Bill Text: IL HB0198 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits the parking of non-electric vehicles in charging station spaces designated for electric vehicles. Allows any person or local authority owning or operating a parking facility to remove or cause to be removed any non-electric vehicle parked within a charging station space designated for use by an electric vehicle. Imposes a minimum fine of $75 on a person parking a non-electric vehicle in a space designated for electric vehicles. Requires municipalities to display signs indicating the fine imposed for a violation. Defines "electric vehicle", "electric vehicle charging station", and "electric vehicle registration plates".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-29 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0172 [HB0198 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB0198-Chaptered.html
| ||||
Public Act 099-0172 | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
AN ACT concerning transportation.
| ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
| ||||
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||
Section 11-1308 as follows:
| ||||
(625 ILCS 5/11-1308 new) | ||||
Sec. 11-1308. Unauthorized use of parking places reserved | ||||
for electric vehicles. | ||||
(a) For the purposes of this Section: | ||||
"Electric vehicle" means a battery-powered electric | ||||
vehicle operated solely by electricity or a plug-in hybrid | ||||
electric vehicle that operates on electricity and gasoline and | ||||
has a battery that can be recharged from an external source. | ||||
"Electric vehicle charging station" means any facility or | ||||
equipment that is used to charge a battery or other energy | ||||
storage device of an electric vehicle. | ||||
(b) It shall be prohibited to park a non-electric vehicle | ||||
in an electric vehicle charging station designated for use by | ||||
electric vehicles, including an electric vehicle charging | ||||
station on any private or public offstreet parking facility. A | ||||
person may park only an electric vehicle in an electric vehicle | ||||
charging station space designated for use by electric vehicles. | ||||
(c) Any person or local authority owning or operating any |
public or private offstreet parking facility may, after | ||
notifying the police or sheriff's department, remove or cause | ||
to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety | ||
any non-electric vehicle parked within an electric vehicle | ||
charging station space designated for use by electric vehicles. | ||
(d) It shall not be a defense to a charge under this | ||
Section that the sign or notice posted at the electric vehicle | ||
charging station or the designated parking space does not | ||
comply with applicable rules, regulations, or local | ||
ordinances, if a reasonable person would be made aware by the | ||
sign or notice on or near the parking space that the space is | ||
reserved for electric vehicles. | ||
(e) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of | ||
subsection (b) shall be fined $75 in addition to any costs or | ||
charges connected with the removal or storage of the | ||
non-electric vehicle; but municipalities by ordinance may | ||
impose a fine up to $100.
|