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Public Act 099-0689
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| SB0629 Enrolled | LRB099 03335 RJF 23343 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 12-604.1 and by adding Sections 1-218.10 and 12-604.3 |
as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/1-218.10 new) |
Sec. 1-218.10. Video event recorder. A video recorder |
placed inside a vehicle that continuously records, in a digital |
loop, audio, video, and G-force levels.
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(625 ILCS 5/12-604.1) |
Sec. 12-604.1. Video devices. |
(a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if a |
television receiver, a video monitor, a television or video |
screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a |
television broadcast or video signal that produces |
entertainment or business applications is operating and is |
located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back |
of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver |
while driving the motor vehicle.
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(a-5) A person commits aggravated use of a video device |
when he or she violates subsection (a) and in committing the |
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violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle accident |
that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, |
disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a |
proximate cause of the injury or death. |
(b) This Section does not apply to the following equipment, |
whether or not permanently installed in a vehicle:
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(1) a vehicle information display;
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(2) a global positioning display;
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(3) a mapping or navigation display;
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(4) a visual display used to enhance or supplement the |
driver's view forward, behind, or to the sides of a motor |
vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle; |
(5) television-type receiving equipment used |
exclusively for safety or traffic engineering studies; or
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(6) a television receiver, video monitor, television |
or video screen, or any other similar means of visually |
displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that |
equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor |
vehicle is driven, disables the equipment for all uses |
except as a visual display as described in paragraphs (1) |
through (5) of this subsection (b).
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(c) This Section does not apply to a mobile, digital |
terminal installed in an authorized emergency vehicle, a motor |
vehicle providing emergency road service or roadside |
assistance, or to motor vehicles utilized for public |
transportation. |
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(d) This Section does not apply to a television receiver, |
video monitor, television or video screen, or any other similar |
means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video |
signal if: (i) the equipment is permanently installed in the |
motor vehicle; and (ii) the moving entertainment images that |
the equipment displays are not visible to the driver while the |
motor vehicle is in motion. |
(d-5) This Section does not apply to a video event |
recorder, as defined in Section 1-218.10 of this Code, |
installed in a contract carrier vehicle. |
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section, a |
person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a petty |
offense and shall be fined not more than $100 for a first |
offense, not more than $200 for a second offense within one |
year of a previous conviction, and not more than $250 for a |
third or subsequent offense within one year of 2 previous |
convictions.
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(f) A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) |
commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in |
great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to |
another. A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) |
commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death |
of another person. |
(Source: P.A. 97-499, eff. 1-1-12; 98-507, eff. 1-1-14.)
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(625 ILCS 5/12-604.3 new) |