Vehicles & Safety Committee
Filed: 2/17/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4691




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4691, on page 1, 
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line by replacing "insurance" with "transportation"; and
 
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by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Child Passenger Protection Act is amended  
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by changing Section 6 and by adding Section 6a as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 25/6)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1106)
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    Sec. 6. A violation of this Act is a petty offense 
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punishable by a
fine of $100. The fine for a violation of 
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Section 4 of this Act shall be not more than $50 waived upon 
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proof of possession of an
approved
child restraint system, as 
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defined under this Act, and proof of completion of a Child 
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Passenger Safety Certification (CPSC)  instructional course on 
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the installation of a child restraint system pursuant to 
 


 






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Section 6a of this Act. A subsequent violation
of this Act is a 
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petty offense punishable by a fine of $500 that may not be 
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waived not more than $100.
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(Source: P.A. 92-173, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
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    (625 ILCS 25/6a new)
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    Sec. 6a. Child Passenger Safety Certification (CPSC) 
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instructional course; child restraint system inspection 
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procedure.
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    (a) As used in this Section, "technician" means a person 
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who has successfully completed the U.S. Department of

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Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety 
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Administration's (NHTSA) standardized National Child Passenger 
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Safety Certification Training Program and who maintains a

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current child passenger safety technician or technician 
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instructor certification through the current
certifying body 
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for the National Child Passenger Safety Training Program as 
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designated by the
NHTSA. 
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    (b) A person in violation of Section 4 of this Act  may 
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schedule an inspection with a technician. At the time of 
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scheduling, the technician shall notify the person that the 
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child restraint system inspection must be completed prior to 
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the mandatory court appearance date on the person's citation 
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for a violation of Section 4 of this Act.
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    (c) Prior to beginning the inspection, the person must 
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present a copy of the citation of a violation of Section 4 of 
 


 






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this Act to the technician.
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    (d) The technician shall be observant for any citations 
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with the notation "no safety seat" in the notes field and 
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discuss with the person, for the purpose of determining the 
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person's need for a child restraint system, the person's 
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reasons for not transporting the child in a child restraint 
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system.
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    (e) Upon completion of the CPSC instructional course to the 
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satisfaction of the technician conducting the inspection, a 
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letter shall be issued to the person for presentation in court. 
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The letter shall:
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        (1) be printed on the technician's letterhead;
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        (2) indicate that the person has voluntarily 
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    participated in the CPSC instructional course and received 
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    instruction from a technician regarding the proper use of 
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    the person's child restraint system; and
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        (3) include (i) the date the inspection was completed, 
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    (ii) the citation number presented to the technician under 
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    this Section, (iii) the county in which the citation was 
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    issued, and (iv) the technician's signature and technician 
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    number.
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    (f) Upon completion of the inspection and instruction, the 
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technician shall issue a copy of the CPSC participation letter 
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to the person.".