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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2497
Introduced 2/17/2005, by Rep. Jim Sacia - John J. Millner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that counties are authorized to post signs that prohibit the driver of a commercial vehicle from operating or actuating any engine braking system that emits excessive noise. Prescribes the content of the sign. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall adopt rules providing for the erection and placement of these signs. Provides that the provision does not apply to the use of an engine braking system that has an adequate sound muffling system in proper working order that prevents excessive noise. Provides that it is a defense that the driver used the engine braking system in an emergency to avoid a collision with a person or another vehicle. Provides that a violation of the provision is an equipment violation punishable by a fine of $75.
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A BILL FOR
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HB2497 |
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LRB094 09720 DRH 39976 b |
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| AN ACT concerning 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 12-602.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-602.1 new)
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| Sec. 12-602.1. Excessive engine braking noise signs. |
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| (a) A county may post signs that prohibit the driver of a |
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| commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 1-111.8 of this Code, |
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| from operating or actuating any engine braking system that |
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| emits excessive noise. |
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| (b) The sign shall state, "EXCESSIVE ENGINE BRAKING NOISE |
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| PROHIBITED". The Department of Transportation shall adopt |
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| rules providing for the
erection and placement of these signs. |
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| (c) This Section does not apply to the use of an engine |
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| braking system that has an adequate sound muffling system in |
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| proper working order that prevents excessive noise. |
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| (d) It is a defense to this Section that the driver used an |
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| engine braking system that emits excessive noise in an |
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| emergency to avoid a collision with a person or another vehicle |
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| on the highway. |
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| (e) A violation of this Section is an equipment violation |
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| punishable by a fine of $75.
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