Under Illinois law, what must a driver age 16-17 present in order to be issued a driver's license?
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A.
Written consent from a parent or legal guardian. Correct
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B.
Approval from a high school administrator.
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C.
A sworn statement from any adult over age 21.
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D.
Notarized permission from both parents.
The answer is "Written consent from a parent or legal guardian."
A driver age 16-17 must present the written consent of a parent or legal guardian to be issued a driver's license. 'Notarized permission from both parents' is the trap for readers who assume legal forms need to be sworn or witnessed; the statute asks only for written consent from one parent or guardian.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Approval from a high school administrator.
The school reports driver ed completion, but licensing consent comes from the parent or guardian. This answer confuses the school's role in driver ed certification with the separate parental-consent requirement for licensing.
C. A sworn statement from any adult over age 21.
Consent must come from a parent or legal guardian, not just any adult over 21. This answer blends the responsible-adult provision that governs supervised practice with the parental-consent rule for the license itself.
D. Notarized permission from both parents.
The manual calls for written consent, not notarization, and one parent or legal guardian is enough. This answer adds a notary requirement Illinois never imposes, a guess from readers who equate 'legal' with 'sworn.'
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in Illinois. Source: Illinois Rules of the Road, "Parental Responsibility," p.19..
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