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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 |