Illinois driving lesson · Getting Licensed: Exams & Young Drivers
Vision screening and exam honesty
A 3-minute lesson from the Illinois course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Before you get any permit or license, Illinois checks that you can see well enough to drive. It also treats cheating on the exam as a serious offense.
Know the rule
Every driver's license applicant must pass a vision screening or submit a Vision Specialist Report from a licensed optometrist, ophthalmologist or physician, dated within six months of the facility visit.
Taking any part of the driver's license exam for another person is a criminal offense, punishable by a fine and a mandatory minimum of seven days in jail.
The Secretary of State may deny a license or permit to anyone who tries to bribe or influence a Secretary of State employee, a commercial driver school owner, or anyone who gives driving instruction or administers the exam.
Your vision tests at 20/60 with your glasses on. You can still be licensed, but only for daylight driving, and you must wear your glasses whenever you drive.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
What is the minimum visual acuity required for an Illinois driver's license, with or without corrective lenses?
20/20
20/40
20/70
20/100
Answer: 20/40
Illinois requires at least 20/40 visual acuity, corrected or uncorrected.