Full Text of SB1819 99th General Assembly
SB1819 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB1819 Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Pat McGuire SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 625 ILCS 5/11-301 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-301 | 625 ILCS 5/11-502 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-502 | 625 ILCS 5/11-1403.2 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1403.2 | 625 ILCS 5/12-209 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-209 | 625 ILCS 5/12-709 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the words, "$250 fine", to be displayed on signs designating the reservation of parking spaces for disabled people. Provides for the transport of previously opened wine bottles within the passenger area of a motor vehicle, as long as the bottle has been resealed in compliance with the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes driving a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped, on one wheel, in excess of 26 miles per hour over the speed limit, a petty offense subject to a $100 fine, in addition to other statutory penalties. Requires vehicle back-up lamps to be mounted on the rear of a vehicle and emit a white light only when the vehicle is in reverse. Requires non-highway vehicles, when operated on a highway, to display a slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the vehicle. Defines "non-highway vehicle".
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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 changing | 5 | | Sections 11-301, 11-502, 11-1403.2, 12-209, and 12-709 as | 6 | | follows:
| 7 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-301)
| 8 | | Sec. 11-301. Department to adopt sign manual.
| 9 | | (a) The Department shall adopt a State manual and | 10 | | specifications for a
uniform system of traffic-control devices | 11 | | consistent with this Chapter for
use upon highways within this | 12 | | State. Such manual shall include the
adoption of the R 7-8 sign | 13 | | adopted by the United States Department of
Transportation to | 14 | | designate the reservation of parking
facilities for a person | 15 | | with disabilities.
Non-conforming signs in use prior to January
| 16 | | 1, 1985 shall not constitute a violation during their useful | 17 | | lives, which
shall not be extended by other means than normal | 18 | | maintenance. The manual
shall also specify insofar
as | 19 | | practicable the minimum warrants justifying the use of the | 20 | | various
traffic control devices. Such uniform system shall | 21 | | correlate with and,
where not inconsistent with Illinois | 22 | | highway conditions, conform to the
system set forth in the most | 23 | | recent edition of the national manual on
Uniform Traffic |
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| 1 | | Control Devices for Streets and Highways.
| 2 | | (b) Signs adopted by the Department to designate the | 3 | | reservation of
parking facilities for a person with | 4 | | disabilities shall also exhibit, in a
manner determined by the | 5 | | Department, the words " $250 $100 Fine".
| 6 | | (c) If the amount of a fine is changed, the Department | 7 | | shall change the
design of the
signs to indicate
the current | 8 | | amount of the fine.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95; 89-533, eff. 1-1-97.)
| 10 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-502)
| 11 | | Sec. 11-502. Transportation or possession of alcoholic | 12 | | liquor in
a motor vehicle. | 13 | | (a) Except as provided in paragraphs paragraph (c) and | 14 | | (d-5) , no driver may
transport, carry, possess or have any | 15 | | alcoholic
liquor within the passenger area of any motor vehicle | 16 | | upon a highway in
this State except in the original container | 17 | | and with the seal unbroken.
| 18 | | (b) Except as provided in paragraphs paragraph (c) and | 19 | | (d-5) , no passenger may carry, possess
or have any alcoholic | 20 | | liquor within any passenger area of any motor vehicle
upon a | 21 | | highway in this State except in the original container and with | 22 | | the
seal unbroken.
| 23 | | (c) This Section shall not apply to the passengers in a | 24 | | limousine when
it is being used for purposes for which a | 25 | | limousine is ordinarily used,
the passengers on a chartered bus |
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| 1 | | when it is being used for purposes for
which chartered buses | 2 | | are ordinarily used or on a motor home or mini motor
home as | 3 | | defined in Section 1-145.01 of this Code. However, the driver | 4 | | of
any such vehicle is prohibited from consuming or having any | 5 | | alcoholic
liquor in or about the driver's area. Any evidence of | 6 | | alcoholic consumption
by the driver shall be prima facie | 7 | | evidence of such driver's failure to
obey this Section. For the | 8 | | purposes of this Section, a limousine is a motor
vehicle of the | 9 | | first division with the passenger compartment enclosed by a
| 10 | | partition or dividing window used in the for-hire | 11 | | transportation of
passengers and operated by an individual in | 12 | | possession of a valid Illinois
driver's license of the | 13 | | appropriate classification pursuant to Section 6-104
of this | 14 | | Code.
| 15 | | (d) (Blank).
| 16 | | (d-5) This Section shall not apply to wine bottles provided | 17 | | they are sealed by a licensed restaurant or winery as described | 18 | | in Section 6-33 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934. | 19 | | Specifically, a partially consumed bottle of wine that is to be | 20 | | removed from the premises shall be securely sealed by the | 21 | | licensee or an agent of the licensee prior to removal from the | 22 | | premises and placed in a transparent one-time use tamper-proof | 23 | | bag. The licensee or agent of the licensee shall provide a | 24 | | dated receipt for the bottle of wine to the patron. | 25 | | (e) Any driver who is convicted of violating subsection (a) | 26 | | of this
Section for a second or subsequent time within one year |
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| 1 | | of a similar
conviction shall be subject to suspension of | 2 | | driving privileges as
provided, in paragraph 23 of subsection | 3 | | (a) of Section 6-206 of this Code.
| 4 | | (f) Any driver, who is less than 21 years of age at the | 5 | | date of the
offense and who is convicted of violating | 6 | | subsection (a) of this Section or a
similar provision of a | 7 | | local ordinance, shall be subject to the loss of driving
| 8 | | privileges as provided in paragraph 13 of subsection (a) of | 9 | | Section 6-205 of
this Code and paragraph 33 of subsection (a) | 10 | | of Section 6-206 of this Code.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 94-1047, eff. 1-1-07; 95-847, eff. 8-15-08.)
| 12 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1403.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1403.2)
| 13 | | Sec. 11-1403.2. Operating a motorcycle, motor driven | 14 | | cycle, or moped on one wheel; aggravated operating a | 15 | | motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped on one wheel. | 16 | | (a) No person shall operate a motorcycle, motor driven
| 17 | | cycle, or moped on one wheel.
| 18 | | (b) Aggravated operating a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, | 19 | | or moped on one wheel. A person commits aggravated operating a | 20 | | motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped on one wheel when he | 21 | | or she violates subsection (a) of this Section while committing | 22 | | a violation of subsection (b) of Section 11-601 or a violation | 23 | | of Section 11-601.5 of this Code. A violation of this | 24 | | subsection is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $100, | 25 | | except a second conviction of a violation of this subsection is |
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| 1 | | a Class B misdemeanor and a third or subsequent conviction of a | 2 | | violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor in | 3 | | addition to other statutory penalties . | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10; 97-743, eff. 1-1-13.)
| 5 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-209) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-209)
| 6 | | Sec. 12-209. Additional Lighting Equipment.
| 7 | | (a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than 2 | 8 | | side cowl or
fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white | 9 | | light without glare.
| 10 | | (b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than | 11 | | one running
board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which | 12 | | shall emit a white or amber
light without glare.
| 13 | | (c) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more | 14 | | back-up lamps which shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle | 15 | | and emit a white light
either separately or in combination with | 16 | | other lamps; but any such back-up
lamp or lamps shall not be | 17 | | lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward
motion.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 77-37.)
| 19 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709)
| 20 | | Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem.
| 21 | | (a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of | 22 | | husbandry , and
special mobile equipment , and non-highway | 23 | | vehicle , when operated on a highway must display a
slow-moving | 24 | | vehicle emblem mounted on the rear except as provided in
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| 1 | | paragraph (b) of this Section. Special mobile equipment is | 2 | | exempt when
operated within the limits of a construction or | 3 | | maintenance project where
traffic control devices are used in | 4 | | compliance with the applicable
provisions of the manual and | 5 | | specifications adopted under Section 11-301 of
the "Illinois | 6 | | Vehicle Code".
| 7 | | (b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) of | 8 | | this Section
when operated in combination on a highway must | 9 | | display a slow-moving
vehicle emblem as follows:
| 10 | | 1. Where the towed unit or any load thereon partially | 11 | | or totally
obscures the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the | 12 | | towing unit, the towed unit
shall be equipped with a | 13 | | slow-moving vehicle emblem. In such cases the
towing unit | 14 | | need not display the emblem.
| 15 | | 2. Where the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the towing | 16 | | unit is not
obscured by the towed unit or its load, then | 17 | | either or both may be equipped
with the required emblem but | 18 | | it shall be sufficient if either displays it.
| 19 | | 3. A registered truck towed behind a farm tractor in | 20 | | conformity with the
provisions of Section 11-1418 of the | 21 | | "Illinois Vehicle Code" must display a
slow-moving vehicle | 22 | | emblem in the manner provided in paragraph (c) while
being | 23 | | towed on a highway if the emblem on the towing vehicle is | 24 | | partially
or totally obscured.
| 25 | | (c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by paragraphs | 26 | | (a) and (b) of
this Section must meet or exceed the |
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| 1 | | specifications and mounting
requirements
established by the | 2 | | Department. Such specifications and mounting
requirements | 3 | | shall, on and before August 31, 2004, be based on the
| 4 | | specifications adopted by the American
Society of Agricultural | 5 | | Engineers and published by that body as ASAE S
276.2 dated | 6 | | March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. On and after September 1, 2004,
| 7 | | the specifications and mounting requirements shall be based on | 8 | | the
specifications adopted by the American Society of | 9 | | Agricultural Engineers and
published by that body as ASAE S | 10 | | 276.5 NOV 97. No advertising or other
marking
shall appear upon
| 11 | | the emblem except that specified by the American Society of | 12 | | Agricultural
Engineers to identify the standard to which the | 13 | | material complies. Each
original package containing a | 14 | | slow-moving vehicle
emblem shall display a notice on the | 15 | | outside of the package stating
that such emblem shall only be | 16 | | used for the purposes stated in subsections
(a) and (b).
| 17 | | (d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety | 18 | | identification
device and shall not be displayed on any vehicle | 19 | | nor displayed in any
manner other than as described in | 20 | | paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
Section. A slow-moving | 21 | | vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view from a | 22 | | highway on an object other than a vehicle or unit described in | 23 | | subsection (a) of this Section or a vehicle required to display | 24 | | a slow-moving vehicle emblem under subsection (e) of Section | 25 | | 11-1426.1 of this Code. A violation of this subsection (d) is a | 26 | | petty offense punishable by
a fine of $75. |
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| 1 | | (e) For the purpose of this Section, "non-highway vehicle" | 2 | | has the meaning as defined in Section 11-1426.1 of this Code.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 97-958, eff. 8-15-12.)
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