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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1345 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Re-enacts the fatal accident memorial marker program and extends the deadline until December 31, 2014. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Roadside Memorial Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 23.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (605 ILCS 125/23.1 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 23.1. Fatal accident memorial marker program. |
| 8 | | (a) The fatal accident memorial marker program is intended |
| 9 | | to raise public awareness of reckless driving by emphasizing |
| 10 | | the dangers while affording families an opportunity to remember |
| 11 | | the victims of crashes involving reckless drivers. |
| 12 | | (b) As used in this Section, "fatal accident memorial |
| 13 | | marker" means a marker on a highway in this State commemorating |
| 14 | | one or more persons who died as a proximate result of a crash |
| 15 | | caused by a driver who committed an act of reckless homicide in |
| 16 | | violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 |
| 17 | | or the Criminal Code of 2012 or who otherwise caused the death |
| 18 | | of one or more persons through the operation of a motor |
| 19 | | vehicle. |
| 20 | | (c) For purposes of the fatal accident memorial marker |
| 21 | | program in this Section, the provisions of Section 15 of this |
| 22 | | Act applicable to DUI memorial markers shall apply the same to |
| 23 | | fatal accident memorial markers. |
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| 1 | | (d) A fatal accident memorial marker shall consist of a |
| 2 | | white on blue panel bearing the message "Reckless Driving Costs |
| 3 | | Lives". At the request of the qualified relative, a separate |
| 4 | | panel bearing the words "In Memory of (victim's name)", |
| 5 | | followed by the date of the crash that was the proximate cause |
| 6 | | of the loss of the victim's life, shall be mounted below the |
| 7 | | primary panel. |
| 8 | | (e) A fatal accident memorial marker may memorialize more |
| 9 | | than one victim who died as a result of the same crash. If one |
| 10 | | or more additional deaths subsequently occur in close proximity |
| 11 | | to an existing fatal accident memorial marker, the supporting |
| 12 | | jurisdiction may use the same marker to memorialize the |
| 13 | | subsequent death or deaths, by adding the names of the |
| 14 | | additional persons. |
| 15 | | (f) A fatal accident memorial marker shall be maintained |
| 16 | | for at least 2 years from the date the last person was |
| 17 | | memorialized on the marker. |
| 18 | | (g) The supporting jurisdiction has the right to install a |
| 19 | | marker at a location other than the location of the crash or to |
| 20 | | relocate a marker due to restricted room, property owner |
| 21 | | complaints, interference with essential traffic control |
| 22 | | devices, safety concerns, or other restrictions. In these |
| 23 | | cases, the sponsoring jurisdiction may select an alternate |
| 24 | | location. |
| 25 | | (h) The Department shall secure the consent of any |
| 26 | | municipality before placing a fatal accident memorial marker |
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| 1 | | within the corporate limits of the municipality. |
| 2 | | (i) A fee in an amount to be determined by the supporting |
| 3 | | jurisdiction shall be charged to the qualified relative. The |
| 4 | | fee shall not exceed the costs associated with the fabrication, |
| 5 | | installation, and maintenance of the fatal accident memorial |
| 6 | | marker. |
| 7 | | (j) The Department shall report to the General Assembly no |
| 8 | | later than October 1, 2013 on the evaluation of the program and |
| 9 | | the number of fatal accident memorial marker requests. |
| 10 | | (k) This Section is repealed on December 31, 2014. |
| 11 | | (l) The provisions of this Section shall apply to any fatal |
| 12 | | accident marker constructed on or after January 1, 2013.
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