Full Text of HB4493 103rd General Assembly
HB4493ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Travis Weaver Filed: 3/5/2024 | | 10300HB4493ham001 | | LRB103 36374 RTM 70433 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4493
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4493 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 3-808.1, 12-215, and 12-601 and by adding | 6 | | Section 3-699.23 as follows: | 7 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.23 new) | 8 | | Sec. 3-699.23. EMS chief license plates. | 9 | | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a | 10 | | municipality that operates a fire department or a fire | 11 | | protection district, accompanied by an application and the | 12 | | appropriate fee, may issue to an emergency medical services | 13 | | (EMS) chief of the municipality or fire protection district, | 14 | | special registration plates designated as EMS chief license | 15 | | plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be | 16 | | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or |
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| 1 | | motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than | 2 | | 8,000 pounds that are owned by an EMS chief, a municipality, or | 3 | | a fire protection district. Plates issued under this Section | 4 | | shall expire according to the multiyear procedure established | 5 | | by Section 3-414.1. | 6 | | (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be | 7 | | wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The plates are | 8 | | not required to designate "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in | 9 | | subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary may prescribe | 10 | | rules governing the requirements and approval of the special | 11 | | plates. The fee for this plate for a vehicle owned by an EMS | 12 | | chief shall be the same as the fee prescribed for first | 13 | | division vehicles under Section 3-806. Permanent license | 14 | | plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire | 15 | | protection district shall be issued at the fee prescribed in | 16 | | subsection (b) of Section 3-808.1. | 17 | | (c) With the exception of permanently issued license | 18 | | plates, upon the resignation, termination, or reassignment to | 19 | | a rank or position other than EMS chief, a person issued plates | 20 | | under this Section shall immediately surrender the license | 21 | | plate to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall | 22 | | have the ability to recover license plates issued under this | 23 | | Section. | 24 | | (d) Plates issued to a vehicle owned by an EMS chief under | 25 | | this Section shall be exempt from the requirements of | 26 | | subsection (a) of Section 3-600. |
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| 1 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1) | 2 | | Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate. | 3 | | (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, | 4 | | at no charge, to the following: | 5 | | 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | 6 | | owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State | 7 | | agency financed by funds appropriated by the General | 8 | | Assembly; | 9 | | 2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned | 10 | | and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State | 11 | | agency financed by funds appropriated by the General | 12 | | Assembly. | 13 | | (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, | 14 | | for a one-time fee of $8.00, to the following: | 15 | | 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | 16 | | operated by or for any county, township or municipal | 17 | | corporation. | 18 | | 2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal | 19 | | corporations for persons with disabilities. | 20 | | 3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year, | 21 | | county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county | 22 | | sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration | 23 | | plates shall contain the specific county code and unit | 24 | | number. | 25 | | 4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships, |
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| 1 | | or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement | 2 | | purposes when the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is | 3 | | accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer | 4 | | or a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this | 5 | | all-terrain vehicle has been converted to a street worthy | 6 | | vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set forth in | 7 | | Chapter 12 of this Code. | 8 | | 5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year, | 9 | | municipally owned vehicles operated by or for any police | 10 | | department. These registration plates shall contain the | 11 | | designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and | 12 | | distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State. | 13 | | 6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year, | 14 | | municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box | 15 | | Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any | 16 | | fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These | 17 | | registration plates shall display the designation "Fire | 18 | | Department" and shall display the specific fire | 19 | | department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division | 20 | | number or letter. | 21 | | 7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles | 22 | | that do not require a school bus driver permit under | 23 | | Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under | 24 | | Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public | 25 | | school district from grades K-12 or a public community | 26 | | college. |
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| 1 | | 8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles | 2 | | of the first division or vehicles of the second division | 3 | | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a | 4 | | medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or | 5 | | township. | 6 | | 9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle | 7 | | motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a | 8 | | public system for transporting more than 10 passengers; | 9 | | (ii) are used as common carriers in the general | 10 | | transportation of passengers and not devoted to any | 11 | | specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the | 12 | | territorial limits of a single municipality or a single | 13 | | municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are | 14 | | subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce | 15 | | Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is | 16 | | exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight | 17 | | tax under this Code. | 18 | | 10. Beginning with the 2025 registration year, | 19 | | vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection | 20 | | district operated by or for the emergency medical services | 21 | | (EMS) chief that are eligible for issuance of EMS chief | 22 | | license plates under Section 3-699.23. | 23 | | (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent | 24 | | vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee | 25 | | of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that | 26 | | owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community |
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| 1 | | workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by | 2 | | administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall | 3 | | be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The | 4 | | Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this | 5 | | subsection (b-5). | 6 | | (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year, | 7 | | county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff | 8 | | and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued | 9 | | registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall | 10 | | be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from | 11 | | one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall | 12 | | report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration | 13 | | plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for | 14 | | any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The | 15 | | Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this | 16 | | subsection (c). | 17 | | (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year, | 18 | | municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box | 19 | | Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any | 20 | | fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have | 21 | | been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this | 22 | | Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of | 23 | | registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire | 24 | | department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to | 25 | | the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates | 26 | | from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire |
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| 1 | | department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary | 2 | | of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. | 3 | | (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally | 4 | | owned vehicles operated by or for any police department that | 5 | | have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of | 6 | | this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of | 7 | | registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each | 8 | | municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of | 9 | | State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to | 10 | | another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police | 11 | | department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to | 12 | | implement this subsection (d). | 13 | | (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle | 14 | | owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal | 15 | | corporation that has been issued registration plates under | 16 | | this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of | 17 | | registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county, | 18 | | township, or municipal corporation shall report to the | 19 | | Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from | 20 | | one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county, | 21 | | township, or municipal corporation. | 22 | | (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle | 23 | | owned or operated by a public school district from grades | 24 | | K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or | 25 | | hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been | 26 | | issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from |
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| 1 | | any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to | 2 | | another vehicle. Each school district, public community | 3 | | college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the | 4 | | Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle | 5 | | to another vehicle operated by the school district, public | 6 | | community college, or medical facility. | 7 | | (g) Beginning with the 2025 registration year, vehicles | 8 | | owned or operated by or for a private or public university | 9 | | police department or a private or public college police | 10 | | department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain | 11 | | vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this | 12 | | Section. These registration plates shall contain the | 13 | | designation "university police" or "college police" and shall | 14 | | be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of | 15 | | State. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 103-135, eff. 1-1-24 .) | 17 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-215) | 18 | | Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on | 19 | | motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code: | 20 | | (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating, or | 21 | | flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited | 22 | | except on: | 23 | | 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, federal, or | 24 | | local authorities; | 25 | | 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county |
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| 1 | | coroner and designated or authorized by local authorities, | 2 | | in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle; however, such | 3 | | designation or authorization must be carried in the | 4 | | vehicle; | 5 | | 2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire | 6 | | chief, or assistant fire chief who has completed an | 7 | | emergency vehicle operation training course approved by | 8 | | the Office of the State Fire Marshal and designated or | 9 | | authorized by local authorities, fire departments, or fire | 10 | | protection districts, in writing, as a fire department, | 11 | | fire protection district, or township fire department | 12 | | vehicle; however, the designation or authorization must be | 13 | | carried in the vehicle, and the lights may be visible or | 14 | | activated only when responding to a bona fide emergency; | 15 | | 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or | 16 | | federal firefighting vehicles; | 17 | | 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as | 18 | | ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights | 19 | | shall not be lighted except when responding to an | 20 | | emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick | 21 | | or injured; | 22 | | 4.5. Vehicles operated by an EMS chief that are | 23 | | affixed with EMS chief special registration plates or | 24 | | vehicles which are occasionally used as rescue vehicles | 25 | | that have been authorized for use as rescue vehicles by a | 26 | | volunteer EMS provider, provided that the operator of the |
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| 1 | | vehicle has successfully completed an emergency vehicle | 2 | | operation training course recognized by the Department of | 3 | | Public Health; furthermore, the lights shall not be | 4 | | lighted except when responding to an emergency call for | 5 | | the sick or injured; | 6 | | 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such | 7 | | lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on | 8 | | any such tow truck while the tow truck is operating in the | 9 | | State of Illinois; | 10 | | 6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management | 11 | | Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire | 12 | | Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public | 13 | | Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of | 14 | | Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of | 15 | | Juvenile Justice; | 16 | | 7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency | 17 | | management services agency as defined in the Illinois | 18 | | Emergency Management Agency Act; | 19 | | 8. School buses operating alternately flashing head | 20 | | lamps as permitted under Section 12-805 of this Code; | 21 | | 9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as | 22 | | organ transplant vehicles when used in combination with | 23 | | blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; | 24 | | furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the | 25 | | transportation is declared an emergency by a member of the | 26 | | transplant team or a representative of the organ |
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| 1 | | procurement organization; | 2 | | 10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural | 3 | | Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives | 4 | | emergency response; | 5 | | 11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of | 6 | | Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; the | 7 | | lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an | 8 | | emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged | 9 | | in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the | 10 | | emergency; and | 11 | | 12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway | 12 | | Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 | 13 | | pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency | 14 | | Lane Patrol; the lights shall not be lighted except when | 15 | | responding to an emergency call or when parked or | 16 | | stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at | 17 | | the scene of the emergency. | 18 | | (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing | 19 | | lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on: | 20 | | 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for | 21 | | towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights | 22 | | shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph | 23 | | 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are | 24 | | actually being used at the scene of a crash or | 25 | | disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat | 26 | | bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being |
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| 1 | | transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the | 2 | | vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing | 3 | | vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all | 4 | | wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall be | 5 | | lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing on a | 6 | | highway during all times when the use of headlights is | 7 | | required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition, | 8 | | these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or | 9 | | flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating, | 10 | | rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this | 11 | | paragraph; | 12 | | 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of | 13 | | Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, local | 14 | | authorities, and contractors; furthermore, such lights | 15 | | shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are | 16 | | engaged in maintenance or construction operations within | 17 | | the limits of construction projects; | 18 | | 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey | 19 | | crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted | 20 | | except while such vehicles are actually engaged in work on | 21 | | a highway; | 22 | | 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or | 23 | | other construction, maintenance, or automotive service | 24 | | vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as | 25 | | a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic | 26 | | hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking, |
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| 1 | | or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance, | 2 | | service, or construction on a highway; | 3 | | 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights | 4 | | shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by | 5 | | the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code; | 6 | | 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and | 7 | | operated by the State of Illinois or any political | 8 | | subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for | 9 | | removal of snow and ice from highways; | 10 | | 6.1. The front and rear of motorized equipment or | 11 | | vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or | 12 | | any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed | 13 | | and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and | 14 | | parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that | 15 | | is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except | 16 | | when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being | 17 | | used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government; | 18 | | 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state, | 19 | | furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as | 20 | | provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code; | 21 | | 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local | 22 | | authorities; | 23 | | 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local | 24 | | authorities when used in combination with red oscillating, | 25 | | rotating, or flashing lights; | 26 | | 9.5. Propane delivery trucks; |
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| 1 | | 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail | 2 | | for the United States Postal Service provided that such | 3 | | lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are | 4 | | actually being used for such purposes; | 5 | | 10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State | 6 | | Fire Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be | 7 | | lighted except for when such vehicles are engaged in work | 8 | | for the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; | 9 | | 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle | 10 | | emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1; | 11 | | 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or | 12 | | roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage, | 13 | | recycling, or refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be | 14 | | lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used | 15 | | for such purposes; | 16 | | 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm | 17 | | responder, control agency, or the Illinois Department of | 18 | | Corrections; | 19 | | 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human | 20 | | Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except | 21 | | when being used for security related purposes under the | 22 | | direction of the superintendent of the facility where the | 23 | | vehicle is located; and | 24 | | 15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the | 25 | | lights shall be lighted only while the vehicle is within | 26 | | the limits of a construction project. |
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| 1 | | (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing | 2 | | lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on: | 3 | | 1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire | 4 | | department or fire protection district and vehicles owned | 5 | | or operated by an EMS chief as provided in subsection (a); | 6 | | a : voluntary firefighter; a paid firefighter; a part-paid | 7 | | firefighter; a call firefighter; a member of the board of | 8 | | trustees of a fire protection district; a paid or unpaid | 9 | | member of a rescue squad; a paid or unpaid member of a | 10 | | voluntary ambulance unit; or a paid or unpaid members of a | 11 | | local or county emergency management services agency as | 12 | | defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, | 13 | | designated or authorized by local authorities, in writing, | 14 | | and carrying that designation or authorization in the | 15 | | vehicle. | 16 | | However, such lights are not to be lighted except when | 17 | | responding to a bona fide emergency or when parked or | 18 | | stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance | 19 | | call, or motor vehicle crash. | 20 | | Any person using these lights in accordance with this | 21 | | subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an | 22 | | identification card or letter identifying the bona fide | 23 | | member of a fire department, fire protection district, | 24 | | rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management | 25 | | services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The | 26 | | card or letter must include: |
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| 1 | | (A) the name of the fire department, fire | 2 | | protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or | 3 | | emergency management services agency; | 4 | | (B) the member's position within the fire | 5 | | department, fire protection district, rescue squad, | 6 | | ambulance unit, or emergency management services | 7 | | agency; | 8 | | (C) the member's term of service; and | 9 | | (D) the name of a person within the fire | 10 | | department, fire protection district, rescue squad, | 11 | | ambulance unit, or emergency management services | 12 | | agency to contact to verify the information provided. | 13 | | 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a | 14 | | population of 500,000 or more inhabitants. | 15 | | 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local | 16 | | authorities when used in combination with red oscillating, | 17 | | rotating, or flashing lights. | 18 | | 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or | 19 | | federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination | 20 | | with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. | 21 | | 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as | 22 | | ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination | 23 | | with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; | 24 | | furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when | 25 | | responding to an emergency call. | 26 | | 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as |
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| 1 | | organ transport vehicles when used in combination with red | 2 | | oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; furthermore, | 3 | | these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation | 4 | | is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant | 5 | | team or a representative of the organ procurement | 6 | | organization. | 7 | | 7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management | 8 | | Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire | 9 | | Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public | 10 | | Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of | 11 | | Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of | 12 | | Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red | 13 | | oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. | 14 | | 8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency | 15 | | management services agency as defined in the Illinois | 16 | | Emergency Management Agency Act, when used in combination | 17 | | with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. | 18 | | 9. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural | 19 | | Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives | 20 | | emergency response, when used in combination with red | 21 | | oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. | 22 | | (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or | 23 | | flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and | 24 | | notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a | 25 | | voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member of a rescue squad, | 26 | | or a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be equipped with |
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| 1 | | flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may be | 2 | | used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or | 3 | | stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance | 4 | | call, or motor vehicle crash. | 5 | | (c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or | 6 | | flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and | 7 | | notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a paid | 8 | | or unpaid member of a local or county emergency management | 9 | | services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency | 10 | | Management Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating, | 11 | | rotating, or flashing lights to be used in combination with | 12 | | blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, if | 13 | | authorization by local authorities is in writing and carried | 14 | | in the vehicle. | 15 | | (d) The use of a combination of amber and white | 16 | | oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, whether lighted or | 17 | | unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles | 18 | | designed and used for towing or hoisting vehicles or motor | 19 | | vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local | 20 | | authorities, contractors, and union representatives; | 21 | | furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on second | 22 | | division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting | 23 | | vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local | 24 | | authorities, and contractors except while such vehicles are | 25 | | engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or | 26 | | construction operations within the limits of highway |
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| 1 | | construction projects, and shall not be lighted on the | 2 | | vehicles of union representatives except when those vehicles | 3 | | are within the limits of a construction project. | 4 | | (e) All oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights referred | 5 | | to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity, when | 6 | | illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight. | 7 | | (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer | 8 | | of oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or his | 9 | | representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting | 10 | | such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If | 11 | | the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a | 12 | | highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the | 13 | | vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The | 14 | | signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in | 15 | | letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A | 16 | | vehicle authorized to have oscillating, rotating, or flashing | 17 | | lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the | 18 | | lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway. | 19 | | (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a), | 20 | | (b), (c), or (d) of this Section who without lawful authority | 21 | | stops or detains or attempts to stop or detain another person | 22 | | shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony. | 23 | | (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person | 24 | | violating the provisions of subsection (a) or (c) of this | 25 | | Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. | 26 | | (Source: P.A. 102-842, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; |
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| 1 | | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) | 2 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601) | 3 | | Sec. 12-601. Horns and warning devices. | 4 | | (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall | 5 | | be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of | 6 | | emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance | 7 | | of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device | 8 | | shall emit an unreasonable loud or harsh sound or a whistle. | 9 | | The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary | 10 | | to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn | 11 | | but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway. | 12 | | (b) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person | 13 | | use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as | 14 | | otherwise permitted in this Section. Any authorized emergency | 15 | | vehicle or organ transport vehicle as defined in Chapter 1 of | 16 | | this Code or a vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire | 17 | | chief, assistant fire chief, EMS chief, or the Director or | 18 | | Coordinator of a municipal or county emergency services and | 19 | | disaster agency may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell | 20 | | capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from | 21 | | a distance of not less than 500 feet, but such siren, whistle, | 22 | | or bell shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated | 23 | | in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of | 24 | | an actual or suspected violator of the law in either of which | 25 | | events the driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren, |
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| 1 | | whistle, or bell when necessary to warn pedestrians and other | 2 | | drivers of the approach thereof. | 3 | | (c) Trackless trolley coaches, as defined by Section 1-206 | 4 | | of this Code, and replica trolleys, as defined by Section | 5 | | 1-171.04 of this Code, may be equipped with a bell or bells in | 6 | | lieu of a horn, and may, in addition to the requirements of | 7 | | subsection (a) of this Section, use a bell or bells for the | 8 | | purpose of indicating arrival or departure at designated stops | 9 | | during the hours of scheduled operation. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 102-448, eff. 1-1-22 .)". |
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