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Public Act 097-0958
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| HB4598 Enrolled | LRB097 16515 HEP 61684 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 12-709 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709)
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Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem.
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(a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of |
husbandry and
special mobile equipment, when operated on a |
highway must display a
slow-moving vehicle emblem mounted on |
the rear except as provided in
paragraph (b) of this Section. |
Special mobile equipment is exempt when
operated within the |
limits of a construction or maintenance project where
traffic |
control devices are used in compliance with the applicable
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provisions of the manual and specifications adopted under |
Section 11-301 of
the "Illinois Vehicle Code".
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(b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) of |
this Section
when operated in combination on a highway must |
display a slow-moving
vehicle emblem as follows:
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1. Where the towed unit or any load thereon partially |
or totally
obscures the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the |
towing unit, the towed unit
shall be equipped with a |
slow-moving vehicle emblem. In such cases the
towing unit |
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need not display the emblem.
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2. Where the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the towing |
unit is not
obscured by the towed unit or its load, then |
either or both may be equipped
with the required emblem but |
it shall be sufficient if either displays it.
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3. A registered truck towed behind a farm tractor in |
conformity with the
provisions of Section 11-1418 of the |
"Illinois Vehicle Code" must display a
slow-moving vehicle |
emblem in the manner provided in paragraph (c) while
being |
towed on a highway if the emblem on the towing vehicle is |
partially
or totally obscured.
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(c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by paragraphs |
(a) and (b) of
this Section must meet or exceed the |
specifications and mounting
requirements
established by the |
Department. Such specifications and mounting
requirements |
shall, on and before August 31, 2004, be based on the
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specifications adopted by the American
Society of Agricultural |
Engineers and published by that body as ASAE S
276.2 dated |
March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. On and after September 1, 2004,
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the specifications and mounting requirements shall be based on |
the
specifications adopted by the American Society of |
Agricultural Engineers and
published by that body as ASAE S |
276.5 NOV 97. No advertising or other
marking
shall appear upon
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the emblem except that specified by the American Society of |
Agricultural
Engineers to identify the standard to which the |
material complies. Each
original package containing a |
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slow-moving vehicle
emblem shall display a notice on the |
outside of the package stating
that such emblem shall only be |
used for the purposes stated in subsections
(a) and (b).
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(d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety |
identification
device and shall not be displayed on any vehicle |
nor displayed in any
manner other than as described in |
paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
Section. A slow-moving |
vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view from a |
highway on an object other than a vehicle or unit described in |
subsection (a) of this Section or a vehicle required to display |
a slow-moving vehicle emblem under subsection (e) of Section |
11-1426.1 of this Code. A violation of this subsection (d) is a |
petty offense punishable by
a fine of $75 $25 for the first |
offense and $75 for a second or subsequent offense
within one |
year of the first offense.
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(Source: P.A. 91-505, eff. 1-1-00; 92-72, eff. 1-1-02.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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