Sen. Don Harmon
Filed: 5/6/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1462 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1462 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 12-713 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/12-713)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-713)



7    Sec. 12-713. 
Commercial trucks used by construction 
8contractors or
subcontractors to display company name.

9    (a) Every second division vehicle operating commercially 
10in this State that
is used by a construction contractor or 
11subcontractor shall display on the side
of the vehicle or its 
12trailer the name of the company for which it is employed.
 The 
13name shall be in letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half 
14inch wide.
If the vehicle is used commercially as part of the 
15business of a roofing contractor licensed under the Illinois 
16Roofing Industry Licensing Act, the roofing contractor shall 
 
 
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1affix the roofing contractor license number and the licensee's 
2name, as it appears on the license, on the vehicle. This 
3Section shall not apply to any motor vehicle upon which is 
4affixed the
insignia required under Section 18c-4701 of the 
5Illinois Commercial
Transportation Law.

6    (b) Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be 
7guilty of a
 petty offense and subject to a fine of not less 
8than $500.

9    (c) If the vehicle is used commercially as part of the 
10business of a roofing contractor licensed under the Illinois 
11Roofing Industry Licensing Act, this Section may be enforced by 
12code enforcement officials employed by units of local 
13government while the vehicle is being used on a worksite 
14located within the boundaries of the local jurisdiction. If an 
15alleged violation of this Section has been corrected prior to 
16or on the date of a hearing scheduled to adjudicate the alleged 
17violation, the code enforcement official shall dismiss the 
18violation. For purposes of this Section, "code enforcement 
19official" means an officer or other designated authority 
20charged with the administration, interpretation, and 
21enforcement of codes on behalf of a municipality or county. 
22(Source: P.A. 96-1179, eff. 1-1-11.)

 
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
241, 2012.".