103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5620
 
Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Daniel Didech
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-1404  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404
    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped and all passengers to wear a motorcycle helmet. Defines "motorcycle helmet".


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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 
5changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1404)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
7    Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding 
8motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or mopeds.
9    (a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or 
10moped and every passenger thereon shall be protected by a 
11motorcycle helmet and glasses, goggles, or a transparent 
12shield.
13    (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, 
14and transparent shields are defined as follows:
15    "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or 
16sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant 
17material. "Shatter-resistant material", as used in this 
18Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or 
19created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying 
20when struck or broken.
21    "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the 
22predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without 
23obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide 
 
 
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1protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a 
2complete seal with the face.
3    "Motorcycle helmet" means a protective covering for the 
4head consisting of a hard outer shell, padding adjacent to and 
5inside the outer shell and a chin-strap type retention system 
6with a sticker indicating that the motorcycle helmet meets 
7standards established by the United States Department of 
8Transportation. 
9    "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the 
10front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an 
11operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position, 
12made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant 
13protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face 
14at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
15    (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection 
16devices.
17(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)