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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 11-605 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-605) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-605)
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| 7 | | Sec. 11-605. Special speed limit while passing schools.
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| 8 | | (a) For the purpose of this Section, "school" means the |
| 9 | | following
entities:
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| 10 | | (1) A public or private primary or secondary school.
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| 11 | | (2) A primary or secondary school operated by a |
| 12 | | religious institution.
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| 13 | | (3) A public, private, or religious nursery school.
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| 14 | | On a school day when school children are present and so |
| 15 | | close
thereto
that a potential hazard exists because of the |
| 16 | | close proximity of the motorized
traffic, no person shall |
| 17 | | drive a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 miles
per hour |
| 18 | | while passing a school zone or while traveling on a roadway on |
| 19 | | public
school property or upon any public
thoroughfare where |
| 20 | | children pass going
to and from school.
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| 21 | | For the purpose of this Section a school day shall begin at |
| 22 | | 7:00 a.m. seven ante
meridian and shall conclude at 5:00 p.m. |
| 23 | | four post meridian.
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| 1 | | This Section shall not be applicable unless appropriate |
| 2 | | signs are posted
upon streets and highways under their |
| 3 | | respective jurisdiction and
maintained by the Department, |
| 4 | | township, county, park district, city,
village or incorporated |
| 5 | | town wherein the school zone is located. With regard
to the |
| 6 | | special speed limit while passing schools, such signs
shall |
| 7 | | give proper due warning that a school zone is being approached |
| 8 | | and
shall indicate the school zone and the maximum speed limit |
| 9 | | in effect during
school days when school children are present.
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| 10 | | (b) (Blank).
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| 11 | | (c) Nothing in this Chapter shall
prohibit the use of |
| 12 | | electronic speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of
signs |
| 13 | | within a special school speed zone indicating such zone, as |
| 14 | | defined
in this Section, nor shall evidence obtained thereby |
| 15 | | be inadmissible in any
prosecution for speeding provided the |
| 16 | | use of such device shall apply only
to the enforcement of the |
| 17 | | speed limit in such special school speed zone.
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| 18 | | (d) (Blank).
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| 19 | | (e) Except as provided in subsection (e-5), a person who |
| 20 | | violates this Section is guilty of a petty
offense. Violations |
| 21 | | of this Section are punishable with a minimum fine
of $150 for |
| 22 | | the first violation and a minimum fine of $300 for the second |
| 23 | | or subsequent violation.
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| 24 | | (e-5) A person committing a violation of this Section is |
| 25 | | guilty of aggravated special speed limit while passing schools |
| 26 | | when he or she drives a motor vehicle at a speed that is: |
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| 1 | | (1) 26 miles per hour or more but less than 35 miles |
| 2 | | per hour in excess of the applicable special speed limit |
| 3 | | established under this Section or a similar provision of a |
| 4 | | local ordinance and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; or |
| 5 | | (2) 35 miles per hour or more in excess of the |
| 6 | | applicable special speed limit established under this |
| 7 | | Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is |
| 8 | | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. |
| 9 | | (f) (Blank).
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| 10 | | (g) (Blank).
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| 11 | | (h) (Blank).
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| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 99-212, eff. 1-1-16; 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
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