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92_HB0454 LRB9202527DHmg 1 AN ACT regarding vehicles. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 15-113 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/15-113) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-113) 7 Sec. 15-113. Violations; Penalties. 8 (a) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the 9 provisions of Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 10 3-401, the owner or driver of such vehicle shall be deemed 11 guilty of such violation and either the owner or the driver 12 of such vehicle may be prosecuted for such violation. Any 13 person charged with a violation of any of these provisions 14 who pleads not guilty shall be present in court for the trial 15 on the charge. Any person, firm or corporation convicted of 16 any violation of Section 15-111 including, but not limited 17 to, a maximum axle or gross limit specified on a regulatory 18 sign posted in accordance with paragraph (g) or (h) of 19 Section 15-111, shall be fined according to the following 20 schedule: 21 Up to and including 2000 pounds 22 overweight = $50 23 from 2001 through 2500 pounds 24 overweight = the fine is $135 25 from 2501 through 3000 pounds 26 overweight = the fine is $165 27 from 3001 through 3500 pounds 28 overweight = the fine is $260 29 from 3501 through 4000 pounds 30 overweight = the fine is $300 31 from 4001 through 4500 pounds -2- LRB9202527DHmg 1 overweight = the fine is $425 2 from 4501 through 5000 pounds 3 overweight = the fine is $475 4 from 5001 or more pounds overweight = the fine shall be 5 computed by 6 assessing $475 7$750for 8 the first 5000 9 pounds overweight 10 and $75 for each 11 additional increment 12 of 500 pounds 13 overweight or 14 fraction thereof, 15 but the total 16 fine may not 17 exceed $3,500. 18 In addition any person, firm or corporation convicted of 19 4 or more violations of Section 15-111 within any 12 month 20 period shall be fined an additional amount of $2500 for the 21 fourth and each subsequent conviction within the 12 month 22 period. Provided, however, that with regard to a firm or 23 corporation, a fourth or subsequent conviction shall mean a 24 fourth or subsequent conviction attributable to any one 25 employee-driver. 26 (b) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the 27 provisions of Sections 15-102, 15-103 or 15-107, the owner or 28 driver of such vehicle shall be deemed guilty of such 29 violation and either may be prosecuted for such violation. 30 Any person, firm or corporation convicted of any violation of 31 Sections 15-102, 15-103 or 15-107 shall be fined for the 32 first or second conviction an amount equal to not less than 33 $50 nor more than $500, and for the third and subsequent 34 convictions by the same person, firm or corporation within a -3- LRB9202527DHmg 1 period of one year after the date of the first offense, not 2 less than $500 nor more than $1,000. 3 (Source: P.A. 88-476; 89-117, eff. 7-7-95; 89-245, eff. 4 1-1-96.)