{
 "slug": "illinois",
 "importedOn": "2026-08-29",
 "verified": true,
 "agencyName": "Illinois Secretary of State (Driver Services Department)",
 "firstOffenseIidNote": "Illinois does not mandate a BAIID for every first offender; instead, under 625 ILCS 5/6-206.1 a first offender (as defined in § 11-500) whose license is summarily suspended under § 11-501.1 is issued a Monitoring Device Driving Permit (MDDP) and must drive only vehicles equipped with a breath alcohol ignition interlock device (BAIID) for the MDDP period, unless the offender files a petition declining the MDDP. A first offender who refused testing and was summarily revoked is not eligible for an MDDP (§ 6-208.1(e)). Repeat offenders face a BAIID requirement of not less than 5 years under § 6-205(h).",
 "sr22Note": "The Illinois Secretary of State's Financial Responsibility (SR-22) Insurance page states that SR-22 insurance is required for individuals with safety responsibility suspensions, unsatisfied judgment suspensions, revocations, mandatory insurance supervisions, and three or more mandatory-insurance convictions, and that the insurance must be maintained for three years. A DUI conviction is a mandatory revocation under 625 ILCS 5/6-205(a)(2), and the SOS reinstatement-fee page states the $500 revocation reinstatement fee is processed only after the office has received the SR22 certificate (or an out-of-state insurance waiver). Statutory basis: 625 ILCS 5/7-304 (proof of financial responsibility for 3 years after a § 6-205 revocation). Both SOS pages were read from Internet Archive snapshots because ilsos.gov did not respond; see notes.",
 "evidence": {
  "agencyName": {
   "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K6-205.htm",
   "quote": "(h) The Secretary of State shall require the use of ignition interlock devices for a period not less than 5 years on all vehicles owned by a person who has been convicted of a second or subsequent offense under Section 11-501 of this Code"
  },
  "statuteCitation": {
   "url": "https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K6-206.1.htm",
   "quote": "(625 ILCS 5/6-206.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-206.1) Sec. 6-206.1. Monitoring Device Driving Permit."
  },
  "statuteUrl": {
   "url": "https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K6-206.1.htm",
   "quote": "The offender must have an ignition interlock device installed within 14 days of the date the Secretary issues the MDDP."
  },
  "firstOffenseIid": {
   "url": "https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K6-206.1.htm",
   "quote": "(a-1) A person issued a MDDP may drive for any purpose and at any time, subject to the rules adopted by the Secretary under subsection (g). The person must, at his or her own expense, drive only vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device as defined in Section 1-129.1"
  },
  "firstOffenseIidNote": {
   "url": "https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K6-206.1.htm",
   "quote": "After being so admonished, the offender shall be permitted, in writing, to execute a notice declining issuance of the MDDP. This notice shall be filed with the court and forwarded by the clerk of the court to the Secretary."
  },
  "iidDurationFirst": {
   "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K6-208.1.htm",
   "quote": "1. twelve months from the effective date of the statutory summary suspension for a refusal or failure to complete a test or tests ... 2. six months from the effective date of the statutory summary suspension imposed following the person's submission to a chemical test which disclosed an alcohol"
  },
  "iidDurationRepeat": {
   "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K6-205.htm",
   "quote": "The Secretary of State shall require the use of ignition interlock devices for a period not less than 5 years on all vehicles owned by a person who has been convicted of a second or subsequent offense under Section 11-501 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance."
  },
  "sr22Required": {
   "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K7-304.htm",
   "quote": "Upon the revocation of a driver's license of any person as provided in Section 6-113, 6-205 or 6-206, the Secretary of State shall suspend any and all of the registration certificates ... except that the Secretary shall not suspend such evidences of registration in the event such owner has"
  },
  "sr22Years": {
   "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K7-304.htm",
   "quote": "thereafter maintain for a period of 3 years, proof of financial responsibility in the manner hereinafter specified in this Article"
  },
  "sr22Note": {
   "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K7-304.htm",
   "quote": "Sec. 7-304. Proof required."
  },
  "reinstatementFee": {
   "url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K6-118.htm",
   "quote": "Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1............$250 Suspension under Section 11-501.9....................$250 Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1.............$500 Other suspension.......................................$70 Revocation............................................$500"
  },
  "costNotes": {
   "url": "https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/062500050K6-206.1.htm",
   "quote": "Any offender participating in the MDDP program must pay the Secretary a MDDP Administration Fee in an amount not to exceed $30 per month, to be deposited into the Monitoring Device Driving Permit Administration Fee Fund."
  },
  "dmvVendorListUrl": {
   "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20250708124738/https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/BAIID/certbaiid.html",
   "quote": "Illinois Certified BAIID Vendors"
  },
  "approvedVendors": {
   "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20250708124738/https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/BAIID/certbaiid.html",
   "quote": "#1A LifeSafer Ignition Interlock | A Simple Interlock | ALCOLOCK | Alcohol Detection Systems Website | Intoxalock (CST, LLC) | Low Cost Interlock | RoadGuard US Interlock | SkyFine USA | Smart Start"
  },
  "sr22Required_sos": {
   "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20251231065301/https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/drivers/drivers-license/sr-22-uninsured-crashes/finressr22.html",
   "quote": "Financial Responsibility Insurance is required in Illinois for individuals with safety responsibility suspensions, unsatisfied judgment suspensions, revocations, mandatory insurance supervisions and individuals who receive three or more convictions for mandatory insurance violations."
  },
  "sr22Years_sos": {
   "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20251231065301/https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/drivers/drivers-license/sr-22-uninsured-crashes/finressr22.html",
   "quote": "The insurance must be maintained for three years. If the SR-22 expires or is cancelled, the insurance company is required by law to notify the Safety and Financial Responsibility Section by a SR-26 Cancellation Certificate."
  },
  "reinstatementFee_sos": {
   "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20260824090927/https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/drivers/drivers-license/dlreinstatement.html",
   "quote": "Revocations — $500 fee for each Revocation — Payments of this Reinstatement fee can only be processed if we have received a \"reinstatement recommendation\" from our Administrative Hearings Department and this office has received your SR22 Insurance certificate or out of state insurance waiver."
  }
 },
 "approvedVendorNamesAsListed": [
  "#1A LifeSafer Ignition Interlock",
  "A Simple Interlock",
  "ALCOLOCK",
  "Alcohol Detection Systems",
  "Intoxalock (CST, LLC)",
  "Low Cost Interlock",
  "RoadGuard US Interlock",
  "SkyFine USA",
  "Smart Start"
 ],
 "license": "CC BY 4.0",
 "methodology": "https://wheelsback.com/methodology/",
 "page": "https://wheelsback.com/illinois/"
}