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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 |
5 | | changing Sections 11-213, 11-907, and 12-215 as follows: |
6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-213) |
7 | | Sec. 11-213. Power of a fire department officer; highway |
8 | | or lane closure. In the absence of a law enforcement officer or |
9 | | a representative of the highway agency having jurisdiction |
10 | | over the highway, an officer of a fire department, in the |
11 | | performance of his or her official duties, has the authority |
12 | | to close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway, |
13 | | as necessary to protect the safety of persons or property. In |
14 | | order to promote the safe implementation of this Section, the |
15 | | fire department officer shall utilize an official fire |
16 | | department vehicle with lighted red or white oscillating, |
17 | | rotating, or flashing lights in accordance with Section 12-215 |
18 | | of this Code and proper temporary traffic control in |
19 | | accordance with the sections of the Illinois Manual on Uniform |
20 | | Traffic Control Devices concerning temporary traffic control |
21 | | and incident management. The officer should also receive |
22 | | training in safe practices for accomplishing these tasks near |
23 | | traffic. This Section does not apply to highways under the |
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1 | | jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. As |
2 | | used in this Section, "highway" has the meaning set forth in |
3 | | Section 1-126 of this Code. |
4 | | (Source: P.A. 95-803, eff. 1-1-09.) |
5 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-907) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-907) |
6 | | Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on |
7 | | approach of authorized emergency vehicles. |
8 | | (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency |
9 | | vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the |
10 | | requirements of this Code or a police vehicle properly and |
11 | | lawfully making use of an audible or visual signal: |
12 | | (1) the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the |
13 | | right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position |
14 | | parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand |
15 | | edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and |
16 | | shall, if necessary to permit the safe passage of the |
17 | | emergency vehicle, stop and remain in such position until |
18 | | the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless |
19 | | otherwise directed by a police officer; and |
20 | | (2) the operator of every streetcar shall immediately |
21 | | stop such car clear of any intersection and keep it in such |
22 | | position until the authorized emergency vehicle has |
23 | | passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer. |
24 | | (b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver |
25 | | of an authorized emergency vehicle from the duty to drive with |
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1 | | due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway. |
2 | | (c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency |
3 | | vehicle, when the authorized emergency vehicle is giving a |
4 | | visual signal by displaying oscillating, rotating, or |
5 | | alternately flashing lights as authorized under Section 12-215 |
6 | | of this Code red, red and white, blue, or red and blue lights |
7 | | or amber or yellow warning lights , a person who drives an |
8 | | approaching vehicle shall: |
9 | | (1) proceeding with due caution, yield the |
10 | | right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not |
11 | | adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle, if |
12 | | possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions, |
13 | | if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than |
14 | | 2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the |
15 | | approaching vehicle; or |
16 | | (2) if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe, |
17 | | proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the |
18 | | vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions and |
19 | | leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary |
20 | | emergency vehicles. |
21 | | The visual signal specified under this subsection (c) |
22 | | given by an authorized emergency vehicle is an indication to |
23 | | drivers of approaching vehicles that a hazardous condition is |
24 | | present when circumstances are not immediately clear. Drivers |
25 | | of vehicles approaching a stationary emergency vehicle in any |
26 | | lane shall heed the warning of the signal, reduce the speed of |
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1 | | the vehicle, proceed with due caution, maintain a safe speed |
2 | | for road conditions, be prepared to stop, and leave a safe |
3 | | distance until safely passed the stationary emergency vehicle. |
4 | | As used in this subsection (c), "authorized emergency |
5 | | vehicle" includes any vehicle authorized by law to be equipped |
6 | | with oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights under Section |
7 | | 12-215 of this Code, while the owner or operator of the vehicle |
8 | | is engaged in his or her official duties. |
9 | | (d) A person who violates subsection (c) of this Section |
10 | | commits a business offense punishable by a fine of not less |
11 | | than $250 or more than $10,000 for a first violation, and a |
12 | | fine of not less than $750 or more than $10,000 for a second or |
13 | | subsequent violation. It is a factor in aggravation if the |
14 | | person committed the offense while in violation of Section |
15 | | 11-501, 12-610.1, or 12-610.2 of this Code. Imposition of the |
16 | | penalties authorized by this subsection (d) for a violation of |
17 | | subsection (c) of this Section that results in the death of |
18 | | another person does not preclude imposition of appropriate |
19 | | additional civil or criminal penalties. A person who violates |
20 | | subsection (c) and the violation results in damage to another |
21 | | vehicle commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person who violates |
22 | | subsection (c) and the violation results in the injury or |
23 | | death of another person commits a Class 4 felony. |
24 | | (e) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section |
25 | | results in damage to the property of another person, in |
26 | | addition to any other penalty imposed, the person's driving |
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1 | | privileges shall be suspended for a fixed period of not less |
2 | | than 90 days and not more than one year. |
3 | | (f) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section |
4 | | results in injury to another person, in addition to any other |
5 | | penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall be |
6 | | suspended for a fixed period of not less than 180 days and not |
7 | | more than 2 years. |
8 | | (g) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section |
9 | | results in the death of another person, in addition to any |
10 | | other penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall |
11 | | be suspended for 2 years. |
12 | | (h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record |
13 | | of a judgment entered against a person under subsection (c) of |
14 | | this Section: |
15 | | (1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the |
16 | | mandatory period; or |
17 | | (2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the |
18 | | appropriate mandatory period. |
19 | | (i) The Scott's Law Fund shall be a special fund in the |
20 | | State treasury. Subject to appropriation by the General |
21 | | Assembly and approval by the Director, the Director of the |
22 | | State Police shall use all moneys in the Scott's Law Fund in |
23 | | the Department's discretion to fund the production of |
24 | | materials to educate drivers on approaching stationary |
25 | | authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty Illinois |
26 | | Department of State Police for enforcement of this Section, |
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1 | | and for other law enforcement purposes the Director deems |
2 | | necessary in these efforts. |
3 | | (j) For violations of this Section issued by a county or |
4 | | municipal police officer, the assessment shall be deposited |
5 | | into the county's or municipality's Transportation Safety |
6 | | Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its |
7 | | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty |
8 | | county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance |
9 | | zones in that county on highways other than interstate |
10 | | highways. The county, in its discretion, may also use a |
11 | | portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway |
12 | | Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law |
13 | | enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate |
14 | | drivers on construction zone safe driving habits and |
15 | | approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles. |
16 | | (k) In addition to other penalties imposed by this |
17 | | Section, the court may order a person convicted of a violation |
18 | | of subsection (c) to perform community service as determined |
19 | | by the court. |
20 | | (Source: P.A. 101-173, eff. 1-1-20; 102-336, eff. 1-1-22; |
21 | | 102-338, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.) |
22 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-215) |
23 | | Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on |
24 | | motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code: |
25 | | (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating, or |
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1 | | flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited |
2 | | except on: |
3 | | 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, federal, or |
4 | | local authorities; |
5 | | 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county |
6 | | coroner and designated or authorized by local authorities, |
7 | | in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle; however, such |
8 | | designation or authorization must be carried in the |
9 | | vehicle; |
10 | | 2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire |
11 | | chief, or assistant fire chief who has completed an |
12 | | emergency vehicle operation training course approved by |
13 | | the Office of the State Fire Marshal and designated or |
14 | | authorized by local authorities, fire departments, or fire |
15 | | protection districts, in writing, as a fire department, |
16 | | fire protection district, or township fire department |
17 | | vehicle; however, the designation or authorization must be |
18 | | carried in the vehicle, and the lights may be visible or |
19 | | activated only when responding to a bona fide emergency; |
20 | | 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or |
21 | | federal firefighting vehicles; |
22 | | 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as |
23 | | ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights |
24 | | shall not be lighted except when responding to an |
25 | | emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick |
26 | | or injured; |
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1 | | 4.5. Vehicles which are occasionally used as rescue |
2 | | vehicles that have been authorized for use as rescue |
3 | | vehicles by a volunteer EMS provider, provided that the |
4 | | operator of the vehicle has successfully completed an |
5 | | emergency vehicle operation training course recognized by |
6 | | the Department of Public Health; furthermore, the lights |
7 | | shall not be lighted except when responding to an |
8 | | emergency call for the sick or injured; |
9 | | 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such |
10 | | lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on |
11 | | any such tow truck while the tow truck is operating in the |
12 | | State of Illinois; |
13 | | 6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management |
14 | | Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire |
15 | | Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public |
16 | | Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
17 | | Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
18 | | Juvenile Justice; |
19 | | 7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency |
20 | | management services agency as defined in the Illinois |
21 | | Emergency Management Agency Act; |
22 | | 8. School buses operating alternately flashing head |
23 | | lamps as permitted under Section 12-805 of this Code; |
24 | | 9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as |
25 | | organ transplant vehicles when used in combination with |
26 | | blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; |
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1 | | furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the |
2 | | transportation is declared an emergency by a member of the |
3 | | transplant team or a representative of the organ |
4 | | procurement organization; |
5 | | 10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural |
6 | | Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives |
7 | | emergency response; |
8 | | 11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
9 | | Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; the |
10 | | lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an |
11 | | emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged |
12 | | in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the |
13 | | emergency; and |
14 | | 12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway |
15 | | Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 |
16 | | pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency |
17 | | Lane Patrol; the lights shall not be lighted except when |
18 | | responding to an emergency call or when parked or |
19 | | stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at |
20 | | the scene of the emergency. |
21 | | (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing |
22 | | lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on: |
23 | | 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for |
24 | | towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights |
25 | | shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph |
26 | | 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are |
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1 | | actually being used at the scene of a crash or |
2 | | disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat |
3 | | bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being |
4 | | transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the |
5 | | vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing |
6 | | vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all |
7 | | wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall be |
8 | | lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing on a |
9 | | highway during all times when the use of headlights is |
10 | | required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition, |
11 | | these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or |
12 | | flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating, |
13 | | rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this |
14 | | paragraph; |
15 | | 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of |
16 | | Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, local |
17 | | authorities, and contractors; furthermore, such lights |
18 | | shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are |
19 | | engaged in maintenance or construction operations within |
20 | | the limits of construction projects; |
21 | | 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey |
22 | | crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted |
23 | | except while such vehicles are actually engaged in work on |
24 | | a highway; |
25 | | 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or |
26 | | other construction, maintenance, or automotive service |
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1 | | vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as |
2 | | a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic |
3 | | hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking, |
4 | | or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance, |
5 | | service, or construction on a highway; |
6 | | 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights |
7 | | shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by |
8 | | the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code; |
9 | | 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and |
10 | | operated by the State of Illinois or any political |
11 | | subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for |
12 | | removal of snow and ice from highways; |
13 | | 6.1. The front and rear of motorized equipment or |
14 | | vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or |
15 | | any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed |
16 | | and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and |
17 | | parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that |
18 | | is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except |
19 | | when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being |
20 | | used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government; |
21 | | 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state, |
22 | | furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as |
23 | | provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code; |
24 | | 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local |
25 | | authorities; |
26 | | 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local |
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1 | | authorities when used in combination with red oscillating, |
2 | | rotating, or flashing lights; |
3 | | 9.5. Propane delivery trucks; |
4 | | 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail |
5 | | for the United States Postal Service provided that such |
6 | | lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are |
7 | | actually being used for such purposes; |
8 | | 10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State |
9 | | Fire Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be |
10 | | lighted except for when such vehicles are engaged in work |
11 | | for the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; |
12 | | 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle |
13 | | emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1; |
14 | | 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or |
15 | | roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage, |
16 | | recycling, or refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be |
17 | | lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used |
18 | | for such purposes; |
19 | | 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm |
20 | | responder, control agency, or the Illinois Department of |
21 | | Corrections; |
22 | | 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human |
23 | | Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except |
24 | | when being used for security related purposes under the |
25 | | direction of the superintendent of the facility where the |
26 | | vehicle is located; and |
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1 | | 15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the |
2 | | lights shall be lighted only while the vehicle is within |
3 | | the limits of a construction project. |
4 | | (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing |
5 | | lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on: |
6 | | 1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire |
7 | | department or fire protection district and vehicles owned |
8 | | or operated by a: |
9 | | voluntary firefighter; |
10 | | paid firefighter; |
11 | | part-paid firefighter; |
12 | | call firefighter; |
13 | | member of the board of trustees of a fire |
14 | | protection district; |
15 | | paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad; |
16 | | paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance |
17 | | unit; or |
18 | | paid or unpaid members of a local or county |
19 | | emergency management services agency as defined in the |
20 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, designated |
21 | | or authorized by local authorities, in writing, and |
22 | | carrying that designation or authorization in the |
23 | | vehicle. |
24 | | However, such lights are not to be lighted except when |
25 | | responding to a bona fide emergency or when parked or |
26 | | stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance |
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1 | | call, or motor vehicle crash. |
2 | | Any person using these lights in accordance with this |
3 | | subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an |
4 | | identification card or letter identifying the bona fide |
5 | | member of a fire department, fire protection district, |
6 | | rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management |
7 | | services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The |
8 | | card or letter must include: |
9 | | (A) the name of the fire department, fire |
10 | | protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or |
11 | | emergency management services agency; |
12 | | (B) the member's position within the fire |
13 | | department, fire protection district, rescue squad, |
14 | | ambulance unit, or emergency management services |
15 | | agency; |
16 | | (C) the member's term of service; and |
17 | | (D) the name of a person within the fire |
18 | | department, fire protection district, rescue squad, |
19 | | ambulance unit, or emergency management services |
20 | | agency to contact to verify the information provided. |
21 | | 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a |
22 | | population of 500,000 or more inhabitants. |
23 | | 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local |
24 | | authorities when used in combination with red oscillating, |
25 | | rotating, or flashing lights. |
26 | | 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or |
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1 | | federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination |
2 | | with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. |
3 | | 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as |
4 | | ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination |
5 | | with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; |
6 | | furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when |
7 | | responding to an emergency call. |
8 | | 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as |
9 | | organ transport vehicles when used in combination with red |
10 | | oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; furthermore, |
11 | | these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation |
12 | | is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant |
13 | | team or a representative of the organ procurement |
14 | | organization. |
15 | | 7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management |
16 | | Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire |
17 | | Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public |
18 | | Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
19 | | Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
20 | | Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red |
21 | | oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. |
22 | | 8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency |
23 | | management services agency as defined in the Illinois |
24 | | Emergency Management Agency Act, when used in combination |
25 | | with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. |
26 | | 9. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural |
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1 | | Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives |
2 | | emergency response, when used in combination with red |
3 | | oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. |
4 | | (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or |
5 | | flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and |
6 | | notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a |
7 | | voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member of a rescue squad, |
8 | | or a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be equipped with |
9 | | flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may be |
10 | | used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or |
11 | | stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance |
12 | | call, or motor vehicle crash. |
13 | | (c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or |
14 | | flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and |
15 | | notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a paid |
16 | | or unpaid member of a local or county emergency management |
17 | | services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency |
18 | | Management Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating, |
19 | | rotating, or flashing lights to be used in combination with |
20 | | blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, if |
21 | | authorization by local authorities is in writing and carried |
22 | | in the vehicle. |
23 | | (d) The use of a combination of amber and white |
24 | | oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, whether lighted or |
25 | | unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles |
26 | | designed and used for towing or hoisting vehicles or motor |
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1 | | vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local |
2 | | authorities, contractors, and union representatives; |
3 | | furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on second |
4 | | division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting |
5 | | vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local |
6 | | authorities, and contractors except while such vehicles are |
7 | | engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or |
8 | | construction operations within the limits of highway |
9 | | construction projects, and shall not be lighted on the |
10 | | vehicles of union representatives except when those vehicles |
11 | | are within the limits of a construction project. |
12 | | (d-5) The use of green oscillating, flashing, or rotating |
13 | | lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on: |
14 | | 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for |
15 | | towing or hoisting vehicles when the lights on those |
16 | | vehicles are used in combination with amber or amber and |
17 | | white oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; |
18 | | furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when |
19 | | such vehicles are actually being used at the scene of a |
20 | | crash or disablement. |
21 | | 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of |
22 | | Illinois when the lights on those vehicles or equipment |
23 | | are used in combination with amber or amber and white |
24 | | oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore, |
25 | | such lights shall not be lighted except while such |
26 | | vehicles or equipment are engaged in maintenance |
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1 | | operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing |
2 | | traffic control and protection duties while at an |
3 | | emergency scene. |
4 | | 3. Motor vehicles of the Department of Transportation |
5 | | identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol when the lights on |
6 | | those vehicles are used in combination with red and white |
7 | | oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights when responding |
8 | | to an emergency call or when parked or stationary while |
9 | | engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at an emergency |
10 | | scene. |
11 | | 4. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway |
12 | | Authority when the lights on those vehicles are used in |
13 | | combination with amber oscillating, flashing, or rotating |
14 | | lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted |
15 | | except while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance |
16 | | operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing |
17 | | traffic control and protection duties while at an |
18 | | emergency scene. |
19 | | 5. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway |
20 | | Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 |
21 | | pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency |
22 | | Lane Patrol when the lights on those vehicles are used in |
23 | | combination with red and white oscillating, flashing, or |
24 | | rotating lights when responding to an emergency call or |
25 | | when parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle |
26 | | assistance or at the scene of the emergency. |
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1 | | 6. Motor vehicles or equipment of local authority or |
2 | | municipalities which perform highway maintenance |
3 | | operations, when the lights on those vehicles are used in |
4 | | combination with amber or amber and white oscillating, |
5 | | flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore, such lights |
6 | | shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are |
7 | | engaged in the maintenance operations, snow and ice |
8 | | removal operations, or performing traffic control and |
9 | | protection duties while at an emergency scene. |
10 | | 7. Fire department vehicles of local fire departments |
11 | | and State or federal firefighting vehicles when the lights |
12 | | on those vehicles are used in combination with red, or red |
13 | | and white, or red and blue, oscillating, rotating, or |
14 | | flashing lights. |
15 | | 8. Vehicles used by a security company when the lights |
16 | | on those vehicles are used in combination with amber |
17 | | oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore, |
18 | | such lights shall not be lighted except when the vehicle |
19 | | is being operated upon the property or location where the |
20 | | security company is employed to perform security or crime |
21 | | prevention duties. |
22 | | 9. Ambulances or rescue vehicles operating in counties |
23 | | with populations of less than 2,000,000. |
24 | | (d-10) Fire department vehicles of local fire departments |
25 | | and State or federal firefighting vehicles, police vehicles of |
26 | | State, federal, or local authorities, and vehicles designated |
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1 | | by local or State authority, while parked at an emergency |
2 | | scene, may use a steady-on illumination or steady-burn, or |
3 | | flashing green beacon or beacons if such steady-on, |
4 | | steady-burn, or flashing beacon is used to indicate an |
5 | | emergency operations command post or incident command |
6 | | location. |
7 | | (e) All oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights referred |
8 | | to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity, when |
9 | | illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight. |
10 | | (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer |
11 | | of oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or his |
12 | | representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting |
13 | | such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If |
14 | | the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a |
15 | | highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the |
16 | | vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The |
17 | | signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in |
18 | | letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A |
19 | | vehicle authorized to have oscillating, rotating, or flashing |
20 | | lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the |
21 | | lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway. |
22 | | (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a), |
23 | | (b), (c), or (d) , (d-5), or (d-10) |
| | of this Section who without |
24 | | lawful authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or |
25 | | detain another person shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony. |
26 | | (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person |