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| Public Act 102-0448 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 3-611.5 and 12-601 as follows: | ||||
(625 ILCS 5/3-611.5)
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Sec. 3-611.5. Fire Chief license plates. | ||||
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a | ||||
municipality or fire protection district that operates a fire | ||||
department, accompanied by an application and the appropriate | ||||
fee, may issue, to a fire chief, deputy fire chief, and | ||||
assistant fire chief of each municipal fire department or fire | ||||
protection district, special registration plates designated as | ||||
Fire Chief license plates. The special plates issued under | ||||
this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of | ||||
the first division or motor vehicles of the second division | ||||
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, owned by the fire | ||||
department or the fire chief, deputy fire chief, or assistant | ||||
fire chief chief officer of the fire department. Plates issued | ||||
under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year | ||||
procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | ||||
(b) The design and color of the special plates shall be | ||||
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The plates are | ||||
not required to designate "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in | ||
subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary | ||
may prescribe rules governing the requirements and approval of | ||
the special plates. The fee for this plate for a vehicle owned | ||
by the fire chief, deputy fire chief, or assistant fire chief | ||
shall be the same as the fee prescribed for first division | ||
vehicles in Section 3-806 of this Code.
Permanent license | ||
plates for fire chief, deputy fire chief, or assistant fire | ||
chief vehicles owned by a municipal fire department or fire | ||
protection district shall be issued at the fee prescribed in | ||
Section 3-808.1(b).
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(c) Any fire chief, deputy fire chief, or assistant fire | ||
chief operating warning devices as described in paragraph 2.1 | ||
of subsection (a) of Section 12-215 or subsection (b) of | ||
Section 12-601 upon a vehicle not owned by a municipality or | ||
fire protection district shall display license plates as | ||
described in this Section. | ||
(d) With the exception of permanently issued license | ||
plates, upon the resignation, termination, or reassignment to | ||
a rank other than fire chief, deputy fire chief, or assistant | ||
fire chief, a person issued plates under this Section shall | ||
immediately surrender the license plate to the Secretary of | ||
State. The Secretary of State shall have the ability to | ||
recover license plates issued under this Section. | ||
(Source: P.A. 95-556, eff. 6-1-08; 96-808, eff. 10-30-09.)
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(625 ILCS 5/12-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601)
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Sec. 12-601. Horns and warning devices.
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(a) Every motor vehicle when
operated upon a highway shall | ||
be equipped with a horn in good working order
and capable of | ||
emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance
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of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device | ||
shall emit an
unreasonable loud or harsh sound or a whistle. | ||
The driver of a motor vehicle
shall when reasonably necessary | ||
to insure safe operation give audible warning
with his horn | ||
but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.
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(b) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person | ||
use upon a
vehicle
any siren, whistle, or bell, except as | ||
otherwise permitted in this Section.
Any authorized emergency | ||
vehicle or organ transport vehicle as defined in
Chapter 1 of | ||
this Code or a vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire | ||
chief, assistant fire chief, or the Director or Coordinator of | ||
a municipal or county emergency services and disaster agency | ||
may be
equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of | ||
emitting sound audible
under normal conditions from a distance | ||
of not less than 500 feet, but such
siren, whistle, or bell | ||
shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated
in | ||
response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit
of an | ||
actual or
suspected violator of the law in either of which | ||
events the driver of such
vehicle shall sound such siren, | ||
whistle, or bell when necessary to warn
pedestrians and other | ||
drivers of the approach thereof.
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(c) Trackless trolley coaches, as defined by Section 1-206 | ||
of this Code,
and replica trolleys, as defined by Section | ||
1-171.04 of this Code, may
be equipped with a bell or bells in | ||
lieu of a horn, and may, in addition to
the requirements of | ||
subsection (a) of this Section, use a bell or bells for the
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purpose of indicating arrival or departure at designated stops | ||
during the hours
of scheduled operation.
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(Source: P.A. 100-182, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
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