Full Text of HB2413 98th General Assembly
HB2413 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 HB2413 Introduced , by Rep. Jay Hoffman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the prohibition on using a wireless phone while driving applies to phones that require only a single button press to initiate or terminate communication.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 12-610.1 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-610.1) | 7 | | Sec. 12-610.1. Wireless telephones. | 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "wireless telephone" means
a | 9 | | device that is capable of transmitting or receiving
telephonic | 10 | | communications without a wire connecting the
device to the | 11 | | telephone network. | 12 | | (b) A person under the age of 19 years who holds an | 13 | | instruction permit issued under Section 6-105 or 6-107.1, or a | 14 | | person under the age of 19 years who holds a graduated license | 15 | | issued under Section 6-107, may not drive a vehicle on a | 16 | | roadway while using a wireless phone.
| 17 | | (c) This Section does not apply to a person under the age | 18 | | of 19 years using a
wireless telephone for emergency purposes, | 19 | | including, but not
limited to, an emergency call to a law | 20 | | enforcement agency,
health care provider, fire department, or | 21 | | other emergency
services agency or entity.
| 22 | | (d) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of | 23 | | 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations governing |
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| 1 | | the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or | 2 | | Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to the | 3 | | graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was | 4 | | subsequently convicted of the violation, the provisions of | 5 | | paragraph (b) shall continue to apply until such time as a | 6 | | period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an | 7 | | additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense | 8 | | against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles | 9 | | or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this | 10 | | Code.
| 11 | | (e) A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless
| 12 | | telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a | 13 | | roadway in a school speed
zone established under Section | 14 | | 11-605, on a highway in a construction or
maintenance speed | 15 | | zone established under Section 11-605.1, or within 500 feet of | 16 | | an emergency scene. As used in this Section, "emergency scene" | 17 | | means a location where an authorized emergency vehicle as | 18 | | defined by Section 1-105 of this Code is
present and has | 19 | | activated its oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
This | 20 | | subsection (e) does not apply to (i) a person engaged in a
| 21 | | highway construction or maintenance project for which a
| 22 | | construction or maintenance speed zone has been established
| 23 | | under Section 11-605.1, (ii) a person using a wireless
| 24 | | telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not limited | 25 | | to,
law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire | 26 | | department, or other emergency services agency or entity, (iii) |
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| 1 | | a law enforcement officer or operator of an emergency vehicle | 2 | | when performing the officer's or operator's official duties, | 3 | | (iv) a person using a wireless telephone in voice-operated | 4 | | mode, which may include the use of a headset, or (v) to a | 5 | | person using a wireless telephone by pressing a single button | 6 | | to initiate or terminate a voice communication., or (v) a | 7 | | person using an electronic communication device for the sole | 8 | | purpose of reporting an emergency situation and continued | 9 | | communication with emergency personnel during the emergency | 10 | | situation . | 11 | | (Source: P.A. 96-131, eff. 1-1-10; 97-828, eff. 7-20-12; | 12 | | 97-830, eff. 1-1-13; revised 8-3-12.)
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