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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
5changing Sections 1-146, 1-188, and 1-217 and adding Sections
61-159.15, 1-159.16, 11-1005.2, and 11-1412.4 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/1-146)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-146)
8    Sec. 1-146. Motor vehicle. Every vehicle which is
9self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by
10electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not
11operated upon rails, except for vehicles moved solely by human
12power, personal delivery devices, motorized wheelchairs,
13low-speed electric bicycles, and low-speed gas bicycles. For
14this Act, motor vehicles are divided into two divisions:
15    First Division: Those motor vehicles which are designed
16for the carrying of not more than 10 persons.
17    Second Division: Those motor vehicles which are designed
18for carrying more than 10 persons, those motor vehicles
19designed or used for living quarters, those motor vehicles
20which are designed for pulling or carrying freight, cargo or
21implements of husbandry, and those motor vehicles of the First
22Division remodelled for use and used as motor vehicles of the
23Second Division.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-125, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
2    (625 ILCS 5/1-159.15 new)
3    Sec. 1-159.15. Personal delivery device. A powered device
4that is:
5        (1) intended to be operated primarily on sidewalks,
6    crosswalks, and other pedestrian areas to transport cargo;
7        (2) not intended to carry passengers; and
8        (3) capable of navigating with the active control or
9    monitoring of a natural person.
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/1-159.16 new)
11    Sec. 1-159.16. Personal delivery device operator. A person
12or an agent of a person who exercises control or monitoring
13over the operation of a personal delivery device. A person or
14an agent of a person shall not be considered a personal
15delivery operator solely because the person or agent:
16        (1) requests or receives the delivery or services of a
17    personal delivery device;
18        (2) arranges for or dispatches the requested services
19    of a personal delivery device; or
20        (3) stores, charges, or maintains a personal delivery
21    device.
 
22    (625 ILCS 5/1-188)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-188)
23    Sec. 1-188. Sidewalk. That portion of a street between the

 

 

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1curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent
2property lines, primarily intended for use of pedestrians.
3(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)
 
4    (625 ILCS 5/1-217)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-217)
5    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-1130)
6    Sec. 1-217. Vehicle. Every device, in, upon or by which
7any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
8highway or requiring a certificate of title under Section
93-101(d) of this Code, except devices moved by human power,
10devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks and
11snowmobiles as defined in the Snowmobile Registration and
12Safety Act.
13    For the purposes of this Code, unless otherwise
14prescribed, a device shall be considered to be a vehicle until
15such time it either comes within the definition of a junk
16vehicle, as defined under this Code, or a junking certificate
17is issued for it.
18    For this Code, vehicles are divided into 2 divisions:
19    First Division: Those motor vehicles which are designed
20for the carrying of not more than 10 persons.
21    Second Division: Those vehicles which are designed for
22carrying more than 10 persons, those designed or used for
23living quarters and those vehicles which are designed for
24pulling or carrying property, freight or cargo, those motor
25vehicles of the First Division remodelled for use and used as

 

 

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1motor vehicles of the Second Division, and those motor
2vehicles of the First Division used and registered as school
3buses.
4(Source: P.A. 92-812, eff. 8-21-02.)
 
5    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-1130)
6    Sec. 1-217. Vehicle. Every device, in, upon or by which
7any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a
8highway or requiring a certificate of title under Section
93-101(d) of this Code, except devices moved by human power,
10personal delivery devices, devices used exclusively upon
11stationary rails or tracks, and snowmobiles as defined in the
12Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act.
13    For the purposes of this Code, unless otherwise
14prescribed, a device shall be considered to be a vehicle until
15such time it either comes within the definition of a junk
16vehicle, as defined under this Code, or a junking certificate
17is issued for it.
18    For this Code, vehicles are divided into 2 divisions:
19    First Division: Those motor vehicles which are designed
20for the carrying of not more than 10 persons.
21    Second Division: Those vehicles which are designed for
22carrying more than 10 persons, those designed or used for
23living quarters and those vehicles which are designed for
24pulling or carrying property, freight, or cargo and those
25motor vehicles of the First Division remodelled for use and

 

 

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1used as motor vehicles of the Second Division.
2(Source: P.A. 102-1130, eff. 7-1-23.)
 
3    (625 ILCS 5/11-1005.2 new)
4    Sec. 11-1005.2. Personal delivery devices. A business
5entity may operate a personal delivery device in pedestrian
6areas with all the rights and duties applicable to a
7pedestrian under this Chapter, except that a personal delivery
8device shall not unreasonably interfere with any pedestrian or
9traffic and shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian on
10the sidewalk or crosswalk.
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/11-1412.4 new)
12    Sec. 11-1412.4. Personal delivery devices.
13    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a personal
14delivery device shall be authorized to operate in pedestrian
15areas in the State if the personal delivery device:
16        (1) is equipped with a system that enables the
17    personal delivery device to come to a controlled stop;
18        (2) has the capability of operating in a manner that
19    complies with the pedestrians' rights and duties under
20    Article X of Chapter 11, unless the provision cannot by
21    its nature apply to the personal delivery device;
22        (3) does not unreasonably interfere with motor
23    vehicles or traffic or otherwise block any right-of-way
24    under the jurisdiction and control of the State or any

 

 

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1    local authority;
2        (4) operates at a speed not exceeding 10 miles per
3    hour on a sidewalk or crosswalk;
4        (5) is not used to transport hazardous materials:
5            (A) in a type and quantity for which placards are
6        required in accordance with the Hazardous Materials
7        Regulations prescribed by the United States Department
8        of Transportation, Title 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart F,
9        or compatible rules adopted by the Department of
10        Transportation; or
11            (B) that may pose an unreasonable risk to health,
12        safety, or performance when transported in commerce;
13        (6) includes a unique identifying number and a means
14    of identifying the personal delivery device operator; and
15        (7) weighs 300 pounds or less.
16    (b) A personal delivery device shall have all the rights
17and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same
18circumstances.
19    A personal delivery device shall not be deemed a motor
20vehicle or a vehicle under this Code or any other law, rule, or
21regulation of the State or any local authority.
22    A personal delivery device shall be exempt from all
23vehicle or motor vehicle registration requirements under this
24Code or any other law, rule, or regulation of the State or any
25local authority.
26    (c) A personal delivery device operator shall maintain an

 

 

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1insurance policy that provides general liability coverage of
2at least $500,000 for damages arising from the combined
3operations of any personal delivery devices under the personal
4delivery device operator's control.
5    (d) Except as expressly provided in this Section, local
6authorities shall not enact or enforce a rule, regulation,
7ordinance, or resolution relating to the following:
8        (1) design, manufacture, or maintenance of a personal
9    delivery device;
10        (2) licensing, registration, or certification of a
11    personal delivery device;
12        (3) taxation of or the imposition of any assessment of
13    any fees or other charges upon a personal delivery device
14    or personal delivery device operator;
15        (4) insuring a personal delivery device;
16        (5) types of cargo that may be transported by a
17    personal delivery device; or
18        (6) operations of personal delivery devices.
19    A local authority may not prohibit the operation of a
20personal delivery device but may reasonably restrict the
21operation of a personal delivery device on a roadway or in a
22pedestrian area in a manner consistent with this Section, as
23long as the local authority gives interested stakeholders an
24opportunity to be heard on matters pertaining to the
25restrictions being implemented.
26    This Section shall not apply to counties with a population

 

 

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1of 3,000,000 or more.
2    A home rule unit may not regulate personal delivery
3devices in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This
4subsection is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6
5of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
6exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
7by the State.
 
8    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
9changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
10that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
11represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
12not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
13made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
14Public Act.