Sen. Gary Forby
Filed: 3/5/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2488 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2488 on page 1, by 
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replacing lines 7 through 12 with the following:


 
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    "(625 ILCS 5/11-213  new)
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    Sec. 11-213. Power of a fire department officer; highway or 
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lane closure. In the absence of a law enforcement officer or a 
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representative of the highway agency having jurisdiction over 
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the highway, an officer of a fire department, in the

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performance of his or her official duties, has the authority to

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close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway, as

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necessary to protect the safety of persons or property.  In 
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order to promote the safe implementation of this Section, the 
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fire department officer shall utilize an official fire 
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department vehicle with lighted red or white oscillating, 
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rotating, or flashing lights in accordance with Section 12-215 
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of this Code and proper temporary traffic control in accordance 
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with the sections of the Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic 
 


 






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Control Devices concerning temporary traffic control and 
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incident management.  The officer should also receive training 
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in safe practices for accomplishing these tasks near traffic.  
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This Section does not apply to highways under the jurisdiction 
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of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
As used in this 
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Section, "highway" has the meaning set forth in Section 1-126 
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of this Code.".