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625 ILCS 5/6-100 (2026)

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✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: 625 ILCS 5/6-100 (2026)
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(625 ILCS 5/6-100) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-100)
    Sec. 6-100. Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
    (a) Application Process. The process of obtaining a driver's license, identification card, or permit. The process begins when a person enters a Secretary of State Driver Services facility and requests a driver's license, identification card or permit.
    (b) Conviction. A final adjudication of guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction either after a bench trial, trial by jury, plea of guilty, order of forfeiture, or default.
    (c) Identification Card. A document made or issued by or under the authority of the United States Government, the State of Illinois or any other state or political subdivision thereof, or any governmental or quasi-governmental organization that, when completed with information concerning the individual, is of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose of identifying the individual.
    (d) Standard driver's license. A driver's license issued in a manner which is not compliant with the REAL ID Act and implementing regulations. Standard driver's licenses shall be marked "Federal Limits Apply" and shall have a color or design different from the REAL ID compliant driver's license.
    (e) REAL ID compliant driver's license. A driver's license issued in compliance with the REAL ID Act and implementing regulations. REAL ID compliant driver's licenses shall bear a security marking approved by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
    (f) Limited Term REAL ID compliant driver's license. A REAL ID compliant driver's license issued to a person who is not a permanent resident or citizen of the United States, or an individual who has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered the United States in refugee status, and marked "Limited Term" on the face of the license.
(Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2024 · leading case: People v. Green
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People v. Green (2024) illappct · cites it 2× “In this case, we are asked to decide whether that treatment extends beyond the Driver Licensing Law to the sealing provisions of section 5.”
People v. Bloomberg (2008) illappct “" 625 ILCS 5/6-100 (West 2006). Violation is not defined in section 6-100 but has been previously defined as an "`[i]njury; infringement; breach of right, duty or law; ravishment; seduction.”
People v. Scarbrough (2015) illappct · cites it 2× “However, the defendant fails to recognize that for the purposes of the Illinois Driver Licensing Law (625 ILCS 5/6-100 to 6-1013 (West 2012)), bond forfeiture judgments constitute convictions.”
People v. Scarbrough (2015) illappct · cites it 2× “However, the defendant fails to recognize that for the purposes of the Illinois Driver Licensing Law (625 ILCS 5/6-100 to 6-1013 (West 2012)), bond forfeiture judgments constitute convictions.”
People v. Borowski (2015) illappct “at 185-86 (citing 625 ILCS 5/6-100(b), 6-204(c), 6- 500, 6-700(c) (West 2000)).”
People v. Borowski (2015) illappct “at 185-86 (citing 625 ILCS 5/6-100(b), 6-204(c), 6-500, 6-700(c) (West 2000)).”
People v. Peterson (2023) illappct “See 625 ILCS 5/6-100(b) (West 2018) (defining a “conviction” as a “final adjudication of guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction either after a bench trial, trial by jury, plea of guilty, order of forfeiture, or default”); People v.”
People v. Newbern (2020) illappct “at 324 ; 625 ILCS 5/6-100 to 6-212 (West 2016) (granting the Secretary of State the authority to grant, cancel, suspend, revoke, and reinstate licenses or permits based on person’s driving history).”
People ex rel. Ryan v. Village of Hanover Park (1999) illappct “" 625 ILCS 5/6-100 (West 1998). Although the Code expressly grants municipalities the power to administratively adjudicate certain offenses, such as standing and parking violations (see 625 ILCS 5/11-208.”
— 625 ILCS 5/6-100(b) — 4 cases
People v. Green (2024) illappct “In this case, we are asked to decide whether that treatment extends beyond the Driver Licensing Law to the sealing provisions of section 5.”
People v. Borowski (2015) illappct “at 185-86 (citing 625 ILCS 5/6-100(b), 6-204(c), 6- 500, 6-700(c) (West 2000)).”
People v. Borowski (2015) illappct “at 185-86 (citing 625 ILCS 5/6-100(b), 6-204(c), 6-500, 6-700(c) (West 2000)).”
People v. Peterson (2023) illappct “See 625 ILCS 5/6-100(b) (West 2018) (defining a “conviction” as a “final adjudication of guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction either after a bench trial, trial by jury, plea of guilty, order of forfeiture, or default”); People v.”
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