625 ILCS 5/6-109
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 6 - The Illinois Driver Licensing Law

Sec. 6-109. Examination of applicants.(a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant for a driver's  license or permit who has not been previously licensed as a driver under the  laws of this State or any other state or country, or any applicant for renewal  of such driver's license or permit when such license or permit has been expired  for more than one year.  The Secretary of State shall, subject to the  provisions of paragraph (c), examine every licensed driver at least every 8  years, and may examine or re-examine any other applicant or licensed driver,  provided that during the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a license  for 3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7 years or more than every  10 years.The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the eyesight of any  driver's license or permit applicant who has not been previously licensed  as a driver under the laws of this State and shall promulgate rules and  regulations to provide for the orderly administration of all the provisions of  this Section.The Secretary of State shall include at least one test question that concerns the provisions of the Pedestrians with Disabilities Safety Act in the question pool used for the written portion of the driver's license examination within one year after July 22, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-1167).The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool used for the written portion of the driver's license examination,  test questions concerning safe driving in the presence of bicycles, of which one may  be concerning the Dutch Reach method as described in Section 2-112.The Secretary of State shall include, in the question pool used for the written portion of the driver's license examination, at least one test question concerning driver responsibilities when approaching a stationary emergency vehicle as described in Section 11-907.(b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph (c), such  examination shall include a test of the applicant's  eyesight, his or her ability to read and understand official traffic control devices,  his or her knowledge of safe driving practices and the traffic laws of this State,  and may include an actual demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise  ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a motor vehicle, and  such further physical and mental examination as the Secretary of State finds  necessary to determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle  safely on the highways, except the examination of an applicant 75 years  of age or older shall include an actual demonstration of the applicant's  ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of  a motor vehicle.  All portions of written and verbal examinations under  this Section, excepting where the English language appears on facsimiles  of road signs, may be given in the Spanish language and, at the discretion  of the Secretary of State, in any other language as well as in English upon  request of the examinee.  Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are not  prohibited from being issued a license, other than a commercial driver's  license, under this Code.(c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of renewing their  driver's license possess a driving record devoid of any convictions of traffic  violations or evidence of committing an offense  for which mandatory revocation  would be required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time  of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary  in order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a motor  vehicle,  except that every applicant for the renewal of a driver's license who is  75 years of age or older must prove, by an actual demonstration,  the applicant's ability to exercise reasonable care in the safe operation  of a motor vehicle.(d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the provisions of  Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the Secretary of State  shall make provision for giving an examination, either in the county where  the applicant resides or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient  to the applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said  application is received.(e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the use of foreign language interpreters during the application and examination process. (Source: P.A. 100-770, eff. 1-1-19; 100-962, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-174, eff. 1-1-20.)