95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0197


 
Introduced 1/19/2007, by Rep. James H. Meyer
 
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    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person may not operate a pickup truck on a public highway  while the open cargo area of the pickup truck is occupied by any person. Provides that the prohibition does not apply  to recreational vehicles or truck campers. Provides that the prohibition does not  apply to a pickup truck that is being used in production agriculture or in an emergency situation or to a pickup truck that is being driven in  a parade or to or from a parade in which the pickup truck has been or is to be driven. Provides that a violation is a Class C misdemeanor.
















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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 11-1430 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/11-1430  new)
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    Sec. 11-1430. No passengers in the open cargo area of a 
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pickup truck.
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    (a) As used in this Section, "pickup truck" means a 2-axle 
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motor vehicle manufactured or materially altered to provide an 
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open cargo area. "Pickup truck" includes a motor vehicle with 
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the open cargo area covered by a tarp or a removable top.

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    (b) A person may not operate a pickup truck on a public 
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highway while the open cargo area of the pickup truck is 
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occupied by any person.
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    (c) A violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor.

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    (d) This Section does not apply to the following:
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        (1) recreational vehicles or truck campers;
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        (2) a pickup truck being used in production 
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    agriculture, as defined in Section 3-35 of the Use Tax Act;
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        (3) a pickup truck being used in an emergency 
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    situation; or
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        (4) a pickup truck being driven (i) in a parade or (ii) 
 


 






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    to or from a parade in which the pickup truck has been or 
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    is to be driven.