(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 heading)
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. I heading)
(625 ILCS 5/12-100) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-100)
Sec. 12-100.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 83-1473. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-101)
Sec. 12-101.
Scope and effect of equipment requirements.
(a) It is unlawful for any person to drive or move or for the owner
to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any highway any
vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as
to endanger any person or property, or which does not contain those
parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other
equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required in this
Chapter 12, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this
Code, or for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform
any act required under this Chapter 12.
(b) The provisions of this Chapter 12 with respect to equipment on
vehicles shall not apply to implements of husbandry, road machinery,
road rollers, or farm tractors or to farm-wagon type trailers having a
fertilizer spreader attachment permanently mounted thereon, having a
gross weight of not to exceed 36,000 pounds and used only for the
transportation of bulk fertilizer or to farm-wagon type tank trailers of
not to exceed 2,000 gallons capacity, used during the liquid fertilizer
season as field-storage "nurse tanks" supplying the fertilizer to a
field applicator and moved on highways only for bringing the fertilizer
from a local source of supply to farm or field or from one farm or field
to another.
(Source: P.A. 82-523.)
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. II heading)
(625 ILCS 5/12-201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-201)
Sec. 12-201. When lighted lamps are required.
(a) When operated upon any highway in this State, every motorcycle shall at
all times exhibit at least one lighted lamp, showing a white light visible
for at least 500 feet in the
direction the motorcycle is proceeding. However, in lieu of such lighted
lamp, a motorcycle may be equipped with and use a means of modulating the
upper beam of the head lamp between high and a lower brightness. No such
head lamp shall be modulated, except to otherwise comply with this Code,
during times when lighted lamps are required for other motor vehicles.
(b) All other motor vehicles shall
exhibit at least 2 lighted head lamps, with at least one on each side
of the front of the vehicle, which satisfy United States Department of
Transportation requirements, showing white lights, including that emitted
by high intensity discharge (HID) lamps, or lights of a yellow or amber tint,
during the period from sunset to sunrise, at times when rain, snow, fog, or
other atmospheric conditions require the use of windshield wipers, and at
any other times when, due to insufficient light or unfavorable atmospheric
conditions, persons and vehicles on the highway are not clearly discernible at
a distance of 1000 feet. Parking lamps may be used in addition to but not in
lieu of such head lamps. Every motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer shall
also exhibit at least 2 lighted lamps, commonly known as tail lamps, which
shall be mounted on the left rear and right rear of the vehicle so as to throw
a red light visible for at least 500 feet in the reverse direction, except that
a truck tractor or road tractor manufactured before January 1, 1968 and all
motorcycles need be equipped with only one such tail lamp.
(c) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed
and placed as to illuminate with a white light a rear registration plate
when required and render it clearly legible from a distance of 50 feet
to the rear. Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate
lamp or lamps for illuminating a rear registration plate, shall be so
wired as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps
are lighted.
(d) A person shall install only head lamps that satisfy United States
Department of Transportation regulations and show white light, including that
emitted by HID lamps, or light of a yellow or amber tint for use by a motor
vehicle.
(e) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 96-487, eff. 1-1-10.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-202)
Sec. 12-202. Clearance, identification and side marker lamps.
(a) Second division vehicles with a GVWR over 10,000 pounds, the length of which
together with any trailer or trailers in tow thereof, is more than 25 feet
or the width of which is more than 80 inches exclusive of mirrors, bumpers
and other required safety devices, while being operated on the highways of
this State during the period from sunset to sunrise, shall display on the
front of the vehicle 2 yellow or amber lights, one on each upper front
corner of the vehicle, which shall be plainly visible at a distance of at
least 500 feet; also on the rear thereof in a horizontal line, 3 red lights
plainly visible at a distance of not less than 500 feet; also on the front
of the body of that vehicle near the lower left hand corner one yellow or
amber tinted reflector, and near the lower right hand corner one yellow or
amber tinted reflector; also red reflectors on the rear of the body of that
vehicle, not more than 12 inches from the lower left and right hand
corners. All motor vehicles of the second division more than 20 feet long,
and all trailers and semitrailers, except trailers and semitrailers having
a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less including the weight of the trailer
and maximum load, while being operated on the highways of this State during
the period from sunset to sunrise, shall display on each side of the
vehicle at approximately the one-third points of the length of the same, at
a height not exceeding 5 feet above the surface of the road, and reflecting
on a line approximately at right angles to the center line of the vehicle,
2 amber tinted reflectors. After January, 1974, all new motor vehicles of
the second division more than 20 feet long, and all trailers and
semitrailers except trailers and semitrailers having a gross weight of
3,000 pounds or less including the weight of the trailer and maximum load
sold as new in this State, while being operated on the highways of this
State during period from sunset to sunrise, shall display on each side of
the vehicle, not more than 12 inches from the front, one amber tinted
reflector, and not more than 12 inches from the rear one red reflector at a
height not exceeding 5 feet above the surface of the road, and reflecting
on a line approximately at right angles to the center line of the vehicle,
approved by the Department.
(b) Every trailer and semitrailer having a gross weight of 3,000 pounds
or less including the weight of the trailer and maximum load, towed either
by a motor vehicle of the first division or a motor vehicle of the second
division shall be equipped with 2 red reflectors, which will be visible
when hit by headlight beams 300 feet away at night, on the rear of the body
of such trailer, not more than 12 inches from the lower left hand and lower
right hand corners.
(c) Every vehicle designated in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section
that is manufactured after December 31, 1973, shall, at the places and
times specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, display reflectors
and clearance, identification, and side marker lamps in conformance with
the specifications prescribed by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 97-201, eff. 1-1-12.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-203) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-203)
Sec. 12-203.
Lamps on parked vehicles.
(a) During the period from sunset to sunrise every motorcycle or motor
vehicle which is standing on any highway shall display a parking light on
the front and at the rear of the same. However, any city, village or
incorporated town may by ordinance, under rules and regulations it may
prescribe, designate any part or parts of any street, or other highway
under their jurisdiction, as parking places in which motorcycles and motor
vehicles may be parked without having their lamps lighted, as otherwise
required by this Section.
(b) Any lighted driving lamps upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed
or dimmed.
(Source: P.A. 77-37.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-204) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-204)
Sec. 12-204.
Lamp or flag on projecting load.
Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet, or more
beyond the bed or body of such vehicle there shall be displayed at the
extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in Section 12-201
hereof, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least
500 feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under
this Section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every
vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end
of such load a red flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square.
(Source: P.A. 77-37.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-205) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-205)
Sec. 12-205. Lamps on other vehicles and equipment. Every vehicle, including animal drawn vehicles, referred to in paragraph
(b) of Section 12-101, not specifically required by the provisions of this
Article to be equipped with lamps or other lighting devices, shall at all
times specified in Section 12-201 of this Act be equipped with at least 2
lamps on the power or towing unit, displaying a white light visible
from a distance of not less than
1,000 feet to the front of such vehicle and shall also be equipped with 2
lamps each displaying a red light visible from a distance of not less
than 1,000 feet to the rear of such vehicle.
Where the towed unit or any load thereon partially or totally obscures
the 2 lamps displaying red light to the rear of the towing unit, the
rearmost towed unit shall be equipped with 2 lamps displaying red light
visible from a distance of not less than 1,000 feet to the rear of such
towed unit which are positioned in such a manner as to not obstruct the
visibility of the red light to any vehicle operator approaching from the
rear of such vehicle or combination of vehicles.
Where the 2 lamps displaying red light are not obscured by the towed unit
or its load, then either towing unit or towed unit, or both, may be
equipped with the 2 lamps displaying red light as required.
The preceding paragraph does not apply to antique vehicles, expanded-use antique vehicles, custom
vehicles, or street rods. An antique
vehicle or expanded-use antique vehicle shall be equipped with lamps
of the
same type originally installed
by the manufacturer as original equipment and in working order.
(Source: P.A. 97-412, eff. 1-1-12.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-205.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-205.1)
Sec. 12-205.1.
Implements of husbandry or slow-moving vehicles-Display of
amber
signal lamp.
Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and
special mobile equipment, except when used for road construction or
maintenance within the limits of a construction or maintenance project
where traffic control devices are used in compliance with the applicable
provisions of the manual and specifications adopted under Section 11-301 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code, when operated on a highway during a time when
lighted lamps are required by Section 12-201 of this Chapter, shall display
to the rear at least one flashing amber signal lamp mounted as high as
practicable and of sufficient intensity to be visible for a distance of at
least 500 feet in normal sunlight; provided, that only the rearmost vehicle
of a combination of vehicles coupled together need display such lamp.
The flashing amber signal lamp may be operated lighted during daylight
hours when other lamps are not required to be lighted when vehicles
authorized in this Section are operated on a highway.
Implements of husbandry manufactured on or after January 1, 2003 and operated
on public roads between sunset and sunrise shall display markings and lighting
that meet or exceed the design, performance, and mounting specifications
adopted by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by that
body as ASAE S279.11 APR01.
(Source: P.A. 91-505, eff. 1-1-00; 92-820, eff. 8-21-02.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-207) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-207)
Sec. 12-207.
Spot lamps and auxiliary driving lamps.
(a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed one spot lamp
and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching
another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity portion of the beam will
be directed to the left of the prolongation of the extreme left side of the
vehicle nor more than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle.
(b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed three auxiliary
driving lamps mounted on the front at a height not less than 12 inches nor
more than 42 inches above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands.
(c) The restrictions of subsections 12-207 (a) and 12-207 (b) of this
Act shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles or equipment used
for snow and ice removal operations if owned or operated by or for any
governmental body.
(d) The minimum and maximum height restrictions prescribed in
subsection (b) of Section 12-207 shall not apply to privately owned motor vehicles on
which a snow plow is mounted, while in transit between or during snow and
ice removal operations. This exemption shall apply only during the period
from November 15 through April 1, and only when the snow plow blade, commonly
referred to as a "moldboard", is properly and securely affixed to the front
of the motor vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 85-1010.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-208)
Sec. 12-208. Signal lamps and signal devices.
(a) Every vehicle other than an antique vehicle displaying an antique
plate or an expanded-use antique vehicle displaying expanded-use antique vehicle plates operated in this State shall be equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on
the rear of the vehicle which shall display a red or amber light visible
from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear in normal sunlight
and which shall be actuated upon application of the service (foot) brake,
and which may but need not be incorporated with other rear lamps. During
times when lighted lamps are not required, an antique vehicle or an expanded-use antique vehicle may be
equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of such vehicle of the same
type originally installed by the manufacturer as original equipment and in
working order. However, at all other times, except as provided in subsection
(a-1), such antique vehicle or expanded-use antique vehicle must be
equipped with stop lamps meeting the requirements of Section 12-208 of this
Act.
(a-1) A motorcycle or an antique vehicle or an expanded-use antique vehicle, including an antique motorcycle, may display a blue light or lights of up to one
inch in diameter as part of the vehicle's rear stop lamp or lamps.
(b) Every motor vehicle other than an antique vehicle displaying an
antique plate or an expanded-use antique vehicle displaying expanded-use antique vehicle plates shall be equipped with an electric turn signal device which
shall indicate the intention of the driver to turn to the right or to the
left, change lanes, turn a vehicle, or otherwise turn or maneuver a vehicle from a direct course of travel in the form of flashing lights located at and showing to the front and
rear of the vehicle on the side of the vehicle toward which the turn is to
be made. The lamps showing to the front shall be mounted on the same level
and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signaling, shall
emit a white or amber light, or any shade of light between white and amber.
The lamps showing to the rear shall be mounted on the same level and as
widely spaced laterally as practicable and, when signaling, shall emit a
red or amber light. An antique vehicle or expanded-use antique vehicle shall be equipped with a turn signal
device of the same type originally installed by the manufacturer as
original equipment and in working order.
(c) Every trailer and semitrailer shall be equipped with an electric
turn signal device which indicates the intention of the driver in the power
unit to turn to the right or to the left in the form of flashing red or
amber lights located at the rear of the vehicle on the side toward which
the turn is to be made and mounted on the same level and as widely spaced
laterally as practicable.
(d) Turn signal lamps must be visible from a distance of not less than
300 feet in normal sunlight.
(e) Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles need not be equipped with
electric turn signals. Antique vehicles and expanded-use antique vehicles need not be equipped with turn
signals unless such were installed by the manufacturer as original
equipment.
(f) (Blank).
(g) Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles may be equipped with a stop lamp or lamps on the rear of the vehicle that display a red or amber light, visible from a distance of not less than 500 feet to the rear in normal sunlight, that flashes and becomes steady only when the brake is actuated.
(h) Electric turn signal lamps shall not be flashed or left in the on position other than to indicate the intention of a driver to turn a vehicle left or right, change lanes, or otherwise turn or maneuver a vehicle from a direct course of travel.
(Source: P.A. 102-508, eff. 8-20-21.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-209) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-209)
Sec. 12-209. Additional lighting equipment.
(a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than 2 side cowl or
fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare.
(b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running
board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber
light without glare.
(c) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with one or more back-up lamps
either separately or in combination with other lamps which shall emit a white or amber light without glare; but any such back-up
lamp or lamps shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward
motion.
(Source: P.A. 100-707, eff. 1-1-19.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-210) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-210)
Sec. 12-210.
Use of head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps.
(a)
Whenever the driver of any vehicle equipped with an electric driving head
lamp, driving head lamps, auxiliary driving lamp or auxiliary driving lamps
is within 500 feet of another vehicle approaching from the opposite
direction, the driver shall dim or drop such head lamp or head lamps and
shall extinguish all auxiliary driving lamps.
(b) The driver of any vehicle equipped with an electric driving head
lamp, head lamps, auxiliary driving lamp or auxiliary driving lamps shall
dim or drop such head lamp or head lamps and shall extinguish all auxiliary
driving lamps when there is another vehicle traveling in the same direction
less than 300 feet to the front of him.
(c) No vehicle shall have the lighting system modified to allow more
than 2 electric head lamps to be lighted while operating in the dimmed or
dropped position.
(d) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the use of auxiliary driving
lamps, commonly referred
to as "fog" lamps, when used in conjunction with head lamps, if
such auxiliary driving lamps are adjusted and so aimed that the glaring
rays are not projected into the eyes of drivers of oncoming vehicles.
(Source: P.A. 85-1144.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-211) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-211)
Sec. 12-211.
Number of driving lamps required or permitted.
(a) At all times specified in Section 12-201, at least 2 lighted driving
lamps shall be displayed, one on each side of the front of every motor
vehicle other than a motorcycle, except when such vehicle is parked subject
to the regulations governing lights on parked vehicles.
(b) Whenever a motor vehicle equipped with driving lamps as herein
required is also equipped with any auxiliary driving lamps or a spot lamp
or any other lamp on the front thereof, not more than a total of 4 of any
such lamps on the front of a vehicle shall be lighted at any one time when
upon a highway.
(Source: P.A. 86-1236.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-212) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-212)
Sec. 12-212. Special restrictions on lamps.
(a) No person shall drive or
move any vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lamp or device on
the vehicle or equipment displaying a red light visible from directly in
front of the vehicle or equipment except as otherwise provided in this Act.
(b) Subject to the restrictions of this Act, flashing lights are
prohibited on motor vehicles except as expressly authorized in this Chapter or as a means for indicating a right or
left turn, lane change, or a maneuver of a vehicle from a direct course of travel as provided in Section 12-208 or the presence of a vehicular
traffic hazard requiring unusual care as expressly provided in Sections 11-804 or 12-215.
(c) Unless otherwise expressly authorized by this Code, all other
lighting or combination of lighting on any vehicle shall be prohibited.
(d) No person shall drive or move any motor vehicle or equipment upon any highway with any lighting or combination of lighting with a smoked or tinted lens or cover.
(Source: P.A. 101-189, eff. 1-1-20; 102-508, eff. 8-20-21.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-214) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-214)
Sec. 12-214.
Special lighting equipment on rural mail delivery vehicles.
If a rural mail delivery vehicle is equipped with special signal lamps,
there shall be displayed to the front 2 such alternately flashing amber
lamps located at the same level and mounted as high and as widely spaced
laterally as practicable and to the rear 2 alternately flashing amber lamps
located at the same level and mounted as high and as widely spaced
laterally as practicable. Such lamps shall be of sufficient intensity to be
visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight and shall be controlled so that they
will only be used to indicate to other traffic that a stop is being made
for the purpose of picking up or delivering U. S. mail.
(Source: P.A. 77-37.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-214.1)
Sec. 12-214.1.
Tow trucks meeting federal motor carrier safety
requirements;
lighting and signalling equipment. Any tow truck that meets the
requirements of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations of the United
States Department of Transportation, regarding lighting and
signalling equipment required on commercial motor vehicles, shall be deemed to
comply with the provisions of this Chapter regarding required lighting and
signalling equipment.
(Source: P.A. 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-842)
Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
(a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or flashing lights,
whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
(b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
(c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
(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
be 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.
(c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing
lights permitted under subsection (c), and 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
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.
(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
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
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
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.
(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.
(f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer of oscillating,
rotating or flashing lights or his representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting
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.
(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.
(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.
(Source: P.A. 101-56, eff. 1-1-20; 102-842, eff. 1-1-23.)
(Text of Section from P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
(a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or flashing lights,
whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
(b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
(c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
(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
be 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 crash.
(c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing
lights permitted under subsection (c), and 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
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.
(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
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
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
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.
(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.
(f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer of oscillating,
rotating or flashing lights or his representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting
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.
(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.
(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.
(Source: P.A. 101-56, eff. 1-1-20; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-215.1)
Sec. 12-215.1. Possession of oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights in motor vehicles; police equipment, markings, and other indicia of emergency vehicle authority.
(a) A person, except those given exceptions in Section 12-215 or 12-609 of this Code, may not possess or be in actual physical control of oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or other indicia of emergency vehicle authority within any portion of a motor vehicle, including but not limited to wig-wags, red and blue LEDs, sirens, mounted or affixed devices or other equipment, markings or indicia of emergency vehicle authority.
(b) A person found guilty of violating this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights and any other equipment, markings, or indicia of emergency vehicle authority shall be seized by the law enforcement officer at the time of a violation of this Section or of Section 12-215 or 12-609 of this Code upon any legal search. The officer may seize the vehicle containing the prohibited device or mechanism, and this device or mechanism shall be removed and held for evidentiary purposes. When the device or mechanism is no longer needed for evidence, the defendant may petition the court for the return of the device or mechanism. The defendant must prove to the court by a preponderance of the evidence that the device or mechanism will be used for a legitimate and lawful purpose.
(Source: P.A. 98-468, eff. 8-16-13.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-216) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-216)
Sec. 12-216.
Operation of oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights located on or within police
vehicles in this State shall be lighted whenever a police officer is in
pursuit of a violator of a traffic law or regulation.
(Source: P.A. 85-830.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-217) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-217)
Sec. 12-217.
Special lighting equipment for interstate transportation
authority. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Chapter, an
interstate transportation authority, as defined in this Section, in
addition to headlights and other required or authorized lighting, may affix
to the top front of its buses, 2 sets of lights, each containing up to 5
stationary lights, of different colors, including the colors white, yellow,
blue, green and purple, and excepting, however, the color red. Such lights
shall be located symmetrically above the windshield with one set of lights
on each side of the headsign and may reflect an intensity of up to 64
candlepower each. Provided further however, that normally no more than 3
of such colored lights on each set of lights may be on or displayed at any
one time. Such lights shall be stationary only, and shall not be
oscillating, rotating, or flashing. The lights shall be displayed only on
the top front of such buses, lighted in various combinations to indicate
the route, the destination, and the express or local nature of the service.
(b) As used herein, the term "interstate transportation authority" shall
mean any body, agency, entity, or political subdivision created by compact
between Illinois and another state, which is a body corporate and politic,
and which operates a public mass transportation or transit system.
(Source: P.A. 85-1144.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-218)
Sec. 12-218. Auxiliary accent lighting on motorcycles.
(a) A motorcycle registered in this State may be equipped with, and a person operating the motorcycle may use, standard bulb running lights or light-emitting diode (L.E.D.) pods and strips as auxiliary lighting with the intent of protecting the driver.
(b) Auxiliary lighting authorized under subsection (a) of this Section:
(Source: P.A. 99-242, eff. 8-3-15.)
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. III heading)
(625 ILCS 5/12-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-301)
Sec. 12-301. Brakes.
(a) Brake equipment required.
(b) Performance ability of brakes.
(c) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 96-487, eff. 1-1-10; 97-412, eff. 1-1-12.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-302) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-302)
Sec. 12-302.
Brake fluid.
No person shall sell, offer for sale or distribute brake fluid for use
on motor vehicles for repair purposes unless such fluid conforms to
specifications prescribed by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 78-748.)
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. IV heading)
(625 ILCS 5/12-401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-401)
Sec. 12-401. Restriction as to tire equipment. No metal tired vehicle,
including tractors, motor vehicles of the second division, traction engines
and other similar vehicles, shall be operated over any improved highway
of this State, if such vehicle has on the periphery of any of the road wheels
any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, lug or any projection of metal
or wood which projects radially beyond the tread or traffic surface
of the tire. This prohibition does not apply
to pneumatic tires with metal studs used on vehicles operated by rural
letter carriers who are employed or enjoy a contract with the United
States Postal Service for the purpose of delivering mail if such vehicle
is actually used for such purpose during operations between November
15 of any year and April 1 of the following year, or to motor vehicles
displaying a disability license plate or a license plate for veterans with disabilities whose
owner resides in an unincorporated area located upon a county or township
highway or road and possesses a valid driver's license and operates
the vehicle with such tires only during the period heretofore described,
or to tracked type motor vehicles when that part of the vehicle coming in
contact with the road surface does not contain any projections of any kind
likely to injure the surface of the road; however, tractors, traction engines,
and similar vehicles may be operated which have upon their road wheels
V-shaped, diagonal or other cleats arranged in such a manner as to be
continuously in contact with the road surface, provided that the gross weight
upon such wheels per inch of width of such cleats in contact with the road
surface, when measured in the direction of the axle of the vehicle, does not
exceed 800 pounds.
All motor vehicles and all other vehicles in tow thereof, or thereunto
attached, operating upon any roadway, shall have tires of rubber or some
material of equal resiliency. Solid tires shall be considered defective and
shall not be permitted to be used if the rubber or other material has been
worn or otherwise reduced to a thickness of less than three-fourths of an
undue vibration when the vehicle is in motion or to cause undue
concentration of the wheel load on the surface of the road. The
requirements of this Section do not apply to agricultural tractors or
traction engines or to agricultural machinery, including wagons being
used for agricultural purposes in tow thereof, or to road rollers or road
building machinery operated at a speed not in excess of 10 miles per
hour. All motor vehicles of the second division, operating upon any
roadway shall have pneumatic tires, unless exempted herein.
Nothing in this Section shall be deemed to prohibit the use of tire
chains of reasonable proportion upon any vehicle when required for
safety because of snow, ice or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle
to skid.
(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-402) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-402)
Sec. 12-402.
Sale or lease of siped or regrooved pneumatic tire.
No person
or organization shall sell or lease or offer for sale or lease, for use
on a highway, any pneumatic tire, either original tread or retread, on which
the tread is siped or regrooved to a depth equal to or deeper than the molded
groove depth, unless the tire was constructed or retreaded with sufficient
tread material and type of labels to permit such siping or regrooving.
Such labels and siping or regrooving shall be in compliance with Part 569
of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and after siping or regrooving
the tire shall conform to that Part.
For the purpose of this Article, siped shall mean cut without removing
material, and regrooved shall mean the tread groove pattern is renewed,
or a new pattern generated, or both, without additional tread material being added.
(Source: P.A. 83-213.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-403) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-403)
Sec. 12-403.
Sale or lease of retreaded or "recapped" pneumatic tire.
No person or organization shall sell or lease or offer for sale or lease,
for use on a highway, any pneumatic tire produced or rebuilt by a process
in which tread material is attached to a used tire, unless the tire, tread
material, labelling and certification, before and after processing, conform
to Part 571.117 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(Source: P.A. 83-213.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-404)
Sec. 12-404.
Sale or lease of pneumatic tire without marking.
No person
or organization shall sell or lease or offer for sale or lease, for use
on a highway, any pneumatic tire that does not bear the special marking
required by this Section.
(a) Regrooved or siped tire. In addition to the identification, labelling
and certification required under Section 12-402, either the word "regrooved"
or the word "siped" shall be branded on each side of a pneumatic tire on
which the tread is either regrooved or siped, as the case may be. In the
case of a tire that is both regrooved and siped, the word "regrooved" alone
on each side shall suffice, although both words may appear on each side.
Each branding shall be conspicuous but shall be sized, located and applied
so as not to weaken or damage the tire or otherwise degrade the performance
of the tire or shorten its useful life.
(b) Retreaded tire. In addition to the labelling, identification, certification
and other marking required under Section 12-403, the word "retreaded" shall
be branded or molded into or onto each side of a pneumatic tire that has
been retreaded or "recapped". Each molding or branding shall be conspicuous
but shall be sized, located and applied so as not to weaken or damage the
tire or otherwise degrade the performance of the tire or shorten its useful life.
(c) New tire. The labelling, identification, certification and other
marking required by Part 571.109 of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations
shall appear on each new pneumatic tire intended for use on a passenger
car other than a multipurpose passenger vehicle. The labelling, identification,
certification and other marking required by Part 571.119 of Title 49 of
the Code of Federal Regulations shall appear on each new pneumatic tire
intended for use on either a multipurpose passenger vehicle or other type
of vehicle that is not a passenger car.
(Source: P.A. 83-213.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-405)
Sec. 12-405.
Operating condition of pneumatic tires.
(a) Definition. The term "spare tire" as used in
this Section 12-405
means any new, used or specially constructed tire that is either carried
or installed for short term emergency use.
(b) Promulgated Rules. The Department shall promulgate rules concerning
unsafe operating
conditions of pneumatic tires. The rules shall be
enforced by police officers by visual inspection of
tires, including visual comparison with simple
measuring scales or gauges. The rules shall include precepts and standards
for determining unsafe conditions, including the determination of an effective
depth of tread groove, and shall
be based upon, to the extent that
it is reasonable and practical, all provisions set forth in paragraph (d)
of this Section.
(c) Use of Unsafe Tire. 1. No person or organization shall place,
drive or move, or
cause or allow to be placed, driven or moved, on
a highway of this
State, any vehicle equipped with one or more pneumatic tires deemed
to be unsafe under a provision of paragraph (d) of
this Section or a rule promulgated under paragraph (b) of this Section.
2. Exemptions. Any restriction stated in this paragraph (c) shall not apply:
(i) To a tire on a damaged, disabled, abandoned, or other unsafe or unwanted
vehicle being legally towed, pushed or otherwise transferred to a repair,
relocation, storage, salvage, junking, or other collection site;
(ii) To a tire on a racing or other competitive vehicle being legally
moved or transported, not under its own power, to a lawful competition site
or to a bona fide testing site; or
(iii) To a spare tire either carried or in short term emergency use for
only such distance or time as is reasonably necessary to accomplish the
repair or replacement of the damaged or unsafe tire for which the spare
was substituted.
(d) Criteria for Unsafe Pneumatic Tires. A pneumatic tire shall
be deemed to be unsafe if it has:
1. Any part of a ply or cord exposed;
2. A tread or sidewall crack, cut, snag, or other surface interruption
deep enough to expose a ply or cord;
3. Any bulge, knot, or separation;
4. Tread wear indicators flush with the tread outer surface in any 2 or
more adjacent tread grooves at 3 locations approximately equally spaced
around the circumference of the
tire;
5. A depth of tread groove less than 2/32
of an inch or less than 1/32 of an inch if on a motorcycle or truckster,
measured in any 2 or more adjacent tread grooves at 3 locations approximately
equally
spaced around the circumference of the tire, at least one of which, in the
judgment of the inspecting officer, is a location at which the tread is
thinnest, provided that any measurement over a tie
bar, tread wear indicator, hump or
fillet is excluded;
6. A depth of tread groove less than 4/32 of an inch at any one location
and the tire is mounted on the front wheel of a motor vehicle subject to
the provisions of Chapter 18B of this Code, provided that any measurement
over a tie bar, tread wear indicator, hump or fillet is excluded;
7. A marking which indicates that the tire is not intended for use on a
public highway;
8. Been regrooved or recut below the bottom of an original
tread groove, except in the case of a
special "regroovable" tire that was manufactured
or retreaded with thick undertread, identified and regrooved in compliance
with the applicable federal standard in Title 49 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, and in compliance with each applicable Section of this Code; or
9. Other condition, marking or lack of marking that may be reasonably
demonstrated to
identify the tire as unsuitable for highway use, including inflation,
load, speed or installation condition seriously
incompatible with the tire size, construction, or other pertinent marking
or feature.
(e) Sale, Lease or Installation of Pneumatic Tires. 1. No
person or organization shall sell, lease, or offer for sale or lease,
or mount, install, or cause or allow to be mounted or installed,
for use on a highway, any pneumatic tire deemed
to be unsafe under paragraph (d) of this Section or under a rule
promulgated under paragraph (b) of this Section. Except as provided in
paragraph (c) of this Section, any person or organization offering
a vehicle for sale or lease shall, prior to its being placed, driven
or moved on a
highway, correct any unsafe tire condition.
2. No person or organization shall sell, lease, or offer for sale or
lease, for highway use, any pneumatic tire, or any vehicle equipped with
a pneumatic tire, which has a depth of tread groove less than 3/32 of an
inch; except a pneumatic tire on a motorcycle or truckster may have a depth
of tire groove of not less than 2/32 of an inch. Groove depth shall not
be measured where a tie bar, tread wear indicator, hump or fillet is located.
(f) Compliance and Enforcement. Any police officer, upon reasonable
cause to believe that a person or organization has acted or is acting in
violation of any provision of this Section, shall require the driver,
owner, or other appropriate
custodian to submit the tire or tires to an inspection. When so required,
the owner or other appropriate
custodian shall allow the tire inspection and the driver of a vehicle
or combination of vehicles shall stop at a designated
location and allow the tire or tires to be inspected
or shall move the vehicle or combination to
a location that is reasonably convenient and is suitable for such inspection.
(Source: P.A. 83-213.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-407) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-407)
Sec. 12-407.
Rules and regulations.
The Department may promulgate rules
and regulations to clarify or specify the requirements of this Article IV.
(Source: P.A. 83-213.)
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. V heading)
(625 ILCS 5/12-500) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-500)
Sec. 12-500.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 77-37. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-501) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-501)
Sec. 12-501. Windshields and
safety glazing material in motor vehicles.
(a) Every motor vehicle operated upon the highways of this State shall
be equipped with a front windshield which complies with those standards as
established pursuant to this Section and Section 12-503 of this Code. This
subsection shall not apply to motor vehicles designed and used exclusively
for off-highway use, motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, motorized
pedalcycles, nor to motor vehicles registered as antique vehicles, expanded-use antique vehicles, custom
vehicles, or street rods when the
original design of such vehicles did not include front windshields.
(b) No person shall knowingly sell any 1936 or later model motor vehicle
unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material conforming to
specifications prescribed by the Department wherever glazing material is
used in doors, windows and windshields.
Regulations promulgated by the Department specifying standards for safety
glazing material on windshields shall, as a minimum, conform with those
applicable
Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Standards (49 CFR 571.205).
These provisions apply to all motor
vehicles of the first and second division but with respect to trucks,
including truck tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing material
apply to all glazing material used in doors, windows and windshields in the
drivers' compartments of such vehicles.
(c) It is unlawful for the owner or any other person knowingly to
install or cause to be installed in any motor vehicle any glazing material
other than safety glazing material conforming to the specifications
prescribed by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 97-412, eff. 1-1-12.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-502)
Sec. 12-502.
Mirrors.
Every motor vehicle, operated singly or when towing another vehicle,
shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the
highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such motor
vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 82-122.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-503)
Sec. 12-503. Windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers.
(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any sign, poster, window
application, reflective material, nonreflective material or tinted film
upon the front windshield, except that a nonreflective tinted film may be used along
the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does not extend
more than 6 inches down from the top of the windshield.
(a-3) No new or used motor vehicle dealer shall permit a driver to drive a motor vehicle offered for sale or lease off the premises where the motor vehicle is being offered for sale or lease, including when the driver is test driving the vehicle, with signs, decals, paperwork, or other material on the front windshield or on the windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver that would obstruct the driver's view in violation of subsection (a) of this Section. For purposes of this subsection (a-3), "test driving" means when a driver, with permission of the new or used vehicle dealer or employee of the new or used vehicle dealer, drives a vehicle owned and held for sale or lease by a new or used vehicle dealer that the driver is considering to purchase or lease.
(a-5) No window treatment or tinting shall be applied to the windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver, except:
(a-10) No person shall install or repair any material prohibited by subsection (a) of this Section.
(b) On motor vehicles where window treatment has not been applied to the windows immediately adjacent to each side of the driver, the use of a
perforated
window screen or other decorative window application on windows to the rear
of the driver's seat shall be allowed.
(b-5) Any motor vehicle with a window to the
rear of the driver's seat treated in this manner shall be equipped with a
side mirror on each side of the motor vehicle which are in conformance with
Section 12-502.
(c) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any objects placed or
suspended between the driver and the front windshield, rear
window, side wings or side windows immediately adjacent to each side of
the driver which materially obstructs the driver's view.
(d) Every motor vehicle, except motorcycles, shall be equipped with a
device, controlled by the driver, for cleaning rain, snow, moisture or other
obstructions from the windshield; and no person shall drive a motor vehicle
with snow, ice, moisture or other material on any of the windows or
mirrors, which materially obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway.
(e) No person shall drive a motor vehicle when the windshield, side or
rear windows are in such defective condition or repair as to materially
impair the driver's view to the front, side or rear. A vehicle equipped
with a side mirror on each side of the vehicle which are in conformance
with Section 12-502 will be deemed to be in compliance in the event the
rear window of the vehicle is materially obscured.
(f) Subsections (a), (a-5), (b), and (b-5) of this Section shall not apply to:
(g) Subsections (a) and (a-5) of this Section shall not apply to window treatment, including, but not limited to, a window application,
nonreflective material, or tinted film, applied or affixed
to a motor vehicle for which distinctive license plates or license plate stickers have been issued pursuant to subsection (k) of Section 3-412 of this Code, and which:
(g-5) (Blank).
(g-7) Installers shall only install window treatment authorized by subsection (g) on motor vehicles for which distinctive plates or license plate stickers have been issued pursuant to subsection (k) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The distinctive license plates or plate sticker must be on the motor vehicle at the time of window treatment installation.
(h) Subsection (a) of this Section shall not apply to motor vehicle
stickers or other certificates issued by State or local authorities which
are required to be displayed upon motor vehicle windows to evidence
compliance with requirements concerning motor vehicles.
(i) (Blank).
(j) A person found guilty of violating subsection (a), (a-3), (a-5), (a-10), (b), (b-5), or (g-7) of this
Section shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined no less than $50 nor more
than $500. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a), (a-3), (a-5), (a-10), (b), (b-5), or (g-7) of
this Section shall be treated as a Class C misdemeanor and the violator fined
no less than $100 nor more than $500. Any person convicted under subsection
(a), (a-5), (b), or (b-5) of this Section shall be ordered to alter any
nonconforming windows into compliance with this Section.
(k) Except as provided in subsection (a-3) of this Section, nothing in this
Section shall create a cause of action on behalf of a buyer against a
vehicle dealer or manufacturer who sells a motor vehicle with a window which is in
violation of this Section.
(l) The Secretary of State shall provide a notice of the requirements of this Section to a new resident applying for vehicle registration in this State pursuant to Section 3-801 of this Code. The Secretary of State may comply with this subsection by posting the requirements of this Section on the Secretary of State's website.
(m) A home rule unit may not regulate motor vehicles in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
(Source: P.A. 102-111, eff. 1-1-22.)
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. VI heading)
(625 ILCS 5/12-600) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-600)
Sec. 12-600.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 86-498. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601)
Sec. 12-601. Horns and warning devices.
(a) Every motor vehicle when
operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order
and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance
of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an
unreasonable loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle
shall when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation give audible warning
with his horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.
(b) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person use upon a
vehicle
any siren, whistle, or bell, except as otherwise permitted in this Section.
Any authorized emergency vehicle or organ transport vehicle as defined in
Chapter 1 of this Code or a vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire chief, assistant fire chief, or the Director or Coordinator of a municipal or county emergency services and disaster agency may be
equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible
under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 feet, but such
siren, whistle, or bell shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated
in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit
of an actual or
suspected violator of the law in either of which events the driver of such
vehicle shall sound such siren, whistle, or bell when necessary to warn
pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.
(c) Trackless trolley coaches, as defined by Section 1-206 of this Code,
and replica trolleys, as defined by Section 1-171.04 of this Code, may
be equipped with a bell or bells in lieu of a horn, and may, in addition to
the requirements of subsection (a) of this Section, use a bell or bells for the
purpose of indicating arrival or departure at designated stops during the hours
of scheduled operation.
(Source: P.A. 102-448, eff. 1-1-22.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-601.1)
Sec. 12-601.1. Traffic control signal preemption devices.
(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, 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.
(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
driver or passenger of a motor vehicle.
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.
(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).
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.
(d) Installation of a traffic control signal preemption device is permitted
on the
following vehicles, and operation of the device is permitted as follows:
(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.
(Source: P.A. 102-842, eff. 1-1-23.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-601.2)
Sec. 12-601.2. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 94-373, eff. 1-1-06. Repealed by P.A. 99-576, eff. 7-15-16.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602)
Sec. 12-602.
Mufflers, prevention of noise.
Every motor vehicle driven or operated upon the highways of this State
shall at all times be equipped with an adequate muffler or exhaust system
in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or
unusual noise. No such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a
cutout, bypass or similar device. No person shall modify the exhaust system
of a motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise of
such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the
vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements
of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 77-37.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-602.1)
Sec. 12-602.1. Excessive engine braking noise signs.
(a) A county or municipality may post signs that prohibit the driver of a commercial vehicle, as defined in Section 1-111.8 of this Code, from operating or actuating any engine braking system that emits excessive noise. The Department of Transportation may erect and maintain
the signs on interstate highways near weigh stations that
are adjacent to residential areas or communities.
(b) The sign shall state, "EXCESSIVE ENGINE BRAKING NOISE PROHIBITED". The Department of Transportation shall adopt rules providing for the
erection and placement of these signs.
(c) This Section does not apply to the use of an engine braking system that has an adequate sound muffling system in proper working order that prevents excessive noise.
(d) It is a defense to this Section that the driver used an engine braking system that emits excessive noise in an emergency to avoid a collision with a person or another vehicle on the highway.
(e) A violation of this Section is an equipment violation punishable by a fine of $75.
(Source: P.A. 96-523, eff. 1-1-10.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-603) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-603)
Sec. 12-603.
Seat safety belts.
(a) No person shall sell any 1965 or later model motor vehicle of the
first division unless the front seat of such motor vehicle is equipped with
2 sets of seat safety belts. Motorcycles are exempted from the provisions
of this Section.
(b) No person shall operate any 1965 or later model motor
vehicle of the
first division that is titled or licensed by the Secretary of State unless
the front seat of such motor vehicle is equipped with 2 sets of seat safety
belts.
(b-5) No person under the age of 18 years shall operate
any motor vehicle, except a motor driven cycle or motorcycle, with more than
one
passenger in the front seat of the motor vehicle and no more
passengers in the back seats than the number of available seat safety belts,
except that each driver
under the age of 18 years operating a second division vehicle having a gross
vehicle weight rating of 8,000 pounds or less that contains only a front seat
may operate the vehicle with more than one passenger in the front seat,
provided that each passenger is wearing a properly adjusted and fastened seat
safety belt.
(c) (Blank).
(d) The Department shall establish performance specifications for seat
safety belts and for the attachment and installation thereof.
(Source: P.A. 89-120, eff. 7-7-95; 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 90-369, eff. 1-1-98;
90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-603.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-603.1)
Sec. 12-603.1. Driver and passenger required to use safety belts,
exceptions and penalty.
(a) Each driver and passenger of a motor vehicle operated on a
street or highway in this State shall wear a properly adjusted and
fastened seat safety belt. A child less than 8 years of age shall
be protected as required pursuant to the Child Passenger Protection Act.
Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a child 8 years of age or
more, but less than 16 years of age,
shall secure the child in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt as required under the Child Passenger Protection Act. Each driver of a motor vehicle transporting a passenger who is unable, due to infirmity, illness, or age, to properly adjust and
fasten a seat
safety belt and is not exempted from wearing a seat safety belt under subsection (b)
shall secure the passenger in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safety belt as required under this Section.
(b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply to any of the following:
(c) Failure to wear a seat safety belt in violation of this Section
shall not be considered evidence of negligence, shall not limit the
liability of an insurer, and shall not diminish any recovery for damages
arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or operation of a motor vehicle.
(d) A violation of this Section shall be a petty offense and subject to a
fine not to exceed $25.
(e) (Blank).
(f) A law enforcement officer may not search or inspect a motor vehicle,
its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a violation of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 97-16, eff. 1-1-12; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 98-451, eff. 8-16-13.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-604)
Sec. 12-604. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 88-415. Repealed by P.A. 94-185, eff. 1-1-06.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-604.1)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 12-604.1. Video devices.
(a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, a television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle.
(a-5) A person commits aggravated use of a video device when he or she violates subsection (a) and in committing the violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(b) This Section does not apply to the following equipment, whether or not permanently installed in a vehicle:
(c) This Section does not apply to a mobile, digital terminal installed in an authorized emergency vehicle, a motor vehicle providing emergency road service or roadside assistance, or to motor vehicles utilized for public transportation.
(d) This Section does not apply to a television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal if: (i) the equipment is permanently installed in the motor vehicle; and (ii) the moving entertainment images that the equipment displays are not visible to the driver while the motor vehicle is in motion.
(d-5) This Section does not apply to a video event recorder, as defined in Section 1-218.10 of this Code, installed in a contract carrier vehicle.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section, a person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not more than $100 for a first offense, not more than $200 for a second offense within one year of a previous conviction, and not more than $250 for a third or subsequent offense within one year of 2 previous convictions.
(f) A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another. A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death of another person.
(Source: P.A. 98-507, eff. 1-1-14; 99-689, eff. 1-1-17.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 12-604.1. Video devices.
(a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if a television receiver, a video monitor, a television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal that produces entertainment or business applications is operating and is located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver while driving the motor vehicle.
(a-5) A person commits aggravated use of a video device when he or she violates subsection (a) and in committing the violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle crash that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(b) This Section does not apply to the following equipment, whether or not permanently installed in a vehicle:
(c) This Section does not apply to a mobile, digital terminal installed in an authorized emergency vehicle, a motor vehicle providing emergency road service or roadside assistance, or to motor vehicles utilized for public transportation.
(d) This Section does not apply to a television receiver, video monitor, television or video screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a television broadcast or video signal if: (i) the equipment is permanently installed in the motor vehicle; and (ii) the moving entertainment images that the equipment displays are not visible to the driver while the motor vehicle is in motion.
(d-5) This Section does not apply to a video event recorder, as defined in Section 1-218.10 of this Code, installed in a contract carrier vehicle.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (f) of this Section, a person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not more than $100 for a first offense, not more than $200 for a second offense within one year of a previous conviction, and not more than $250 for a third or subsequent offense within one year of 2 previous convictions.
(f) A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another. A person convicted of violating subsection (a-5) commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death of another person.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-604.3)
Sec. 12-604.3. Video event recorder notice. A contract carrier vehicle carrying passengers that is equipped with a video event recorder shall have a notice posted in a visible location stating that a passenger's conversation may be recorded. Any data recorded by a video event recorder shall be the sole property of the registered owner or lessee of the contract carrier vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 99-689, eff. 1-1-17.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-605) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-605)
Sec. 12-605.
Taxicabs-Bullet proof shields.
In municipalities with 1,000,000 or more population, any taxicab
manufactured, owned or operated after September 1, 1970, and regularly
operated in such a municipality must have a bullet proof shield
completely separating the driver's seat from the back seat.
(Source: P.A. 80-911.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-605.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-605.1)
Sec. 12-605.1.
(a) On or after two years from the effective date of this
Act, no bus which was first placed in service after July 1, 1969, or which
has undergone complete renovation and restoration since July 1, 1969 shall
be operated as a part of any local mass transit system in this State unless
the vehicle is equipped with radio facilities permitting two-way vocal
communications
between the bus and a local transit control office. This Section does not apply to buses used for charter
service, school buses, intrastate carriers while not providing transportation
services pursuant to contracts with any local mass transit system, private
non-profit carriers receiving assistance under Section 16(b)2 of the Urban
Mass Transportation Act of 1964 as amended, carriers receiving assistance
pursuant to Article III of the Downstate Public Transportation Act, or
interstate
carriers and buses owned by a private local mass transit system;
(b) A local mass transit system operating a bus not in compliance
with the requirements of subsection (a) shall not be in violation of that
subsection, provided that the bus is brought into compliance within a
reasonable
time (in no event to exceed 1 week) following written notification to the
mass transit system of the fact that the bus is not in compliance.
(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-605.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-605.2)
Sec. 12-605.2.
Beginning 30 days after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1988, no person shall consume any food or drink,
excluding any medicine, upon any bus operated as a part of any local mass
transit system in this State. This Section does
not apply to buses used for charter service, school buses, intrastate
carriers while not providing transportation services pursuant to contracts
with any local mass transit system, and private non-profit carriers.
Persons found guilty of violating this Section shall be fined $100.
(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-606) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-606)
Sec. 12-606. Tow trucks; identification; equipment; insurance.
(a) Every tow truck, except those owned by governmental agencies, shall
have displayed on each side thereof, a sign with letters not less than 2
inches in height, contrasting in color to that of the background, stating
the full legal name, complete address (including street address and
city), and telephone number of the owner or operator thereof.
This information shall be permanently affixed to the sides of the tow
truck.
(b) Every tow truck shall be equipped with:
(c) Every owner or operator and driver of a tow truck shall comply with
Section 11-1413 of this Code and shall remove or cause to be removed all
glass and debris, except any (i) hazardous substance as defined in Section
3.215 of the Environmental Protection Act, (ii) hazardous waste as
defined in Section 3.220 of the Environmental Protection Act, and
(iii) medical samples or waste, including but not limited to any blood samples,
used syringes, other used medical supplies, or any other potentially infectious
medical waste as defined in Section 3.360 of the Environmental
Protection Act, deposited upon any street or highway by the disabled vehicle
being serviced, and shall in addition, spread dirt or sand or oil absorbent
upon that portion of any street or highway where oil or grease has been
deposited by the disabled vehicle being serviced.
(d) Every tow truck operator shall in addition file an indemnity bond,
insurance policy, or other proof of insurance in a form to be prescribed
by the Secretary for: garagekeepers liability insurance, in an amount
no less than a combined single limit of $500,000, and truck (auto)
liability insurance in an amount no less than a combined single limit of
$500,000, on hook coverage or garagekeepers coverage in an amount of no less
than $25,000 which shall indemnify or
insure the tow truck operator for the following:
Any such bond or policy shall be issued only
by a bonding or insuring firm authorized to do business as such in
the State of Illinois, and a certificate of such bond or policy shall be
carried in the cab of each tow truck.
(e) The bond or policy required in subsection (d) shall provide that
the insurance carrier may cancel it
by serving previous notice, as required by Sections 143.14 and 143.16 of
the Illinois Insurance Code, in writing, either personally or by
registered mail, upon the owner or operator of the motor vehicle and upon
the Secretary of State. Whenever any such bond or policy shall be so
cancelled, the Secretary of State shall mark the policy "Cancelled" and shall
require such owner or operator either to furnish a new bond or policy, in
accordance with this Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-607) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-607)
Sec. 12-607.
Suspension System.
(a) It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle on any highway of
this State when the suspension system has been modified from the original
manufactured design by lifting the body from the chassis in excess of 3
inches or to cause the horizontal line from the front to the rear bumper to
vary over 3 inches in height when measured from a level surface of the
highway to the lower edge of the bumper, except that
it is unlawful to operate a
street rod or custom
vehicle
when the suspension system has been modified from the original
manufactured design
so that the
horizontal line from the front to the rear bumper varies
over 7 inches in height when measured from a level surface of the
highway to the lower edge of the bumper.
(b) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the installation of
manufactured heavy duty equipment to include shock absorbers and overload
springs, nor shall anything contained in this Section prevent a person to
operate a motor vehicle on any highway of this State with normal wear of
the suspension system if normal wear does not affect the control or safe
operation of the vehicle. This Section shall not apply to motor vehicles
designed or modified primarily for off-highway racing purposes while such
vehicles are in tow or to motorcycles or motor driven cycles.
(Source: P.A. 92-668, eff. 1-1-03.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-607.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-607.1)
Sec. 12-607.1.
Frame and floor height.
(a) No person shall operate
upon a highway a first division vehicle which has
a clearance between the frame and ground in excess of 22 inches. The
lowest portion of the body floor shall not be more than 4 inches above the
top of the frame. No such vehicle shall be modified to cause the vehicle
body or chassis to come in contact with the ground, expose the fuel tank to
damage from collision or cause the wheels to come in contact with the body
under normal operation.
(b) No person shall operate upon a highway a second division vehicle
which has a clearance between the frame and ground
which is in excess of the limits specified within this subsection for its
gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) category. For the purpose of this section,
GVWR means the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating whether or not
the vehicle is modified by the use of parts not originally
installed by the manufacturer. The stacking or attaching of vehicle frames
(one frame on top of or beneath another frame) is prohibited. No portion of
the body floor shall be
raised above the frame.
(1) The frame height of second division vehicles, whose GVWR is under
4,500 pounds, shall be no more than 24 inches.
(2) The frame height of second division vehicles, whose GVWR is more
than 4,500 pounds and less than 7,500 pounds, shall be no more than 26 inches.
(3) The frame height of second division vehicles, whose GVWR is more
than 7,500 pounds and less than 10,000 pounds, shall be no more than 28 inches.
(c) Under subsections (a) or (b) of this Section, measurements shall
be made when a vehicle is unladen on a
level surface at the lowest point from the bottom of the original vehicle
manufacturer's
longitudinal frame rail between the front axle and second axle
on the vehicle.
(d) This Section does not apply to specially designed or modified
motor vehicles when operated off the highways. Such motor vehicles may be
transported upon the highway only by use of a trailer or semitrailer. The
specially designed or modified motor vehicle may also be transported upon
another vehicle, providing that the entire weight of the specifically
designed or modified vehicle is resting upon the transporting vehicle.
(e) Any violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor. A second
conviction under this Section shall be punished with a fine of not less
than $500. An officer making an arrest under this Section shall order the
vehicle driver to remove the vehicle from the highway. A person convicted
under this Section shall be ordered to bring his vehicle into compliance
with this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-608) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-608)
Sec. 12-608. Bumpers.
(a) It shall be unlawful to operate any motor
vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less or
any motor vehicle registered as a recreational vehicle under this Code
on any highway of this State unless such motor vehicle is equipped with
both a front and rear bumper.
Except as indicated below, maximum bumper heights of such motor vehicles
shall be determined by weight category of gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)
measured from a level surface to the highest point of the bottom of the
bumper when the vehicle is unloaded and the tires are inflated to the
manufacturer's recommended pressure.
Maximum bumper heights are as follows:
It is unlawful to operate upon any highway of this State any vehicle
with a front bumper height that exceeds 28 inches or a rear bumper height
that exceeds 30 inches, regardless of the GVWR of the vehicle, except those
vehicles covered by Chapter 18b of this Code.
For any vehicle with bumpers or attaching components which have been
modified or altered from the original manufacturer's design in order to
conform with the maximum bumper requirements of this section, the bumper
height shall be measured from a level surface to the bottom of the vehicle
frame rail at the most forward and rearward points of the frame rail. The
bumper on any vehicle so modified or altered shall be at least 4.5 inches
in vertical height and extend no less than the width of the respective
wheel tracks outermost distance.
However, nothing in this Section shall prevent the installation of
bumper guards.
(b) This Section shall not apply to street rods, custom vehicles, motor
vehicles designed or modified
primarily for off-highway purposes while such vehicles are in tow or
to motorcycles or motor driven cycles, nor to
motor vehicles registered as antique vehicles
or expanded-use antique vehicles when the original
design of such antique vehicles or expanded-use antique vehicles did not include bumpers. The provisions of
this
Section shall not apply to any motor vehicle driven during the first 1000
recorded miles of that vehicle, when such vehicle is owned or
operated by a manufacturer, dealer or transporter displaying a special
plate or plates as described in Chapter 3 of this Code while such vehicle
is (1) being delivered from the manufacturing or assembly plant directly to the
purchasing dealer or distributor, or from one dealership or distributor to
another; (2) being moved by the most direct route from one location to
another for the purpose of installing special bodies or equipment; or (3) being
driven for purposes of demonstration by a prospective buyer with the dealer
or his agent present in the cab of the vehicle during the demonstration.
The dealer shall, prior to the receipt of any deposit made or any
contract signed by the buyer to secure the purchase of a vehicle,
inform such buyer, by written statement signed by the purchaser to indicate
acknowledgement of the contents thereof, of the legal requirements of this
Section regarding front and rear bumpers if such vehicle is not to be
equipped with bumpers at the time of delivery.
(c) Any violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor. A second
conviction under this Section shall be punishable with a fine of not less
than $500. An officer making an arrest under this Section shall order the
vehicle driver to remove the vehicle from the highway. A person convicted
under this Section shall be ordered to bring his vehicle into compliance
with this Section.
(Source: P.A. 97-412, eff. 1-1-12.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-609)
Sec. 12-609.
(a) No official or employee of the State, any
political subdivision thereof,
any county, municipality, or local authority,
and no
owner or employee of any new vehicle dealer, used vehicle dealer, or vehicle
auctioneer shall
sell, trade or otherwise dispose of any motor
vehicle bearing equipment, markings, or other indicia of police
authority unless, prior to delivery of the vehicle, the equipment and
markings have been sufficiently altered or obliterated to remove the
appearance of such authority.
(b) A person may not operate on the highways of this State a vehicle
bearing the equipment, markings, or other indicia of police authority, unless
the vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle as defined in Section 1-105 of
this Code.
(c) This Section does not apply to vehicles bearing indicia of police
authority that are antique vehicles, as defined in Section 1-102.1, and are
registered as antique vehicles, as provided in Section 3-804.
(c-5) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer of authorized emergency vehicle equipment, markings, or other indicia, or the manufacturer's representative or authorized vendor, from temporarily mounting
the equipment, markings, or other indicia on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If the equipment, markings, or other indicia 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.
(d) Any police officer is authorized to seize any vehicle that is in
violation of this Section and to impound that vehicle, at the owner's expense,
until any equipment, markings, or other indicia of police authority have been
sufficiently removed, altered, or obliterated to remove the appearance of
police
authority.
(e) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a petty
offense and subject to a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000.
(Source: P.A. 97-1173, eff. 1-1-14.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-610) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-610)
Sec. 12-610. Headset receivers.
(a) Except as provided
under Section 11-1403.3, no driver of a motor vehicle on
the highways of this State shall wear headset receivers while driving.
(b) This Section does not prohibit the use of a headset type
receiving equipment used exclusively for safety or traffic engineering
studies, by law enforcement personnel on duty, or emergency
medical services and fire service personnel.
(c) This Section does not prohibit the use of any single sided headset
type receiving and transmitting equipment designed to be used in or on one
ear which is used exclusively for providing two-way radio vocal
communications by an individual in possession of a current and valid novice
class or higher amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications
Commission and an amateur radio operator special registration plate or digital registration plate issued
under Section 3-607 of this Code.
(d) This Section does not prohibit the use of a single-sided headset or
earpiece with
a cellular or other mobile telephone.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-610.1)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 12-610.1. Wireless telephones.
(a) As used in this Section, "wireless telephone" means
a device that is capable of transmitting or receiving
telephonic communications without a wire connecting the
device to the telephone network.
(b) A person under the age of 19 years who holds an instruction permit issued under Section 6-105 or 6-107.1, or a person under the age of 19 years who holds a graduated license issued under Section 6-107, may not drive a vehicle on a roadway while using a wireless phone.
(b-5) A person under the age of 19 commits aggravated use of a wireless telephone when he or she violates subsection (b) and in committing the violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(c) This Section does not apply to a person under the age of 19 years using a
wireless telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not
limited to, an emergency call to a law enforcement agency,
health care provider, fire department, or other emergency
services agency or entity.
(d) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was subsequently convicted of the violation, the provisions of paragraph (b) shall continue to apply until such time as a period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
(e) A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless
telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a roadway in a school speed
zone established under Section 11-605, on a highway in a construction or
maintenance speed zone established under Section 11-605.1, or within 500 feet of an emergency scene. As used in this Section, "emergency scene" means a location where an authorized emergency vehicle as defined by Section 1-105 of this Code is
present and has activated its oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
This subsection (e) does not apply to (i) a person engaged in a
highway construction or maintenance project for which a
construction or maintenance speed zone has been established
under Section 11-605.1, (ii) a person using a wireless
telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not limited to,
law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or other emergency services agency or entity, (iii) a law enforcement officer or operator of an emergency vehicle when performing the officer's or operator's official duties, (iv) a person using a wireless telephone in voice-operated mode, which may include the use of a headset, (v) a person using a wireless telephone by pressing a single button to initiate or terminate a voice communication, or (vi) a person using an electronic communication device for the sole purpose of reporting an emergency situation and continued communication with emergency personnel during the emergency situation.
(e-5) A person commits aggravated use of a wireless telephone when he or she violates subsection (e) and in committing the violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(f) A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) or (e-5) commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another. A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) or (e-5) commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death of another person.
(Source: P.A. 97-828, eff. 7-20-12; 97-830, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-507, eff. 1-1-14.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 12-610.1. Wireless telephones.
(a) As used in this Section, "wireless telephone" means
a device that is capable of transmitting or receiving
telephonic communications without a wire connecting the
device to the telephone network.
(b) A person under the age of 19 years who holds an instruction permit issued under Section 6-105 or 6-107.1, or a person under the age of 19 years who holds a graduated license issued under Section 6-107, may not drive a vehicle on a roadway while using a wireless phone.
(b-5) A person under the age of 19 commits aggravated use of a wireless telephone when he or she violates subsection (b) and in committing the violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle crash that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(c) This Section does not apply to a person under the age of 19 years using a
wireless telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not
limited to, an emergency call to a law enforcement agency,
health care provider, fire department, or other emergency
services agency or entity.
(d) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was subsequently convicted of the violation, the provisions of paragraph (b) shall continue to apply until such time as a period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
(e) A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless
telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a roadway in a school speed
zone established under Section 11-605, on a highway in a construction or
maintenance speed zone established under Section 11-605.1, or within 500 feet of an emergency scene. As used in this Section, "emergency scene" means a location where an authorized emergency vehicle as defined by Section 1-105 of this Code is
present and has activated its oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
This subsection (e) does not apply to (i) a person engaged in a
highway construction or maintenance project for which a
construction or maintenance speed zone has been established
under Section 11-605.1, (ii) a person using a wireless
telephone for emergency purposes, including, but not limited to,
law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or other emergency services agency or entity, (iii) a law enforcement officer or operator of an emergency vehicle when performing the officer's or operator's official duties, (iv) a person using a wireless telephone in voice-operated mode, which may include the use of a headset, (v) a person using a wireless telephone by pressing a single button to initiate or terminate a voice communication, or (vi) a person using an electronic communication device for the sole purpose of reporting an emergency situation and continued communication with emergency personnel during the emergency situation.
(e-5) A person commits aggravated use of a wireless telephone when he or she violates subsection (e) and in committing the violation he or she was involved in a motor vehicle crash that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(f) A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) or (e-5) commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another. A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) or (e-5) commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death of another person.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-610.2)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 12-610.2. Electronic communication devices.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Electronic communication device" means an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a hand-held wireless telephone, hand-held personal digital assistant, or a portable or mobile computer, but does not include a global positioning system or navigation system or a device that is physically or electronically integrated into the motor vehicle.
(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device, including using an electronic communication device to watch or stream video.
(b-5) A person commits aggravated use of an electronic communication device when he or she violates subsection (b) and in committing the violation he or she is involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and the violation is a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(c) A violation of this Section is an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles. A person who violates this Section shall be fined a maximum of $75 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, $125 for a third offense, and $150 for a fourth or subsequent offense, except that a person who violates subsection (b-5) shall be assessed a minimum fine of $1,000.
(d) This Section does not apply to:
(e) A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another. A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death of another person.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-90, eff. 7-1-20; 101-297, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 12-610.2. Electronic communication devices.
(a) As used in this Section:
"Electronic communication device" means an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a hand-held wireless telephone, hand-held personal digital assistant, or a portable or mobile computer, but does not include a global positioning system or navigation system or a device that is physically or electronically integrated into the motor vehicle.
(b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway while using an electronic communication device, including using an electronic communication device to watch or stream video.
(b-5) A person commits aggravated use of an electronic communication device when he or she violates subsection (b) and in committing the violation he or she is involved in a motor vehicle crash that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and the violation is a proximate cause of the injury or death.
(c) A violation of this Section is an offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles. A person who violates this Section shall be fined a maximum of $75 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, $125 for a third offense, and $150 for a fourth or subsequent offense, except that a person who violates subsection (b-5) shall be assessed a minimum fine of $1,000.
(d) This Section does not apply to:
(e) A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to another. A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death of another person.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-90, eff. 7-1-20; 101-297, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-610.5)
Sec. 12-610.5. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 97-672, eff. 7-1-12. Repealed by P.A. 97-743, eff. 1-1-13.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-611) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-611)
Sec. 12-611.
No driver of any motor vehicle within this State shall
operate or permit operation of any sound amplification system which can be
heard outside the vehicle from 75 or more feet when the vehicle is being
operated upon a highway, unless such system is being operated to
request assistance or warn of a hazardous situation.
This Section does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles.
Any violation of the provisions of this Section shall be a petty
offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $50.
(Source: P.A. 91-919, eff. 1-1-01.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-612)
Sec. 12-612. False or secret compartment in a vehicle.
(a) Offenses. It is unlawful for any person:
(b) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
(c) Forfeiture. Any vehicle containing a false or secret compartment used in violation of this Section,
as well as any items within that compartment, shall be subject to seizure by
the Illinois State Police or by any municipal or other local law
enforcement agency within whose jurisdiction that property is found as provided
in Sections 36-1 and 36-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012. The removal of the false or secret compartment from the
vehicle, or the promise to do so, shall not be the basis for a defense to
forfeiture of the motor vehicle under Section 36-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012
and shall not be the basis for the court to release the vehicle to the owner.
(d) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony. The sentence imposed for violation of this Section shall be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed in connection with the firearm, controlled substance, or other contraband concealed in the false or secret compartment.
(e) For purposes of this Section, a new owner is not responsible for any conduct that occurred or knowledge of conduct that occurred prior to transfer of title.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-613)
Sec. 12-613. Possession and use of radar or laser jamming devices prohibited.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not operate or be in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while
the motor vehicle is equipped with any instrument designed to interfere
with microwaves or lasers at frequencies used by police radar for the purpose
of
monitoring vehicular speed.
(b) A person operating a
motor vehicle who
possesses within the vehicle a radar or laser jamming device that is
contained
in a
locked opaque box or similar container, or that is not in the passenger
compartment of the vehicle, and that is not in operation, is not in
violation of this Section.
(c) Any person found guilty of violating this Section is guilty of a
petty offense. A minimum fine of $50 shall be imposed for a first offense
and a minimum fine of $100 for a second or subsequent offense.
(d) The radar or laser jamming device or mechanism shall be seized by
the
law
enforcement officer at the time of the violation. This Section does not authorize the permanent forfeiture to the State of any
radar or laser jamming device or mechanism. The device or mechanism
shall
be
taken and held for the period when needed as evidence. When no longer
needed for evidence, the defendant may petition the court for the return of
the device or mechanism. The defendant, however, must prove to the court by
a preponderance of the evidence that the device or mechanism will be used
only for a legitimate and lawful purpose.
(e) A law enforcement officer may not stop or search any motor vehicle or the driver of any motor vehicle solely on the basis of a
violation or suspected violation of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 94-594, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. VII heading)
(625 ILCS 5/12-701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-701)
Sec. 12-701.
Tractors, traction engines and motor trucks-Operation
on highways-Turning on highways during farming operations-Violations.
No tractor, traction engine, motor truck or other similar vehicle
shall be operated across, over or along any public highway of this State
which has been oil-treated, if any such vehicle has on the periphery of
any of the road wheels any block, stud, flange, cleat, ridge, lug, or
any projection of metal or wood which projects radially beyond the tread
or traffic surface of the tire; except that this prohibition shall not
apply to tractors or traction engines equipped with what is known as
crawler type tractors, when the same does not contain any projections of
any kind likely to injure the surface of the road, nor to tractors,
traction engines and similar vehicles which have upon their road wheels
V-shaped, diagonal or other cleats arranged in such a manner as to be
continuously in contact with the road surface. In no event shall the oil
mat surface of any oil-treated public road be used as an area or space
for turning any tractor or other farm machinery in carrying on or
performing any farming operations upon the adjacent land. Provided, that
nothing in this Section contained shall prohibit the operation of
tractors, traction engines or motor trucks across any oil-treated road
in order to reach adjacent lands or the operation of any such vehicles
upon the treated portion of such oil-treated roads if there is no
untreated portion thereof over which they may be operated or the
operation of any such vehicles on oil-treated roads if in passing along
said road they travel over the portion of said road which does not
constitute the oil mat surface created by said oil treatment or the use
of flexible tire chains on any tractor, traction engine, motor truck or
other similar vehicle being operated upon any such oil-treated road.
It is unlawful for any person to operate any tractor, traction engine, motor truck or
other similar vehicle over and along any public highway of this State,
which has been oil-treated, in violation of the provisions of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 80-911.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-702) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-702)
Sec. 12-702.
Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices.
(a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle of the second division
weighing more than 8,000 pounds or any vehicle of the second division
weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a trailer or
any motor vehicle towing a house trailer upon any highway outside an urban
district at any time unless there is carried in such vehicle the following
equipment, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section:
(b) No person shall operate at the time and under the conditions stated
in paragraph (a) of this Section any motor vehicle used for the
transportation of explosives, any cargo tank truck used for the
transportation of flammable liquids or compressed gases or any motor
vehicle using compressed gas as a fuel unless there is carried in such
vehicle 3 red electric lanterns or 3 portable red emergency reflectors
meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) of this Section, and such vehicle
shall not carry any flares, fusees or signals produced by flame.
(c) Whenever any motor vehicle of the second division weighing more than
8,000 pounds or any vehicle of the second division weighing 8,000 pounds or
less towing a trailer or any motor
vehicle towing a house trailer is disabled upon the roadway of any highway
or the shoulder thereof outside an urban district or on any controlled
access highway within an urban district at any time when lighted lamps are
required, the driver of such vehicle shall display the following warning
devices upon the highway during the time the vehicle is so disabled, except
as provided in paragraph (d) of this Section:
(d) Whenever any vehicle referred to in this Section is disabled within
500 feet of a curve, hill crest or other obstruction to view, the warning
signal in that direction shall be so placed as to afford ample warning to
other users of the highway, but in no case less than 100 feet nor more than
500 feet from the disabled vehicle.
(e) Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this Section is
disabled upon any roadway or shoulder of a divided highway during the time
that lighted lamps are required, the appropriate warning devices prescribed
in paragraph (a) (1) and (2) of this Section shall be placed as follows:
One at a distance of approximately 200 feet from the vehicle in the
center of the lane or shoulder occupied by the stopped vehicle and in the
direction of traffic approaching in that lane; and
One at a distance of approximately 100 feet from the vehicle in the
center of the lane or shoulder occupied by the vehicle and in the direction
of traffic approaching in that lane; and
One at the traffic side of the vehicle and approximately 10 feet from
the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic.
(f) Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this Section is
disabled upon the roadway of any highway or the shoulder thereof outside an
urban district or on any controlled access highway within an urban district
at any time when the display of fusees, flares, red electric lanterns or
portable red emergency reflectors are not required, the driver of the
vehicle shall display 2 red-cloth flags or 2 portable emergency reflectors
meeting the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125
upon the roadway or shoulder in the lane of traffic occupied by the
disabled vehicle in the following order:
One at a distance of approximately 100 feet in advance of the vehicle;
and
One at a distance of approximately 100 feet in the rear of the vehicle.
(g) Whenever any vehicle of a type referred to in this Section is
disabled upon any roadway or shoulder of a divided highway during the time
that lighted lamps are not required, the driver of such vehicle shall
display 2 red-cloth flags or 2 portable emergency reflectors meeting the
requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 125 upon the
roadway or shoulder in the center of the lane of traffic occupied by the
disabled vehicle in the following order:
One at a distance of approximately 200 feet to the rear of the vehicle;
and
One at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the rear of the vehicle.
(h) Whenever any motor vehicle used for the transportation of
explosives, or any cargo tank truck used for the transportation of any
flammable liquid or compressed flammable gas or any motor vehicle using
compressed gas as a fuel is disabled upon a highway of this State at any
time or place mentioned in paragraph (c) of this Section, the driver of
such vehicle shall immediately display 3 red electric lanterns or portable
red emergency reflectors placed in the following order:
One at the traffic side of the vehicle and approximately 10 feet from
the vehicle in the direction of the nearest approaching traffic; and
One at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the front of the disabled
vehicle in the center of the lane of traffic or shoulder occupied by such
vehicle; and
One at a distance of approximately 100 feet to the rear of the disabled
vehicle in the center of the lane of traffic or shoulder occupied by such
vehicle. Flares, fusees or signals produced by flame shall not be used as
warning devices for disabled vehicles of the type mentioned in this
paragraph.
(i) The flares, fusees, red electric lanterns, portable red emergency
reflectors and flags to be displayed as required in this Section shall
conform with the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section
applicable thereto.
(Source: P.A. 89-687, eff. 6-1-97.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-703) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-703)
Sec. 12-703.
Road oil vehicles-Dripping on certain highways forbidden.
No person shall operate, on a durable all-weather highway of a type
other than gravel or crushed stone, any vehicle used for the purpose of
applying road oil, liquid asphalt or similar material to road surfaces
unless such vehicle is so equipped as to absolutely prevent such material
from dripping on such highway, nor shall such material be allowed to drip
on any such highway.
(Source: P.A. 77-37.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-704) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-704)
Sec. 12-704.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-415.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-704.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-704.1)
Sec. 12-704.1.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-415.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-704.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-704.3)
Sec. 12-704.3.
Motor vehicles using alternate fuels; markings.
Notwithstanding any other regulation or requirement, every motor vehicle using
liquefied petroleum gas or compressed natural gas must be marked in accordance
with guidelines established by the National Fire Protection Association's
(NFPA) standards for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases and
for Compressed Natural Gas Vehicular Fuel Systems and published by that body as
NFPA 58 and NFPA 52 dated February 10, 1992 and August 14, 1992, respectively.
The sign or decal shall be maintained in good legible condition. A sign
or decal that is deteriorated or defaced so as to impair its legibility,
quick recognition, or meaning shall be replaced by a new sign or decal.
(Source: P.A. 88-415.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-705) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-705)
Sec. 12-705.
(Repealed).
(Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-415.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-705.1)
Sec. 12-705.1. Required use of biodiesel by certain vehicles.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2006, any diesel powered vehicle owned or operated by this State, any county or unit of local government, any school district, any community college or public college or university, or any mass transit agency must, when refueling at a bulk central fueling facility, use a biodiesel blend that contains 5% biodiesel, as those terms are defined in the Illinois Renewable Fuels Development Program Act, where available, unless the engine is designed or retrofitted to operate on a higher percentage of biodiesel or on ultra low sulfur fuel.
(b) Nothing in this Section prohibits any unit of government from using a biodiesel blend containing more than 2% biodiesel.
(c) As used in this Section, a "bulk central fueling facility" means a non-commercial fueling facility whose primary purpose is the fueling of vehicles owned or operated by the State, a county or unit of local government, a school district, a community college or public college or university, or a mass transit agency.
(d) The Secretary of Transportation shall adopt rules for implementing this Section.
(Source: P.A. 96-281, eff. 8-11-09.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-706) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-706)
Sec. 12-706.
Fire apparatus-Safety belts.
No fire apparatus equipped to carry firemen on the outside of such
vehicle on the sides, or rear, or both, shall be operated without first
installing on the fire apparatus on the sides and rear thereof a sufficient
number of safety belts and safety belt connections to protect the maximum
number of firemen who can occupy the sides and rear of such apparatus while
responding to alarms of fire. The municipality shall cause inspection of
such safety equipment at least semi-annually.
(Source: P.A. 77-37.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-707) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-707)
Sec. 12-707.
Vehicle passenger capacity.
No school
bus, commuter van or motor vehicle owned by or used for hire by and in
connection with the operation of private or public schools, day camps,
summer camps or nursery schools or in charter operations, and no commuter
van or passenger car used for a for-profit ridesharing arrangement, shall be
operated if it is occupied by more passengers than recommended by the
manufacturer thereof if the vehicle is manufactured as a passenger
vehicle; if the vehicle is manufactured for use other than passenger,
then it shall not accommodate more passengers than provided for by the
manufacturer in passenger vehicles of like style or rating.
(Source: P.A. 83-1091.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-707.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-707.01)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 12-707.01. Liability insurance.
(a) No school bus, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, commuter van or
motor vehicle owned by or used for hire by and in connection with the
operation of private or public schools, day camps, summer camps or
nursery schools, and no commuter van or passenger car used for a for-profit
ridesharing arrangement, shall be operated for such purposes unless the owner
thereof shall carry a minimum of personal injury liability insurance in
the amount of $25,000 for any one person in any one accident, and
subject to the limit for one person, $100,000 for two or more persons
injured by reason of the operation of the vehicle in any one accident. This subsection (a) applies only to personal injury liability policies issued or renewed before January 1, 2013.
(b) Liability insurance policies issued or renewed on and after January 1, 2013 shall comply with the following:
(c) Primary insurance coverage under the provisions of this Section must be provided by a licensed and admitted insurance carrier or an intergovernmental cooperative formed under Section 10 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, or Section 6 or 9 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, or provided by a certified self-insurer under Section 7-502 of this Code. The excess or umbrella liability coverage requirement may be met by securing surplus line insurance as defined under Section 445 of the Illinois Insurance Code. If the excess or umbrella liability coverage requirement is met by securing surplus line insurance, that coverage must be effected through a licensed surplus line producer acting under the surplus line insurance laws and regulations of this State. Nothing in this subsection (c) shall be construed as prohibiting a licensed and admitted insurance carrier or an intergovernmental cooperative formed under Section 10 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, or Section 6 or 9 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, or a certified self-insurer under Section 7-502 of this Code, from retaining the risk required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this Section or issuing a single primary policy meeting the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).
(d) Each owner of a vehicle required to obtain the minimum liability requirements under subsection (b) of this Section shall attest that the vehicle meets the minimum insurance requirements under this Section. The Secretary of State shall create a form for each owner of a vehicle to attest that the owner meets the minimum insurance requirements and the owner of the vehicle shall submit the form with each registration application. The form shall be valid for the full registration period; however, if at any time the Secretary has reason to believe that the owner does not have the minimum required amount of insurance for a vehicle, then the Secretary may require a certificate of insurance, or its equivalent, to ensure the vehicle is insured. If the owner fails to produce a certificate of insurance, or its equivalent, within 2 calendar days after the request was made, then the Secretary may revoke the vehicle owner's registration until the Secretary is assured the vehicle meets the minimum insurance requirements. If the owner of a vehicle participates in an intergovernmental cooperative or is self-insured, then the owner shall attest that the insurance required under this Section is equivalent to or greater than the insurance required under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this Section. The Secretary may adopt any rules necessary to enforce the provisions of this subsection (d).
(Source: P.A. 99-595, eff. 1-1-17.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 12-707.01. Liability insurance.
(a) No school bus, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, commuter van or
motor vehicle owned by or used for hire by and in connection with the
operation of private or public schools, day camps, summer camps or
nursery schools, and no commuter van or passenger car used for a for-profit
ridesharing arrangement, shall be operated for such purposes unless the owner
thereof shall carry a minimum of personal injury liability insurance in
the amount of $25,000 for any one person in any one crash, and
subject to the limit for one person, $100,000 for two or more persons
injured by reason of the operation of the vehicle in any one crash. This subsection (a) applies only to personal injury liability policies issued or renewed before January 1, 2013.
(b) Liability insurance policies issued or renewed on and after January 1, 2013 shall comply with the following:
(c) Primary insurance coverage under the provisions of this Section must be provided by a licensed and admitted insurance carrier or an intergovernmental cooperative formed under Section 10 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, or Section 6 or 9 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, or provided by a certified self-insurer under Section 7-502 of this Code. The excess or umbrella liability coverage requirement may be met by securing surplus line insurance as defined under Section 445 of the Illinois Insurance Code. If the excess or umbrella liability coverage requirement is met by securing surplus line insurance, that coverage must be effected through a licensed surplus line producer acting under the surplus line insurance laws and regulations of this State. Nothing in this subsection (c) shall be construed as prohibiting a licensed and admitted insurance carrier or an intergovernmental cooperative formed under Section 10 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, or Section 6 or 9 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, or a certified self-insurer under Section 7-502 of this Code, from retaining the risk required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) of this Section or issuing a single primary policy meeting the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b).
(d) Each owner of a vehicle required to obtain the minimum liability requirements under subsection (b) of this Section shall attest that the vehicle meets the minimum insurance requirements under this Section. The Secretary of State shall create a form for each owner of a vehicle to attest that the owner meets the minimum insurance requirements and the owner of the vehicle shall submit the form with each registration application. The form shall be valid for the full registration period; however, if at any time the Secretary has reason to believe that the owner does not have the minimum required amount of insurance for a vehicle, then the Secretary may require a certificate of insurance, or its equivalent, to ensure the vehicle is insured. If the owner fails to produce a certificate of insurance, or its equivalent, within 2 calendar days after the request was made, then the Secretary may revoke the vehicle owner's registration until the Secretary is assured the vehicle meets the minimum insurance requirements. If the owner of a vehicle participates in an intergovernmental cooperative or is self-insured, then the owner shall attest that the insurance required under this Section is equivalent to or greater than the insurance required under paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this Section. The Secretary may adopt any rules necessary to enforce the provisions of this subsection (d).
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-708) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-708)
Sec. 12-708.
Operator protective frames on tractor-mower
combinations.
No tractor unit over 16 engine horsepower designed for mowing or
tractor-mower combination unit over 16 engine horsepower owned or leased
by the Department, a municipal corporation or political subdivision
shall be operated for the purpose of mowing vegetation on highway
right-of-way unless the tractor of such unit is equipped with an
operator protective frame conforming to the specifications prescribed by
regulations under
the United States Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended,
and with a seat safety belt.
The operator protective frame may be incorporated into a cab which
design shall conform to the specifications established by the United States
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended.
The seat safety belt must meet the requirements provided in Section
12-603 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 81-435.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709)
Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem.
(a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and
special mobile equipment, when operated on a highway must display a
slow-moving vehicle emblem mounted on the rear except as provided in
paragraph (b) of this Section. Special mobile equipment is exempt when
operated within the limits of a construction or maintenance project where
traffic control devices are used in compliance with the applicable
provisions of the manual and specifications adopted under Section 11-301 of
the "Illinois Vehicle Code".
(b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) of this Section
when operated in combination on a highway must display a slow-moving
vehicle emblem as follows:
(c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this Section must meet or exceed the specifications and mounting
requirements
established by the Department. Such specifications and mounting
requirements shall, on and before August 31, 2004, be based on the
specifications adopted by the American
Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by that body as ASAE S
276.2 dated March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. On and after September 1, 2004,
the specifications and mounting requirements shall be based on the
specifications adopted by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and
published by that body as ASAE S 276.5 NOV 97. No advertising or other
marking
shall appear upon
the emblem except that specified by the American Society of Agricultural
Engineers to identify the standard to which the material complies. Each
original package containing a slow-moving vehicle
emblem shall display a notice on the outside of the package stating
that such emblem shall only be used for the purposes stated in subsections
(a) and (b).
(d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety identification
device and shall not be displayed on any vehicle nor displayed in any
manner other than as described in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
Section. A slow-moving vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view from a highway on an object other than a vehicle or unit described in subsection (a) of this Section or a vehicle required to display a slow-moving vehicle emblem under subsection (e) of Section 11-1426.1 of this Code. A violation of this subsection (d) is a petty offense punishable by
a fine of $75.
(Source: P.A. 97-958, eff. 8-15-12.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-710) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-710)
Sec. 12-710.
Rear fender splash guards.
It is unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle of the second
division, except a truck tractor, to which this Section is applicable upon
any highway of this State unless such vehicle is
equipped with rear fender splash guards of either the contour type or the
flap type which comply with the specifications provided in this Section for
the type of splash guards used on the vehicle, and which are so attached as
to prevent the splashing of mud or water upon the windshield of other motor
vehicles.
(a) Specifications for contour type splash guards. When contour type
rear fender splash guards are used, they shall contour the wheel in such a
manner that the relationship of the inside surface of any such splash guard
to the tread surface of the tire or wheel shall be relatively parallel,
both laterally and across the wheel, at least throughout the top 90 degrees
of the rear 180 degrees of the wheel surface; provided however, on vehicles
which have a clearance of less than 5 inches between the top of the tire or
wheel and that part of the body of the vehicle directly above the tire or
wheel when the vehicle is loaded to maximum legal capacity, the curved
portion of the splash guard need only extend from a point directly behind
the center of the rear axle and to the rear of the wheel surface upwards to
within at least 2 inches of the bottom line of the body when the vehicle is
loaded to maximum legal capacity. There shall be a downward extension of
the curved surface which shall end not more than 12 inches from the ground
when the vehicle is loaded to maximum legal capacity. This downward
extension shall be part of the curved surface or attached directly to such
curved surface, but it need not contour the wheel. Such contour type splash
guards shall be wide enough to cover the full tread width of the tire or
tires being protected and shall be installed not more than 6 inches from
the tread surface of the tire or wheel when the vehicle is loaded to
maximum legal capacity. The splash guard shall have a lip or flange on its
outside edge to minimize side throw and splash. The lip or flange shall
extend toward the center of the wheel, and shall be perpendicular to and
extend not less than 2 inches below the inside or bottom surface line or
plane of the guard. Such contour type splash guards may be constructed of
either a rigid or flexible material, but shall be attached in such a manner
that, regardless of movement either by the splash guards or the vehicle,
the splash guards will retain their general parallel relationship to the
tread surface of the tire or wheel under all ordinary operating conditions.
(b) Specifications for flap type splash guards. When flap type splash
guards are used, they shall be wide enough to cover the full tread width of
the tire or tires being protected; shall be so installed that they extend
from the underside of the vehicle in a vertical plane behind the rear
wheels to within 12 inches of the ground,
when the vehicle is loaded to
maximum legal capacity; shall be so constructed and attached so that when
the vehicle is in forward motion such splash guard will not deviate or move
backward from the vertical plane by an angle of more than 30 degrees
measured from the vertical plane and so that when the forward motion of the
vehicle causes such splash guard to deviate from the vertical plane, the
bottom of such flap type splash guard will not be more than 15 inches from
the ground, when the vehicle is loaded to maximum legal capacity. Such flap
type splash guard may be constructed of either a rigid or flexible
material.
(c) Exemptions. This Section shall not apply to vehicles the
construction or design of which does not require such splash guards, nor to
vehicles in-transit and capable only of using temporary splash guards
prescribed by the Department, nor to pole trailers.
(Source: P.A. 89-117, eff. 7-7-95.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-711) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-711)
Sec. 12-711.
Commencing January 1, 1987, all trucks equipped with self-compactors
or roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage or refuse hauls shall,
before operating on any public or private highway, alley or parking area
of this State, be equipped with an operably working external audible warning
signal device that meets the standard of American National Standards Institute,
SAE J994b, Type A, B or C, which is activated when the vehicle is operated
in reverse or when top-hinged tailgates are open.
(Source: P.A. 84-813.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-712) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-712)
Sec. 12-712.
Construction equipment to display company name.
(a) Construction equipment that is capable of being self propelled or any
construction equipment capable of being towed shall display on the side of the
equipment the name of the company for which it is employed. The name shall be
in letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. This Section shall
not apply to any motor vehicle upon which is affixed the insignia required
under Section 18c-4701 of the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law.
(b) Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be guilty of a
petty offense and subject to a fine not to exceed $100.
(Source: P.A. 87-1160; 88-45.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-713) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-713)
Sec. 12-713.
Commercial trucks used by construction contractors or
subcontractors to display company name.
(a) Every second division vehicle operating commercially in this State that
is used by a construction contractor or subcontractor shall display on the side
of the vehicle or its trailer the name of the company for which it is employed.
The name shall be in letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide.
This Section shall not apply to any motor vehicle upon which is affixed the
insignia required under Section 18c-4701 of the Illinois Commercial
Transportation Law.
(b) Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be guilty of a
petty offense and subject to a fine of not less than $500.
(Source: P.A. 96-1179, eff. 1-1-11.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-714)
Sec. 12-714.
Possession and use of radar detection devices prohibited.
(a) No person shall operate or be in actual physical control of a
commercial motor vehicle as defined in Section 6-500(6) of this Code while
the motor vehicle is equipped with any instrument designed to detect the
presence of police radar for the purpose of monitoring vehicular speed.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, a person operating a
commercial motor vehicle as defined in Section 6-500(6) of this Code, who
possesses within the vehicle a radar detecting device that is contained in
a locked opaque box or similar container, or that is not in the passenger
compartment of the vehicle, and that is not in operation, shall not be in
violation of subsection (a) of this Section.
Any person found guilty of violating this Section shall be guilty of a
petty offense. A minimum fine of $50 shall be imposed for a first offense
and a minimum fine of $100 for a second or subsequent offense.
(c) The radar detection device or mechanism shall be seized by the law
enforcement officer at the time of the violation if the offender has
previously been convicted of violating this Section. This Section shall
not be construed to authorize the permanent forfeiture to the State of any
radar detection device or mechanism. Any such device or mechanism shall be
taken and held for the period when needed as evidence. When no longer
needed for evidence, the defendant may petition the court for the return of
the device or mechanism; provided the defendant shall prove to the court by
a preponderance of the evidence that the device or mechanism will be used
only for a legitimate and lawful purpose.
(d) No commercial motor vehicle, or driver of such vehicle, shall be
stopped or searched by any law enforcement officer solely on the basis of a
violation or suspected violation of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-715)
Sec. 12-715. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 91-248, eff. 1-1-00. Repealed by P.A. 94-594, eff. 1-1-06.)
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. VIII heading)
(625 ILCS 5/12-800) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-800)
Sec. 12-800.
(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 82-111. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-801)
Sec. 12-801.
Color.
The exterior of each school bus shall be national
school bus glossy yellow except as follows:
The rooftop may be white.
The fenders of school buses manufactured before January 1, 1976, may be
black.
Body trim, rub rails, lettering other than on a stop signal arm and bumpers
on a Type I school bus shall be glossy black.
Lettering on a stop signal arm shall be white on a red background.
Bumpers on a Type II school bus may be glossy black or a bright, light
or colorless finish.
The hood and upper cowl may be lusterless black or lusterless school bus
yellow.
Grilles on the front, lamp trim and hubcaps may be a bright finish.
The name or emblem of a manufacturer may be colorless or any color.
The exterior paint of any school bus shall match the central value, hue and
chroma set forth in rules promulgated by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 88-415; 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802)
Sec. 12-802. Identification.
(a) Each school bus shall have the sign "SCHOOL
BUS" painted on both the front and rear of the bus as high as practicable
in letters at least 8 inches high.
(b) Each school bus and multifunction school-activity bus (MFSAB) shall have the vehicle
weight and the vehicle maximum passenger capacity recommended by the manufacturer
of the bus, which shall be based upon provision for 13 inches of seating
space for each passenger exclusive of the driver, painted on
the body to the left of the service door in letters at least 2 inches high.
The name of the owner or the entity or both for which the school bus or MFSAB is operated
shall be painted in a contrasting color on both sides, centered
as high as practicable below the window line, in letters at least 4 inches
high. An identification number shall be painted as high as practicable
on both the front and rear of the school bus or MFSAB in letters at least
4 inches high.
(c) Decals may be used instead of painting under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 96-410, eff. 7-1-10.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-803) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-803)
Sec. 12-803.
(a) Each school bus shall be equipped with a stop signal
arm on the driver's side of the school bus that may be operated either manually
or mechanically. For each school bus manufactured on and after September 1,
1992, the stop signal arm shall be an octagon shaped semaphore that conforms to
49 C.F.R. 571.131, "SCHOOL BUS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY DEVICES", S5.1 through S5.5.
(b) Each school bus manufactured prior to September 1, 1992 shall be
equipped with a stop signal arm that conforms to standards promulgated by the
Department.
(Source: P.A. 88-415.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-804) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-804)
Sec. 12-804.
Other vehicles - Color, stop signal arm and
identification. No vehicle other than a school bus
shall be identified with the sign "SCHOOL BUS", shall be equipped with a
stop signal arm, shall be equipped with a strobe lamp or shall be equipped
with a warning lamp system as
described in Section 12-805 of this Act.
No commuter van or bus other than a school bus shall be painted national
school bus glossy yellow or a color
that closely resembles national school bus glossy yellow.
(Source: P.A. 81-509; 81-740; 81-1509.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-805) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-805)
Sec. 12-805.
Special lighting equipment.
Each school bus purchased as a new vehicle after December 31, 1975
shall be equipped with an 8-lamp flashing signal system. Until December
31, 1978, all other school buses shall be equipped with either a 4-lamp
or an 8-lamp flashing signal system. After December 31, 1978, all school
buses shall be equipped with an 8-lamp flashing signal system.
A 4-lamp flashing signal system shall have 2 alternately flashing red
lamps mounted as high and as widely spaced laterally on the same level
as practicable at the front of the school bus and 2 such lamps mounted
in the same manner at the rear.
An 8-lamp flashing signal system shall have, in addition to a 4-lamp
system, 4 alternately flashing amber lamps. Each amber lamp shall be
mounted next to a red lamp and at the same level but closer to the
centerline of the school bus.
Each signal lamp shall be a sealed beam at least 5 1/2 inches in
diameter and shall have sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet
in normal sunlight. Both the 4-lamp and 8-lamp system shall be actuated
only by means of a manual switch. There shall be a device for indicating
to the driver that the system is operating properly or is inoperative.
A school bus may also be equipped with alternately flashing head
lamps,
which may be operated in conjunction with the 8-lamp flashing signal
system.
(Source: P.A. 93-181, eff. 1-1-04.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-806) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-806)
Sec. 12-806. Identification, stop signal arms and special lighting when
not used as a school bus.
(a) Except as provided in Section 12-806a,
whenever a school bus is operated for the purpose of transporting
passengers over 18 years of age other than persons in connection with an activity of the school
or religious organization which owns the school bus or for which the school
bus is operated, the "SCHOOL BUS" signs shall be covered or concealed and
the stop signal arm and flashing signal system shall not be operable
through normal controls.
(b) If a school district, religious organization, vendor of school buses, or school bus company whose main source of income is contracting with a school district or religious organization for the provision of transportation services in connection with the activities of a school district or religious organization, discards through either sale or donation, a school bus to an individual or entity that is not one of the aforementioned entities above, then the recipient of such school bus shall be responsible for immediately removing, covering, or concealing the "SCHOOL BUS" signs and any other insignia or words indicating the vehicle is a school bus, rendering inoperable or removing entirely the stop signal arm and flashing signal system, and painting the school bus a different color from those under Section 12-801 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 100-277, eff. 1-1-18; 100-791, eff. 1-1-19; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-806a) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-806a)
Sec. 12-806a. Identification, stop signal arms, and special lighting on
school buses used to transport children outside of a school activity or persons in connection with a community based rehabilitation facility.
(a) Subject to the conditions in Subsection (c), a bus which meets any
of the special requirements for school buses in Sections 12-801, 12-802,
12-803, and 12-805 of this Code may be used for the purpose of transporting
persons 18 years of age or less.
(b) Subject to the conditions in subsection (c), a bus which meets any
of the special requirements for school buses in Sections 12-801, 12-802,
12-803, and 12-805 of this Code may be used for the purpose of transporting
persons recognized as clients of a community based rehabilitation facility
which is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities of Tucson, Arizona, and which is under a contractual agreement
with the Department of Human Services.
(c) A bus used for transportation as provided in subsection (a) or (b) shall
meet all of the special requirements for school buses in Sections
12-801, 12-802, 12-803, and 12-805. A bus which meets all of the
special requirements for school buses in Sections 12-801, 12-802, 12-803, and
12-805 shall be operated by a person who has a valid and properly
classified driver's license issued by the Secretary of State and who
possesses a valid school bus driver permit or is accompanied and
supervised, for the specific purpose of training prior to routine operation
of a school bus, by a person who has held a valid school bus driver permit
for at least one year.
(Source: P.A. 100-791, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-807) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-807)
Sec. 12-807.
Seat belt for driver.
Each school bus shall be equipped with a retractable lap belt assembly
for the driver's seat. No school bus shall be operated unless the driver
has properly restrained himself with the lap belt assembly.
(Source: P.A. 78-1244.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-807.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-807.1)
Sec. 12-807.1.
Seat back height.
No Type I school bus manufactured
after June 30, 1987 shall be sold for use as, or purchased for use as, or
used as a school bus within this State unless such bus is equipped with
passenger seat backs having a seat back height of 28 inches installed by
the original bus body manufacturer.
(Source: P.A. 85-1010.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-807.2)
Sec. 12-807.2.
Crossing control arms.
(a) No Type I or Type II school bus may be operated or used as a school bus
within this State after December 31, 1999 unless that bus is equipped with a
crossing control arm on the front of the bus that conforms to equipment and
installation standards that the Department of Transportation shall
promulgate for purposes of this subsection.
(b) If a Type I or Type II school bus is manufactured after December 31,
1997, that bus shall not be sold for use as, or purchased for the use as, or
used as a school bus within this State unless that bus is equipped with a
crossing control arm that is installed on the front of the bus by the original
bus body manufacturer and that conforms to equipment and installation standards
that the Department shall promulgate for purposes of this subsection.
(c) A crossing control arm meeting standards promulgated by the Department
under this Section shall be designed to swing out from the front of a school
bus when the bus stops and opens its doors while school children enter or exit
the bus, as prescribed in rules promulgated by the State Board of
Education.
(d) This Section does not apply to the temporary operation in this State of
a school bus that is legally registered in another state and is displaying
valid registration plates of that state if (i) the bus is not operated in
Illinois on a regular basis, and (ii) the bus is being operated in Illinois in
connection with a cultural, tourist, athletic, or similar activity that is
sponsored by one or more schools located outside of Illinois for the benefit of
their enrolled students who are being transported to or from that activity.
(Source: P.A. 90-108, eff. 7-14-97.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-808) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-808)
Sec. 12-808.
Fire extinguisher.
Each school bus shall be equipped with at least one dry chemical gauge
type fire extinguisher mounted in the extinguisher manufacturer's
automobile type bracket in a position readily accessible to the driver.
(Source: P.A. 78-1244.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-809) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-809)
Sec. 12-809.
First aid kit.
Each school bus shall be equipped with a first aid kit mounted in full
view of and readily accessible to the driver.
(Source: P.A. 78-1244.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-810) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-810)
Sec. 12-810.
Restraining devices for passengers who are persons with
disabilities. Each school bus which is operated for transporting
passengers who are persons with disabilities shall be equipped with an
appropriate restraining or safety device for each such passenger.
(Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-811) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-811)
Sec. 12-811.
Amber 3 bar clearance light.
Each type I school bus
shall be equipped with an amber 3 bar clearance light on the front of the bus. The
light shall be illuminated at all times when the bus is being operated between
sunset and sunrise and in conditions of reduced visibility.
(Source: P.A. 79-63.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-812) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-812)
Sec. 12-812. Rules and regulations.
(a) The Department may promulgate rules and regulations to more
completely specify the equipment requirements of this Article and may establish by rule a pilot program to permit the testing of safety equipment not otherwise prohibited by State or federal law.
(b) All rules, regulations and standards promulgated from time to
time by the State Board of Education
and the Department for
the safety and construction of school buses shall be applicable to every
motor vehicle in this State defined as a school bus under Section 1-182.
(Source: P.A. 102-441, eff. 1-1-22.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-812.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-812.1)
Sec. 12-812.1.
(a) The Department shall adopt and promulgate rules
and regulations governing the use of liquefied petroleum gases, compressed
natural gases and liquefied natural gases as a propellant fuel in school
buses. Such rules
and regulations
shall include the installation, maintenance and operation of such equipment
installed on school buses and shall be based on the generally accepted standards
of safety as recommended by the National Fire Protection Association.
(b) All school buses using liquefied petroleum gases, compressed natural
gases or liquefied natural gases as a propellant fuel must conform to and
obey any rule or regulation lawfully adopted by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 83-1027.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-813.1)
Sec. 12-813.1. School bus driver communication devices.
(a) In this Section:
"School bus driver" means a person operating a school bus who has a valid
school bus driver permit as required under Sections 6-104 and 6-106.1 of this
Code.
"Cellular radio telecommunication device" means a device capable of sending
or receiving telephone communications without an access line for service and
which requires the operator to dial numbers manually. It does not, however,
include citizens band radios or citizens band radio hybrids.
"Possession of a school bus" means the period of time from which a bus driver takes possession until the school bus driver returns possession of the school bus, whether or not the school bus driver is operating the school bus.
"Using a cellular radio telecommunication device" means talking or listening
to or dialing a cellular radio telecommunication device.
To "operate" means to have the vehicle in motion while it contains one or
more passengers.
(b) A school bus driver may not operate a school bus while using a cellular
radio telecommunication device.
(c) Subsection (b) of this Section does not apply:
(d) A school bus driver who violates subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a petty
offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $250.
(e) A school bus must contain either an operating cellular radio telecommunication device or two-way
radio while the school bus driver is in possession of a school bus. The cellular radio telecommunication device or two-way radio in this subsection must be turned on and adjusted in a manner that would alert the school bus driver of an incoming communication request.
(Source: P.A. 96-818, eff. 11-17-09; 96-1066, eff. 7-16-10.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-815)
Sec. 12-815. Strobe lamp on school bus.
(a) A school bus manufactured prior to January 1, 2000 may
be equipped with one strobe lamp that
will emit 60
to 120 flashes per minute of white or bluish-white light visible to a
motorist approaching the bus from any direction.
A school bus
manufactured on or after January 1, 2000 shall be equipped with one strobe lamp that will emit 60 to
120 flashes
per minute of white or bluish-white light visible to a motorist approaching the
bus from
any direction.
The lamp shall be of
sufficient brightness to be visible in normal sunlight when viewed directly
from a distance of at least one mile.
(b) The strobe lamp shall be mounted on the rooftop of the bus with the
light generating element in the lamp located equidistant from each side
and either at or behind the center of the rooftop. The maximum height of
the element above the rooftop shall not exceed 1/30 of its distance from
the rear of the rooftop. If the structure of the strobe lamp obscures the
light generating element, the element shall be deemed to be in the center
of the lamp with a maximum height 1/4 inch less than the maximum height
of the strobe lamp unless otherwise indicated in rules and regulations
promulgated by the Department. The Department may promulgate rules and
regulations to govern measurements, glare, effectiveness and protection of
strobe lamps on school buses, including higher strobe lamps than authorized
in this paragraph.
(c) The strobe lamp may be lighted only when the school bus is
actually
being used as a school bus and:
(Source: P.A. 95-319, eff. 8-21-07.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-815.1)
Sec. 12-815.1.
Emergency exits identification.
On and after August 1, 2000,
all emergency exits of a
school bus shall be outlined around the perimeter of the exit with a minimum
one inch wide yellow reflective tape or decal. This yellow reflective tape or
decal shall be placed on the exterior surface of the school bus.
(Source: P.A. 91-168, eff. 1-1-00; 91-785, eff. 6-9-00.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-815.2)
Sec. 12-815.2. Noise suppression switch. Any school bus manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 must be equipped with a noise suppression switch capable of turning off noise producing accessories, including: heater blowers; defroster fans; auxiliary fans; and radios. For the purposes of this Section, radios shall not include 2-way radios which transmit Global Positioning System (GPS) location and record metadata stops.
(Source: P.A. 100-667, eff. 1-1-19.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-816)
Sec. 12-816. Pre and post-trip inspection policy for school buses.
(a) In order to provide for the welfare and safety of children who are transported on school buses throughout the State of Illinois, each school district shall have in place, by January 1, 2008, a policy to ensure that the school bus driver is the last person leaving the bus and that no passenger is left behind or remains on the vehicle at the end of a route, a work shift, or the work day. This policy and procedure shall, at a minimum, require the school bus driver (i) to test the cellular radio telecommunication device or two-way radio and ensure that it is functioning properly before the bus is operated and (ii) before leaving the bus at the end of each route, work shift, or work day, to walk to the rear of the bus and check the bus for children or other passengers in the bus.
(b) If a school district has a contract with a private sector school bus company for the transportation of the district's students, the school district shall require in the contract with the private sector company that the company have a post-trip inspection policy in place.
This policy and procedure shall, at a minimum, require the school bus driver (i) to test the cellular radio telecommunication device or two-way radio and ensure that it is functioning properly before the bus is operated and (ii) before leaving the bus at the end of each route, work shift, or work day, to walk to the rear of the bus and check the bus for children or other passengers in the bus.
(c) Before this inspection, the school bus driver shall activate the interior lights of the bus to assist the driver in seeing in and under the seats during a visual sweep of the bus.
(d) This policy may include, at the discretion of the school district, the installation of a mechanical or electronic post-trip inspection reminder system which requires the school bus driver to walk to the rear of the bus to deactivate the system before the driver leaves the bus. The system shall require that when the driver turns off the vehicle's ignition system, the vehicle's interior lights must illuminate to assist the driver in seeing in and under the seats during a visual sweep of the bus.
(Source: P.A. 95-260, eff. 8-17-07; 96-818, eff. 11-17-09; 96-1066, eff. 7-16-10.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-820) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-820)
Sec. 12-820.
Nursery school buses.
The Department of Transportation, after conducting a Public Hearing,
may, by regulation,
modify and supplement
the requirements pertaining to seat dimensions, spacing and height from
the floor and to
other safety features in the interior of a school bus used to transport
preschool children,
when such modification or supplementing will enhance the safety of the bus
when transporting
such children.
(Source: P.A. 85-828.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-821)
Sec. 12-821. Display of telephone number; complaint calls.
(a) Each school bus and multifunction school-activity bus shall display at the rear of the bus a sign, with letters and numerals readily visible and readable, indicating the area code and telephone number of the owner of the bus, regardless of whether the owner is a school district or another person or entity. The sign shall be in the following form:
"TO COMMENT ON MY DRIVING, CALL (area code and telephone number of bus owner)".
A school bus owner who placed a sign conforming to the requirements of Public Act 95-176 on a school bus before January 1, 2010 (the effective date of Public Act 96-655) may continue to use that sign on that school bus rather than a sign that conforms to the requirements of Public Act 96-655; however, if the school bus owner replaces that sign, the replacement sign shall conform to the requirements of Public Act 96-655.
(b) The owner of each school bus or multifunction school-activity bus shall establish procedures for accepting the calls provided for under subsection (a) and for taking complaints.
(c) The procedures established under subsection (b) shall include, but not be limited to:
(Source: P.A. 95-176, eff. 1-1-08; 96-410, eff. 7-1-10; 96-655, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-825)
Sec. 12-825. Extracurricular activities; passengers.
(a) Each school bus operated by a public or private primary or secondary school transporting students enrolled in grade 12 or below for a school related athletic event or other school approved extracurricular activity shall be registered under subsection (a) of Section 3-808 of this Code, comply with school bus driver permit requirements under Section 6-104 of this Code, comply with the minimum liability insurance requirements under Section 12-707.01 of this Code, and comply with special requirements pertaining to school buses under this Chapter.
(b) Each school bus that operates under subsection (a) of this Section may be used for the transportation of passengers other than students enrolled in grade 12 or below for activities that do not involve either a public or private educational institution if the school bus driver or school bus owner complies with Section 12-806 of this Code and the "SCHOOL BUS" sign under Section 12-802 of this Code is either removed or obscured so that it is not visible to other motorists.
(Source: P.A. 100-241, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. IX heading)
(625 ILCS 5/12-900) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-900)
Sec. 12-900.
Color and markings.
Each religious organization bus may be of any color
and have any markings designating its purpose other than those required
for school buses under Article
VIII of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 79-798.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-901) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-901)
Sec. 12-901.
Special lighting equipment.
Any religious organization bus may be
equipped with a 4-lamp flashing signal system having unison flashing amber
lamps, 2 at the
front and 2 at the rear of the bus, mounted as high and as widely spaced
laterally on the same
level as is practicable. If such equipment is installed, (a) each lamp must
be a sealed beam at least 5 1/2 inches in diameter and have sufficient intensity
to be visible at
500 feet in normal sunlight, (b) the system shall be actuated only by means
of a manual switch,
and (c) there shall be a device for indicating to the driver that the system
is operating
properly or is inoperative.
(Source: P.A. 79-798.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-902) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-902)
Sec. 12-902.
Rules and regulations.
The Department of Transportation
may promulgate rules
and regulations to more completely specify the equipment requirements for
every motor vehicle defined
as a religious organization bus under Section 1-111.1a.
(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
Structure Illinois Compiled Statutes
625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.
Chapter 1 - Title And Definitions
Chapter 2 - The Secretary Of State
Chapter 3 - Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles
Chapter 4 - Anti-Theft Laws and Abandoned Vehicles
Chapter 5 - Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers And Rebuilders
Chapter 6 - The Illinois Driver Licensing Law
Chapter 7 - Illinois Safety And Family Financial Responsibility Law
Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicles Used For Transportation Of Passengers
Chapter 9 - Owners Of For Rent Vehicles For-Hire
Chapter 11 - Rules Of The Road
Chapter 12 - Equipment Of Vehicles
Chapter 13 - Inspection Of Vehicles
Chapter 13B - Emission Inspection (Repealed)
Chapter 13C - Emission Inspection
Chapter 15 - Size, Weight, Load And Permits
Chapter 16 - Enforcement, Penalties And Disposition Of Fines And Forfeitures, And Criminal Cases
Chapter 17 - Illinois Highway Safety Law
Chapter 18a - Illinois Commercial Relocation Of Trespassing Vehicles Law
Chapter 18b - Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Chapter 18c - Illinois Commercial Transportation Law
Chapter 18d - Illinois Commercial Safety Towing Law
Chapter 20 - Miscellaneous Provisions, Effect Of Act And Repeal Of Named Acts