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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 11-907 as follows:
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| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-907) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-907)
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| 7 | Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | approach of authorized
emergency
vehicles.
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| 9 | (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | vehicle
making use of audible and visual signals meeting the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | requirements of this
Code or a police vehicle properly and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | lawfully making use of an audible
or visual signal,
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| 13 | (1) the driver of every other vehicle
shall yield the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position
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| 15 | parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | edge or curb of
the highway clear of any intersection and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | shall, if necessary to permit
the safe passage of the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | emergency vehicle, stop and remain
in such position until | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless
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| 20 | otherwise directed by a police officer and
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| 21 | (2) the operator of every streetcar shall
immediately | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | stop such
car clear of any intersection and keep it in such | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | position until the
authorized emergency vehicle has | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | passed, unless otherwise
directed by
a police officer.
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| 2 | (b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver of | ||||||
| 3 | an
authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due | ||||||
| 4 | regard for the
safety of all persons using the highway.
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| 5 | (c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency | ||||||
| 6 | vehicle, when the
authorized emergency vehicle is giving a | ||||||
| 7 | signal by displaying alternately
flashing
red, red and white, | ||||||
| 8 | blue, or red and blue, or red, blue, and white lights or amber | ||||||
| 9 | or yellow warning
lights, a
person who drives an approaching | ||||||
| 10 | vehicle shall:
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| 11 | (1) proceeding with due caution, yield the | ||||||
| 12 | right-of-way by making a
lane change into a lane not | ||||||
| 13 | adjacent to that of the authorized
emergency vehicle, if | ||||||
| 14 | possible with due regard to safety and traffic
conditions, | ||||||
| 15 | if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less
than | ||||||
| 16 | 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching
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| 17 | vehicle; or
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| 18 | (2) proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of | ||||||
| 19 | the vehicle,
maintaining a safe speed for road conditions, | ||||||
| 20 | if changing lanes
would be impossible or unsafe.
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| 21 | As used in this subsection (c), "authorized emergency | ||||||
| 22 | vehicle"
includes any vehicle authorized by law to be equipped | ||||||
| 23 | with oscillating,
rotating, or flashing lights under Section | ||||||
| 24 | 12-215 of this Code, while the owner
or operator of the vehicle | ||||||
| 25 | is engaged in his or her official duties.
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| 26 | (d) A person who violates subsection (c) of this Section | ||||||
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| 1 | commits a business
offense punishable by a fine of not less | ||||||
| 2 | than $100 or more than $10,000. It is a factor in
aggravation | ||||||
| 3 | if the person committed the offense while in violation of | ||||||
| 4 | Section
11-501 of this Code. Imposition of the penalties | ||||||
| 5 | authorized by this subsection (d) for a violation of subsection | ||||||
| 6 | (c) of this Section that results in the death of
another person | ||||||
| 7 | does not preclude imposition of appropriate additional civil or | ||||||
| 8 | criminal penalties.
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| 9 | (e) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section | ||||||
| 10 | results in damage to
the
property of another person, in | ||||||
| 11 | addition to any other penalty imposed,
the person's driving | ||||||
| 12 | privileges shall be suspended for a fixed
period of not less | ||||||
| 13 | than 90 days and not more than one year.
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| 14 | (f) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section | ||||||
| 15 | results in injury to
another
person, in addition to any other | ||||||
| 16 | penalty imposed,
the person's driving privileges shall be | ||||||
| 17 | suspended for a fixed period of not
less
than 180
days and not | ||||||
| 18 | more than 2 years.
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| 19 | (g) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section | ||||||
| 20 | results in the death of
another person, in addition to any | ||||||
| 21 | other penalty imposed,
the person's driving privileges shall be | ||||||
| 22 | suspended for 2 years.
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| 23 | (h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record | ||||||
| 24 | of a judgment
entered against a person under subsection (c) of | ||||||
| 25 | this Section:
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| 26 | (1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the | ||||||
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| 1 | mandatory period; or
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| 2 | (2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the | ||||||
| 3 | appropriate
mandatory period.
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| 4 | (Source: P.A. 95-884, eff. 1-1-09.)
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