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92_HB0537 LRB9202498DHmg 1 AN ACT concerning 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 15-316 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316) 7 Sec. 15-316. When the Department, local authority or road 8 district highway commissioner may restrict right to use 9 highways. 10 (a) Local authorities and road district highway 11 commissioners with respect to highways under their 12 jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the 13 operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose 14 restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon 15 any such highway, for a total period of not to exceed 90 days 16 in any one calendar year, whenever any said highway by reason 17 of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climate conditions 18 will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of 19 vehicles thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights 20 thereof reduced. 21 (b) The local authority or road district highway 22 commissioner enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall 23 erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating 24 the provision of the ordinance or resolution at each end of 25 that portion of any highway affected thereby, and the 26 ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and 27 until such signs are erected and maintained. 28 (c) Local authorities and road district highway 29 commissioners with respect to highways under their 30 jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit 31 the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may -2- LRB9202498DHmg 1 impose limitations as the weight thereof, on designated 2 highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall be 3 designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways. 4 (c-1) The weight provisions of subsections (a), (b), and 5 (c) take precedence over the provisions of subsections (d-1), 6 (d-1.5),and(d-2), and (d-3). 7 (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as 8 hereinbefore granted to local authorities and road district 9 highway commissioners to determine by resolution and to 10 impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated 11 upon any highway under the jurisdiction of said department, 12 and such restrictions shall be effective when signs giving 13 notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any 14 highway affected by such resolution. 15 (d-1) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination 16 with gross and axle weights not exceeding the weight 17 limitations specified in subsection (b) of Section 15-111 1873,280 poundsand up to 65 feet in overall length and 102 19 inches in width operating on highways under the control of a 20 county or atownshiproad districthighway commissionermay 21 have accessfor a distance of 5 milesfrom a State designated 22 highway for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, 23 rest, repairservices, and home base. No exemption shall be 24 granted authorizing travel on local roads as a thoroughfare 25 betweenStatedesignated highways. 26 (d-1.5) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination 27 with gross and axle weights not exceeding the weight 28 limitations specified in subsection (f) of Section 15-111 and 29 up to 65 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width and 30 vehicles registered as special haul vehicles under subsection 31 (b) of Section 15-315 operating on highways under the control 32 of a county or a road district may have access from a State 33 designated highway for the purpose of loading or unloading. 34 No exemption shall be granted authorizing travel on local -3- LRB9202498DHmg 1 roads as a thoroughfare between designated highways. 2 (d-2) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination 3 with gross and axle weights not exceeding the weight 4 limitations specified in subsection (f) of Section 15-111 573,280 poundsand up to 65 feet in overall length and 102 6 inches in width operating on highways under the control of 7 municipal authorities may have accessfor 5 milesfrom a 8 State designated highway for the purpose of loading and 9 unloading and may have access for one mile for food, fuel, 10 repairs, and rest on those municipally controlled highways. 11 No exemption shall be granted authorizing travel on municipal 12 roads as a thoroughfare betweenStatedesignated highways. 13 (d-3) Motor vehicles and motor vehicles in combination 14 with gross and axle weights not exceeding the weight 15 limitations specified in subsection (f) of Section 15-111 and 16 up to 65 feet in overall length and 102 inches in width and 17 vehicles registered as special haul vehicles under subsection 18 (b) of Section 15-315 operating on highways under the control 19 of the State may have access from a State designated highway 20 for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, rest, 21 repair, and home base. No exemption shall be granted 22 authorizing travel on State non-designated highways as a 23 thoroughfare between designated highways. 24 (e) When any vehicle is operated in violation of this 25 Section, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed 26 guilty of a violation and either the owner or the driver of 27 the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person, 28 firm, or corporation convicted of violating this Section 29 shall be fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit 30 up to the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as 31 provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111 and 32 $75 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight 33 exceeding that which is provided for in subsections (a) or 34 (b) of Section 15-111. -4- LRB9202498DHmg 1 (f) A municipality is authorized to enforce a county 2 weight limit ordinance applying to county highways within its 3 corporate limits and is entitled to the proceeds of any fines 4 collected from the enforcement. 5 (Source: P.A. 89-117, eff. 7-7-95; 89-687, eff. 6-1-97; 6 90-211, eff. 1-1-98.) 7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 8 January 1, 2002.