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90_SB0186enr
625 ILCS 5/1-224 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-224
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that the
definition of "rescue vehicle" includes a vehicle designed,
configured, and equipped for the transportation of organs.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by adding
2 Section 1-154.4 and changing Sections 12-215 and 12-601.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 adding Section 1-154.4 and changing Sections 12-215 and
7 12-601 as follows:
8 (625 ILCS 5/1-154.4 new)
9 Sec. 1-154.4. Organ transport vehicle. A motor vehicle
10 of the second division equipped and used exclusively for the
11 transportation of organs for human transplant or the
12 transportation of members of the surgical team performing the
13 organ harvesting or transplant operations. Vehicles defined
14 in this Section shall be owned or operated by a company that
15 has a contractual agreement with a federally designated organ
16 procurement organization for the purposes stated in this
17 Section.
18 (625 ILCS 5/12-215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215)
19 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
20 Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on
21 motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
22 (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or
23 flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited
24 except on:
25 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or
26 local authorities;
27 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
28 coroner and designated or authorized by local
29 authorities, in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle;
30 however, such designation or authorization must be
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1 carried in the vehicle;
2 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
3 federal firefighting vehicles;
4 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
5 as ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such
6 lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an
7 emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick
8 or injured; and
9 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires
10 such lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be
11 lighted on any such tow truck while the tow truck is
12 operating in the State of Illinois.
13 (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing
14 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except
15 on:
16 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
17 towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights
18 shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
19 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are
20 actually being used at the scene of an accident or
21 disablement and while such vehicles are engaged in towing
22 on a highway;
23 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
24 Illinois, local authorities and contractors; furthermore,
25 such lights shall not be lighted except while such
26 vehicles are engaged in maintenance or construction
27 operations within the limits of construction projects;
28 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or
29 survey crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be
30 lighted except while such vehicles are actually engaged
31 in work on a highway;
32 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
33 other construction, maintenance or automotive service
34 vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as
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1 a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular
2 traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching,
3 overtaking or passing while such vehicles are engaged in
4 maintenance, service or construction on a highway;
5 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights
6 shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by
7 the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;
8 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned
9 and operated by the State of Illinois or any political
10 subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for
11 removal of snow and ice from highways;
12 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another
13 state, furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
14 except as provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
15 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by
16 local authorities;
17 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
18 authorities when used in combination with red
19 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
20 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail
21 for the United States Postal Service provided that such
22 lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are
23 actually being used for such purposes;
24 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle
25 emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
26 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or
27 roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage or
28 refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be lighted except
29 when such vehicles are actually being used for such
30 purposes;
31 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm
32 responder, or control agency, if the security company,
33 alarm responder, or control agency is bound by a contract
34 with a federal, State, or local government entity to use
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1 the lights; and
2 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Mental
3 Health and Developmental Disabilities; however, the
4 lights shall not be lighted except when being used for
5 security related purposes under the direction of the
6 superintendent of the facility where the vehicle is
7 located.
8 (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing
9 lights, whether lighted or unlighted is prohibited except:
10 1. On vehicles owned or fully operated by a:
11 voluntary firefighter;
12 paid firefighter;
13 part-paid firefighter;
14 call firefighter;
15 member of the board of trustees of a fire
16 protection district;
17 paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
18 paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance
19 unit;
20 rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire
21 department.
22 However, such lights are not to be lighted except
23 when responding to a bona fide emergency.
24 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a
25 population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
26 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
27 authorities when used in combination with red
28 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
29 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
30 federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination
31 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
32 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
33 as ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination
34 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
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1 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
2 responding to an emergency call.
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. 88-58; 88-341; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-433,
27 eff. 12-15-95.)
28 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
29 Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on
30 motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
31 (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or
32 flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited
33 except on:
34 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or
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1 local authorities;
2 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
3 coroner and designated or authorized by local
4 authorities, in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle;
5 however, such designation or authorization must be
6 carried in the vehicle;
7 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
8 federal firefighting vehicles;
9 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
10 as ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such
11 lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an
12 emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick
13 or injured; and
14 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires
15 such lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be
16 lighted on any such tow truck while the tow truck is
17 operating in the State of Illinois.
18 (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing
19 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except
20 on:
21 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
22 towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights
23 shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
24 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are
25 actually being used at the scene of an accident or
26 disablement and while such vehicles are engaged in towing
27 on a highway;
28 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
29 Illinois, local authorities and contractors; furthermore,
30 such lights shall not be lighted except while such
31 vehicles are engaged in maintenance or construction
32 operations within the limits of construction projects;
33 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or
34 survey crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be
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1 lighted except while such vehicles are actually engaged
2 in work on a highway;
3 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
4 other construction, maintenance or automotive service
5 vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as
6 a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular
7 traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching,
8 overtaking or passing while such vehicles are engaged in
9 maintenance, service or construction on a highway;
10 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights
11 shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by
12 the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;
13 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned
14 and operated by the State of Illinois or any political
15 subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for
16 removal of snow and ice from highways;
17 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another
18 state, furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
19 except as provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
20 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by
21 local authorities;
22 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
23 authorities when used in combination with red
24 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
25 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail
26 for the United States Postal Service provided that such
27 lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are
28 actually being used for such purposes;
29 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle
30 emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
31 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or
32 roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage or
33 refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be lighted except
34 when such vehicles are actually being used for such
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1 purposes;
2 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm
3 responder, or control agency, if the security company,
4 alarm responder, or control agency is bound by a contract
5 with a federal, State, or local government entity to use
6 the lights; and
7 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human
8 Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except
9 when being used for security related purposes under the
10 direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
11 vehicle is located.
12 (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing
13 lights, whether lighted or unlighted is prohibited except:
14 1. On vehicles owned or fully operated by a:
15 voluntary firefighter;
16 paid firefighter;
17 part-paid firefighter;
18 call firefighter;
19 member of the board of trustees of a fire
20 protection district;
21 paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
22 paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance
23 unit;
24 rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire
25 department.
26 However, such lights are not to be lighted except
27 when responding to a bona fide emergency.
28 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a
29 population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
30 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
31 authorities when used in combination with red
32 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
33 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
34 federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination
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1 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
2 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
3 as ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination
4 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
5 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
6 responding to an emergency call.
7 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively
8 as organ transport vehicles when used in combination with
9 red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights;
10 furthermore, these lights shall only be lighted when the
11 transportation is declared an emergency by a member of
12 the transplant team or a representative of the organ
13 procurement organization.
14 (d) The use of a combination of amber and white
15 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or
16 unlighted, is prohibited, except motor vehicles or equipment
17 of the State of Illinois, local authorities and contractors
18 may be so equipped; furthermore, such lights shall not be
19 lighted except while such vehicles are engaged in highway
20 maintenance or construction operations within the limits of
21 highway construction projects.
22 (e) All oscillating, rotating or flashing lights
23 referred to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity,
24 when illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal
25 sunlight.
26 (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a
27 manufacturer of oscillating, rotating or flashing lights or
28 his representative from temporarily mounting such lights on a
29 vehicle for demonstration purposes only.
30 (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsections
31 (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section who without lawful
32 authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or detain
33 another person shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
34 (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any
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1 person violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of
2 this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
3 (Source: P.A. 88-58; 88-341; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-433,
4 eff. 12-15-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
5 (625 ILCS 5/12-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601)
6 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-687)
7 Sec. 12-601. Horns and warning devices.
8 (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway
9 shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and
10 capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions
11 from a distance of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or
12 other warning device shall emit an unreasonable loud or harsh
13 sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when
14 reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible
15 warning with his horn but shall not otherwise use such horn
16 when upon a highway.
17 (b) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any
18 person use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except
19 as otherwise permitted in this section. Any authorized
20 emergency vehicle as defined in Chapter 1 of this Act may be
21 equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell, capable of emitting
22 sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not
23 less than 500 feet, but such siren, whistle or bell, shall
24 not be used except when such vehicle is operated in response
25 to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuant of an
26 actual or suspected violator of the law in either of which
27 events the driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren,
28 whistle or bell, when necessary to warn pedestrians and other
29 drivers of the approach thereof.
30 (c) Trackless trolley coaches, as defined by Section
31 1-206 of this Code, may be equipped with a bell or bells in
32 lieu of a horn, and may, in addition to the requirements of
33 paragraph (a) of this Section, use a bell or bells for the
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1 purpose of indicating arrival or departure at designated
2 stops during the hours of scheduled operation.
3 (Source: P.A. 89-345, eff. 1-1-96.)
4 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-687)
5 Sec. 12-601. Horns and warning devices.
6 (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway
7 shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and
8 capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions
9 from a distance of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or
10 other warning device shall emit an unreasonable loud or harsh
11 sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall when
12 reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible
13 warning with his horn but shall not otherwise use such horn
14 when upon a highway.
15 (b) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any
16 person use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except
17 as otherwise permitted in this section. Any authorized
18 emergency vehicle or organ transport vehicle as defined in
19 Chapter 1 of this Act may be equipped with a siren, whistle,
20 or bell, capable of emitting sound audible under normal
21 conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but
22 such siren, whistle or bell, shall not be used except when
23 such vehicle is operated in response to an emergency call or
24 in the immediate pursuant of an actual or suspected violator
25 of the law in either of which events the driver of such
26 vehicle shall sound such siren, whistle or bell, when
27 necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of the
28 approach thereof.
29 (c) Trackless trolley coaches, as defined by Section
30 1-206 of this Code, and replica trolleys, as defined by
31 Section 1-171.04 of this Code, may be equipped with a bell or
32 bells in lieu of a horn, and may, in addition to the
33 requirements of paragraph (a) of this Section, use a bell or
34 bells for the purpose of indicating arrival or departure at
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1 designated stops during the hours of scheduled operation.
2 (Source: P.A. 89-345, eff. 1-1-96; 89-687, eff. 6-1-97.)
3 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
4 makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
5 text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
6 Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
7 text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i)
8 the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from
9 any other Public Act.