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Rep. Daniel Didech
Filed: 3/27/2024
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5620
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5620 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding |
| 8 | | motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or mopeds. |
| 9 | | (a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or |
| 10 | | moped and every passenger thereon shall be protected by |
| 11 | | glasses, goggles, or a transparent shield. |
| 12 | | (a-5) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), |
| 13 | | an operator or passenger of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, |
| 14 | | or moped who is less than 18 years of age shall be protected by |
| 15 | | a motorcycle helmet. |
| 16 | | (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, |
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| 1 | | motorcycle helmet, and transparent shields are defined as |
| 2 | | follows: |
| 3 | | "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or |
| 4 | | sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant |
| 5 | | material. "Shatter-resistant material", as used in this |
| 6 | | Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or |
| 7 | | created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying |
| 8 | | when struck or broken. |
| 9 | | "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the |
| 10 | | predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without |
| 11 | | obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide |
| 12 | | protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a |
| 13 | | complete seal with the face. |
| 14 | | "Motorcycle helmet" means a protective covering for the |
| 15 | | head consisting of a hard outer shell, padding adjacent to and |
| 16 | | inside the outer shell and a chin-strap type retention system |
| 17 | | with a sticker indicating that the motorcycle helmet meets |
| 18 | | standards established by the United States Department of |
| 19 | | Transportation. |
| 20 | | "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the |
| 21 | | front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an |
| 22 | | operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position, |
| 23 | | made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant |
| 24 | | protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face |
| 25 | | at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose. |
| 26 | | (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection |