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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5020
Introduced 02/05/04, by John J. Millner, Karen A. Yarbrough SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who holds an instruction permit, or a person who has held a driver's license for less than one year, may not use a wireless telephone while driving a vehicle. Provides that a person who is not subject to those prohibitions may use a wireless telephone while driving if he or she obeys all traffic laws. Provides that if a person permitted to use a wireless telephone commits a traffic violation while using a wireless telephone, he or she is guilty of an additional violation and subject to an additional fine. Provides that a violation is a petty offense punishable by a fine of not more than $79. Provides that a violation of the provision or a similar provision of a local ordinance is an offense against laws or ordinances regulating the movement of traffic. Provides that the provision does not apply to the use of a wireless telephone for emergency purposes.
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A BILL FOR
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LRB093 20862 DRH 46799 b |
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| AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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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 adding |
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| Section 12-610.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-610.1 new) |
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| Sec. 12-610.1. Wireless telephones. |
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| (a) As used in this Section, "wireless telephone" means
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| device that is capable of transmitting or receiving
telephonic |
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| communications without a wire connecting the
device to the |
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| telephone network. |
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| (b) A person who holds an instruction permit issued under |
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| Section 6-105 or 6-107.1, a person who holds a temporary |
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| license issued under Section 6-108, or a person who has held |
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| for less than one year a graduated license issued under Section |
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| 6-107, may not drive a vehicle while using a wireless phone.
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| (c) A person who has held for less than one year a drivers |
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| license issued under Section 6-110 may not drive a vehicle |
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| while using a wireless phone, unless the person previously held |
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| a graduated license. |
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| (d) A licensed driver who is not subject to the prohibition |
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| of subsection (b) or (c) may drive a motor vehicle while using |
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| a
wireless telephone if he or she abides by this Code and |
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| similar provisions of local ordinances; if, however, a person |
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| is convicted of a violation of this Code, or a similar |
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| provision of a local ordinance, committed while the person was |
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| using a wireless telephone, the person has violated this |
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| Section and is subject to subsections (f) and (g). |
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| (e) This Section does not apply to a person using a
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| wireless telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not
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| limited to, an emergency call to a law enforcement agency,
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| health care provider, fire department, or other emergency
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