Illinois Code § 625 ILCS 5/6-506

Commercial motor vehicle driver - employer/owner
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responsibilities.
 
(a) No employer or commercial motor
vehicle owner shall
 allow, permit,
 authorize, or require an employee to drive a commercial motor
vehicle on the highways if he or she knows or should reasonably know that the employee:

 
 
(1) has a driver's license suspended, revoked or 
 
cancelled by any state; or

 
 
(2) has lost the privilege to drive a commercial 
 
motor vehicle in any state; or

 
 
(3) has been disqualified from driving a commercial 
 
motor vehicle; or

 
 
(4) has more than one CLP or CDL, except as provided 
 
by this UCDLA; or

 
 
(5) is subject to or in violation of an 
 
"out-of-service" order; or

 
 
(6) does not have a current CLP or CDL or a CLP or 
 
CDL with the proper class or endorsements. An employer may not use a driver to operate a CMV who violates any restriction on the driver's CLP or CDL. 
 
(b) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall
knowingly allow,
permit, authorize, or require a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle in
violation of any law or regulation pertaining to railroad-highway grade
crossings.

 
(b-3) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall knowingly allow, permit, authorize, or require a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which the commercial motor vehicle is subject to an "out-of-service" order.
 
(b-5) No employer or commercial motor vehicle owner shall knowingly allow, permit, authorize, or require a driver to operate a commercial motor vehicle during any period in which the motor carrier operation is subject to an "out-of-service" order.

 
(c) Any employer convicted of violating subsection (a), (b-3), or (b-5) of this
Section, whether
individually or
in connection with one or more other persons, or as principal agent, or
accessory, shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

; 98-722, eff. 7-16-14.)
cancelled by any state; or
motor vehicle in any state; or
motor vehicle; or
by this UCDLA; or
"out-of-service" order; or
CDL with the proper class or endorsements. An employer may not use a driver to operate a CMV who violates any restriction on the driver's CLP or CDL.

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