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Public Act 096-0052
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LRB096 03536 AJT 13561 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 changing |
Section 11-605 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-605) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-605)
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Sec. 11-605. Special speed limit while passing schools.
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(a) For the purpose of this Section, "school" means the |
following
entities:
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(1) A public or private primary or secondary school.
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(2) A primary or secondary school operated by a |
religious institution.
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(3) A public, private, or religious nursery school.
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On a school day when school children are present and so |
close
thereto
that a potential hazard exists because of the |
close proximity of the motorized
traffic, no person shall drive |
a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 miles
per hour while |
passing a school zone or while traveling on a roadway on public
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school property or upon any public
thoroughfare where children |
pass going
to and from school.
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For the purpose of this Section a school day shall begin at |
seven ante
meridian and shall conclude at four post meridian.
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This Section shall not be applicable unless appropriate |
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signs are posted
upon streets and highways under their |
respective jurisdiction and
maintained by the Department, |
township, county, park district, city,
village or incorporated |
town wherein the school zone is located. With regard
to the |
special speed limit while passing schools, such signs
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give proper due warning that a school zone is being approached |
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shall indicate the school zone and the maximum speed limit |
in effect during
school days when school children are present.
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(b) (Blank).
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(c) Nothing in this Chapter shall
prohibit the use of |
electronic speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of
signs |
within a special school speed zone indicating such zone, as |
defined
in this Section, nor shall evidence obtained thereby be |
inadmissible in any
prosecution for speeding provided the use |
of such device shall apply only
to the enforcement of the speed |
limit in such special school speed zone.
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(d) (Blank).
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(e) A first violation of this Section is a petty
offense |
with a minimum fine
of $150. A second or subsequent violation |
of this
Section is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $300.
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(f) When a fine for a violation of subsection (a) is $150 |
or greater,
the person who violates subsection (a) shall be |
charged an additional
$50 to be paid to the unit school
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district where the
violation
occurred for school safety |
purposes. If the violation occurred in a dual
school district,
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$25 of the surcharge shall be paid to the elementary school |
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district for school
safety
purposes and $25 of the surcharge |
shall be paid to the high school district for
school
safety |
purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the |
entire $50
surcharge
shall be paid to the appropriate school |
district or districts.
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For purposes of this subsection (f), "school safety |
purposes" includes the
costs
associated with school zone safety |
education, the Safe Routes to School Program under Section |
2705-317 of the Department of Transportation Law of the Civil |
Administrative Code of Illinois, safety programs within the |
School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant Program |
under Section 2-3.51.5 of the School Code, and
the purchase, |
installation, and maintenance of caution lights
which are
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mounted on school speed zone signs.
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(g) (Blank).
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(h) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 92-242, eff. 1-1-02; 92-619, eff. 1-1-03; 92-780, |
eff. 8-6-02; 93-955, eff. 8-19-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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