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90_HB0080
625 ILCS 5/11-1404 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404
625 ILCS 5/11-1520 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it is
unlawful for a person under the age of 16 to operate or to be
a passenger on a bicycle unless he or she wears a bicycle
helmet. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall impound
the bicycle until it receives proof of ownership of a bicycle
helmet. Provides that it is unlawful for an operator of a
motorcycle to transport a passenger under the age of 16
unless the passenger is wearing a motorcycle helmet.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 11-1404 and adding Section 11-1520.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Section 11-1404 and adding Section 11-1520 as
7 follows:
8 (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
9 Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding
10 motorcycles, motor driven cycles or motorized pedalcycles.
11 (a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or
12 motorized pedalcycle and every passenger thereon shall be
13 protected by glasses, goggles or a transparent shield.
14 (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles,
15 and transparent shields are defined as follows:
16 "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or
17 sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant
18 material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this
19 Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or
20 created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying
21 when struck or broken.
22 "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the
23 predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without
24 obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide
25 protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form
26 a complete seal with the face.
27 "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the
28 front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an
29 operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position,
30 made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant
31 protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face
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1 at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
2 (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection
3 devices.
4 (d) It is unlawful for an operator of a motorcycle to
5 transport a passenger under the age of 16 unless the
6 passenger is wearing a protective motorcycle helmet of good
7 fit fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the
8 helmet. The Department of Transportation shall establish
9 rules setting standards for these motorcycle helmets.
10 (Source: P.A. 89-271, eff. 1-1-96.)
11 (625 ILCS 5/11-1520 new)
12 Sec. 1520. Bicycle helmet.
13 (a) It is unlawful for a person under the age of 16 to
14 operate or to be a passenger on a bicycle unless at all times
15 when the person is so engaged he or she wears a protective
16 bicycle helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head
17 with the straps of the helmet.
18 (b) As used in this Section, "protective bicycle helmet"
19 means a piece of headgear that meets or exceeds the impact
20 standards for protective bicycle helmets set by the American
21 National Standards Institute (ANSI) or the Snell Memorial
22 Foundation.
23 (c) For a violation of this Section, a law enforcement
24 agency shall impound the bicycle until the law enforcement
25 agency receives satisfactory proof of ownership of a
26 protective bicycle helmet of good fit or a person, other than
27 the operator or passenger of the bicycle or a family member
28 of the operator or passenger, provides satisfactory proof of
29 ownership of the bicycle. This is the only penalty for a
30 violation of this Section.