HB5842 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5842

Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/12-802

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning school bus identification markings.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 12-802 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/12-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802)

Sec. 12-802. Identification. Each school bus shall have the the sign "SCHOOL BUS" painted on both the front and rear of the bus as high as practicable in letters at least 8 inches high. The vehicle weight and the vehicle maximum passenger capacity recommended by the manufacturer of the bus, which shall be based upon provision for 13 inches of seating space for each passenger exclusive of the driver, shall be painted on the body to the left of the service door in letters at least 2 inches high. The name of the owner or the entity for which the school bus is operated or both shall be painted in a contrasting color on both sides, centered as high as practicable below the window line, in letters at least 4 inches high. A school bus identification number shall be painted as high as practicable on both the front and rear of the bus in letters at least 4 inches high. Decals may be used instead of painting.

(Source: P.A. 82-111.)