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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2620 Introduced 2/18/2011, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning requirements for the operation of taxicabs.
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| | HB2620 | | LRB097 08227 HEP 48353 b |
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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 Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 5 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 55/5)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5. Requirements for the operation of taxicabs. |
| 8 | | (a) The taxi driver's picture, the the taxi driver's |
| 9 | | license or registration number, and the taxicab medallion |
| 10 | | number or an exterior identification number must be posted in a |
| 11 | | visible location in each cab. |
| 12 | | (b) There must be posted in a visible location in each |
| 13 | | taxicab a telephone number for a passenger to call if the taxi |
| 14 | | driver is operating the taxicab in a reckless manner. |
| 15 | | (c) If a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while |
| 16 | | operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any |
| 17 | | responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver |
| 18 | | for drug and alcohol use.
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| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 95-598, eff. 6-1-08.)
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