625 ILCS 5/6-101
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. 6-101)Sec. 6-101. Drivers must have licenses or permits.(a) No person, except those expressly exempted by Section 6-102, shall  drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this State unless such person has  a valid license or permit, or a restricted driving permit, issued under the  provisions of this Act.(b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle unless he holds a valid  license or permit, or a restricted driving permit issued under the  provisions of Section 6-205, 6-206, or 6-113 of this Act. Any person to  whom a license is issued under the provisions of this Act must surrender to  the Secretary of State all valid licenses or permits, except that an applicant for a non-domiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license shall not be required to surrender a license or permit issued by the applicant's state or country of domicile. No drivers license or instruction permit  shall be issued to any person who holds a valid Foreign State license,  identification card, or permit  unless such person first surrenders to the Secretary of State any such  valid Foreign State license,  identification card, or permit.(b-5) Any person who commits a violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, if at the time of the violation the person's driver's license or permit was cancelled under clause (a)9 of Section 6-201 of this Code.(c) Any person licensed as a driver hereunder shall not be required by  any city, village, incorporated town or other municipal corporation to  obtain any other license to exercise the privilege thereby granted.(d) In addition to other penalties imposed under this Section, any person  in violation of this Section who is also in violation of Section 7-601 of this  Code relating to mandatory insurance requirements shall have his or her motor  vehicle immediately impounded by the arresting law enforcement officer.  The  motor vehicle may be released to any licensed driver upon a showing of proof of  insurance for the motor vehicle that was impounded and the notarized written  consent for the release by the vehicle owner.(e) In addition to other penalties imposed under this Section, the  vehicle  of any person  in violation of this Section who is also in violation of Section 7-601 of this  Code relating to mandatory insurance requirements and who, in violating this  Section, has caused death or personal injury to another person is subject to  forfeiture under  Sections 36-1 and 36-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012.  For the purposes of this Section, a personal injury shall include  any type A injury as indicated on the traffic accident report completed  by a law enforcement officer that requires immediate professional attention  in either a doctor's office or a medical facility.  A type A injury shall  include severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities, and injuries that  require the injured party to be carried from the scene.  (Source: P.A. 97-229, eff. 7-28-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-176 (see Section 10 of P.A. 98-722 and Section 10 of P.A. 99-414 for the effective date of changes made by P.A. 98-176).)