HB4131 Engrossed LRB095 12845 HLH 38313 b

1     AN ACT concerning transportation, which may be referred to
2 as Shib's Law.
 
3     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
 
5     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
6 Section 11-213 as follows:
 
7     (625 ILCS 5/11-213 new)
8     Sec. 11-213. Power of a fire department officer; highway or
9 lane closure. In the absence of a law enforcement officer or a
10 representative of the highway agency having jurisdiction over
11 the highway, an officer of a fire department, in the
12 performance of his or her official duties, has the authority to
13 close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway, as
14 necessary to protect the safety of persons or property. In
15 order to promote the safe implementation of this Section, the
16 fire department officer shall utilize an official fire
17 department vehicle with lighted red or white oscillating,
18 rotating, or flashing lights in accordance with subsection
19 (a)(2-4) of Section 12-215 of this Code and proper temporary
20 traffic control in accordance with the sections of the Illinois
21 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices concerning temporary
22 traffic control and incident management. The officer should
23 also receive training in safe practices for accomplishing these

 

 

HB4131 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 12845 HLH 38313 b

1 tasks near traffic. This Section shall not apply to highways
2 under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway
3 Authority. The term "highway" shall have the meaning defined by
4 Section 1-126 of this Code.