Full Text of SB1899 99th General Assembly
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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 | | Section 11-1426.2 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1426.2) | 7 | | Sec. 11-1426.2. Operation of low-speed vehicles on | 8 | | streets. | 9 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is | 10 | | lawful for any person to drive or operate a low-speed vehicle | 11 | | upon any street in this State where the posted speed limit is | 12 | | 30 miles per hour or less. | 13 | | (b) Low-speed vehicles may cross a street at an | 14 | | intersection where the street being crossed has a posted speed | 15 | | limit of not more than 45 miles per hour. Low-speed vehicles | 16 | | may not cross a street with a speed limit in excess of 45 miles | 17 | | per hour unless the crossing is at an intersection controlled | 18 | | by a traffic light or 4-way stop sign. | 19 | | (c) The Department of Transportation or a municipality, | 20 | | township, county, or other unit of local government may | 21 | | prohibit, by regulation, ordinance, or resolution, the | 22 | | operation of low-speed vehicles on streets under its | 23 | | jurisdiction where the posted speed limit is 30 miles per hour |
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| 1 | | or less if the Department of Transportation or unit of local | 2 | | government determines that the public safety would be | 3 | | jeopardized. | 4 | | (d) Upon determining that low-speed vehicles may not safely | 5 | | operate on a street, and upon the adoption of an ordinance or | 6 | | resolution by a unit of local government, or regulation by the | 7 | | Department of Transportation, the operation of low-speed | 8 | | vehicles may be prohibited. The unit of local government or the | 9 | | Department of Transportation may prohibit the operation of | 10 | | low-speed vehicles on any and all streets under its | 11 | | jurisdiction. Appropriate signs shall be posted in conformance | 12 | | with the State Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices | 13 | | adopted pursuant to Section 11-301 of this Code. | 14 | | (e) If a street is under the jurisdiction of more than one | 15 | | unit of local government, or under the jurisdiction of the | 16 | | Department of Transportation and one or more units of local | 17 | | government, low-speed vehicles may be operated on the street | 18 | | unless each unit of local government and the Department of | 19 | | Transportation agree and take action to prohibit such operation | 20 | | as provided in this Section. | 21 | | (e-5) A unit of local government may, by ordinance or | 22 | | resolution, authorize the operation of low-speed vehicles on | 23 | | one or more streets under its jurisdiction that have a speed | 24 | | limit of more than 30 miles per hour but not greater than 35 | 25 | | miles per hour. | 26 | | Before authorizing the operation of low-speed vehicles on |
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| 1 | | any street under this subsection (e-5), the unit of local | 2 | | government must consider the volume, speed, and character of | 3 | | traffic on the street and determine whether low-speed vehicles | 4 | | may travel safely on that street. | 5 | | If a street is under the jurisdiction of more than one unit | 6 | | of government, low-speed vehicles may not be operated on the | 7 | | street under this subsection (e-5) unless each unit of | 8 | | government agrees and takes action as provided in this | 9 | | subsection. | 10 | | Upon the adoption of an ordinance authorizing low-speed | 11 | | vehicles under this subsection (e-5), appropriate signs shall | 12 | | be posted. | 13 | | (f) No low-speed vehicle may be operated on any street | 14 | | unless, at a minimum, it has the following: a parking brake | 15 | | brakes , a steering apparatus, tires, a windshield that conforms | 16 | | to the federal vehicle safety standards on glazing materials as | 17 | | set forth in 49 CFR part 571.205, a vehicle identification | 18 | | number, seat belts, a rearview mirror, an exterior rearview | 19 | | mirror mounted on the driver's side of the vehicle, red | 20 | | reflectorized warning devices on each rear side and one on the | 21 | | center rear of the vehicle in the front and rear , a headlight | 22 | | that emits a white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to | 23 | | the front, a tail lamp that emits a red light visible from at | 24 | | least 100 feet from the rear, brake lights, and front and rear | 25 | | turn signals. When operated on a street, a low-speed vehicle | 26 | | shall have its headlight and tail lamps lighted as required by |
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| 1 | | Section 12-201 of this Code. | 2 | | (g) A person may not operate a low-speed vehicle upon any | 3 | | street in this State unless he or she has a valid driver's | 4 | | license issued in his or her name by the Secretary of State or | 5 | | a foreign jurisdiction. | 6 | | (h) The operation of a low-speed vehicle upon any street is | 7 | | subject to the provisions of Chapter 11 of this Code concerning | 8 | | the Rules of the Road, and applicable local ordinances. | 9 | | (i) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle is subject to the | 10 | | mandatory insurance requirements specified in Article VI of | 11 | | Chapter 7 of this Code. | 12 | | (j) Any person engaged in the retail sale of low-speed | 13 | | vehicles are required to comply with the motor vehicle dealer | 14 | | licensing, registration, and bonding laws of this State, as | 15 | | specified in Sections 5-101 and 5-102 of this Code. | 16 | | (k) No action taken by a unit of local government under | 17 | | this Section designates the operation of a low-speed vehicle as | 18 | | an intended or permitted use of property with respect to | 19 | | Section 3-102 of the Local Governmental and Governmental | 20 | | Employees Tort Immunity Act. | 21 | | (l) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle which may be | 22 | | operated upon a highway shall secure a certificate of title and | 23 | | display valid registration. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1434, eff. 8-11-10; | 25 | | 97-144, eff. 7-14-11.)
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