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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5620 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 625 ILCS 5/11-1404 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404 |
| Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped and all passengers to wear a motorcycle helmet. Defines "motorcycle helmet". | |
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| | HB5620 | | LRB103 35431 MXP 65497 b |
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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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding |
| 8 | | motorcycles, motor driven cycles, or mopeds. |
| 9 | | (a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or |
| 10 | | moped and every passenger thereon shall be protected by a |
| 11 | | motorcycle helmet and glasses, goggles, or a transparent |
| 12 | | shield. |
| 13 | | (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, |
| 14 | | and transparent shields are defined as follows: |
| 15 | | "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or |
| 16 | | sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant |
| 17 | | material. "Shatter-resistant material", as used in this |
| 18 | | Section, means material so manufactured, fabricated, or |
| 19 | | created that it substantially prevents shattering or flying |
| 20 | | when struck or broken. |
| 21 | | "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the |
| 22 | | predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without |
| 23 | | obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide |