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92_HB5247
LRB9211470DHmg
1 AN ACT in relation to 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 12-802 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/12-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802)
7 Sec. 12-802. Identification. Each school bus must shall
8 have the sign "SCHOOL BUS" painted on both the front and rear
9 of the bus as high as practicable in letters at least 8
10 inches high. The vehicle weight and the vehicle maximum
11 passenger capacity recommended by the manufacturer of the
12 bus, which shall be based upon provision for 13 inches of
13 seating space for each passenger exclusive of the driver,
14 shall be painted on the body to the left of the service door
15 in letters at least 2 inches high. The name of the owner or
16 the entity for which the school bus is operated or both shall
17 be painted in a contrasting color on both sides, centered as
18 high as practicable below the window line, in letters at
19 least 4 inches high. A school bus identification number
20 shall be painted as high as practicable on both the front and
21 rear of the bus in letters at least 4 inches high. Decals
22 may be used instead of painting.
23 (Source: P.A. 82-111.)