Full Text of SB2535 096th General Assembly
SB2535 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 SB2535
Introduced 1/12/2010, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/11-1404 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require every operator and passenger
under the age of 18 on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle
to wear a helmet that meets federal safety standards and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a chin strap. Effective January 1, 2011. |
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A BILL FOR
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
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| Section 11-1404 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
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| 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.
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| (a-5) Any operator under the age of 18 and any passenger | 13 |
| under the age of 18 of a motorcycle, motor
driven cycle, or | 14 |
| motorized pedalcycle must also must wear a helmet, which meets | 15 |
| the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. | 16 |
| 218 and is properly fastened under the person's chin with a | 17 |
| chin strap. | 18 |
| (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and | 19 |
| transparent
shields are defined as follows:
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| "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or | 21 |
| sunglasses worn
before the eye, made of shatter-resistant | 22 |
| material.
Shatter-resistant material, as used in this Section, | 23 |
| means material so
manufactured, fabricated, or
created that it |
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| substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or
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| broken.
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| "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the | 4 |
| predominant function of
which is protecting the eyes without | 5 |
| obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles
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| protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a
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| complete seal with the face.
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| "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the | 9 |
| front of a motorcycle
that extends above the eyes when an | 10 |
| operator is seated in the normal, upright
riding position, made | 11 |
| of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant
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| protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face | 13 |
| at least to a
point approximately to the tip of the nose.
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| (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection | 15 |
| devices.
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| (Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 18 |
| 1, 2011. |
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