Public Act 100-0728
 
SB3028 EnrolledLRB100 20466 LNS 35822 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Sections 15-107, 15-111, 15-113.1, 15-113.2, 15-113.3, 15-301,
and 15-302 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/15-107)   (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
    Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
    (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway
of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
        (1) Semitrailers.
        (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45
    feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
    (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up
to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
The length limitations described in this subsection (a-1) shall
be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view mirrors.
    (b) On all non-State highways, the maximum length of
vehicles in combinations is as follows:
        (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer
    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or
    instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of
    local government shall not be required to widen or
    otherwise alter a non-State highway constructed before the
    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
    Assembly to accommodate truck tractors under this
    paragraph (1).
        (2) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
    tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet
    overall dimension.
        (3) Combinations specially designed to transport motor
    vehicles or boats may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
        (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center
    axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
    with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The
    limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to
    trailers or semitrailers used for the transport of
    livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
nature that cannot readily be dismembered are exempt from
length limitations, provided that no object may exceed 80 feet
in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including
the load may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply
to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal
holidays referred to in this Section are the days on which the
following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day;
Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day;
and Christmas Day.
    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
limitations.
    All other combinations not listed in this subsection (b)
may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
    (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2),
combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles
except the following:
        (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
        (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter
    dolly or one semitrailer.
        (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle
    that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment,
    provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet.
        (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
    coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
        (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
    provided the following:
            (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
        feet.
            (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
        vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
        fifth-wheel type assembly.
            (C) The second vehicle in the combination of
        vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
        fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly
        registered and must be equipped with brakes,
        regardless of weight.
            (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
        vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or
        used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
        personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
            (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of
        the operator of the towing vehicle.
            (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
        operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
        Code, except the additional brake requirement in
        subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
        (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
    or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing
    vehicle:
            (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having
        a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
        and equipped with air brakes, provided that air brakes
        are required only if the towing vehicle is towing a
        vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination
        that is equipped with air brakes. For the purpose of
        this subsection, gross vehicle weight rating, or GVWR,
        means the value specified by the manufacturer as the
        loaded weight of the tow truck.
            (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
        in all directions.
            (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and
        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
        of vehicles.
            (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
        miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement to
        a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
        vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization
        for that movement under the provisions of Sections
        15-301 through 15-318 15-319 of this Code.
        The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
    additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
    tow truck towing another vehicle.
        For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely
    serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
    vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not
    a separate vehicle.
        (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
    provided the following:
            (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65
        feet.
            (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
        vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
        fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball.
            (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
        vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer.
            (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
        operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
        Code.
            (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated by
        a person who holds a commercial driver's license (CDL).
            (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route to
        a location where new or used trailers are sold by an
        Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
        dealer.
    (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any
State designated highway if:
        (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
    feet;
        (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of
    vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
        (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
    location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois
    or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
    (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from
any State designated highway onto any county, township, or
municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the
purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed
vehicles if:
        (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
    feet;
        (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000
    pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width;
        (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access;
        (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare
    between State designated highways; and
        (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
    location where new or used trailers are sold by an Illinois
    or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer dealer.
    (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length
limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations
provided:
        (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
    in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 feet.
        (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
    the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
    combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
    inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not
    apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport
    of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
        (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
    with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
    or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may
    not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
        (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
        (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
    transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
    overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
    front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of the
    transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of this
    Section.
        (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically
    designed to transport motor vehicles or boats and
    automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not
    exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
    inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
    overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
    paragraph (i) of this Section.
        (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
    together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed 97
    feet overall dimension.
        (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
    exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
nature that cannot readily be dismembered are exempt from
length limitations, provided that no object may exceed 80 feet
in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including
the load may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply
to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal
holidays referred to in this Section are the days on which the
following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day;
Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day;
and Christmas Day.
    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
limitations.
    The length limitations described in this paragraph (d)
shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
the capability to carry cargo.
    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
    (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length
limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations,
provided:
        (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
    in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 feet
    overall dimension.
        (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
    the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
    combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
    inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall not
    apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport
    of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
        (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
    tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed
    65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle.
        (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
    with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
    or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may
    not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
        (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
    may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
        (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed
    to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65
    feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive
    of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of
    the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
    this Section.
        (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically
    designed to transport motor vehicles or boats may not
    exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
    inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
    overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
    paragraph (i) of this Section.
        (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
    together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed 97
    feet overall dimension.
        (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
    exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
    Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
nature that cannot readily be dismembered are exempt from
length limitations, provided that no object may exceed 80 feet
in length and the overall dimension of the vehicle including
the load may not exceed 100 feet. This exemption does not apply
to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Legal
holidays referred to in this Section are the days on which the
following traditional holidays are celebrated: New Year's Day;
Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day;
and Christmas Day.
    Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities or
properties are exempt from length limitations, provided that
during night operations every vehicle and its load must be
equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on both
sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any projecting
load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
    A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
limitations.
    Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution
allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
    The length limitations described in this paragraph (e)
shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
the capability to carry cargo.
    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
    (e-1) Combinations of vehicles not exceeding 65 feet
overall length are allowed access as follows:
        (1) From any State designated highway onto any county,
    township, or municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway
    miles for the purpose of loading and unloading, provided:
            (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in
        gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
            (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
            (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare
        between State designated highways.
        (2) From any State designated highway onto any county
    or township highway for a distance of 5 highway miles or
    onto any municipal highway for a distance of one highway
    mile for the purpose of food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
    provided:
            (A) The vehicle does not exceed 80,000 pounds in
        gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width.
            (B) There is no sign prohibiting that access.
            (C) The route is not being used as a thoroughfare
        between State designated highways.
    (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations
of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length
limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
this Section, are allowed access as follows:
        (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway
    for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of
    loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
    provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
        (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any State
    highway or any locally designated highway for a distance of
    5 highway miles for the purpose of loading, unloading,
    food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
    (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length
operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer
transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations
except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section,
have unlimited access to points of loading, unloading, or
delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer.
    (f) On Class III and other non-designated State highways,
the length limitations for vehicles in combination are as
follows:
        (1) Truck tractor-semitrailer combinations must comply
    with a maximum 65 feet extreme overall dimension. An agency
    or instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of
    local government shall not be required to widen or
    otherwise alter a Class III or other non-designated State
    highway constructed before the effective date of this
    amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly to accommodate
    truck tractor-semitrailer combinations under this
    paragraph (1).
        (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
    53 feet overall dimension.
        (3) No truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
    tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may exceed 60
    feet extreme overall dimension.
        (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center
    axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
    with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The
    limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to
    trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of
    livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
    (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of this
Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
        (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on
    Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
    poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
    nature that cannot readily be dismembered, provided the
    overall length of vehicle and load may not exceed 100 feet
    and no object exceeding 80 feet in length may be
    transported unless a permit has been obtained as authorized
    in Section 15-301.
        (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
    while en route to make emergency repairs to public service
    facilities or properties, but during night operation every
    vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient
    number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps
    upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly
    mark the dimensions of the load.
        (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
    or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing
    vehicle meets the following conditions:
            (A) It is specifically designed as a tow truck
        having a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000
        pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air
        brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is
        towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
        combination that is equipped with air brakes.
            (B) It is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
        in all directions.
            (C) It is capable of utilizing the lighting and
        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
        of vehicles.
            (D) It does not engage in a tow exceeding 50 miles
        from the initial point of wreck or disablement.
    The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
additional requirements regarding length limitations for a tow
truck towing another vehicle. The towing vehicle, however, may
tow any disabled vehicle from the initial point of wreck or
disablement to a point where repairs are actually to occur.
This movement shall be valid only on State routes. The tower
must abide by posted bridge weight limits.
    For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
rating, or GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the
manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. Legal
holidays referred to in this Section shall be specified as the
day on which the following traditional holidays are celebrated:
    New Year's Day;
    Memorial Day;
    Independence Day;
    Labor Day;
    Thanksgiving Day; and
    Christmas Day.
    (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load
upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not
extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a
front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not
apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically
designed for the collection and transportation of waste,
garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or
recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed not
in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's operation
and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or recyclable
materials. However, in no instance shall the load extend more
than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle or the front
bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a front bumper.
    (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile
transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle specifically designed
to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more than 4 feet
beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the
load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more
than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle.
This paragraph shall only be applicable upon highways
designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.
    (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither
of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying
of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not
including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles
are:
        1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier
    authorized by law to provide public transportation
    services; or
        2. operated in local public transportation service by
    any other person and the municipality in which the service
    is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle.
    (j-1) (Blank).
    (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section
is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of
Section 15-113.
    (l) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 99-717, eff. 8-5-16; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17;
100-343, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/15-111)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
    Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
    (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, when the total
weight on the road surface exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds
on a single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with no axle
within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000 pounds gross
weight for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles; or a total
weight on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of
that weight produced by the application of the following
formula: W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N +
36, where "W" equals overall total weight on any group of 2 or
more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
the distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of
any group of 2 or more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the
number of axles in the group under consideration.
    The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in
allowable loads as follows:
 
Distance measured
to the nearest
foot between the
extremes of any         Maximum weight in pounds
group of 2 or           of any group of
more consecutive        2 or more consecutive axles
axles
feet2 axles3 axles4 axles5 axles6 axles
434,000
534,000
634,000
734,000
838,000*42,000
939,00042,500
1040,00043,500
1144,000
1245,00050,000
1345,50050,500
1446,50051,500
1547,00052,000
1648,00052,50058,000
1748,50053,50058,500
1849,50054,00059,000
1950,00054,50060,000
2051,00055,50060,50066,000
2151,50056,00061,00066,500
2252,50056,50061,50067,000
2353,00057,50062,50068,000
2454,00058,00063,00068,500
2554,50058,50063,50069,000
2655,50059,50064,00069,500
2756,00060,00065,00070,000
2857,00060,50065,50071,000
2957,50061,50066,00071,500
3058,50062,00066,50072,000
3159,00062,50067,50072,500
3260,00063,50068,00073,000
3364,00068,50074,000
3464,50069,00074,500
3565,50070,00075,000
3666,00070,50075,500
3766,50071,00076,000
3867,50072,00077,000
3968,00072,50077,500
4068,50073,00078,000
4169,50073,50078,500
4270,00074,00079,000
4370,50075,00080,000
4471,50075,500
4572,00076,000
4672,50076,500
4773,50077,500
4874,00078,000
4974,50078,500
5075,50079,000
5176,00080,000
5276,500
5377,500
5478,000
5578,500
5679,500
5780,000
*If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
axles are tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not
exceed 34,000 pounds, notwithstanding the higher limit
resulting from the application of the formula.
    Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may
not exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 4
axles measured between the extreme axles of the vehicle.
    Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not
exceed the weight in the table in this subsection (a) for 6
axles measured between the extreme axles of the combination.
    Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
under their jurisdiction, without additional fees, may also by
ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on
any tandem axle shall not exceed 34,000 pounds, on designated
highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving notice are
erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
    The following are exceptions to the above formula:
        (1) Vehicles for which a different limit is established
    and posted in accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code.
        (2) Vehicles for which the Department of
    Transportation and local authorities issue overweight
    permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code.
    These vehicles are not subject to the bridge formula.
        (3) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may
    permit by ordinance axle loads on 2-axle motor vehicles 33
    1/2% above those provided for herein, but the increase
    shall not become effective until the city has officially
    notified the Department of the passage of the ordinance and
    shall not apply to those vehicles when outside of the
    limits of the city, nor shall the gross weight of any
    2-axle motor vehicle operating over any street of the city
    exceed 40,000 pounds.
        (4) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles
    (including loads) operated by a public utility when
    transporting equipment required for emergency repair of
    public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
        (4.5) A 3-axle or 4-axle vehicle (including when laden)
    operated or hired by a municipality within Cook, Lake,
    McHenry, Kane, DuPage, or Will county being operated for
    the purpose of performing emergency sewer repair that would
    be subject to a weight limitation less than 66,000 pounds
    under the formula in this subsection (a) shall have a
    weight limitation of 66,000 pounds or the vehicle's gross
    vehicle weight rating, whichever is less. This paragraph
    (4.5) does not apply to vehicles being operated on the
    National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, or to
    vehicles being operated on bridges or other elevated
    structures constituting a part of a highway.
        (5) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a
    total weight of 34,000 pounds each if the overall distance
    between the first and last axles of the consecutive sets of
    tandem axles is 36 feet or more, notwithstanding the lower
    limit resulting from the application of the above formula.
        (6) A truck, not in combination and used exclusively
    for the collection of rendering materials, may, when laden,
    transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of the
    National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, the
    following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle;
    40,000 pounds on a tandem axle.
        (7) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self
    compactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
    container, used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or
    recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the
    road surface, except when on part of the National System of
    Interstate and Defense Highways, the following maximum
    weights: 22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
    tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle
    vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
    This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula.
        (7.5) A 3-axle rear discharge truck mixer registered as
    a Special Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing
    and transportation of concrete in the plastic state, may,
    when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
    part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
    Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on
    single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
    gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
    subject to the bridge formula.
        (8) Except as provided in paragraph (7.5) of this
    subsection (a), tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered
    as a Special Hauling Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in
    the model year of 2024 and first registered in Illinois
    prior to January 1, 2025, with a distance greater than 72
    inches but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2
    axles, is allowed a combined weight on the series not to
    exceed 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the series may
    exceed 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type manufactured
    after the model year of 2024 or first registered in
    Illinois after December 31, 2024 may not exceed a combined
    weight of 34,000 pounds through the series of 2 axles and
    neither axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds.
        A 3-axle combination sewer cleaning jetting vacuum
    truck registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
    exclusively for the transportation of non-hazardous solid
    waste, manufactured before or in the model year of 2014,
    first registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, may,
    when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except when on
    part of the National System of Interstate and Defense
    Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a
    single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 54,000 pounds
    gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle. This vehicle is not
    subject to the bridge formula.
        (9) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special
    Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and
    transportation of concrete in the plastic state, and not
    operated on a highway that is part of the National System
    of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following maximum
    weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 pounds on
    a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more than
    96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles
    greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. The
    gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights
    allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge
    formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the
    vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but
    no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum
    weight permitted under this paragraph (9) of subsection
    (a).
        (10) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special
    Hauling Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured
    prior to or in the model year of 2024, and registered in
    Illinois prior to January 1, 2025, having 5 axles with a
    distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not
    exceed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a
    single axle; 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle; and 72,000
    pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is not
    subject to the bridge formula. For all those combinations
    of vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured after
    the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall distance
    between the first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems
    must be 18 feet 6 inches or more. Any combination of
    vehicles that has had its cargo container replaced in its
    entirety after December 31, 2024 may not exceed the weights
    allowed by the bridge formula.
        (11) The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with
    crawler type tracks is 40,000 pounds.
        (12) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck
    and a disabled vehicle or disabled combination of vehicles,
    that exceeds the weight restriction imposed by this Code,
    may be operated on a public highway in this State provided
    that neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being
    towed nor the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight
    limitations permitted under this Chapter. During the
    towing operation, neither the tow truck nor the vehicle
    combination shall exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear
    axle and 44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle, provided the
    towing vehicle:
            (i) is specifically designed as a tow truck having
        a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 pounds
        and is equipped with air brakes, provided that air
        brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is
        towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
        combination that is equipped with air brakes;
            (ii) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
        oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet
        in all directions;
            (iii) is capable of utilizing the lighting and
        braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
        of vehicles; and
            (iv) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles
        from the initial point of wreck or disablement. Any
        additional movement of the vehicles may occur only upon
        issuance of authorization for that movement under the
        provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-318 15-319 of
        this Code. The towing vehicle, however, may tow any
        disabled vehicle to a point where repairs are actually
        to occur. This movement shall be valid only on State
        routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge weight
        limits.
        (12.5) The vehicle weight limitations in this Section
    do not apply to a covered heavy duty tow and recovery
    vehicle. The covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle
    license plate must cover the operating empty weight of the
    covered heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle only.
        (13) Upon and during a declaration of an emergency
    propane supply disaster by the Governor under Section 7 of
    the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act:
            (i) a truck not in combination, equipped with a
        cargo tank, used exclusively for the transportation of
        propane or liquefied petroleum gas may, when laden,
        transmit upon the road surface, except when on part of
        the National System of Interstate and Defense
        Highways, the following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds
        on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
        40,000 pounds gross weight on a 2-axle vehicle; 54,000
        pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle; and
            (ii) a truck when in combination with a trailer
        equipped with a cargo tank used exclusively for the
        transportation of propane or liquefied petroleum gas
        may, when laden, transmit upon the road surface, except
        when on part of the National System of Interstate and
        Defense Highways, the following maximum weights:
        22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a
        tandem axle; 90,000 pounds gross weight on a 5-axle or
        6-axle vehicle.
        Vehicles operating under this paragraph (13) are not
    subject to the bridge formula.
        (14) A vehicle or combination of vehicles that uses
    natural gas or propane gas as a motor fuel may exceed the
    above weight limitations by up to 2,000 pounds, the total
    allowance is calculated by an amount that is equal to the
    difference between the weight of the vehicle attributable
    to the natural gas or propane gas tank and fueling system
    carried by the vehicle, and the weight of a comparable
    diesel tank and fueling system. This paragraph (14) shall
    not allow a vehicle to exceed any posted weight limit on a
    highway or structure.
        (15) An emergency vehicle or fire apparatus that is a
    vehicle designed to be used under emergency conditions to
    transport personnel and equipment, and used to support the
    suppression of fires and mitigation of other hazardous
    situations on a Class I highway, may not exceed 86,000
    pounds gross weight, or any of the following weight
    allowances:
            (i) 24,000 pounds on a single steering axle;
            (ii) 33,500 pounds on a single drive axle;
            (iii) 62,000 pounds on a tandem axle; or
            (iv) 52,000 pounds on a tandem rear drive steer
        axle.
        (16) A bus, motor coach, or recreational vehicle may
    carry a total weight of 24,000 pounds on a single axle, but
    may not exceed other weight provisions of this Section.
    Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
the tow truck and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license
plate must cover the operating empty weight of the tow truck
only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall be covered
by a valid license plate issued to the owner or operator of the
vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle. If no valid
plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is
displayed on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that
vehicle does not cover the weight of the vehicle, the weight of
the vehicle shall be covered by the third tow truck plate
issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back
carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however,
the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the
gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of
the roll-back carrier.
    The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code shall
prohibit a tow truck under instructions of a police officer
from legally clearing a disabled vehicle, that may be in
violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway. If in the
opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the
officer is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the
nearest place of safety.
    For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the manufacturer
as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
    (b) As used in this Section, "recycling haul" or "recycling
operation" means the hauling of non-hazardous, non-special,
non-putrescible materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or
plastic, for subsequent use in the secondary materials market.
    (c) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
the highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
any permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301
through 15-318 15-319 of this Chapter.
    (d) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with
other than pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with
load, upon the highways of this State when the gross weight on
the road surface through any wheel exceeds 800 pounds per inch
width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
    (e) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of
vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting
part of a highway with a gross weight that is greater than the
maximum weight permitted by the Department, when the structure
is sign posted as provided in this Section.
    (f) The Department upon request from any local authority
shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation
of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part
of a highway, and if it finds that the structure cannot with
safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise
permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can
withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating
maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of
the structure. No person shall operate a vehicle or combination
of vehicles over any structure with a gross weight that is
greater than the posted maximum weight.
    (g) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation
of subsection (e) or (f) of this Section, proof of the
determination of the maximum allowable weight by the Department
and the existence of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence
of the maximum weight that can be maintained with safety to the
bridge or structure.
(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-717, eff. 8-5-16;
100-366, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/15-113.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-113.1)
    Sec. 15-113.1. Violations-Sentence of permit moves.
    Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the
provisions of a permit issued under the provisions of Sections
15-301 through 15-318 15-319 of this Chapter by operating under
a fraudulent permit or under a permit not specifically covering
the move, the owner or driver of such vehicle shall be deemed
guilty of a business offense and either the owner or the driver
of such vehicle may be prosecuted for such violation. When any
person, firm or corporation is convicted of such violation, the
permit shall be null and void and such person, firm or
corporation shall be fined in an amount not less than 10 cents
per pound for each pound the gross weight of the vehicle
exceeds the gross weight of such vehicles allowable under
Section 15-111 of this Chapter.
    Penalties for violations of this section shall be in
addition to any penalties imposed for violation of Section
15-301 (j) of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 77-2830.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/15-113.2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-113.2)
    Sec. 15-113.2. Violations - Sentence of permit moves
exceeding axle weights. Whenever any vehicle is operated in
violation of the provisions of a permit issued under the
provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-318 15-319 of this
Chapter by operating with axle weights in excess of those
authorized in such permit, the owner or driver of such vehicle
shall be deemed guilty of a business offense and either the
owner or the driver of such vehicle may be prosecuted for such
violation. Any person, firm or corporation convicted of such
violation shall be fined in an amount not less than 2 cents nor
more than 5 cents per pound for each pound of excess weight on
such axle or tandem axle in excess of the weight authorized in
the permit when the excess is 1,000 pounds or less; not less
than 5 cents nor more than 10 cents per pound for each pound of
excess weight when the excess exceeds 1,000 pounds and is 2,000
pounds or less; not less than 10 cents nor more than 15 cents
per pound for each pound of excess weight when the excess
exceeds 2,000 pounds and is 3,000 pounds or less; and not less
than 15 cents nor more than 20 cents per pound for each pound
of excess weight when the excess exceeds 3,000 pounds.
    Penalties for violations of this section shall be in
addition to any penalties imposed for violation of Section
15-301 (j) of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 81-199.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/15-113.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-113.3)
    Sec. 15-113.3. Violations-Sentence of permit moves
exceeding gross weight.
    Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the
provisions of a permit issued under the provisions of Sections
15-301 through 15-318 15-319 of this Chapter by operating with
the gross weight in excess of that authorized in such permit,
the owner or driver of such vehicle shall be deemed guilty of a
business offense and either the owner or the driver of such
vehicle may be prosecuted for such violation. Any person, firm
or corporation convicted of such violation shall be fined in an
amount not less than 2 cents nor more than 5 cents per pound
for each pound of excess weight in excess of the gross weight
authorized in the permit when the excess is 1,000 pounds or
less; not less than 4 cents nor more than 7 cents per pound for
each pound of excess weight when the excess exceeds 1,000
pounds and is 2,000 pounds or less; not less than 7 cents nor
more than 10 cents per pound for each pound of excess weight
when the excess exceeds 2,000 pounds and is 3,000 pounds or
less; not less than 10 cents nor more than 15 cents per pound
for each pound of excess weight when the excess exceeds 3,000
pounds and is 4,000 pounds or less; not less than 15 cents nor
more than 20 cents per pound for each pound of excess weight
when the excess exceeds 4,000 pounds and is 5,000 pounds or
less; and not less than 17 cents nor more than 25 cents per
pound for each pound of excess weight when the excess exceeds
5,000 pounds.
    Penalties for violations of this section shall be in
addition to any penalties imposed for violation of Section
15-301 (j) of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 77-2830.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/15-301)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
    Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
    (a) The Department with respect to highways under its
jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
under their jurisdiction may, in their discretion, upon
application and good cause being shown therefor, issue a
special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a
vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of
vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in this Act or
otherwise not in conformity with this Act upon any highway
under the jurisdiction of the party granting such permit and
for the maintenance of which the party is responsible.
Applications and permits other than those in written or printed
form may only be accepted from and issued to the company or
individual making the movement. Except for an application to
move directly across a highway, it shall be the duty of the
applicant to establish in the application that the load to be
moved by such vehicle or combination cannot reasonably be
dismantled or disassembled, the reasonableness of which shall
be determined by the Secretary of the Department. For the
purpose of over length movements, more than one object may be
carried side by side as long as the height, width, and weight
laws are not exceeded and the cause for the over length is not
due to multiple objects. For the purpose of over height
movements, more than one object may be carried as long as the
cause for the over height is not due to multiple objects and
the length, width, and weight laws are not exceeded. For the
purpose of an over width movement, more than one object may be
carried as long as the cause for the over width is not due to
multiple objects and length, height, and weight laws are not
exceeded. Except for transporting fluid milk products, no State
or local agency shall authorize the issuance of excess size or
weight permits for vehicles and loads that are divisible and
that can be carried, when divided, within the existing size or
weight maximums specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or
weight permit issued in violation of the provisions of this
Section shall be void at issue and any movement made thereunder
shall not be authorized under the terms of the void permit. In
any prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when the
authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue,
it is the burden of the defendant to establish that the permit
was valid because the load to be moved could not reasonably be
dismantled or disassembled, or was otherwise nondivisible.
    (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state
whether such permit is requested for a single trip or for
limited continuous operation; (2) state if the applicant is an
authorized carrier under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property
Law, if so, his certificate, registration or permit number
issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission; (3) specifically
describe and identify the vehicle or vehicles and load to be
operated or moved except that for vehicles or vehicle
combinations registered by the Department as provided in
Section 15-319 of this Chapter, only the Illinois Department of
Transportation's (IDT) registration number or classification
need be given; (4) state the routing requested including the
points of origin and destination, and may identify and include
a request for routing to the nearest certified scale in
accordance with the Department's rules and regulations,
provided the applicant has approval to travel on local roads;
and (5) state if the vehicles or loads are being transported
for hire. No permits for the movement of a vehicle or load for
hire shall be issued to any applicant who is required under the
Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law to have a certificate,
registration or permit and does not have such certificate,
registration or permit.
    (c) The Department or local authority when not inconsistent
with traffic safety is authorized to issue or withhold such
permit at its discretion; or, if such permit is issued at its
discretion to prescribe the route or routes to be traveled, to
limit the number of trips, to establish seasonal or other time
limitations within which the vehicles described may be operated
on the highways indicated, or otherwise to limit or prescribe
conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles, when
necessary to assure against undue damage to the road
foundations, surfaces or structures, and may require such
undertaking or other security as may be deemed necessary to
compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure. The
Department shall maintain a daily record of each permit issued
along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions, weights,
conditions and restrictions authorized and this record shall be
presumed correct in any case of questions or dispute. The
Department shall install an automatic device for recording
applications received and permits issued by telephone. In
making application by telephone, the Department and applicant
waive all objections to the recording of the conversation.
    (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from
any local authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the
local authority to move oversize highway construction,
transportation, utility and maintenance equipment over roads
under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit shall be
applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or
registered in the name of the local authority, and no fee shall
be charged for the issuance of such permits.
    (e) As an exception to subsection paragraph (a) of this
Section, the Department and local authorities, with respect to
highways under their respective jurisdictions, in their
discretion and upon application in writing may issue a special
permit for limited continuous operation, authorizing the
applicant to move loads of agricultural commodities on a 2-axle
2 axle single vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with
axle loads not to exceed 35%, on a 3-axle or 4-axle 3 or 4 axle
vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads
not to exceed 20%, and on a 5-axle 5 axle vehicle registered by
the Secretary of State not to exceed 10% above those provided
in Section 15-111. The total gross weight of the vehicle,
however, may not exceed the maximum gross weight of the
registration class of the vehicle allowed under Section 3-815
or 3-818 of this Code.
    As used in this Section, "agricultural commodities" means:
        (1) cultivated plants or agricultural produce grown
    including, but is not limited to, corn, soybeans, wheat,
    oats, grain sorghum, canola, and rice;
        (2) livestock, including, but not limited to, hogs,
    equine, sheep, and poultry;
        (3) ensilage; and
        (4) fruits and vegetables.
    Permits may be issued for a period not to exceed 40 days
and moves may be made of a distance not to exceed 50 miles from
a field, an on-farm grain storage facility, a warehouse as
defined in the Illinois Grain Code, or a livestock management
facility as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act
over any highway except the National System of Interstate and
Defense Highways. The operator of the vehicle, however, must
abide by posted bridge and posted highway weight limits. All
implements of husbandry operating under this Section between
sunset and sunrise shall be equipped as prescribed in Section
12-205.1.
    (e-1) Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency
harvest situation exists, a special permit issued by the
Department under this Section shall be required from September
1 through December 31 during harvest season emergencies for a
vehicle that exceeds the maximum axle weight and gross weight
limits under Section 15-111 of this Code or exceeds the
vehicle's registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's
axle weight and gross weight do not exceed 10% above the
maximum limits under Section 15-111 of this Code and does not
exceed the vehicle's registered gross weight by 10%. All other
restrictions that apply to permits issued under this Section
shall apply during the declared time period and no fee shall be
charged for the issuance of those permits. Permits issued by
the Department under this subsection (e-1) are only valid on
federal and State highways under the jurisdiction of the
Department, except interstate highways. With respect to
highways under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local
authorities may, at their discretion, waive special permit
requirements during harvest season emergencies, and set a
divisible load weight limit not to exceed 10% above a vehicle's
registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's axle
weight and gross weight do not exceed 10% above the maximum
limits specified in Section 15-111. Permits issued under this
subsection (e-1) shall apply to all registered vehicles
eligible to obtain permits under this Section, including
vehicles used in private or for-hire movement of divisible load
agricultural commodities during the declared time period.
    (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined
by the Department with respect to highways under its
jurisdiction and by local authorities with respect to highways
under their jurisdiction. Every permit shall be in written form
and carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which
it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer
or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit and no
person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such
special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the
permit shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however,
any vehicle and load found to be off the route prescribed in
the permit shall be held to be operating without a permit. Any
off route vehicle and load shall be required to obtain a new
permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back
onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor
anything herein shall be construed to authorize any police
officer, court, or authorized agent of any authority granting
the permit to remove the permit from the possession of the
permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent
permit violation as provided in subsection paragraph (i).
However, upon arrest for an offense of violation of permit,
operating without a permit when the vehicle is off route, or
any size or weight offense under this Chapter when the
permittee plans to raise the issuance of the permit as a
defense, the permittee, or his agent, must produce the permit
at any court hearing concerning the alleged offense.
    If the permit designates and includes a routing to a
certified scale, the permittee, while enroute to the designated
scale, shall be deemed in compliance with the weight provisions
of the permit provided the axle or gross weights do not exceed
any of the permitted limits by more than the following amounts:
        Single axle               2000 pounds
        Tandem axle               3000 pounds
        Gross                     5000 pounds
    (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to
make available to interested persons a policy concerning
reasonable rules, limitations and conditions or provisions of
operation upon highways under its jurisdiction in addition to
those contained in this Section for the movement by special
permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads which cannot
reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including
manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof.
All rules, limitations and conditions or provisions adopted in
the policy shall have due regard for the safety of the
traveling public and the protection of the highway system and
shall have been promulgated in conformity with the provisions
of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The requirements
of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the same
for all moves of comparable size and weight. When escort
vehicles are required, they shall meet the following
requirements:
        (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over and
    properly licensed to operate the vehicle.
        (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than
    12-feet wide must be equipped with a rotating or flashing
    amber light mounted on top as specified under Section
    12-215.
    The Department shall establish reasonable rules and
regulations regarding liability insurance or self insurance
for vehicles with oversized loads promulgated under the
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Police vehicles may be
required for escort under circumstances as required by rules
and regulations of the Department.
    (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or
provision of any permit issued in accordance with the
provisions of this Section shall not render the entire permit
null and void but the violator shall be deemed guilty of
violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size, weight or
load limitations in excess of those authorized by the permit.
The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not mere
rules, limitations, conditions, or provisions of the permit,
but are also the sole extent of the authorization granted by
the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be off the route
or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing movement, the
vehicle and load are operating without a permit. Any off-route
off route movement shall be subject to the size and weight
maximums, under the applicable provisions of this Chapter, as
determined by the type or class highway upon which the vehicle
and load are being operated.
    (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under
a fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the person,
firm, or corporation to whom such permit was granted, the
driver of such vehicle in addition to the person who issued
such permit and any accessory, shall be guilty of fraud and
either one or all persons may be prosecuted for such violation.
Any person, firm, or corporation committing such violation
shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall
not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation convicted
of such violation for a period of one year after the date of
conviction. Penalties for violations of this Section shall be
in addition to any penalties imposed for violation of other
Sections of this Code Act.
    (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in
violation of a permit issued in accordance with this Section,
the person to whom such permit was granted, or the driver of
such vehicle, is guilty of such violation and either, but not
both, persons may be prosecuted for such violation as stated in
this subsection (j). Any person, firm or corporation convicted
of such violation shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall
be fined for the first offense, not less than $50 nor more than
$200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm or
corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200 nor
more than $300 and, for the third offense by the same person,
firm or corporation within a period of one year after the date
of the first offense, not less than $300 nor more than $500 and
the Department shall not issue permits to the person, firm or
corporation convicted of a third offense during a period of one
year after the date of conviction for such third offense.
    (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under
permits for excess width or length issued by local authorities,
such vehicle may be moved upon a State highway for a distance
not to exceed one-half mile without a permit for the purpose of
crossing the State highway.
    (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section,
the Department, with respect to highways under its
jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways
under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize the
movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight
requirement, or both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for
a permit, when there is a showing of extreme necessity that the
vehicle and load should be moved without unnecessary delay.
    For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme
necessity shall be limited to the following: shipments of
livestock, hazardous materials, liquid concrete being hauled
in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
    (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in
addition to any penalties imposed for violating any other
Section of this Code.
    (n) The Department with respect to highways under its
jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways
under their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon
application in writing, may issue a special permit for
continuous limited operation, authorizing the applicant to
operate a tow truck tow-truck that exceeds the weight limits
provided for in subsection (a) of Section 15-111, provided:
        (1) no rear single axle of the tow truck tow-truck
    exceeds 26,000 pounds;
        (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow truck tow-truck
    exceeds 50,000 pounds;
        (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery
    unit exceeds 60,000 pounds;
        (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled
    combination of vehicles exceed the weight restrictions
    imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
    under a permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
        (4) the tow truck tow-truck prior to hookup does not
    exceed the weight restrictions imposed by this Chapter 15;
        (5) during the tow operation the tow truck tow-truck
    does not violate any weight restriction sign;
        (6) the tow truck tow-truck is equipped with flashing,
    rotating, or oscillating amber lights, visible for at least
    500 feet in all directions;
        (7) the tow truck tow-truck is specifically designed
    and licensed as a tow truck tow-truck;
        (8) the tow truck tow-truck has a gross vehicle weight
    rating of sufficient capacity to safely handle the load;
        (9) the tow truck tow-truck is equipped with air
    brakes;
        (10) the tow truck tow-truck is capable of utilizing
    the lighting and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or
    combination of vehicles;
        (11) the tow commences at the initial point of wreck or
    disablement and terminates at a point where the repairs are
    actually to occur;
        (12) the permit issued to the tow truck tow-truck is
    carried in the tow truck tow-truck and exhibited on demand
    by a police officer; and
        (13) the movement shall be valid only on State state
    routes approved by the Department.
    (o) (Blank).
    (p) In determining whether a load may be reasonably
dismantled or disassembled for the purpose of subsection
paragraph (a), the Department shall consider whether there is a
significant negative impact on the condition of the pavement
and structures along the proposed route, whether the load or
vehicle as proposed causes a safety hazard to the traveling
public, whether dismantling or disassembling the load promotes
or stifles economic development and whether the proposed route
travels less than 5 miles. A load is not required to be
dismantled or disassembled for the purposes of subsection
paragraph (a) if the Secretary of the Department determines
there will be no significant negative impact to pavement or
structures along the proposed route, the proposed load or
vehicle causes no safety hazard to the traveling public,
dismantling or disassembling the load does not promote economic
development and the proposed route travels less than 5 miles.
The Department may promulgate rules for the purpose of
establishing the divisibility of a load pursuant to subsection
paragraph (a). Any load determined by the Secretary to be
nondivisible shall otherwise comply with the existing size or
weight maximums specified in this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 99-717, eff. 8-5-16; 100-70, eff. 8-11-17;
revised 10-12-17.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/15-302)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-302)
    Sec. 15-302. Fees for special permits. The Department with
respect to highways under its jurisdiction shall collect a fee
from the applicant for the issuance of a permit to operate or
move a vehicle or combination of vehicles or load as authorized
in Section 15-301. The charge for each permit shall consist of:
        1. a service charge for special handling of a permit
    when requested by an applicant;
        2. fees for any dimension, axle weight or gross weight
    in excess of the maximum size or weight specified in this
    Chapter; and
        3. additional fees for special investigations as in
    Section 15-311 and special police escort as in Section
    15-312 when required.
    With respect to overweight fees, the charge shall be
sufficient to compensate in part for the cost of the extra wear
and tear on the mileage of highways over which the load is to
be moved. With respect to over-dimension permits, the fee shall
be sufficient to compensate in part for the special privilege
of transporting oversize vehicle or vehicle combination and
load and to compensate in part for the economic loss of
operators of vehicles in regular operation due to inconvenience
occasioned by the oversize movements.
    Fees to be paid by the applicant are to be at the rates
specified in this Chapter. In determining the fees in Section
15-306 and paragraph (f) of Section 15-307, all weights shall
be to the next highest 1,000 pounds and all distances shall be
determined from the Illinois Official Highway Map.
    For repeated moves of like objects which cannot be
dismantled or disassembled and which are monolithically
structured for permanent use in the transported form, the fees
specified in Sections 15-305, 15-306 and 15-307 for other than
the first move shall be reduced by $4 provided the objects are
to be moved from the same origin to the same destination, the
number of trips will not be less than 5, the trips will be
completed within 30 days, and all applications are submitted at
one time. Round trip permits shall be the same as a single trip
permit except the fee shall be computed based upon the total
distance traveled, and shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle
combination or like load traveling both directions over the
same route, provided a description including make and model of
the equipment being transported is furnished to the Department,
except that a vehicle combination registered by the Department
as provided in Section 15-319 may be one of the same class.
Limited continuous operation permits are to be valid for a
period of 90 days or one year, and shall be for the same
vehicle, vehicle combination or like load.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/15-319 rep.)
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
repealing Section 15-319.