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91_HB2085enr
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Sections 12-205.1 and 12-709.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Sections 12-205.1 and 12-709 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/12-205.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-205.1)
8 Sec. 12-205.1. Implements of husbandry or slow-moving
9 vehicles-Display of amber signal lamp. Every animal drawn
10 vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and special
11 mobile equipment, except when used for road construction or
12 maintenance within the limits of a construction or
13 maintenance project where traffic control devices are used in
14 compliance with the applicable provisions of the manual and
15 specifications adopted under Section 11-301 of the Illinois
16 Vehicle Code, when operated on a highway during a time when
17 lighted lamps are required by Section 12-201 of this Chapter,
18 shall display to the rear at least one flashing amber signal
19 lamp mounted as high as practicable and of sufficient
20 intensity to be visible for a distance of at least 500 feet
21 in normal sunlight; provided, that only the rearmost vehicle
22 of a combination of vehicles coupled together need display
23 such lamp. The flashing amber signal lamp may be operated
24 lighted during daylight hours when other lamps are not
25 required to be lighted when vehicles authorized in this
26 Section are operated on a highway. Implements of husbandry
27 manufactured on or after January 1, 2003 and operated on
28 public roads between sunset and sunrise shall display
29 markings and lighting that meet or exceed the design,
30 performance, and mounting specifications adopted by the
31 American Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by
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1 that body as ASAE S 279.10 APR98.
2 (Source: P.A. 84-285.)
3 (625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709)
4 Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem.
5 (a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement
6 of husbandry and special mobile equipment, when operated on a
7 highway must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem mounted on
8 the rear except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section.
9 Special mobile equipment is exempt when operated within the
10 limits of a construction or maintenance project where traffic
11 control devices are used in compliance with the applicable
12 provisions of the manual and specifications adopted under
13 Section 11-301 of the "Illinois Vehicle Code".
14 (b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) of
15 this Section when operated in combination on a highway must
16 display a slow-moving vehicle emblem as follows:
17 1. Where the towed unit or any load thereon
18 partially or totally obscures the slow-moving vehicle
19 emblem on the towing unit, the towed unit shall be
20 equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem. In such cases
21 the towing unit need not display the emblem.
22 2. Where the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the
23 towing unit is not obscured by the towed unit or its
24 load, then either or both may be equipped with the
25 required emblem but it shall be sufficient if either
26 displays it.
27 3. A registered truck towed behind a farm tractor
28 in conformity with the provisions of Section 11-1418 of
29 the "Illinois Vehicle Code" must display a slow-moving
30 vehicle emblem in the manner provided in paragraph (c)
31 while being towed on a highway if the emblem on the
32 towing vehicle is partially or totally obscured.
33 (c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by
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1 paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section must meet the
2 specifications and mounting requirements established by the
3 Department. Such specifications and mounting requirements
4 shall be based on the specifications adopted by the American
5 Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by that body
6 as ASAE S 276.2 dated March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. No
7 advertising or other marking shall appear upon the emblem
8 except that specified by the American Society of Agricultural
9 Engineers to identify the standard to which the material
10 complies. Each original package containing a slow-moving
11 vehicle emblem shall display a notice on the outside of the
12 package stating that such emblem shall only be used for the
13 purposes stated in subsections (a) and (b).
14 (d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety
15 identification device and shall not be displayed on any
16 vehicle nor displayed in any manner other than as described
17 in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section. A violation
18 of this subsection (d) is a petty offense punishable by a
19 fine of $25 for the first offense and $75 for a second or
20 subsequent offense within one year of the first offense.
21 (Source: P.A. 86-1259.)
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