92nd General Assembly
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Senate Sponsors:
MUNOZ.

Short description: 
EMERGENCY VEHICLES-BARRICADES                                              

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Amends  the  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  and  the  Unified  Code  of      
   Corrections.  Provides  that  upon  approaching  a  barricade   or   a      
   stationary  authorized  emergency  vehicle displaying flashing warning      
   lights, a person who drives an approaching  vehicle  shall  yield  the      
   right-of-way  by  making a lane change if it is safe to do so or shall      
   reduce speed and proceed with  caution  if  changing  lanes  would  be      
   impossible  or  unsafe.   Provides  that  the  driving privileges of a      
   person who violates the provision shall be suspended for  90  days  to      
   one year if the violation results in damage to the property of another      
   person,  for 180 days to 2 years if the violation results in injury to      
   another person, and for 2 years if the violation results in the  death      
   of another person.                                                          
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: Senate

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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