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90_HB3743
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals existing
provisions regarding the size, weight, and load of vehicles.
Inserts reorganized provisions which are similar to the
existing provisions, but with numerous additions, deletions,
and changes. Amends other provisions of the Illinois Vehicle
Code and the Environmental Protection Act to change
cross-references.
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1 AN ACT to amend certain Acts in relation to the size and
2 weight of certain vehicles.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
6 by changing Section 10 as follows:
7 (415 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1010)
8 Sec. 10. Regulations.
9 (A) The Board, pursuant to procedures prescribed in
10 Title VII of this Act, may adopt regulations to promote the
11 purposes of this Title. Without limiting the generality of
12 this authority, such regulations may among other things
13 prescribe:
14 (a) Ambient air quality standards specifying the
15 maximum permissible short-term and long-term
16 concentrations of various contaminants in the atmosphere;
17 (b) Emission standards specifying the maximum
18 amounts or concentrations of various contaminants that
19 may be discharged into the atmosphere;
20 (c) Standards for the issuance of permits for
21 construction, installation, or operation of any
22 equipment, facility, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft capable
23 of causing or contributing to air pollution or designed
24 to prevent air pollution;
25 (d) Standards and conditions regarding the sale,
26 offer, or use of any fuel, vehicle, or other article
27 determined by the Board to constitute an air-pollution
28 hazard;
29 (e) Alert and abatement standards relative to
30 air-pollution episodes or emergencies constituting an
31 acute danger to health or to the environment;
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1 (f) Requirements and procedures for the inspection
2 of any equipment, facility, vehicle, vessel, or aircraft
3 that may cause or contribute to air pollution;
4 (g) Requirements and standards for equipment and
5 procedures for monitoring contaminant discharges at their
6 sources, the collection of samples and the collection,
7 reporting and retention of data resulting from such
8 monitoring.
9 (B) The Board shall adopt sulfur dioxide regulations and
10 emission standards for existing fuel combustion stationary
11 emission sources located in all areas of the State of
12 Illinois, except the Chicago, St. Louis (Illinois) and Peoria
13 major metropolitan areas, in accordance with the following
14 requirements:
15 (1) Such regulations shall not be more restrictive
16 than necessary to attain and maintain the "Primary
17 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Sulfur
18 Dioxide" and within a reasonable time attain and maintain
19 the "Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for
20 Sulfur Dioxide."
21 (2) Such regulations shall be based upon ambient
22 air quality monitoring data insofar as possible,
23 consistent with regulations of the United States
24 Environmental Protection Agency. To the extent that air
25 quality modeling techniques are used for setting
26 standards, such techniques shall be fully described and
27 documented in the record of the Board's rulemaking
28 proceeding.
29 (3) Such regulations shall provide a mechanism for
30 the establishment of emission standards applicable to a
31 specific site as an alternative to a more restrictive
32 general emission standard. The Board shall delegate
33 authority to the Agency to determine such specific site
34 emission standards, pursuant to regulations adopted by
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1 the Board.
2 (4) Such regulations and standards shall allow all
3 available alternative air quality control methods
4 consistent with federal law and regulations.
5 (C) The Board may not adopt any regulation banning the
6 burning of landscape waste throughout the State generally.
7 The Board may, by regulation, restrict or prohibit the
8 burning of landscape waste within any geographical area of
9 the State if it determines based on medical and biological
10 evidence generally accepted by the scientific community that
11 such burning will produce in the atmosphere of that
12 geographical area contaminants in sufficient quantities and
13 of such characteristics and duration as to be injurious to
14 humans, plant, or animal life, or health.
15 (D) The Board shall adopt regulations requiring the
16 owner or operator of a gasoline dispensing system that
17 dispenses more than 10,000 gallons of gasoline per month to
18 install and operate a system for the recovery of gasoline
19 vapor emissions arising from the fueling of motor vehicles
20 that meets the requirements of Section 182 of the federal
21 Clean Air Act (42 USC 7511a). These regulations shall apply
22 only in areas of the State that are classified as moderate,
23 serious, severe or extreme nonattainment areas for ozone
24 pursuant to Section 181 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 USC
25 7511), but shall not apply in such areas classified as
26 moderate nonattainment areas for ozone if the Administrator
27 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency promulgates
28 standards for vehicle-based (onboard) systems for the control
29 of vehicle refueling emissions pursuant to Section 202(a)(6)
30 of the federal Clean Air Act (42 USC 7521(a)(6)) by November
31 15, 1992.
32 (E) The Board shall not adopt or enforce any regulation
33 requiring the use of a tarpaulin or other covering on a
34 truck, trailer, or other vehicle that is stricter than the
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1 requirements of Section 15-6400 15-109.1 of the Illinois
2 Vehicle Code. To the extent that it is in conflict with this
3 subsection, the Board's rule codified as 35 Ill. Admin. Code,
4 Section 212.315 is hereby superseded.
5 (F) Any person who prior to June 8, 1988, has filed a
6 timely Notice of Intent to Petition for an Adjusted RACT
7 Emissions Limitation and who subsequently timely files a
8 completed petition for an adjusted RACT emissions limitation
9 pursuant to 35 Ill. Adm. Code, Part 215, Subpart I, shall be
10 subject to the procedures contained in Subpart I but shall be
11 excluded by operation of law from 35 Ill. Adm. Code, Part
12 215, Subparts PP, QQ and RR, including the applicable
13 definitions in 35 Ill. Adm. Code, Part 211. Such persons
14 shall instead be subject to a separate regulation which the
15 Board is hereby authorized to adopt pursuant to the adjusted
16 RACT emissions limitation procedure in 35 Ill. Adm. Code,
17 Part 215, Subpart I. In its final action on the petition,
18 the Board shall create a separate rule which establishes
19 Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for such
20 person. The purpose of this procedure is to create separate
21 and independent regulations for purposes of SIP submittal,
22 review, and approval by USEPA.
23 (G) Subpart FF of Subtitle B, Title 35 Ill. Adm. Code,
24 Sections 218.720 through 218.730 and Sections 219.720 through
25 219.730, are hereby repealed by operation of law and are
26 rendered null and void and of no force and effect.
27 (Source: P.A. 88-381; 89-79, eff. 6-30-95.)
28 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
29 changing Sections 1-190.05, 1-204.3, 3-401, 3-815, 3-818,
30 6-306.4, 12-215, and 16-105, changing the Article headings of
31 Articles I, II, and III of Chapter 15, adding Sections
32 15-1000 through 15-3400, and adding Articles IV through X to
33 Chapter 15 as follows:
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1 (625 ILCS 5/1-190.05)
2 Sec. 1-190.05. Special hauling vehicle. A vehicle or
3 combination of vehicles transporting asphalt or concrete in
4 the plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles
5 that is subject to the weight limitations in subsections (a)
6 and (b) of Section 15-7400 15-111 for which the owner of the
7 vehicle or combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in
8 addition to the registration fees stated in subsection (a) or
9 (c) of Section 3-815 or Section 3-818, $100 to the Secretary
10 of State for each registration year.
11 (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
12 (625 ILCS 5/1-204.3)
13 Sec. 1-204.3. Tandem axles. Any 2 or more single axles
14 whose centers are more than 40 inches and not more than 96
15 inches apart, measured to the nearest inch between extreme
16 axles in the series, except as provided in Section 15-7400
17 15-111 for special hauling vehicles.
18 (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
19 (625 ILCS 5/3-401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-401)
20 Sec. 3-401. Effect of provisions.
21 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any
22 provision of this Chapter or to drive or move or for an owner
23 knowingly to permit to be driven or moved upon any highway
24 any vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder
25 which is not registered or for which the appropriate fee has
26 not been paid when and as required hereunder, except that
27 when application accompanied by proper fee has been made for
28 registration of a vehicle it may be operated temporarily
29 pending complete registration upon displaying a duplicate
30 application duly verified or other evidence of such
31 application or otherwise under rules and regulations
32 promulgated by the Secretary of State.
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1 (b) The appropriate fees required to be paid under the
2 various provisions of this Act for registration of vehicles
3 shall mean the fee or fees which would have been paid
4 initially, if proper and timely application had been made to
5 the Secretary of State for the appropriate registration
6 required, whether such registration be a flat weight
7 registration, a single trip permit, a reciprocity permit or a
8 supplemental application to an original prorate application
9 together with payment of fees due under the supplemental
10 application for prorate decals.
11 (c) Effective October 1, 1984, no vehicle required to
12 pay a Federal Highway Users Tax shall be registered unless
13 proof of payment, in a form prescribed and approved by the
14 Secretary of State, is submitted with the appropriate
15 registration. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
16 Code, failure of the applicant to comply with this paragraph
17 shall be deemed grounds for the Secretary to refuse
18 registration.
19 (d) Second division vehicles.
20 (1) A vehicle of the second division moved or
21 operated within this State shall have had paid for it the
22 appropriate registration fees and flat weight tax, as
23 evidenced by the Illinois registration issued for that
24 vehicle, for the gross weight of the vehicle and load
25 being operated or moved within this State. Second
26 division vehicles of foreign jurisdictions operated
27 within this State under a single trip permit, fleet
28 reciprocity plan, prorate registration plan, or
29 apportional registration plan, instead of second division
30 vehicle registration under Article VIII of this Chapter,
31 must have had paid for it the appropriate registration
32 fees and flat weight tax in the base jurisdiction of that
33 vehicle, as evidenced by the maximum gross weight shown
34 on the foreign registration cards, plus any appropriate
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1 fees required under this Code.
2 (2) If a vehicle and load are operated in this
3 State and the appropriate fees and taxes have not been
4 paid or the vehicle and load exceed the registered gross
5 weight for which the required fees and taxes have been
6 paid by 2001 pounds or more, the operator or owner shall
7 be fined as provided in Section 15-10100 15-113 of this
8 Code. However, an owner or operator shall not be subject
9 to arrest under this subsection for any weight in excess
10 of 80,000 pounds. Further, for any unregistered vehicle
11 or vehicle displaying expired registration, no fine shall
12 exceed the actual cost of what the appropriate
13 registration for that vehicle and load should have been
14 as established in subsection (a) of Section 3-815 of this
15 Chapter regardless of the route traveled.
16 (3) Any person operating a legal combination of
17 vehicles displaying valid registration shall not be
18 considered in violation of the registration provision of
19 this subsection unless the total gross weight of the
20 combination exceeds the total licensed weight of the
21 vehicles in the combination. The gross weight of a
22 vehicle exempt from the registration requirements of this
23 Chapter shall not be included when determining the total
24 gross weight of vehicles in combination.
25 (4) If the defendant claims that he or she had
26 previously paid the appropriate Illinois registration
27 fees and taxes for this vehicle before the alleged
28 violation, the defendant shall have the burden of proving
29 the existence of the payment by competent evidence.
30 Proof of proper Illinois registration issued by the
31 Secretary of State, or the appropriate registration
32 authority from the foreign state, shall be the only
33 competent evidence of payment.
34 (Source: P.A. 88-476; 89-245, eff. 1-1-96.)
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1 (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
2 Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
3 division.
4 (a) In addition to the registration fee specified in
5 Section 3-813, and except as provided in Section 3-806.3,
6 every owner of a vehicle of the second division registered
7 under Section 3-813, and not registered under the mileage
8 weight tax under Section 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of
9 State, for each registration year, for the use of the public
10 highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the
11 following table, the rates including the $10 registration
12 fee:
13 SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
14 REQUIRED BY LAW
15 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
16 Including Vehicle each Fiscal
17 and Maximum year
18 Load Class
19 8,000 lbs. and less B $ 48
20 8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. D 108
21 12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. F 192
22 16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. H 390
23 26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. J 504
24 28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. K 672
25 32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. L 784
26 36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. N 960
27 40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. P 1110
28 45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. Q 1228
29 50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. R 1356
30 55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. S 1464
31 59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. T 1574
32 64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. V 1834
33 73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. X 2096
34 77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. Z 2232
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1 (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or
2 combination of vehicles of the second division registered
3 under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
4 plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
5 are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b)
6 of Section 15-7400 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle
7 or combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to
8 the registration fee in subsection (a), $100 to the Secretary
9 of State for each registration year. The Secretary shall
10 designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
11 (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
12 trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
13 camper or van camper used primarily for recreational
14 purposes, and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned
15 by a commercial business, may be registered for each
16 registration year upon the filing of a proper application and
17 the payment of a registration fee and highway use tax,
18 according to the following table of fees:
19 MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
20 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
21 Including Vehicle and Each
22 Maximum Load Calendar Year
23 8,000 lbs and less $48
24 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs 60
25 10,001 Lbs. and Over 72
26 CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
27 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
28 Including Vehicle and Each
29 Maximum Load Calendar Year
30 3,000 Lbs. and Less $12
31 3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. 22
32 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. 30
33 10,001 Lbs. and Over 40
34 Every house trailer must be registered under Section
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1 3-819.
2 (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the
3 owner's own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
4 operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in
5 the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable
6 fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first
7 processing, may be registered by the owner under this
8 paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (a), upon
9 filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10
10 registration fee and the highway use tax herein specified as
11 follows:
12 SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
13 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Amount for
14 Including Truck and each
15 Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year
16 16,000 lbs. or less VF $120
17 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. VG 180
18 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. VH 230
19 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. VJ 302
20 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. VK 404
21 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. VL 486
22 36,001 to 45,000 lbs. VP 648
23 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. VR 820
24 55,000 to 64,000 lbs. VT 960
25 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. VV 1,032
26 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. VX 1,080
27 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. VZ 1,192
28 In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
29 registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the
30 flat weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
31 Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a
32 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are
33 subject to the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b)
34 of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the combination of
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1 vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the registration
2 fee in subsection (c), $100 to the Secretary of State for
3 each registration year shall be designated by the Secretary
4 as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
5 (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum
6 load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this
7 Code.
8 (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
9 registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed
10 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
11 (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
12 failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the
13 Secretary of State as set forth in the above tables shall be
14 punished as provided for in Section 3-401.
15 (Source: P.A. 88-403; 88-476; 88-617, eff. 9-9-94; 88-670,
16 eff. 12-2-94; 89-710, eff. 2-14-97.)
17 (625 ILCS 5/3-818) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-818)
18 Sec. 3-818. Mileage weight tax option. Any owner of a
19 vehicle of the second division may elect to pay a mileage
20 weight tax for such vehicle in lieu of the flat weight tax
21 set out in Section 3-815. Such election shall be binding to
22 the end of the registration year. Renewal of this election
23 must be filed with the Secretary of State on or before July 1
24 of each registration period. In such event the owner shall,
25 at the time of making such election, pay the $10 registration
26 fee and the minimum guaranteed mileage weight tax, as
27 hereinafter provided, which payment shall permit the owner to
28 operate that vehicle the maximum mileage in this State
29 hereinafter set forth. Any vehicle being operated on mileage
30 plates cannot be operated outside of this State. In addition
31 thereto, the owner of that vehicle shall pay a mileage weight
32 tax at the following rates for each mile traveled in this
33 State in excess of the maximum mileage provided under the
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1 minimum guaranteed basis:
2 BUS, TRUCK OR TRUCK TRACTOR
3 Maximum Mileage
4 Minimum Mileage Weight Tax
5 Guaranteed Permitted for Mileage
6 Gross Weight Mileage Under in excess of
7 Vehicle and Weight Guaranteed Guaranteed
8 Load Class Tax Tax Mileage
9 12,000 lbs. or less MD $58 5,000 21 Mills
10 12,001 to 16,000 lbs. MF 96 6,000 27 Mills
11 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. MG 144 6,000 37 Mills
12 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. MH 188 6,000 50 Mills
13 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. MJ 252 7,000 50 Mills
14 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. MK 308 7,000 66 Mills
15 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. ML 388 7,000 79 Mills
16 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. MN 492 7,000 102 Mills
17 40,001 to 45,000 lbs. MP 556 7,000 111 Mills
18 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. MR 682 7,000 125 Mills
19 55,000 to 59,500 lbs. MS 736 7,000 142 Mills
20 59,501 to 64,000 lbs. MT 788 7,000 156 Mills
21 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. MV 938 7,000 180 Mills
22 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. MX 1,062 7,000 206 Mills
23 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. MZ 1,132 7,000 220 Mills
24 TRAILER
25 Maximum Mileage
26 Minimum Mileage Weight Tax
27 Guaranteed Permitted for Mileage
28 Gross Weight Mileage Under in excess of
29 Vehicle and Weight Guaranteed Guaranteed
30 Load Class Tax Tax Mileage
31 14,000 lbs. or less ME $60 5,000 25 Mills
32 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. MF 108 6,000 29 Mills
33 20,001 to 36,000 lbs. ML 432 7,000 82 Mills
34 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. MM 600 7,000 120 Mills
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1 (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or
2 combination of vehicles of the second division registered
3 under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
4 plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
5 are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b)
6 of Section 15-7400 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle
7 or combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to
8 the registration fee in subsection (a), $100 to the Secretary
9 of State for each registration year. The Secretary shall
10 designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
11 In preparing rate schedules on registration applications,
12 the Secretary of State shall add to the above rates, the $10
13 registration fee. The Secretary may decline to accept any
14 renewal filed after July 1st.
15 The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
16 provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
17 Every owner of a second division motor vehicle for which
18 he has elected to pay a mileage weight tax shall keep a daily
19 record upon forms prescribed by the Secretary of State,
20 showing the mileage covered by that vehicle in this State.
21 Such record shall contain the license number of the vehicle
22 and the miles traveled by the vehicle in this State for each
23 day of the calendar month. Such owner shall also maintain
24 records of fuel consumed by each such motor vehicle and fuel
25 purchases therefor. On or before the 10th day of January and
26 July the owner shall certify to the Secretary of State upon
27 forms prescribed therefor, summaries of his daily records
28 which shall show the miles traveled by the vehicle in this
29 State during the preceding 6 months and such other
30 information as the Secretary of State may require. The daily
31 record and fuel records shall be filed, preserved and
32 available for audit for a period of 3 years. Any owner filing
33 a return hereunder shall certify that such return is a true,
34 correct and complete return. Any person who willfully makes a
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1 false return hereunder is guilty of perjury and shall be
2 punished in the same manner and to the same extent as is
3 provided therefor.
4 At the time of filing his return, each owner shall pay to
5 the Secretary of State the proper amount of tax at the rate
6 herein imposed.
7 Every owner of a vehicle of the second division who
8 elects to pay on a mileage weight tax basis and who operates
9 the vehicle within this State, shall file with the Secretary
10 of State a bond in the amount of $500. The bond shall be in
11 a form approved by the Secretary of State and with a surety
12 company approved by the Illinois Department of Insurance to
13 transact business in this State as surety, and shall be
14 conditioned upon such applicant's paying to the State of
15 Illinois all money becoming due by reason of the operation of
16 the second division vehicle in this State, together with all
17 penalties and interest thereon.
18 (Source: P.A. 88-403; 89-571, eff. 7-26-96; 89-710, eff.
19 2-14-97.)
20 (625 ILCS 5/6-306.4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.4)
21 Sec. 6-306.4. Procedures for residents of other states.
22 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section, any
23 resident of another state which is a member of the
24 Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977, who is cited by a
25 police officer for violating a traffic law or ordinance,
26 shall have the option of (1) being taken without unnecessary
27 delay before a court of jurisdiction or (2) executing a
28 written promise to comply with the terms of the citation by
29 signing at least one copy of a Uniform Traffic Ticket
30 prepared by the police officer. The police officer may
31 refuse to permit a nonresident violator to execute a written
32 promise to comply with the terms of the citation if the
33 nonresident violator cannot furnish satisfactory evidence of
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1 identity or if the officer has probable cause to believe the
2 nonresident violator cited will disregard the written promise
3 to comply with the citation.
4 If the person cited is a resident of another State which
5 is not a member of the Nonresident Violator Compact of 1977,
6 then the rules established by the Supreme Court for bail bond
7 and appearance procedures apply.
8 (b) Any person cited for violating the following
9 provisions of this Code or a similar provision of local
10 ordinances shall be governed by the bail provisions of the
11 Illinois Supreme Court Rules when it is not practical or
12 feasible to take the person before a judge to have bail set
13 or to avoid undue delay because of the hour or circumstances:
14 Section 3-101, Section 3-702, Sections 3-707, 3-708 or 3-710,
15 Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Section 6-101, Section 6-104, Section
16 6-113, Section 6-301, Section 6-303, Section 8-115, Section
17 11-204, Section 11-310, Section 11-311, Section 11-312,
18 Section 11-401, Section 11-402, Section 11-403, Section
19 11-404, Section 11-409, Section 11-501, Section 11-503,
20 Section 11-504, Section 11-601, when more than 30 m.p.h. over
21 the posted limit, Section 11-1006, Section 11-1414, Articles
22 II, III, IV, V, VII, and VIII of Chapter 15, Sections
23 15-1300, 15-1500, 15-6000, 15-6500, 15-6600, 15-6700,
24 15-6800, and 15-6900 Section 15-102, Section 15-103, Section
25 15-107, Section 15-111, paragraph (f) of Section 15-10000
26 15-112 or paragraph (c) (j) of Section 15-9300 15-301.
27 (c) If the person fails to comply with the executed
28 written promise to comply with the original terms of the
29 citation as indicated in paragraph (a) of this Section, the
30 court shall continue the case for a minimum of 30 days and
31 require that a notice of the continued court date be sent to
32 the last known address of such person. If the person does
33 not appear or otherwise satisfy the court on or before the
34 continued court date, the court shall enter an order of
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1 failure to appear to answer such charge. The clerk of such
2 court shall notify the Secretary of State of the court's
3 order within 21 days.
4 (d) Upon receiving such notice, the Secretary of State
5 shall comply with the provisions of Section 6-803 of this
6 Code.
7 (Source: P.A. 86-149.)
8 (625 ILCS 5/12-215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215)
9 Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on
10 motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
11 (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or
12 flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited
13 except on:
14 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or
15 local authorities;
16 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
17 coroner and designated or authorized by local
18 authorities, in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle;
19 however, such designation or authorization must be
20 carried in the vehicle;
21 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
22 federal firefighting vehicles;
23 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
24 as ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such
25 lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an
26 emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick
27 or injured; and
28 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires
29 such lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be
30 lighted on any such tow truck while the tow truck is
31 operating in the State of Illinois.
32 (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing
33 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except
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1 on:
2 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
3 towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights
4 shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
5 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are
6 actually being used at the scene of an accident or
7 disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a
8 flat bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being
9 transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the
10 vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing
11 vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all
12 wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall
13 be lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing
14 on a highway during all times when the use of headlights
15 is required under Section 12-201 of this Code;
16 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
17 Illinois, local authorities and contractors; furthermore,
18 such lights shall not be lighted except while such
19 vehicles are engaged in maintenance or construction
20 operations within the limits of construction projects;
21 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or
22 survey crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be
23 lighted except while such vehicles are actually engaged
24 in work on a highway;
25 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
26 other construction, maintenance or automotive service
27 vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as
28 a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular
29 traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching,
30 overtaking or passing while such vehicles are engaged in
31 maintenance, service or construction on a highway;
32 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights
33 shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by
34 the Department under Article IX of Chapter 15 Section
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1 15-301 of this Code;
2 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned
3 and operated by the State of Illinois or any political
4 subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for
5 removal of snow and ice from highways;
6 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another
7 state, furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
8 except as provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
9 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by
10 local authorities;
11 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
12 authorities when used in combination with red
13 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
14 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail
15 for the United States Postal Service provided that such
16 lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are
17 actually being used for such purposes;
18 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle
19 emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
20 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or
21 roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage or
22 refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be lighted except
23 when such vehicles are actually being used for such
24 purposes;
25 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm
26 responder, or control agency, if the security company,
27 alarm responder, or control agency is bound by a contract
28 with a federal, State, or local government entity to use
29 the lights; and
30 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human
31 Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except
32 when being used for security related purposes under the
33 direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
34 vehicle is located.
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1 (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing
2 lights, whether lighted or unlighted is prohibited except:
3 1. On vehicles owned or fully operated by a:
4 voluntary firefighter;
5 paid firefighter;
6 part-paid firefighter;
7 call firefighter;
8 member of the board of trustees of a fire
9 protection district;
10 paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
11 paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance
12 unit;
13 rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire
14 department.
15 However, such lights are not to be lighted except
16 when responding to a bona fide emergency.
17 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a
18 population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
19 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
20 authorities when used in combination with red
21 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
22 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
23 federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination
24 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
25 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
26 as ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination
27 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
28 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
29 responding to an emergency call.
30 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively
31 as organ transport vehicles when used in combination with
32 red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights;
33 furthermore, these lights shall only be lighted when the
34 transportation is declared an emergency by a member of
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1 the transplant team or a representative of the organ
2 procurement organization.
3 (d) The use of a combination of amber and white
4 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or
5 unlighted, is prohibited, except motor vehicles or equipment
6 of the State of Illinois, local authorities and contractors
7 may be so equipped; furthermore, such lights shall not be
8 lighted except while such vehicles are engaged in highway
9 maintenance or construction operations within the limits of
10 highway construction projects.
11 (e) All oscillating, rotating or flashing lights
12 referred to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity,
13 when illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal
14 sunlight.
15 (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a
16 manufacturer of oscillating, rotating or flashing lights or
17 his representative from temporarily mounting such lights on a
18 vehicle for demonstration purposes only.
19 (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsections
20 (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section who without lawful
21 authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or detain
22 another person shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
23 (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any
24 person violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of
25 this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
26 (Source: P.A. 89-433, eff. 12-15-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97;
27 90-330, eff. 8-8-97; 90-347, eff. 1-1-98; revised 10-27-97.)
28 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. I heading)
29 ARTICLE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD
30 (625 ILCS 5/15-1000 new)
31 Sec. 15-1000. Scope and Effect. It is unlawful for any
32 person to drive or move on, upon, or across or for the owner
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1 to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on, upon,
2 or across any highway any vehicle or vehicles of a size and
3 weight exceeding the limitations stated in this Chapter or
4 otherwise in violation of this Chapter, and the maximum size
5 and weight of vehicles specified in this Chapter are lawful
6 throughout this State, and local authorities shall have no
7 power or authority to alter those limitations except as
8 express authority is granted in this Chapter.
9 (625 ILCS 5/15-1100 new)
10 Sec. 15-1100. Highway Designations.
11 (a) Designated State Highways.
12 (1) The Department may designate streets or
13 highways in the system of State highways as Class I,
14 Class II or Class III highways. All designated highways
15 allow a maximum weight of 80,000 pounds on a standard
16 tractor-semitrailer, except as provided in Section
17 15-1200. Class I highways include interstates,
18 expressways, tollways and other roads deemed appropriate
19 by the Department. Class II highways include major
20 arterials not built to interstate standards that have at
21 least 11 feet lane widths. Class III highways include
22 those highways that have lane widths of less than 11
23 feet.
24 (2) Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative
25 Procedure Act relating to procedures for rulemaking shall
26 not apply to the designation of highways under this
27 Chapter.
28 (b) Non-designated State Highways. For purposes of this
29 Chapter, "non-designated State highways" means all highways
30 in the system of State highways not designated as Class I, II
31 or III.
32 (c) Local Highways. For purposes of this Chapter,
33 "local highways" means all roadways which are a part of any
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1 county highway system, township and district road system or
2 municipal street system. Local authorities may also designate
3 Class II or Class III highways within their system of
4 highways.
5 (625 ILCS 5/15-1200 new)
6 Sec. 15-1200. When the Department, Local Authority, or
7 Road District Highway Commissioner May Restrict Right to Use
8 Highways.
9 (a) Local authorities and road district highway
10 commissioners with respect to highways under their
11 jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the
12 operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose
13 restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon
14 any such highway, for a total period of not to exceed 90 days
15 in any one calendar year, whenever the highway by reason of
16 deterioration, rain, snow, or other climate conditions will
17 be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles
18 on the highway is prohibited or the permissible weights of
19 vehicles is reduced.
20 (b) The local authority or road district highway
21 commissioner enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall
22 erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating
23 the provision of the ordinance or resolution at each end of
24 that portion of any highway affected thereby, and the
25 ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and
26 until the signs are erected and maintained.
27 (c) Local authorities and road district highway
28 commissioners with respect to highways under their
29 jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit
30 the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may
31 impose limitations as the weight of the vehicles on
32 designated highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall
33 be designated by appropriate signs placed on those highways.
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1 (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as
2 granted to local authorities and road district highway
3 commissioners under this Section to determine by resolution
4 and to impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles
5 operated upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the
6 Department, and the restrictions shall be effective when
7 signs giving notice of the restrictions are erected upon the
8 highway or portion of any highway affected by the resolution.
9 (e) Unless otherwise provided in subsection (a), (b), or
10 (c), motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination with
11 gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds and up to 65 feet
12 in overall length and 102 inches in width operating on
13 highways under the control of a county or township road
14 district highway commissioner may have access for a distance
15 of 5 miles from a State designated highway for the purpose of
16 loading, unloading, services, and home base. No exemption
17 shall be granted authorizing travel on local roads as a
18 thoroughfare between State designated highways.
19 (f) Unless otherwise provided in subsection (a), (b), or
20 (c), motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination with
21 gross weights not exceeding 73,280 pounds and up to 65 feet
22 in overall length and 102 inches in width operating on
23 highways under the control of municipal authorities may have
24 access for 5 miles from a State designated highway for the
25 purpose of loading and unloading and one mile for food, fuel,
26 repairs, and rest on those municipally controlled highways.
27 No exemption shall be granted authorizing travel on municipal
28 roads as a thoroughfare between State designated highways.
29 (625 ILCS 5/15-1300 new)
30 Sec. 15-1300. Restricting Weights on Certain Bridges and
31 Elevated Structures.
32 (a) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
33 vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure
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1 constituting a part of a highway with a gross weight which is
2 greater than the maximum weight permitted by the Department,
3 when the structure is sign posted as provided in this
4 Section.
5 (b) The Department upon request from any local authority
6 shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an
7 investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure
8 constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that the
9 structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight
10 of vehicles otherwise permissible under this Chapter the
11 Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight of
12 vehicles which such structure can withstand, and shall cause
13 or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected
14 and maintained before each end of the structure.
15 (c) Upon the trial of any person charged with a
16 violation of this Section proof of the determination of the
17 maximum allowable weight by the Department and the existence
18 of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence of the maximum
19 weight which can be maintained with safety to the bridge or
20 structure.
21 (625 ILCS 5/15-1400 new)
22 Sec. 15-1400. Liability if Highway or Structure Damaged.
23 (a) Any person driving any vehicle, object, or
24 contrivance upon any highway or highway structure is liable
25 for all damage which the highway or structure may sustain as
26 a result of any illegal operation, driving, or moving of that
27 vehicle, object, or contrivance, or as a result of operating,
28 driving, or moving any vehicle, object, or contrivance
29 exceeding the maximum dimensions or weighing in excess of the
30 maximum weight specified in this Chapter but authorized by a
31 special permit issued as provided in this Chapter. The
32 measure of liability is the cost of repairing a facility
33 partially damaged or the depreciated replacement cost of a
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1 facility damaged beyond repair together with all other
2 expenses incurred by the authorities in control of the
3 highway or highway structure in providing a temporary detour,
4 including a temporary structure, to serve the needs of
5 traffic during the period of repair or replacement of the
6 damaged highway or highway structure.
7 (b) Whenever the driver is not the owner of a vehicle,
8 object, or contrivance, but is operating, driving, or moving
9 it with the express or implied permission of the owner, then
10 the owner and driver are jointly and severally liable to the
11 extent provided in subsection (a).
12 (c) Recovery may be had in a civil action brought by the
13 authorities in control of the highway or highway structure.
14 (625 ILCS 5/15-1500 new)
15 Sec. 15-1500. Special Permits for Excess Size and
16 Weight.
17 (a) The Department with respect to highways under its
18 jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
19 under their jurisdiction may, in their discretion, upon
20 application and good cause being shown therefor, issue a
21 special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a
22 vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of
23 vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in this
24 Chapter or otherwise not in conformity with this Act upon any
25 highway under the jurisdiction of the party granting the
26 permit and for the maintenance of which the party is
27 responsible. The provisions of Article IX must be followed
28 in applying for an excess size and weight permit.
29 (b) No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be
30 operated, unladen or with load, upon the highways of this
31 State in violation of the provisions of any permit issued
32 under the provisions of Article IX of this Chapter.
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1 (625 ILCS 5/15-1600 new)
2 Sec. 15-1600. Pushing of Disabled Vehicles. It is
3 unlawful under any circumstances for any vehicle to push any
4 other vehicle on or along any highway outside an urban area
5 in this State, except in an extreme emergency and then the
6 vehicle shall not be pushed farther than is reasonably
7 necessary to remove it from the roadway or from the immediate
8 hazard that exists.
9 (625 ILCS 5/15-1700 new)
10 Sec. 15-1700. Public Highway Damage, Cost, and Fuel
11 Consumption Report. By July 1, 1985, and every 3 years
12 thereafter, the Department of Transportation shall publish
13 and deliver to the Governor and the General Assembly a report
14 which assesses the damage done to public highways in the
15 State of Illinois by virtue of the increased lengths, widths
16 and weight loads allowed under Public Act 83-12 and which
17 determines whether the proceeds of the taxes imposed by the
18 addition of Section 2(c) to the Motor Fuel Tax Law in Section
19 2 of Public Act 83-12 and the proceeds of the fees and taxes
20 paid by the owners of vehicles classified in the "X", "Z",
21 "MX" and "MZ" classifications under the amendments to
22 Sections 3-815(a) and 3-818 in Section 1 of Public Act 83-12
23 are sufficient to cover the costs of permitting the operation
24 of those larger vehicles. The report shall also assess the
25 consumption of diesel fuel by first and second division motor
26 vehicles.
27 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. II heading)
28 ARTICLE II. MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF VEHICLES
29 VEHICLES EXCEEDING WEIGHT LIMITS
30 (625 ILCS 5/15-2000 new)
31 Sec. 15-2000. General. No exceptions to the provisions
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1 of this Article are permitted, except as otherwise provided
2 in Articles VI through IX of this Chapter.
3 (625 ILCS 5/15-2100 new)
4 Sec. 15-2100. Maximum Height of Vehicles. The height of
5 a vehicle from the under side of the tire to the top of the
6 vehicle, inclusive of load, shall not exceed 13 feet, 6
7 inches.
8 (625 ILCS 5/15-2200 new)
9 Sec. 15-2200. Violations. A person convicted of
10 violating the provisions of this Article is subject to the
11 penalty provided in subsection (b) of Section 15-10100.
12 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. III heading)
13 ARTICLE III. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF VEHICLES PERMITS
14 (625 ILCS 5/15-3000 new)
15 Sec. 15-3000. General. No exceptions to the provisions
16 of this Article are permitted, except as otherwise provided
17 in Articles VI through IX of this Chapter.
18 (625 ILCS 5/15-3100 new)
19 Sec. 15-3100. Maximum Width of Vehicles Operating on
20 Local Highways, Non-designated State Highways and Class III
21 Highways.
22 (a) The total outside width of any vehicle or load on
23 the vehicle shall not exceed 8 feet.
24 (b) Local authorities and road district commissioners
25 with respect to streets and highways under their
26 jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution allow the
27 width limitations of Section 15-3200.
28 (625 ILCS 5/15-3200 new)
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1 Sec. 15-3200. Maximum Width of Vehicles Operating on
2 Class I or Class II Highways.
3 (a) A vehicle and load traveling upon a Class I or Class
4 II highway may have a total outside width of 8 feet 6 inches,
5 provided that certain safety devices that the Department
6 determines as necessary for the safe and efficient operation
7 of motor vehicles shall not be included in the calculation of
8 width.
9 (b) Vehicles operating under this Section shall have
10 access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
11 I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign
12 prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles to or from a Class
13 I or II highway on a street or highway included in the system
14 of State highways and upon any street or highway designated
15 by local authorities or road district commissioners, without
16 additional fees, to points of loading and unloading and to
17 facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. In addition, any
18 trailer or semitrailer not exceeding 28 feet 6 inches in
19 length, that was originally in combination with a truck
20 tractor, and all household goods carriers, when operating
21 under this Section, shall have access to points of loading
22 and unloading.
23 (625 ILCS 5/15-3300 new)
24 Sec. 15-3300. Mirrors and Safety Devices. Mirrors
25 required by Section 12-502 of this Code and other safety
26 devices identified by the Department may project up to 14
27 inches beyond each side of a bus and up to 6 inches beyond
28 each side of any other vehicle, and that projection shall not
29 be deemed a violation of the width restrictions of this
30 Article.
31 (625 ILCS 5/15-3400 new)
32 Sec. 15-3400. Violations. A person convicted of
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1 violating the provisions of this Article is subject to the
2 penalty provided in subsection (b) of Section 15-10100.
3 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. IV heading new)
4 ARTICLE IV. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF VEHICLES
5 (625 ILCS 5/15-4000 new)
6 Sec. 15-4000. General. No exceptions to the provisions
7 of this Article are permitted, except as otherwise provided
8 in Articles VI through IX of this Chapter.
9 (625 ILCS 5/15-4100 new)
10 Sec. 15-4100. Maximum Length of a Single Vehicle. No
11 single vehicle, with or without load, shall exceed an overall
12 length of 42 feet when operating on any highway in this
13 State.
14 (625 ILCS 5/15-4200 new)
15 Sec. 15-4200. Maximum Length of a Tractor-Semitrailer
16 Combination. No truck tractor and semitrailer, unladen or
17 with load, shall exceed the following length limitations when
18 operating on the highways in this State.
19 (a) Local Highways.
20 (1) On local highways, the extreme overall
21 dimension shall not exceed 55 feet, except that the
22 combination when specially designed to transport motor
23 vehicles may have a length of 60 feet extreme overall
24 dimension, subject to those exceptions and special rules
25 otherwise stated in this Chapter.
26 (2) Local authorities and road district
27 commissioners with respect to streets and highways under
28 their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution
29 allow the length limitations of subsection (c).
30 (b) Class III and Non-Designated State Highways. On
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1 Class III highways and non-designated State highways, the
2 wheelbase between the front axle and the rear axle in a truck
3 tractor-semitrailer combination shall not exceed 55 feet, or
4 no truck tractor and semitrailer, unladen or with load, shall
5 exceed a length of 65 feet between extreme overall
6 dimensions; the length of the semitrailer, unladen or with
7 load, shall not exceed 53 feet; and the distance between the
8 kingpin and the center of the rear axle of a semitrailer
9 longer than 48 feet shall not exceed 42 feet, 6 inches.
10 (c) Class I and Class II Highways.
11 (1) There is no overall length limitation on truck
12 tractor-semitrailer combinations operating upon Class I
13 or Class II highways; provided that the length of the
14 semitrailer unit, unladen or with load, shall not exceed
15 53 feet and the distance between the kingpin and the
16 center of the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48
17 feet shall not exceed 45 feet, 6 inches.
18 (2) The length limitations described in this
19 subsection (c) are exclusive of safety and energy
20 conservation devices, such as rear view mirrors, turn
21 signals, marker lamps, steps and handholds for entry and
22 egress, flexible fender extensions, bumpers, mudflaps and
23 splash and spray suppressant devices, load-induced tire
24 bulge, refrigeration units or air compressors and other
25 devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
26 for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
27 excluded under this paragraph (2) shall have by its
28 design or use the capability to carry cargo.
29 (3) Vehicles operating under this subsection (c)
30 shall have access for a distance of one highway mile to
31 or from a Class I highway on any street or highway,
32 unless there is a sign prohibiting the access, or 5
33 highway miles to or from a Class I or II highway on a
34 street or highway included in the system of State
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1 highways and upon any street or highway designated by
2 local authorities or road district commissioners, without
3 additional fees, to points of loading and unloading and
4 to facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. All
5 household goods carriers, when operating under this
6 subsection (c), shall have access to points of loading
7 and unloading.
8 (625 ILCS 5/15-4300 new)
9 Sec. 15-4300. Maximum Length of a
10 Tractor-Semitrailer-Trailer Combination. A truck
11 tractor-semitrailer may draw one trailer provided that no
12 truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination shall exceed
13 the following length limitations when operating on the
14 highways in this State.
15 (a) Local Highways, Class III Highways and
16 Non-Designated State Highways.
17 (1) On local highways, Class III highways and
18 non-designated State highways, no truck
19 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination shall exceed a
20 length of 60 feet extreme overall dimension.
21 (2) Local authorities and road district
22 commissioners with respect to streets and highways under
23 their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution
24 allow the length limitations of subsection (b).
25 (b) Class I and Class II Highways.
26 (1) There is no overall length limitation on truck
27 tractor-semitrailer-trailer combinations operating upon
28 Class I or Class II highways; provided that the length of
29 any semitrailer or trailer, unladen or with load, shall
30 not exceed 28 feet 6 inches, and provided that on Class
31 II highways the wheelbase between the front axle and rear
32 axle shall not exceed 65 feet.
33 (2) The length limitations described in this
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1 subsection (b) are exclusive of safety and energy
2 conservation devices, such as rear view mirrors, turn
3 signals, marker lamps, steps and handholds for entry and
4 egress, flexible fender extensions, bumpers, mudflaps and
5 splash and spray suppressant devices, load-induced tire
6 bulge, refrigeration units or air compressors and other
7 devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
8 for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
9 excluded under this paragraph (2) shall have by its
10 design or use the capability to carry cargo.
11 (3) Vehicles operating under this subsection (b)
12 shall have access for a distance of one highway mile to
13 or from a Class I highway on any street or highway,
14 unless there is a sign prohibiting the access, or 5
15 highway miles to or from a Class I or II highway on a
16 street or highway included in the system of State
17 highways and upon any street or highway designated by
18 local authorities or road district commissioners, without
19 additional fees, to points of loading and unloading and
20 to facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. All
21 household goods carriers, when operating under this
22 subsection (b), shall have access to points of loading
23 and unloading.
24 (625 ILCS 5/15-4400 new)
25 Sec. 15-4400. Maximum length of all other combinations.
26 (a) A truck tractor-semitrailer may draw a converter
27 dolly or a vehicle that is special mobile equipment, provided
28 that the extreme overall dimension of the combination shall
29 not exceed 60 feet when operating on any highway in this
30 State.
31 (b) For the purposes of this Article, a tow-dolly that
32 merely serves as substitute wheels for another legally
33 licensed vehicle shall be considered part of the vehicle and
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1 not as a separate vehicle.
2 (c) (1) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
3 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method,
4 provided that the extreme overall length shall not exceed
5 75 feet on Class I highways, 65 feet on Class II highways
6 and 60 feet on all other highways in this State.
7 (2) The length limitations described in this
8 subsection (c) are exclusive of safety and energy
9 conservation devices, such as rear view mirrors, turn
10 signals, marker lamps, steps and handholds for entry and
11 egress, flexible fender extensions, bumpers, mudflaps and
12 splash and spray suppressant devices, load-induced tire
13 bulge, refrigeration units or air compressors and other
14 devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
15 for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
16 excluded under this paragraph (2) shall have by its
17 design or use the capability to carry cargo.
18 (3) Vehicles operating under this subsection (c)
19 shall have access for a distance of one highway mile to
20 or from a Class I highway on any street or highway,
21 unless there is a sign prohibiting the access, or 5
22 highway miles to or from a Class I or II highway on a
23 street or highway included in the system of State
24 highways and upon any street or highway designated by
25 local authorities or road district commissioners, without
26 additional fees, to points of loading and unloading and
27 to facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. All
28 household goods carriers, when operating under this
29 subsection (c), shall have access to points of loading
30 and unloading.
31 (d) No other combinations of vehicles coupled together
32 operating on any highway in this State shall consist of more
33 than 2 vehicles, except as provided in Articles VI through IX
34 of this Chapter.
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1 (625 ILCS 5/15-4500 new)
2 Sec. 15-4500. Violations. A person convicted of
3 violating the provisions of this Article is subject to the
4 penalty provided in subsection (b) of Section 15-10100.
5 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. V heading new)
6 ARTICLE V. MAXIMUM WEIGHT OF VEHICLES
7 (625 ILCS 5/15-5000 new)
8 Sec. 15-5000. General. No exceptions to the provisions
9 of this Article are permitted, except as otherwise provided
10 in Articles VI through IX of this Chapter.
11 (625 ILCS 5/15-5100 new)
12 Sec. 15-5100. Axle Gross Weights.
13 (a) Local highways and non-designated State highways.
14 (1) No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be
15 operated, unladen or with load, upon local highways or
16 non-designated State highways when the gross weight on
17 the road surface through any single axle exceeds 18,000
18 pounds, except when a lower limit is established and
19 posted in accordance with Section 15-1200 and except for
20 2 axle vehicles weighing 36,000 pounds or less which are
21 not a part of a combination. These vehicles may transmit
22 20,000 pounds on any single axle.
23 (2) Cities having a population of more than 50,000
24 may permit by ordinance axle loads on 2-axle motor
25 vehicles 33 1/2% above those provided in this subsection,
26 but the increase shall not become effective until the
27 city has officially notified the Department of the
28 passage of the ordinance and shall not apply to those
29 vehicles when outside of the limits of the city, nor
30 shall the gross weight of any 2-axle motor vehicle
31 operating over any street of the city exceed 40,000
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1 pounds.
2 (b) Class I, Class II, and Class III highways. No
3 vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be operated, unladen
4 or with load, upon Class I, Class II, and Class III highways
5 when the gross weight on the road surface through any single
6 axle exceeds 20,000 pounds, except when a lower limit is
7 established and posted in accordance with Section 15-1200.
8 (625 ILCS 5/15-5200 new)
9 Sec. 15-5200. Tandem Axle Gross Weights.
10 (a) Local highways and non-designated State highways.
11 No vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be operated,
12 unladen or with load, upon local highways or non-designated
13 State highways when the gross weight on the road surface
14 through any tandem axle exceeds 32,000 pounds, except when a
15 lower limit is established and posted in accordance with
16 Section 15-1200. No axle in the tandem shall exceed the
17 maximum weight permitted under Section 15-5100 for a single
18 axle.
19 (b) Class I, Class II, and Class III highways. No
20 vehicle or combination of vehicles shall be operated, unladen
21 or with load, upon Class I, Class II, and Class III highways
22 when the gross weight on the road surface through any tandem
23 axle exceeds 34,000 pounds, except when a lower limit is
24 established and posted in accordance with Section 15-1200.
25 (625 ILCS 5/15-5300 new)
26 Sec. 15-5300. Vehicle Gross Weights.
27 (a) Local highways and non-designated State highways.
28 (1) The gross weight of vehicles and combinations
29 of vehicles, unladen or with load, operating on local
30 highways or non-designated State highways, shall be
31 subject to the limitations of Sections 15-5100 and
32 15-5200 and further shall not exceed the following gross
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1 weights dependent upon the number of axles and distance
2 between extreme axles of the vehicle or combination
3 measured longitudinally to the nearest foot. Provided
4 that on a 4 axle vehicle or on a 5 or more axle
5 combination of vehicles the weight on a series of 3 axles
6 whose centers are more than 96 inches apart, measured
7 between extreme axles in the series, shall not exceed
8 those allowed on 3 axles in the table contained in
9 subsection (b) and no axle or tandem of the series shall
10 exceed the maximum weight permitted under Sections
11 15-5100 and 15-5200.
12 VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds
13 VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
14 HAVING 3 AXLES
15 With Tandem With or
16 Axles Without
17 Tandem Axles
18 Minimum Minimum
19 distance to Maximum distance to Maximum
20 nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross
21 between Weight between Weight
22 extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds)
23 10 feet 41,000 16 feet 46,000
24 11 42,000 17 47,000
25 12 43,000 18 47,500
26 13 44,000 19 48,000
27 14 44,500 20 49,000
28 15 45,000 21 feet or more 50,000
29 VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
30 HAVING 4 AXLES
31 Minimum Minimum
32 distance to Maximum distance to Maximum
33 nearest foot Gross nearest foot Gross
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1 between Weight between Weight
2 extreme axles (pounds) extreme axles (pounds)
3 15 feet 50,000 26 feet 57,500
4 16 50,500 27 58,000
5 17 51,500 28 58,500
6 18 52,000 29 59,500
7 19 52,500 30 60,000
8 20 53,500 31 60,500
9 21 54,000 32 61,500
10 22 54,500 33 62,000
11 23 55,500 34 62,500
12 24 56,000 35 63,500
13 25 56,500 36 feet or more 64,000
14 VEHICLES HAVING 4 OR MORE AXLES, NOT IN COMBINATION
15 In determining gross weight for a vehicle having more than 4
16 axles that is not in combination, only 4 axles shall be
17 considered and the above table for 4-axle vehicles shall be
18 used in determining the maximum gross weights.
19 COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES
20 Minimum distance to Maximum
21 nearest foot between Gross Weight
22 extreme axles (pounds)
23 42 feet or less 72,000
24 43 73,000
25 44 feet or more 73,280
26 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS OR ROLL-OFF
27 HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR
28 GARBAGE OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND
29 TRUCKS USED FOR THE COLLECTION
30 OF RENDERING MATERIALS
31 On Highway Not Part of National System of Interstate and
32 Defense Highways
33 with 2 axles................................... 36,000 pounds
34 with 3 axles................................... 54,000 pounds
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1 TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
2 A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
3 FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
4 with 2 axles................................... 40,000 pounds
5 (2) Local authorities and road district highway
6 commissioners, with respect to streets and highways under
7 their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
8 ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of
9 subsection (b) provided the maximum gross weight on any
10 one axle shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum
11 gross weight on any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000
12 pounds on designated Class II and Class III highways when
13 appropriate regulatory signs giving notice are erected
14 upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
15 highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
16 (b) Class I, Class II and Class III highways.
17 (1) The gross weight of vehicles and combinations
18 of vehicles, unladen or with load, operating on Class I,
19 Class II and Class III highways, shall not exceed 80,000
20 pounds for vehicle combinations of 5 axles or more, or a
21 gross weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in
22 excess of that weight produced by the application of the
23 following formula, hereinafter referred to as the bridge
24 formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) +
25 12N + 36 where "W" equals overall gross weight on any
26 group of 2 or more consecutive axles to the nearest 500
27 pounds; "L" equals the distance measured to the nearest
28 foot between extremes of any group of 2 or more
29 consecutive axles; and "N" equals the number of axles in
30 the group under consideration, except that 2 consecutive
31 sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load of 34,000
32 pounds each, provided the overall distance between the
33 first and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem
34 axles is 36 feet or more.
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1 The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in
2 allowable loads as follows:
3 Distance measured
4 to the nearest
5 foot between the
6 extremes of any Maximum load in pounds
7 group of 2 or carried on any group of
8 more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
9 axles
10 feet 2 axles 3 axles 4 axles 5 axles 6 axles
11 4 34,000
12 5 34,000
13 6 34,000
14 7 34,000
15 8 38,000* 42,000
16 9 39,000 42,500
17 10 40,000 43,500
18 11 44,000
19 12 45,000 50,000
20 13 45,500 50,500
21 14 46,500 51,500
22 15 47,000 52,000
23 16 48,000 52,500 58,000
24 17 48,500 53,500 58,500
25 18 49,500 54,000 59,000
26 19 50,000 54,500 60,000
27 20 51,000 55,500 60,500 66,000
28 21 51,500 56,000 61,000 66,500
29 22 52,500 56,500 61,500 67,000
30 23 53,000 57,500 62,500 68,000
31 24 54,000 58,000 63,000 68,500
32 25 54,500 58,500 63,500 69,000
33 26 55,500 59,500 64,000 69,500
34 27 56,000 60,000 65,000 70,000
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1 28 57,000 60,500 65,500 71,000
2 29 57,500 61,500 66,000 71,500
3 30 58,500 62,000 66,500 72,000
4 31 59,000 62,500 67,500 72,500
5 32 60,000 63,500 68,000 73,000
6 33 64,000 68,500 74,000
7 34 64,500 69,000 74,500
8 35 65,500 70,000 75,000
9 36 66,000 70,500 75,500
10 37 66,500 71,000 76,000
11 38 67,500 72,000 77,000
12 39 68,000 72,500 77,500
13 40 68,500 73,000 78,000
14 41 69,500 73,500 78,500
15 42 70,000 74,000 79,000
16 43 70,500 75,000 80,000
17 44 71,500 75,500
18 45 72,000 76,000
19 46 72,500 76,500
20 47 73,500 77,500
21 48 74,000 78,000
22 49 74,500 78,500
23 50 75,500 79,000
24 51 76,000 80,000
25 52 76,500
26 53 77,500
27 54 78,000
28 55 78,500
29 56 79,500
30 57 80,000
31 *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
32 axles are tandem axles and the maximum load permitted is
33 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit resulting
34 from the application of the formula.
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1 (2) In applying the above formula to a vehicle
2 having more than 4 axles that is not a combination, only
3 4 axles shall be considered in determining the maximum
4 gross weight, and for a combination of vehicles having
5 more than 6 axles, only 6 axles shall be considered in
6 determining the maximum gross weight.
7 (3) Vehicles operating under this subsection shall
8 have access for a distance of one highway mile to or from
9 a Class I highway on any street or highway, unless there
10 is a sign prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles to
11 or from either a Class I, II, or III highway on a street
12 or highway included in the system of State highways and
13 upon any street or highway designated by local
14 authorities or road district commissioners to points of
15 loading and unloading and to facilities for food, fuel,
16 repairs and rest.
17 (625 ILCS 5/15-5400 new)
18 Sec. 15-5400. Violations. A person convicted of
19 violating the provisions of this Article is subject to the
20 penalty provided in subsection (a) of Section 15-10100.
21 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. VI heading new)
22 ARTICLE VI. SPECIFICATIONS AND
23 EXCEPTIONS FOR VEHICLE LOADS
24 (625 ILCS 5/15-6000 new)
25 Sec. 15-6000. Vehicle Loads.
26 (a) (1) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the
27 load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles,
28 shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels
29 of the vehicle or the front bumper of the vehicle if it
30 is equipped with a front bumper.
31 (2) The provisions of this subsection (a) shall not
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1 apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles
2 specifically designed for the collection and
3 transportation of waste, garbage, or recyclable materials
4 during the vehicle's operation in the course of
5 collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable materials if the
6 vehicle is traveling at a speed not in excess of 15 miles
7 per hour during the vehicle's operation and in the course
8 of collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable materials.
9 However, in no instance shall the load extend more than 7
10 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle or the front
11 bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front
12 bumper.
13 (b) The load upon the front vehicle of a combination of
14 vehicles specifically designed to transport motor vehicles
15 shall not extend more than 3 feet beyond the foremost part of
16 the transporting vehicle and the load upon the rear
17 transporting vehicle shall not extend more than 4 feet beyond
18 the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. This subsection
19 (b) applies only to vehicles operating on Class I and Class
20 II highways.
21 (625 ILCS 5/15-6100 new)
22 Sec. 15-6100. Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles.
23 No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway
24 with any load carried on the vehicle extending beyond the
25 line of the fenders on the left side of the vehicle nor
26 extending more than 6 inches beyond the line of the fenders
27 on the right side of the vehicle.
28 (625 ILCS 5/15-6200 new)
29 Sec. 15-6200. Protruding Components of Vehicles. No
30 vehicle with boom, arm, drill rig, or other protruding
31 component shall be operated upon the highway unless the
32 protruding component is fastened so as to prevent shifting,
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1 bouncing or moving in any manner.
2 (625 ILCS 5/15-6300 new)
3 Sec. 15-6300. Spilling Loads on Highways Prohibited.
4 (a) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway
5 unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent
6 any of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking or otherwise
7 escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the
8 purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may
9 be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the
10 roadway.
11 (b) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle
12 with any load unless the load and any covering on the load is
13 securely fastened so as to prevent the covering or load from
14 becoming loose, detached, or in any manner a hazard to other
15 users of the highway.
16 (c) The Department shall adopt such rules as it deems
17 appropriate which require the securing of steel rolls and
18 other objects on flatbed trucks so as to prevent injury to
19 users of highways and damage to property.
20 (625 ILCS 5/15-6400 new)
21 Sec. 15-6400. Covers or Tarpaulins Required for Certain
22 Loads.
23 (a) No person shall operate or cause to be operated, on
24 a highway, any second division vehicle loaded with dirt,
25 aggregate, garbage, refuse, or other similar material, when
26 any portion of the load is falling, sifting, blowing,
27 dropping or in any way escaping from the vehicle.
28 (b) This Section shall not apply to the operation of
29 highway maintenance vehicles engaged in removing snow and ice
30 from the roadway, nor to implements of husbandry or other
31 farm vehicles while transporting agricultural products to or
32 from the original place of production.
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1 (c) For the purposes of this Section "aggregate" shall
2 include all ores, minerals, sand, gravel, shale, coal, clay,
3 limestone or any other ore or mineral which may be mined.
4 (d) Notwithstanding any other penalty, whenever a police
5 officer determines that the operator of a vehicle is in
6 violation of this Section, as evidenced by the issuance of a
7 citation for a violation of Section 15-6400 of this Code, the
8 police officer shall require the operator to stop the vehicle
9 in a suitable place and keep the vehicle stationary until the
10 load has either been reduced, secured or covered with a cover
11 or tarpaulin of sufficient size to prevent any further
12 violation of this Section.
13 (625 ILCS 5/15-6500 new)
14 Sec. 15-6500. Vehicles Transporting Loads That Cannot Be
15 Dismantled.
16 (a) Length limitations included in Article IV of this
17 Chapter shall not apply to vehicles or combinations operated
18 on any highway in this State during the daytime, except on
19 Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays, when transporting
20 poles, pipe, machinery or other objects of a structural
21 nature that cannot readily be dismantled, provided that the
22 overall length of vehicle and load shall not exceed 100 feet
23 and no object exceeding 80 feet in length shall be
24 transported, unless a permit has first been obtained as
25 authorized in Article IX of this Chapter.
26 (b) Legal holidays referred to in this Section shall be
27 specified as the day on which the following traditional
28 holidays are celebrated:
29 New Year's Day;
30 Memorial Day;
31 Independence Day;
32 Labor Day;
33 Thanksgiving Day; and
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1 Christmas Day.
2 (625 ILCS 5/15-6600 new)
3 Sec. 15-6600. Loads of Hay, Straw, or Other Similar Farm
4 Products. Except during those times when, due to
5 insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions,
6 persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly
7 discernible at a distance of 1,000 feet, loads of hay, straw
8 or other similar farm products may exceed the width
9 limitations prescribed in Article III of this Chapter during
10 the period from a half hour before sunrise to a half hour
11 after sunset provided that the load is not more than 12 feet
12 wide.
13 (625 ILCS 5/15-6700 new)
14 Sec. 15-6700. Implements of Husbandry Being Transported
15 on Another Vehicle.
16 (a) Except during those times when, due to insufficient
17 light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and
18 vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a
19 distance of 1,000 feet, implements of husbandry being
20 transported on another vehicle and the transporting vehicle
21 while loaded may exceed the width limitations prescribed in
22 Article III of this Chapter during the period from a half
23 hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset.
24 (b) The following requirements apply to the
25 transportation on another vehicle of an implement of
26 husbandry wider than 8 feet 6 inches on interstates or other
27 highways in the system of State highways.
28 (1) The driver of a vehicle transporting an
29 implement of husbandry that exceeds 8 feet 6 inches in
30 width shall obey all traffic laws and shall check the
31 roadways prior to making a movement in order to ensure
32 that adequate clearance is available for the movement. It
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1 is prima facie evidence that the driver of a vehicle
2 transporting an implement of husbandry has failed to
3 check the roadway prior to making a movement if the
4 vehicle is involved in a collision with a bridge,
5 overpass, fixed structure, or properly placed traffic
6 control device or if the vehicle blocks traffic due to
7 its inability to proceed because of a bridge, overpass,
8 fixed structure, or properly placed traffic control
9 device.
10 (2) Flags shall be displayed so as to wave freely
11 at the extremities of overwidth objects and at the
12 extreme ends of all protrusions, projections, and
13 overhangs. All flags shall be clean, bright red flags
14 with no advertising, wording, emblem, or insignia
15 inscribed upon them and at least 18 inches square.
16 (3) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on the
17 front and rear of all vehicles with loads over 10 feet
18 wide. These signs must have 12-inch high black letters
19 with a 2-inch stroke on a yellow sign that is 7 feet wide
20 by 18 inches high.
21 (4) One civilian escort vehicle is required for a
22 load that exceeds 14 feet 6 inches in width and 2
23 civilian escort vehicles are required for a load that
24 exceeds 16 feet in width on interstates or other highways
25 in the system of State highways.
26 (5) The requirements for a civilian escort vehicle
27 and driver are as follows:
28 (A) The civilian escort vehicle shall be a
29 passenger car or a second division vehicle not
30 exceeding a gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds
31 that is designed to afford clear and unobstructed
32 vision to both front and rear.
33 (B) The escort vehicle driver must be properly
34 licensed to operate the vehicle.
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1 (C) While in use, the escort vehicle must be
2 equipped with illuminated rotating, oscillating, or
3 flashing amber lights or flashing amber strobe
4 lights mounted on top that are of sufficient
5 intensity to be visible at 500 feet in normal
6 sunlight.
7 (D) "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory on all
8 escort vehicles. The sign on an escort vehicle shall
9 have 8-inch high black letters on a yellow sign that
10 is 5 feet wide by 12 inches high.
11 (E) When only one escort vehicle is required
12 and it is operating on a two-lane highway, the
13 escort vehicle shall travel approximately 300 feet
14 ahead of the load. The rotating, oscillating, or
15 flashing lights or flashing amber strobe lights and
16 an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign shall be displayed on the
17 escort vehicle and shall be visible from the front.
18 When only one escort vehicle is required and it is
19 operating on a multilane divided highway, the escort
20 vehicle shall travel approximately 300 feet behind
21 the load and the sign and lights shall be visible
22 from the rear.
23 (F) When 2 escort vehicles are required, one
24 escort shall travel approximately 300 feet ahead of
25 the load and the second escort shall travel
26 approximately 300 feet behind the load. The
27 rotating, oscillating, or flashing lights or
28 flashing amber strobe lights and an "OVERSIZE LOAD"
29 sign shall be displayed on the escort vehicles and
30 shall be visible from the front on the lead escort
31 and from the rear on the trailing escort.
32 (G) When traveling within the corporate limits
33 of a municipality, the escort vehicle shall maintain
34 a reasonable and proper distance from the oversize
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1 load, consistent with existing traffic conditions.
2 (H) A separate escort shall be provided for
3 each load hauled.
4 (I) The driver of an escort vehicle shall obey
5 all traffic laws.
6 (J) The escort vehicle must be in safe
7 operational condition.
8 (K) The driver of the escort vehicle must be
9 in radio contact with the driver of the vehicle
10 carrying the oversize load.
11 (6) A transport vehicle while under load of more
12 than 8 feet 6 inches in width must be equipped with
13 illuminated rotating, oscillating, or flashing amber
14 lights or flashing amber strobe lights mounted on the top
15 of the cab or on the load that are of sufficient
16 intensity to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
17 (7) When a flashing amber light is required on the
18 transport vehicle under load and it is operating on a
19 two-lane highway, the transport vehicle shall display to
20 the rear at least one rotating, oscillating, or flashing
21 light or a flashing amber strobe light and an "OVERSIZE
22 LOAD" sign. When a flashing amber light is required on
23 the transport vehicle under load and it is operating on a
24 multilane divided highway, the sign and light shall be
25 visible from the rear.
26 (8) Maximum speed shall be 45 miles per hour on all
27 such moves or 5 miles per hour above the posted minimum
28 speed limit, whichever is greater, but the vehicle shall
29 not at any time exceed the posted maximum speed limit.
30 (625 ILCS 5/15-6800 new)
31 Sec. 15-6800. Vehicles Specifically Designed to
32 Transport Motor Vehicles.
33 (a) A combination of vehicles specifically designed to
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1 transport motor vehicles or boats is allowed 65 feet maximum
2 overall length on Class I and Class II highways. The maximum
3 overall length on all other highways is 60 feet.
4 (b) A stinger steered combination of vehicles
5 specifically designed to transport motor vehicles or boats
6 traveling on a Class I or Class II highway is allowed 75 feet
7 maximum overall length, with the length limitations inclusive
8 of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of
9 the transported vehicles as provided for in subsection (b) of
10 Section 15-6000. The maximum overall length on all other
11 highways is 60 feet.
12 (c) The length limitations described in this Section
13 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
14 such as rear view mirrors, turn signals, marker lamps, steps
15 and handholds for entry and egress, flexible fender
16 extensions, bumpers, mudflaps and splash and spray
17 suppressant devices, load-induced tire bulge, refrigeration
18 units or air compressors and other devices, that the
19 Department may interpret as necessary for safe and efficient
20 operation; except that no device excluded under this
21 subsection (c) shall have by its design or use the capability
22 to carry cargo.
23 (d) Vehicles operating under this Section shall have
24 access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
25 I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign
26 prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles to or from a Class
27 I or II highway on a street or highway included in the system
28 of State highways and upon any street or highway designated
29 by local authorities or road district commissioners, without
30 additional fees, to points of loading and unloading and to
31 facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest.
32 (625 ILCS 5/15-6900 new)
33 Sec. 15-6900. Vehicles Hauling Portable Buildings Used
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1 for Agricultural Operations.
2 (a) Except during those times when, due to insufficient
3 light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons and
4 vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at a
5 distance of 1,000 feet, portable buildings designed and used
6 for agricultural and livestock raising operations that are
7 not more than 14 feet wide and with not more than a 1 foot
8 overhang along the left side of the hauling vehicle, may
9 exceed the width limitations prescribed in Article III of
10 this Chapter during the period from a half hour before
11 sunrise to a half hour after sunset. However, the buildings
12 shall not be transported more than 10 miles and not on any
13 interstate highway.
14 (b) All buildings when being transported shall display
15 at least 2 red cloth flags, not less than 12 inches square,
16 mounted as high as practicable on the left and right side of
17 the building.
18 (c) A State Police escort shall be required if it is
19 necessary for this load to use part of the left lane when
20 crossing any 2 lane State highway bridge.
21 (625 ILCS 5/15-6950 new)
22 Sec. 15-6950. Other Restrictions. All vehicles and
23 combinations with loads operating under the provisions of
24 this Article shall meet all other size and weight
25 requirements prescribed in Articles II, III, IV, and V,
26 unless a permit is obtained otherwise pursuant to Article IX.
27 (625 ILCS 5/15-6990 new)
28 Sec. 15-6990. Violations. A person convicted of
29 violating the provisions of this Article is subject to the
30 penalty provided in Section 15-10100.
31 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. VII heading new)
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1 ARTICLE VII. SPECIFICATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
2 FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES
3 (625 ILCS 5/15-7000 new)
4 Sec. 15-7000. Fire Apparatus or Equipment for Snow and
5 Ice Removal. The provisions of this Chapter governing size,
6 weight and load do not apply to fire apparatus or equipment
7 for snow and ice removal operations owned or operated by any
8 governmental body.
9 (625 ILCS 5/15-7100 new)
10 Sec. 15-7100. Implements of Husbandry. The provisions
11 of this Chapter governing size, weight and load do not apply
12 to implements of husbandry, as defined in Chapter 1 of this
13 Code, temporarily operated or towed in a combination upon a
14 highway if the combination does not consist of more than 3
15 vehicles or, in the case of hauling fresh, perishable fruits
16 or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, not
17 more than 3 wagons being towed by an implement of husbandry;
18 except single unit self propelled agricultural fertilizer
19 implements, designed for both on and off road use, equipped
20 with flotation tires and otherwise specially adapted for the
21 application of plant food materials or agricultural chemicals
22 shall be limited to a maximum width of 12 feet when operated
23 on the road unladen or with load.
24 (625 ILCS 5/15-7200 new)
25 Sec. 15-7200. Vehicles Operated by a Public Utility.
26 (a) Any single axle of a 2 axle motor vehicle weighing
27 36,000 pounds or less equipped with a personnel lift or
28 digger derrick owned and operated by a public utility, may
29 transmit upon the road surface of any highway a maximum of
30 20,000 pounds.
31 (b) Weight limitations included in Article V of this
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1 Chapter shall not apply to vehicles (including loads)
2 operated by a public utility when transporting equipment
3 required for emergency repair of public utility facilities or
4 properties or water wells.
5 (c) Length limitations included in Article IV of this
6 Chapter shall not apply to vehicles or combinations operated
7 by a public utility transporting poles, pipe, machinery or
8 other objects of a structural nature that cannot readily be
9 dismantled for emergency repair of public service facilities
10 or properties, but in respect to nighttime operation every
11 vehicle and the load on the vehicle shall be equipped with a
12 sufficient number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker
13 lamps upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly
14 mark the dimensions of the load.
15 (625 ILCS 5/15-7300 new)
16 Sec. 15-7300. Vehicles Designed for Carrying More Than
17 10 Persons.
18 (a) Exemptions from the width limitations included in
19 Article III of this Chapter are granted to vehicles designed
20 for the carrying of more than 10 persons under the following
21 conditions:
22 (1) when operated within any public transportation
23 service with the approval of local authorities or an
24 appropriate public body authorized by law to provide
25 public transportation. Any vehicle so operated may be 8
26 feet 6 inches in width; or
27 (2) when a county engineer or superintendent of
28 highways, after giving due consideration to the mass
29 transportation needs of the area and to the width and
30 condition of the road, has determined that the operation
31 of buses wider than 8 feet will not pose an undue safety
32 hazard on a particular county or township road segment,
33 he or she may authorize buses not to exceed 8 feet 6
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1 inches in width on any highway under that engineer's or
2 superintendent's jurisdiction.
3 (b) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections,
4 neither of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for
5 the carrying of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in
6 length, not including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that
7 the vehicles are:
8 (1) operated by or for any public body or motor
9 carrier authorized by law to provide public
10 transportation services; or
11 (2) operated in local public transportation service
12 by any other person and the municipality in which the
13 service is to be provided approved the operation of the
14 vehicle.
15 (c) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45
16 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
17 (625 ILCS 5/15-7400 new)
18 Sec. 15-7400. Special Hauling Vehicles.
19 (a) A 3-axle vehicle registered as a Special Hauling
20 Vehicle manufactured prior to or in the model year of 2004
21 and first registered in Illinois prior to January 1, 2005,
22 with a distance greater than 72 inches but not more than 96
23 inches between any series of 2 axles may transmit to the road
24 surface of any highway in this State a maximum weight of
25 18,000 pounds on each of these axles with a gross weight on
26 these 2 axles not to exceed 36,000 pounds. Any such vehicle
27 manufactured in the model year of 2004 or thereafter or first
28 registered in Illinois after December 31, 2004 must comply
29 with the axle and tandem weight restrictions set forth in
30 Sections 15-5100 and 15-5200 of this Code.
31 (b) A 3-axle truck mixer registered as a Special Hauling
32 Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and transportation
33 of concrete, specially equipped with a road surface engaging
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1 mixer trailing 4th axle, manufactured prior to or in the
2 model year of 2004 and first registered in Illinois prior to
3 January 1, 2005, with a distance greater than 72 inches but
4 not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles may
5 transmit to the road surface of a local highway or
6 non-designated State highway a maximum weight of 18,000
7 pounds on each of these axles with a gross weight on these 2
8 axles not to exceed 36,000 pounds. Any such vehicle
9 manufactured in the model year of 2004 or thereafter or first
10 registered in Illinois after December 31, 2004 must comply
11 with the axle and tandem weight restrictions set forth in
12 Sections 15-5100 and 15-5200 of this Code.
13 (c) Combinations of vehicles registered as Special
14 Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
15 prior to or in the model year of 2004 and first registered in
16 Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, having 5 axles with a
17 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles may have a
18 gross weight of 72,000 pounds provided the weight shall not
19 exceed 18,000 pounds on a single axle or 32,000 pounds on a
20 tandem, and shall not be subject to the bridge formula on
21 Class I, Class II, and Class III highways if it meets these
22 weight restrictions. For all those combinations of vehicles
23 that include a semitrailer manufactured after September 9,
24 1986, the overall distance between the first and last axles
25 of the 2 sets of tandems must be 18 feet 6 inches or more.
26 All combinations of vehicles registered as Special Hauling
27 Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured in the model
28 year of 2004 or thereafter or first registered in Illinois
29 after December 31, 2004, or that has had its cargo container
30 replaced in its entirety after December 31, 2004, are limited
31 to the gross weight allowed by the bridge formula.
32 (625 ILCS 5/15-7500 new)
33 Sec. 15-7500. Garbage or Refuse Operations.
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1 (a) A truck, not in combination and specially equipped
2 with a selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and
3 roll-off container, used exclusively for garbage or refuse
4 operations may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface of
5 any highway except an interstate highway, a gross weight upon
6 a single axle not more than 22,000 pounds and upon a tandem
7 axle not more than 40,000 pounds. When unladen, however,
8 those trucks shall comply with the axle limitations
9 applicable to all other trucks. These vehicles must comply
10 with the gross weight restrictions provided in subsection (a)
11 of Section 15-5300 and are not subject to the bridge formula,
12 provided they are not operated on an interstate highway.
13 (b) A 2-axle truck specially equipped with a front
14 loading compactor used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or
15 recycling may transmit upon the road surface of any highway
16 20,000 pounds per axle provided that the gross weight of the
17 vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds.
18 (625 ILCS 5/15-7600 new)
19 Sec. 15-7600. Rendering Operations. A truck used
20 exclusively for the collection of rendering materials may,
21 when laden, transmit upon the road surface of any highway
22 except an interstate highway, a gross weight upon a single
23 axle not more than 22,000 pounds and upon a tandem axle not
24 more than 40,000 pounds. When unladen, however, those trucks
25 shall comply with the axle limitations applicable to all
26 other trucks. These vehicles must comply with the gross
27 weight restrictions provided in subsection (a) of Section
28 15-5300.
29 (625 ILCS 5/15-7700 new)
30 Sec. 15-7700. Maxi-cube Vehicles.
31 (a) Maxi-cube combinations shall not exceed 65 feet
32 overall length on Class I and Class II highways, and neither
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1 the semi-trailer nor the trailing unit in the combination
2 shall by itself exceed 34 feet in length. The maximum
3 overall length on all other highways is 60 feet.
4 (b) The length limitations described in this Section are
5 exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, such as
6 rear view mirrors, turn signals, marker lamps, steps and
7 handholds for entry and egress, flexible fender extensions,
8 bumpers, mudflaps and splash and spray suppressant devices,
9 load-induced tire bulge, refrigeration units or air
10 compressors and other devices, that the Department may
11 interpret as necessary for safe and efficient operation;
12 except that no device excluded under this subsection (b)
13 shall have by its design or use the capability to carry
14 cargo.
15 (c) Vehicles operating under this Section shall have
16 access for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
17 I highway on any street or highway, unless there is a sign
18 prohibiting the access, or 5 highway miles to or from a Class
19 I or II highway on a street or highway included in the system
20 of State highways and upon any street or highway designated
21 by local authorities or road district commissioners, without
22 additional fees, to points of loading and unloading and to
23 facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest. All household
24 goods carriers, when operating under this Section, shall have
25 access to points of loading and unloading.
26 (625 ILCS 5/15-7800 new)
27 Sec. 15-7800. Other Restrictions. All vehicles and
28 combinations operating under the provisions of this Article
29 shall meet all other size and weight requirements prescribed
30 in Articles II, III, IV, and V, unless a permit is obtained
31 otherwise pursuant to Article IX.
32 (625 ILCS 5/15-7900 new)
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1 Sec. 15-7900. Violations. A person convicted of
2 violating the provisions of this Article is subject to the
3 penalty provided in Section 15-10100.
4 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. VIII heading new)
5 ARTICLE VIII. TOWING OPERATIONS
6 (625 ILCS 5/15-8000 new)
7 Sec. 15-8000. Towing Operations.
8 (a) When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or
9 other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all
10 the weight towed thereby and the drawbar or other connection
11 shall not exceed 15 feet from one vehicle to the other,
12 except for the connection between any 2 vehicles transporting
13 poles, pipes, machinery or other objects of structural nature
14 which cannot readily be dismembered.
15 (b) Outside a business, residential or suburban district
16 or on any controlled access highway, no vehicle other than a
17 pole trailer or a semitrailer which is being towed by a truck
18 tractor and is connected by the means of a fifth wheel shall
19 be towed on a roadway except by a drawbar and each such
20 vehicle so towed shall, in addition, be coupled with 2 safety
21 chains or cables to the towing vehicle. Such chains or cables
22 shall be of sufficient size and strength to prevent the towed
23 vehicle parting from the drawing vehicle in case the drawbar
24 should break or become disengaged.
25 (c) The provisions of this Section shall not apply to
26 any second division vehicle owned, operated or controlled by
27 any person who is registered with the Bureau of Motor Carrier
28 Safety of the Federal Highway Administration and has complied
29 with the federal safety provisions, rules and regulations of
30 the Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety of the Federal Highway
31 Administration.
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1 (625 ILCS 5/15-8100 new)
2 Sec. 15-8100. Weight Restriction Provisions for Towing
3 Operations.
4 (a) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and
5 a disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles, that
6 exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Chapter, may
7 be operated on a public highway in this State provided that
8 neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
9 the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations
10 permitted under Article V of this Chapter. During the towing
11 operation, neither the tow truck nor the vehicle combination
12 shall exceed the following axle weight limitations:
13 (1) 24,000 pounds - Single rear axle;
14 (2) 44,000 pounds - Tandem rear axle.
15 (b) Gross weight limits shall not apply to the
16 combination of the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The
17 tow truck license plate must cover the operating empty weight
18 of the tow truck only. The weight of each vehicle being towed
19 shall be covered by a valid license plate issued to the owner
20 or operator of the vehicle being towed and displayed on that
21 vehicle. If no valid plate issued to the owner or operator of
22 that vehicle is displayed on that vehicle, or the plate
23 displayed on that vehicle does not cover the weight of the
24 vehicle, the weight of the vehicle shall be covered by the
25 third tow truck plate issued to the owner or operator of the
26 tow truck and temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
27 In addition, the following conditions must be met.
28 (1) The towing vehicle must be:
29 (A) specifically designed as a tow truck
30 having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least
31 18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes provided
32 that air brakes shall be required only if the towing
33 vehicle is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or
34 tractor-trailer combination that is equipped with
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1 airbrakes;
2 (B) equipped with flashing, rotating or
3 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
4 feet in all directions; and
5 (C) capable of utilizing the lighting and
6 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
7 combination of vehicles.
8 (2) The towing of the vehicles on the highways of
9 this State shall not exceed 20 miles from the initial
10 point of wreck or disablement. Any additional movement of
11 the vehicles shall only occur upon issuance of
12 authorization for that movement under the provisions of
13 Article IX of this Chapter.
14 (c) The Department may by rule prescribe additional
15 requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall prohibit a
16 tow truck under instructions of a police officer from legally
17 clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in violation of
18 weight limitations of this Chapter, from the roadway to the
19 berm or shoulder of the highway.
20 (d) For the purpose of this Section, gross vehicle
21 weight rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the
22 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
23 (625 ILCS 5/15-8200 new)
24 Sec. 15-8200. Length Restriction Provisions for Towing
25 Operations.
26 (a) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and
27 a disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles, that
28 exceeds the length restriction imposed by this Chapter, may
29 be operated on any public highway in this State under the
30 conditions set forth in this subsection (a).
31 (1) The towing vehicle must be:
32 (A) specifically designed as a tow truck
33 having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least
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1 18,000 pounds and equipped with air brakes;
2 (B) equipped with flashing, rotating or
3 oscillating amber lights, visible for a least 500
4 feet in all directions; and
5 (C) capable of utilizing the lighting and
6 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
7 combination of vehicles.
8 (2) The towing of vehicles on the highways of this
9 State shall not exceed 50 miles from the initial point of
10 wreck or disablement. Any additional movement of the
11 vehicles shall only occur upon issuance of authorization
12 for that movement under the provisions of Article IX of
13 this Chapter.
14 (b) The Department may by rule prescribe additional
15 requirements regarding length limitations for a tow truck
16 towing another vehicle.
17 (c) For the purposes of this Section, gross vehicle
18 weight rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the
19 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
20 (625 ILCS 5/15-8300 new)
21 Sec. 15-8300. Vehicles Towing 2 Recreational Vehicles.
22 A combination of 3 vehicles not to exceed 60 feet overall
23 length may be operated on any highway in this State, provided
24 that the vehicles meet the following requirements.
25 (1) The towing vehicle is a properly registered vehicle
26 capable of towing another vehicle using a fifth-wheel type
27 assembly.
28 (2) The second vehicle in the combination of vehicles
29 shall be a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
30 fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle shall be properly
31 registered and be equipped with brakes regardless of weight.
32 (3) The third vehicle shall be the lightest of the 3
33 vehicles and be a trailer or semi-trailer designed and used
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1 for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle, personal
2 watercraft, or motorcycle.
3 (4) The towed vehicles may only be for the use of the
4 operator of the towing vehicle.
5 (5) All vehicles shall be properly equipped with
6 operating brakes and safety equipment required by this Code,
7 except the additional brake requirement in paragraph (2) of
8 this Section.
9 (625 ILCS 5/15-8400 new)
10 Sec. 15-8400. Violations. A person convicted of
11 violating the provisions of this Article is subject to the
12 penalty provided in Section 15-10100.
13 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. IX heading new)
14 ARTICLE IX. PERMITS
15 (625 ILCS 5/15-9000 new)
16 Sec. 15-9000. Permits for Excess Size and Weight.
17 (a) The Department with respect to highways under its
18 jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
19 under their jurisdiction may, in their discretion, upon
20 application and good cause being shown therefor, issue a
21 special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a
22 vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of
23 vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in this
24 Chapter or otherwise not in conformity with this Act upon any
25 highway under the jurisdiction of the party granting the
26 permit and for the maintenance of which the party is
27 responsible. Applications and permits other than those in
28 written or printed form may only be accepted from and issued
29 to the company or individual making the movement. Except for
30 an application to move directly across a highway, it is the
31 duty of the applicant to establish in the application that
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1 the load to be moved by the vehicle or combination is
2 composed of a single nondivisible object that cannot
3 reasonably be dismantled or disassembled. More than one
4 object may be carried under permit as long as the carriage of
5 the additional object or objects does not cause the size or
6 weight of the vehicle or load to exceed beyond that required
7 for carriage of the single, nondivisible object itself. For
8 the purpose of over length movements, more than one object
9 may be carried side by side as long as the height, width, and
10 weight laws are not exceeded and the cause for the over
11 length is not due to multiple objects. For the purpose of
12 over height movements, more than one object may be carried as
13 long as the cause for the over height is not due to multiple
14 objects and the length, width, and weight laws are not
15 exceeded. For the purpose of an over width movement, more
16 than one object may be carried as long as the cause for the
17 over width is not due to multiple objects and length, height,
18 and weight laws are not exceeded. No State or local agency
19 shall authorize the issuance of excess size or weight permits
20 for vehicles and loads that are divisible and that can be
21 carried, when divided, within the existing size or weight
22 maximums specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or weight
23 permit issued in violation of the provisions of this Article
24 shall be void at issue and any movement made thereunder shall
25 not be authorized under the terms of the void permit. In any
26 prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when the
27 authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue,
28 it is the burden of the defendant to establish that the
29 permit was valid because the load to be moved could not
30 reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, or was otherwise
31 nondivisible.
32 (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state
33 whether such permit is requested for a single trip or for
34 limited continuous operation; (2) state if the applicant is
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1 an authorized carrier under the Illinois Motor Carrier of
2 Property Law, if so, his certificate, registration or permit
3 number issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission; (3)
4 specifically describe and identify the vehicle or vehicles
5 and load to be operated or moved except that for vehicles or
6 vehicle combinations registered by the Department as provided
7 in Section 15-9100, only the Illinois Department of
8 Transportation's (IDT) registration number or classification
9 need be given; (4) state the routing requested including the
10 points of origin and destination, and may identify and
11 include a request for routing to the nearest certified scale
12 in accordance with the Department's rules, provided the
13 applicant has approval to travel on local roads; and (5)
14 state if the vehicles or loads are being transported for
15 hire. No permits for the movement of a vehicle or load for
16 hire shall be issued to any applicant who is required under
17 the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law to have a
18 certificate, registration, or permit and does not have such
19 certificate, registration, or permit.
20 (c) The Department or local authority when not
21 inconsistent with traffic safety is authorized to issue or
22 withhold the permit at its discretion; or, if the permit is
23 issued at its discretion to prescribe the route or routes to
24 be traveled, to limit the number of trips, to establish
25 seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicles
26 described may be operated on the highways indicated, or
27 otherwise to limit or prescribe conditions of operations of
28 the vehicle or vehicles, when necessary to assure against
29 undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces, or
30 structures, and may require any undertaking or other security
31 as may be deemed necessary to compensate for any injury to
32 any roadway or road structure. The Department shall maintain
33 a daily record of each permit issued along with the fee and
34 the stipulated dimensions, weights, conditions and
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1 restrictions authorized and this record shall be presumed
2 correct in any case of questions or dispute. The Department
3 shall install an automatic device for recording applications
4 received and permits issued by telephone. In making
5 application by telephone, the Department and applicant waive
6 all objections to the recording of the conversation.
7 (d) The form and content of the permit shall be
8 determined by the Department with respect to highways under
9 its jurisdiction and by local authorities with respect to
10 highways under their jurisdiction. Every permit shall be in
11 written form and carried in the vehicle or combination of
12 vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection
13 by any police officer or authorized agent of any authority
14 granting the permit and no person shall violate any of the
15 terms or conditions of the special permit. Violation of the
16 terms and conditions of the permit shall not be deemed a
17 revocation of the permit; however, any vehicle and load found
18 to be off the route prescribed in the permit shall be held to
19 be operating without a permit. Any off route vehicle and load
20 shall be required to obtain a new permit or permits, as
21 necessary, to authorize the movement back onto the original
22 permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor anything herein
23 shall be construed to authorize any police officer, court, or
24 authorized agent of any authority granting the permit to
25 remove the permit from the possession of the permittee unless
26 the permittee is charged with a fraudulent permit violation
27 as provided in subsection (b) of Section 15-9300. However,
28 upon arrest for an offense of violation of permit, operating
29 without a permit when the vehicle is off route, or any size
30 or weight offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans
31 to raise the issuance of the permit as a defense, the
32 permittee, or his agent, must produce the permit at any court
33 hearing concerning the alleged offense. If the permit
34 designates and includes a routing to a certified scale, the
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1 permittee, while enroute to the designated scale, shall be
2 deemed in compliance with the weight provisions of the permit
3 provided the axle or gross weights do not exceed any of the
4 permitted limits by more than the following amounts:
5 Single axle ................................ 2,000 pounds
6 Tandem axle ................................ 3,000 pounds
7 Gross ..................................... 5,000 pounds.
8 (e) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to
9 make available to interested persons a policy concerning
10 reasonable rules, limitations and conditions or provisions of
11 operation upon highways under its jurisdiction in addition to
12 those contained in this Section for the movement by special
13 permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads which cannot
14 reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including
15 manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof.
16 All rules, limitations and conditions or provisions adopted
17 in the policy shall have due regard for the safety of the
18 traveling public and the protection of the highway system and
19 shall have been promulgated in conformity with the provisions
20 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The
21 requirements of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles
22 shall be the same for all moves of comparable size and
23 weight. When escort vehicles are required, they shall meet
24 the following requirements:
25 (1) all operators shall be 18 years of age or over
26 and properly licensed to operate the vehicle; and
27 (2) vehicles escorting oversized loads more than
28 12-feet wide must be equipped with a rotating or flashing
29 amber light mounted on top as specified under Section
30 12-215.
31 (f) The Department shall establish reasonable rules
32 regarding liability insurance or self insurance for vehicles
33 with oversized loads promulgated under the Illinois
34 Administrative Procedure Act. Police vehicles may be
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1 required for escort under circumstances as required by rules
2 of the Department.
3 (g) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this
4 Section, the Department with respect to highways under
5 its jurisdiction, and local authorities with respect to
6 highways under their jurisdiction, may at their
7 discretion authorize the movement of a vehicle in
8 violation of any size or weight requirement, or both,
9 that would not ordinarily be eligible for a permit, when
10 there is a showing of extreme necessity that the vehicle
11 and load should be moved without unnecessary delay.
12 (2) For the purpose of this subsection, showing of
13 extreme necessity shall be limited to the following:
14 shipments of livestock, hazardous materials, liquid
15 concrete being hauled in a mobile cement mixer, or hot
16 asphalt.
17 (625 ILCS 5/15-9050 new)
18 Sec. 15-9050. Service Charge for Special Transmission of
19 Permit. When special transmission of permits is requested by
20 an applicant, a service charge in an amount sufficient to
21 defray the cost shall be charged.
22 (625 ILCS 5/15-9100 new)
23 Sec. 15-9100. Special Registration of Vehicles by
24 Department.
25 (a) Applicants for special permits authorized in Section
26 15-9000 may apply to the Department for an Illinois
27 Department of Transportation (IDT) registration number and
28 classification identification label issued for the purpose of
29 identifying and classifying vehicles or combinations of
30 vehicles that may be operated or moved by special permit.
31 Applications shall be made on a form provided by the
32 Department and certified to be true.
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1 (b) For a fee of $5 and following an analysis of data
2 submitted by the applicant, the Department may, at its
3 discretion, issue an Illinois Department of Transportation
4 (IDT) registration number and classification identification
5 label. The label shall be issued for a period not to exceed 2
6 years or for a lesser period of time in conformance with
7 rules to be established by the Department, and to be valid
8 must be displayed in a conspicuous place on the outside of a
9 vehicle as designated by the Department. The label, all
10 forms, records, rules, procedures, methods of analysis, and
11 classification shall be in the form or as prescribed in rules
12 promulgated by the Department.
13 (c) All moneys received by the Department under this
14 Section shall be deposited into the Road Fund. Vehicle
15 classification shall be for identification purposes and shall
16 not alter or in any manner affect either the provisions of
17 Section 15-9000 or the policy adopted by the Department for
18 its administration.
19 (625 ILCS 5/15-9150 new)
20 Sec. 15-9150. Local Authorities; Application for
21 Oversize Permit. The Department shall, upon application in
22 writing from any local authority, issue an annual permit
23 authorizing the local authority to move oversize highway
24 construction, transportation, utility and maintenance
25 equipment over roads under the jurisdiction of the
26 Department. The permit shall apply only to equipment and
27 vehicles owned by or registered in the name of the local
28 authority, and no fee shall be charged for the issuance of
29 the permit.
30 (625 ILCS 5/15-9200 new)
31 Sec. 15-9200. Exception for Certain Vehicle Loads during
32 Harvest Season.
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1 (a) As an exception to Section 15-9000(a), the
2 Department and local authorities, with respect to highways
3 under their respective jurisdictions, in their discretion and
4 upon application in writing may issue a special permit for
5 limited continuous operation, authorizing the applicant to
6 move loads of sweet corn, soybeans, corn, wheat, milo, other
7 small grains and ensilage during the harvest season only on a
8 2 axle single vehicle registered by the Secretary of State
9 with axle loads not to exceed 35% above those provided in
10 Article V of this Chapter. Permits may be issued for a period
11 not to exceed 40 days and moves may be made of a distance not
12 to exceed 25 miles from a field to a specified processing
13 plant over any highway except any interstate. All such
14 vehicles shall be operated in the daytime except when weather
15 or crop conditions require emergency operation at night, but
16 with respect to such night operation, every such vehicle with
17 load shall be equipped with flashing amber lights as
18 specified under Section 12-215.
19 (b) Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency
20 harvest situation exists, a special permit issued by the
21 Department under this Article shall not be required from
22 September 1 through December 31 during harvest season
23 emergencies, provided that the weight does not exceed 20%
24 above the limits provided in Article V of this Chapter. All
25 other restrictions that apply to permits issued under this
26 Article shall apply during the declared time period. With
27 respect to highways under the jurisdiction of local
28 authorities, the local authorities may, at their discretion,
29 waive special permit requirements during harvest season
30 emergencies. This permit exemption shall apply to all
31 vehicles eligible to obtain permits under Section 15-9000,
32 including commercial vehicles in use during the declared time
33 period.
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1 (625 ILCS 5/15-9250 new)
2 Sec. 15-9250. Vehicles Operating Under a Local Permit;
3 Crossing State Highway. Whenever any vehicle is operated on
4 local roads under permits for excess width or length issued
5 by local authorities, the vehicle may be moved upon a State
6 highway for a distance not to exceed one-half mile without a
7 permit for the purpose of crossing the State highway.
8 (625 ILCS 5/15-9300 new)
9 Sec. 15-9300. Violations of Permits.
10 (a) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or
11 provision of any permit issued in accordance with the
12 provisions of this Article shall not render the entire permit
13 null and void but the violator shall be deemed guilty of
14 violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size, weight
15 or load limitations in excess of those authorized by the
16 permit. The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not
17 mere rules, limitations, conditions, or provisions of the
18 permit, but are also the sole extent of the authorization
19 granted by the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be
20 off the route or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing
21 movement, the vehicle and load are operating without a
22 permit. Any off route movement shall be subject to the size
23 and weight maximums, under the applicable provisions of this
24 Chapter, as determined by the type or class highway upon
25 which the vehicle and load are being operated.
26 (b) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made
27 under a fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the
28 person, firm, or corporation to whom the permit was granted,
29 the driver of the vehicle in addition to the person who
30 issued the permit and any accessory, shall be guilty of fraud
31 and either one or all persons may be prosecuted for the
32 violation. Any person, firm, or corporation committing the
33 violation shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the
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1 Department shall not issue permits to the person, firm, or
2 corporation convicted of the violation for a period of one
3 year after the date of conviction.
4 (c) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in
5 violation of a permit issued in accordance with this Article,
6 the person to whom the permit was granted, or the driver of
7 the vehicle, is guilty of the violation and either, but not
8 both, persons may be prosecuted for the violation as stated
9 in this subsection (c). Any person, firm, or corporation
10 convicted of such violation shall be guilty of a petty
11 offense and shall be fined, for the first offense, not less
12 than $50 nor more than $200 and, for the second offense by
13 the same person, firm, or corporation within a period of one
14 year, not less than $200 nor more than $300 and, for the
15 third offense by the same person, firm, or corporation within
16 a period of one year after the date of the first offense, not
17 less than $300 nor more than $500 and the Department shall
18 not issue permits to the person, firm, or corporation
19 convicted of a third offense during a period of one year
20 after the date of conviction for the third offense.
21 (d) Penalties for violations of this Article shall be in
22 addition to any penalties imposed for violating any other
23 Section of this Code.
24 (625 ILCS 5/15-9350 new)
25 Sec. 15-9350. Fees for Special Permits.
26 (a) The Department with respect to highways under its
27 jurisdiction shall collect a fee from the applicant for the
28 issuance of a permit to operate or move a vehicle or
29 combination of vehicles or load as authorized in Section
30 15-9000. The charge for each permit shall consist of:
31 (1) A service charge for special handling of a
32 permit when requested by an applicant;
33 (2) Fees for any dimension, axle weight or gross
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1 weight in excess of the maximum size or weight specified
2 in this Chapter; and
3 (3) additional fees for special investigations as
4 in Section 15-9750 and special police escort as in
5 Section 15-9800 when required.
6 (b) With respect to overweight fees, the charge shall be
7 sufficient to compensate in part for the cost of the extra
8 wear and tear on the mileage of highways over which the load
9 is to be moved. With respect to over-dimension permits, the
10 fee shall be sufficient to compensate in part for the special
11 privilege of transporting oversize vehicle or vehicle
12 combination and load and to compensate in part for the
13 economic loss of operators of vehicles in regular operation
14 due to inconvenience occasioned by the oversize movements.
15 (c) Fees to be paid by the applicant are to be at the
16 rates specified in this Article. In determining the fees in
17 Section 15-9500 and Section 15-9550, all weights shall be to
18 the next highest 1,000 pounds and all distances shall be
19 determined from the Illinois Official Highway Map.
20 (d) For repeated moves of like objects which cannot be
21 dismantled or disassembled and which are monolithically
22 structured for permanent use in the transported form, the
23 fees specified in Sections 15-9450, 15-9500, and 15-9550 for
24 other than the first move shall be reduced by $4 provided the
25 objects are to be moved from the same origin to the same
26 destination, the number of trips will not be less than 5, the
27 trips will be completed within 30 days, and all applications
28 are submitted at one time. Round trip permits shall be the
29 same as a single trip permit except the fee shall be computed
30 based upon the total distance traveled, and shall be for the
31 same vehicle, vehicle combination or like load traveling both
32 directions over the same route, provided a description
33 including make and model of the equipment being transported
34 is furnished to the Department, except that a vehicle
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1 combination registered by the Department as provided in
2 Section 15-9100 may be one of the same class. Limited
3 continuous operation permits are to be valid for a period of
4 90 days or one year, and shall be for the same vehicle,
5 vehicle combination, or like load.
6 (625 ILCS 5/15-9400 new)
7 Sec. 15-9400. Fees for Manufactured Home Combinations,
8 or a Unit Carrying Roof or Floor Trusses. Fees for special
9 permits to move a manufactured home, oversize storage
10 building, modular home section, or a unit carrying roof or
11 floor trusses in combination with a towing vehicle shall be
12 paid by the applicant to the Department at the following
13 rates:
14 90 Day Annual
15 Limited Limited
16 Single Continuous Continuous
17 Trip Operation Operation
18 (a) Maximum overall
19 width of 10 feet or
20 less; maximum overall
21 height of 14 feet 6
22 inches or less; or
23 maximum overall
24 length, including the
25 towing vehicle, of 70
26 feet or less $100 $400
27 For the first 90 miles $12
28 From 90 miles to 180 miles $15
29 From 180 miles to 270
30 miles $18
31 For more than 270 miles $21
32 (b) Maximum overall
33 width of 12 feet or
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1 less, plus an
2 additional 2 inch
3 overhang on each side
4 to allow for eaves,
5 drip edges or
6 guttering that is at
7 least 9 feet above the
8 surface of the
9 pavement; maximum
10 overall height of 14
11 feet 6 inches or less;
12 or maximum overall
13 length, including the
14 towing vehicle, of 115
15 feet or less $150 $600
16 For the first 90 miles $15
17 From 90 miles to 180 miles $20
18 From 180 miles to 270
19 miles $25
20 For more than 270 miles $30
21 (c) Maximum overall
22 width of 14 feet or
23 less; maximum overall
24 height of 15 feet or
25 less; maximum overall
26 length, including the
27 towing vehicle, of 115
28 feet or less $250 $1000
29 For the first 90 miles $25
30 From 90 miles to 180 miles $30
31 From 180 miles to 270
32 miles $35
33 For more than 270 miles $40
34 (d) Maximum overall
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1 width of 14 feet 4
2 inches or less,
3 maximum overall height
4 of 15 feet or less; or
5 maximum overall
6 length, including the
7 towing vehicle, of 115
8 feet or less $250 $1000
9 For the first 90 miles $30
10 From 90 miles to 180 miles $40
11 From 180 miles to 270
12 miles $50
13 For 270 miles or more $60
14 (e) Maximum overall
15 width of 16 feet or
16 less provided that a
17 tolerance in width of
18 up to 3 inches shall
19 be allowed for house
20 trailer combinations;
21 or maximum overall
22 height of 15 feet or
23 less; or maximum
24 overall length,
25 including the towing
26 vehicle of 115 feet or
27 less $250 $1000
28 For the first 90 miles $30
29 From 90 miles to 180 miles $40
30 From 180 miles to 270
31 miles $50
32 For 270 miles or more $60
33 (625 ILCS 5/15-9450 new)
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1 Sec. 15-9450. Fees for Legal Weight but Overdimension
2 Vehicles, Combinations, and Loads, other than Manufactured
3 Home Combinations.
4 (a) Fees for special permits to move overdimension
5 vehicles, combinations, and loads, other than manufactured
6 home combinations, shall be paid by the applicant to the
7 Department at the following rates:
8 90 Day Annual
9 Limited Limited
10 Single Continuous Continuous
11 Trip Operation Operation
12 (1) Overall width of 10
13 feet or less, overall
14 height of 14 feet 6
15 inches or less, and
16 overall length of 70
17 feet or less $100 $400
18 For the first 90 miles $12
19 From 90 miles to 180 miles $15
20 From 180 miles to 270
21 miles $18
22 For more than 270 miles $21
23 (2) Overall width of 12
24 feet or less, overall
25 height of 14 feet 6
26 inches or less, and
27 overall length of 85
28 feet or less $150 $600
29 For the first 90 miles $15
30 From 90 miles to 180 miles $20
31 From 180 miles to 270
32 miles $25
33 For more than 270 miles $30
34 (3) Overall width of 14
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1 feet or less, overall
2 height of 15 feet or
3 less, and overall
4 length of 100 feet or
5 less Single Trip Only
6 For the first 90 miles $25
7 From 90 miles to 180 miles $30
8 From 180 miles to 270
9 miles $35
10 For more than 270 miles $40
11 (4) Overall width of 18
12 feet or less, overall
13 height of 16 feet or
14 less, and overall
15 length of 120 feet or
16 less Single Trip Only
17 For the first 90 miles $30
18 From 90 miles to 180 miles $40
19 From 180 miles to 270
20 miles $50
21 For more than 270 miles $60
22 (5) Overall width of more
23 than 18 feet, overall
24 height more than 16
25 feet, and overall
26 length more than 120
27 feet Single Trip Only
28 For the first 90 miles $50
29 From 90 miles to 180 miles $75
30 From 180 miles to 270
31 miles $100
32 For more than 270 miles $125
33 (b) Permits issued under this Section shall be for a
34 vehicle, or vehicle combination and load not exceeding legal
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1 weights; and, in the case of the limited continuous
2 operation, shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle
3 combination, or like load.
4 (c) Escort requirements shall be as prescribed in the
5 Department's rules. Fees for the State Police vehicle
6 escort, when required, shall be in addition to the permit
7 fees.
8 (625 ILCS 5/15-9500 new)
9 Sec. 15-9500. Fees for Overweight; Axle Loads. Fees for
10 special permits to move legal gross weight vehicles,
11 combinations of vehicles and loads with overweight-axle loads
12 shall be paid by the applicant to the Department as follows:
13 For each overweight single axle or tandem axle group, the
14 flat rate fees herein scheduled for increments of 45 miles or
15 fraction thereof including issuance fee predicated upon an
16 18,000 pound single axle equivalency. Single trip permits
17 only shall be issued.
18 18,000 Pound Single Axle Equivalency Fees
19 Axle weight 2-Axle 3-Axle
20 in excess Single Axle Tandem Tandem
21 of legal
22 1-6,000 lbs. $5 $5 $5
23 6,001-11,000 lbs. 8 7 6
24 11,001-17,000 lbs. not permitted 8 7
25 17,001-22,000 lbs. not permitted not permitted 9
26 22,001-29,000 lbs. not permitted not permitted 11
27 (625 ILCS 5/15-9550 new)
28 Sec. 15-9550. Fees for Overweight; Gross Loads.
29 (a) Fees for special permits to move vehicles,
30 combinations of vehicles and loads with overweight-gross
31 loads shall be paid at the flat rate fees established in this
32 Section for weights in excess of legal gross weights, by the
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1 applicant to the Department. Single trip permits only shall
2 be issued.
3 (b) With respect to fees for overweight-gross loads
4 listed in this Section and for overweight-axle loads listed
5 in Section 15-9500, one fee only shall be charged, whichever
6 is the greater, but not both.
7 (c) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and
8 Section 15-9500, with respect to combinations of vehicles
9 consisting of a 3-axle truck tractor with a tandem axle
10 composed of 2 consecutive axles drawing a semitrailer, or
11 other vehicle approved by the Department, equipped with a
12 tandem axle composed of 3 consecutive axles, weighing over
13 73,280 pounds but not more than 88,000 pounds gross weight,
14 the fees shall be at the following rates:
15 Distance Rate
16 For the first 45 miles $10.00
17 From 45 miles to 90 miles 12.50
18 From 90 miles to 135 miles 15.00
19 From 135 miles to 180 miles 17.50
20 From 180 miles to 225 miles 20.00
21 For each additional 45 miles or part
22 thereof in excess of
23 225 miles, an additional 2.50
24 For such combinations weighing over 88,000 pounds but not
25 more than 100,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at
26 the following rates:
27 Distance Rate
28 For the first 45 miles $15.00
29 From 45 miles to 90 miles 25.00
30 From 90 miles to 135 miles 35.00
31 From 135 miles to 180 miles 45.00
32 From 180 miles to 225 miles 55.00
33 For each additional 45 miles or part
34 thereof in excess of
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1 225 miles, an additional 10.00
2 For such combination weighing over 100,000 pounds but not
3 more than 110,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at
4 the following rates:
5 Distance Rate
6 For the first 45 miles $20.00
7 From 45 miles to 90 miles 32.50
8 From 90 miles to 135 miles 45.00
9 From 135 miles to 180 miles 57.50
10 From 180 miles to 225 miles 70.00
11 For each additional 45 miles or part
12 thereof in excess of
13 225 miles an additional 12.50
14 For such combinations weighing over 110,000 pounds but
15 not more than 120,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be
16 at the following rates:
17 Distance Rate
18 For the first 45 miles $30.00
19 From 46 miles to 90 miles 55.00
20 From 90 miles to 135 miles 80.00
21 From 135 miles to 180 miles 105.00
22 From 180 miles to 225 miles 130.00
23 For each additional 45 miles or part
24 thereof in excess of
25 225 miles an additional 25.00
26 Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also
27 shall include fees for overwidth dimensions of 4 feet or
28 less, overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4
29 feet shall be charged an additional fee of $15.
30 (d) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and
31 Section 15-9500, with respect to combinations of vehicles
32 consisting of a 3-axle truck tractor with a tandem axle
33 composed of 2 consecutive axles drawing a semitrailer, or
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1 other vehicle approved by the Department, equipped with a
2 tandem axle composed of 2 consecutive axles, weighing over
3 73,280 pounds but not more than 88,000 pounds gross weight,
4 the fees shall be at the following rates:
5 Distance Rate
6 For the first 45 miles $20.00
7 From 46 miles to 90 miles 32.50
8 From 90 miles to 135 miles 45.00
9 From 135 miles to 180 miles 57.50
10 From 180 miles to 225 miles 70.00
11 For each additional 45 miles or part
12 thereof in excess of
13 225 miles an additional 12.50
14 For such combinations weighing over 88,000 pounds but not
15 more than 100,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at
16 the following rates:
17 Distance Rate
18 For the first 45 miles $30.00
19 From 46 miles to 90 miles 55.00
20 From 90 miles to 135 miles 80.00
21 From 135 miles to 180 miles 105.00
22 From 180 miles to 225 miles 130.00
23 For each additional 45 miles or part
24 thereof in excess of
25 225 miles an additional 25.00
26 Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also
27 shall include fees for overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less,
28 overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet
29 shall be charged an additional overwidth fee of $15.
30 (e) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in
31 Section 15-9500, with respect to a 3 (or more) axle mobile
32 crane or water well-drilling vehicle consisting of a single
33 axle and a tandem axle or 2 tandem axle groups composed of 2
34 consecutive axles each, with a distance of extreme axles not
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1 less than 18 feet, weighing not more than 60,000 pounds gross
2 with no single axle weighing more than 21,000 pounds, or any
3 tandem axle group to exceed 40,000 pounds, the fees shall be
4 at the following rates:
5 Distance Rate
6 For the first 45 miles $12.50
7 For each additional 45 miles
8 or portion thereof 9.00
9 For such vehicles weighing over 60,000 pounds but not more
10 than 68,000 pounds with no single axle weighing more than
11 21,000 pounds and no tandem axle group exceeding 48,000
12 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
13 Distance Rate
14 For the first 45 miles $20.00
15 For each additional 45 miles
16 or portion thereof 12.50
17 Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall
18 include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and
19 overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be
20 charged an additional overwidth fee of $15.
21 (f) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in
22 Section 15-9500, with respect to a 4 (or more) axle mobile
23 crane or water well drilling vehicle consisting of 2 sets of
24 tandem axles composed of 2 or more consecutive axles each
25 with a distance between extreme axles of not less than 23
26 feet weighing not more than 72,000 pounds with axle weights
27 on one set of tandem axles not more than 34,000 pounds, and
28 weight in the other set of tandem axles not to exceed 40,000
29 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
30 Distance Rate
31 For the first 45 miles $15.00
32 For each additional 45 miles
33 or portion thereof 10.00
34 For such vehicles weighing over 72,000 pounds but not more
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1 than 76,000 pounds with axle weights on either set of tandem
2 axles not more than 44,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the
3 following rates:
4 Distance Rate
5 For the first 45 miles $20.00
6 For each additional 45 miles
7 or portion thereof 12.50
8 Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall
9 include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and
10 overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be
11 charged an additional fee of $15.
12 (g) In lieu of fees stated in this Section and in
13 Section 15-9500, with respect to a two axle mobile crane or
14 water well-drilling vehicle consisting of 2 single axles
15 weighing not more than 48,000 pounds with no single axle
16 weighing more than 25,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the
17 following rates:
18 Distance Rate
19 For the first 45 miles $15.00
20 For each additional 45 miles
21 or portion thereof 10.00
22 For such vehicles weighing over 48,000 pounds but not more
23 than 54,000 pounds with no single axle weighing more than
24 28,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
25 Distance Rate
26 For the first 45 miles $20.00
27 For each additional 45 miles
28 or portion thereof 12.50
29 Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall
30 include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and
31 overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be
32 charged an additional overwidth fee of $15.
33 (h) Fees for special permits to move vehicles,
34 combinations of vehicles, and loads with overweight gross
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1 loads not included in the fee categories shall be paid by the
2 applicant to the Department at the rate of $50 plus 3.5 cents
3 per ton-mile in excess of legal weight.
4 (i) With respect to fees for overweight gross loads not
5 included in the schedules specified in subsections (a)
6 through (e) of this Section and for overweight axle loads
7 listed in Section 15-9500, one fee only shall be charged,
8 whichever is the greater, but not both. An additional fee in
9 accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 15-9450
10 shall be charged for each overdimension.
11 (625 ILCS 5/15-9600 new)
12 Sec. 15-9600. Permits and Fees for Moves Directly across
13 Highway. The fee for 6 month special limited continuous
14 operation permits for vehicles or vehicle combinations
15 exceeding the legal sizes and weights specified in this
16 Chapter either empty or hauling material directly across a
17 highway making repeated moves in the course of industrial
18 operations, shall be $15.
19 (625 ILCS 5/15-9650 new)
20 Sec. 15-9650. Permits and Fees for Overweight Trucks
21 Hauling Sweet Corn. The fee for a 40 day special limited
22 continuous operation permit for a 2-axle truck used for
23 hauling sweet corn and ensilage with a gross axle load not to
24 exceed 35 percent in excess of the legal axle load, shall be
25 $10. A permit shall be issued only during harvest season.
26 (625 ILCS 5/15-9700 new)
27 Sec. 15-9700. Permits and Fees for Moving Buildings or
28 Large Machines.
29 (a) Special permits for moving buildings or large
30 machines shall be issued for single trips only.
31 (b) When moved on house moving equipment or on own
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1 trucks or tracks, the fees shall be based on maximum overall
2 dimensions, plus engineering investigation and police escort
3 fees when required.
4 (c) When moved on a vehicle or vehicle combination,
5 applicable overdimension and overweight fees shall apply.
6 (625 ILCS 5/15-9750 new)
7 Sec. 15-9750. Fees for Engineering Inspections or Field
8 Investigations. Engineering inspections or field
9 investigations shall be made by the Department and the
10 applicant shall pay a fee of $40 per hour.
11 (625 ILCS 5/15-9800 new)
12 Sec. 15-9800. Fees for Police Escort. When State Police
13 escorts are required by the Department for the safety of the
14 motoring public, the applicant shall pay to the Department
15 $40 per hour per vehicle based upon the pre-estimated time of
16 movement to be agreed upon between the Department and the
17 applicant. A minimum fee of $80 per vehicle shall be charged.
18 (625 ILCS 5/15-9850 new)
19 Sec. 15-9850. Permits and Fees for Moving Oversize or
20 Overweight Equipment to the Site of Train Derailments.
21 Permits to move oversize or overweight equipment to the sites
22 of train derailments shall include all equipment otherwise
23 eligible to obtain single trip permits under normal
24 situations. The permit shall be valid for a period of one
25 year and can be used at any time for movement to the site of
26 a train derailment during an emergency. The amount of the
27 fee shall be $500.
28 (625 ILCS 5/15-9900 new)
29 Sec. 15-9900. Supplemental Permit Fee. The Department
30 shall collect a fee of $5 and other applicable fees to cover
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1 the cost of processing an application for supplemental
2 special permits. This fee shall be charged for each
3 supplemental special permit issued. In addition, if the
4 supplemental permit provides for an increase in size or
5 weight or both over that specified in the original special
6 permit, additional fees shall be charged as provided in this
7 Article as applicable, to correct for the increase.
8 (625 ILCS 5/15-9950 new)
9 Sec. 15-9950. Payment of Fees.
10 (a) The Department shall prescribe the time and method
11 of payment of all appropriate fees authorized by this
12 Article.
13 (b) The Department may, at its discretion, establish
14 credit accounts with billing to be made at intervals not
15 exceeding one month.
16 (c) Failure to pay invoices in full within a period of
17 30 days after the billing date shall be sufficient cause for
18 the Department to withhold issuance of any further permits or
19 credit to the individual, company, or subsidiary firm.
20 (d) The Department is authorized to charge a service fee
21 of $3 for a check returned for any reason.
22 (e) All money received by the Department under the
23 provisions of this Section shall be deposited into the Road
24 Fund.
25 (f) No refund shall be made to the applicant following
26 issuance of a permit if the move is not completed.
27 (625 ILCS 5/15-9990 new)
28 Sec. 15-9990. Exemptions to Requirement of Fees.
29 (a) The requirements as to fees authorized by this
30 Article shall not apply to the owner of the vehicle or
31 vehicle combination if owned by the United States, this
32 State, or any political subdivision of this State, or any
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1 municipality in this State.
2 (b) The provisions of Sections 15-9050 through 15-9900
3 requiring fees for a permit shall not modify, alter or in any
4 manner affect either the provisions of Section 15-9000 or the
5 policy of the Department adopted for the administration of
6 this Chapter.
7 (625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. X heading new)
8 ARTICLE X. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES
9 (625 ILCS 5/15-10000 new)
10 Sec. 15-10000. Officers to Weigh Vehicles and Require
11 Removal of Excess Loads.
12 (a) Any police officer having reason to believe that the
13 weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful shall require the
14 driver to stop and submit to a weighing of the vehicle and
15 load either by means of a portable or stationary scale. If a
16 scale is not available at the place where the vehicle is
17 stopped, the police officer shall require that the vehicle be
18 driven to the nearest available scale that has been tested
19 and approved by the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
20 Notwithstanding any provisions of the Weights and Measures
21 Act or the United States Department of Commerce NIST handbook
22 44, multi or single draft weighing is an acceptable method of
23 weighing by law enforcement for determining a violation of
24 Chapter 3 or 15 of this Code. Law enforcement is exempt from
25 the requirements of commercial weighing established in NIST
26 handbook 44.
27 (b) Whenever an officer, upon weighing a vehicle and the
28 load, determines that the weight is unlawful, the officer
29 shall require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable
30 place and remain standing until such portion of the load is
31 removed as may be necessary to reduce the weight of the
32 vehicle to the limit permitted under this Chapter, or to the
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1 limit permitted under the terms of a permit issued pursuant
2 to Article IX of this Chapter and shall forthwith arrest the
3 driver or owner. All material so unloaded shall be cared for
4 by the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of the
5 owner or operator; however, whenever a 3-axle or 4-axle
6 vehicle registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle with a tandem
7 axle dimension greater than 72 inches, but less than 96
8 inches, is transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic
9 state that exceeds axle weight or gross weight limits by less
10 than 4,000 pounds, the owner or operator of the vehicle shall
11 accept the arrest ticket or tickets for the alleged
12 violations under this Section and proceed without shifting or
13 reducing the load being transported or may shift or reduce
14 the load under the provisions of subsection (d) or (e), when
15 applicable. Any fine imposed following an overweight
16 violation by a vehicle registered as a Special Hauling
17 Vehicle transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state
18 shall be paid as provided in paragraph 4 of subsection (a) of
19 Section 16-105 of this Code.
20 (c) The Department of Transportation may, at the request
21 of the Department of State Police, erect appropriate
22 regulatory signs on any State highway directing second
23 division vehicles to a scale. The Department of
24 Transportation may also, at the direction of any State Police
25 officer, erect portable regulating signs on any highway
26 directing second division vehicles to a portable scale. Every
27 such vehicle, pursuant to the sign, shall stop and be
28 weighed.
29 (d) Whenever any axle load of a vehicle exceeds the axle
30 or tandem axle weight limits permitted by Sections 15-5100
31 and 15-5200 or weight limits provided in Articles VI, VII,
32 and VIII by 2,000 pounds or less, the owner or operator of
33 the vehicle must shift or remove the excess so as to comply
34 with Sections 15-5100 and 15-5200 or weight limits provided
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1 in Articles VI, VII, and VIII. No overweight arrest ticket
2 shall be issued to the owner or operator of the vehicle by
3 any officer if the gross weight is shifted or removed as
4 required by this subsection (d).
5 (e) Whenever the gross weight of a vehicle with a
6 registered gross weight of 73,280 pounds or less exceeds the
7 weight limits of Section 15-5300, or weight limits provided
8 in Articles VI, VII, and VIII, by 2,000 pounds or less, the
9 owner or operator of the vehicle must remove the excess.
10 Whenever the gross weight of a vehicle with a registered
11 gross weight of 73,281 pounds or more exceeds the weight
12 limits of Section 15-5300, or weight limits provided in
13 Articles VI, VII, and VIII, by 1,000 pounds or less, the
14 owner or operator of the vehicle must remove the excess. In
15 either case no arrest ticket for any overweight violation of
16 this Code shall be issued to the owner or operator of the
17 vehicle by any officer if the excess weight is removed as
18 required by this subsection (e).
19 (f) Whenever an axle load of a vehicle exceeds axle
20 weight limits allowed by the provisions of a permit an arrest
21 ticket shall be issued, but the owner or operator of the
22 vehicle may shift the load so as to comply with the
23 provisions of the permit. Where such shifting of a load to
24 comply with the permit is accomplished, the owner or operator
25 of the vehicle may then proceed.
26 (g) Any driver of a vehicle who refuses to stop and
27 submit his or her vehicle and load to weighing after being
28 directed to do so by an officer or removes or causes the
29 removal of the load or part of it prior to weighing is guilty
30 of a business offense and shall be fined not less than $500
31 nor more than $2,000.
32 (625 ILCS 5/15-10100 new)
33 Sec. 15-10100. Violations; Penalties.
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1 (a) (1) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of
2 the weight limits provided in Articles V through VIII of this
3 Chapter or subsection (d) of Section 3-401, the owner or
4 driver of the vehicle shall be deemed guilty of such
5 violation and either the owner or the driver of the vehicle
6 may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person charged with
7 a violation of any of these provisions who pleads not guilty
8 shall be present in court for the trial on the charge. Any
9 person, firm, or corporation convicted of any violation of
10 the weight limits provided in Articles V through VIII of this
11 Chapter or a maximum axle weight or gross weight limit
12 specified on a regulatory sign posted in accordance with
13 Section 15-1300, shall be fined according to the following
14 schedule:
15 Up to and including 2,000 pounds overweight, the fine is
16 $50.
17 From 2,001 through 2,500 pounds overweight, the fine is
18 $135.
19 From 2,501 through 3,000 pounds overweight, the fine is
20 $165.
21 From 3,001 through 3,500 pounds overweight, the fine is
22 $260.
23 From 3,501 through 4,000 pounds overweight, the fine is
24 $300.
25 From 4,001 through 4,500 pounds overweight, the fine is
26 $425.
27 From 4,501 through 5,000 pounds overweight, the fine is
28 $475.
29 For 5,001 or more pounds overweight, the fine shall be
30 computed by assessing $750 for the first 5,000 pounds
31 overweight and $75 for each additional increment of 500
32 pounds overweight or fraction thereof.
33 (2) In addition, any person, firm, or corporation
34 convicted of 4 or more violations of the weight limits
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1 provided in Articles V through VIII of this Chapter within
2 any 12 month period shall be fined an additional amount of
3 $2,500 for the fourth and each subsequent conviction within
4 the 12 month period. Provided, however, that with regard to a
5 firm or corporation, a fourth or subsequent conviction shall
6 mean a fourth or subsequent conviction attributable to any
7 one employee-driver.
8 (b) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the
9 provisions of Article II, III, or IV of this Chapter, or
10 length and width requirements provided in Articles VI, VII,
11 and VIII, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed
12 guilty of the violation and either may be prosecuted for the
13 violation. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of any
14 violation of Article II, III, or IV of this Chapter, or
15 length and width requirements provided in Articles VI, VII,
16 and VIII, shall be fined for the first or second conviction
17 an amount not less than $50 nor more than $500, and for the
18 third and subsequent convictions by the same person, firm, or
19 corporation within a period of one year after the date of the
20 first offense, not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
21 (625 ILCS 5/15-10200 new)
22 Sec. 15-10200. Violations; Permit Moves.
23 (a) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the
24 provisions of a permit issued under Article IX of this
25 Chapter, by operating under a fraudulent permit or under a
26 permit not specifically covering the move, the owner or
27 driver of the vehicle shall be deemed guilty of a business
28 offense and either the owner or the driver of such vehicle
29 may be prosecuted for the violation. When any person, firm,
30 or corporation is convicted of the violation, the permit
31 shall be null and void and the person, firm, or corporation
32 shall be fined in an amount not less than 10 cents per pound
33 for each pound the gross weight of the vehicle exceeds the
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1 gross weight of such vehicles allowable under Section
2 15-5300.
3 (b) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in
4 addition to any penalties imposed for violation of Section
5 15-9300(c).
6 (625 ILCS 5/15-10300 new)
7 Sec. 15-10300. Violations; Permit Moves Exceeding Axle
8 Weights.
9 (a) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the
10 provisions of a permit issued under Article IX of this
11 Chapter by operating with axle weights in excess of those
12 authorized in the permit, the owner or driver of the vehicle
13 shall be deemed guilty of a business offense and either the
14 owner or the driver of the vehicle may be prosecuted for the
15 violation. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of the
16 violation shall be fined in an amount not less than 2 cents
17 nor more than 5 cents per pound for each pound of excess
18 weight on the axle or tandem axle in excess of the weight
19 authorized in the permit when the excess is 1,000 pounds or
20 less; not less than 5 cents nor more than 10 cents per pound
21 for each pound of excess weight when the excess exceeds 1,000
22 pounds and is 2,000 pounds or less; not less than 10 cents
23 nor more than 15 cents per pound for each pound of excess
24 weight when the excess exceeds 2,000 pounds and is 3,000
25 pounds or less; and not less than 15 cents nor more than 20
26 cents per pound for each pound of excess weight when the
27 excess exceeds 3,000 pounds.
28 (b) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in
29 addition to any penalties imposed for violation of subsection
30 (c) of Section 15-9300.
31 (625 ILCS 5/15-10400 new)
32 Sec. 15-10400. Violations; Permit Moves Exceeding Gross
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1 Weight.
2 (a) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the
3 provisions of a permit issued under Article IX of this
4 Chapter by operating with a gross weight in excess of that
5 authorized in the permit, the owner or driver of the vehicle
6 shall be deemed guilty of a business offense and either the
7 owner or the driver of the vehicle may be prosecuted for the
8 violation. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of the
9 violation shall be fined in an amount not less than 2 cents
10 nor more than 5 cents per pound for each pound of excess
11 weight in excess of the gross weight authorized in the permit
12 when the excess is 1,000 pounds or less; not less than 4
13 cents nor more than 7 cents per pound for each pound of
14 excess weight when the excess exceeds 1,000 pounds and is
15 2,000 pounds or less; not less than 7 cents nor more than 10
16 cents per pound for each pound of excess weight when the
17 excess exceeds 2,000 pounds and is 3,000 pounds or less; not
18 less than 10 cents nor more than 15 cents per pound for each
19 pound of excess weight when the excess exceeds 3,000 pounds
20 and is 4,000 pounds or less; not less than 15 cents nor more
21 than 20 cents per pound for each pound of excess weight when
22 the excess exceeds 4,000 pounds and is 5,000 pounds or less;
23 and not less than 17 cents nor more than 25 cents per pound
24 for each pound of excess weight when the excess exceeds 5,000
25 pounds.
26 (b) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in
27 addition to any penalties imposed for violation of subsection
28 (c) of Section 15-9300.
29 (625 ILCS 5/15-10500 new)
30 Sec. 15-10500. Violations; Restricted Use of Highway.
31 (a) When any vehicle is operated in violation of Section
32 15-1200, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed
33 guilty of a violation and either the owner or the driver of
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1 the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person,
2 firm, or corporation convicted of violating Section 15-1200
3 shall be fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit
4 up to the weight limits allowed a vehicle as provided for in
5 subsection (a) of Sections 15-5100, 15-5200 and 15-5300 and
6 $75 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight
7 exceeding that which is provided for in subsection (a) of
8 Sections 15-5100, 15-5200 and 15-5300.
9 (b) A municipality is authorized to enforce a county
10 weight limit ordinance applying to county highways within its
11 corporate limits and is entitled to the proceeds of any fines
12 collected from the enforcement.
13 (625 ILCS 5/15-10600 new)
14 Sec. 15-10600. Violations; Spilling Loads on Highways.
15 (a) Any person who operates a flatbed truck on any
16 highway in violation of the rules promulgated by the
17 Department under Section 15-6300 shall be guilty of a Class A
18 misdemeanor.
19 (b) Any violation of the provisions of Section 15-6400
20 shall be a petty offense punishable by a fine not to exceed
21 $250.
22 (625 ILCS 5/15-10700 new)
23 Sec. 15-10700. Vehicles Exceeding Prescribed Weight
24 Limits; Preventing Use of Highway.
25 (a) The Department of State Police is directed to
26 institute and maintain a program designed to prevent the use
27 of public highways by vehicles which exceed the maximum
28 weights allowed by this Chapter or which exceed the maximum
29 weights allowed as evidenced by the license plates attached
30 to the vehicle and which license is required by this Act.
31 (b) The program shall make provision for an intensive
32 campaign by the State Police to apprehend any violators of
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1 the acts set forth in subsection (a), and at all times to
2 maintain a vigilant watch for possible violators of those
3 acts.
4 (c) The Department of State Police shall maintain
5 records of the number of violators of those acts apprehended
6 and the number of convictions obtained. A resume of the
7 records shall be included in the Department's annual report
8 to the Governor, and the Department shall also present the
9 resume to each regular session of the General Assembly.
10 (d) The requirement for reporting to the General
11 Assembly shall be satisfied by filing copies of the report
12 with the Speaker, the Minority Leader, and the Clerk of the
13 House of Representatives; the President, the Minority Leader,
14 and the Secretary of the Senate; the Legislative Research
15 Unit, as required by Section 3.1 of the General Assembly
16 Organization Act; and filing additional copies with the State
17 Government Report Distribution Center for the General
18 Assembly as required under paragraph (t) of Section 7 of the
19 State Library Act.
20 (625 ILCS 5/16-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-105)
21 Sec. 16-105. Disposition of fines and forfeitures.
22 (a) Except as provided in Section 16-104a of this Act
23 and except for those amounts required to be paid into the
24 Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund in the State
25 Treasury pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Illinois Police
26 Training Act and Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of
27 Corrections and except those amounts subject to disbursement
28 by the circuit clerk under Section 27.5 of the Clerks of
29 Courts Act, fines and penalties recovered under the
30 provisions of Chapters 11 through 16 inclusive of this Code
31 shall be paid and used as follows:
32 1. For offenses committed upon a highway within the
33 limits of a city, village, or incorporated town or under
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1 the jurisdiction of any park district, to the treasurer
2 of the particular city, village, incorporated town or
3 park district, if the violator was arrested by the
4 authorities of the city, village, incorporated town or
5 park district, provided the police officers and officials
6 of cities, villages, incorporated towns and park
7 districts shall seasonably prosecute for all fines and
8 penalties under this Code. If the violation is prosecuted
9 by the authorities of the county, any fines or penalties
10 recovered shall be paid to the county treasurer. Provided
11 further that if the violator was arrested by the State
12 Police, fines and penalties recovered under the
13 provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 15-10100 15-113 of
14 this Code or paragraph (e) of Section 15-10500 15-316 of
15 this Code shall be paid over to the Department of State
16 Police which shall thereupon remit the amount of the
17 fines and penalties so received to the State Treasurer
18 who shall deposit the amount so remitted in the special
19 fund in the State treasury known as the Road Fund except
20 that if the violation is prosecuted by the State's
21 Attorney, 10% of the fine or penalty recovered shall be
22 paid to the State's Attorney as a fee of his office and
23 the balance shall be paid over to the Department of State
24 Police for remittance to and deposit by the State
25 Treasurer as hereinabove provided.
26 2. Except as provided in paragraph 4, for offenses
27 committed upon any highway outside the limits of a city,
28 village, incorporated town or park district, to the
29 county treasurer of the county where the offense was
30 committed except if such offense was committed on a
31 highway maintained by or under the supervision of a
32 township, township district, or a road district to the
33 Treasurer thereof for deposit in the road and bridge fund
34 of such township or other district; Provided, that fines
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1 and penalties recovered under the provisions of paragraph
2 (a) of Section 15-10100 15-113, paragraph (d) of Section
3 3-401, or paragraph (e) of Section 15-10500 15-316 of
4 this Code shall be paid over to the Department of State
5 Police which shall thereupon remit the amount of the
6 fines and penalties so received to the State Treasurer
7 who shall deposit the amount so remitted in the special
8 fund in the State treasury known as the Road Fund except
9 that if the violation is prosecuted by the State's
10 Attorney, 10% of the fine or penalty recovered shall be
11 paid to the State's Attorney as a fee of his office and
12 the balance shall be paid over to the Department of State
13 Police for remittance to and deposit by the State
14 Treasurer as hereinabove provided.
15 3. Notwithstanding subsections 1 and 2 of this
16 paragraph, for violations of overweight and overload
17 limits found in Chapter 15 Sections 15-101 through 15-203
18 of this Code, which are committed upon the highways
19 belonging to the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority,
20 fines and penalties shall be paid over to the Illinois
21 State Toll Highway Authority for deposit with the State
22 Treasurer into that special fund known as the Illinois
23 State Toll Highway Authority Fund, except that if the
24 violation is prosecuted by the State's Attorney, 10% of
25 the fine or penalty recovered shall be paid to the
26 State's Attorney as a fee of his office and the balance
27 shall be paid over to the Illinois State Toll Highway
28 Authority for remittance to and deposit by the State
29 Treasurer as hereinabove provided.
30 4. With regard to violations of overweight and
31 overload limits found in Chapter 15 Sections 15-101
32 through 15-203 of this Code committed by operators of
33 vehicles registered as Special Hauling Vehicles, for
34 offenses committed upon a highway within the limits of a
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1 city, village, or incorporated town or under the
2 jurisdiction of any park district, all fines and
3 penalties shall be paid over or retained as required in
4 paragraph 1. However, with regard to the above offenses
5 committed by operators of vehicles registered as Special
6 Hauling Vehicles upon any highway outside the limits of a
7 city, village, incorporated town or park district, fines
8 and penalties shall be paid over or retained by the
9 entity having jurisdiction over the road or highway upon
10 which the offense occurred, except that if the violation
11 is prosecuted by the State's Attorney, 10% of the fine or
12 penalty recovered shall be paid to the State's Attorney
13 as a fee of his office.
14 (b) Failure, refusal or neglect on the part of any
15 judicial or other officer or employee receiving or having
16 custody of any such fine or forfeiture either before or after
17 a deposit with the proper official as defined in paragraph
18 (a) of this Section, shall constitute misconduct in office
19 and shall be grounds for removal therefrom.
20 (Source: P.A. 88-403; 88-476; 88-535; 89-117, eff. 7-7-95.)
21 (625 ILCS 5/15-101 rep.)
22 (625 ILCS 5/15-102 rep.)
23 (625 ILCS 5/15-103 rep.)
24 (625 ILCS 5/15-105 rep.)
25 (625 ILCS 5/15-106 rep.)
26 (625 ILCS 5/15-107 rep.)
27 (625 ILCS 5/15-108 rep.)
28 (625 ILCS 5/15-109 rep.)
29 (625 ILCS 5/15-109.1 rep.)
30 (625 ILCS 5/15-110 rep.)
31 (625 ILCS 5/15-111 rep.)
32 (625 ILCS 5/15-112 rep.)
33 (625 ILCS 5/15-113 rep.)
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1 (625 ILCS 5/15-113.1 rep.)
2 (625 ILCS 5/15-113.2 rep.)
3 (625 ILCS 5/15-113.3 rep.)
4 (625 ILCS 5/15-114 rep.)
5 (625 ILCS 5/15-115 rep.)
6 (625 ILCS 5/15-201 rep.)
7 (625 ILCS 5/15-202 rep.)
8 (625 ILCS 5/15-203 rep.)
9 (625 ILCS 5/15-301 rep.)
10 (625 ILCS 5/15-302 rep.)
11 (625 ILCS 5/15-303 rep.)
12 (625 ILCS 5/15-304 rep.)
13 (625 ILCS 5/15-305 rep.)
14 (625 ILCS 5/15-306 rep.)
15 (625 ILCS 5/15-307 rep.)
16 (625 ILCS 5/15-308 rep.)
17 (625 ILCS 5/15-308.1 rep.)
18 (625 ILCS 5/15-309 rep.)
19 (625 ILCS 5/15-310 rep.)
20 (625 ILCS 5/15-311 rep.)
21 (625 ILCS 5/15-312 rep.)
22 (625 ILCS 5/15-313 rep.)
23 (625 ILCS 5/15-314 rep.)
24 (625 ILCS 5/15-315 rep.)
25 (625 ILCS 5/15-316 rep.)
26 (625 ILCS 5/15-317 rep.)
27 (625 ILCS 5/15-318 rep.)
28 (625 ILCS 5/15-319 rep.)
29 Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
30 repealing Sections 15-101 through 15-319.
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3 415 ILCS 5/10 from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1010
4 625 ILCS 5/1-190.05
5 625 ILCS 5/1-204.3
6 625 ILCS 5/3-401 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-401
7 625 ILCS 5/3-815 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815
8 625 ILCS 5/3-818 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-818
9 625 ILCS 5/6-306.4 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.4
10 625 ILCS 5/12-215 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215
11 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. I heading
12 625 ILCS 5/15-1000 new
13 625 ILCS 5/15-1100 new
14 625 ILCS 5/15-1200 new
15 625 ILCS 5/15-1300 new
16 625 ILCS 5/15-1400 new
17 625 ILCS 5/15-1500 new
18 625 ILCS 5/15-1600 new
19 625 ILCS 5/15-1700 new
20 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. II heading
21 625 ILCS 5/15-2000 new
22 625 ILCS 5/15-2100 new
23 625 ILCS 5/15-2200 new
24 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. III heading
25 625 ILCS 5/15-3000 new
26 625 ILCS 5/15-3100 new
27 625 ILCS 5/15-3200 new
28 625 ILCS 5/15-3300 new
29 625 ILCS 5/15-3400 new
30 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. IV heading new
31 625 ILCS 5/15-4000 new
32 625 ILCS 5/15-4100 new
33 625 ILCS 5/15-4200 new
34 625 ILCS 5/15-4300 new
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1 625 ILCS 5/15-4400 new
2 625 ILCS 5/15-4500 new
3 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. V heading new
4 625 ILCS 5/15-5000 new
5 625 ILCS 5/15-5100 new
6 625 ILCS 5/15-5200 new
7 625 ILCS 5/15-5300 new
8 625 ILCS 5/15-5400 new
9 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. VI heading new
10 625 ILCS 5/15-6000 new
11 625 ILCS 5/15-6100 new
12 625 ILCS 5/15-6200 new
13 625 ILCS 5/15-6300 new
14 625 ILCS 5/15-6400 new
15 625 ILCS 5/15-6500 new
16 625 ILCS 5/15-6600 new
17 625 ILCS 5/15-6700 new
18 625 ILCS 5/15-6800 new
19 625 ILCS 5/15-6900 new
20 625 ILCS 5/15-6950 new
21 625 ILCS 5/15-6990 new
22 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. VII heading new
23 625 ILCS 5/15-7000 new
24 625 ILCS 5/15-7100 new
25 625 ILCS 5/15-7200 new
26 625 ILCS 5/15-7300 new
27 625 ILCS 5/15-7400 new
28 625 ILCS 5/15-7500 new
29 625 ILCS 5/15-7600 new
30 625 ILCS 5/15-7700 new
31 625 ILCS 5/15-7800 new
32 625 ILCS 5/15-7900 new
33 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. VIII heading new
34 625 ILCS 5/15-8000 new
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1 625 ILCS 5/15-8100 new
2 625 ILCS 5/15-8200 new
3 625 ILCS 5/15-8300 new
4 625 ILCS 5/15-8400 new
5 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. IX heading new
6 625 ILCS 5/15-9000 new
7 625 ILCS 5/15-9050 new
8 625 ILCS 5/15-9100 new
9 625 ILCS 5/15-9150 new
10 625 ILCS 5/15-9200 new
11 625 ILCS 5/15-9250 new
12 625 ILCS 5/15-9300 new
13 625 ILCS 5/15-9350 new
14 625 ILCS 5/15-9400 new
15 625 ILCS 5/15-9450 new
16 625 ILCS 5/15-9500 new
17 625 ILCS 5/15-9550 new
18 625 ILCS 5/15-9600 new
19 625 ILCS 5/15-9650 new
20 625 ILCS 5/15-9700 new
21 625 ILCS 5/15-9750 new
22 625 ILCS 5/15-9800 new
23 625 ILCS 5/15-9850 new
24 625 ILCS 5/15-9900 new
25 625 ILCS 5/15-9950 new
26 625 ILCS 5/15-9990 new
27 625 ILCS 5/Chap. 15, Art. X heading new
28 625 ILCS 5/15-10000 new
29 625 ILCS 5/15-10100 new
30 625 ILCS 5/15-10200 new
31 625 ILCS 5/15-10300 new
32 625 ILCS 5/15-10400 new
33 625 ILCS 5/15-10500 new
34 625 ILCS 5/15-10600 new
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1 625 ILCS 5/15-10700 new
2 625 ILCS 5/16-105 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 16-105
3 625 ILCS 5/15-101 rep.
4 625 ILCS 5/15-102 rep.
5 625 ILCS 5/15-103 rep.
6 625 ILCS 5/15-105 rep.
7 625 ILCS 5/15-106 rep.
8 625 ILCS 5/15-107 rep.
9 625 ILCS 5/15-108 rep.
10 625 ILCS 5/15-109 rep.
11 625 ILCS 5/15-109.1 rep.
12 625 ILCS 5/15-110 rep.
13 625 ILCS 5/15-111 rep.
14 625 ILCS 5/15-112 rep.
15 625 ILCS 5/15-113 rep.
16 625 ILCS 5/15-113.1 rep.
17 625 ILCS 5/15-113.2 rep.
18 625 ILCS 5/15-113.3 rep.
19 625 ILCS 5/15-114 rep.
20 625 ILCS 5/15-115 rep.
21 625 ILCS 5/15-201 rep.
22 625 ILCS 5/15-202 rep.
23 625 ILCS 5/15-203 rep.
24 625 ILCS 5/15-301 rep.
25 625 ILCS 5/15-302 rep.
26 625 ILCS 5/15-303 rep.
27 625 ILCS 5/15-304 rep.
28 625 ILCS 5/15-305 rep.
29 625 ILCS 5/15-306 rep.
30 625 ILCS 5/15-307 rep.
31 625 ILCS 5/15-308 rep.
32 625 ILCS 5/15-308.1 rep.
33 625 ILCS 5/15-309 rep.
34 625 ILCS 5/15-310 rep.
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1 625 ILCS 5/15-311 rep.
2 625 ILCS 5/15-312 rep.
3 625 ILCS 5/15-313 rep.
4 625 ILCS 5/15-314 rep.
5 625 ILCS 5/15-315 rep.
6 625 ILCS 5/15-316 rep.
7 625 ILCS 5/15-317 rep.
8 625 ILCS 5/15-318 rep.
9 625 ILCS 5/15-319 rep.