Bill Text: IL HB2620 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning requirements for the operation of taxicabs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB2620 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB2620-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB2620 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 55/5
Amends the Taxi Safety Act of 2007. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning requirements for the operation of taxicabs.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Taxi Safety Act of 2007 is amended by
changing Section 5 as follows:
(625 ILCS 55/5)
Sec. 5. Requirements for the operation of taxicabs.
(a) The taxi driver's picture, the the taxi driver's
license or registration number, and the taxicab medallion
number or an exterior identification number must be posted in a
visible location in each cab.
(b) There must be posted in a visible location in each
taxicab a telephone number for a passenger to call if the taxi
driver is operating the taxicab in a reckless manner.
(c) If a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while
operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any
responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver
for drug and alcohol use.
(Source: P.A. 95-598, eff. 6-1-08.)