Full Text of HB1499 95th General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 |
| Sections 11-1426 and 11-1426.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1426) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1426)
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| Sec. 11-1426. Operation of all-terrain vehicles and | 8 |
| off-highway
motorcycles on streets, roads
and
highways.
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| (a) Except as provided under this Section, it shall be | 10 |
| unlawful for
any person to drive or operate any all-terrain | 11 |
| vehicle or off-highway
motorcycle upon any street,
highway or | 12 |
| roadway in this State.
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| (a-1) It shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or | 14 |
| operate any all-terrain vehicle upon any county roadway or | 15 |
| township roadway for the purpose of conducting farming | 16 |
| operations to and from the home, farm, farm buildings, and any | 17 |
| adjacent or nearby farm land. An all-terrain vehicle that is | 18 |
| operated on a county or township roadway at any time between | 19 |
| one-half hour before sunset and one-half hour after sunrise | 20 |
| must be equipped with head lamps and tail lamps, and the head | 21 |
| lamps and tail lamps must be lighted.
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| (b) Except as provided under subsection (c) of this | 23 |
| Section, all-terrain
vehicles and off-highway motorcycles may |
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| make a direct crossing provided:
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| (1) The crossing is made at an angle of approximately | 3 |
| 90 degrees to the
direction of the street, road or highway | 4 |
| and at a place where no
obstruction prevents a quick and | 5 |
| safe crossing; and
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| (2) The all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle | 7 |
| is brought to a
complete stop before attempting a crossing; | 8 |
| and
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| (3) The operator of the all-terrain vehicle or | 10 |
| off-highway motorcycle
yields the right of way to all | 11 |
| pedestrian and vehicular traffic which
constitutes a | 12 |
| hazard; and
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| (4) That when crossing a divided highway, the crossing | 14 |
| is made only at
an intersection of the highway with another | 15 |
| public street, road, or
highway; and
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| (5) That when accessing township roadways in counties | 17 |
| which contain a
tract of the Shawnee National Forest, the | 18 |
| accessing complies with rules
promulgated by the | 19 |
| Department of Natural Resources to
govern the accessing.
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| (c) No person operating an all-terrain vehicle or | 21 |
| off-highway motorcycle
shall make a direct crossing upon or | 22 |
| across any tollroad, interstate
highway, or controlled access | 23 |
| highway in this State.
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| (d) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, | 25 |
| township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt | 26 |
| ordinances or resolutions allowing
all-terrain vehicles and |
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| off-highway motorcycles to be operated on roadways
under their | 2 |
| jurisdiction, designated by signs as may be prescribed by the
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| Department, when it is necessary to cross a bridge or culvert | 4 |
| or when it is
impracticable to gain immediate access to an area | 5 |
| adjacent to a highway where
an all-terrain vehicle or | 6 |
| off-highway motorcycle is to be operated. The
crossing shall be | 7 |
| made in the same direction as traffic.
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| (e) The corporate authorities of a county, road district, | 9 |
| township, city,
village, or incorporated town may adopt | 10 |
| ordinances or resolutions designating
one or more specific | 11 |
| public highways or streets under their jurisdiction as
egress | 12 |
| and ingress routes for the use of all-terrain vehicles and | 13 |
| off-highway
motorcycles. Operation of all-terrain vehicles and | 14 |
| off-highway motorcycles on
the routes shall be in the same | 15 |
| direction as traffic. Corporate authorities
acting under the | 16 |
| authority of this subsection (e) shall erect and maintain
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| signs, as may be prescribed by the Department, giving proper | 18 |
| notice of the
designation.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96; 90-287, eff. 1-1-98.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1) | 21 |
| Sec. 11-1426.1. Operation of neighborhood electric | 22 |
| vehicles on streets, roads, and highways. | 23 |
| (a) As used in this Section, "neighborhood electric | 24 |
| vehicle" means a self-propelled, electronically powered | 25 |
| four-wheeled motor vehicle (or a self-propelled, |
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| gasoline-powered four-wheeled motor vehicle with an engine | 2 |
| displacement under 1,200 cubic centimeters) which is capable of | 3 |
| attaining in one mile a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, | 4 |
| but not more than 25 miles per hour, and which conforms to | 5 |
| federal regulations under Title 49 C.F.R. Part 571.500. | 6 |
| (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is | 7 |
| unlawful
for any person to drive or operate a neighborhood | 8 |
| electric vehicle
upon any street, highway, or roadway in this | 9 |
| State. If the operation of a neighborhood electric vehicle is | 10 |
| authorized under subsection (d), the neighborhood electric | 11 |
| vehicle may be operated only on streets where the posted speed | 12 |
| limit is 35 miles per hour or less. This subsection (b) does | 13 |
| not prohibit a neighborhood electric vehicle from crossing a | 14 |
| road or street at an intersection where the road or street has | 15 |
| a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour. | 16 |
| (b-5) A person may not operate a neighborhood electric | 17 |
| vehicle upon any street, highway, or roadway in this State | 18 |
| unless he or she has a valid Illinois driver's license issued | 19 |
| in his or her name by the Secretary of State. | 20 |
| (c) No person operating a neighborhood electric vehicle | 21 |
| shall make a direct crossing upon or across any highway under | 22 |
| the jurisdiction of the State, tollroad,
interstate highway, or | 23 |
| controlled access highway in this State. | 24 |
| (d) A municipality, township, county, or other unit of | 25 |
| local government may authorize, by ordinance or resolution, the | 26 |
| operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on roadways under |
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| its jurisdiction if the unit of local government determines | 2 |
| that the public safety will not be jeopardized. The Department | 3 |
| may authorize
the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles | 4 |
| on the roadways under its jurisdiction if the Department | 5 |
| determines that the public safety will not be jeopardized. | 6 |
| Before permitting the operation of neighborhood electric | 7 |
| vehicles on its roadways,
a municipality, township, county, | 8 |
| other unit of local government, or the Department must consider | 9 |
| the volume, speed, and character of traffic on the roadway and | 10 |
| determine whether neighborhood electric vehicles may safely | 11 |
| travel on or cross the roadway. Upon determining that | 12 |
| neighborhood electric vehicles may safely operate on a roadway | 13 |
| and the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by a | 14 |
| municipality, township, county, or other unit of local | 15 |
| government, or authorization by the Department, appropriate | 16 |
| signs shall be posted. | 17 |
| If a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one | 18 |
| unit of government, neighborhood electric vehicles may not be | 19 |
| operated on the roadway unless each
unit of government agrees | 20 |
| and takes action as provided in this subsection. | 21 |
| (e) No neighborhood electric vehicle may be operated on a | 22 |
| roadway unless, at a minimum, it has
the following: brakes, a | 23 |
| steering apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red | 24 |
| reflectorized warning devices in the front and rear, a slow | 25 |
| moving emblem (as required of other vehicles in Section 12-709 | 26 |
| of this Code) on the rear of the neighborhood electric vehicle, |
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| a headlight that emits a white light visible from a distance of | 2 |
| 500 feet to the front, a tail lamp that emits a
red light | 3 |
| visible from at least 100 feet from the rear, brake lights, and | 4 |
| turn signals. When operated on a roadway, a neighborhood | 5 |
| electric vehicle shall have its headlight and tail lamps | 6 |
| lighted as required by Section 12-201 of this Code. | 7 |
| (f) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of | 8 |
| a neighborhood electric vehicle on a roadway while under the | 9 |
| influence is subject to Sections 11-500 through 11-502 of this | 10 |
| Code.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-298, eff. 1-1-06.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 13 |
| becoming law.
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