625 ILCS 5/6-107
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 6 - The Illinois Driver Licensing Law

 (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-107)Sec. 6-107. Graduated license.(a) The purpose of the Graduated  Licensing Program is to develop safe and mature driving habits in young,  inexperienced drivers and reduce or prevent motor vehicle accidents,  fatalities,  and injuries by:(1) providing for an increase in the time of practice     period before granting permission to obtain a driver's license;(2) strengthening driver licensing and testing     standards for persons under the age of 21 years;(3) sanctioning driving privileges of drivers under     age 21 who have committed serious traffic violations or other specified offenses; and(4) setting stricter standards to promote the     public's health and safety.(b) The application of any person under  the age of 18 years, and not legally emancipated, for a drivers  license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this  State, shall be accompanied by the written consent of either parent of the  applicant; otherwise by the guardian having custody of the applicant, or  in the event there is no parent or guardian, then by another responsible adult. The  written consent must accompany any application for a driver's license under this subsection (b), regardless of whether or not the required written consent also accompanied the person's previous application for an instruction permit.No graduated driver's license shall be issued to any applicant under 18  years  of age, unless the applicant is at least 16 years of age and has:(1) Held a valid instruction permit for a minimum of     9 months.(2) Passed an approved driver education course and     submits proof of having passed the course as may be required.(3) Certification by the parent, legal guardian, or     responsible adult that the applicant has had a minimum of 50 hours of behind-the-wheel practice time, at least 10 hours of which have been at night, and is sufficiently prepared and able to safely operate a motor vehicle.(b-1) No graduated  driver's license shall be issued to any applicant who is under 18 years of age  and not legally emancipated, unless the applicant has graduated  from a secondary school of this State or any other state, is enrolled in a  course leading to a high school equivalency certificate, has  obtained a high school equivalency certificate, is enrolled in an elementary or secondary school or college or university  of this State or any other state and is not a chronic or habitual truant as provided in Section 26-2a of the School Code, or is receiving home instruction and submits proof of meeting any of those  requirements at the time of application.An applicant under 18 years of age who provides proof acceptable to the Secretary that the applicant has resumed regular school attendance or home instruction or that his or her application was denied in error shall be eligible to receive a graduated license if other requirements are met. The Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this subsection (b-1).(c) No graduated driver's license or permit shall be issued to  any applicant under 18  years of age who has committed the offense of operating a motor vehicle  without a valid license or permit in violation of Section 6-101 of this Code  or a similar out of state offense and no graduated driver's  license or permit shall be issued to any applicant under 18 years of age  who has committed an offense that would otherwise result in a  mandatory revocation of a license or permit as provided in Section 6-205 of  this Code or who has been either convicted of or adjudicated a delinquent based  upon a violation of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled  Substances Act, the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act while that individual was in actual physical control of a motor  vehicle. For purposes of this Section, any person placed on probation under  Section 10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois  Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70 of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall not be considered convicted. Any person found  guilty of this offense, while in actual physical control of a motor vehicle,  shall have an entry made in the court record by the judge that this offense did  occur while the person was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle and  order the clerk of the court to report the violation to the Secretary of State  as such.(d) No graduated driver's license shall be issued for 9 months to any  applicant  under  the  age of 18 years who has committed and subsequently been convicted of an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles, any violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code, or who has received a disposition of court supervision for a violation of Section 6-20 of the Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar provision of a local ordinance.(e) No graduated driver's license holder under the age  of 18 years shall operate any  motor vehicle, except a motor driven cycle or motorcycle, with   more than one passenger in the front seat of the motor vehicle  and no more passengers in the back seats than the number of available seat  safety belts as set forth in Section 12-603 of this Code. If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was subsequently convicted of the violation, the provisions of this paragraph shall continue to apply until such time as a period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.(f) (Blank).(g) If a graduated driver's license holder is under the age of 18 when he  or she receives the license, for the first 12 months he or she holds the license  or  until he or she reaches the age of 18, whichever occurs sooner, the graduated  license  holder may not operate a motor vehicle with more than one passenger in the  vehicle  who is under the age of 20, unless any additional passenger or passengers are  siblings, step-siblings, children, or stepchildren of the driver. If a graduated driver's license holder committed an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code during the first 12 months the license is held and subsequently is convicted of the violation, the provisions of this paragraph shall remain in effect until such time as a period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of this Section or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.(h) It shall be an offense for a person that is age 15, but under age 20, to be a passenger in a vehicle operated by a driver holding a graduated driver's license during the first 12 months the driver holds the license or until the driver reaches the age of 18, whichever occurs sooner, if another passenger under the age of 20 is present, excluding a sibling, step-sibling, child, or step-child of the driver.(i) No graduated driver's license shall be issued to any applicant under the age of 18 years if the applicant has been issued a traffic citation for which a disposition has not been rendered at the time of application. (Source: P.A. 97-229, eff. 7-28-11; 97-835, eff. 7-20-12; 98-168, eff. 1-1-14; 98-718, eff. 1-1-15.)