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Public Act 102-0058
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| HB0343 Enrolled | LRB102 04377 HEP 14395 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 1. Legislative purpose. The purpose of this Act is |
to promote the health and safety of children, parents, and |
school transportation personnel. The periods in which a |
special speed limit in a school zone is in effect should be |
synchronized with the actual schedules of schools in this |
State, including schools in which the schedule demands that |
children arrive in school before 7 a.m.
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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 |
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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
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 begins shall |
begin at 6:30 a.m. seven ante
meridian and concludes shall |
conclude at 4 p.m. four post meridian.
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This Section shall not be applicable unless appropriate |
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) Except as provided in subsection (e-5), a person who |
violates this Section is guilty of a petty
offense. Violations |
of this Section are punishable with a minimum fine
of $150 for |
the first violation and a minimum fine of $300 for the second |
or subsequent violation.
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(e-5) A person committing a violation of this Section is |
guilty of aggravated special speed limit while passing schools |
when he or she drives a motor vehicle at a speed that is: |
(1) 26 miles per hour or more but less than 35 miles |
per hour in excess of the applicable special speed limit |
established under this Section or a similar provision of a |
local ordinance and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; or |
(2) 35 miles per hour or more in excess of the |
applicable special speed limit established under this |
Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is |
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. |
(f) (Blank).
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(g) (Blank).
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(h) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 99-212, eff. 1-1-16; 100-987, eff. 7-1-19.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
becoming law.
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