Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 15, April 8, 2022
a) A person who is
convicted of operating a motor vehicle without the proper license
classification shall have his/her driving privileges suspended or revoked by
the Department. If a new upgraded license has been issued for the proper
classification of the vehicle being operated at the time of arrest on or prior
to the conviction date for a first offense of a license classification
violation, no action shall be taken against the individual by the
Department.
b) Miscellaneous
suspensions shall not be considered prior suspensions for the purpose of this
Section.
c) When considering prior
convictions, only convictions for operating a motor vehicle without the proper
license classification within seven years prior to the arrest date of the
incoming conviction shall be considered.
d) Only those suspensions or revocations
cleared within seven years prior to the effective date of the forthcoming
suspension or revocation shall be considered as prior suspensions or
revocations.
e) If a person has no
prior suspensions or revocations of any kind and is convicted of operating a
motor vehicle in violation of license classification, the Department shall take
action as follows:
TABLE
Convictions
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Action
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1st Conviction
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2-month Suspension
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2nd Conviction
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4-month Suspension
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3rd Conviction
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6-month Suspension
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4th Conviction
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12-month Suspension
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5th or more
Convictions
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Revocation
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f) If
a person has one prior suspension or revocation and is convicted of operating a
motor vehicle in violation of license classification, the Department shall take
action as follows:
TABLE
Convictions
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Action
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1st Conviction
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4-month Suspension
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2nd Conviction
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6-month Suspension
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3rd Conviction
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12-month Suspension
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4th or more
Convictions
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Revocation
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g) If
a person has two prior suspensions or revocations or any combination thereof
and is convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of license
classification, the Department shall take action as follows:
TABLE
Convictions
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Action
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1st Conviction
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6-month Suspension
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2nd Conviction
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12-month Suspension
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3rd Conviction
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Revocation
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h) If
a person has three prior suspensions or revocations or any combination thereof
and is convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of license
classification, the Department shall take action as follows:
TABLE
Convictions
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Action
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1st Conviction
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12-month Suspension
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2nd or more
Convictions
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|
Revocation
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i) If
a person has four or more prior suspensions or revocations or any combination
thereof and is convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of license
classification, the Department shall take action as follows:
TABLE
Convictions
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Action
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1st or more
Convictions
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Revocation
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j) If
a person convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of license
classification has an arrest date during a period of revocation that is in
effect, the revocation shall be extended for one year from the date of the
conviction or the latest projected eligibility date on record, whichever is the
greater period of time. If a person convicted for operating a motor vehicle in
violation of license classification has an arrest date during a period of
suspension (including curfew and night time driving restriction suspensions)
that is still in effect, the suspension shall be extended for the same amount
of time as the originally imposed suspension, in accordance with IVC Section
6-303.
k) If a person has a
suspension in effect pursuant to IVC Section 6-206(a)(20) or 6-206(a)(6)and
receives a subsequent conviction for operating a motor vehicle in violation of
license classification, the suspension shall be amended in accordance with the
guidelines of subsections (f) through (i).