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Public Act 097-0499
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| HB3403 Enrolled | LRB097 00263 HEP 40281 b |
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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Section 12-604.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/12-604.1) |
Sec. 12-604.1. Video devices. |
(a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if a |
television receiver, a video monitor, a television or video |
screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a |
television broadcast or video signal that produces |
entertainment or business applications is operating and is |
located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back |
of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver |
while driving the motor vehicle.
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(b) This Section does not apply to the following equipment, |
whether or not permanently when installed in a vehicle:
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(1) a vehicle information display;
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(2) a global positioning display;
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(3) a mapping or navigation display;
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(4) a visual display used to enhance or supplement the |
driver's view forward, behind, or to the sides of a motor |
vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle; |
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(5) television-type receiving equipment used |
exclusively for safety or traffic engineering studies; or
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(6) a television receiver, video monitor, television |
or video screen, or any other similar means of visually |
displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that |
equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor |
vehicle is driven, disables the equipment for all uses |
except as a visual display as described in paragraphs (1) |
through (5) of this subsection (b).
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(c) This Section does not apply to a mobile, digital |
terminal installed in an authorized emergency vehicle, a motor |
vehicle providing emergency road service or roadside |
assistance, or to motor vehicles utilized for public |
transportation. |
(d) This Section does not apply to a television receiver, |
video monitor, television or video screen, or any other similar |
means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video |
signal if: (i) the equipment is permanently installed in the |
motor vehicle; and (ii) the moving entertainment images that |
the equipment displays are not visible to the driver while the |
motor vehicle is in motion. |
(e) (d) A person convicted of violating this Section is |
guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not more than $100 |
for a first offense, not more than $200 for a second offense |
within one year of a previous conviction, and not more than |
$250 for a third or subsequent offense within one year of 2 |