Public Act 0242 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3944 Enrolled LRB099 08147 RJF 28297 b

Public Act 099-0242

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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 adding Section 12-218 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/12-218 new)

Sec. 12-218. Auxiliary accent lighting on motorcycles.

(a) A motorcycle registered in this State may be equipped with, and a person operating the motorcycle may use, standard bulb running lights or light–emitting diode (L.E.D.) pods and strips as auxiliary lighting with the intent of protecting the driver.

(b) Auxiliary lighting authorized under subsection (a) of this Section:

(1) shall not project a beam of light of an intensity greater than 25 candlepower or its equivalent from a single lamp or single light-emitting diode (L.E.D.);

(2) shall not be directed horizontally;

(3) shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the surface on which the motorcycle stands at a distance of more than 10 feet from the motorcycle;

(4) shall be directed towards the ground;

(5) shall not emit red or blue light;

(6) shall not be:

(A) blinking;

(B) flashing;

(C) oscillating; or

(D) rotating; and

(7) shall not be attached to the wheels of the motorcycle.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.