Restoration of driving privileges Lawyer Manual

Driver’s licenses used to be suspended for things like toll or parking violations. A law called the License To Work Act, effective July 1, 2020, changes this. It also requires the Secretary of State to reinstate such licenses. 625 ILCS 5/6-209.1. 

The Secretary of State should reinstate a license that has been suspended if the suspension A temporary stop of a law is related to:

• Fuel theft The unlawful taking of property, money, or services from another person, business, or organization ,
• Mental disability A substantial impairment that functionally limits a person in carrying out major life activities, such as walking, lifting, seeing, or learning. or disease,
• Violation of Liquor Control Act,
• Failing to pay a fine for 10 or more standing The right to file a lawsuit or make a particular legal claim based on how the person is affected. , compliance or parking violations,
• Failing to pay 5 or more toll fines,
• Other violations in which the person is not the driver, or
• Criminal Trespassing Unlawful entry or attempted entry of the property of another .

Note: As of July 1, 2021, The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 6-209.1.
No later than July 1, 2021, the Secretary shall rescind the suspension, cancellation, or prohibition of renewal of a person's driver's license that has been suspended, canceled, or whose renewal has been prohibited before July 1, 2021 due to the person having failed to pay any fine or penalty for traffic violations, automated traffic law enforcement system violations, or abandoned vehicle fees.