Everything You Need to Know About Reading Your Illinois Driving Abstract

Table of Contents
1. Where can I get my Illinois Driving Record (Driving Abstract)?
2. What is the information at the top of the Abstract?
3. What are the codes on the lefthand column of the abstract?
4. What goes into the center column of the abstract?
5. What does the yes/no in the right column mean?
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Where can I get my Illinois Driving Record (Driving Abstract)?

Easy, the Secretary of State allows you to pull a copy of your abstract electronically. Just go to their website: https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/drivers/drivers_license/driving_record_abstract/home.html

When it asks you want kind of driving record you would like to obtain, make sure you get the one for “Court Purposes.” At the time of the writing of this guide, the correct abstract costs $20.

What is the information at the top of the Abstract?

This is the identifying information that you provided when you last visited the D.M.V. Your most up-to-date address should be on this document, as you are required by law to update your address within 10 days of a change of address. If you have recently moved, then you should visit the D.M.V.’s website to update your address at https://apps.ilsos.gov/addrchange/

What are the codes on the lefthand column of the abstract?

That column contains your Illinois Driving Abstract Codes. Every time an event happens that needs to be reflected on your driving history, there is a code that gets entered which explains what effect that entry has. Here is a list of all the driving abstract codes, and what they mean:

• 01 – Mandatory Revocation (SR-22 Insurance Required)
  (Usually seen when you are convicted of operating an uninsured motor vehicle)
• 02 – Discretionary Revocation (SR-22 Insurance Required)
• 03 – Discretionary Suspension
• 04 – Safety Responsibility Suspension
• 05 – Financial Responsibility Suspension
• 06 – Unsatisfied Judgment Suspension (SR-22 Insurance Required)
• 07 – Parking Ticket/Tollway Suspension
• 08 – Cancellation of License
  (Usually occurs if you provided false information which resulted in the issuance of a second license number)
• 09 – Failure to Appear Suspension
• 10 – Amended Order
• 11 – Record History Item
• 12 – Cited for Examination
• 13 – Signed Affidavit for Lost or Stolen License, Lieu of Bail, Etc.
• 14 – Collision Involving Property Damage
• 16 – Collision Involving Fatal Injury
• 17 – Statutory Summary Suspension
  (Usually as a result of a DUI)
• 18 – Vehicle Emissions Suspension
• 19 – Collision Involving Personal Injury
• 20 – Rescind
  (Usually seen after a successful Petition to Rescind a Statutory Summary Suspension)
• 22 – “Stop” Placed in File
• 27 – Illinois License Surrendered to Foreign State
• 28 – Reported Deceased
• 29 – Lieu of Bail Status Item
• 32 – Denial of Restricted Driving Permit
• 33 – Denial of License
• 34 – Extension of Revocation
  (Usually occurs after a conviction for Driving on a Revoked License)
• 35 – Extension of Suspension
• 37 – Extension of Statutory Summary Suspension
• 40 – Formal Hearing
  (Usually appears when you attempt to get your license after a DUI revocation)
• 41 – CDL Disqualification Hearing
• 43 – D.C.F.S. Approved Child Care Driver
• 45 – School Bus History Item
• 46 – Religious Organization Bus or Senior Citizen Transportation Driver
• 47 – F.R. Future Proof Required
• 48 – Public School Bus Driver or High School Driver Education Instructor
• 49 – Certification Safety Officer or Commercial Driver Training Instructor
• 50 – Informal Hearing Held
• 51 – Family Financial Responsibility History Item
• 52 – Show Cause Hearing… Recommended Action
• 53 – Show Cause Hearing… Recommended No Action
• 55 – Driver Remedial Program and/or Court Supervision
• 57 – Statutory Summary Suspension Item
• 58 – Vehicle Emissions Suspension History Item
• 60 – Warning Letter
• 61 – Address Change
• 65 – DL or ID Application Data
• 68 – Out-of-State Conviction (Record History Item Only)
• 70 – Family Responsibility Permit
• 71 – Probationary Permit, Temporary Instruction Permit or Temporary Driver’s License Seasonally Restricted CDL
• 72 – Parking Ticket Tollway Suspension Status Item
• 73 – Reinstatement Fee for Suspension
• 74 – Revoked Privileges Reinstated on this Date
• 78 – Restricted/Occupational Driving Permit
• 79 – Judicial Driving Permit
• 80 – Out-of-State Accident
• 81 – D.C.F.S. Child Care Driver Status Item
• 82 – Out-of-State Conviction (DL and/or CDL Sanctions Imposed)
• 83 – Out-of-State Conviction (Immediate Action)
• 84 – F.R. Future Proof Filings Completed
• 85 – Out-of-State Conviction (No Points Assigned)
  (Usually seen when you receive supervision in another state)
• 87 – Out-of-State Conviction (Points Assigned)
• 89 – Out-of-State Withdrawal
• 91 – Convictions of Drivers Under Age 15 at Time of Arrest
• 93 – Immediate Action Conviction-Bond Forfeiture (No Points Assigned)
• 94 – Immediate Action Conviction (No Points Assigned)
• 95 – Conviction-Bond Forfeiture (No Points Assigned)
• 96 – Conviction (No Points Assigned)
• 97 – Conviction-Bond Forfeiture (Points Assigned)
• 99 – Conviction (Points Assigned)
• AV – Failure to Pay Abandoned Vehicle Fines
• CC – Certificate of Completion-Drivers Education
• DN – Denial of License or Permit
• DQ – Disqualification
• EZ – Extension of Zero Tolerance Suspension
• FE – Safety & Responsibility Fee Status Item
• FP – Failure to Pay Court Imposed Fine/Penalty
• FR – Family Financial Responsibility Suspension
• IV – Invalidation of License or Permit
• MC – Mandatory Insurance Conviction Suspension
  (Usually seen after a conviction on driving an uninsured motor vehicle)
• NP – License Issued Valid Without Photo and/or Signature
• OS – Out of Service
• SC – Supervision Conviction (When Offense Committed in a CMV)
• SD – Start/End Date of 3-Yr Period
• SR – Sworn Report
• ZT – Zero Tolerance Suspension

What goes into the center column of the abstract?

The easiest way to do this is to go from left to right and top to bottom.

Top Line

First Entry: a one-word explanation of the code in the left column. If you want to know what the code actually means, just look at the list I have above.

Second Entry: either the arrest date (for traffic offenses) or the effective date (for suspensions, revocations, and extensions) of the code that appears in the lefthand column.

Third Entry: either the disposition date (for traffic offenses) or the eligibility date (for suspensions, revocations, and extensions) of the code that appears in the lefthand column.

Fourth Entry: the statutory citation for the offense that caused the entry (i.e., 6-303 means Driving on a Suspended or revoked License while 11-501 means driving under the influence).

Second Line

First Entry: The ticket number (for a traffic offense) or further explanation (for suspensions, revocations, and extensions).

Second Entry: The Document Location / Case Number. (Usually left blank (DOC LOC No= _____)).

Third Entry: The courthouse where that ticket was or is being decided (i.e., Cook, DuPage, Kane).

Additional Lines

These additional lines are present to provide more information that may impact your driving privileges, such as if you were in a commercial motor vehicle, if you possessed a Commercial Driver’s License, or if you were driving during a period of suspension/revocation at the time of the offense.

What does the yes/no in the right column mean?

The right-side column titled “STOP IN EFFECT” shows a “Yes” when the action on that line is currently an active suspension or revocation. If you have cleared up the issue, then that entry will be blank or show a “no.”

Other Traffic Guides

If you are looking for information about:

• DUI cases, then check out our guide to DUI cases in Illinois.
• Speeding, then check out our guide to Speeding cases in Illinois.
• Possession of a Controlled Substance cases, then check out our guide to Possession cases in Illinois.
• Possession of Cannabis cases, then check out our guide to Possession of Cannabis in Illinois.

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