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90_HB0393
625 ILCS 5/11-1404 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to require every
operator and passenger 18 years of age or younger on
motorcycles and motor driven cycles (excludes motorized
pedalcycles) to wear a helmet.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 11-1404.
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 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
8 Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding
9 motorcycles, motor driven cycles or motorized pedalcycles.
10 (a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or
11 motorized pedalcycle and every passenger thereon shall be
12 protected by glasses, goggles or a transparent shield. In
13 addition, every operator and passenger 18 years of age or
14 younger, except operators and passengers riding motorized
15 pedalcycles, must wear a helmet.
16 (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles,
17 and transparent shields are defined as follows:
18 "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or
19 sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant
20 material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this
21 Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or
22 created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying
23 when struck or broken.
24 "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the
25 predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without
26 obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide
27 protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form
28 a complete seal with the face.
29 "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the
30 front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an
31 operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position,
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1 made of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant
2 protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face
3 at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
4 (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection
5 devices.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-271, eff. 1-1-96.)