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92_SB1880eng SB1880 Engrossed LRB9212684DHgc 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 12-215 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/12-215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215) 7 Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on 8 motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code: 9 (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or 10 flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited 11 except on: 12 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or 13 local authorities; 14 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county 15 coroner and designated or authorized by local 16 authorities, in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle; 17 however, such designation or authorization must be 18 carried in the vehicle; 19 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or 20 federal firefighting vehicles; 21 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively 22 as ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such 23 lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an 24 emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick 25 or injured; 26 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires 27 such lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be 28 lighted on any such tow truck while the tow truck is 29 operating in the State of Illinois; and 30 6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management 31 Agency, and vehicles of the Department of Nuclear Safety. SB1880 Engrossed -2- LRB9212684DHgc 1 (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing 2 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except 3 on: 4 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for 5 towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights 6 shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph 7 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are 8 actually being used at the scene of an accident or 9 disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a 10 flat bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being 11 transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the 12 vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing 13 vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all 14 wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall 15 be lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing 16 on a highway during all times when the use of headlights 17 is required under Section 12-201 of this Code; 18 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of 19 Illinois, local authorities and contractors; furthermore, 20 such lights shall not be lighted except while such 21 vehicles are engaged in maintenance or construction 22 operations within the limits of construction projects; 23 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or 24 survey crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be 25 lighted except while such vehicles are actually engaged 26 in work on a highway; 27 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or 28 other construction, maintenance or automotive service 29 vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as 30 a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular 31 traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, 32 overtaking or passing while such vehicles are engaged in 33 maintenance, service or construction on a highway; 34 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights SB1880 Engrossed -3- LRB9212684DHgc 1 shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by 2 the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code; 3 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned 4 and operated by the State of Illinois or any political 5 subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for 6 removal of snow and ice from highways; 7 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another 8 state, furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted 9 except as provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code; 10 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by 11 local authorities; 12 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local 13 authorities when used in combination with red 14 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights; 15 9.5. Propane deliver trucks; 16 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail 17 for the United States Postal Service provided that such 18 lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are 19 actually being used for such purposes; 20 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle 21 emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1; 22 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or 23 roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage or 24 refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be lighted except 25 when such vehicles are actually being used for such 26 purposes; 27 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm 28 responder, or control agency, if the security company,29alarm responder, or control agency is bound by a contract30with a federal, State, or local government entity to use31the lights; and 32 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human 33 Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except 34 when being used for security related purposes under the SB1880 Engrossed -4- LRB9212684DHgc 1 direction of the superintendent of the facility where the 2 vehicle is located. 3 (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing 4 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except 5 on: 6 1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire 7 department and vehicles owned or fully operated by a: 8 voluntary firefighter; 9 paid firefighter; 10 part-paid firefighter; 11 call firefighter; 12 member of the board of trustees of a fire 13 protection district; 14 paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad; or 15 paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance 16 unit. 17 However, such lights are not to be lighted except 18 when responding to a bona fide emergency. 19 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a 20 population of 500,000 or more inhabitants. 21 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local 22 authorities when used in combination with red 23 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights. 24 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or 25 federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination 26 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights. 27 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively 28 as ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination 29 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights; 30 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when 31 responding to an emergency call. 32 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively 33 as organ transport vehicles when used in combination with 34 red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; SB1880 Engrossed -5- LRB9212684DHgc 1 furthermore, these lights shall only be lighted when the 2 transportation is declared an emergency by a member of 3 the transplant team or a representative of the organ 4 procurement organization. 5 7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management 6 Agency and vehicles of the Department of Nuclear Safety, 7 when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating, 8 or flashing lights. 9 (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or 10 flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and 11 notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a 12 voluntary firefighter may be equipped with flashing white 13 headlights and blue grill lights, which may be used only in 14 responding to an emergency call. 15 (d) The use of a combination of amber and white 16 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or 17 unlighted, is prohibited, except motor vehicles or equipment 18 of the State of Illinois, local authorities and contractors 19 may be so equipped; furthermore, such lights shall not be 20 lighted except while such vehicles are engaged in highway 21 maintenance or construction operations within the limits of 22 highway construction projects. 23 (e) All oscillating, rotating or flashing lights 24 referred to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity, 25 when illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal 26 sunlight. 27 (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a 28 manufacturer of oscillating, rotating or flashing lights or 29 his representative from temporarily mounting such lights on a 30 vehicle for demonstration purposes only. 31 (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsections 32 (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section who without lawful 33 authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or detain 34 another person shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. SB1880 Engrossed -6- LRB9212684DHgc 1 (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any 2 person violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of 3 this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. 4 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-138, eff. 7-24-01; 5 92-407, eff. 8-17-01; revised 9-12-01)