100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5277
 
Introduced , by Rep. Christine Winger
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



625 ILCS 5/11-1420  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning funeral processions.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 11-1420 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1420)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420)



7    Sec. 11-1420. Funeral processions. 

8    (a) Funeral processions have the the right-of-way at 
9intersections when
vehicles comprising such procession have 
10their headlights and hazard lights lighted,
 subject
to the 
11following conditions and exceptions:


12        1. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall 
13    yield the
right-of-way upon the approach of an authorized 
14    emergency vehicle giving an
audible or visible signal;


15        2. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall 
16    yield the
right-of-way when directed to do so by a traffic 
17    officer;


18        3. The operator of the leading vehicle in a funeral 
19    procession shall
comply with stop signs and traffic control 
20    signals but when the leading
vehicle has proceeded across 
21    an intersection in accordance with such signal
or after 
22    stopping as required by the stop sign, all vehicles in such

23    procession may proceed without stopping, regardless of the 
 
 
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1    sign or signal
and the leading vehicle and the vehicles in 
2    procession shall proceed with
due caution.

3    (b) The operator of a vehicle not in the funeral procession 
4shall not
drive his vehicle in the funeral procession except 
5when authorized to do so
by a traffic officer or when such 
6vehicle is an authorized emergency
vehicle giving audible or 
7visible signal.

8    (c) Operators of vehicles not a part of a funeral 
9procession may not
form a procession or convoy and have their 
10headlights or hazard lights or both lighted
for the
purpose of 
11securing the right-of-way granted by this Section to funeral

12processions.

13    (d) The operator of a vehicle not in a funeral procession 
14may overtake
and pass the vehicles in such procession if such 
15overtaking and passing can
be accomplished without causing a 
16traffic hazard or interfering with such
procession.

17    (e) The lead vehicle in the funeral procession may be 
18equipped with a
flashing amber light which may be used only 
19when such vehicle is used as a
lead vehicle in such procession. 
20Vehicles comprising a funeral procession
may utilize funeral 
21pennants or flags or windshield stickers or flashing
hazard 
22warning signal flashers to identify
the individual vehicles in 
23such a procession.

24    (f) In the absence of law enforcement traffic control 
25assistance for a funeral procession, a funeral director or his 
26or her designee may direct
traffic during a funeral procession. 
 
 
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1(Source: P.A. 96-859, eff. 1-12-10.)