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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Section 12-709 as follows:
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| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709)
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| 7 | Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem.
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| 8 | (a) Every animal drawn vehicle, moped, farm tractor, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | implement of husbandry and
special mobile equipment, when | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | operated on a highway must display a
slow-moving vehicle emblem | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | mounted on the rear except as provided in
paragraph (b) of this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Section. Special mobile equipment is exempt when
operated | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | within the limits of a construction or maintenance project | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | where
traffic control devices are used in compliance with the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | applicable
provisions of the manual and specifications adopted | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | under Section 11-301 of
the "Illinois Vehicle Code".
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| 17 | (a-5) Every motorized wheel chair and electric personal | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | assistive mobility device when operated on any public way | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | designed for the use of vehicles, including any berm, median, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | shoulder, designated bicycle lane, or crosswalk, must display a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | slow-moving vehicle emblem mounted on the rear except as | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | provided in paragraph (b) of this Section. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | (b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) or | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | (a-5) of this Section
when operated in combination on a highway | ||||||
| 2 | must display a slow-moving
vehicle emblem as follows:
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| 3 | 1. Where the towed unit or any load thereon partially | ||||||
| 4 | or totally
obscures the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the | ||||||
| 5 | towing unit, the towed unit
shall be equipped with a | ||||||
| 6 | slow-moving vehicle emblem. In such cases the
towing unit | ||||||
| 7 | need not display the emblem.
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| 8 | 2. Where the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the towing | ||||||
| 9 | unit is not
obscured by the towed unit or its load, then | ||||||
| 10 | either or both may be equipped
with the required emblem but | ||||||
| 11 | it shall be sufficient if either displays it.
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| 12 | 3. A registered truck towed behind a farm tractor in | ||||||
| 13 | conformity with the
provisions of Section 11-1418 of the | ||||||
| 14 | "Illinois Vehicle Code" must display a
slow-moving vehicle | ||||||
| 15 | emblem in the manner provided in paragraph (c) while
being | ||||||
| 16 | towed on a highway if the emblem on the towing vehicle is | ||||||
| 17 | partially
or totally obscured.
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| 18 | (c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by paragraphs | ||||||
| 19 | (a), (a-5), and (b) of
this Section must meet or exceed the | ||||||
| 20 | specifications and mounting
requirements
established by the | ||||||
| 21 | Department. Such specifications and mounting
requirements | ||||||
| 22 | shall, on and before August 31, 2004, be based on the
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| 23 | specifications adopted by the American
Society of Agricultural | ||||||
| 24 | Engineers and published by that body as ASAE S
276.2 dated | ||||||
| 25 | March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. On and after September 1, 2004,
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| 26 | the specifications and mounting requirements shall be based on | ||||||
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| 1 | the
specifications adopted by the American Society of | ||||||
| 2 | Agricultural Engineers and
published by that body as ASAE S | ||||||
| 3 | 276.5 NOV 97. No advertising or other
marking
shall appear upon
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| 4 | the emblem except that specified by the American Society of | ||||||
| 5 | Agricultural
Engineers to identify the standard to which the | ||||||
| 6 | material complies. Each
original package containing a | ||||||
| 7 | slow-moving vehicle
emblem shall display a notice on the | ||||||
| 8 | outside of the package stating
that such emblem shall only be | ||||||
| 9 | used for the purposes stated in subsections
(a), (a-5), and | ||||||
| 10 | (b).
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| 11 | (d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety | ||||||
| 12 | identification
device and shall not be displayed on any vehicle | ||||||
| 13 | nor displayed in any
manner other than as described in | ||||||
| 14 | paragraphs (a), (a-5), (b), and (c) of this
Section. A | ||||||
| 15 | slow-moving vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view | ||||||
| 16 | from a highway on an object other than a vehicle or unit | ||||||
| 17 | described in subsection (a) or (a-5) of this Section or a | ||||||
| 18 | vehicle required to display a slow-moving vehicle emblem under | ||||||
| 19 | subsection (e) of Section 11-1426.1 of this Code. A violation | ||||||
| 20 | of this subsection (d) is a petty offense punishable by
a fine | ||||||
| 21 | of $75.
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| 22 | (Source: P.A. 97-958, eff. 8-15-12.)
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