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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0329
Introduced 1/21/2005, by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/11-1427.5 new |
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625 ILCS 40/5-3 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 605-3 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act. Provides that a person under the age of 18
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not operate or ride as a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle or snowmobile unless he or she is wearing a protective
helmet.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0329 |
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LRB094 06798 DRH 36900 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to transportation.
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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 11-1427.5
as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1427.5 new)
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| Sec. 11-1427.5. All-terrain vehicles; persons under the |
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of 18. A person under the age of 18 years may not operate or |
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| ride as a passenger on an all-terrain
vehicle unless he or she |
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| is wearing a protective helmet.
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| Section 10. The Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 5-3 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 40/5-3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 605-3)
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| Sec. 5-3. Youthful operators and passengers
Operators.
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| A. No person under 10 years of age may operate a |
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| snowmobile, other than
machines designed for use by small |
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| children primarily as a toy and
used only on private property |
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| and not on any public use trail.
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| B. Persons at least 10 and less than 12 years of age may |
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| operate a
snowmobile only if they are either accompanied on the |
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| snowmobile
by a parent or guardian or a person at least 18 |
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| years of age
designated by a parent or guardian.
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| C. Persons at least 12 and less than
16 years of age may |
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| operate a snowmobile only if they are either accompanied
on the |
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| snowmobile by a parent or guardian or a person at least 16 |
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| years of
age designated by a parent or guardian, or such |
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| operator is in possession of a
certificate issued by the |
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| Department authorizing the holder to operate
snowmobiles.
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| C-1. A person under the age of 18 years may not operate or |
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| ride as a passenger on a snowmobile unless he or she is wearing |
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| a protective helmet.
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| D. Any person who operates a snowmobile on a highway as |
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| provided in
Section 5-2 shall (1) possess a valid motor vehicle |
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| driver's license; or
(2) possess a safety certificate as |
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| provided for in this Section. Any such
person less than 16 |
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| years of age shall also be under the immediate
supervision of a |
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| parent or guardian or a person at least 18 years of age
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| designated by the parent or guardian.
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| E. Violations of this Section done with the knowledge of a
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| parent or guardian shall be deemed a violation by the parent
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| guardian and punishable under Article X of this Act.
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| F. The department shall establish a program of instruction |
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| on
snowmobile laws, regulations, safety and related subjects.
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| It is unlawful for any person under 16 years of age to
operate |
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| a snowmobile on a public highway in this State. The program
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| shall be conducted by instructors certified by the department. |
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| The
department may procure liability insurance coverage for |
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| certified
instructors for work within the scope of their duties |
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| under this section.
Persons satisfactorily completing this |
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| program shall receive certification
from the department. The |
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| department may charge each person who enrolls
in the course an |
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| instruction fee of $2.50. If a fee is authorized by
the |
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| department, the department shall authorize instructors |
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| conducting such
courses meeting standards established by it to |
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| retain $1 of the fee to
defray expenses incurred locally to |
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| operate the program. The
remaining $1.50 of the fee shall be |
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| retained by the department to
defray a part of its expenses |
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| incurred to operate the safety and
accident reporting program. |
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| A person over the age of 12 years but
under the age of 16 years |
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| who holds a valid certificate issued by
another state or |
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| province of the Dominion of Canada need not obtain
a |
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| certificate from the department if the course content of the |
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| program
in such other state or province substantially meets |
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| that established
by the department under this section. A |
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| certificate issued by the
Department, or by another State or a |
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| province of the Dominion of Canada,
shall not constitute a |