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| Public Act 097-0026 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Child Passenger Protection Act is amended by | ||||
changing Section 6a as follows: | ||||
(625 ILCS 25/6a) | ||||
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 a form or in a manner required by the | ||
Illinois Department of
Transportation 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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(Source: P.A. 96-914, eff. 1-1-11.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2012.
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