Sen. William R. Haine
Filed: 3/9/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1897




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1897 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 adding 
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Sections 1-168.8 and 11-1427.5 and changing Section 1-101.8 as 
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follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/1-101.8)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-102.02)



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    Sec. 1-101.8. All-terrain vehicle. Any motorized 
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off-highway device
designed to travel primarily off-highway,

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50 inches or less in width, having a manufacturer's dry weight 
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of 1,500 900 pounds
or less, traveling on 3 or more non-highway 
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low-pressure tires, designed with a seat or
saddle for operator 
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use, and handlebars or steering wheel
for steering control, 
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except equipment such as lawnmowers.

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(Source: P.A. 92-812, eff. 8-21-02.)

 
 


 






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    (625 ILCS 5/1-168.8 new)

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    Sec. 1-168.8. Recreational off-highway vehicle. Any 
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motorized off-highway device designed to travel primarily 
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off-highway, 64 inches or less in width, having a 
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manufacturer's dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less, traveling on 
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4 or more non-highway tires, designed with a non-straddle seat 
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and a steering wheel for steering control, except equipment 
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such as lawnmowers.
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/11-1427.5 new)

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    Sec. 11-1427.5. Recreational off-highway vehicles. All 
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provisions of this Code that apply to an all-terrain vehicle 
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shall apply the same to a recreational off-highway vehicle.

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".