Fire Protection

Filed: 3/4/2008

 

 


 

 


 
09500HB4131ham001 LRB095 12845 HLH 47113 a

1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4131

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4131 by replacing
3 the title with the following:
4     "AN ACT concerning transportation, which may be referred to
5 as Shib's Law."; and
 
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
 
8     "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
9 Section 11-213 as follows:
 
10     (625 ILCS 5/11-213 new)
11     Sec. 11-213. Power of a fire department officer; highway or
12 lane closure. In the absence of a law enforcement officer or a
13 representative of the highway agency having jurisdiction over
14 the highway, an officer of a fire department, in the
15 performance of his or her official duties, has the authority to

 

 

09500HB4131ham001 - 2 - LRB095 12845 HLH 47113 a

1 close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway, as
2 necessary to protect the safety of persons or property. In
3 order to promote the safe implementation of this Section, the
4 fire department officer shall utilize an official fire
5 department vehicle with lighted red or white oscillating,
6 rotating, or flashing lights in accordance with subsection
7 (a)(2-4) of Section 12-215 of this Code and proper temporary
8 traffic control in accordance with the sections of the Illinois
9 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices concerning temporary
10 traffic control and incident management. The officer should
11 also receive training in safe practices for accomplishing these
12 tasks near traffic. This Section shall not apply to highways
13 under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway
14 Authority. The term "highway" shall have the meaning defined by
15 Section 1-126 of this Code.".