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90_HB1259
625 ILCS 5/12-611 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-611
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to prohibit a driver
from operating a sound amplification system that can be heard
outside the vehicle from 50 (instead of 75) feet or more.
Provides that a violation is punishable by a fine not to
exceed $100 (instead of $50).
LRB9003795NTsb
LRB9003795NTsb
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 12-611.
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 12-611 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/12-611) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-611)
8 Sec. 12-611. No driver of any motor vehicle within this
9 State shall operate or permit operation of any sound
10 amplification system which can be heard outside the vehicle
11 from 50 75 or more feet when the vehicle is being operated
12 upon a highway, unless such system is being operated to
13 request assistance or warn of a hazardous situation.
14 This Section does not apply to authorized emergency
15 vehicles or vehicles engaged in advertising.
16 Any violation of the provisions of this Section shall be
17 a petty offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $100 $50.
18 (Source: P.A. 86-1240.)