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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 504

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 504 as follows:

 3    by replacing everything after the enacting  clause  with  the
 4    following:

 5        "Section  5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is amended by
 6    changing Section 12-603.1 as follows:

 7        (625 ILCS 5/12-603.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-603.1)
 8        Sec. 12-603.1.  Driver  and  passenger  required  to  use
 9    safety belts, exceptions and penalty.
10        (a)  Each  driver  and  front  seat  passenger of a motor
11    vehicle operated on a street or highway in this  State  shall
12    wear  a  properly  adjusted  and  fastened  seat safety belt;
13    except that, a child less  than  6  years  of  age  shall  be
14    protected   as  required  pursuant  to  the  Child  Passenger
15    Protection Act. Each driver under the age  of  18  years  and
16    each  of the driver's passengers under the age of 18 years of
17    a motor vehicle operated on a street or highway in this State
18    shall wear a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt.
19    Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child  6  years
20    of  age  or more, but less than 16 years of age, in the front
21    seat of the  motor  vehicle  shall  secure  the  child  in  a
 
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 1    properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt.
 2        (b)  Paragraph   (a)  shall  not  apply  to  any  of  the
 3    following:
 4             1.  A driver or passenger  frequently  stopping  and
 5        leaving  the  vehicle  or  delivering  property  from the
 6        vehicle, if the speed of the vehicle between  stops  does
 7        not exceed 15 miles per hour.
 8             2.  A  driver  or  passenger  possessing  a  written
 9        statement  from  a  physician that such person is unable,
10        for medical or physical reasons, to wear  a  seat  safety
11        belt.
12             3.  A  driver  or  passenger  possessing an official
13        certificate  or  license  endorsement   issued   by   the
14        appropriate agency in another state or country indicating
15        that the driver is unable for medical, physical, or other
16        valid reasons to wear a seat safety belt.
17             4.  A driver operating a motor vehicle in reverse.
18             5.  A motor vehicle with a model year prior to 1965.
19             6.  A motorcycle or motor driven cycle.
20             7.  A motorized pedalcycle.
21             8.  A  motor  vehicle  which  is  not required to be
22        equipped with seat safety belts under federal law.
23             9.  A motor  vehicle  operated  by  a  rural  letter
24        carrier   of  the  United  States  postal  service  while
25        performing duties as a rural letter carrier.
26        (c)  Failure to wear a seat safety belt in  violation  of
27    this  Section shall not be considered evidence of negligence,
28    shall not limit the liability of an insurer,  and  shall  not
29    diminish   any  recovery  for  damages  arising  out  of  the
30    ownership, maintenance, or operation of a motor vehicle.
31        (d)  A violation of this Section shall be a petty offense
32    and subject to a fine not to exceed $25.
33        (e)  (Blank) No motor vehicle, or driver or passenger  of
34    such  vehicle,  shall  be  stopped  or  searched  by  any law
 
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 1    enforcement officer solely on the basis  of  a  violation  or
 2    suspected violation of this Section.
 3        (f)  A  law enforcement officer may not search or inspect
 4    a motor vehicle, its contents, the  driver,  or  a  passenger
 5    solely because of a violation of this Section.
 6    (Source: P.A. 90-369, eff. 1-1-98.)

 7        Section  10.  The  Code  of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
 8    amended by changing Section 108-1 as follows:

 9        (725 ILCS 5/108-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 108-1)
10        Sec. 108-1. Search without warrant.  (1)  When  a  lawful
11    arrest  is effected a peace officer may reasonably search the
12    person arrested and the area within such  person's  immediate
13    presence for the purpose of:
14        (a)  Protecting the officer from attack; or
15        (b)  Preventing the person from escaping; or
16        (c)  Discovering the fruits of the crime; or
17        (d)  Discovering  any  instruments,  articles,  or things
18    which may have been used in the commission of, or  which  may
19    constitute evidence of, an offense.
20        (2)  (Blank)  No motor vehicle, or driver or passenger of
21    such vehicle,  shall  be  stopped  or  searched  by  any  law
22    enforcement  officer  solely  on  the basis of a violation or
23    suspected violation  of  Section  12-603.1  of  The  Illinois
24    Vehicle Code.
25        (3)  A  law enforcement officer may not search or inspect
26    a motor vehicle, its contents, the  driver,  or  a  passenger
27    solely  because  of  a  violation  of Section 12-603.1 of the
28    Illinois Vehicle Code.
29    (Source: P.A. 85-291.)".

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