99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1819
 
Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Pat McGuire
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



          
625 ILCS 5/11-301 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-301
625 ILCS 5/11-502 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-502
625 ILCS 5/11-1403.2 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1403.2
625 ILCS 5/12-209 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-209
625 ILCS 5/12-709 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709

 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the words, "$250 fine", to be displayed on signs designating the reservation of parking spaces for disabled people. Provides for the transport of previously opened wine bottles within the passenger area of a motor vehicle, as long as the bottle has been resealed in compliance with the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes driving a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped, on one wheel, in excess of 26 miles per hour over the speed limit, a petty offense subject to a $100 fine, in addition to other statutory penalties. Requires vehicle back-up lamps to be mounted on the rear of a vehicle and emit a white light only when the vehicle is in reverse. Requires non-highway vehicles, when operated on a highway, to display a slow-moving vehicle emblem on the rear of the vehicle. Defines "non-highway vehicle".



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing 
5Sections 11-301, 11-502, 11-1403.2, 12-209, and 12-709 as 
6follows:




7 (625 ILCS 5/11-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-301)



8 Sec. 11-301. Department to adopt sign manual. 

9 (a) The Department shall adopt a State manual and 
10specifications for a
uniform system of traffic-control devices 
11consistent with this Chapter for
use upon highways within this 
12State. Such manual shall include the
adoption of the R 7-8 sign 
13adopted by the United States Department of
Transportation to 
14designate the reservation of parking
facilities for a person 
15with disabilities.
Non-conforming signs in use prior to January

161, 1985 shall not constitute a violation during their useful 
17lives, which
shall not be extended by other means than normal 
18maintenance. The manual
shall also specify insofar
as 
19practicable the minimum warrants justifying the use of the 
20various
traffic control devices. Such uniform system shall 
21correlate with and,
where not inconsistent with Illinois 
22highway conditions, conform to the
system set forth in the most 
23recent edition of the national manual on
Uniform Traffic 
 
 
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1Control Devices for Streets and Highways.

2 (b) Signs adopted by the Department to designate the 
3reservation of
parking facilities for a person with 
4disabilities shall also exhibit, in a
manner determined by the 
5Department, the words "$250 $100 Fine".

6 (c) If the amount of a fine is changed, the Department 
7shall change the
design of the
signs to indicate
the current 
8amount of the fine.

9(Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95; 89-533, eff. 1-1-97.)





10 (625 ILCS 5/11-502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-502)



11 Sec. 11-502. Transportation or possession of alcoholic 
12liquor in
a motor vehicle.
13 (a) Except as provided in paragraphs paragraph (c) and 
14(d-5), no driver may
transport, carry, possess or have any 
15alcoholic
liquor within the passenger area of any motor vehicle 
16upon a highway in
this State except in the original container 
17and with the seal unbroken.

18 (b) Except as provided in paragraphs paragraph (c) and 
19(d-5), no passenger may carry, possess
or have any alcoholic 
20liquor within any passenger area of any motor vehicle
upon a 
21highway in this State except in the original container and with 
22the
seal unbroken.

23 (c) This Section shall not apply to the passengers in a 
24limousine when
it is being used for purposes for which a 
25limousine is ordinarily used,
the passengers on a chartered bus 
 
 
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1when it is being used for purposes for
which chartered buses 
2are ordinarily used or on a motor home or mini motor
home as 
3defined in Section 1-145.01 of this Code. However, the driver 
4of
any such vehicle is prohibited from consuming or having any 
5alcoholic
liquor in or about the driver's area. Any evidence of 
6alcoholic consumption
by the driver shall be prima facie 
7evidence of such driver's failure to
obey this Section. For the 
8purposes of this Section, a limousine is a motor
vehicle of the 
9first division with the passenger compartment enclosed by a

10partition or dividing window used in the for-hire 
11transportation of
passengers and operated by an individual in 
12possession of a valid Illinois
driver's license of the 
13appropriate classification pursuant to Section 6-104
of this 
14Code.

15 (d) (Blank).

16 (d-5) This Section shall not apply to wine bottles provided 
17they are sealed by a licensed restaurant or winery as described 
18in Section 6-33 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934. 
19Specifically, a partially consumed bottle of wine that is to be 
20removed from the premises shall be securely sealed by the 
21licensee or an agent of the licensee prior to removal from the 
22premises and placed in a transparent one-time use tamper-proof 
23bag. The licensee or agent of the licensee shall provide a 
24dated receipt for the bottle of wine to the patron. 
25 (e) Any driver who is convicted of violating subsection (a) 
26of this
Section for a second or subsequent time within one year 
 
 
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1of a similar
conviction shall be subject to suspension of 
2driving privileges as
provided, in paragraph 23 of subsection 
3(a) of Section 6-206 of this Code.

4 (f) Any driver, who is less than 21 years of age at the 
5date of the
offense and who is convicted of violating 
6subsection (a) of this Section or a
similar provision of a 
7local ordinance, shall be subject to the loss of driving

8privileges as provided in paragraph 13 of subsection (a) of 
9Section 6-205 of
this Code and paragraph 33 of subsection (a) 
10of Section 6-206 of this Code.

11(Source: P.A. 94-1047, eff. 1-1-07; 95-847, eff. 8-15-08.)





12 (625 ILCS 5/11-1403.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1403.2)


13 Sec. 11-1403.2. Operating a motorcycle, motor driven 
14cycle, or moped on one wheel; aggravated operating a 
15motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped on one wheel. 
16 (a) No person shall operate a motorcycle, motor driven

17cycle, or moped on one wheel.

18 (b) Aggravated operating a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, 
19or moped on one wheel. A person commits aggravated operating a 
20motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or moped on one wheel when he 
21or she violates subsection (a) of this Section while committing 
22a violation of subsection (b) of Section 11-601 or a violation 
23of Section 11-601.5 of this Code. A violation of this 
24subsection is a petty offense with a minimum fine of $100, 
25except a second conviction of a violation of this subsection is 
 
 
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1a Class B misdemeanor and a third or subsequent conviction of a 
2violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor in 
3addition to other statutory penalties.
4(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10; 97-743, eff. 1-1-13.)





5 (625 ILCS 5/12-209) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-209)



6 Sec. 12-209. Additional Lighting Equipment. 

7 (a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than 2 
8side cowl or
fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white 
9light without glare.

10 (b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than 
11one running
board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which 
12shall emit a white or amber
light without glare.

13 (c) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more 
14back-up lamps which shall be mounted on the rear of the vehicle 
15and emit a white light
either separately or in combination with 
16other lamps; but any such back-up
lamp or lamps shall not be 
17lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward
motion.

18(Source: P.A. 77-37.)





19 (625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709)



20 Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem. 

21 (a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of 
22husbandry, and
special mobile equipment, and non-highway 
23vehicle, when operated on a highway must display a
slow-moving 
24vehicle emblem mounted on the rear except as provided in

 
 
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1paragraph (b) of this Section. Special mobile equipment is 
2exempt when
operated within the limits of a construction or 
3maintenance project where
traffic control devices are used in 
4compliance with the applicable
provisions of the manual and 
5specifications adopted under Section 11-301 of
the "Illinois 
6Vehicle Code".

7 (b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) of 
8this Section
when operated in combination on a highway must 
9display a slow-moving
vehicle emblem as follows:


10  1. Where the towed unit or any load thereon partially 
11 or totally
obscures the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the 
12 towing unit, the towed unit
shall be equipped with a 
13 slow-moving vehicle emblem. In such cases the
towing unit 
14 need not display the emblem.


15  2. Where the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the towing 
16 unit is not
obscured by the towed unit or its load, then 
17 either or both may be equipped
with the required emblem but 
18 it shall be sufficient if either displays it.


19  3. A registered truck towed behind a farm tractor in 
20 conformity with the
provisions of Section 11-1418 of the 
21 "Illinois Vehicle Code" must display a
slow-moving vehicle 
22 emblem in the manner provided in paragraph (c) while
being 
23 towed on a highway if the emblem on the towing vehicle is 
24 partially
or totally obscured.

25 (c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by paragraphs 
26(a) and (b) of
this Section must meet or exceed the 
 
 
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1specifications and mounting
requirements
established by the 
2Department. Such specifications and mounting
requirements 
3shall, on and before August 31, 2004, be based on the

4specifications adopted by the American
Society of Agricultural 
5Engineers and published by that body as ASAE S
276.2 dated 
6March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. On and after September 1, 2004,

7the specifications and mounting requirements shall be based on 
8the
specifications adopted by the American Society of 
9Agricultural Engineers and
published by that body as ASAE S 
10276.5 NOV 97. No advertising or other
marking
shall appear upon

11the emblem except that specified by the American Society of 
12Agricultural
Engineers to identify the standard to which the 
13material complies. Each
original package containing a 
14slow-moving vehicle
emblem shall display a notice on the 
15outside of the package stating
that such emblem shall only be 
16used for the purposes stated in subsections
(a) and (b).

17 (d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety 
18identification
device and shall not be displayed on any vehicle 
19nor displayed in any
manner other than as described in 
20paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
Section. A slow-moving 
21vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view from a 
22highway on an object other than a vehicle or unit described in 
23subsection (a) of this Section or a vehicle required to display 
24a slow-moving vehicle emblem under subsection (e) of Section 
2511-1426.1 of this Code. A violation of this subsection (d) is a 
26petty offense punishable by
a fine of $75.
 
 
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1 (e) For the purpose of this Section, "non-highway vehicle" 
2has the meaning as defined in Section 11-1426.1 of this Code. 

3(Source: P.A. 97-958, eff. 8-15-12.)