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assume the obligation imposed under this article upon a person sign-
ing the application of a minor, even if the parent of the married
person under the age of 21 refuses to sign his application. The de-
partment shall clearly set forth on the application the responsibilities
assumed under this section. Any person signing the application shall
certify that the statements made thereon are true and correct to the
best of his knowledge, information, and belief.

(b)    Any negligence of a minor under the age of 21 years when
driving a motor vehicle upon a highway in this State shall be im-
puted to the person who has signed the application of the minor for a
license, and the person shall be jointly and severally liable with the
minor for any damages caused by the negligence except as otherwise
provided in Section 6-108.

(c)    If a minor deposits or there is deposited upon his behalf proof
of financial responsibility in respect to the operation of a motor
vehicle owned by him, or if not the owner of a motor vehicle, then
with respect to the operation of any motor vehicle, in form and in
amounts as required under the motor vehicle financial responsibility
laws of this State, the department may accept the application of the
minor when signed by one parent or the guardian of the minor, and
while the proof is maintained the parent or guardian shall not be
subject to the liability imposed under this section.

§ 6-108. Release from liability.

Any person who has signed the application of a minor for a license
thereafter may file with the department a written request that the
license of the minor so granted be suspended. Thereupon the depart-
ment shall suspend the license of the minor, and the person who
signed the application of the minor shall be relieved from liability
under subsection (b) of Section 6-107 incurred after the suspension.

§ 6-109. Suspension of license upon death of person signing minor's

application.

The department upon receipt of satisfactory evidence of the death
of the person who signed the application of a minor for a license shall
suspend the license and shall not reinstate the license until a new
application is signed and certified as required by this article. This
provision does not apply if the minor has attained the age of 21 years.

§ 6-110. Examination of applicants.

(a) The Department shall examine every person who applied
for an original license or for a class of license higher than the appli-
cant has previously held, except as otherwise provided in this Article.
Such examination shall include a test of the applicant's eyesight, his
ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning
and directing traffic, his knowledge of the traffic laws of this State
and safe driving practices; and shall include an actual demonstra-
tion of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the
operation of a motor vehicle and such further physical and mental
examination as the Department finds necessary to determine the
applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the high-
ways.

A person licensed to receive instruction and qualified to take the
required examinations for the license applied for must appear in