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92_SB0819eng SB819 Engrossed LRB9206063DHmb 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 12-709 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709) 7 Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem. 8 (a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement 9 of husbandry and special mobile equipment, when operated on a 10 highway must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem mounted on 11 the rear except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section. 12 Special mobile equipment is exempt when operated within the 13 limits of a construction or maintenance project where traffic 14 control devices are used in compliance with the applicable 15 provisions of the manual and specifications adopted under 16 Section 11-301 of the "Illinois Vehicle Code". 17 (b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) of 18 this Section when operated in combination on a highway must 19 display a slow-moving vehicle emblem as follows: 20 1. Where the towed unit or any load thereon 21 partially or totally obscures the slow-moving vehicle 22 emblem on the towing unit, the towed unit shall be 23 equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem. In such cases 24 the towing unit need not display the emblem. 25 2. Where the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the 26 towing unit is not obscured by the towed unit or its 27 load, then either or both may be equipped with the 28 required emblem but it shall be sufficient if either 29 displays it. 30 3. A registered truck towed behind a farm tractor 31 in conformity with the provisions of Section 11-1418 of SB819 Engrossed -2- LRB9206063DHmb 1 the "Illinois Vehicle Code" must display a slow-moving 2 vehicle emblem in the manner provided in paragraph (c) 3 while being towed on a highway if the emblem on the 4 towing vehicle is partially or totally obscured. 5 (c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by 6 paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section must meet or exceed 7 the specifications and mounting requirements established by 8 the Department. Such specifications and mounting requirements 9 shall, on and before August 31, 2004, be based on the 10 specifications adopted by the American Society of 11 Agricultural Engineers and published by that body as ASAE S 12 276.2 dated March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. On and after 13 September 1, 2004, the specifications and mounting 14 requirements shall be based on the specifications adopted by 15 the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and published 16 by that body as ASAE S 276.5 NOV 97. No advertising or other 17 marking shall appear upon the emblem except that specified by 18 the American Society of Agricultural Engineers to identify 19 the standard to which the material complies. Each original 20 package containing a slow-moving vehicle emblem shall display 21 a notice on the outside of the package stating that such 22 emblem shall only be used for the purposes stated in 23 subsections (a) and (b). 24 (d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety 25 identification device and shall not be displayed on any 26 vehicle nor displayed in any manner other than as described 27 in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section. A violation 28 of this subsection (d) is a petty offense punishable by a 29 fine of $25 for the first offense and $75 for a second or 30 subsequent offense within one year of the first offense. 31 (Source: P.A. 91-505, eff. 1-1-00.)