Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1030 - ISSUANCE OF LICENSES › Section 1030.65 - Instruction Permits

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) A person who
			 wishes to practice driving before obtaining a driver's license shall obtain an
			 instruction permit from a Driver Services Facility.
b) Upon receipt of an instruction permit, the
			 holder may operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of this State when
			 accompanied by an adult instructor of a driver education program or when
			 practicing with a parent, legal guardian, family member or person in loco
			 parentis who is 21 years of age or more and has a license classification to
			 operate the vehicle and at least one year of driving experience, and is
			 occupying a seat beside the driver.
c) The fees collected for the issuance of an
			 original, renewal, duplicate or corrected instruction permit, or CLP shall be
			 in accordance with IVC Section 6-118(a).
d) A minor who wishes to receive an
			 instruction permit shall be at least 15 years old and enrolled in a driver
			 education course. Any minor who has been enrolled in an approved driver
			 education program out-of-state shall provide proof of that enrollment before an
			 Illinois instruction permit will be issued. Proof shall consist of a letter
			 from the minor's school on the school's letterhead or other proof deemed
			 acceptable by the Secretary of State. The minor shall complete a driver
			 education course prior to applying for a driver's license before the minor is
			 18 years of age. If the minor is 16 years of age or older and possesses a
			 certificate of completion or the equivalent from another state's driver
			 education program or a driver's license issued by a state that requires driver
			 education, the minor shall be eligible to receive an Illinois driver's license
			 upon successful completion of the vision and, as applicable, written and/or
			 road tests. The equivalent of an Illinois certificate of completion from an
			 out-of-state driver education course shall include, but is not limited to,
			 transcripts from the out-of-state attendance center indicating successful
			 completion of the course of instruction or a letter from the state's driver's
			 licensing authority on agency letterhead, attesting to the minor's successful
			 completion of a driver education course approved by the office that regulates
			 education.
e) A minor who is at
			 least 15 years and 6 months of age may obtain an Illinois instruction permit
			 prior to being enrolled in a driver education course, provided the minor:
1) Submits written documentation, on a form
			 prepared or approved by the Secretary of State, stating that the minor is
			 enrolled in school; meets the educational requirements of the Driver Education
			 Act [105 ILCS 5/27-24   through 27-24.8] and IVC Section 6-103(1) and signed by a
			 superintendent or chief administrator that states, through no fault of the
			 minor, the minor will be unable to be enrolled in a driver education course
			 until after the minor's 16th birthday and the school
			 would have no objection to the issuance of the instruction permit;
			 and
2) Successfully completes the
			 written and vision examinations administered either by an approved driver
			 education instructor or the Secretary of State.