100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5277

 

Introduced , by Rep. Christine Winger

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-1420  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning funeral processions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 11-1420 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1420)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420)
7    Sec. 11-1420. Funeral processions.
8    (a) Funeral processions have the the right-of-way at
9intersections when vehicles comprising such procession have
10their headlights and hazard lights lighted, subject to the
11following conditions and exceptions:
12        1. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
13    yield the right-of-way upon the approach of an authorized
14    emergency vehicle giving an audible or visible signal;
15        2. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
16    yield the right-of-way when directed to do so by a traffic
17    officer;
18        3. The operator of the leading vehicle in a funeral
19    procession shall comply with stop signs and traffic control
20    signals but when the leading vehicle has proceeded across
21    an intersection in accordance with such signal or after
22    stopping as required by the stop sign, all vehicles in such
23    procession may proceed without stopping, regardless of the

 

 

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1    sign or signal and the leading vehicle and the vehicles in
2    procession shall proceed with due caution.
3    (b) The operator of a vehicle not in the funeral procession
4shall not drive his vehicle in the funeral procession except
5when authorized to do so by a traffic officer or when such
6vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle giving audible or
7visible signal.
8    (c) Operators of vehicles not a part of a funeral
9procession may not form a procession or convoy and have their
10headlights or hazard lights or both lighted for the purpose of
11securing the right-of-way granted by this Section to funeral
12processions.
13    (d) The operator of a vehicle not in a funeral procession
14may overtake and pass the vehicles in such procession if such
15overtaking and passing can be accomplished without causing a
16traffic hazard or interfering with such procession.
17    (e) The lead vehicle in the funeral procession may be
18equipped with a flashing amber light which may be used only
19when such vehicle is used as a lead vehicle in such procession.
20Vehicles comprising a funeral procession may utilize funeral
21pennants or flags or windshield stickers or flashing hazard
22warning signal flashers to identify the individual vehicles in
23such a procession.
24    (f) In the absence of law enforcement traffic control
25assistance for a funeral procession, a funeral director or his
26or her designee may direct traffic during a funeral procession.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-859, eff. 1-12-10.)