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91_HB2355
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 15-101.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Section 15-101 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/15-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-101)
8 Sec. 15-101. Scope and effect of Chapter 15.
9 (a) It is unlawful for a any person to drive or move on,
10 upon, or across or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit
11 to be driven or moved on, upon, or across any highway any
12 vehicle or vehicles of a size and weight exceeding the
13 limitations stated in this Chapter or otherwise in violation
14 of this Chapter, and the maximum size and weight of vehicles
15 herein specified shall be lawful throughout this State, and
16 local authorities shall have no power or authority to alter
17 such limitations except as express authority may be granted
18 in this Chapter.
19 (b) The provisions of this Chapter governing size,
20 weight and load do not apply to fire apparatus or equipment
21 for snow and ice removal operations owned or operated by any
22 governmental body, or to implements of husbandry temporarily
23 operated or towed in a combination upon a highway provided
24 such combination does not consist of more than 3 vehicles or,
25 in the case of hauling fresh, perishable fruits or vegetables
26 from farm to the point of first processing, not more than 3
27 wagons being towed by an implement of husbandry, or to a
28 vehicle operated under the terms of a special permit issued
29 hereunder.
30 (Source: P.A. 83-831.)