Bill Text: IL HB1345 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Re-enacts the Section concerning the fatal accident memorial marker program. Repeals the Section on December 31, 2014. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 69-6)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0334 [HB1345 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1345-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Amends the Roadside Memorial Act. Re-enacts the Section concerning the fatal accident memorial marker program. Repeals the Section on December 31, 2014. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 69-6)
Status: (Passed) 2013-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0334 [HB1345 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB1345-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation, which may be referred to | ||||||
2 | as Adam's Law.
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3 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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4 | represented in the General Assembly:
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5 | Section 5. The Roadside Memorial Act is amended by adding | ||||||
6 | Section 23.1 as follows:
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7 | (605 ILCS 125/23.1 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 23.1. Fatal accident memorial marker program. | ||||||
9 | (a) The fatal accident memorial marker program is intended | ||||||
10 | to raise public awareness of reckless driving by emphasizing | ||||||
11 | the dangers while affording families an opportunity to remember | ||||||
12 | the victims of crashes involving reckless drivers. | ||||||
13 | (b) As used in this Section, "fatal accident memorial | ||||||
14 | marker" means a marker on a highway in this State commemorating | ||||||
15 | one or more persons who died as a proximate result of a crash | ||||||
16 | caused by a driver who committed an act of reckless homicide in | ||||||
17 | violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 | ||||||
18 | or the Criminal Code of 2012 or who otherwise caused the death | ||||||
19 | of one or more persons through the operation of a motor | ||||||
20 | vehicle. | ||||||
21 | (c) For purposes of the fatal accident memorial marker | ||||||
22 | program in this Section, the provisions of Section 15 of this | ||||||
23 | Act applicable to DUI memorial markers shall apply the same to |
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1 | fatal accident memorial markers. | ||||||
2 | (d) A fatal accident memorial marker shall consist of a | ||||||
3 | white on blue panel bearing the message "Reckless Driving Costs | ||||||
4 | Lives". At the request of the qualified relative, a separate | ||||||
5 | panel bearing the words "In Memory of (victim's name)", | ||||||
6 | followed by the date of the crash that was the proximate cause | ||||||
7 | of the loss of the victim's life, shall be mounted below the | ||||||
8 | primary panel. | ||||||
9 | (e) A fatal accident memorial marker may memorialize more | ||||||
10 | than one victim who died as a result of the same crash. If one | ||||||
11 | or more additional deaths subsequently occur in close proximity | ||||||
12 | to an existing fatal accident memorial marker, the supporting | ||||||
13 | jurisdiction may use the same marker to memorialize the | ||||||
14 | subsequent death or deaths, by adding the names of the | ||||||
15 | additional persons. | ||||||
16 | (f) A fatal accident memorial marker shall be maintained | ||||||
17 | for at least 2 years from the date the last person was | ||||||
18 | memorialized on the marker. | ||||||
19 | (g) The supporting jurisdiction has the right to install a | ||||||
20 | marker at a location other than the location of the crash or to | ||||||
21 | relocate a marker due to restricted room, property owner | ||||||
22 | complaints, interference with essential traffic control | ||||||
23 | devices, safety concerns, or other restrictions. In these | ||||||
24 | cases, the sponsoring jurisdiction may select an alternate | ||||||
25 | location. | ||||||
26 | (h) The Department shall secure the consent of any |
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1 | municipality before placing a fatal accident memorial marker | ||||||
2 | within the corporate limits of the municipality. | ||||||
3 | (i) A fee in an amount to be determined by the supporting | ||||||
4 | jurisdiction shall be charged to the qualified relative. The | ||||||
5 | fee shall not exceed the costs associated with the fabrication, | ||||||
6 | installation, and maintenance of the fatal accident memorial | ||||||
7 | marker. | ||||||
8 | (j) The provisions of this Section shall apply to any fatal | ||||||
9 | accident marker constructed on or after January 1, 2013.
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