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Public Act 094-0594
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LRB094 10047 DRH 40305 b |
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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 adding |
Section 12-613 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/12-613 new) |
Sec. 12-613. Possession and use of radar or laser jamming |
devices prohibited. |
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not |
operate or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle |
while
the motor vehicle is equipped with any instrument |
designed to interfere
with microwaves or lasers at frequencies |
used by police radar for the purpose
of
monitoring vehicular |
speed. |
(b) A person operating a
motor vehicle who
possesses within |
the vehicle a radar or laser jamming device that is
contained
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in a
locked opaque box or similar container, or that is not in |
the passenger
compartment of the vehicle, and that is not in |
operation, is not in
violation of this Section.
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(c) Any person found guilty of violating this Section is |
guilty of a
petty offense. A minimum fine of $50 shall be |
imposed for a first offense
and a minimum fine of $100 for a |
second or subsequent offense.
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(d) The radar or laser jamming device or mechanism shall be |
seized by
the
law
enforcement officer at the time of the |
violation. This Section does not authorize the permanent |
forfeiture to the State of any
radar or laser jamming device or |
mechanism. The device or mechanism
shall
be
taken and held for |
the period when needed as evidence. When no longer
needed for |
evidence, the defendant may petition the court for the return |
of
the device or mechanism. The defendant, however, must prove |
to the court by
a preponderance of the evidence that the device |