§1030.25. Safe Driver License Renewals

 

a)         The Department may centrally issue a driver's license renewal to an applicant who is not otherwise ineligible for a driver's license and meets the eligibility criteria for renewal through the Safe Driver Renewal Program. Eligible applicants are sent a Safe Driver Renewal notice indicating current eligibility for the program, by mail, approximately 90 days prior to the expiration of their current driver's license.

 

b)         Safe Driver Renewal applicants may renew their driver's license by making application by mail, Internet, or telephone. Applicants who are no longer eligible due to a change in their driving record will be denied at time of application through the Internet and telephone and shall be instructed to appear at a driver's license facility. Applicants who are no longer eligible at time of renewal who have submitted the application by mail will have their application and fee returned, with the reason of ineligibility, and shall be directed to appear at a driver's license facility.

 

c)         A driver is not eligible for Safe Driver Renewal if any of the following apply:

 

1)         The driver is the holder of a Commercial Driver's License;

 

2)         The driving record contains a withdrawal action;

 

3)         The driver is under the age of 22 or greater than the age of 74;

 

4)         The driver's license has been expired over one year, excluding any extensions due to Covid-19;

 

5)         The driver's last two renewals were completed through the Safe Driver Renewal or online renewal program;

 

6)         The driver's license expiration is greater than one year;

 

7)         The driver is required to submit a medical or vision specialist report;

 

8)         The driving record contains a conviction;

 

9)         The driver holds a school bus driver permit;

 

10)         The driving record contains a disposition of court supervision;

 

11)         The driving record indicates the driver has been involved in a property damage, personal injury, or fatal accident;

 

12)         The driver holds a restricted local license;

 

13)         The driver is less than 26 years of age and has not met a Selective Service obligation;

 

14)         The driver holds a visa status Temporary Visitor's Driver's license;

 

15)         The driver's social security number has not been verified through the Social Security On-line Verification System;

 

16)         The driver must meet the reporting requirements of the Sex Offender Registration Act;

 

17)         The driver's file does not contain a suitable image.

 

d)         By submission of a Safe Driver Renewal application, the driver affirms that:

 

1)         The driver has not been issued corrective lenses (eyeglasses/contacts) for driving since the last renewal.

 

2)         The driver's license or privilege to obtain a license is not suspended, revoked, cancelled or refused in this or any other state.

 

3)         The driver does not presently hold a valid driver's license in any other state.

 

4)         The driver's license is not being held by a court in lieu of bail.

 

5)         The driver does not have any condition that might cause a temporary loss of consciousness.

 

6)         The driver has no mental or physical condition that might interfere with safe driving.

 

7)         The driver does not use any drugs, including prescription medication, or alcohol to an extent that they impair driving ability.

 

8)         A court has not found the driver to have a mental disability or disease or a court has not committed the driver to a mental health facility within the last four years.

 

9)         The driver's legal name or gender has not changed.

 

e)         The fees collected for the issuance of a driver's license shall be in accordance with IVC Section 6-118 except that a processing fee will be charged by the service provider for applications received by telephone and Internet.

 

f)         If the renewal applicant does not receive the driver's license by mail, the applicant may be issued one duplicate driver's license, at no fee, provided an application for a duplicate is filed within 90 days after the date of the renewal application and the driver's license was not returned to the Department as undeliverable.  If a centrally issued driver's license is not returned to the Department by the U.S. Post Office as undeliverable, the applicant shall be required to appear at a driver services facility with one form of proof of residence address as outlined in Appendix B.  The applicant shall be charged the fee for a corrected license as set forth in IVC Section 6-118 if a change is required upon submission of the residence address documents.

 

(Source:  Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 13406, effective October 5, 2021)