625 ILCS 5/6‑206) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6‑206)
(Text of Section from P.A. 94‑307)
Sec. 6‑206. Discretionary authority to suspend or revoke license or permit; Right to a hearing.
(a) The Secretary of State is authorized to suspend or revoke the driving privileges of any person without preliminary hearing upon a showing of the person's records or other sufficient evidence that the person:
1. Has committed an offense for which mandatory revocation of a driver's license or permit is required upon conviction;
2. Has been convicted of not less than 3 offenses against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles committed within any 12 month period. No revocation or suspension shall be entered more than 6 months after the date of last conviction;
3. Has been repeatedly involved as a driver in motor vehicle collisions or has been repeatedly convicted of offenses against laws and ordinances regulating the movement of traffic, to a degree that indicates lack of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor vehicle or disrespect for the traffic laws and the safety of other persons upon the highway;
4. Has by the unlawful operation of a motor vehicle caused or contributed to an accident resulting in death or injury requiring immediate professional treatment in a medical facility or doctor's office to any person, except that any suspension or revocation imposed by the Secretary of State under the provisions of this subsection shall start no later than 6 months after being convicted of violating a law or ordinance regulating the movement of traffic, which violation is related to the accident, or shall start not more than one year after the date of the accident, whichever date occurs later;
5. Has permitted an unlawful or fraudulent use of a driver's license, identification card, or permit;
6. Has been lawfully convicted of an offense or offenses in another state, including the authorization contained in Section 6‑203.1, which if committed within this State would be grounds for suspension or revocation;
7. Has refused or failed to submit to an examination provided for by Section 6‑207 or has failed to pass the examination;
8. Is ineligible for a driver's license or permit under the provisions of Section 6‑103;
9. Has made a false statement or knowingly concealed a material fact or has used false information or identification in any application for a license, identification card, or permit;
10. Has possessed, displayed, or attempted to fraudulently use any license, identification card, or permit not issued to the person;
11. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of this State when the person's driving privilege or privilege to obtain a driver's license or permit was revoked or suspended unless the operation was authorized by a judicial driving permit, probationary license to drive, or a restricted driving permit issued under this Code;
12. Has submitted to any portion of the application process for another person or has obtained the services of another person to submit to any portion of the application process for the purpose of obtaining a license, identification card, or permit for some other person;
13. Has operated a motor vehicle upon a highway of this State when the person's driver's license or permit was invalid under the provisions of Sections 6‑107.1 and 6‑110;
14. Has committed a violation of Section 6‑301, 6‑301.1, or 6‑301.2 of this Act, or Section 14, 14A, or 14B of the Illinois Identification Card Act;
15. Has been convicted of violating Section 21‑2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to criminal trespass to vehicles in which case, the suspension shall be for one year;
16. Has been convicted of violating Section 11‑204 of this Code relating to fleeing from a peace officer;
17. Has refused to submit to a test, or tests, as required under Section 11‑501.1 of this Code and the person has not sought a hearing as provided for in Section 11‑501.1;
18. Has, since issuance of a driver's license or permit, been adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from any mental disability or disease;
19. Has committed a violation of paragraph (a) or (b) of Section 6‑101 relating to driving without a driver's license;
20. Has been convicted of violating Section 6‑104 relating to classification of driver's license;
21. Has been convicted of violating Section 11‑402 of this Code relating to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in damage to a vehicle in excess of $1,000, in which case the suspension shall be for one year;
22. Has used a motor vehicle in violating paragraph (3), (4), (7), or (9) of subsection (a) of Section 24‑1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to unlawful use of weapons, in which case the suspension shall be for one year;
23. Has, as a driver, been convicted of committing a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11‑502 of this Code for a second or subsequent time within one year of a similar violation;
24. Has been convicted by a court‑martial or punished by non‑judicial punishment by military authorities of the United States at a military installation in Illinois of or for a traffic related offense that is the same as or similar to an offense specified under Section 6‑205 or 6‑206 of this Code;
25. Has permitted any form of identification to be used by another in the application process in order to obtain or attempt to obtain a license, identification card, or permit;
26. Has altered or attempted to alter a license or has possessed an altered license, identification card, or permit;
27. Has violated Section 6‑16 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934;
28. Has been convicted of the illegal possession, while operating or in actual physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle, of any controlled substance prohibited under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or any cannabis prohibited under the provisions of the Cannabis Control Act, in which case the person's driving privileges shall be suspended for one year, and any driver who is convicted of a second or subsequent offense, within 5 years of a previous conviction, for the illegal possession, while operating or in actual physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle, of any controlled substance prohibited under the provisions of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act or any cannabis prohibited under the Cannabis Control Act shall be suspended for 5 years. Any defendant found guilty of this offense while operating a motor vehicle, shall have an entry made in the court record by the presiding judge that this offense did occur while the defendant was operating a motor vehicle and order the clerk of the court to report the violation to the Secretary of State;
29. Has been convicted of the following offenses that were committed while the person was operating or in actual physical control, as a driver, of a motor vehicle: criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, juvenile pimping, soliciting for a juvenile prostitute and the manufacture, sale or delivery of controlled substances or instruments used for illegal drug use or abuse in which case the driver's driving privileges shall be suspended for one year;
30. Has been convicted a second or subsequent time for any combination of the offenses named in paragraph 29 of this subsection, in which case the person's driving privileges shall be suspended for 5 years;
31. Has refused to submit to a test as required by Section 11‑501.6 or has submitted to a test resulting in an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more or any amount of a drug, substance, or compound resulting from the unlawful use or consumption of cannabis as listed in the Cannabis Control Act, a controlled substance as listed in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or an intoxicating compound as listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act, in which case the penalty shall be as prescribed in Section 6‑208.1;
32. Has been convicted of Section 24‑1.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 relating to the aggravated discharge of a firearm if the offender was located in a motor vehicle at the time the firearm was discharged, in which case the suspension shall be for 3 years;
33. Has as a driver, who was less than 21 years of age on the date of the offense, been convicted a first time of a violation of paragraph (a) of Section 11‑502 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
34. Has committed a violation of Section 11‑1301.5 of this Code;
35. Has committed a violation of Section 11‑1301.6 of this Code;
36. Is under the age of 21 years at the time of arrest and has been convicted of not less than 2 offenses against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles committed within any 24 month period. No revocation or suspension shall be entered more than 6 months after the date of last conviction;
37. Has committed a violation of subsection (c) of Section 11‑907 of this Code;
38. Has been convicted of a violation of Section 6‑20 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934 or a similar provision of a local ordinance;
39. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of Section 11‑1201 of this Code;
40. Has committed a violation of subsection (a‑1) of Section 11‑908 of this Code; or
41. Has committed a second or subsequent violation of Section 11‑605.1 of this Code within 2 years of the date of the previous violation, in which case the suspension shall be for 90 days.
