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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 3-812, 3-815, 3-818, 15-102, 15-111, and 15-301 as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (625 ILCS 5/3-812) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-812)
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8 | Sec. 3-812. Vehicles with Permanently Mounted Equipment - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Registration
Fees. Vehicles having permanently mounted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | equipment thereon used exclusively
by the owner for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | transporting of such permanently mounted equipment and
tools | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | and equipment to be used incidentally in the work to be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | performed with
the permanently mounted equipment and provided | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | such vehicle is not used for
hire shall be registered upon the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | filing of a proper application and the
payment of a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | registration fee based upon a rate of $45
per year (or fraction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | of a year) for each 10,000 pounds (or portion thereof)
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18 | gross weight of such motor vehicle and equipment, according to
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19 | the following table of fees:
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20 | SCHEDULE OF FEES REQUIRED BY LAW
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10 | (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99 .)
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11 | (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
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12 | Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | division.
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14 | (a) Except
as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner
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15 | vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3-813, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | and
not registered under the mileage weight tax under Section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 3-818, shall
pay to the Secretary of State, for each | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | registration year, for the use
of the public highways, a flat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | weight tax at the rates set forth in the
following table, the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | rates including the $10 registration fee:
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21 | SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
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22 | REQUIRED BY LAW
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18 | (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | of vehicles of
the second
division registered under Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
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22 | gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15-111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | for which the
owner of the
vehicle or combination of vehicles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | has elected to pay, in addition to the
registration fee in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State
for each
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26 | registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of |
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1 | vehicle as
a Special Hauling Vehicle.
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2 | (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | trailer,
motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | camper or van camper
used primarily for recreational purposes, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | and not used commercially, nor
for hire, nor owned by a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | commercial business, may be registered for each
registration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment
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8 | a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | following table of
fees:
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10 | MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
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17 | CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
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25 | Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
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26 | (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's |
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1 | own
agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | operations and
not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | transportation for-hire
of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | or vegetables from farm to the
point of first processing,
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5 | be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
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6 | registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | application
and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | highway use tax
herein specified as follows:
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9 | SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
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25 | In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | registration
as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat |
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1 | weight tax due
hereunder before operating such truck.
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2 | Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance | ||||||
3 | of 42 feet or
less between extreme axles, that are subject to | ||||||
4 | the weight limitations in
subsection (a) and (b) of Section | ||||||
5 | 15-111 for which the owner of the combination
of
vehicles has | ||||||
6 | elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in | ||||||
7 | subsection
(c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each | ||||||
8 | registration year
shall be designated by the Secretary as a | ||||||
9 | Special Hauling Vehicle.
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10 | (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load | ||||||
11 | provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
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12 | (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
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13 | registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed | ||||||
14 | 59,500 gross
weight in pounds per vehicle.
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15 | (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by | ||||||
16 | failure to pay
the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary | ||||||
17 | of State as set forth in
the above tables shall be punished as | ||||||
18 | provided for in Section 3-401.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99 .)
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20 | (625 ILCS 5/3-818) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-818)
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21 | Sec. 3-818. (a) Mileage weight tax option. Any owner of a | ||||||
22 | vehicle of
the second division may elect to pay a mileage | ||||||
23 | weight tax for such vehicle
in lieu of the flat weight tax set | ||||||
24 | out in Section 3-815. Such election
shall be binding to the end | ||||||
25 | of the registration year. Renewal of this
election must be |
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1 | filed with the Secretary of State on or before July 1
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2 | registration period. In such event the owner shall, at the time
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3 | of making such election, pay the $10 registration fee and the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | minimum
guaranteed mileage weight tax, as hereinafter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | provided, which payment
shall permit the owner to operate that | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | vehicle the maximum mileage in
this State hereinafter set | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | forth. Any vehicle being operated on
mileage plates cannot be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | operated outside of this State. In addition
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9 | of that vehicle shall pay a mileage weight tax at the
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10 | rates for each mile traveled in this State in excess of the
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11 | maximum mileage provided under the minimum guaranteed basis:
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12 | BUS, TRUCK OR TRUCK TRACTOR
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20 | (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | of vehicles of
the second
division registered under Section | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
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24 | gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15-111 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | for which the
owner of the
vehicle or combination of vehicles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | has elected to pay, in addition to the
registration fee in |
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1 | subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State
for each
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2 | registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of | ||||||
3 | vehicle as
a Special Hauling Vehicle.
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4 | In preparing rate schedules on registration applications, | ||||||
5 | the Secretary
of State shall add to the above rates, the $10 | ||||||
6 | registration fee. The
Secretary may decline to accept any | ||||||
7 | renewal filed after July 1st.
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8 | The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load | ||||||
9 | provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
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10 | Every owner of a second division motor vehicle for which he | ||||||
11 | has
elected to pay a mileage weight tax shall keep a daily | ||||||
12 | record upon forms
prescribed by the Secretary of State, showing | ||||||
13 | the mileage covered by
that vehicle in this State. Such record | ||||||
14 | shall contain the license number
of the vehicle and the miles | ||||||
15 | traveled by the vehicle in this State for
each day of the | ||||||
16 | calendar month. Such owner shall also maintain records
of fuel | ||||||
17 | consumed by each such motor vehicle and fuel purchases | ||||||
18 | therefor.
On or before the 10th day of July the owner
shall | ||||||
19 | certify to the Secretary of State upon forms prescribed | ||||||
20 | therefor,
summaries of his daily records which shall show the | ||||||
21 | miles traveled by
the vehicle in this State during the | ||||||
22 | preceding 12 months and such other
information as the Secretary | ||||||
23 | of State may require. The daily record and
fuel records shall | ||||||
24 | be filed, preserved and available for audit for a
period of 3 | ||||||
25 | years. Any owner filing a return hereunder shall certify
that | ||||||
26 | such return is a true, correct and complete return. Any person |
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1 | who
willfully makes a false return hereunder is guilty of | ||||||
2 | perjury and shall
be punished in the same manner and to the | ||||||
3 | same extent as is provided
therefor.
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4 | At the time of filing his return, each owner shall pay to | ||||||
5 | the
Secretary of State the proper amount of tax at the rate | ||||||
6 | herein imposed.
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7 | Every owner of a vehicle of the second division who elects | ||||||
8 | to pay on
a mileage weight tax basis and who operates the | ||||||
9 | vehicle within this
State, shall file with the Secretary of | ||||||
10 | State a bond in the amount of
$500. The bond shall be in a form | ||||||
11 | approved by the Secretary of State and with
a surety company
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12 | approved by the Illinois Department of Insurance to transact
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13 | business in this State as surety, and shall be conditioned upon | ||||||
14 | such
applicant's paying to the State of Illinois all money | ||||||
15 | becoming
due by
reason of the operation of the second division | ||||||
16 | vehicle in this State,
together with all penalties and interest | ||||||
17 | thereon.
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18 | Upon notice from the Secretary that the registrant has | ||||||
19 | failed to pay the
excess mileage fees, the surety shall | ||||||
20 | immediately pay the fees together with
any penalties and | ||||||
21 | interest thereon in an amount not to exceed the limits of the
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22 | bond.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 94-239, eff. 1-1-06.)
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24 | (625 ILCS 5/15-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102)
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25 | Sec. 15-102. Width of Vehicles.
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1 | (a) On Class III and non-designated State and local | ||||||
2 | highways, the total
outside width of any vehicle or load | ||||||
3 | thereon shall not exceed 8 feet.
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4 | (b) Except during those times when, due to insufficient | ||||||
5 | light or unfavorable
atmospheric conditions, persons and | ||||||
6 | vehicles on the highway are not clearly
discernible at a | ||||||
7 | distance of 1000 feet, the following vehicles may exceed
the 8 | ||||||
8 | feet limitation during the period from a half hour before
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9 | sunrise to a half hour after sunset:
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10 | (1) Loads of hay, straw or other similar farm products | ||||||
11 | provided that the
load is not more than 12 feet wide.
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12 | (2) Implements of husbandry being transported on | ||||||
13 | another vehicle and the
transporting vehicle while loaded.
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14 | The following requirements apply to the transportation | ||||||
15 | on another vehicle
of an implement of husbandry wider than | ||||||
16 | 8 feet 6 inches on the National System
of Interstate and | ||||||
17 | Defense Highways or other highways in the system of State
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18 | highways:
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19 | (A) The driver of a vehicle transporting an | ||||||
20 | implement of husbandry
that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches in | ||||||
21 | width shall obey all traffic laws and shall
check the | ||||||
22 | roadways prior to making a movement in order to ensure | ||||||
23 | that adequate
clearance is available for the movement. | ||||||
24 | It is prima facie evidence that the
driver of a vehicle | ||||||
25 | transporting an implement of husbandry has failed to | ||||||
26 | check
the roadway prior to making a movement if the |
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1 | vehicle is involved in a
collision with a bridge, | ||||||
2 | overpass, fixed structure, or properly placed traffic
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3 | control device or if the vehicle blocks traffic due
to | ||||||
4 | its inability to proceed because of a bridge, overpass, | ||||||
5 | fixed structure, or
properly placed traffic control | ||||||
6 | device.
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7 | (B) Flags shall be displayed so as to wave freely | ||||||
8 | at the extremities of
overwidth objects and at the | ||||||
9 | extreme ends of all protrusions, projections, and
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10 | overhangs. All flags shall be clean, bright red flags | ||||||
11 | with no advertising,
wording, emblem, or insignia | ||||||
12 | inscribed upon them and at least 18 inches square.
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13 | (C) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on the | ||||||
14 | front and rear of all
vehicles with loads over 10 feet | ||||||
15 | wide. These signs must have 12-inch high
black letters | ||||||
16 | with a 2-inch stroke on a yellow sign that is 7 feet | ||||||
17 | wide by 18
inches high.
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18 | (D) One civilian escort vehicle is required for a | ||||||
19 | load that exceeds 14
feet 6 inches in width and 2 | ||||||
20 | civilian escort vehicles are required for a
load that | ||||||
21 | exceeds 16 feet in width on the National System of | ||||||
22 | Interstate and
Defense Highways or other highways in | ||||||
23 | the system of State highways.
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24 | (E) The requirements for a civilian escort vehicle | ||||||
25 | and driver are as
follows:
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26 | (1) The civilian escort vehicle shall be a |
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1 | passenger car or a second
division vehicle not | ||||||
2 | exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds | ||||||
3 | that is
designed to afford clear and unobstructed | ||||||
4 | vision to both front and rear.
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5 | (2) The escort vehicle driver must be properly | ||||||
6 | licensed to operate
the vehicle.
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7 | (3) While in use, the escort vehicle must be | ||||||
8 | equipped with illuminated
rotating, oscillating, | ||||||
9 | or flashing amber lights or flashing amber strobe | ||||||
10 | lights
mounted on top that are of sufficient | ||||||
11 | intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
normal | ||||||
12 | sunlight.
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13 | (4) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on all | ||||||
14 | escort vehicles. The
sign on an escort vehicle | ||||||
15 | shall have 8-inch high black letters on a yellow
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16 | sign that is 5 feet wide by 12 inches high.
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17 | (5) When only one escort vehicle is required | ||||||
18 | and it is operating on a
two-lane highway, the | ||||||
19 | escort vehicle shall travel approximately 300 feet | ||||||
20 | ahead
of the load. The rotating, oscillating, or | ||||||
21 | flashing lights or flashing amber
strobe lights | ||||||
22 | and an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign shall be displayed on | ||||||
23 | the escort
vehicle and shall be visible from the | ||||||
24 | front. When only one escort vehicle is
required and | ||||||
25 | it is operating on a multilane divided highway, the | ||||||
26 | escort vehicle
shall travel approximately 300 feet |
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1 | behind the load and the sign and lights
shall be | ||||||
2 | visible from the rear.
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3 | (6) When 2 escort vehicles are required, one | ||||||
4 | escort shall travel
approximately 300 feet ahead | ||||||
5 | of the load and the second escort shall travel
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6 | approximately 300 feet behind the load. The | ||||||
7 | rotating, oscillating, or flashing
lights or | ||||||
8 | flashing amber strobe lights and an "OVERSIZE | ||||||
9 | LOAD" sign shall be
displayed on the escort | ||||||
10 | vehicles and shall be visible from the front on the
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11 | lead escort and from the rear on the trailing | ||||||
12 | escort.
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13 | (7) When traveling within the corporate limits | ||||||
14 | of a municipality, the
escort vehicle shall | ||||||
15 | maintain a reasonable and proper distance from the
| ||||||
16 | oversize load, consistent with existing traffic | ||||||
17 | conditions.
| ||||||
18 | (8) A separate escort shall be provided for | ||||||
19 | each load hauled.
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20 | (9) The driver of an escort vehicle shall obey | ||||||
21 | all traffic laws.
| ||||||
22 | (10) The escort vehicle must be in safe | ||||||
23 | operational condition.
| ||||||
24 | (11) The driver of the escort vehicle must be | ||||||
25 | in radio contact with
the driver of the vehicle | ||||||
26 | carrying the oversize load.
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1 | (F) A transport vehicle while under load of more | ||||||
2 | than 8 feet 6 inches
in width must be equipped with an | ||||||
3 | illuminated rotating, oscillating, or
flashing amber | ||||||
4 | light or lights or a flashing amber strobe light or | ||||||
5 | lights
mounted on the top of the cab that are of | ||||||
6 | sufficient intensity to be visible at
500 feet in | ||||||
7 | normal sunlight. If the load on the transport vehicle | ||||||
8 | blocks the
visibility of the amber lighting from the | ||||||
9 | rear of the vehicle, the vehicle must
also be equipped | ||||||
10 | with an illuminated rotating, oscillating, or flashing | ||||||
11 | amber
light or lights or a flashing amber strobe light | ||||||
12 | or lights mounted on the rear
of the load that are of | ||||||
13 | sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
| ||||||
14 | normal sunlight.
| ||||||
15 | (G) When a flashing amber light is required on the | ||||||
16 | transport vehicle
under load and it is operating on a | ||||||
17 | two-lane highway, the transport vehicle
shall display | ||||||
18 | to the rear at least one rotating, oscillating, or | ||||||
19 | flashing light
or a flashing amber strobe light and an | ||||||
20 | "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign. When a flashing
amber light is | ||||||
21 | required on the transport vehicle under load and it is | ||||||
22 | operating
on a multilane divided highway, the sign and | ||||||
23 | light shall be visible from the
rear.
| ||||||
24 | (H) Maximum speed shall be 45 miles per hour on all | ||||||
25 | such moves or 5
miles per hour above the posted minimum | ||||||
26 | speed limit, whichever is greater, but
the vehicle |
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1 | shall not at any time exceed the posted maximum speed | ||||||
2 | limit.
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3 | (3) Portable buildings designed and used for | ||||||
4 | agricultural and livestock
raising operations that are not | ||||||
5 | more than 14 feet wide and with not more
than a 1 foot | ||||||
6 | overhang along the left side of the hauling vehicle. | ||||||
7 | However,
the buildings shall not be transported more than | ||||||
8 | 10 miles and not on any
route that is part of the National | ||||||
9 | System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
| ||||||
10 | All buildings when being transported shall display at least | ||||||
11 | 2 red
cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square, mounted as | ||||||
12 | high as practicable
on the left and right side of the building.
| ||||||
13 | A State Police escort shall be required if it is necessary | ||||||
14 | for this load
to use part of the left lane when crossing any 2 | ||||||
15 | laned State highway bridge.
| ||||||
16 | (c) Vehicles propelled by electric power obtained from | ||||||
17 | overhead trolley
wires operated wholly within the corporate | ||||||
18 | limits of a municipality are
also exempt from the width | ||||||
19 | limitation.
| ||||||
20 | (d) Exemptions are also granted to vehicles designed for | ||||||
21 | the carrying
of more than 10 persons under the following | ||||||
22 | conditions:
| ||||||
23 | (1) (Blank);
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24 | (2) When operated within any public transportation | ||||||
25 | service with the
approval of local authorities or an | ||||||
26 | appropriate public body authorized by
law to provide public |
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1 | transportation. Any vehicle so operated may be
8 feet 6 | ||||||
2 | inches in width; or
| ||||||
3 | (3) When a county engineer or superintendent of | ||||||
4 | highways, after giving due
consideration to the mass | ||||||
5 | transportation needs of the area and to the width and
| ||||||
6 | condition of the road, has determined that the operation of | ||||||
7 | buses wider than 8
feet will not pose an undue safety | ||||||
8 | hazard on a particular county or township
road segment, he | ||||||
9 | or she may authorize buses not to exceed 8 feet 6 inches in
| ||||||
10 | width on any highway under that engineer's or | ||||||
11 | superintendent's jurisdiction. | ||||||
12 | (d-1) A recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 1-169, | ||||||
13 | may exceed 8 feet 6 inches in width if:
| ||||||
14 | (1) the excess width is attributable to appurtenances | ||||||
15 | that extend 6 inches or less beyond either side of the body | ||||||
16 | of the vehicle; and
| ||||||
17 | (2) the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling has | ||||||
18 | marked lanes for vehicular traffic that are at least 11 | ||||||
19 | feet in width. | ||||||
20 | As used in this subsection (d-1) and in subsection (d-2), | ||||||
21 | the term appurtenance includes (i) a retracted awning and its | ||||||
22 | support hardware and (ii) any appendage that is intended to be | ||||||
23 | an integral part of a recreation vehicle. | ||||||
24 | (d-2) A recreational vehicle that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches | ||||||
25 | in width as provided in subsection (d-1) may travel any roadway | ||||||
26 | of the State if the vehicle is being operated between a roadway |
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| |||||||
1 | permitted under subsection (d-1) and: | ||||||
2 | (1) the location where the recreation vehicle is | ||||||
3 | garaged; | ||||||
4 | (2) the destination of the recreation vehicle; or | ||||||
5 | (3) a facility for food, fuel, repair, services, or | ||||||
6 | rest.
| ||||||
7 | (e) A vehicle and load traveling upon the National System | ||||||
8 | of Interstate
and Defense Highways or any other highway in the | ||||||
9 | system of State highways
that has been designated as a Class I | ||||||
10 | or Class II highway by the
Department, or any street or highway | ||||||
11 | designated by local authorities, may have a total outside width | ||||||
12 | of 8 feet 6
inches, provided that certain safety devices that | ||||||
13 | the Department
determines as necessary for the safe and | ||||||
14 | efficient operation of motor
vehicles shall not be included in | ||||||
15 | the calculation of width.
| ||||||
16 | (e-1) A vehicle and load more than 8 feet wide but not | ||||||
17 | exceeding 8 feet 6
inches in width is
allowed
access according | ||||||
18 | to the following:
| ||||||
19 | (1) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds in | ||||||
20 | weight is
allowed access from any State designated highway | ||||||
21 | onto any county,
township, or municipal highway for a | ||||||
22 | distance of 5 highway miles for the
purpose of loading and | ||||||
23 | unloading, provided:
| ||||||
24 | (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65 feet | ||||||
25 | overall length.
| ||||||
26 | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
|
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| |||||||
1 | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
2 | between State
designated highways.
| ||||||
3 | (2) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds in | ||||||
4 | weight is allowed
access from any State designated highway | ||||||
5 | onto any county or township
highway for a distance of 5 | ||||||
6 | highway miles or onto any municipal
highway for a distance | ||||||
7 | of one highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel,
repairs, | ||||||
8 | and rest, provided:
| ||||||
9 | (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65 feet | ||||||
10 | overall length.
| ||||||
11 | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| ||||||
12 | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
13 | between State
designated highways.
| ||||||
14 | (3) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds in | ||||||
15 | weight , or a vehicle and load not exceeding 80,400 pounds | ||||||
16 | in weight if the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary | ||||||
17 | power unit for idling reduction that is in working order, | ||||||
18 | is allowed
access from a Class I highway onto any street or | ||||||
19 | highway for a distance
of one highway mile for the purpose | ||||||
20 | of loading, unloading, food, fuel,
repairs, and rest, | ||||||
21 | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
| ||||||
22 | (4) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds in | ||||||
23 | weight , or a vehicle and load not exceeding 80,400 pounds | ||||||
24 | in weight if the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary | ||||||
25 | power unit for idling reduction that is in working order, | ||||||
26 | is allowed
access from a Class I or Class II highway onto |
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| |||||||
1 | any State highway or any
locally designated highway for a | ||||||
2 | distance of 5 highway miles for the
purpose of loading, | ||||||
3 | unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
| ||||||
4 | (5) A trailer or semi-trailer not exceeding 28 feet 6 | ||||||
5 | inches in length,
that was
originally in combination with a | ||||||
6 | truck tractor, shall have unlimited access
to points of | ||||||
7 | loading and unloading.
| ||||||
8 | (6) All household goods carriers shall have unlimited | ||||||
9 | access to points of
loading and unloading.
| ||||||
10 | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||||||
11 | relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | ||||||
12 | designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
| ||||||
13 | (f) Mirrors required by Section 12-502 of this Code and | ||||||
14 | other safety devices
identified by the Department may project | ||||||
15 | up to 14 inches beyond each side of
a bus and up to 6 inches | ||||||
16 | beyond each
side
of any other vehicle, and that projection | ||||||
17 | shall not be deemed a
violation of the width restrictions of | ||||||
18 | this Section.
| ||||||
19 | (g) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | ||||||
20 | is subject to
the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | ||||||
21 | Section 15-113.
| ||||||
22 | (Source: P.A. 93-177, eff. 7-11-03; 94-949, eff. 1-1-07.)
| ||||||
23 | (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
| ||||||
24 | Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
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25 | (a) On non-designated highways, no vehicle or combination |
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| |||||||
1 | of vehicles
equipped
with pneumatic tires may be operated, | ||||||
2 | unladen or with load,
when the total weight transmitted to the | ||||||
3 | road surface
exceeds 18,000 pounds on a single axle or 32,000 | ||||||
4 | pounds on a tandem axle with
no axle within the tandem | ||||||
5 | exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
| ||||||
6 | (1) when a different limit is established and posted in | ||||||
7 | accordance with
Section 15-316 of this Code;
| ||||||
8 | (2) vehicles for which the Department of | ||||||
9 | Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
| ||||||
10 | permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
| ||||||
11 | (3) tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in | ||||||
12 | subsection (d)
may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single | ||||||
13 | rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem
rear axle;
| ||||||
14 | (4) any single axle of a 2-axle truck weighing 36,000 | ||||||
15 | pounds or
less and not a part of a combination of vehicles, | ||||||
16 | shall not exceed 20,000
pounds;
| ||||||
17 | (5) any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with a | ||||||
18 | personnel
lift or digger derrick, weighing 36,000 pounds or | ||||||
19 | less, owned and operated by a
public utility, shall not | ||||||
20 | exceed 20,000 pounds;
| ||||||
21 | (6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially | ||||||
22 | equipped with a front
loading compactor used exclusively | ||||||
23 | for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not
exceed 20,000 | ||||||
24 | pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the | ||||||
25 | vehicle
does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
| ||||||
26 | (7) a truck, not in combination and specially equipped |
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1 | with a
selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and | ||||||
2 | roll-off container, used
exclusively for garbage or refuse | ||||||
3 | operations may, when laden, transmit upon the
road surface | ||||||
4 | the following maximum
weights: 22,000 pounds on a single | ||||||
5 | axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
| ||||||
6 | (8) a truck, not in combination and used exclusively | ||||||
7 | for the collection of
rendering materials,
may, when laden, | ||||||
8 | transmit upon the road surface the
following maximum | ||||||
9 | weights:
22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | ||||||
10 | tandem axle;
| ||||||
11 | (9) tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a | ||||||
12 | Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the | ||||||
13 | model year of 2014 and
first
registered in Illinois prior | ||||||
14 | to January 1, 2015, with a distance
greater than
72 inches | ||||||
15 | but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, | ||||||
16 | is
allowed a combined weight on the series not to exceed | ||||||
17 | 36,000 pounds and neither
axle of the series may exceed | ||||||
18 | 18,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
manufactured
after | ||||||
19 | the model year of 2014 or first registered in Illinois | ||||||
20 | after
December 31,
2014 may not exceed a combined weight of | ||||||
21 | 32,000 pounds through the
series of
2 axles and neither | ||||||
22 | axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
| ||||||
23 | (10) a 4-axle truck mixer
registered as a Special | ||||||
24 | Hauling Vehicle, used
exclusively for the mixing and | ||||||
25 | transportation of concrete in the plastic state and | ||||||
26 | manufactured
prior to or in the model year of 2014 and |
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1 | first registered in
Illinois prior to
January 1, 2015, is | ||||||
2 | allowed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on any | ||||||
3 | single axle; 36,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles greater | ||||||
4 | than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches; and 34,000 | ||||||
5 | pounds on any series of 2 axles greater than 40 inches but | ||||||
6 | not more than 72 inches;
| ||||||
7 | (11) 4-axle vehicles or a 5 or more axle combination of | ||||||
8 | vehicles: The
weight
transmitted upon the road surface | ||||||
9 | through any series of 3 axles whose centers
are
more than | ||||||
10 | 96 inches apart, measured between extreme axles in the | ||||||
11 | series, may
not exceed those allowed in the table contained | ||||||
12 | in subsection (f) of this
Section. No axle or tandem axle | ||||||
13 | of the series may exceed the maximum weight
permitted under | ||||||
14 | this Section for a single or tandem axle.
| ||||||
15 | No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other | ||||||
16 | than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, | ||||||
17 | upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on the | ||||||
18 | road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | ||||||
19 | width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
| ||||||
20 | surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
| ||||||
21 | (b) On non-designated highways, the gross weight of | ||||||
22 | vehicles and
combination of vehicles including
the weight of | ||||||
23 | the vehicle or combination and its maximum load shall be
| ||||||
24 | subject to the foregoing limitations and further shall not | ||||||
25 | exceed the
following gross weights dependent upon the number of | ||||||
26 | axles and distance
between extreme axles of the vehicle or |
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1 | TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
| ||||||
2 | OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE,
| ||||||
3 | REFUSE, OR RECYCLING HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
| ||||||
4 | THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
| ||||||
5 | On Highway Not Part of National System
| ||||||
6 | of Interstate and Defense Highways
| ||||||
7 | with 2 axles 36,000 pounds
| ||||||
8 | with 3 axles 54,000 pounds
| ||||||
9 | TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
| ||||||
10 | A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
| ||||||
11 | FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
| ||||||
12 | with 2 axles 40,000 pounds
| ||||||
13 | A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special Hauling | ||||||
14 | Vehicle, used exclusively for mixing and transportation of | ||||||
15 | concrete in the plastic state, manufactured before or in the | ||||||
16 | model year of 2014, and first registered in Illinois before | ||||||
17 | January 1, 2015, is allowed a maximum gross weight listed in | ||||||
18 | the table of subsection (f) of this Section for 4 axles. This | ||||||
19 | vehicle, while loaded with concrete in the plastic state, is | ||||||
20 | not subject to the series of 3 axles requirement provided for | ||||||
21 | in subdivision (a)(11) of this Section, but no axle or tandem | ||||||
22 | axle of the series may exceed the maximum weight permitted | ||||||
23 | under subdivision (a)(10) of this Section.
| ||||||
24 | (b-1) As used in this Section, a "recycling haul" or |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | "recycling operation" means the hauling of segregated, | ||||||
2 | non-hazardous, non-special, homogeneous non-putrescible | ||||||
3 | materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or plastic, for | ||||||
4 | subsequent use in the secondary materials market.
| ||||||
5 | (c) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may | ||||||
6 | permit by
ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33 1/2% | ||||||
7 | above those
provided for herein, but the increase shall not | ||||||
8 | become effective until the
city has officially notified the | ||||||
9 | Department of the passage of the
ordinance and shall not apply | ||||||
10 | to those vehicles when outside of the limits
of the city, nor | ||||||
11 | shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
operating | ||||||
12 | over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
| ||||||
13 | (d) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles | ||||||
14 | (including loads)
operated by a public utility when | ||||||
15 | transporting equipment required for
emergency repair of public | ||||||
16 | utility facilities or properties or water wells.
| ||||||
17 | A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a | ||||||
18 | disabled vehicle
or disabled combination of vehicles, that | ||||||
19 | exceeds the weight restriction
imposed by this Code, may be | ||||||
20 | operated on a public highway in this State
provided that | ||||||
21 | neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
| ||||||
22 | the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations | ||||||
23 | permitted
under this Chapter. During the towing operation, | ||||||
24 | neither the tow truck nor
the vehicle combination shall exceed
| ||||||
25 | 24,000 pounds on a single
rear axle and
44,000 pounds on a | ||||||
26 | tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (1) is specifically designed as a tow truck having a | ||||||
2 | gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 pounds and | ||||||
3 | is equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
brakes are | ||||||
4 | required only if the towing vehicle is towing a vehicle,
| ||||||
5 | semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that is | ||||||
6 | equipped with air brakes;
| ||||||
7 | (2) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | ||||||
8 | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet in | ||||||
9 | all directions;
| ||||||
10 | (3) is capable of utilizing the lighting and braking | ||||||
11 | systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles; | ||||||
12 | and
| ||||||
13 | (4) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles from | ||||||
14 | the initial point of
wreck or disablement. Any additional | ||||||
15 | movement of the vehicles may occur only
upon issuance of | ||||||
16 | authorization for that movement under the provisions of
| ||||||
17 | Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code. The towing | ||||||
18 | vehicle, however,
may tow any disabled vehicle from the
| ||||||
19 | initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where | ||||||
20 | repairs are actually to
occur. This movement shall be valid | ||||||
21 | only on State routes.
The tower must abide by posted bridge | ||||||
22 | weight
limits.
| ||||||
23 | Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of | ||||||
24 | the tow truck
and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license | ||||||
25 | plate must cover the
operating empty weight of the tow truck | ||||||
26 | only. The weight
of each vehicle being towed shall be covered |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | by a valid license plate issued to
the owner or operator of the | ||||||
2 | vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle.
If no valid | ||||||
3 | plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is | ||||||
4 | displayed
on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that | ||||||
5 | vehicle does not cover the
weight of the vehicle, the weight of | ||||||
6 | the vehicle shall be covered by
the third tow truck plate | ||||||
7 | issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
| ||||||
8 | temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
| ||||||
9 | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | ||||||
10 | additional requirements.
However, nothing in this Code shall | ||||||
11 | prohibit a tow truck under
instructions of a police officer | ||||||
12 | from legally clearing a disabled vehicle,
that may be in | ||||||
13 | violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
| ||||||
14 | roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway.
If in the | ||||||
15 | opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the | ||||||
16 | officer
is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the | ||||||
17 | nearest place of
safety.
| ||||||
18 | For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | ||||||
19 | rating, or
GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the | ||||||
20 | manufacturer as the loaded
weight of the tow truck.
| ||||||
21 | (e) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | ||||||
22 | pneumatic tires
shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon | ||||||
23 | the highways of this State in
violation of the provisions of | ||||||
24 | any permit issued under the provisions of
Sections 15-301 | ||||||
25 | through 15-319 of this Chapter.
| ||||||
26 | (f) On designated Class I, II, or III highways and the |
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| ||||||||||
1 | National System of
Interstate and Defense Highways, no vehicle | |||||||||
2 | or combination of vehicles with
pneumatic tires may be | |||||||||
3 | operated, unladen or with load,
when the total weight on the | |||||||||
4 | road surface
exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds on a single | |||||||||
5 | axle; 34,000 pounds on a
tandem axle with no axle within the | |||||||||
6 | tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000
pounds gross weight for | |||||||||
7 | vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles;
or a total weight on a | |||||||||
8 | group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of that
weight | |||||||||
9 | produced by the application of the following formula: W = 500 | |||||||||
10 | times the
sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" | |||||||||
11 | equals overall total weight on
any group of 2 or more | |||||||||
12 | consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
the
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13 | distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of any | |||||||||
14 | group of 2 or
more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the number | |||||||||
15 | of axles in the group under
consideration.
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16 | The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in | |||||||||
17 | allowable loads
as follows:
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18 | Distance measured
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19 | to the nearest
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20 | foot between the
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21 | extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
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22 | group of 2 or of any group of
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23 | more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
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5 | exceed 34,000 pounds,
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7 | Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may | |||||||||||||||||
8 | not exceed the
weight in the table in this subsection (f) for 4 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | axles measured between the
extreme axles of the
vehicle.
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10 | Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not | |||||||||||||||||
11 | exceed the weight
in the table in this subsection (f) for 6 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | axles measured between the extreme
axles of the
combination.
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13 | Local authorities, with respect
to streets and highways | |||||||||||||||||
14 | under their jurisdiction, without additional
fees, may also by | |||||||||||||||||
15 | ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
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16 | subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle | |||||||||||||||||
17 | shall not exceed
20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on | |||||||||||||||||
18 | any tandem axle
shall not exceed
34,000 pounds, on designated | |||||||||||||||||
19 | highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
notice are | |||||||||||||||||
20 | erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
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21 | highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
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22 | The following are exceptions to the above formula:
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23 | (1) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a | |||||||||||||||||
24 | total weight of
34,000
pounds each if the overall distance | |||||||||||||||||
25 | between the first and last axles of the
consecutive sets of | |||||||||||||||||
26 | tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
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1 | (2) Vehicles for which a different limit is established | ||||||
2 | and posted in
accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
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3 | (3) Vehicles for which the Department of | ||||||
4 | Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
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5 | permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code. | ||||||
6 | These vehicles are
not subject
to the bridge formula.
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7 | (4) Tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in | ||||||
8 | subsection (d)
may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single | ||||||
9 | rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem
rear axle.
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10 | (5) A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a | ||||||
11 | Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the | ||||||
12 | model year of 2014, and
registered in Illinois prior to | ||||||
13 | January 1, 2015, with a distance
between 2
axles
in a | ||||||
14 | series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches | ||||||
15 | may not exceed
a total weight of 36,000 pounds and neither | ||||||
16 | axle of the series may exceed
18,000 pounds.
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17 | (6) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self | ||||||
18 | compactor or an
industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off | ||||||
19 | container, used exclusively for garbage,
refuse, or | ||||||
20 | recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the | ||||||
21 | road surface,
except when on part of the National System of | ||||||
22 | Interstate and Defense
Highways, the following maximum | ||||||
23 | weights: 22,000 pounds on a
single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | ||||||
24 | tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross weight on a
2-axle | ||||||
25 | vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
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26 | This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
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1 | (7) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special | ||||||
2 | Hauling Vehicles that
include a semitrailer manufactured | ||||||
3 | prior to or in the model year of 2014, and
registered in | ||||||
4 | Illinois prior to January 1, 2015, having 5 axles
with a
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5 | distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not | ||||||
6 | exceed the
following maximum weights: 18,000 pounds on a | ||||||
7 | single axle; 32,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; and 72,000 | ||||||
8 | pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is
not | ||||||
9 | subject
to the bridge formula. For all those combinations | ||||||
10 | of vehicles that include a
semitrailer manufactured after | ||||||
11 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 92nd | ||||||
12 | General Assembly, the overall distance between the first | ||||||
13 | and last
axles of the 2 sets of
tandems must be 18 feet 6 | ||||||
14 | inches or
more. Any combination of vehicles that has had | ||||||
15 | its cargo
container replaced in its entirety after December | ||||||
16 | 31, 2014 may not
exceed
the weights allowed by the bridge | ||||||
17 | formula.
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18 | (8) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special | ||||||
19 | Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and | ||||||
20 | transportation of concrete in the plastic state, | ||||||
21 | manufactured before or in the model year of 2014, first | ||||||
22 | registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, and not | ||||||
23 | operated on a highway that is part of the National System | ||||||
24 | of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following maximum | ||||||
25 | weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 pounds on | ||||||
26 | a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more than |
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1 | 96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles | ||||||
2 | greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. The | ||||||
3 | gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights | ||||||
4 | allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge | ||||||
5 | formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the | ||||||
6 | vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but | ||||||
7 | no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum | ||||||
8 | weight permitted under this subsection (f).
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9 | (9) A vehicle or combination of vehicles with (i) 4 | ||||||
10 | consecutive axles and a distance of 57 feet (measured to | ||||||
11 | the nearest foot) between the extremes of the group of | ||||||
12 | consecutive axles, (ii) 5 consecutive axles and a distance | ||||||
13 | of 51 feet (measured to the nearest foot) between the | ||||||
14 | extremes of the group of consecutive axles, or (iii) 6 | ||||||
15 | consecutive axles and a distance of 43 feet (measured to | ||||||
16 | the nearest foot) between the extremes of the group of | ||||||
17 | consecutive axles, may carry a total weight of 80,400 | ||||||
18 | pounds if the vehicle, or the towing vehicle of the | ||||||
19 | combination of vehicles, is equipped with an auxiliary | ||||||
20 | power unit for idling reduction that is in working order.
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21 | No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other | ||||||
22 | than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, | ||||||
23 | upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on the | ||||||
24 | road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | ||||||
25 | width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
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26 | surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
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1 | (f-1) A vehicle and load
not exceeding 73,280 pounds is | ||||||
2 | allowed access
as follows:
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3 | (1) From any State designated highway onto any county, | ||||||
4 | township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway | ||||||
5 | miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided:
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6 | (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet 6 | ||||||
7 | inches in
width and 65 feet overall length.
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8 | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
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9 | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
10 | between State
designated highways.
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11 | (2) From any State designated highway onto any county | ||||||
12 | or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles, or | ||||||
13 | any municipal highway for a
distance of one highway mile | ||||||
14 | for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
provided:
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15 | (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet 6 | ||||||
16 | inches in
width and 65 feet overall length.
| ||||||
17 | (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| ||||||
18 | (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
19 | between State
designated highways.
| ||||||
20 | (f-2) A vehicle and load greater than 73,280 pounds in | ||||||
21 | weight but not
exceeding 80,000 pounds , or a vehicle and load | ||||||
22 | greater than 73,280 pounds in weight but not exceeding 80,400 | ||||||
23 | pounds if the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary power unit | ||||||
24 | for idling reduction that is in working order, is allowed | ||||||
25 | access as follows:
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26 | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway |
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1 | for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | ||||||
2 | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | ||||||
3 | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
| ||||||
4 | (2) From a Class I, II, or III highway onto any State | ||||||
5 | highway or any
local designated highway for a distance of 5 | ||||||
6 | highway miles for the purpose of
loading, unloading, food, | ||||||
7 | fuel, repairs, and rest.
| ||||||
8 | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||||||
9 | relating
to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | ||||||
10 | designation of highways
under this subsection.
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11 | (g) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of | ||||||
12 | vehicles over
a bridge or other elevated structure constituting | ||||||
13 | part of a highway with a
gross weight that is greater than the | ||||||
14 | maximum weight permitted by the
Department, when the structure | ||||||
15 | is sign posted as provided in this Section.
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16 | (h) The Department upon request from any local authority | ||||||
17 | shall, or upon
its own initiative may, conduct an investigation | ||||||
18 | of any bridge or other
elevated structure constituting a part | ||||||
19 | of a highway, and if it finds that
the structure cannot with | ||||||
20 | safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles
otherwise | ||||||
21 | permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
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22 | declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can | ||||||
23 | withstand,
and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating | ||||||
24 | maximum weight to be
erected and maintained before each end of | ||||||
25 | the structure. No person shall
operate a vehicle or combination | ||||||
26 | of vehicles over any structure with a
gross weight that is |
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1 | greater than the posted maximum weight.
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2 | (i) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation | ||||||
3 | of subsections
(g) or (h) of this Section, proof of the | ||||||
4 | determination of the maximum
allowable weight by the Department | ||||||
5 | and the existence of the signs,
constitutes conclusive evidence | ||||||
6 | of the maximum weight that can be
maintained with safety to the | ||||||
7 | bridge or structure.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 93-177, eff. 7-11-03; 93-186, eff. 1-1-04; | ||||||
9 | 93-1023, eff. 8-25-04; 94-464, eff. 1-1-06; 94-926, eff. | ||||||
10 | 1-1-07.)
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11 | (625 ILCS 5/15-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
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12 | Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
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13 | (a) The Department with respect to highways under its | ||||||
14 | jurisdiction
and local authorities with respect to highways | ||||||
15 | under their jurisdiction
may, in their discretion, upon | ||||||
16 | application and good cause being shown
therefor, issue a | ||||||
17 | special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or
move a | ||||||
18 | vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of | ||||||
19 | vehicle or
load exceeding the maximum specified in this Act or | ||||||
20 | otherwise not in
conformity with this Act upon any highway | ||||||
21 | under the jurisdiction of the
party granting such permit and | ||||||
22 | for the maintenance of which the party is
responsible. | ||||||
23 | Applications and permits other than those in written or
printed | ||||||
24 | form may only be accepted from and issued to the company or
| ||||||
25 | individual making the movement. Except for an application to |
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1 | move directly
across a highway, it shall be the duty of the | ||||||
2 | applicant to establish in the
application that the load to be | ||||||
3 | moved by such vehicle or combination is
composed of a single | ||||||
4 | nondivisible object that cannot reasonably be
dismantled or
| ||||||
5 | disassembled. For the purpose of
over length movements,
more | ||||||
6 | than one object may be carried side by side as long as the | ||||||
7 | height, width,
and weight laws are not exceeded and the cause | ||||||
8 | for the over length is not due
to multiple objects. For the | ||||||
9 | purpose of over height movements, more than one
object may be | ||||||
10 | carried as long as the cause for the over height is not due to
| ||||||
11 | multiple objects and the length, width, and weight laws are not | ||||||
12 | exceeded. For
the purpose of an over width movement, more than | ||||||
13 | one object may be carried as
long as the cause for the over | ||||||
14 | width is not due to multiple objects and length,
height, and | ||||||
15 | weight laws are not exceeded. No state or local agency shall
| ||||||
16 | authorize the issuance of excess size or weight permits for | ||||||
17 | vehicles and loads
that are divisible and that can be carried, | ||||||
18 | when divided, within the existing
size or weight maximums | ||||||
19 | specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or weight
permit | ||||||
20 | issued in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be | ||||||
21 | void at
issue and any movement made thereunder shall not be | ||||||
22 | authorized under the terms
of the void permit. In any | ||||||
23 | prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when
the | ||||||
24 | authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue, | ||||||
25 | it is the
burden of the defendant to establish that the permit | ||||||
26 | was valid because the load
to be moved could not reasonably be |
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1 | dismantled or disassembled, or was
otherwise nondivisible.
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2 | (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state | ||||||
3 | whether
such permit is requested for a single trip or for | ||||||
4 | limited continuous
operation; (2) state if the applicant is an | ||||||
5 | authorized carrier under the
Illinois Motor Carrier of Property | ||||||
6 | Law, if so, his certificate,
registration or permit number | ||||||
7 | issued by the Illinois Commerce
Commission; (3) specifically | ||||||
8 | describe and identify the vehicle or
vehicles and load to be | ||||||
9 | operated or moved except that for vehicles or
vehicle | ||||||
10 | combinations registered by the Department as provided in | ||||||
11 | Section
15-319 of this Chapter, only the Illinois Department of | ||||||
12 | Transportation's
(IDT) registration number or classification | ||||||
13 | need be given; (4) state the
routing requested including the | ||||||
14 | points of origin and destination, and may
identify and include | ||||||
15 | a request for routing to the nearest certified scale
in | ||||||
16 | accordance with the Department's rules and regulations, | ||||||
17 | provided the
applicant has approval to travel on local roads; | ||||||
18 | and (5) state if the
vehicles or loads are being transported | ||||||
19 | for hire. No permits for the
movement of a vehicle or load for | ||||||
20 | hire shall be issued to any applicant who
is required under the | ||||||
21 | Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law to have a
certificate, | ||||||
22 | registration or permit and does not have such certificate,
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23 | registration or permit.
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24 | (c) The Department or local authority when not inconsistent | ||||||
25 | with
traffic safety is authorized to issue or withhold such | ||||||
26 | permit at its
discretion; or, if such permit is issued at its |
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1 | discretion to prescribe
the route or routes to be traveled, to | ||||||
2 | limit the number of trips, to
establish seasonal or other time | ||||||
3 | limitations within which the vehicles
described may be operated | ||||||
4 | on the highways indicated, or otherwise to
limit or prescribe | ||||||
5 | conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles,
when | ||||||
6 | necessary to assure against undue damage to the road | ||||||
7 | foundations,
surfaces or structures, and may require such | ||||||
8 | undertaking or other
security as may be deemed necessary to | ||||||
9 | compensate for any injury to any
roadway or road structure. The | ||||||
10 | Department shall maintain a daily record of
each permit issued | ||||||
11 | along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions,
weights, | ||||||
12 | conditions and restrictions authorized and this record shall be
| ||||||
13 | presumed correct in any case of questions or dispute. The | ||||||
14 | Department shall
install an automatic device for recording | ||||||
15 | applications received and permits
issued by telephone. In | ||||||
16 | making application by telephone, the Department and
applicant | ||||||
17 | waive all objections to the recording of the conversation.
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18 | (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from | ||||||
19 | any local
authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the | ||||||
20 | local authority to
move oversize highway construction, | ||||||
21 | transportation, utility and maintenance
equipment over roads | ||||||
22 | under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit
shall be | ||||||
23 | applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or | ||||||
24 | registered
in the name of the local authority, and no fee shall | ||||||
25 | be charged for the
issuance of such permits.
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26 | (e) As an exception to paragraph (a) of this Section, the |
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1 | Department
and local authorities, with respect to highways | ||||||
2 | under their respective
jurisdictions, in their discretion and | ||||||
3 | upon application in writing may
issue a special permit for | ||||||
4 | limited continuous operation, authorizing the
applicant to | ||||||
5 | move loads of agricultural commodities on a 2 axle single
| ||||||
6 | vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads | ||||||
7 | not to exceed
35%, on a 3 or 4 axle
vehicle registered by the | ||||||
8 | Secretary of State with axle loads
not to exceed 20%, and on a | ||||||
9 | 5 axle vehicle registered by the
Secretary of State not to | ||||||
10 | exceed 10% above those provided in Section 15-111. The total | ||||||
11 | gross weight of the vehicle, however,
may not exceed the | ||||||
12 | maximum gross weight of the registration class of the vehicle | ||||||
13 | allowed under Section 3-815 or 3-818 of this Code. | ||||||
14 | As used in this Section, "agricultural commodities"
means: | ||||||
15 | (1) cultivated plants or agricultural produce grown
| ||||||
16 | including, but is not limited to, corn, soybeans, wheat, | ||||||
17 | oats, grain sorghum, canola, and rice; | ||||||
18 | (2) livestock, including but not limited to hogs, | ||||||
19 | equine, sheep, and poultry; | ||||||
20 | (3) ensilage; and | ||||||
21 | (4) fruits and vegetables.
| ||||||
22 | Permits may be issued for a
period not to exceed 40 days | ||||||
23 | and moves may be made of a distance not to
exceed 50 miles from | ||||||
24 | a field, an on-farm grain storage facility, a warehouse as | ||||||
25 | defined in the Illinois Grain Code, or a livestock management | ||||||
26 | facility as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act |
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1 | over any
highway except the National System of Interstate and | ||||||
2 | Defense Highways. The operator of the vehicle,
however, must | ||||||
3 | abide by posted bridge and posted highway weight limits. All | ||||||
4 | implements of husbandry operating under this Section between | ||||||
5 | sunset and sunrise shall be equipped as prescribed in Section | ||||||
6 | 12-205.1.
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7 | (e-1) Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency | ||||||
8 | harvest situation
exists, a special permit issued by the | ||||||
9 | Department under this Section shall not
be required from | ||||||
10 | September 1 through December 31 during harvest season
| ||||||
11 | emergencies, provided that the weight does not exceed 20% above | ||||||
12 | the limits
provided in Section 15-111. All other restrictions | ||||||
13 | that apply to permits
issued under this Section shall apply | ||||||
14 | during the declared time period. With
respect to highways under | ||||||
15 | the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local
authorities | ||||||
16 | may, at their discretion, waive special permit requirements | ||||||
17 | during
harvest season emergencies. This permit exemption shall | ||||||
18 | apply to all vehicles
eligible to obtain permits under this | ||||||
19 | Section, including commercial vehicles in
use during the | ||||||
20 | declared time period.
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21 | (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined | ||||||
22 | by the
Department with respect to highways under its | ||||||
23 | jurisdiction and by local
authorities with respect to highways | ||||||
24 | under their jurisdiction. Every permit
shall be in written form | ||||||
25 | and carried in the vehicle or combination of
vehicles to which | ||||||
26 | it refers and shall be open to inspection by any
police officer |
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1 | or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit
and no | ||||||
2 | person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such
| ||||||
3 | special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the | ||||||
4 | permit
shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however, | ||||||
5 | any vehicle and load
found to be off the route prescribed in | ||||||
6 | the permit shall be held to be
operating without a permit. Any | ||||||
7 | off route vehicle and load shall be required
to obtain a new | ||||||
8 | permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back
| ||||||
9 | onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor | ||||||
10 | anything herein
shall be construed to authorize any police | ||||||
11 | officer, court, or authorized agent
of any authority granting | ||||||
12 | the permit to remove the permit from the possession
of the | ||||||
13 | permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent | ||||||
14 | permit
violation as provided in paragraph (i). However, upon | ||||||
15 | arrest for an offense of
violation of permit, operating without | ||||||
16 | a permit when the vehicle is off route,
or any size or weight | ||||||
17 | offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans to
raise | ||||||
18 | the issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his | ||||||
19 | agent,
must produce the permit at any court hearing concerning | ||||||
20 | the alleged offense.
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21 | If the permit designates and includes a routing to a | ||||||
22 | certified scale, the
permitee, while enroute to the designated | ||||||
23 | scale, shall be deemed in compliance
with the weight provisions | ||||||
24 | of the permit provided the axle or gross weights
do not exceed | ||||||
25 | any of the permitted limits by more than the following amounts:
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26 | Single axle 2000 pounds
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1 | Tandem axle 3000 pounds
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2 | Gross 5000 pounds
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3 | (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to | ||||||
4 | make
available to interested persons a policy concerning | ||||||
5 | reasonable rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions of | ||||||
6 | operation upon highways
under its jurisdiction in addition to | ||||||
7 | those contained in this Section
for the movement by special | ||||||
8 | permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads
which cannot | ||||||
9 | reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including
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10 | manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof. | ||||||
11 | All rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions adopted in | ||||||
12 | the policy shall
have due regard for the safety of the | ||||||
13 | traveling public and the protection
of the highway system and | ||||||
14 | shall have been promulgated in conformity with
the provisions | ||||||
15 | of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The
requirements | ||||||
16 | of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the
same | ||||||
17 | for all moves of comparable size and weight. When escort | ||||||
18 | vehicles are
required, they shall meet the following | ||||||
19 | requirements:
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20 | (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over and | ||||||
21 | properly
licensed to operate the vehicle.
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22 | (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than | ||||||
23 | 12-feet wide must
be equipped with a rotating or flashing | ||||||
24 | amber light mounted on top as specified
under Section | ||||||
25 | 12-215.
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26 | The Department shall establish reasonable rules and |
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1 | regulations
regarding liability insurance or self insurance | ||||||
2 | for vehicles with
oversized loads promulgated under The | ||||||
3 | Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act. Police vehicles may be | ||||||
4 | required for escort under circumstances as
required by rules | ||||||
5 | and regulations of the Department.
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6 | (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or | ||||||
7 | provision of
any permit issued in accordance with the | ||||||
8 | provisions of this Section
shall not render the entire permit | ||||||
9 | null and void but the violator shall
be deemed guilty of | ||||||
10 | violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size,
weight or | ||||||
11 | load limitations in excess of those authorized by the permit.
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12 | The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not mere | ||||||
13 | rules, limitations,
conditions, or provisions of the permit, | ||||||
14 | but are also the sole extent of the
authorization granted by | ||||||
15 | the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be
off the route | ||||||
16 | or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing movement,
the | ||||||
17 | vehicle and load are operating without a permit. Any off route | ||||||
18 | movement
shall be subject to the size and weight maximums, | ||||||
19 | under the applicable
provisions of this Chapter, as determined | ||||||
20 | by the type or class highway upon
which the vehicle and load | ||||||
21 | are being operated.
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22 | (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under | ||||||
23 | a
fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the person, | ||||||
24 | firm, or
corporation to whom such permit was granted, the | ||||||
25 | driver of such vehicle
in addition to the person who issued | ||||||
26 | such permit and any accessory,
shall be guilty of fraud and |
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1 | either one or all persons may be prosecuted
for such violation. | ||||||
2 | Any person, firm, or corporation committing such
violation | ||||||
3 | shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall
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4 | not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation convicted | ||||||
5 | of such
violation for a period of one year after the date of | ||||||
6 | conviction.
Penalties for violations of this Section shall be | ||||||
7 | in addition to any
penalties imposed for violation of other | ||||||
8 | Sections of this Act.
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9 | (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in | ||||||
10 | violation
of a permit issued in accordance with this Section, | ||||||
11 | the person to whom
such permit was granted, or the driver of | ||||||
12 | such vehicle, is guilty of
such violation and either, but not | ||||||
13 | both, persons may be prosecuted for
such violation as stated in | ||||||
14 | this subsection (j). Any person, firm or
corporation convicted | ||||||
15 | of such violation shall be guilty of a petty
offense and shall | ||||||
16 | be fined for the first offense, not less than $50 nor
more than | ||||||
17 | $200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm or
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18 | corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200 nor | ||||||
19 | more
than $300 and, for the third offense by the same person, | ||||||
20 | firm or
corporation within a period of one year after the date | ||||||
21 | of the first
offense, not less than $300 nor more than $500 and | ||||||
22 | the Department shall
not issue permits to the person, firm or | ||||||
23 | corporation convicted of a
third offense during a period of one | ||||||
24 | year after the date of conviction
for such third offense.
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25 | (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under | ||||||
26 | permits
for excess width or length issued by local authorities, |
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1 | such vehicle may
be moved upon a State highway for a distance | ||||||
2 | not to exceed one-half mile
without a permit for the purpose of | ||||||
3 | crossing the State highway.
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4 | (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, | ||||||
5 | the Department,
with respect to highways under its | ||||||
6 | jurisdiction, and local authorities, with
respect to highways | ||||||
7 | under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize
the | ||||||
8 | movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight | ||||||
9 | requirement, or
both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for | ||||||
10 | a permit, when there is a
showing of extreme necessity that the | ||||||
11 | vehicle and load should be moved without
unnecessary delay.
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12 | For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme | ||||||
13 | necessity shall be
limited to the following: shipments of | ||||||
14 | livestock, hazardous materials, liquid
concrete being hauled | ||||||
15 | in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
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16 | (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in | ||||||
17 | addition to any
penalties imposed for violating any other | ||||||
18 | Section of this Code.
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19 | (n) The Department with respect to highways under its | ||||||
20 | jurisdiction and
local
authorities with respect to highways | ||||||
21 | under their jurisdiction, in their
discretion and upon
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22 | application in writing, may issue a special permit for | ||||||
23 | continuous limited
operation,
authorizing the applicant to | ||||||
24 | operate a tow-truck that exceeds the weight limits
provided
for | ||||||
25 | in subsection (d) of Section 15-111, provided:
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26 | (1) no rear single axle of the tow-truck exceeds 26,000 |
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1 | pounds;
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2 | (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow-truck exceeds 50,000 | ||||||
3 | pounds;
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4 | (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery | ||||||
5 | unit exceeds 56,000 pounds;
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6 | (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled | ||||||
7 | combination of vehicles
exceed the
weight restrictions | ||||||
8 | imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
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9 | under a
permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
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10 | (4) the tow-truck prior to hookup does not exceed the | ||||||
11 | weight restrictions
imposed
by this Chapter 15;
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12 | (5) during the tow operation the tow-truck does not | ||||||
13 | violate any weight
restriction
sign;
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14 | (6) the tow-truck is equipped with flashing, rotating, | ||||||
15 | or oscillating
amber
lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | ||||||
16 | in all directions;
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17 | (7) the tow-truck is specifically designed and | ||||||
18 | licensed as a tow-truck;
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19 | (8) the tow-truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of | ||||||
20 | sufficient
capacity to safely
handle the load;
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21 | (9) the tow-truck is equipped with air brakes;
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22 | (10) the tow-truck is capable of utilizing the lighting | ||||||
23 | and braking
systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | ||||||
24 | of vehicles;
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25 | (11) the tow commences at the initial point of wreck or | ||||||
26 | disablement and terminates at a point where the repairs are |
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1 | actually to occur;
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2 | (12) the permit issued to the tow-truck is carried in | ||||||
3 | the tow-truck
and
exhibited on demand by a police officer; | ||||||
4 | and
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5 | (13) the movement shall be valid only on state routes | ||||||
6 | approved by the
Department.
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7 | (o) The Department, with respect to highways under its
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8 | jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways | ||||||
9 | under
their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon | ||||||
10 | application in
writing, may issue a special permit for | ||||||
11 | continuous limited
operation, authorizing the applicant to | ||||||
12 | transport raw milk that exceeds
the weight limits provided for | ||||||
13 | in subsections (b) and (f) of Section 15-111 of this Code, | ||||||
14 | provided:
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15 | (1) no single axle exceeds 20,000 pounds;
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16 | (2) no gross weight exceeds 80,000 pounds , except that | ||||||
17 | a vehicle equipped with an auxiliary power unit for idling | ||||||
18 | reduction that is in working order is permitted a gross | ||||||
19 | weight not exceeding 80,400 pounds ;
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20 | (3) permits issued by the State are good only for | ||||||
21 | federal
and State highways and are not applicable to | ||||||
22 | interstate highways;
and
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23 | (4) all road and bridge postings must be obeyed.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 93-718, eff. 1-1-05; 93-971, eff. 8-20-04; | ||||||
25 | 93-1023, eff. 8-25-04; revised 10-14-04.)
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