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Secretary of State Driver Services closure notice (Mar. 17, 2020)

Driver Services Department closure notice (Wayback capture of Apr. 18, 2020)

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White (Driver Services Department) · Illinois (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Illinois
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5; Secretary of State emergency rules; EO 2020-08
Issued
2020-03-17 Mar. 17, 2020
Effective
2020-03-17
End
Facilities reopened June 1, 2020 (verified_secondary); closed again Nov. 17, 2020-Jan. 4, 2021 (IL-056 to IL-058) (read as 2020-06-01)
In force
Mar. 17, 2020 to June 1, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureCourts and public offices
Addressees
  • the public
  • all licensed drivers, ID-card holders and vehicle owners
  • dealers and lenders processing titles and registrations
Functions reached
  • DM motor-vehicle offices, titles and registrations
  • HR CDL testing
  • CL auto lending
  • SR dealer sales (title and registration)
Collection
Illinois IL

Operative words

All Illinois Secretary of State offices and Driver Services facilities are CLOSED to the public through April 30, 2020, due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Expiration dates for driver's licenses, identification (ID) cards, vehicle registrations and other transactions and document filings will be extended by at least 90 days after Driver Services Facilities reopen.

Enforcement

Administrative closure by the constitutional officer responsible for licensing and titling

Notes

More than 130 facilities serving 8.5 million drivers closed for eleven weeks; the State's own page states the closure and its terms.

Retrieval note

Capture of Apr. 18, 2020 showing the closure extended through Apr. 30, 2020 (the Mar. 16 release, IL-055, announced Mar. 17-31).