Local Government Committee
Filed: 3/12/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5006 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5006 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 11-1426.1 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1)
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    Sec. 11-1426.1. Operation of neighborhood vehicles on 
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streets, roads, and highways.
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    (a) As used in this Section, "neighborhood vehicle" means a 
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self-propelled, electronically powered four-wheeled motor 
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vehicle (or a self-propelled, gasoline-powered four-wheeled 
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motor vehicle with an engine displacement under 1,200 cubic 
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centimeters) which is capable of attaining in one mile a speed 
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of  more than 20 miles per hour, but not more than 25 miles per 
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hour, and which conforms to federal regulations under Title 49 
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C.F.R. Part 571.500.
 


 






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    (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is 
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unlawful
for any person to drive or operate a neighborhood 
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vehicle
upon any street, highway, or roadway in this State.  If 
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the operation of a neighborhood vehicle is authorized under 
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subsection (d), the neighborhood vehicle may be operated only 
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on streets where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or 
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less.  This subsection (b) does not prohibit a neighborhood 
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vehicle from crossing a highway, road,  or street at an 
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intersection where the highway, road,  or street has a posted 
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speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
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    (b-5) A person may not operate a neighborhood vehicle upon 
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any street, highway, or roadway in this State unless he or she 
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has a valid Illinois driver's license issued in his or her name 
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by the Secretary of State.
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    (c) No Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c-5), no 
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person operating a neighborhood vehicle shall make a direct 
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crossing upon or across any highway under the jurisdiction of 
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the State, tollroad or ,
interstate highway, or controlled 
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access highway in this State.
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    (c-5) (Blank) A person may make a direct crossing at an 
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intersection controlled by a traffic light or 4-way stop sign 
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upon or across a highway under the jurisdiction of the State if 
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the speed limit on the highway is 35 miles per hour or less at 
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the place of crossing.
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    (d) A municipality, township, county, or other unit of 
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local government may authorize, by ordinance or resolution, the 
 


 






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operation of neighborhood vehicles on roadways under its 
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jurisdiction if the unit of local government determines that 
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the public safety will not be jeopardized.  The Department may 
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authorize
the operation of neighborhood vehicles on the 
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roadways under its jurisdiction if the Department determines 
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that the public safety will not be jeopardized.
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    Before permitting the operation of neighborhood vehicles 
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on its roadways,
a municipality, township, county, other unit 
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of local government, or the Department must consider the 
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volume, speed, and character of traffic on the roadway and 
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determine whether neighborhood vehicles may safely travel on or 
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cross the roadway.  Upon determining that neighborhood vehicles 
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may safely operate on a roadway and the adoption of an 
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ordinance or resolution by a municipality, township, county, or 
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other unit of local government, or authorization by the 
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Department, appropriate signs shall be posted.
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    If a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one 
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unit of government, neighborhood vehicles may not be operated 
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on the roadway unless each
unit of government agrees and takes 
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action as provided in this subsection.
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    (e) No neighborhood vehicle may be operated on a roadway 
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unless, at a minimum, it has
the following: brakes, a steering 
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apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red reflectorized warning 
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devices in the front and rear, a slow moving emblem (as 
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required of other vehicles in Section 12-709 of this Code) on 
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the rear of the neighborhood vehicle, a headlight that emits a 
 


 






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white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front, a 
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tail lamp that emits a
red light visible from at least 100 feet 
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from the rear, brake lights, and turn signals.  When operated on 
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a roadway, a neighborhood vehicle shall have its headlight and 
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tail lamps lighted as required by Section 12-201 of this Code.
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    (f) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of 
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a neighborhood vehicle on a roadway while under the influence 
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is subject to Sections 11-500 through 11-502 of this Code.

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(Source: P.A. 94-298, eff. 1-1-06; 95-150, 8-14-07; 95-414, 
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eff. 8-24-07; 95-575, eff. 8-31-07; revised 11-19-07.)".