SB1173sam001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. James A. DeLeo

Filed: 3/22/2007

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1173

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1173, on page 4, line 12, after the period, by inserting the following:

"The Authority may contract with another public or private entity to provide immobilization, tow, or impoundment services."; and

on page 4, line 24, after the period, by inserting the following:

"As used in this subsection (a-5), "vehicle" includes any vehicle as defined in Section 1-217 of the Illinois Vehicle Code."; and

by replacing lines 6 through 26 on page 12 and lines 1 through 4 on page 13 with the following:

"contrary. If a Department of State Police Officer or local law enforcement officer having jurisdiction observes that a cover or other device or material or substance is obstructing the visibility or electronic image recording of the plate, the officer shall issue a Uniform Traffic Citation and shall confiscate the cover or other device that obstructs the visibility or electronic image recording of the plate. If the Department of State Police Officer or local law enforcement officer having jurisdiction observes that the plate itself has been physically treated with a substance or material that is obstructing the visibility or electronic image recording of the plate, the officer shall issue a Uniform Traffic Citation and shall confiscate the plate. A fine of $75 shall be imposed in any instance where a plate cover obstructs the visibility or electronic image recording of the plate. A fine of $1,000 shall be imposed where a plate has been physically altered with any chemical or reflective substance or coating that obstructs the visibility or electronic image recording of the plate. The Secretary of State shall revoke the registration of any plate that has been found by a court or administrative tribunal to have been physically altered with any chemical or reflective substance or coating that obstructs the visibility or electronic image recording of the plate Clear plastic covers are permissible as long as they remain clear and do not obstruct the visibility of the plates. Registration stickers"; and

on page 17, line 14 by changing "registrator" to "registration"; and on page 37, line 22 by changing "equipped with" to "equipped with a".