Full Text of HB2417 101st General Assembly
HB2417ham002 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Tim Butler Filed: 3/25/2019
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2417
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2417 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 11-907 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-907) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-907)
| 7 | | Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on | 8 | | approach of authorized
emergency
vehicles. | 9 | | (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency | 10 | | vehicle
making use of audible and visual signals meeting the | 11 | | requirements of this
Code or a police vehicle properly and | 12 | | lawfully making use of an audible
or visual signal:
| 13 | | (1) the driver of every other vehicle
shall yield the | 14 | | right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position
| 15 | | parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand | 16 | | edge or curb of
the highway clear of any intersection and |
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| 1 | | shall, if necessary to permit
the safe passage of the | 2 | | emergency vehicle, stop and remain
in such position until | 3 | | the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless
| 4 | | otherwise directed by a police officer; and
| 5 | | (2) the operator of every streetcar shall
immediately | 6 | | stop such
car clear of any intersection and keep it in such | 7 | | position until the
authorized emergency vehicle has | 8 | | passed, unless otherwise
directed by
a police officer.
| 9 | | (b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver of | 10 | | an
authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with due | 11 | | regard for the
safety of all persons using the highway.
| 12 | | (c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency | 13 | | vehicle, when the
authorized emergency vehicle is giving a | 14 | | signal by displaying alternately
flashing
red, red and white, | 15 | | blue, or red and blue lights or amber or yellow warning
lights, | 16 | | a
person who drives an approaching vehicle shall:
| 17 | | (1) proceeding with due caution, yield the | 18 | | right-of-way by making a
lane change into a lane not | 19 | | adjacent to that of the authorized
emergency vehicle, if | 20 | | possible with due regard to safety and traffic
conditions, | 21 | | if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less
than | 22 | | 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the approaching
| 23 | | vehicle; or
| 24 | | (2) if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, | 25 | | proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the | 26 | | vehicle to at least 20 miles per hour under the posted |
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| 1 | | speed limit ,
maintaining a safe speed for road conditions | 2 | | to avoid colliding with any person or vehicle , if changing | 3 | | lanes
would be impossible or unsafe .
| 4 | | If a driver is involved in a crash with an authorized | 5 | | emergency vehicle or person, the crash shall be deemed prima | 6 | | facie evidence of the driver's failure to obey this Section. | 7 | | As used in this subsection (c), "authorized emergency | 8 | | vehicle"
includes any vehicle authorized by law to be equipped | 9 | | with oscillating,
rotating, or flashing lights under Section | 10 | | 12-215 of this Code, while the owner
or operator of the vehicle | 11 | | is engaged in his or her official duties.
| 12 | | (d) A person who violates subsection (c) of this Section | 13 | | commits a petty business
offense punishable by a fine of not | 14 | | less than $100 or more than $75 $10,000 . A person who violates | 15 | | subsection (c) and the violation results in damage to the | 16 | | property of another person commits a business offense | 17 | | punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than | 18 | | $10,000. A person who violates subsection (c) and the violation | 19 | | results in the injury or death of another person commits a | 20 | | Class A misdemeanor. It is a factor in
aggravation if the | 21 | | person committed the offense while in violation of Section
| 22 | | 11-501 of this Code. Imposition of the penalties authorized by | 23 | | this subsection (d) for a violation of subsection (c) of this | 24 | | Section that results in the death of
another person does not | 25 | | preclude imposition of appropriate additional civil or | 26 | | criminal penalties.
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| 1 | | (e) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section | 2 | | results in damage to
the
property of another person, in | 3 | | addition to any other penalty imposed,
the person's driving | 4 | | privileges shall be suspended for a fixed
period of not less | 5 | | than 90 days and not more than one year.
| 6 | | (f) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section | 7 | | results in injury to
another
person, in addition to any other | 8 | | penalty imposed,
the person's driving privileges shall be | 9 | | suspended for a fixed period of not
less
than 180
days and not | 10 | | more than 2 years.
| 11 | | (g) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section | 12 | | results in the death of
another person, in addition to any | 13 | | other penalty imposed,
the person's driving privileges shall be | 14 | | suspended for 2 years.
| 15 | | (h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record | 16 | | of a judgment
entered against a person under subsection (c) of | 17 | | this Section:
| 18 | | (1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the | 19 | | mandatory period; or
| 20 | | (2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the | 21 | | appropriate
mandatory period.
| 22 | | (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)".
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