that has not

been signed and dated by the driver.

"Incomplete

Telescopic Lens Vision Specialist Report" − a telescopic lens vision

specialist report that has not been completed in its entirety.  Examples of an

incomplete report include, but are not limited to, omission of name, address,

signature or professional license number of the vision specialist or date or

one that contains illegible information or fails to answer any of the questions

contained within the report.

"Initial

Determination of Threat Assessment" – an initial administrative

determination by TSA that an individual poses or may pose a security threat

warranting denial of a Hazardous Material Endorsement.

"In Loco Parentis" – a person who is acting

in place of a minor's parent with a parent's rights, duties and authority.

"Instruction Permit" – a driving permit

issued to operate a motor vehicle pursuant to the requirements of IVC Section

6-105 or 6-107.

"Invalidate" – to render invalid any

driver's license, permit or driving privileges.

"Invalidation" – the withdrawal, by consent,

court order, death of the holder or holder's failure to complete a driver

remedial education course of the validation, of a person's license, permit

and/or driving privilege under IVC Chapter 6.

"Law Enforcement Official" – a federal,

state or local police officer, sheriff, coroner, municipal prosecutor, state's

attorney or U.S. attorney.

"LEADS"

− the Illinois Law Enforcement Agencies Data System

order, death of the holder or holder's failure to complete a driver

remedial education course of the validation, of a person's license, permit

and/or driving privilege under IVC Chapter 6.

"Law Enforcement Official" – a federal,

state or local police officer, sheriff, coroner, municipal prosecutor, state's

attorney or U.S. attorney.

"LEADS"

− the Illinois Law Enforcement Agencies Data System.

"Limited

Term Identification Card" – An Illinois Identification Card issued by the

Secretary of State for a period of 90 days to persons released from the Illinois

Department of Corrections or the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice.

"Limited

Term Real ID Compliant Driver's License" – A Real ID compliant driver's

license that is issued to persons who are not permanent residents or citizens

of the United States, or an individual who has an approved application for

asylum in the United States or has entered the United State in refugee status and

is marked "Limited Term" on the face of the card.

[15 ILCS 335/1A]

"Limited

Term Real ID Compliant Identification Card" – a Real ID compliant

identification card this is issued to persons who are not permanent residents

or citizens of the United States,

or an individual

who has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered

the United States in refugee status,

and is marked "Limited

Term" on the face of the card.

[15

ILCS 335/1A]

"Livestock"

– any animals such as cattle, sheep, swine, buffalo, cafalo, cattalo, domestic

deer, domestic elk, domestic antelope, domestic reindeer, water buffalo and

goats.

"Livestock

Feeder" – any individual, partnership, corporation or association engaged

in a business operation for the purpose of producing livestock.

"Mandatory

Insurance" – the insurance requirements under IVC Chapter 7, Article VI.

"Mandatory Law Enforcement Report" – an unsigned message

directed to the Department electronically from law enforcement containing the

same information as the form designed by the Department

dividual, partnership, corporation or association engaged

in a business operation for the purpose of producing livestock.

"Mandatory

Insurance" – the insurance requirements under IVC Chapter 7, Article VI.

"Mandatory Law Enforcement Report" – an unsigned message

directed to the Department electronically from law enforcement containing the

same information as the form designed by the Department.

"Mechanical Aid" – a device added to a motor vehicle

that would enhance the operator's ability to safely operate the vehicle.

"Medical

Agreement" – an agreement signed and dated by the driver, maintained as

part of the medical report, and including the following conditions and

information:

a condition that the driver remain under the care of a

competent medical specialist;

a condition that the driver adhere to the treatment

and medication;

authorization

by the driver to the competent medical specialist to report any change in the

driver's condition that would impair the driver's ability to operate a motor

vehicle; and

possible consequences for failing to abide by any or

all of the conditions contained in the medical agreement.

"Medical

Examiner" – a person who is licensed, certified, or registered in

accordance with applicable state laws and regulations to perform physical

examinations. The term includes but is not limited to doctors of medicine,

doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and

doctors of chiropractic.

[625 ILCS

5/6-500(21.1)]

"Medical

Examiner's Certificate" – a document prescribed or approved by the

Secretary of State that is issued by a medical examiner to a driver to

medically qualify

the driver

to

drive

hysical

examinations. The term includes but is not limited to doctors of medicine,

doctors of osteopathy, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and

doctors of chiropractic.

[625 ILCS

5/6-500(21.1)]

"Medical

Examiner's Certificate" – a document prescribed or approved by the

Secretary of State that is issued by a medical examiner to a driver to

medically qualify

the driver

to

drive.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500(21.2)]

"Medical

Exemption" –

temporary regulatory relief for up to two years

from one or more Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (see 49 CFR 383, 391,

392, 393, 395, and 396) given to a person, by FMCSA, subject to the

regulations, or a person who intends to engage in an activity that would be

subject to the regulations in accordance with 49 CFR 381.300 (October 1, 2014).

"Medical Report" – a confidential medical questionnaire

directed to the Department and approved by the Illinois Medical Advisory Board,

or a statement on letterhead made by a competent medical professional

containing the same information as the form designed by the Department.

"Medical Restriction Card" – a card designed and issued

by the Department that describes and explains the limitations and conditions

noted in the restriction area of a person's driver's license.

"Medical

Variance"

– a driver has received one of the following from FMCSA, which

allows the driver to be issued a medical certificate:

a medical exemption letter permitting operation of a CMV pursuant

to 49 CFR 381

(October 1,

2014)

, subpart C or 49 CFR 391.64

(October 1, 2014)

; or

a skilled performance evaluation (SPE) certificate permitting

operation of a CMV pursuant to 49 CFR 391.49

(October 1, 2014)

.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500 (21.5)]

"Mental or Physical Disorder or Disability" – a

scientifically recognized condition that may medically impair a person's mental

and/or physical health to the extent of being unable to safely operate a motor

vehicle

91.64

(October 1, 2014)

; or

a skilled performance evaluation (SPE) certificate permitting

operation of a CMV pursuant to 49 CFR 391.49

(October 1, 2014)

.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500 (21.5)]

"Mental or Physical Disorder or Disability" – a

scientifically recognized condition that may medically impair a person's mental

and/or physical health to the extent of being unable to safely operate a motor

vehicle.

"Military

Deferral Card" – a card issued at the expiration of the driver's license

to extend the expiration while in the military, of the license of the licensee,

spouse and dependent children who are living with the licensee while on active

duty serving in the Armed Forces of the United States outside the State of

Illinois.

"Minor" – a person under 18 years of age.

"Miscellaneous

Suspension" – a suspension for safety responsibility, financial

responsibility, warrant parking/traffic, auto emissions, failure to appear,

curfew, mandatory conviction, tollway, family financial responsibility,

automated traffic law violation, nighttime driving restriction or unsatisfied judgment.

"Mobile

Credential" − a mobile driver's license or a mobile identification

card.

"Mobile

Device" − a cellular telephone, a smart watch, or another device

that in the future could support holding a mobile credential.

"Mobile

Driver's License" − a driver's license that is issued by the

Department and resides on a mobile device or requires a mobile device as part

of the process to gain access to the related information.

"Mobile

Identification Card" − an identification card that is issued by the

Department and resides on a mobile device or requires a mobile device as part

of the process to gain access to the related information.

"Monocular

Vision Acuity" – a visual acuity reading obtained utilizing each

individual eye.

"Moped" − a motor-driven cycle, with or without

optional power derived from manually operated pedals, whose speed attainable in

one mile is at least 20 m.p.h

d by the

Department and resides on a mobile device or requires a mobile device as part

of the process to gain access to the related information.

"Monocular

Vision Acuity" – a visual acuity reading obtained utilizing each

individual eye.

"Moped" − a motor-driven cycle, with or without

optional power derived from manually operated pedals, whose speed attainable in

one mile is at least 20 m.p.h. but not greater than 30 m.p.h., and is equipped

with a motor that produces 2 brake horsepower or less.  If an internal

combustion engine is used, the displacement shall not exceed 50 cubic

centimeter displacement and the power drive system shall not require the

operator to shift gears.

[625

ILCS 5/1-148.2]

"Motorcycle"

– every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for use of the rider and designed

to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, but

excluding a tractor.

[625 ILCS 5/1-147]

"Motorcycle

Rider Safety Training Course" – a course of instruction in the use and

operation of motorcycles and/or motor-driven cycles, including instruction in

the safe on-road operation of motorcycles and/or motor-driven cycles, the rules

of the road and the laws of this State relating to motor vehicles, which course

must meet the requirements set out in 92 Ill. Adm. Code 455.

"Motor-Driven

Cycle" − every motorcycle and every motor scooter with less than 150

cubic centimeter piston displacement, including motorized pedalcycles.

[625 ILCS 5/1-145.001]

"Motor

Vehicle" – every vehicle that is self-propelled and every vehicle that is

propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not

operated upon rails, except for vehicles moved solely by human power and

motorized wheelchairs.  Motor vehicles are divided into two divisions:

First

Division:  Those motor vehicles that are designed for the carrying of not more

than 10 persons

r

Vehicle" – every vehicle that is self-propelled and every vehicle that is

propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not

operated upon rails, except for vehicles moved solely by human power and

motorized wheelchairs.  Motor vehicles are divided into two divisions:

First

Division:  Those motor vehicles that are designed for the carrying of not more

than 10 persons.

Second

Division:  Those motor vehicles that are designed for carrying more than 10

persons, those motor vehicles designed or used for living quarters, those motor

vehicles that are designed for pulling or carrying freight, cargo or implements

of husbandry, and those motor vehicles of the First Division remodeled for use

and used as motor vehicles of the Second Division.

[625 ILCS 5/1-146]

"Motor Vehicle Departments of Foreign States" – the

departments in other states that issue driver's licenses.

"Motor Vehicle Record" – a report of the driving status

and history of a driver generated from the driver record provided to users,

such as drivers or employers, and is subject to the provisions of the Driver

Privacy Protection Act (18 U.S.C. 2721-2725).

[625

ILCS 5/6-500(22.2)]

"Nasal

Monocular Vision Reading" – a field of vision 35º from the straight ahead.

"National Driver Register" or

"NDR" – a computerized database of files on drivers maintained by the

U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration.

"Night" − the hours during

the period from sunset to sunrise.

"Nighttime

Drive" – a road test administered during the hours of sunset to sunrise.

"Nighttime

Driving Privilege" – a privilege granted to a licensed driver to operate a

motor vehicle during nighttime hours while wearing a telescopic lens

arrangement.

"Non-CDL"

– any other type of motor vehicle license, such as an automobile driver's

license or a motorcycle license

od from sunset to sunrise.

"Nighttime

Drive" – a road test administered during the hours of sunset to sunrise.

"Nighttime

Driving Privilege" – a privilege granted to a licensed driver to operate a

motor vehicle during nighttime hours while wearing a telescopic lens

arrangement.

"Non-CDL"

– any other type of motor vehicle license, such as an automobile driver's

license or a motorcycle license.

"Non-Excepted

Interstate" or "NI" – a person who operates or expects to

operate in interstate commerce, is subject to and meets the qualification requirements

under 49 CFR 391

(October 1, 2014)

,

and is required to obtain a medical examiner's certificate by 49 CFR 391.45

(October

1, 2014)

.

[625 ILCS 5/6‑500(22.7)]

"Non-Excepted

Intrastate" or "NA" – a person who operates only in intrastate

commerce and is subject to State driver qualification requirements.

[625 ILCS 5/6-500(22.8)]

"Official Investigation" – the act of examining and

inquiring into an occurrence or circumstance with care and accuracy by a duly

authorized member of a local, state or federal agency while acting in a

professional capacity.

"P Endorsement" – a notation on the driver's license

that the driver has qualified to operate a vehicle designed to transport 16 or

more persons, including the driver.

"Participating

Digital Wallet Provider" − a digital wallet provider that is

approved by the Secretary of State.

"Peripheral

Vision" – vision from the outside line of direct sight toward the temporal

area.

"Preliminary Favorable Medical Report" – a current

medical report or a current written statement on official letterhead that is

signed and dated by a competent medical specialist indicating that in the

specialist's professional opinion the driver is medically fit to safely operate

a motor vehicle; however, additional information and/or clarification or

consultation is needed

e temporal

area.

"Preliminary Favorable Medical Report" – a current

medical report or a current written statement on official letterhead that is

signed and dated by a competent medical specialist indicating that in the

specialist's professional opinion the driver is medically fit to safely operate

a motor vehicle; however, additional information and/or clarification or

consultation is needed.

"Presentation"

means the voluntary act by the holder of a mobile credential of revealing

identity information of a mobile credential requested by a relying party to the

relying party.

"Probationary

License" – a special license granting full driving privileges during a

period of suspension and is issued upon successful completion of a driver

remedial education course.

"Problem Driver Pointer System"

or "PDPS" – a pointer file consisting of an index of problem drivers

(as determined by adverse driver's license actions) that is maintained by a

driver's home state (SOR) and is accessed by other states (SOI)

to determine a person's eligibility to apply for a driver's license.

"Proof of Insurance" − acceptable

forms of proof of insurance include, but are not limited to, the following:

Illinois insurance card that contains the company

name, policy number, effective and expiration dates, name of the insured,

vehicle year and make and a minimum of the last six characters of the Vehicle

Identification Number (VIN);

Combination of proof of purchase of the motor vehicle

within 60 days and a current insurance card

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(b)];

Current declaration page of a liability policy

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(c)] that contains the company name,

policy number, effective and expiration dates, name of the insured, vehicle

description and liability limits of the policy;

Liability insurance binder

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(d)];

Certificate of Insurance

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(d)];

Payment receipt for a liability insurance premium

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(d)] that contains the company name,

policy number, effective and expiration dates, name of the

mpany name,

policy number, effective and expiration dates, name of the insured, vehicle

description and liability limits of the policy;

Liability insurance binder

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(d)];

Certificate of Insurance

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(d)];

Payment receipt for a liability insurance premium

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(d)] that contains the company name,

policy number, effective and expiration dates, name of the insured, vehicle

year, make and a minimum of the last six characters of the VIN, date of premium

payment and signature of company representative;

Current rental agreement

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(e)];

Registration plates, registration

sticker or other evidence of registration issued by the Secretary of State's

Office only upon submission of proof of liability insurance

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(f)];

Certificate, decal or other document or device issued

by a governmental agency for a motor vehicle indicating the vehicle is insured

for liability

[625 ILCS 5/7-602(g)]

(or has qualified for an exemption to the liability insurance law).

"Public

Safety Worker" − a person employed by this State or a political

subdivision thereof that provides firefighting, medical or other emergency

services.

[625 ILCS 5/6-117.2(f)]

"Questionable Medical Report" – a medical report that

contains medical information raising some reasonable doubt regarding the

driver's medical ability to safely operate a motor vehicle, including the

following:

A

medical report that indicates the driver has experienced an attack of

unconsciousness within the past six months;

The

medical report lacks a professional opinion indicating whether the driver is

medically fit to safely operate a motor vehicle;

The medical report was signed and/or completed by

someone other than a competent medical specialist;

The competent medical specialist recommends the driver

has driving privileges, however, expresses reservations about the driver's

ability to safely operate a motor vehicle

dical report lacks a professional opinion indicating whether the driver is

medically fit to safely operate a motor vehicle;

The medical report was signed and/or completed by

someone other than a competent medical specialist;

The competent medical specialist recommends the driver

has driving privileges, however, expresses reservations about the driver's

ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

"Reader"

− a device that receives and reads only the information from a mobile

credential upon authorization from the holder of the mobile credential.

"Real ID Compliant Driver's License"

–

a

driver's license issued in compliance with the REAL ID Act,

federal

implementing regulations

(6 CFR 37),

and

this Part.  Real ID compliant driver's licenses shall bear a security

marking approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

[625 ILCS

5/6-100(e)]

"Real ID Compliant Identification Card"

− an Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification

Card issued in compliance with the REAL ID Act,

federal

implementing regulations

(6 CFR 37),

and

this Part.  Real ID compliant identification cards shall bear a security

marking approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

[15 ILCS

335/1A]

"Reckless Driving" – driving a

motor vehicle with a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or

property or knowingly driving a vehicle using an incline in a roadway, such as

a railroad crossing, bridge approach or hill to cause the vehicle to become

airborne.

[625 ILCS

5/11-503]

"Registration

Sticker" − a device or devices to be attached to a rear registration

plate that will renew the registration and registration plate or plates for a

pre‑determined period not to exceed one registration year except as

provided in IVC Section 3-414(1).

"Regularly Scheduled Classroom Instruction" – the

continuous and uninterrupted education course that takes place during the

specific time period (i.e., quarter) in which the school has scheduled the

student to participate

that will renew the registration and registration plate or plates for a

pre‑determined period not to exceed one registration year except as

provided in IVC Section 3-414(1).

"Regularly Scheduled Classroom Instruction" – the

continuous and uninterrupted education course that takes place during the

specific time period (i.e., quarter) in which the school has scheduled the

student to participate.

"Rehabilitation Institution" – any hospital,

center, institute, or facility engaged in a program to provide driver training

for the disabled.

"Religious

Organization Bus" – any vehicle other than a vehicle of the First Division

or a school bus as defined by IVC Section 1-182 that is exclusively owned and

operated by a religious organization and is used primarily in conducting the

official activities of that organization.

"Religious

Organization Vehicle Restriction" – the authority to operate a religious

organization bus (see IVC Section 6-106.2).

"Relying

Party" − an entity to which a mobile credential holder is presenting

the mobile credential.

"Representative

Vehicle" – a motor vehicle that represents the type an applicant operates

or expects to operate.

"Rescind" – to annul or void a

suspension, revocation, cancellation, disqualification or denial.

"Restricted

Local License" – a special restricted driver's license issued under IVC

Section 6-113 and intended to enable a person to drive a specific route.

"Restriction" – the notation on a driver's license or

permit indicating requirements deemed applicable to the licensee by the

Department to assure safe operation of a motor vehicle.

"Review

of Driving Habits" – a review of the applicant's driving record maintained

by the Office of the Secretary of State, or documentation from another

licensing entity, that has been certified within 30 days prior to the date of

application, to ensure that the requirements are met (see IVC Sections 6-104, 6‑508)

to the licensee by the

Department to assure safe operation of a motor vehicle.

"Review

of Driving Habits" – a review of the applicant's driving record maintained

by the Office of the Secretary of State, or documentation from another

licensing entity, that has been certified within 30 days prior to the date of

application, to ensure that the requirements are met (see IVC Sections 6-104, 6‑508).

"Road Test" – an actual demonstration of the applicant's

ability to operate a motor vehicle (see IVC Section 6-109).

"S

Endorsement" − an endorsement for CDL holders who operate as a

school bus driver to transport pre-primary, primary or secondary school

students to and from home, from school to home, or to and from school-sponsored

events.

"Safety Course" – an explanation provided by a rental

agency to an individual during the rental transaction concerning the controls

and features of the vehicle and its proper operation.

"Safety Officer" – any individual employed

by a third-party certifying entity who is licensed by the Department to

administer the CDL skills tests specified in subparts G and H of 49 CFR 383

(October 1, 2014) to the entities' employees and members.  A safety officer is

equivalent to a third-party skills test examiner as defined in 49 CFR 383.5

(October 1, 2014).

"SAVE" − the Systematic Alien Verification for

Entitlements Program that allows electronic inquiries to U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) by state motor vehicle agencies to determine the

immigration status of an applicant for standard or Real ID compliant driver's

license or identification card

to a third-party skills test examiner as defined in 49 CFR 383.5

(October 1, 2014).

"SAVE" − the Systematic Alien Verification for

Entitlements Program that allows electronic inquiries to U.S. Citizenship and

Immigration Services (USCIS) by state motor vehicle agencies to determine the

immigration status of an applicant for standard or Real ID compliant driver's

license or identification card.

"School

Bus" – every motor vehicle, except as provided in this definition, owned

or operated by or for any of the following entities for the transportation of

persons regularly enrolled as students in grade 12 or below in connection with

any activity of the entity:

Any

public or private primary or secondary school;

Any

primary or secondary school operated by a religious institution; or

Any

public, private or religious nursery school.

This definition shall not include the following:

A

bus operated by a public utility, municipal corporation or common carrier

authorized to conduct local or interurban transportation of passengers when the

bus is not traveling a specific school bus route but is:

On

a regularly scheduled route for the transportation of other fare paying

passengers;

Furnishing

charter service for the transportation of groups on field trips or other

special trips or in connection with other special events; or

Being

used for shuttle service between attendance centers or other education

facilities.

A

motor vehicle of the first division.

A

motor vehicle designed for the transportation of not less than seven nor more

than 16 persons that is operated by or for a public or private primary or

secondary school, including any primary or secondary school operated by a

religious institution, for the purpose of transporting not more than 15

students to and from interscholastic athletic or other interscholastic or

school sponsored activities

r vehicle designed for the transportation of not less than seven nor more

than 16 persons that is operated by or for a public or private primary or

secondary school, including any primary or secondary school operated by a

religious institution, for the purpose of transporting not more than 15

students to and from interscholastic athletic or other interscholastic or

school sponsored activities.

[625

ILCS 5/1-182]

"School

Bus Commercial Learner's Permit" or "School Bus CLP" – a

learner's permit that allows an applicant for a school bus permit to operate a

school bus, but only when accompanied by a properly classified driver with a

school bus driver permit.

"School

Bus Driver Permit" – a permit issued to an applicant who has met all the

requirements that authorize the individual to drive a school bus (see IVC

Section 6-106.1).

"Seasonal

Restricted Commercial Driver's License" or "Restricted CDL" – a

limited waiver for employees of certain farm-related services to operate

specific commercial motor vehicles without a commercial driver's license for a

limited period.

"Second

Division Vehicle" – any vehicle designed to carry more than 10 persons,

those designed or used for living quarters and those vehicles designed to pull

or carry property, freight or cargo, those motor vehicles of the first

division remodeled for use and used as motor vehicles of the second division,

and those motor vehicles of the first division used and registered as school

buses.

[625 ILCS 5/1-217]

"Secondary

Dissemination" – the distributing or sharing of an image by a source other

than the primary source (Secretary of State) that has direct access to the

image.

"Secretary of State" – the

Secretary of State of Illinois.

[625 ILCS 5/1-184]

"Self-Admission" – a statement

or indication from the driver that the driver has a mental disorder/disability

and/or physical condition or disability that may impair the ability to safely

operate a motor vehicle or that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness

cretary of State) that has direct access to the

image.

"Secretary of State" – the

Secretary of State of Illinois.

[625 ILCS 5/1-184]

"Self-Admission" – a statement

or indication from the driver that the driver has a mental disorder/disability

and/or physical condition or disability that may impair the ability to safely

operate a motor vehicle or that is likely to cause a loss of consciousness.

"Self-Certification" – a driver's signed and

dated declaration of the type of driving (NI, EI, NA, EA) in which the driver

engages or expects to engage while operating a CMV.

"Selfie"

− a photograph taken by and of oneself from that person's mobile device.

"Senior Citizen Transportation Vehicle" – a

vehicle, other than a vehicle of the first division or a school bus,

exclusively owned and operated by a senior citizen organization and used

primarily in conducting the official activities of the organization.

"Serious

Traffic Violation" – a conviction when operating a commercial motor

vehicle, or when operating a non-CMV, while holding a CLP or CDL of: a

violation relating to excessive speeding involving a single speeding charge of

15 miles per hour or more above the legal speed limit; a violation relating to

reckless driving; a violation of any State law or local ordinance relating to

motor vehicle traffic control (other than parking violations) arising in

connection with a fatal traffic accident; a violation, relating to having

multiple driver's licenses (see IVC Section 6-501); a violation relating to the

requirement to have a valid CLP or CDL (see IVC Section 6-507(a)); a violation

relating to improper or erratic lane changes; a violation relating to following

another vehicle too closely; any other similar violation of a law or local

ordinance of any state relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a

parking violation, which the Secretary of State determines to be serious

pursuant to 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1040.20

CLP or CDL (see IVC Section 6-507(a)); a violation

relating to improper or erratic lane changes; a violation relating to following

another vehicle too closely; any other similar violation of a law or local

ordinance of any state relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than a

parking violation, which the Secretary of State determines to be serious

pursuant to 92 Ill. Adm. Code 1040.20.

"Skills Performance Evaluation" or

"SPE" – a certificate, issued by FMCSA to a d

river with a missing limb, in accordance

with 49 CFR 391.49 (October 1, 2014), which allows the driver to operate a CMV.

"Special

Needs Individuals" – those individuals who have or are at increased risk

for a chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional condition and

who also require health and related services of a type or amount beyond that

required by individuals generally.

[625

ILCS 5/6-117.2(f)]

"SSOLV" − the Social Security Online Verification

system that allows electronic inquiries to the Social Security Administration

by state motor vehicle agencies to verify names and social security numbers of

applicants for driver's licenses or identification cards.

"Standard

Driver's License"

−

a driver's

license issued by the Secretary of State that does not meet the requirements of

the REAL ID Act

,

federal implementing regulations (6 CFR 37), and this

Part.

"Standard

Identification Card"

−

an identification

card issued by the Secretary of State that does not meet the requirements of

the REAL ID Act, federal implementing regulations (6 CFR 37), and this Part.

"State"

– a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia,

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a province of the Dominion of Canada.

[625 ILCS 5/1-195]

"Suspension"

–

the temporary withdrawal by

formal action of the Secretary of a person's license or privilege to operate a

motor vehicle on the public highways, for a period specifically designated by

the Secretary

ate"

– a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia,

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a province of the Dominion of Canada.

[625 ILCS 5/1-195]

"Suspension"

–

the temporary withdrawal by

formal action of the Secretary of a person's license or privilege to operate a

motor vehicle on the public highways, for a period specifically designated by

the Secretary.

[625 ILCS 5/1-204]

"Tank

Vehicle" – any commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any

liquid or gaseous material within a tank or tanks having an individual rate

capacity of more than 119 gallons and an aggregate rated capacity of 1,000

gallons or more that is either permanently or temporarily attached to the

vehicle or the chassis.  Those vehicles include, but are not limited to, cargo

tanks and portable tanks, as defined in 49 CFR 171

(2011)

.

[625 ILCS 5/1-204.4]

"Telescopic

Lens Arrangement" – a non-standard adaptive device that aids in improving

vision deficits.

"Telescopic Lens Vision Specialist Report" – an approved

confidential vision questionnaire directed to the Department, or a statement on

letterhead made by a vision specialist, containing the same information as the

form designed by the Department.

"Temporal

Monocular Vision Reading" – a field of vision 70º from the straight ahead.

"Temporary Driver's License or Instruction Permit" – a

driver's license or instruction permit issued for no longer than 90 days to a

person who is temporarily unable to obtain a license or instruction permit.

"Third-Party

Certification License" − a license issued by the Secretary of State

to a third-party certifying entity that allows the entity to participate in the

third-party certification program.

"Third-Party

Certification Program" − a Secretary of State program that allows a

third-party entity to administer the CDL skills tests specified in subparts G

and H of 49 CFR 383 (October 1, 2014) to its employees or members

n License" − a license issued by the Secretary of State

to a third-party certifying entity that allows the entity to participate in the

third-party certification program.

"Third-Party

Certification Program" − a Secretary of State program that allows a

third-party entity to administer the CDL skills tests specified in subparts G

and H of 49 CFR 383 (October 1, 2014) to its employees or members.

"Third-Party

Certifying Entity" or "Entity" – an entity licensed by the

Secretary of State to participate in the third-party certification program.  A

third-party certifying entity is equivalent to a third party tester as defined

in 49 CFR 383.5 (October 1, 2014).

"Transportation

Security Administration" or "TSA" – a division of the Department

of Homeland Security administering provisions of the Uniting and Strengthening

America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct

Terrorism Act (USA Patriot Act; Public Law 107-56, 115 Stat. 272).

"Traffic Regulation Governing the Movement of Vehicles"

– a violation for which points are assigned pursuant to 92 Ill. Adm. Code

1040.20.

"Type A Injury" – an injury that

requires immediate professional attention in either a doctor's office or a

medical facility and includes severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities

and injuries requiring the injured party to be carried from the scene.

"Traffic

Environmental Screening" – a screening designed by the Department that

shall consist of the driver demonstrating the ability to recognize actual

traffic conditions using the telescopic lens arrangement while riding with and

being evaluated by a Driver Services Facility representative.

"Unfavorable Medical Report" – a medical report signed

and completed by a competent medical specialist containing a professional

opinion that, due to a physical and/or mental disorder/disability, the driver

is not medically fit to operate a motor vehicle

traffic conditions using the telescopic lens arrangement while riding with and

being evaluated by a Driver Services Facility representative.

"Unfavorable Medical Report" – a medical report signed

and completed by a competent medical specialist containing a professional

opinion that, due to a physical and/or mental disorder/disability, the driver

is not medically fit to operate a motor vehicle.

"Unfavorable

Telescopic Lens Vision Specialist Report" – a telescopic lens vision

specialist report signed and completed by a licensed vision specialist that

indicates a professional opinion that the driver is not capable of safely

operating a motor vehicle, or the monocular or binocular acuity

readings and/or peripheral readings do not

meet

Illinois standards, or the peripheral vision readings do not meet Illinois

standards as set forth in Section 1030.70, or the power of the telescopic

lenses does not meet Illinois standards as set forth in Section 1030.75.

"Unfavorable

Vision Specialist Report" – a vision specialist report signed and

completed by a vision specialist:

indicating

the monocular or binocular acuity and/or peripheral vision readings do not meet

Illinois standards as set forth in Section 1030.70, the driver would not accept

or has refused the recommended correction, and the driver's vision readings

without this correction are not favorable; or

containing

a professional opinion that, due to a vision condition, the driver is not

visually safe to operate a motor vehicle.

"Unfit to Stand Trial Order" – an order by a court of

competent jurisdiction whereby a defendant, because of a mental or physical

condition, is unable to understand the nature and purpose of the proceeding

against the defendant or to assist in the defense against it pursuant to

Section 104-10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure [725 ILCS 5/Art. 104-10].

"USCIS" − U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services is a bureau of the U.S

order by a court of

competent jurisdiction whereby a defendant, because of a mental or physical

condition, is unable to understand the nature and purpose of the proceeding

against the defendant or to assist in the defense against it pursuant to

Section 104-10 of the Code of Criminal Procedure [725 ILCS 5/Art. 104-10].

"USCIS" − U.S. Citizenship and Immigration

Services is a bureau of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USDHS) that

is in charge of processing immigrant visa petitions, naturalization petitions,

and asylum and refugee applications, as well as making adjudicative decisions

performed at the services centers and managing all other immigration benefit

functions.

"Valid Driver's License or Permit" – a

license or permit issued by the Secretary of State that is of the proper

classification for the purposes for which it is being used and that has not

expired, been invalidated, denied, canceled, revoked, suspended or

disqualified, or been used after a curfew or nighttime driving restriction.

"Vendor"

– an authorized fingerprint company approved by the Illinois State Police (ISP)

who will transmit fingerprint data to ISP to be forwarded to the FBI.

"Verifier

Application" − software that requests and collects only the

information on a mobile credential authorized by the holder of the credential.

"Vision Screening" – the readings obtained by a

physician, ophthalmologist, optometrist or Department representative of an

applicant's visual acuity and peripheral fields of vision.

"Vision

Specialist" – a doctor licensed to practice medicine in optometry under

the Illinois Optometric Practice Act [225 ILCS 80] or a competent medical

specialist.

"Vision

Specialist Report" – an approved confidential vision questionnaire

directed to the Department, or a statement on letterhead made by a vision specialist,

containing the same information as the form designed by the Department.

"Visual Acuity Readings" – the minimum vision standards

set forth in Sections 1030.70 and 1030.75

ic Practice Act [225 ILCS 80] or a competent medical

specialist.

"Vision

Specialist Report" – an approved confidential vision questionnaire

directed to the Department, or a statement on letterhead made by a vision specialist,

containing the same information as the form designed by the Department.

"Visual Acuity Readings" – the minimum vision standards

set forth in Sections 1030.70 and 1030.75.

"Visual Peripheral Readings" – the minimum vision

standards set forth in Sections 1030.70 and 1030.75.

"Withdrawal" – the negating of valid driving privileges

by a state as the result of sanctions taken against driving privileges.

"Youth

for Whom the Department of Children and Family Services is Legally Responsible For"

or "Foster Child" – a child or youth whose guardianship or custody

has been accepted by the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to

the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Children and Family Services Act

[20 ILCS 505]

, the Abused and Neglected Child

Reporting Act

[325 ILCS 5]

, and the Adoption Act

[750 ILCS 50]

.

This applies to children for whom the Department of Children and Family

Services has temporary protective custody, custody and guardianship via court

order, or children whose parents have signed an adoptive surrender or voluntary

placement agreement with the Department.

[15 ILCS 335/1A]