Full Text of HB0031 95th General Assembly
HB0031 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB0031
Introduced 1/19/2007, by Rep. Dave Winters SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/3-812 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-812 |
625 ILCS 5/3-815 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815 |
625 ILCS 5/3-818 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-818 |
625 ILCS 5/15-102 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102 |
625 ILCS 5/15-111 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111 |
625 ILCS 5/15-301 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle or combination of vehicles that otherwise would be subject to a gross vehicle weight limit of 80,000 pounds is subject to a gross vehicle weight limit of 80,400 pounds if the vehicle, or the towing vehicle of the combination of vehicles, is equipped with an auxiliary power unit for idling reduction that is in working order. Makes corresponding changes with regard to applicable registration fees and taxes.
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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 |
| Sections 3-812, 3-815, 3-818, 15-102, 15-111, and 15-301 as | 6 |
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-812) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-812)
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| Sec. 3-812. Vehicles with Permanently Mounted Equipment - | 9 |
| Registration
Fees. Vehicles having permanently mounted | 10 |
| equipment thereon used exclusively
by the owner for the | 11 |
| transporting of such permanently mounted equipment and
tools | 12 |
| and equipment to be used incidentally in the work to be | 13 |
| performed with
the permanently mounted equipment and provided | 14 |
| such vehicle is not used for
hire shall be registered upon the | 15 |
| filing of a proper application and the
payment of a | 16 |
| registration fee based upon a rate of $45
per year (or fraction | 17 |
| of a year) for each 10,000 pounds (or portion thereof)
of the | 18 |
| gross weight of such motor vehicle and equipment, according to
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| the following table of fees:
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| SCHEDULE OF FEES REQUIRED BY LAW
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21 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
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22 | | Including Vehicle and |
Total |
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23 | | Equipment |
Annual Fees |
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| 1 | | 10,000 lbs. and less |
$45 |
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2 | | 10,001 lbs. to 20,000 lbs. |
90 |
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3 | | 20,001 lbs. to 30,000 lbs. |
135 |
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4 | | 30,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. |
180 |
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5 | | 40,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. |
225 |
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6 | | 50,001 lbs. to 60,000 lbs. |
270 |
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7 | | 60,001 lbs. to 70,000 lbs. |
315 |
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8 | | 70,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. |
340 |
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9 | | 73,281 lbs. to 80,400
80,000 lbs. |
385 |
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| (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99 .)
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
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| Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second | 13 |
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| (a) Except
as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner
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| vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3-813, | 16 |
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not registered under the mileage weight tax under Section | 17 |
| 3-818, shall
pay to the Secretary of State, for each | 18 |
| registration year, for the use
of the public highways, a flat | 19 |
| weight tax at the rates set forth in the
following table, the | 20 |
| rates including the $10 registration fee:
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| SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
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| REQUIRED BY LAW
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23 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
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Total Fees |
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24 | | Including Vehicle |
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each Fiscal |
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25 | | and Maximum |
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| 1 | | Load |
Class |
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2 | | 8,000 lbs. and less |
B |
$78 |
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3 | | 8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. |
D |
138 |
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4 | | 12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. |
F |
242 |
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5 | | 16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. |
H |
490 |
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6 | | 26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. |
J |
630 |
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7 | | 28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. |
K |
842 |
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8 | | 32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. |
L |
982 |
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9 | | 36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. |
N |
1,202 |
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10 | | 40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. |
P |
1,390 |
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11 | | 45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. |
Q |
1,538 |
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12 | | 50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. |
R |
1,698 |
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13 | | 55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. |
S |
1,830 |
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14 | | 59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. |
T |
1,970 |
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15 | | 64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. |
V |
2,294 |
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16 | | 73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. |
X |
2,622 |
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17 | | 77,001 lbs. to 80,400
80,000 lbs. |
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2,790 |
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| (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination | 19 |
| of vehicles of
the second
division registered under Section | 20 |
| 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state or | 21 |
| a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
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| gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15-111 | 23 |
| for which the
owner of the
vehicle or combination of vehicles | 24 |
| has elected to pay, in addition to the
registration fee in | 25 |
| subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State
for each
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| registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of |
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| vehicle as
a Special Hauling Vehicle.
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| (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping | 3 |
| trailer,
motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck | 4 |
| camper or van camper
used primarily for recreational purposes, | 5 |
| and not used commercially, nor
for hire, nor owned by a | 6 |
| commercial business, may be registered for each
registration | 7 |
| year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment
of | 8 |
| a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the | 9 |
| following table of
fees:
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| MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
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11 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
Total Fees |
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12 | | Including Vehicle and |
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13 | | Maximum Load |
Calendar Year |
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14 | | 8,000 lbs and less |
$78 |
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15 | | 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs |
90 |
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16 | | 10,001 Lbs. and Over |
102 |
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| CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
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18 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
Total Fees |
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19 | | Including Vehicle and |
Each |
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20 | | Maximum Load |
Calendar Year |
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21 | | 3,000 Lbs. and Less |
$18 |
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22 | | 3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. |
30 |
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23 | | 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. |
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24 | | 10,001 Lbs. and Over |
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| Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
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| (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's |
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| own
agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising | 2 |
| operations and
not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the | 3 |
| transportation for-hire
of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit | 4 |
| or vegetables from farm to the
point of first processing,
may | 5 |
| be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
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| registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper | 7 |
| application
and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the | 8 |
| highway use tax
herein specified as follows:
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| SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
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10 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
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Total Amount for |
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12 | | Maximum Load |
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Fiscal Year |
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13 | | 16,000 lbs. or less |
VF |
$150 |
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14 | | 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. |
VG |
226 |
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15 | | 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. |
VH |
290 |
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16 | | 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. |
VJ |
378 |
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17 | | 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. |
VK |
506 |
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18 | | 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. |
VL |
610 |
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19 | | 36,001 to 45,000 lbs. |
VP |
810 |
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20 | | 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. |
VR |
1,026 |
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21 | | 55,000 to 64,000 lbs. |
VT |
1,202 |
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22 | | 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. |
VV |
1,290 |
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23 | | 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. |
VX |
1,350 |
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24 | | 77,001 to 80,400
80,000 lbs. |
VZ |
1,490 |
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| In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck | 26 |
| registration
as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat |
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| weight tax due
hereunder before operating such truck.
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| Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance | 3 |
| of 42 feet or
less between extreme axles, that are subject to | 4 |
| the weight limitations in
subsection (a) and (b) of Section | 5 |
| 15-111 for which the owner of the combination
of
vehicles has | 6 |
| elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in | 7 |
| subsection
(c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each | 8 |
| registration year
shall be designated by the Secretary as a | 9 |
| Special Hauling Vehicle.
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| (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load | 11 |
| provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
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| (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
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| registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed | 14 |
| 59,500 gross
weight in pounds per vehicle.
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| (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by | 16 |
| failure to pay
the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary | 17 |
| of State as set forth in
the above tables shall be punished as | 18 |
| provided for in Section 3-401.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99 .)
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-818) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-818)
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| Sec. 3-818. (a) Mileage weight tax option. Any owner of a | 22 |
| vehicle of
the second division may elect to pay a mileage | 23 |
| weight tax for such vehicle
in lieu of the flat weight tax set | 24 |
| out in Section 3-815. Such election
shall be binding to the end | 25 |
| of the registration year. Renewal of this
election must be |
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| filed with the Secretary of State on or before July 1
of each | 2 |
| registration period. In such event the owner shall, at the time
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| of making such election, pay the $10 registration fee and the | 4 |
| minimum
guaranteed mileage weight tax, as hereinafter | 5 |
| provided, which payment
shall permit the owner to operate that | 6 |
| vehicle the maximum mileage in
this State hereinafter set | 7 |
| forth. Any vehicle being operated on
mileage plates cannot be | 8 |
| operated outside of this State. In addition
thereto, the owner | 9 |
| of that vehicle shall pay a mileage weight tax at the
following | 10 |
| rates for each mile traveled in this State in excess of the
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| maximum mileage provided under the minimum guaranteed basis:
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| BUS, TRUCK OR TRUCK TRACTOR
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Maximum |
Mileage |
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Minimum |
Mileage |
Weight Tax |
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Guaranteed |
Permitted |
for Mileage |
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16 | | Gross Weight |
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Mileage |
Under |
in excess of |
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17 | | Vehicle and |
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Weight |
Guaranteed |
Guaranteed |
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18 | | Load |
Class |
Tax |
Tax |
Mileage |
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19 | | 12,000 lbs. or less |
MD |
$73 |
5,000 |
26 Mills |
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20 | | 12,001 to 16,000 lbs. |
MF |
120 |
6,000 |
34 Mills |
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21 | | 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. |
MG |
180 |
6,000 |
46 Mills |
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22 | | 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. |
MH |
235 |
6,000 |
63 Mills |
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23 | | 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. |
MJ |
315 |
7,000 |
63 Mills |
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24 | | 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. |
MK |
385 |
7,000 |
83 Mills |
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25 | | 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. |
ML |
485 |
7,000 |
99 Mills |
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26 | | 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. |
MN |
615 |
7,000 |
128 Mills |
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| 1 | | 40,001 to 45,000 lbs. |
MP |
695 |
7,000 |
139 Mills |
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2 | | 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. |
MR |
853 |
7,000 |
156 Mills |
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3 | | 55,000 to 59,500 lbs. |
MS |
920 |
7,000 |
178 Mills |
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4 | | 59,501 to 64,000 lbs. |
MT |
985 |
7,000 |
195 Mills |
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5 | | 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. |
MV |
1,173 |
7,000 |
225 Mills |
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6 | | 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. |
MX |
1,328 |
7,000 |
258 Mills |
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7 | | 77,001 to 80,400
80,000 | 8 | | lbs. |
MZ |
1,415 |
7,000 |
275 Mills |
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Mileage |
Weight Tax |
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Guaranteed |
Permitted |
for Mileage |
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13 | | Gross Weight |
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Mileage |
Under |
in excess of |
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14 | | Vehicle and |
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Weight |
Guaranteed |
Guaranteed |
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15 | | Load |
Class |
Tax |
Tax |
Mileage |
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16 | | 14,000 lbs. or less |
ME |
$75 |
5,000 |
31 Mills |
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17 | | 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. |
MF |
135 |
6,000 |
36 Mills |
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18 | | 20,001 to 36,000 lbs. |
ML |
540 |
7,000 |
103 Mills |
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19 | | 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. |
MM |
750 |
7,000 |
150 Mills |
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| of vehicles of
the second
division registered under Section | 22 |
| 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state or | 23 |
| a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
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| gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15-111 | 25 |
| for which the
owner of the
vehicle or combination of vehicles | 26 |
| has elected to pay, in addition to the
registration fee in |
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| subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State
for each
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| registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of | 3 |
| vehicle as
a Special Hauling Vehicle.
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| In preparing rate schedules on registration applications, | 5 |
| the Secretary
of State shall add to the above rates, the $10 | 6 |
| registration fee. The
Secretary may decline to accept any | 7 |
| renewal filed after July 1st.
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| The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load | 9 |
| provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
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| Every owner of a second division motor vehicle for which he | 11 |
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elected to pay a mileage weight tax shall keep a daily | 12 |
| record upon forms
prescribed by the Secretary of State, showing | 13 |
| the mileage covered by
that vehicle in this State. Such record | 14 |
| shall contain the license number
of the vehicle and the miles | 15 |
| traveled by the vehicle in this State for
each day of the | 16 |
| calendar month. Such owner shall also maintain records
of fuel | 17 |
| consumed by each such motor vehicle and fuel purchases | 18 |
| therefor.
On or before the 10th day of July the owner
shall | 19 |
| certify to the Secretary of State upon forms prescribed | 20 |
| therefor,
summaries of his daily records which shall show the | 21 |
| miles traveled by
the vehicle in this State during the | 22 |
| preceding 12 months and such other
information as the Secretary | 23 |
| of State may require. The daily record and
fuel records shall | 24 |
| be filed, preserved and available for audit for a
period of 3 | 25 |
| years. Any owner filing a return hereunder shall certify
that | 26 |
| such return is a true, correct and complete return. Any person |
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| who
willfully makes a false return hereunder is guilty of | 2 |
| perjury and shall
be punished in the same manner and to the | 3 |
| same extent as is provided
therefor.
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| At the time of filing his return, each owner shall pay to | 5 |
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Secretary of State the proper amount of tax at the rate | 6 |
| herein imposed.
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| Every owner of a vehicle of the second division who elects | 8 |
| to pay on
a mileage weight tax basis and who operates the | 9 |
| vehicle within this
State, shall file with the Secretary of | 10 |
| State a bond in the amount of
$500. The bond shall be in a form | 11 |
| approved by the Secretary of State and with
a surety company
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| approved by the Illinois Department of Insurance to transact
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| business in this State as surety, and shall be conditioned upon | 14 |
| such
applicant's paying to the State of Illinois all money | 15 |
| becoming
due by
reason of the operation of the second division | 16 |
| vehicle in this State,
together with all penalties and interest | 17 |
| thereon.
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| Upon notice from the Secretary that the registrant has | 19 |
| failed to pay the
excess mileage fees, the surety shall | 20 |
| immediately pay the fees together with
any penalties and | 21 |
| interest thereon in an amount not to exceed the limits of the
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| bond.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-239, eff. 1-1-06.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/15-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102)
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| Sec. 15-102. Width of Vehicles.
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| (a) On Class III and non-designated State and local | 2 |
| highways, the total
outside width of any vehicle or load | 3 |
| thereon shall not exceed 8 feet.
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| (b) Except during those times when, due to insufficient | 5 |
| light or unfavorable
atmospheric conditions, persons and | 6 |
| vehicles on the highway are not clearly
discernible at a | 7 |
| distance of 1000 feet, the following vehicles may exceed
the 8 | 8 |
| feet limitation during the period from a half hour before
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| sunrise to a half hour after sunset:
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| (1) Loads of hay, straw or other similar farm products | 11 |
| provided that the
load is not more than 12 feet wide.
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| (2) Implements of husbandry being transported on | 13 |
| another vehicle and the
transporting vehicle while loaded.
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| The following requirements apply to the transportation | 15 |
| on another vehicle
of an implement of husbandry wider than | 16 |
| 8 feet 6 inches on the National System
of Interstate and | 17 |
| Defense Highways or other highways in the system of State
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| highways:
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| (A) The driver of a vehicle transporting an | 20 |
| implement of husbandry
that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches in | 21 |
| width shall obey all traffic laws and shall
check the | 22 |
| roadways prior to making a movement in order to ensure | 23 |
| that adequate
clearance is available for the movement. | 24 |
| It is prima facie evidence that the
driver of a vehicle | 25 |
| transporting an implement of husbandry has failed to | 26 |
| check
the roadway prior to making a movement if the |
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| vehicle is involved in a
collision with a bridge, | 2 |
| overpass, fixed structure, or properly placed traffic
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| control device or if the vehicle blocks traffic due
to | 4 |
| its inability to proceed because of a bridge, overpass, | 5 |
| fixed structure, or
properly placed traffic control | 6 |
| device.
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| (B) Flags shall be displayed so as to wave freely | 8 |
| at the extremities of
overwidth objects and at the | 9 |
| extreme ends of all protrusions, projections, and
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| overhangs. All flags shall be clean, bright red flags | 11 |
| with no advertising,
wording, emblem, or insignia | 12 |
| inscribed upon them and at least 18 inches square.
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| (C) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on the | 14 |
| front and rear of all
vehicles with loads over 10 feet | 15 |
| wide. These signs must have 12-inch high
black letters | 16 |
| with a 2-inch stroke on a yellow sign that is 7 feet | 17 |
| wide by 18
inches high.
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| (D) One civilian escort vehicle is required for a | 19 |
| load that exceeds 14
feet 6 inches in width and 2 | 20 |
| civilian escort vehicles are required for a
load that | 21 |
| exceeds 16 feet in width on the National System of | 22 |
| Interstate and
Defense Highways or other highways in | 23 |
| the system of State highways.
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| (E) The requirements for a civilian escort vehicle | 25 |
| and driver are as
follows:
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| (1) The civilian escort vehicle shall be a |
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| passenger car or a second
division vehicle not | 2 |
| exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds | 3 |
| that is
designed to afford clear and unobstructed | 4 |
| vision to both front and rear.
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| (2) The escort vehicle driver must be properly | 6 |
| licensed to operate
the vehicle.
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| (3) While in use, the escort vehicle must be | 8 |
| equipped with illuminated
rotating, oscillating, | 9 |
| or flashing amber lights or flashing amber strobe | 10 |
| lights
mounted on top that are of sufficient | 11 |
| intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
normal | 12 |
| sunlight.
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| (4) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on all | 14 |
| escort vehicles. The
sign on an escort vehicle | 15 |
| shall have 8-inch high black letters on a yellow
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| sign that is 5 feet wide by 12 inches high.
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| (5) When only one escort vehicle is required | 18 |
| and it is operating on a
two-lane highway, the | 19 |
| escort vehicle shall travel approximately 300 feet | 20 |
| ahead
of the load. The rotating, oscillating, or | 21 |
| flashing lights or flashing amber
strobe lights | 22 |
| and an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign shall be displayed on | 23 |
| the escort
vehicle and shall be visible from the | 24 |
| front. When only one escort vehicle is
required and | 25 |
| it is operating on a multilane divided highway, the | 26 |
| escort vehicle
shall travel approximately 300 feet |
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| behind the load and the sign and lights
shall be | 2 |
| visible from the rear.
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| (6) When 2 escort vehicles are required, one | 4 |
| escort shall travel
approximately 300 feet ahead | 5 |
| of the load and the second escort shall travel
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| approximately 300 feet behind the load. The | 7 |
| rotating, oscillating, or flashing
lights or | 8 |
| flashing amber strobe lights and an "OVERSIZE | 9 |
| LOAD" sign shall be
displayed on the escort | 10 |
| vehicles and shall be visible from the front on the
| 11 |
| lead escort and from the rear on the trailing | 12 |
| escort.
| 13 |
| (7) When traveling within the corporate limits | 14 |
| of a municipality, the
escort vehicle shall | 15 |
| maintain a reasonable and proper distance from the
| 16 |
| oversize load, consistent with existing traffic | 17 |
| conditions.
| 18 |
| (8) A separate escort shall be provided for | 19 |
| each load hauled.
| 20 |
| (9) The driver of an escort vehicle shall obey | 21 |
| all traffic laws.
| 22 |
| (10) The escort vehicle must be in safe | 23 |
| operational condition.
| 24 |
| (11) The driver of the escort vehicle must be | 25 |
| in radio contact with
the driver of the vehicle | 26 |
| carrying the oversize load.
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| (F) A transport vehicle while under load of more | 2 |
| than 8 feet 6 inches
in width must be equipped with an | 3 |
| illuminated rotating, oscillating, or
flashing amber | 4 |
| light or lights or a flashing amber strobe light or | 5 |
| lights
mounted on the top of the cab that are of | 6 |
| sufficient intensity to be visible at
500 feet in | 7 |
| normal sunlight. If the load on the transport vehicle | 8 |
| blocks the
visibility of the amber lighting from the | 9 |
| rear of the vehicle, the vehicle must
also be equipped | 10 |
| with an illuminated rotating, oscillating, or flashing | 11 |
| amber
light or lights or a flashing amber strobe light | 12 |
| or lights mounted on the rear
of the load that are of | 13 |
| sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet in
| 14 |
| normal sunlight.
| 15 |
| (G) When a flashing amber light is required on the | 16 |
| transport vehicle
under load and it is operating on a | 17 |
| two-lane highway, the transport vehicle
shall display | 18 |
| to the rear at least one rotating, oscillating, or | 19 |
| flashing light
or a flashing amber strobe light and an | 20 |
| "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign. When a flashing
amber light is | 21 |
| required on the transport vehicle under load and it is | 22 |
| operating
on a multilane divided highway, the sign and | 23 |
| light shall be visible from the
rear.
| 24 |
| (H) Maximum speed shall be 45 miles per hour on all | 25 |
| such moves or 5
miles per hour above the posted minimum | 26 |
| speed limit, whichever is greater, but
the vehicle |
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| shall not at any time exceed the posted maximum speed | 2 |
| limit.
| 3 |
| (3) Portable buildings designed and used for | 4 |
| agricultural and livestock
raising operations that are not | 5 |
| more than 14 feet wide and with not more
than a 1 foot | 6 |
| overhang along the left side of the hauling vehicle. | 7 |
| However,
the buildings shall not be transported more than | 8 |
| 10 miles and not on any
route that is part of the National | 9 |
| System of Interstate and Defense Highways.
| 10 |
| All buildings when being transported shall display at least | 11 |
| 2 red
cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square, mounted as | 12 |
| high as practicable
on the left and right side of the building.
| 13 |
| A State Police escort shall be required if it is necessary | 14 |
| for this load
to use part of the left lane when crossing any 2 | 15 |
| laned State highway bridge.
| 16 |
| (c) Vehicles propelled by electric power obtained from | 17 |
| overhead trolley
wires operated wholly within the corporate | 18 |
| limits of a municipality are
also exempt from the width | 19 |
| limitation.
| 20 |
| (d) Exemptions are also granted to vehicles designed for | 21 |
| the carrying
of more than 10 persons under the following | 22 |
| conditions:
| 23 |
| (1) (Blank);
| 24 |
| (2) When operated within any public transportation | 25 |
| service with the
approval of local authorities or an | 26 |
| appropriate public body authorized by
law to provide public |
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| transportation. Any vehicle so operated may be
8 feet 6 | 2 |
| inches in width; or
| 3 |
| (3) When a county engineer or superintendent of | 4 |
| highways, after giving due
consideration to the mass | 5 |
| transportation needs of the area and to the width and
| 6 |
| condition of the road, has determined that the operation of | 7 |
| buses wider than 8
feet will not pose an undue safety | 8 |
| hazard on a particular county or township
road segment, he | 9 |
| or she may authorize buses not to exceed 8 feet 6 inches in
| 10 |
| width on any highway under that engineer's or | 11 |
| superintendent's jurisdiction. | 12 |
| (d-1) A recreational vehicle, as defined in Section 1-169, | 13 |
| may exceed 8 feet 6 inches in width if:
| 14 |
| (1) the excess width is attributable to appurtenances | 15 |
| that extend 6 inches or less beyond either side of the body | 16 |
| of the vehicle; and
| 17 |
| (2) the roadway on which the vehicle is traveling has | 18 |
| marked lanes for vehicular traffic that are at least 11 | 19 |
| feet in width. | 20 |
| As used in this subsection (d-1) and in subsection (d-2), | 21 |
| the term appurtenance includes (i) a retracted awning and its | 22 |
| support hardware and (ii) any appendage that is intended to be | 23 |
| an integral part of a recreation vehicle. | 24 |
| (d-2) A recreational vehicle that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches | 25 |
| in width as provided in subsection (d-1) may travel any roadway | 26 |
| of the State if the vehicle is being operated between a roadway |
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| permitted under subsection (d-1) and: | 2 |
| (1) the location where the recreation vehicle is | 3 |
| garaged; | 4 |
| (2) the destination of the recreation vehicle; or | 5 |
| (3) a facility for food, fuel, repair, services, or | 6 |
| rest.
| 7 |
| (e) A vehicle and load traveling upon the National System | 8 |
| of Interstate
and Defense Highways or any other highway in the | 9 |
| system of State highways
that has been designated as a Class I | 10 |
| or Class II highway by the
Department, or any street or highway | 11 |
| designated by local authorities, may have a total outside width | 12 |
| of 8 feet 6
inches, provided that certain safety devices that | 13 |
| the Department
determines as necessary for the safe and | 14 |
| efficient operation of motor
vehicles shall not be included in | 15 |
| the calculation of width.
| 16 |
| (e-1) A vehicle and load more than 8 feet wide but not | 17 |
| exceeding 8 feet 6
inches in width is
allowed
access according | 18 |
| to the following:
| 19 |
| (1) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds in | 20 |
| weight is
allowed access from any State designated highway | 21 |
| onto any county,
township, or municipal highway for a | 22 |
| distance of 5 highway miles for the
purpose of loading and | 23 |
| unloading, provided:
| 24 |
| (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65 feet | 25 |
| overall length.
| 26 |
| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
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| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 2 |
| between State
designated highways.
| 3 |
| (2) A vehicle and load not exceeding 73,280 pounds in | 4 |
| weight is allowed
access from any State designated highway | 5 |
| onto any county or township
highway for a distance of 5 | 6 |
| highway miles or onto any municipal
highway for a distance | 7 |
| of one highway mile for the purpose of food, fuel,
repairs, | 8 |
| and rest, provided:
| 9 |
| (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 65 feet | 10 |
| overall length.
| 11 |
| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| 12 |
| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 13 |
| between State
designated highways.
| 14 |
| (3) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds in | 15 |
| weight , or a vehicle and load not exceeding 80,400 pounds | 16 |
| in weight if the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary | 17 |
| power unit for idling reduction that is in working order, | 18 |
| is allowed
access from a Class I highway onto any street or | 19 |
| highway for a distance
of one highway mile for the purpose | 20 |
| of loading, unloading, food, fuel,
repairs, and rest, | 21 |
| provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
| 22 |
| (4) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds in | 23 |
| weight , or a vehicle and load not exceeding 80,400 pounds | 24 |
| in weight if the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary | 25 |
| power unit for idling reduction that is in working order, | 26 |
| is allowed
access from a Class I or Class II highway onto |
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| any State highway or any
locally designated highway for a | 2 |
| distance of 5 highway miles for the
purpose of loading, | 3 |
| unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
| 4 |
| (5) A trailer or semi-trailer not exceeding 28 feet 6 | 5 |
| inches in length,
that was
originally in combination with a | 6 |
| truck tractor, shall have unlimited access
to points of | 7 |
| loading and unloading.
| 8 |
| (6) All household goods carriers shall have unlimited | 9 |
| access to points of
loading and unloading.
| 10 |
| Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 11 |
| relating to
procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 12 |
| designation of highways under
this paragraph (e).
| 13 |
| (f) Mirrors required by Section 12-502 of this Code and | 14 |
| other safety devices
identified by the Department may project | 15 |
| up to 14 inches beyond each side of
a bus and up to 6 inches | 16 |
| beyond each
side
of any other vehicle, and that projection | 17 |
| shall not be deemed a
violation of the width restrictions of | 18 |
| this Section.
| 19 |
| (g) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | 20 |
| is subject to
the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | 21 |
| Section 15-113.
| 22 |
| (Source: P.A. 93-177, eff. 7-11-03; 94-949, eff. 1-1-07.)
| 23 |
| (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
| 24 |
| Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
| 25 |
| (a) On non-designated highways, no vehicle or combination |
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| of vehicles
equipped
with pneumatic tires may be operated, | 2 |
| unladen or with load,
when the total weight transmitted to the | 3 |
| road surface
exceeds 18,000 pounds on a single axle or 32,000 | 4 |
| pounds on a tandem axle with
no axle within the tandem | 5 |
| exceeding 18,000 pounds except:
| 6 |
| (1) when a different limit is established and posted in | 7 |
| accordance with
Section 15-316 of this Code;
| 8 |
| (2) vehicles for which the Department of | 9 |
| Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
| 10 |
| permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
| 11 |
| (3) tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in | 12 |
| subsection (d)
may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single | 13 |
| rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem
rear axle;
| 14 |
| (4) any single axle of a 2-axle truck weighing 36,000 | 15 |
| pounds or
less and not a part of a combination of vehicles, | 16 |
| shall not exceed 20,000
pounds;
| 17 |
| (5) any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with a | 18 |
| personnel
lift or digger derrick, weighing 36,000 pounds or | 19 |
| less, owned and operated by a
public utility, shall not | 20 |
| exceed 20,000 pounds;
| 21 |
| (6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially | 22 |
| equipped with a front
loading compactor used exclusively | 23 |
| for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not
exceed 20,000 | 24 |
| pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the | 25 |
| vehicle
does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
| 26 |
| (7) a truck, not in combination and specially equipped |
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| with a
selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and | 2 |
| roll-off container, used
exclusively for garbage or refuse | 3 |
| operations may, when laden, transmit upon the
road surface | 4 |
| the following maximum
weights: 22,000 pounds on a single | 5 |
| axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
| 6 |
| (8) a truck, not in combination and used exclusively | 7 |
| for the collection of
rendering materials,
may, when laden, | 8 |
| transmit upon the road surface the
following maximum | 9 |
| weights:
22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | 10 |
| tandem axle;
| 11 |
| (9) tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a | 12 |
| Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the | 13 |
| model year of 2014 and
first
registered in Illinois prior | 14 |
| to January 1, 2015, with a distance
greater than
72 inches | 15 |
| but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, | 16 |
| is
allowed a combined weight on the series not to exceed | 17 |
| 36,000 pounds and neither
axle of the series may exceed | 18 |
| 18,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
manufactured
after | 19 |
| the model year of 2014 or first registered in Illinois | 20 |
| after
December 31,
2014 may not exceed a combined weight of | 21 |
| 32,000 pounds through the
series of
2 axles and neither | 22 |
| axle of the series may exceed 18,000 pounds;
| 23 |
| (10) a 4-axle truck mixer
registered as a Special | 24 |
| Hauling Vehicle, used
exclusively for the mixing and | 25 |
| transportation of concrete in the plastic state and | 26 |
| manufactured
prior to or in the model year of 2014 and |
|
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| first registered in
Illinois prior to
January 1, 2015, is | 2 |
| allowed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on any | 3 |
| single axle; 36,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles greater | 4 |
| than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches; and 34,000 | 5 |
| pounds on any series of 2 axles greater than 40 inches but | 6 |
| not more than 72 inches;
| 7 |
| (11) 4-axle vehicles or a 5 or more axle combination of | 8 |
| vehicles: The
weight
transmitted upon the road surface | 9 |
| through any series of 3 axles whose centers
are
more than | 10 |
| 96 inches apart, measured between extreme axles in the | 11 |
| series, may
not exceed those allowed in the table contained | 12 |
| in subsection (f) of this
Section. No axle or tandem axle | 13 |
| of the series may exceed the maximum weight
permitted under | 14 |
| this Section for a single or tandem axle.
| 15 |
| No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other | 16 |
| than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, | 17 |
| upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on the | 18 |
| road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | 19 |
| width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
| 20 |
| surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
| 21 |
| (b) On non-designated highways, the gross weight of | 22 |
| vehicles and
combination of vehicles including
the weight of | 23 |
| the vehicle or combination and its maximum load shall be
| 24 |
| subject to the foregoing limitations and further shall not | 25 |
| exceed the
following gross weights dependent upon the number of | 26 |
| axles and distance
between extreme axles of the vehicle or |
|
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| combination measured longitudinally
to the nearest foot.
| 2 |
| VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds
| 3 |
| VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
| 4 |
| HAVING 3 AXLES
|
|
5 | | With Tandem |
|
With or |
|
|
6 | | Axles |
|
Without |
|
|
7 | | |
|
Tandem Axles |
|
|
8 | | Minimum |
|
Minimum |
|
|
9 | | distance to |
Maximum |
distance to |
Maximum |
|
10 | | nearest foot |
Gross |
nearest foot |
Gross |
|
11 | | between |
Weight |
between |
Weight |
|
12 | | extreme axles |
(pounds) |
extreme axles |
(pounds) |
|
13 | | 10 feet |
41,000 |
16 feet |
46,000 |
|
14 | | 11 |
42,000 |
17 |
47,000 |
|
15 | | 12 |
43,000 |
18 |
47,500 |
|
16 | | 13 |
44,000 |
19 |
48,000 |
|
17 | | 14 |
44,500 |
20 |
49,000 |
|
18 | | 15 |
45,000 |
21 feet or more |
50,000 |
|
|
19 | | VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
HAVING 4 AXLES |
|
20 | | Minimum |
|
Minimum |
|
|
21 | | distance to |
Maximum |
distance to |
Maximum |
|
22 | | nearest foot |
Gross |
nearest foot |
Gross |
|
23 | | between |
Weight |
between |
Weight |
|
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| 1 | | extreme axles |
(pounds) |
extreme axles |
(pounds) |
|
2 | | 15 feet |
50,000 |
26 feet |
57,500 |
|
3 | | 16 |
50,500 |
27 |
58,000 |
|
4 | | 17 |
51,500 |
28 |
58,500 |
|
5 | | 18 |
52,000 |
29 |
59,500 |
|
6 | | 19 |
52,500 |
30 |
60,000 |
|
7 | | 20 |
53,500 |
31 |
60,500 |
|
8 | | 21 |
54,000 |
32 |
61,500 |
|
9 | | 22 |
54,500 |
33 |
62,000 |
|
10 | | 23 |
55,500 |
34 |
62,500 |
|
11 | | 24 |
56,000 |
35 |
63,500 |
|
12 | | 25 |
56,500 |
36 feet or more |
64,000 |
|
13 | | A vehicle not in a combination having more than 4 axles may | 14 | | not exceed
the weight in the table in this subsection (b) for 4 | 15 | | axles measured between the
extreme axles of
the vehicle. |
|
|
16 | | COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES |
|
17 | | Minimum distance to |
Maximum |
|
18 | | nearest foot between |
Gross Weight |
|
19 | | extreme axles |
(pounds) |
|
20 | | 42 feet or less |
72,000 |
|
21 | | 43 |
73,000 |
|
22 | | 44 feet or more |
73,280 |
|
23 |
| VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds
|
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| TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
| 2 |
| OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE,
| 3 |
| REFUSE, OR RECYCLING HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
| 4 |
| THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
| 5 |
| On Highway Not Part of National System
| 6 |
| of Interstate and Defense Highways
| 7 |
| with 2 axles 36,000 pounds
| 8 |
| with 3 axles 54,000 pounds
| 9 |
| TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
| 10 |
| A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
| 11 |
| FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
| 12 |
| with 2 axles 40,000 pounds
| 13 |
| A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special Hauling | 14 |
| Vehicle, used exclusively for mixing and transportation of | 15 |
| concrete in the plastic state, manufactured before or in the | 16 |
| model year of 2014, and first registered in Illinois before | 17 |
| January 1, 2015, is allowed a maximum gross weight listed in | 18 |
| the table of subsection (f) of this Section for 4 axles. This | 19 |
| vehicle, while loaded with concrete in the plastic state, is | 20 |
| not subject to the series of 3 axles requirement provided for | 21 |
| in subdivision (a)(11) of this Section, but no axle or tandem | 22 |
| axle of the series may exceed the maximum weight permitted | 23 |
| under subdivision (a)(10) of this Section.
| 24 |
| (b-1) As used in this Section, a "recycling haul" or |
|
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| "recycling operation" means the hauling of segregated, | 2 |
| non-hazardous, non-special, homogeneous non-putrescible | 3 |
| materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or plastic, for | 4 |
| subsequent use in the secondary materials market.
| 5 |
| (c) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may | 6 |
| permit by
ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33 1/2% | 7 |
| above those
provided for herein, but the increase shall not | 8 |
| become effective until the
city has officially notified the | 9 |
| Department of the passage of the
ordinance and shall not apply | 10 |
| to those vehicles when outside of the limits
of the city, nor | 11 |
| shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
operating | 12 |
| over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
| 13 |
| (d) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles | 14 |
| (including loads)
operated by a public utility when | 15 |
| transporting equipment required for
emergency repair of public | 16 |
| utility facilities or properties or water wells.
| 17 |
| A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a | 18 |
| disabled vehicle
or disabled combination of vehicles, that | 19 |
| exceeds the weight restriction
imposed by this Code, may be | 20 |
| operated on a public highway in this State
provided that | 21 |
| neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
| 22 |
| the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations | 23 |
| permitted
under this Chapter. During the towing operation, | 24 |
| neither the tow truck nor
the vehicle combination shall exceed
| 25 |
| 24,000 pounds on a single
rear axle and
44,000 pounds on a | 26 |
| tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
|
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| (1) is specifically designed as a tow truck having a | 2 |
| gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 pounds and | 3 |
| is equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
brakes are | 4 |
| required only if the towing vehicle is towing a vehicle,
| 5 |
| semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that is | 6 |
| equipped with air brakes;
| 7 |
| (2) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 8 |
| oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet in | 9 |
| all directions;
| 10 |
| (3) is capable of utilizing the lighting and braking | 11 |
| systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles; | 12 |
| and
| 13 |
| (4) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles from | 14 |
| the initial point of
wreck or disablement. Any additional | 15 |
| movement of the vehicles may occur only
upon issuance of | 16 |
| authorization for that movement under the provisions of
| 17 |
| Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code. The towing | 18 |
| vehicle, however,
may tow any disabled vehicle from the
| 19 |
| initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where | 20 |
| repairs are actually to
occur. This movement shall be valid | 21 |
| only on State routes.
The tower must abide by posted bridge | 22 |
| weight
limits.
| 23 |
| Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of | 24 |
| the tow truck
and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license | 25 |
| plate must cover the
operating empty weight of the tow truck | 26 |
| only. The weight
of each vehicle being towed shall be covered |
|
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| by a valid license plate issued to
the owner or operator of the | 2 |
| vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle.
If no valid | 3 |
| plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is | 4 |
| displayed
on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that | 5 |
| vehicle does not cover the
weight of the vehicle, the weight of | 6 |
| the vehicle shall be covered by
the third tow truck plate | 7 |
| issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
| 8 |
| temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
| 9 |
| The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | 10 |
| additional requirements.
However, nothing in this Code shall | 11 |
| prohibit a tow truck under
instructions of a police officer | 12 |
| from legally clearing a disabled vehicle,
that may be in | 13 |
| violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
| 14 |
| roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway.
If in the | 15 |
| opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the | 16 |
| officer
is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the | 17 |
| nearest place of
safety.
| 18 |
| For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | 19 |
| rating, or
GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the | 20 |
| manufacturer as the loaded
weight of the tow truck.
| 21 |
| (e) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | 22 |
| pneumatic tires
shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon | 23 |
| the highways of this State in
violation of the provisions of | 24 |
| any permit issued under the provisions of
Sections 15-301 | 25 |
| through 15-319 of this Chapter.
| 26 |
| (f) On designated Class I, II, or III highways and the |
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| National System of
Interstate and Defense Highways, no vehicle | 2 |
| or combination of vehicles with
pneumatic tires may be | 3 |
| operated, unladen or with load,
when the total weight on the | 4 |
| road surface
exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds on a single | 5 |
| axle; 34,000 pounds on a
tandem axle with no axle within the | 6 |
| tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000
pounds gross weight for | 7 |
| vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles;
or a total weight on a | 8 |
| group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of that
weight | 9 |
| produced by the application of the following formula: W = 500 | 10 |
| times the
sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" | 11 |
| equals overall total weight on
any group of 2 or more | 12 |
| consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
the
| 13 |
| distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of any | 14 |
| group of 2 or
more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the number | 15 |
| of axles in the group under
consideration.
| 16 |
| The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in | 17 |
| allowable loads
as follows:
| 18 |
| Distance measured
| 19 |
| to the nearest
| 20 |
| foot between the
| 21 |
| extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
| 22 |
| group of 2 or of any group of
| 23 |
| more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
| 24 |
| axles
|
|
25 | | feet |
2 axles |
3 axles |
4 axles |
5 axles |
6 axles |
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34,000 |
| | | |
|
2 | | 5 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
3 | | 6 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
4 | | 7 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
5 | | 8 |
38,000* |
42,000 |
| | |
|
6 | | 9 |
39,000 |
42,500 |
| | |
|
7 | | 10 |
40,000 |
43,500 |
| | |
|
8 | | 11 |
|
44,000 |
| | |
|
9 | | 12 |
|
45,000 |
50,000 |
| |
|
10 | | 13 |
|
45,500 |
50,500 |
| |
|
11 | | 14 |
|
46,500 |
51,500 |
| |
|
12 | | 15 |
|
47,000 |
52,000 |
| |
|
13 | | 16 |
|
48,000 |
52,500 |
58,000 |
|
|
14 | | 17 |
|
48,500 |
53,500 |
58,500 |
|
|
15 | | 18 |
|
49,500 |
54,000 |
59,000 |
|
|
16 | | 19 |
|
50,000 |
54,500 |
60,000 |
|
|
17 | | 20 |
|
51,000 |
55,500 |
60,500 |
66,000 |
|
18 | | 21 |
|
51,500 |
56,000 |
61,000 |
66,500 |
|
19 | | 22 |
|
52,500 |
56,500 |
61,500 |
67,000 |
|
20 | | 23 |
|
53,000 |
57,500 |
62,500 |
68,000 |
|
21 | | 24 |
|
54,000 |
58,000 |
63,000 |
68,500 |
|
22 | | 25 |
|
54,500 |
58,500 |
63,500 |
69,000 |
|
23 | | 26 |
|
55,500 |
59,500 |
64,000 |
69,500 |
|
24 | | 27 |
|
56,000 |
60,000 |
65,000 |
70,000 |
|
25 | | 28 |
|
57,000 |
60,500 |
65,500 |
71,000 |
|
26 | | 29 |
|
57,500 |
61,500 |
66,000 |
71,500 |
|
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|
58,500 |
62,000 |
66,500 |
72,000 |
|
2 | | 31 |
|
59,000 |
62,500 |
67,500 |
72,500 |
|
3 | | 32 |
|
60,000 |
63,500 |
68,000 |
73,000 |
|
4 | | 33 |
|
|
64,000 |
68,500 |
74,000 |
|
5 | | 34 |
|
|
64,500 |
69,000 |
74,500 |
|
6 | | 35 |
|
|
65,500 |
70,000 |
75,000 |
|
7 | | 36 |
|
|
66,000 |
70,500 |
75,500 |
|
8 | | 37 |
|
|
66,500 |
71,000 |
76,000 |
|
9 | | 38 |
|
|
67,500 |
72,000 |
77,000 |
|
10 | | 39 |
|
|
68,000 |
72,500 |
77,500 |
|
11 | | 40 |
|
|
68,500 |
73,000 |
78,000 |
|
12 | | 41 |
|
|
69,500 |
73,500 |
78,500 |
|
13 | | 42 |
|
|
70,000 |
74,000 |
79,000 |
|
14 | | 43 |
|
|
70,500 |
75,000 |
80,000 |
|
15 | | 44 |
|
|
71,500 |
75,500 |
|
|
16 | | 45 |
|
|
72,000 |
76,000 |
|
|
17 | | 46 |
|
|
72,500 |
76,500 |
|
|
18 | | 47 |
|
|
73,500 |
77,500 |
|
|
19 | | 48 |
|
|
74,000 |
78,000 |
|
|
20 | | 49 |
|
|
74,500 |
78,500 |
|
|
21 | | 50 |
|
|
75,500 |
79,000 |
|
|
22 | | 51 |
|
|
76,000 |
80,000 |
|
|
23 | | 52 |
|
|
76,500 |
| |
|
24 | | 53 |
|
|
77,500 |
| |
|
25 | | 54 |
|
|
78,000 |
| |
|
26 | | 55 |
|
|
78,500 |
| |
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| *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2 | 4 |
| axles are
tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not | 5 |
| exceed 34,000 pounds,
notwithstanding the higher limit | 6 |
| resulting from the application of the formula.
| 7 |
| Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may | 8 |
| not exceed the
weight in the table in this subsection (f) for 4 | 9 |
| axles measured between the
extreme axles of the
vehicle.
| 10 |
| Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not | 11 |
| exceed the weight
in the table in this subsection (f) for 6 | 12 |
| axles measured between the extreme
axles of the
combination.
| 13 |
| Local authorities, with respect
to streets and highways | 14 |
| under their jurisdiction, without additional
fees, may also by | 15 |
| ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
| 16 |
| subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle | 17 |
| shall not exceed
20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on | 18 |
| any tandem axle
shall not exceed
34,000 pounds, on designated | 19 |
| highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
notice are | 20 |
| erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
| 21 |
| highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
| 22 |
| The following are exceptions to the above formula:
| 23 |
| (1) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a | 24 |
| total weight of
34,000
pounds each if the overall distance | 25 |
| between the first and last axles of the
consecutive sets of | 26 |
| tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
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| (2) Vehicles for which a different limit is established | 2 |
| and posted in
accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
| 3 |
| (3) Vehicles for which the Department of | 4 |
| Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
| 5 |
| permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code. | 6 |
| These vehicles are
not subject
to the bridge formula.
| 7 |
| (4) Tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in | 8 |
| subsection (d)
may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single | 9 |
| rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem
rear axle.
| 10 |
| (5) A tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a | 11 |
| Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the | 12 |
| model year of 2014, and
registered in Illinois prior to | 13 |
| January 1, 2015, with a distance
between 2
axles
in a | 14 |
| series greater than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches | 15 |
| may not exceed
a total weight of 36,000 pounds and neither | 16 |
| axle of the series may exceed
18,000 pounds.
| 17 |
| (6) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self | 18 |
| compactor or an
industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off | 19 |
| container, used exclusively for garbage,
refuse, or | 20 |
| recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the | 21 |
| road surface,
except when on part of the National System of | 22 |
| Interstate and Defense
Highways, the following maximum | 23 |
| weights: 22,000 pounds on a
single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | 24 |
| tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross weight on a
2-axle | 25 |
| vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
| 26 |
| This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
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| (7) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special | 2 |
| Hauling Vehicles that
include a semitrailer manufactured | 3 |
| prior to or in the model year of 2014, and
registered in | 4 |
| Illinois prior to January 1, 2015, having 5 axles
with a
| 5 |
| distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not | 6 |
| exceed the
following maximum weights: 18,000 pounds on a | 7 |
| single axle; 32,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; and 72,000 | 8 |
| pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is
not | 9 |
| subject
to the bridge formula. For all those combinations | 10 |
| of vehicles that include a
semitrailer manufactured after | 11 |
| the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 92nd | 12 |
| General Assembly, the overall distance between the first | 13 |
| and last
axles of the 2 sets of
tandems must be 18 feet 6 | 14 |
| inches or
more. Any combination of vehicles that has had | 15 |
| its cargo
container replaced in its entirety after December | 16 |
| 31, 2014 may not
exceed
the weights allowed by the bridge | 17 |
| formula.
| 18 |
| (8) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special | 19 |
| Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and | 20 |
| transportation of concrete in the plastic state, | 21 |
| manufactured before or in the model year of 2014, first | 22 |
| registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, and not | 23 |
| operated on a highway that is part of the National System | 24 |
| of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following maximum | 25 |
| weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 pounds on | 26 |
| a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more than |
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| 96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles | 2 |
| greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. The | 3 |
| gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights | 4 |
| allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge | 5 |
| formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the | 6 |
| vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but | 7 |
| no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum | 8 |
| weight permitted under this subsection (f).
| 9 |
| (9) A vehicle or combination of vehicles with (i) 4 | 10 |
| consecutive axles and a distance of 57 feet (measured to | 11 |
| the nearest foot) between the extremes of the group of | 12 |
| consecutive axles, (ii) 5 consecutive axles and a distance | 13 |
| of 51 feet (measured to the nearest foot) between the | 14 |
| extremes of the group of consecutive axles, or (iii) 6 | 15 |
| consecutive axles and a distance of 43 feet (measured to | 16 |
| the nearest foot) between the extremes of the group of | 17 |
| consecutive axles, may carry a total weight of 80,400 | 18 |
| pounds if the vehicle, or the towing vehicle of the | 19 |
| combination of vehicles, is equipped with an auxiliary | 20 |
| power unit for idling reduction that is in working order.
| 21 |
| No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other | 22 |
| than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, | 23 |
| upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on the | 24 |
| road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | 25 |
| width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
| 26 |
| surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
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| (f-1) A vehicle and load
not exceeding 73,280 pounds is | 2 |
| allowed access
as follows:
| 3 |
| (1) From any State designated highway onto any county, | 4 |
| township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway | 5 |
| miles for the purpose of
loading and unloading, provided:
| 6 |
| (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet 6 | 7 |
| inches in
width and 65 feet overall length.
| 8 |
| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| 9 |
| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 10 |
| between State
designated highways.
| 11 |
| (2) From any State designated highway onto any county | 12 |
| or township
highway for a distance of 5 highway miles, or | 13 |
| any municipal highway for a
distance of one highway mile | 14 |
| for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
provided:
| 15 |
| (A) The vehicle and load does not exceed 8 feet 6 | 16 |
| inches in
width and 65 feet overall length.
| 17 |
| (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
| 18 |
| (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare | 19 |
| between State
designated highways.
| 20 |
| (f-2) A vehicle and load greater than 73,280 pounds in | 21 |
| weight but not
exceeding 80,000 pounds , or a vehicle and load | 22 |
| greater than 73,280 pounds in weight but not exceeding 80,400 | 23 |
| pounds if the vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary power unit | 24 |
| for idling reduction that is in working order, is allowed | 25 |
| access as follows:
| 26 |
| (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway |
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| for a distance of
one highway mile for the purpose of | 2 |
| loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs,
and rest, | 3 |
| provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
| 4 |
| (2) From a Class I, II, or III highway onto any State | 5 |
| highway or any
local designated highway for a distance of 5 | 6 |
| highway miles for the purpose of
loading, unloading, food, | 7 |
| fuel, repairs, and rest.
| 8 |
| Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | 9 |
| relating
to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | 10 |
| designation of highways
under this subsection.
| 11 |
| (g) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of | 12 |
| vehicles over
a bridge or other elevated structure constituting | 13 |
| part of a highway with a
gross weight that is greater than the | 14 |
| maximum weight permitted by the
Department, when the structure | 15 |
| is sign posted as provided in this Section.
| 16 |
| (h) The Department upon request from any local authority | 17 |
| shall, or upon
its own initiative may, conduct an investigation | 18 |
| of any bridge or other
elevated structure constituting a part | 19 |
| of a highway, and if it finds that
the structure cannot with | 20 |
| safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles
otherwise | 21 |
| permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
| 22 |
| declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can | 23 |
| withstand,
and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating | 24 |
| maximum weight to be
erected and maintained before each end of | 25 |
| the structure. No person shall
operate a vehicle or combination | 26 |
| of vehicles over any structure with a
gross weight that is |
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| greater than the posted maximum weight.
| 2 |
| (i) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation | 3 |
| of subsections
(g) or (h) of this Section, proof of the | 4 |
| determination of the maximum
allowable weight by the Department | 5 |
| and the existence of the signs,
constitutes conclusive evidence | 6 |
| of the maximum weight that can be
maintained with safety to the | 7 |
| bridge or structure.
| 8 |
| (Source: P.A. 93-177, eff. 7-11-03; 93-186, eff. 1-1-04; | 9 |
| 93-1023, eff. 8-25-04; 94-464, eff. 1-1-06; 94-926, eff. | 10 |
| 1-1-07.)
| 11 |
| (625 ILCS 5/15-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
| 12 |
| Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
| 13 |
| (a) The Department with respect to highways under its | 14 |
| jurisdiction
and local authorities with respect to highways | 15 |
| under their jurisdiction
may, in their discretion, upon | 16 |
| application and good cause being shown
therefor, issue a | 17 |
| special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or
move a | 18 |
| vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of | 19 |
| vehicle or
load exceeding the maximum specified in this Act or | 20 |
| otherwise not in
conformity with this Act upon any highway | 21 |
| under the jurisdiction of the
party granting such permit and | 22 |
| for the maintenance of which the party is
responsible. | 23 |
| Applications and permits other than those in written or
printed | 24 |
| form may only be accepted from and issued to the company or
| 25 |
| individual making the movement. Except for an application to |
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| move directly
across a highway, it shall be the duty of the | 2 |
| applicant to establish in the
application that the load to be | 3 |
| moved by such vehicle or combination is
composed of a single | 4 |
| nondivisible object that cannot reasonably be
dismantled or
| 5 |
| disassembled. For the purpose of
over length movements,
more | 6 |
| than one object may be carried side by side as long as the | 7 |
| height, width,
and weight laws are not exceeded and the cause | 8 |
| for the over length is not due
to multiple objects. For the | 9 |
| purpose of over height movements, more than one
object may be | 10 |
| carried as long as the cause for the over height is not due to
| 11 |
| multiple objects and the length, width, and weight laws are not | 12 |
| exceeded. For
the purpose of an over width movement, more than | 13 |
| one object may be carried as
long as the cause for the over | 14 |
| width is not due to multiple objects and length,
height, and | 15 |
| weight laws are not exceeded. No state or local agency shall
| 16 |
| authorize the issuance of excess size or weight permits for | 17 |
| vehicles and loads
that are divisible and that can be carried, | 18 |
| when divided, within the existing
size or weight maximums | 19 |
| specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or weight
permit | 20 |
| issued in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be | 21 |
| void at
issue and any movement made thereunder shall not be | 22 |
| authorized under the terms
of the void permit. In any | 23 |
| prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when
the | 24 |
| authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue, | 25 |
| it is the
burden of the defendant to establish that the permit | 26 |
| was valid because the load
to be moved could not reasonably be |
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| dismantled or disassembled, or was
otherwise nondivisible.
| 2 |
| (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state | 3 |
| whether
such permit is requested for a single trip or for | 4 |
| limited continuous
operation; (2) state if the applicant is an | 5 |
| authorized carrier under the
Illinois Motor Carrier of Property | 6 |
| Law, if so, his certificate,
registration or permit number | 7 |
| issued by the Illinois Commerce
Commission; (3) specifically | 8 |
| describe and identify the vehicle or
vehicles and load to be | 9 |
| operated or moved except that for vehicles or
vehicle | 10 |
| combinations registered by the Department as provided in | 11 |
| Section
15-319 of this Chapter, only the Illinois Department of | 12 |
| Transportation's
(IDT) registration number or classification | 13 |
| need be given; (4) state the
routing requested including the | 14 |
| points of origin and destination, and may
identify and include | 15 |
| a request for routing to the nearest certified scale
in | 16 |
| accordance with the Department's rules and regulations, | 17 |
| provided the
applicant has approval to travel on local roads; | 18 |
| and (5) state if the
vehicles or loads are being transported | 19 |
| for hire. No permits for the
movement of a vehicle or load for | 20 |
| hire shall be issued to any applicant who
is required under the | 21 |
| Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law to have a
certificate, | 22 |
| registration or permit and does not have such certificate,
| 23 |
| registration or permit.
| 24 |
| (c) The Department or local authority when not inconsistent | 25 |
| with
traffic safety is authorized to issue or withhold such | 26 |
| permit at its
discretion; or, if such permit is issued at its |
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| discretion to prescribe
the route or routes to be traveled, to | 2 |
| limit the number of trips, to
establish seasonal or other time | 3 |
| limitations within which the vehicles
described may be operated | 4 |
| on the highways indicated, or otherwise to
limit or prescribe | 5 |
| conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles,
when | 6 |
| necessary to assure against undue damage to the road | 7 |
| foundations,
surfaces or structures, and may require such | 8 |
| undertaking or other
security as may be deemed necessary to | 9 |
| compensate for any injury to any
roadway or road structure. The | 10 |
| Department shall maintain a daily record of
each permit issued | 11 |
| along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions,
weights, | 12 |
| conditions and restrictions authorized and this record shall be
| 13 |
| presumed correct in any case of questions or dispute. The | 14 |
| Department shall
install an automatic device for recording | 15 |
| applications received and permits
issued by telephone. In | 16 |
| making application by telephone, the Department and
applicant | 17 |
| waive all objections to the recording of the conversation.
| 18 |
| (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from | 19 |
| any local
authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the | 20 |
| local authority to
move oversize highway construction, | 21 |
| transportation, utility and maintenance
equipment over roads | 22 |
| under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit
shall be | 23 |
| applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or | 24 |
| registered
in the name of the local authority, and no fee shall | 25 |
| be charged for the
issuance of such permits.
| 26 |
| (e) As an exception to paragraph (a) of this Section, the |
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| Department
and local authorities, with respect to highways | 2 |
| under their respective
jurisdictions, in their discretion and | 3 |
| upon application in writing may
issue a special permit for | 4 |
| limited continuous operation, authorizing the
applicant to | 5 |
| move loads of agricultural commodities on a 2 axle single
| 6 |
| vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads | 7 |
| not to exceed
35%, on a 3 or 4 axle
vehicle registered by the | 8 |
| Secretary of State with axle loads
not to exceed 20%, and on a | 9 |
| 5 axle vehicle registered by the
Secretary of State not to | 10 |
| exceed 10% above those provided in Section 15-111. The total | 11 |
| gross weight of the vehicle, however,
may not exceed the | 12 |
| maximum gross weight of the registration class of the vehicle | 13 |
| allowed under Section 3-815 or 3-818 of this Code. | 14 |
| As used in this Section, "agricultural commodities"
means: | 15 |
| (1) cultivated plants or agricultural produce grown
| 16 |
| including, but is not limited to, corn, soybeans, wheat, | 17 |
| oats, grain sorghum, canola, and rice; | 18 |
| (2) livestock, including but not limited to hogs, | 19 |
| equine, sheep, and poultry; | 20 |
| (3) ensilage; and | 21 |
| (4) fruits and vegetables.
| 22 |
| Permits may be issued for a
period not to exceed 40 days | 23 |
| and moves may be made of a distance not to
exceed 50 miles from | 24 |
| a field, an on-farm grain storage facility, a warehouse as | 25 |
| defined in the Illinois Grain Code, or a livestock management | 26 |
| facility as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act |
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| over any
highway except the National System of Interstate and | 2 |
| Defense Highways. The operator of the vehicle,
however, must | 3 |
| abide by posted bridge and posted highway weight limits. All | 4 |
| implements of husbandry operating under this Section between | 5 |
| sunset and sunrise shall be equipped as prescribed in Section | 6 |
| 12-205.1.
| 7 |
| (e-1) Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency | 8 |
| harvest situation
exists, a special permit issued by the | 9 |
| Department under this Section shall not
be required from | 10 |
| September 1 through December 31 during harvest season
| 11 |
| emergencies, provided that the weight does not exceed 20% above | 12 |
| the limits
provided in Section 15-111. All other restrictions | 13 |
| that apply to permits
issued under this Section shall apply | 14 |
| during the declared time period. With
respect to highways under | 15 |
| the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local
authorities | 16 |
| may, at their discretion, waive special permit requirements | 17 |
| during
harvest season emergencies. This permit exemption shall | 18 |
| apply to all vehicles
eligible to obtain permits under this | 19 |
| Section, including commercial vehicles in
use during the | 20 |
| declared time period.
| 21 |
| (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined | 22 |
| by the
Department with respect to highways under its | 23 |
| jurisdiction and by local
authorities with respect to highways | 24 |
| under their jurisdiction. Every permit
shall be in written form | 25 |
| and carried in the vehicle or combination of
vehicles to which | 26 |
| it refers and shall be open to inspection by any
police officer |
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| or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit
and no | 2 |
| person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such
| 3 |
| special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the | 4 |
| permit
shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however, | 5 |
| any vehicle and load
found to be off the route prescribed in | 6 |
| the permit shall be held to be
operating without a permit. Any | 7 |
| off route vehicle and load shall be required
to obtain a new | 8 |
| permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back
| 9 |
| onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor | 10 |
| anything herein
shall be construed to authorize any police | 11 |
| officer, court, or authorized agent
of any authority granting | 12 |
| the permit to remove the permit from the possession
of the | 13 |
| permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent | 14 |
| permit
violation as provided in paragraph (i). However, upon | 15 |
| arrest for an offense of
violation of permit, operating without | 16 |
| a permit when the vehicle is off route,
or any size or weight | 17 |
| offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans to
raise | 18 |
| the issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his | 19 |
| agent,
must produce the permit at any court hearing concerning | 20 |
| the alleged offense.
| 21 |
| If the permit designates and includes a routing to a | 22 |
| certified scale, the
permitee, while enroute to the designated | 23 |
| scale, shall be deemed in compliance
with the weight provisions | 24 |
| of the permit provided the axle or gross weights
do not exceed | 25 |
| any of the permitted limits by more than the following amounts:
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| Single axle 2000 pounds
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| Tandem axle 3000 pounds
| 2 |
| Gross 5000 pounds
| 3 |
| (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to | 4 |
| make
available to interested persons a policy concerning | 5 |
| reasonable rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions of | 6 |
| operation upon highways
under its jurisdiction in addition to | 7 |
| those contained in this Section
for the movement by special | 8 |
| permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads
which cannot | 9 |
| reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including
| 10 |
| manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof. | 11 |
| All rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions adopted in | 12 |
| the policy shall
have due regard for the safety of the | 13 |
| traveling public and the protection
of the highway system and | 14 |
| shall have been promulgated in conformity with
the provisions | 15 |
| of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The
requirements | 16 |
| of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the
same | 17 |
| for all moves of comparable size and weight. When escort | 18 |
| vehicles are
required, they shall meet the following | 19 |
| requirements:
| 20 |
| (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over and | 21 |
| properly
licensed to operate the vehicle.
| 22 |
| (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than | 23 |
| 12-feet wide must
be equipped with a rotating or flashing | 24 |
| amber light mounted on top as specified
under Section | 25 |
| 12-215.
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| The Department shall establish reasonable rules and |
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| regulations
regarding liability insurance or self insurance | 2 |
| for vehicles with
oversized loads promulgated under The | 3 |
| Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act. Police vehicles may be | 4 |
| required for escort under circumstances as
required by rules | 5 |
| and regulations of the Department.
| 6 |
| (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or | 7 |
| provision of
any permit issued in accordance with the | 8 |
| provisions of this Section
shall not render the entire permit | 9 |
| null and void but the violator shall
be deemed guilty of | 10 |
| violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size,
weight or | 11 |
| load limitations in excess of those authorized by the permit.
| 12 |
| The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not mere | 13 |
| rules, limitations,
conditions, or provisions of the permit, | 14 |
| but are also the sole extent of the
authorization granted by | 15 |
| the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be
off the route | 16 |
| or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing movement,
the | 17 |
| vehicle and load are operating without a permit. Any off route | 18 |
| movement
shall be subject to the size and weight maximums, | 19 |
| under the applicable
provisions of this Chapter, as determined | 20 |
| by the type or class highway upon
which the vehicle and load | 21 |
| are being operated.
| 22 |
| (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under | 23 |
| a
fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the person, | 24 |
| firm, or
corporation to whom such permit was granted, the | 25 |
| driver of such vehicle
in addition to the person who issued | 26 |
| such permit and any accessory,
shall be guilty of fraud and |
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| either one or all persons may be prosecuted
for such violation. | 2 |
| Any person, firm, or corporation committing such
violation | 3 |
| shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall
| 4 |
| not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation convicted | 5 |
| of such
violation for a period of one year after the date of | 6 |
| conviction.
Penalties for violations of this Section shall be | 7 |
| in addition to any
penalties imposed for violation of other | 8 |
| Sections of this Act.
| 9 |
| (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in | 10 |
| violation
of a permit issued in accordance with this Section, | 11 |
| the person to whom
such permit was granted, or the driver of | 12 |
| such vehicle, is guilty of
such violation and either, but not | 13 |
| both, persons may be prosecuted for
such violation as stated in | 14 |
| this subsection (j). Any person, firm or
corporation convicted | 15 |
| of such violation shall be guilty of a petty
offense and shall | 16 |
| be fined for the first offense, not less than $50 nor
more than | 17 |
| $200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm or
| 18 |
| corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200 nor | 19 |
| more
than $300 and, for the third offense by the same person, | 20 |
| firm or
corporation within a period of one year after the date | 21 |
| of the first
offense, not less than $300 nor more than $500 and | 22 |
| the Department shall
not issue permits to the person, firm or | 23 |
| corporation convicted of a
third offense during a period of one | 24 |
| year after the date of conviction
for such third offense.
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| (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under | 26 |
| permits
for excess width or length issued by local authorities, |
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| such vehicle may
be moved upon a State highway for a distance | 2 |
| not to exceed one-half mile
without a permit for the purpose of | 3 |
| crossing the State highway.
| 4 |
| (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, | 5 |
| the Department,
with respect to highways under its | 6 |
| jurisdiction, and local authorities, with
respect to highways | 7 |
| under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize
the | 8 |
| movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight | 9 |
| requirement, or
both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for | 10 |
| a permit, when there is a
showing of extreme necessity that the | 11 |
| vehicle and load should be moved without
unnecessary delay.
| 12 |
| For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme | 13 |
| necessity shall be
limited to the following: shipments of | 14 |
| livestock, hazardous materials, liquid
concrete being hauled | 15 |
| in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
| 16 |
| (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in | 17 |
| addition to any
penalties imposed for violating any other | 18 |
| Section of this Code.
| 19 |
| (n) The Department with respect to highways under its | 20 |
| jurisdiction and
local
authorities with respect to highways | 21 |
| under their jurisdiction, in their
discretion and upon
| 22 |
| application in writing, may issue a special permit for | 23 |
| continuous limited
operation,
authorizing the applicant to | 24 |
| operate a tow-truck that exceeds the weight limits
provided
for | 25 |
| in subsection (d) of Section 15-111, provided:
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| (1) no rear single axle of the tow-truck exceeds 26,000 |
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| pounds;
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| (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow-truck exceeds 50,000 | 3 |
| pounds;
| 4 |
| (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery | 5 |
| unit exceeds 56,000 pounds;
| 6 |
| (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled | 7 |
| combination of vehicles
exceed the
weight restrictions | 8 |
| imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
| 9 |
| under a
permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
| 10 |
| (4) the tow-truck prior to hookup does not exceed the | 11 |
| weight restrictions
imposed
by this Chapter 15;
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| (5) during the tow operation the tow-truck does not | 13 |
| violate any weight
restriction
sign;
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| (6) the tow-truck is equipped with flashing, rotating, | 15 |
| or oscillating
amber
lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | 16 |
| in all directions;
| 17 |
| (7) the tow-truck is specifically designed and | 18 |
| licensed as a tow-truck;
| 19 |
| (8) the tow-truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of | 20 |
| sufficient
capacity to safely
handle the load;
| 21 |
| (9) the tow-truck is equipped with air brakes;
| 22 |
| (10) the tow-truck is capable of utilizing the lighting | 23 |
| and braking
systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | 24 |
| of vehicles;
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| (11) the tow commences at the initial point of wreck or | 26 |
| disablement and terminates at a point where the repairs are |
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| actually to occur;
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| (12) the permit issued to the tow-truck is carried in | 3 |
| the tow-truck
and
exhibited on demand by a police officer; | 4 |
| and
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| (13) the movement shall be valid only on state routes | 6 |
| approved by the
Department.
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| (o) The Department, with respect to highways under its
| 8 |
| jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways | 9 |
| under
their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon | 10 |
| application in
writing, may issue a special permit for | 11 |
| continuous limited
operation, authorizing the applicant to | 12 |
| transport raw milk that exceeds
the weight limits provided for | 13 |
| in subsections (b) and (f) of Section 15-111 of this Code, | 14 |
| provided:
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| (1) no single axle exceeds 20,000 pounds;
| 16 |
| (2) no gross weight exceeds 80,000 pounds , except that | 17 |
| a vehicle equipped with an auxiliary power unit for idling | 18 |
| reduction that is in working order is permitted a gross | 19 |
| weight not exceeding 80,400 pounds ;
| 20 |
| (3) permits issued by the State are good only for | 21 |
| federal
and State highways and are not applicable to | 22 |
| interstate highways;
and
| 23 |
| (4) all road and bridge postings must be obeyed.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-718, eff. 1-1-05; 93-971, eff. 8-20-04; | 25 |
| 93-1023, eff. 8-25-04; revised 10-14-04.)
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