95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2645


 
Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














625 ILCS 5/11-1420
  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420







    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning funeral processions.
















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    AN ACT concerning vehicles.

 
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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 changing 
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Section 11-1420 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/11-1420)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420)



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    Sec. 11-1420. Funeral processions. 

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    (a) Funeral processions processions have the right-of-way 
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at intersections when
vehicles comprising such procession have 
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their headlights lighted,
 subject
to the following conditions 
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and exceptions:


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        1. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall 
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    yield the
right-of-way upon the approach of an authorized 
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    emergency vehicle giving an
audible or visible signal;


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        2. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall 
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    yield the
right-of-way when directed to do so by a traffic 
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    officer;


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        3. The operator of the leading vehicle in a funeral 
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    procession shall
comply with stop signs and traffic control 
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    signals but when the leading
vehicle has proceeded across 
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    an intersection in accordance with such signal
or after 
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    stopping as required by the stop sign, all vehicles in such

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    procession may proceed without stopping, regardless of the 
 


 






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    sign or signal
and the leading vehicle and the vehicles in 
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    procession shall proceed with
due caution.

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    (b) The operator of a vehicle not in the funeral procession 
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shall not
drive his vehicle in the funeral procession except 
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when authorized to do so
by a traffic officer or when such 
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vehicle is an authorized emergency
vehicle giving audible or 
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visible signal.

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    (c) Operators of vehicles not a part of a funeral 
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procession may not
form a procession or convoy and have their 
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headlights lighted
for the
purpose of securing the right-of-way 
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granted by this Section to funeral
processions.

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    (d) The operator of a vehicle not in a funeral procession 
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may overtake
and pass the vehicles in such procession if such 
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overtaking and passing can
be accomplished without causing a 
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traffic hazard or interfering with such
procession.

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    (e) The lead vehicle in the funeral procession may be 
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equipped with a
flashing amber light which may be used only 
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when such vehicle is used as a
lead vehicle in such procession. 
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Vehicles comprising a funeral procession
may utilize funeral 
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pennants or flags or windshield stickers or flashing
hazard 
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warning signal flashers to identify
the individual vehicles in 
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such a procession.

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(Source: P.A. 90-58, eff. 1-1-98.)