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| Public Act 096-0914 |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Child Passenger Protection Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 6 and by adding Section 6a as follows:
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(625 ILCS 25/6) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1106)
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Sec. 6. Penalty. | ||||
(a) A first violation of this Act is a petty offense | ||||
punishable by a
fine of $75. | ||||
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Section, a | ||||
person charged with a violation of Section 4 of this Act shall | ||||
not be convicted if the person produces in court satisfactory | ||||
evidence not more than $50 waived upon proof of possession of | ||||
an
approved
child restraint system, as defined under this Act, | ||||
and proof of completion of an instructional course on
the | ||||
installation of a child restraint system pursuant to Section 6a | ||||
of this Act. The chief judge of each circuit may designate an | ||||
officer of the court to review the documentation demonstrating | ||||
that a person charged with a violation of Section 4 of this Act | ||||
is in possession of an
approved
child restraint system and has | ||||
completed an instructional course. | ||||
(c) A second or subsequent violation
of this Act is a petty | ||||
offense punishable by a fine of $200 not more than $100.
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(d) Subsection (b) of this Section shall not apply in the | ||
case of a second or subsequent violation of this Act. | ||
(Source: P.A. 92-173, eff. 1-1-02.)
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(625 ILCS 25/6a new) | ||
Sec. 6a. Child passenger safety instructional course. | ||
(a) As used in this Section, "technician" means a person | ||
who has successfully completed the U.S. Department of
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Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety | ||
Administration's (NHTSA) standardized National Child Passenger | ||
Safety Certification Training Program and who maintains a
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current child passenger safety technician or technician | ||
instructor certification through the current
certifying body | ||
for the National Child Passenger Safety Training Program as | ||
designated by the
NHTSA. | ||
(b) A person in violation of Section 4 of this Act may | ||
schedule a child safety instructional course with a technician. | ||
The instructional course shall include instruction on the | ||
proper installation of a child restraint system. The | ||
instructional course shall also include an inspection of the | ||
child restraint system. At the time of scheduling, the | ||
technician shall notify the person that the instructional | ||
course must be completed prior to the mandatory court | ||
appearance date on the person's citation for a violation of | ||
Section 4 of this Act. | ||
(c) Prior to beginning the instructional course, the person | ||
must present a copy of the citation of a violation of Section 4 | ||
of this Act to the technician. | ||
(d) The technician shall be observant for any citations | ||
with the notation "no safety seat" in the notes field and | ||
discuss with the person, for the purpose of determining the | ||
person's need for a child restraint system, the person's | ||
reasons for not transporting the child in a child restraint | ||
system. | ||
(e) Upon completion of the instructional course to the | ||
satisfaction of the technician conducting the course, the | ||
technician shall issue a letter to the person for presentation | ||
in court. The letter shall: | ||
(1) be printed on the technician's letterhead; | ||
(2) indicate that the person has voluntarily | ||
participated in the instructional course and received | ||
instruction from a technician regarding the proper use of | ||
the person's child restraint system; and | ||
(3) include (i) the date the instructional course was | ||
completed, (ii) the citation number presented to the | ||
technician under this Section, (iii) the county in which | ||
the citation was issued, and (iv) the technician's | ||
signature and technician number.
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