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HB4775 Engrossed |
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LRB096 16767 AJT 32067 b |
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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 Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended |
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| by changing Section 4-11 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 45/4-11) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 314-11)
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| Sec. 4-11. Engine Lanyard cut-off switch. |
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| (a) As used in this Section: |
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| "Engine cut-off switch link" means the lanyard or wireless |
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| cut-off device used to attach the motorboat operator to the |
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| engine cut-off switch installed on the motorboat. |
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| "Engine cut-off switch" means an operational emergency |
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| cut-off engine stop switch installed on a motorboat that |
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| attaches to a motorboat operator by an engine cut-off switch |
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| link. |
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| (b) No person may operate any motor
boat, including |
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| personal watercraft or specialty prop-craft, which is
equipped |
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| with an a lanyard type engine cut-off switch while the engine |
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| is running and the motorboat is underway without verifying that |
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| the engine cut-off switch is operational and fully-functional |
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| and: |
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| (1) the engine cut-off switch link is properly attached |
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| to his or her person, clothing or worn PFD, as
appropriate |