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| Public Act 102-0842
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| SB3495 Enrolled | LRB102 23834 RAM 33026 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
changing Sections 12-215 and 12-601.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/12-215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215)
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Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on |
motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
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(a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or |
flashing lights,
whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited |
except on:
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1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or
local |
authorities;
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2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county |
coroner
and designated or authorized by local authorities, |
in writing, as a law
enforcement vehicle; however, such |
designation or authorization must
be carried in the |
vehicle;
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2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire |
chief, or assistant fire chief who has completed an |
emergency vehicle operation training course approved by |
the Office of the State Fire Marshal and designated or |
authorized by local authorities, fire departments, or fire |
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protection districts, in writing, as a fire department, |
fire protection district, or township fire department |
vehicle; however, the designation or authorization must
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carried in the vehicle, and the lights may be visible or |
activated only when responding to a bona fide emergency;
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3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or |
federal
firefighting vehicles;
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4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as |
ambulances
or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights |
shall not be lighted except
when responding to an |
emergency call for and while actually conveying the
sick |
or injured;
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4.5. Vehicles which are occasionally used as rescue |
vehicles that have been authorized for use as rescue |
vehicles by a volunteer EMS provider, provided that the |
operator of the vehicle has successfully completed an |
emergency vehicle operation training course recognized by |
the Department of Public Health; furthermore, the lights |
shall not be lighted except when responding to an |
emergency call for the sick or injured; |
5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such |
lights;
furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on |
any such tow truck while the
tow truck is
operating in the |
State of Illinois;
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6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management |
Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire |
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Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public |
Health, vehicles of
the
Illinois Department of |
Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
Juvenile Justice;
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7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency |
management
services agency as defined in the Illinois |
Emergency
Management Agency Act;
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8. School buses operating alternately flashing head |
lamps as permitted
under Section 12-805 of this Code;
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9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as |
organ transplant
vehicles when used in combination with |
blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing
lights; |
furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the |
transportation
is declared an emergency by a member of the |
transplant team or a representative
of the organ |
procurement organization; |
10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural |
Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives |
emergency response; |
11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; the |
lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an |
emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged |
in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the |
emergency; and |
12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
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Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 |
pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency |
Lane Patrol; the lights shall not be lighted except when |
responding to an emergency call or when parked or |
stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at |
the scene of the emergency. |
(b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing |
lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
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1. Second division vehicles designed and used for |
towing or hoisting
vehicles; furthermore, such lights |
shall not be lighted except as
required in
this paragraph |
1; such lights shall be lighted
when such vehicles are |
actually being
used at the scene of an accident or
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disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat |
bed that
supports all wheels of the vehicle being |
transported, the lights shall not be
lighted while the |
vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing
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vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all |
wheels of a vehicle
being transported, the lights shall be |
lighted while the
towing
vehicle is engaged in towing on a |
highway during all
times when the use
of headlights is |
required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition, |
these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or |
flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating, |
rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this |
paragraph;
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2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of |
Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, local |
authorities
and contractors; furthermore, such lights |
shall not be lighted except while
such vehicles are |
engaged in maintenance or construction operations within
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the limits of construction projects;
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3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey |
crews;
furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted |
except while such vehicles
are actually engaged in work on |
a highway;
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4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or |
other
construction, maintenance or automotive service |
vehicles except that such
lights shall be lighted only as |
a means for indicating the presence of a
vehicular traffic |
hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking
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or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance, |
service or
construction on a highway;
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5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights |
shall only be lighted
when moving under permit issued by |
the Department under Section 15-301
of this Code;
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6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and |
operated by the
State of Illinois or any political |
subdivision thereof, which is designed
and used for |
removal of snow and ice from highways;
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6.1. The front and rear of motorized equipment or |
vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or |
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any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed |
and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and |
parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that |
is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except |
when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being |
used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government;
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7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state, |
furthermore, such
lights shall not be lighted except as |
provided for in Section 12-212 of
this Code;
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8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local |
authorities;
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9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local |
authorities when used in
combination with red oscillating, |
rotating or flashing lights;
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9.5. Propane delivery trucks;
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10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail |
for the
United States Postal Service provided that such |
lights shall not be lighted
except when such vehicles are |
actually being used for such purposes;
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10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State |
Fire Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be |
lighted except for when such vehicles are engaged in work |
for the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; |
11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle |
emblem as
provided in Section 12-205.1;
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12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or |
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roll-off hoists and
roll-on containers for garbage, |
recycling, or refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be
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lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used |
for such purposes;
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13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm |
responder, control
agency, or the Illinois Department of |
Corrections;
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14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human |
Services; however, the
lights shall not be lighted except |
when being used for security related
purposes under the |
direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
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vehicle is located; and
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15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the |
lights shall be
lighted only while the vehicle is within |
the limits of a construction
project.
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(c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing |
lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
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1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire |
department or fire protection district and
vehicles owned |
or operated by a:
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voluntary firefighter;
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paid firefighter;
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part-paid firefighter;
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call firefighter;
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member of the board of trustees of a fire |
protection district;
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paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
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paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance |
unit; or
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paid or unpaid members of a local or county |
emergency management
services agency as defined in the |
Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act,
designated |
or authorized by local authorities, in writing, and |
carrying that
designation or authorization in the |
vehicle.
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However, such lights are not to be lighted except when |
responding to a
bona fide emergency or when parked or |
stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance |
call, or motor vehicle accident.
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Any person using these lights in accordance with this |
subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an |
identification card or letter identifying the bona fide |
member of a fire department, fire protection district, |
rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management |
services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The |
card or letter must include: |
(A) the name of the fire department, fire |
protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or |
emergency management services agency; |
(B) the member's position within the fire |
department, fire protection district, rescue squad, |
ambulance unit, or emergency management services |
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agency; |
(C) the member's term of service; and |
(D) the name of a person within the fire |
department, fire protection district, rescue squad, |
ambulance unit, or emergency management services |
agency to contact to verify the information provided.
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2. Police department vehicles in cities having a |
population of 500,000
or more inhabitants.
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3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local |
authorities when used in
combination with red oscillating, |
rotating or flashing lights.
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4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or |
federal
firefighting vehicles when used in combination |
with red oscillating,
rotating or flashing lights.
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5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as |
ambulances or
rescue vehicles when used in combination |
with red oscillating, rotating or
flashing lights; |
furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
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responding to an emergency call.
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6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as |
organ transport
vehicles when used in combination with red |
oscillating, rotating, or flashing
lights; furthermore, |
these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation
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is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant |
team or a
representative of the organ procurement |
organization.
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7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management |
Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire |
Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public |
Health, vehicles of
the
Illinois Department of |
Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red |
oscillating,
rotating, or flashing lights.
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8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency |
management
services agency as defined in the Illinois |
Emergency Management Agency
Act, when used in combination |
with red oscillating, rotating, or
flashing lights.
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9. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural |
Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives |
emergency response, when used in combination with red |
oscillating,
rotating, or flashing lights. |
(c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or |
flashing
lights permitted under subsection (c), and |
notwithstanding subsection
(a), a vehicle operated by a |
voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member
of a rescue squad, |
or a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be
equipped with |
flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may
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used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or |
stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance |
call, or motor vehicle accident.
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(c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or |
flashing
lights permitted under subsection (c), and |
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notwithstanding subsection (a),
a vehicle operated by a paid |
or unpaid member of a local or county
emergency management |
services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency
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Management Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating, |
rotating,
or flashing lights to be used in combination with |
blue oscillating, rotating,
or flashing lights, if |
authorization by local authorities is in
writing and carried |
in the vehicle.
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(d) The use of a combination of amber and white |
oscillating, rotating or
flashing lights, whether lighted or |
unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles |
designed and used for towing or hoisting
vehicles or motor
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vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local |
authorities, contractors,
and union representatives; |
furthermore, such lights shall
not be lighted on second |
division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting
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vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local |
authorities, and
contractors except while such vehicles are |
engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or
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construction operations within the limits of highway |
construction projects, and
shall not be lighted on the |
vehicles of union representatives except when those
vehicles |
are within the limits of a construction project.
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(e) All oscillating, rotating or flashing lights referred |
to in this Section
shall be of sufficient intensity, when |
illuminated, to be visible at 500
feet in normal sunlight.
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(f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer |
of oscillating,
rotating or flashing lights or his |
representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting
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such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If |
the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a |
highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the |
vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The |
signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in |
letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A |
vehicle authorized to have oscillating,
rotating, or flashing |
lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the |
lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway.
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(g) Any person violating the provisions of subsections |
(a), (b), (c) or (d)
of this Section who without lawful |
authority stops or detains or attempts
to stop or detain |
another person shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
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(h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person |
violating the
provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of this |
Section shall be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor.
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(Source: P.A. 100-62, eff. 8-11-17; 101-56, eff. 1-1-20.)
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(625 ILCS 5/12-601.1)
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Sec. 12-601.1. Traffic control signal preemption devices.
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(a) As used in this Section, "traffic control signal |
preemption device"
means any
device,
either mechanical or |
electrical, that emits a pulse of light or other signal
that, |
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when
received by a detector attached to a traffic control |
signal, changes that
traffic control signal to a green
light |
or, if the traffic control signal is already green, extends |
the duration
of the green
light.
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(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), a traffic |
control signal
preemption
device may not be installed on a |
motor vehicle, may not be transported in the
passenger |
compartment of a motor vehicle, and may not be operated by the
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driver or passenger of a motor vehicle.
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Violation of this subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor, |
punishable by
a fine of $1,000 in addition to any other penalty |
that may be imposed.
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(c) A retailer or manufacturer may not sell a traffic |
control signal
preemption device to any person or entity for |
any intended use other than
operation as permitted under |
subsection (d).
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Violation of this subsection (c) is a Class A misdemeanor, |
punishable by a
fine of $5,000 for each sale of each device, in |
addition to any other penalty
that may be imposed.
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(d) Installation of a traffic control signal preemption |
device is permitted
on the
following vehicles, and operation |
of the device is permitted as follows:
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(1) Police department vehicles, when responding to a |
bona fide
emergency, when used in combination with red or |
blue oscillating, rotating,
or
flashing lights.
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(2) Law enforcement vehicles of State or local |
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authorities, when
responding to a bona fide emergency, |
when used in combination with red
oscillating, rotating, |
or flashing lights.
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(3) Vehicles of local fire departments, fire |
protection districts, and State or federal firefighting
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vehicles, when responding to a bona fide emergency, when |
used in combination
with red oscillating, rotating, or |
flashing lights.
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(4) Vehicles that are designed and used exclusively as |
ambulances or
rescue vehicles, when responding to a bona |
fide emergency, when used in
combination with red |
oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
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(5) Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as |
organ transport
vehicles, when the transportation is |
declared an emergency by a member of the
transplant team |
or a representative of the organ procurement organization,
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when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating, |
or flashing lights.
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(6) Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management |
Agency and vehicles
of the Department of Nuclear Safety, |
when responding to a bona fide
emergency,
when used in |
combination with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing |
lights.
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(7) Commuter buses owned by any political
subdivision |
of this State, operated either by the political |
subdivision or its
lessee
or agent, and offering |
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short-haul for-hire regularly scheduled passenger
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transportation service, over regular routes with fixed |
schedules, within
metropolitan and suburban areas, when |
used to extend the duration of an already
green light to |
meet schedules.
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(8) Vehicles used for snow removal owned by any |
political subdivision of
this State, operated either by |
the political subdivision or its lessee or
agent, when |
used during a snow emergency in combination with yellow or
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amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, when used |
to extend the
duration of an already green light.
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(e) This Section does not prohibit use by motorcycles of |
electronic or
magnetic safety devices designed to allow |
traffic control signal systems to
recognize or detect |
motorcycles.
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(Source: P.A. 93-80, eff. 7-2-03.)
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