Full Text of HB5620 103rd General Assembly
HB5620ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Daniel Didech Filed: 3/27/2024 | | 10300HB5620ham001 | | LRB103 35431 RTM 71062 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5620
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5620 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 11-1404 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404) | 7 | | Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding | 8 | | motorcycles, motor driven cycles , or mopeds. | 9 | | (a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle , or | 10 | | moped and every passenger thereon shall be protected by | 11 | | glasses, goggles , or a transparent shield. | 12 | | (a-5) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), | 13 | | an operator or passenger of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, | 14 | | or moped who is less than 18 years of age shall be protected by | 15 | | a motorcycle helmet. | 16 | | (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, |
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| 1 | | motorcycle helmet, and transparent shields are defined as | 2 | | follows: | 3 | | "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or | 4 | | sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant | 5 | | material. " Shatter-resistant material " , as used in this | 6 | | Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or | 7 | | created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying | 8 | | when struck or broken. | 9 | | "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the | 10 | | predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without | 11 | | obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide | 12 | | protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a | 13 | | complete seal with the face. | 14 | | "Motorcycle helmet" means a protective covering for the | 15 | | head consisting of a hard outer shell, padding adjacent to and | 16 | | inside the outer shell and a chin-strap type retention system | 17 | | with a sticker indicating that the motorcycle helmet meets | 18 | | standards established by the United States Department of | 19 | | Transportation. | 20 | | "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the | 21 | | front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an | 22 | | operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position, | 23 | | made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant | 24 | | protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face | 25 | | at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose. | 26 | | (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection |
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| 1 | | devices. | 2 | | (Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)". |
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