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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 | ||||||
| 5 | changing Sections 12-207 and 12-609 as follows:
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| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/12-207) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-207)
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| 7 | Sec. 12-207. Spot lamps and auxiliary driving lamps.
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| 8 | (a) Except as provided in Section 12-609, any Any motor | ||||||
| 9 | vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one spot lamp
and | ||||||
| 10 | every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon | ||||||
| 11 | approaching
another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity | ||||||
| 12 | portion of the beam will
be directed to the left of the | ||||||
| 13 | prolongation of the extreme left side of the
vehicle nor more | ||||||
| 14 | than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle.
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| 15 | (b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed | ||||||
| 16 | three auxiliary
driving lamps mounted on the front at a height | ||||||
| 17 | not less than 12 inches nor
more than 42 inches above the level | ||||||
| 18 | surface upon which the vehicle stands.
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| 19 | (c) The restrictions of subsections 12-207 (a) and 12-207 | ||||||
| 20 | (b) of this
Act shall not apply to authorized emergency | ||||||
| 21 | vehicles or equipment used
for snow and ice removal operations | ||||||
| 22 | if owned or operated by or for any
governmental body.
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| 23 | (d) The minimum and maximum height restrictions prescribed | ||||||
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| 1 | in
subsection (b) of Section 12-207 shall not apply to | ||||||
| 2 | privately owned motor vehicles on
which a snow plow is | ||||||
| 3 | mounted, while in transit between or during snow and
ice | ||||||
| 4 | removal operations. This exemption shall apply only during the | ||||||
| 5 | period
from November 15 through April 1, and only when the snow | ||||||
| 6 | plow blade, commonly
referred to as a "moldboard", is properly | ||||||
| 7 | and securely affixed to the front
of the motor vehicle.
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| 8 | (Source: P.A. 85-1010.)
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| 9 | (625 ILCS 5/12-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-609)
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| 10 | Sec. 12-609.
(a) No official or employee of the State, any
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| 11 | political subdivision thereof,
any county, municipality, or | ||||||
| 12 | local authority,
and no
owner or employee of any new vehicle | ||||||
| 13 | dealer, used vehicle dealer, or vehicle
auctioneer shall
sell, | ||||||
| 14 | trade or otherwise dispose of any motor
vehicle bearing | ||||||
| 15 | equipment, markings, or other indicia of police
authority | ||||||
| 16 | unless, prior to delivery of the vehicle, the equipment and
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| 17 | markings have been sufficiently altered or obliterated to | ||||||
| 18 | remove the
appearance of such authority. A motor vehicle | ||||||
| 19 | subject to this subsection shall have no more than one spot | ||||||
| 20 | lamp installed on the vehicle upon delivery. All spot lamps in | ||||||
| 21 | excess of one shall be removed prior to delivery of the | ||||||
| 22 | vehicle.
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| 23 | (b) A person may not operate on the highways of this State | ||||||
| 24 | a vehicle
bearing the equipment, markings, or other indicia of | ||||||
| 25 | police authority, unless
the vehicle is an authorized | ||||||
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| 1 | emergency vehicle as defined in Section 1-105 of
this Code.
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| 2 | (c) This Section does not apply to vehicles bearing | ||||||
| 3 | indicia of police
authority that are antique vehicles, as | ||||||
| 4 | defined in Section 1-102.1, and are
registered as antique | ||||||
| 5 | vehicles, as provided in Section 3-804.
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| 6 | (c-5) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a | ||||||
| 7 | manufacturer of authorized emergency vehicle equipment, | ||||||
| 8 | markings, or other indicia, or the manufacturer's | ||||||
| 9 | representative or authorized vendor, from temporarily mounting
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| 10 | the equipment, markings, or other indicia on a vehicle for | ||||||
| 11 | demonstration purposes only. If the equipment, markings, or | ||||||
| 12 | other indicia are not covered while the vehicle is operated | ||||||
| 13 | upon a highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating | ||||||
| 14 | that the vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. | ||||||
| 15 | The signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in | ||||||
| 16 | letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. | ||||||
| 17 | (d) Any police officer is authorized to seize any vehicle | ||||||
| 18 | that is in
violation of this Section and to impound that | ||||||
| 19 | vehicle, at the owner's expense,
until any equipment, | ||||||
| 20 | markings, or other indicia of police authority have been
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| 21 | sufficiently removed, altered, or obliterated to remove the | ||||||
| 22 | appearance of
police
authority.
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| 23 | (e) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty | ||||||
| 24 | of a petty
offense and subject to a fine of not less than $500 | ||||||
| 25 | and not more than $1,000.
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| 26 | (Source: P.A. 97-1173, eff. 1-1-14.)
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