Full Text of HB3705 96th General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 11-1426.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1) | 7 |
| Sec. 11-1426.1. Operation of neighborhood vehicles on | 8 |
| streets, roads, and highways. | 9 |
| (a) As used in this Section, "neighborhood vehicle" means a | 10 |
| self-propelled, electronically powered four-wheeled motor | 11 |
| vehicle (or a self-propelled, gasoline-powered four-wheeled | 12 |
| motor vehicle with an engine displacement under 1,200 cubic | 13 |
| centimeters) which is capable of attaining in one mile a speed | 14 |
| of more than 20 miles per hour, but not more than 25 miles per | 15 |
| hour, and which conforms to federal regulations under Title 49 | 16 |
| C.F.R. Part 571.500. | 17 |
| (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is | 18 |
| unlawful
for any person to drive or operate a neighborhood | 19 |
| vehicle
upon any street, highway, or roadway in this State. If | 20 |
| the operation of a neighborhood vehicle is authorized under | 21 |
| subsection (d), the neighborhood vehicle may be operated only | 22 |
| on streets where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or | 23 |
| less. This subsection (b) does not prohibit a neighborhood |
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| vehicle from crossing a road or street at an intersection where | 2 |
| the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than 35 | 3 |
| miles per hour. | 4 |
| (b-5) A person may not operate a neighborhood vehicle upon | 5 |
| any street, highway, or roadway in this State unless : | 6 |
| (1) the person he or she has a valid Illinois driver's | 7 |
| license issued in his or her name by the Secretary of | 8 |
| State ; . | 9 |
| (2) the person has obtained a certificate of title for | 10 |
| the neighborhood vehicle from the Secretary of State; | 11 |
| (3) the person has registered the neighborhood vehicle | 12 |
| with the Secretary of State; and | 13 |
| (4) the person has obtained a liability insurance | 14 |
| policy covering the neighborhood vehicle in accordance | 15 |
| with Section 7-601 of this Code. | 16 |
| (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c-5), no | 17 |
| person operating a neighborhood vehicle shall make a direct | 18 |
| crossing upon or across any highway under the jurisdiction of | 19 |
| the State, tollroad,
interstate highway, or controlled access | 20 |
| highway in this State. | 21 |
| (c-5) A person may make a direct crossing at an | 22 |
| intersection controlled by a traffic light or 4-way stop sign | 23 |
| upon or across a highway under the jurisdiction of the State if | 24 |
| the speed limit on the highway is 35 miles per hour or less at | 25 |
| the place of crossing. | 26 |
| (d) A municipality, township, county, or other unit of |
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| local government may authorize, by ordinance or resolution, the | 2 |
| operation of neighborhood vehicles on roadways under its | 3 |
| jurisdiction if the unit of local government determines that | 4 |
| the public safety will not be jeopardized. The Department may | 5 |
| authorize
the operation of neighborhood vehicles on the | 6 |
| roadways under its jurisdiction if the Department determines | 7 |
| that the public safety will not be jeopardized. | 8 |
| Before permitting the operation of neighborhood vehicles | 9 |
| on its roadways,
a municipality, township, county, other unit | 10 |
| of local government, or the Department must consider the | 11 |
| volume, speed, and character of traffic on the roadway and | 12 |
| determine whether neighborhood vehicles may safely travel on or | 13 |
| cross the roadway. Upon determining that neighborhood vehicles | 14 |
| may safely operate on a roadway and the adoption of an | 15 |
| ordinance or resolution by a municipality, township, county, or | 16 |
| other unit of local government, or authorization by the | 17 |
| Department, appropriate signs shall be posted. | 18 |
| If a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one | 19 |
| unit of government, neighborhood vehicles may not be operated | 20 |
| on the roadway unless each
unit of government agrees and takes | 21 |
| action as provided in this subsection. | 22 |
| (e) No neighborhood vehicle may be operated on a roadway | 23 |
| unless, at a minimum, it has
the following: brakes, a steering | 24 |
| apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red reflectorized warning | 25 |
| devices in the front and rear, a slow moving emblem (as | 26 |
| required of other vehicles in Section 12-709 of this Code) on |
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| the rear of the neighborhood vehicle, a headlight that emits a | 2 |
| white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front, a | 3 |
| tail lamp that emits a
red light visible from at least 100 feet | 4 |
| from the rear, brake lights, and turn signals. When operated on | 5 |
| a roadway, a neighborhood vehicle shall have its headlight and | 6 |
| tail lamps lighted as required by Section 12-201 of this Code. | 7 |
| (f) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of | 8 |
| a neighborhood vehicle on a roadway while under the influence | 9 |
| is subject to Sections 11-500 through 11-502 of this Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-298, eff. 1-1-06; 95-150, 8-14-07; 95-414, | 11 |
| eff. 8-24-07; 95-575, eff. 8-31-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
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