Bill Text: IL HB5486 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Provides that a taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older, must have a valid driver's license issued by any state in the United States, must have had a valid driver's license for at least 3 years, and must not have been convicted of certain offenses during the immediately preceding 3-year period. Also provides that if he or she, after becoming a taxi driver, is convicted of any of those offenses or ceases to be licensed, the taxi driver must immediately cease operating a taxicab and the prohibition shall continue until specified conditions are met. Effective July 1, 2011.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-23 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [HB5486 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB5486-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by
changing Section 5 as follows:
(625 ILCS 55/5)
Sec. 5. Requirements for the operation of taxicabs.
(a) The taxi driver's picture, the taxi driver's license or
registration number, and the taxicab medallion number or an
exterior identification number must be posted in a visible
location in each cab.
(b) There must be posted in a visible location in each
taxicab a telephone number for a passenger to call if the taxi
driver is operating the taxicab in a reckless manner.
(c) If a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while
operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any
responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver
for drug and alcohol use.
(d) A taxi driver must meet all of the following minimum
requirements, as well as any additional requirements imposed by
a unit of local government:
(1) The taxi driver must be 21 years of age or older.
(2) The taxi driver must have a valid driver's license

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issued by any state in the United States.
(3) The taxi driver must have had a valid driver's
license during the immediately preceding 3-year period.
After becoming a taxi driver, if the taxi driver ceases to
have a valid driver's license, the taxi driver must
immediately cease operating a taxicab, and the prohibition
shall continue until a period of 3 years has elapsed during
which the taxi driver has had a valid driver's license.
(4) The taxi driver must not have been convicted of any
of the following offenses during the immediately preceding
3-year period: Section 11-401 (leaving the scene of a
traffic accident involving death or personal injury),
11-501 (driving under the influence), 11-503 (reckless
driving), 11-504 (drag racing), or 11-506 (street racing)
of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 (manslaughter
or reckless homicide) or 12-5 (reckless conduct arising
from the use of a motor vehicle) of the Criminal Code of
1961. After becoming a taxi driver, if the taxi driver is
convicted of any of the offenses specified in this
subdivision (4), the taxi driver must immediately cease
operating a taxicab, and the prohibition shall continue
until a period of 3 years has elapsed during which the taxi
driver has not been convicted of any of the offenses
specified in this subdivision (4).
(Source: P.A. 95-598, eff. 6-1-08.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,

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2011.