Public Act 90-0058 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0058
SB29 Enrolled LRB9000003NTcw
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
Section 11-1420.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 11-1420 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1420) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420)
Sec. 11-1420. Funeral processions.
(a) Funeral processions have the right-of-way at
intersections when vehicles comprising such procession have
their headlights lighted, subject to the following
conditions and exceptions:
1. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
yield the right-of-way upon the approach of an authorized
emergency vehicle giving an audible or visible signal;
2. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
yield the right-of-way when directed to do so by a traffic
officer;
3. The operator of the leading vehicle in a funeral
procession shall comply with stop signs and traffic control
signals but when the leading vehicle has proceeded across an
intersection in accordance with such signal or after stopping
as required by the stop sign, all vehicles in such procession
may proceed without stopping, regardless of the sign or
signal and the leading vehicle and the vehicles in procession
shall proceed with due caution.
(b) The operator of a vehicle not in the funeral
procession shall not drive his vehicle in the funeral
procession except when authorized to do so by a traffic
officer or when such vehicle is an authorized emergency
vehicle giving audible or visible signal.
(c) Operators of vehicles not a part of a funeral
procession may not form a procession or convoy and have their
headlights lighted for the purpose of securing the
right-of-way granted by this Section to funeral processions.
(d) The operator of a vehicle not in a funeral
procession may overtake and pass the vehicles in such
procession if such overtaking and passing can be accomplished
without causing a traffic hazard or interfering with such
procession.
(e) The lead vehicle in the funeral procession may be
equipped with a flashing amber light which may be used only
when such vehicle is used as a lead vehicle in such
procession. Vehicles comprising a funeral procession may
utilize funeral pennants or flags or windshield stickers or
flashing hazard warning signal flashers to identify the
individual vehicles in such a procession.
(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)