Bill Text: IL HB4603 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle for: (i) failing to display registration plates or stickers; (ii) being operated with an expired registration sticker; (iii) violating general speed restrictions (unless that violation is a misdemeanor or felony offense); (iv) improper lane usage (unless that violation is a misdemeanor or felony offense); (v) failing to comply with certain requirements concerning vehicle lamps; (vi) excessive tint; (vii) defective mirrors; (viii) an obstructed windshield or defective windshield wipers; (ix) defective bumpers; (x) excessive exhaust; and (xi) failure of the vehicle operator to wear a safety belt. Provides that no evidence discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation of these provisions, including, but not limited to, evidence discovered or obtained with the operator's consent, shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. Preempts home rule powers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-31 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4603 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4603-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB4603 Introduced , by Rep. Justin Slaughter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-413 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413
625 ILCS 5/3-701 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-701
625 ILCS 5/11-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601
625 ILCS 5/11-709 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-709
625 ILCS 5/12-201 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-201
625 ILCS 5/12-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-208
625 ILCS 5/12-503 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-503
625 ILCS 5/12-602 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602
625 ILCS 5/12-603.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-603.1
625 ILCS 5/12-608 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-608
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle for: (i) failing to display registration plates or stickers; (ii) being operated with an expired registration sticker; (iii) violating general speed restrictions (unless that violation is a misdemeanor or felony offense); (iv) improper lane usage (unless that violation is a misdemeanor or felony offense); (v) failing to comply with certain requirements concerning vehicle lamps; (vi) excessive tint; (vii) defective mirrors; (viii) an obstructed windshield or defective windshield wipers; (ix) defective bumpers; (x) excessive exhaust; and (xi) failure of the vehicle operator to wear a safety belt. Provides that no evidence discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation of these provisions, including, but not limited to, evidence discovered or obtained with the operator's consent, shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. Preempts home rule powers.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Sections 3-413, 3-701, 11-601, 11-709, 12-201,
12-208, 12-503, 12-602, 12-603.1, and 12-608 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates or digital
registration plates, registration stickers or digital
registration stickers, and drive-away permits; registration
plate or digital registration plate covers.
(a) Registration plates or digital registration plates
issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, autocycle,
trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or
apportioned truck shall be attached thereto, one in the front
and one in the rear. The registration plate or digital
registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer
or semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and any
apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions of
this Code shall be attached to the rear thereof. The
registration plate or digital registration plate issued for a
truck-tractor or an apportioned truck required to be
registered hereunder shall be attached to the front thereof.

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(b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized
forklifts, every registration plate or digital registration
plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal
position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent
the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than 5
inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such
plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall
be maintained in a condition to be clearly legible, free from
any materials that would obstruct the visibility of the plate.
A registration plate or digital registration plate on a
motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it is
otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers or digital
registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed annual
registration shall be attached to registration plates or
displayed on digital registration plates as required by the
Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at all times. For
those vehicles with rear loaded motorized forklifts, if the
rear plate is securely fastened in a horizontal position as
prescribed, the plate and registration sticker shall not be
required to be clearly visible at all times as a result of the
rear mounted motorized forklift obstructing the view.
(c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code
shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner
prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit
is affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit
shall be void and of no effect.

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(d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign
registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned
with Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate or
digital registration plate and displayed on the front of such
vehicle in the same manner as an Illinois registration plate
or digital registration plate.
(e) The registration plate or digital registration plate
issued for a camper body mounted on a truck displaying
registration plates or digital registration plates shall be
attached to the rear of the camper body.
(f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
registration plate or plates or digital registration plate or
plates or registration stickers or digital registration
stickers, except as provided for in subsection (b) of Section
3-701 of this Code, after the termination of the registration
period for which issued or after the expiration date set
pursuant to Sections 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
(g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is
equipped with registration plate or digital registration plate
covers. A violation of this subsection (g) or a similar
provision of a local ordinance is an offense against laws and
ordinances regulating the movement of traffic.
(h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration
plate or digital registration plate cover. A violation of this
subsection (h) is a business offense.

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(i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of
promoting the sale of registration plate or digital
registration plate covers. A violation of this subsection (i)
is a business offense.
(j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's
mounting location of the rear registration plate or digital
registration plate on any vehicle so as to conceal the
registration or to knowingly cause it to be obstructed in an
effort to hinder a peace officer from obtaining the
registration for the enforcement of a violation of this Code,
Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning toll evasion,
or any municipal ordinance. Modifications prohibited by this
subsection (j) include but are not limited to the use of an
electronic device. A violation of this subsection (j) is a
Class A misdemeanor.
(k) No law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle
for a violation of this Section. No evidence discovered or
obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this
subsection, including, but not limited to, evidence discovered
or obtained with the operator's consent, shall be admissible
in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. A home rule unit
may not regulate motor vehicles in a manner inconsistent with
this subsection. This subsection 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.

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(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-701)
Sec. 3-701. Operation of vehicles without evidence of
registration - Operation under mileage plates when odometer
broken or disconnected.
(a) No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly
permit to be operated, except as provided in subsection (b) of
this Section, a vehicle upon any highway unless there shall be
attached thereto and displayed thereon when and as required by
law, proper evidence of registration in Illinois, as follows:
(1) A vehicle required to be registered in Illinois. A
current and valid Illinois registration sticker or
stickers and plate or plates or digital registration
sticker or stickers and digital plate or plates, or an
Illinois temporary registration permit, or a drive-away or
in-transit permit, issued therefor by the Secretary of
State.
(2) A vehicle eligible for Reciprocity. A current and
valid reciprocal foreign registration plate or digital
registration plate or plates properly issued to such
vehicle or a temporary registration issued therefor, by
the reciprocal State, and, in addition, when required by
the Secretary, a current and valid Illinois Reciprocity
Permit or Prorate Decal issued therefor by the Secretary
of State; or except as otherwise expressly provided for in

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this Chapter.
(3) A vehicle commuting for repairs in Illinois. A
dealer plate issued by a foreign state shall exempt a
vehicle from the requirements of this Section if the
vehicle is being operated for the purpose of transport to
a repair facility in Illinois to have repairs performed on
the vehicle displaying foreign dealer plates. The driver
of the motor vehicle bearing dealer plates shall provide a
work order or contract with the repair facility to a law
enforcement officer upon request.
(b) A person may operate or permit operation of a vehicle
upon any highway a vehicle that has been properly registered
but does not display a current and valid Illinois registration
sticker or digital registration sticker if he or she has
proof, in the form of a printed receipt from the Secretary,
that he or she registered the vehicle before the previous
registration's expiration but has not received a new
registration sticker or digital registration sticker from the
Secretary. This printed proof of registration is valid for 30
days from the expiration of the previous registration
sticker's or digital registration sticker's date.
(c) No person shall operate, nor shall any owner knowingly
permit to be operated, any vehicle of the second division for
which the owner has made an election to pay the mileage tax in
lieu of the annual flat weight tax, at any time when the
odometer of such vehicle is broken or disconnected, or is

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inoperable or not operating.
(d) No law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle
for a violation of this Section. No evidence discovered or
obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this
subsection, including, but not limited to, evidence discovered
or obtained with the operator's consent, shall be admissible
in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. A home rule unit
may not regulate motor vehicles in a manner inconsistent with
this subsection. This subsection 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. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
(625 ILCS 5/11-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601)
Sec. 11-601. General speed restrictions.
(a) No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this State
at a speed which is greater than is reasonable and proper with
regard to traffic conditions and the use of the highway, or
endangers the safety of any person or property. The fact that
the speed of a vehicle does not exceed the applicable maximum
speed limit does not relieve the driver from the duty to
decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection,
approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill
crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or
when special hazard exists with respect to pedestrians or

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other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions.
Speed must be decreased as may be necessary to avoid colliding
with any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in
compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons
to use due care.
(a-5) For purposes of this Section, "urban district" does
not include any interstate highway as defined by Section
1-133.1 of this Code which includes all highways under the
jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
(b) No person may drive a vehicle upon any highway of this
State at a speed which is greater than the applicable
statutory maximum speed limit established by paragraphs (c),
(d), (e), (f) or (g) of this Section, by Section 11-605 or by a
regulation or ordinance made under this Chapter.
(c) Unless some other speed restriction is established
under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban
district for all vehicles is:
1. 30 miles per hour; and
2. 15 miles per hour in an alley.
(d) Unless some other speed restriction is established
under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban
district for any vehicle is (1) 65 miles per hour for all or
part of highways that are designated by the Department, have
at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a separation between the
roadways moving in opposite directions and (2) 55 miles per
hour for all other highways, roads, and streets.

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(d-1) Unless some other speed restriction is established
under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban
district for any vehicle is (1) 70 miles per hour on any
interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code
which includes all highways under the jurisdiction of the
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority; (2) 65 miles per hour
for all or part of highways that are designated by the
Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a
separation between the roadways moving in opposite directions;
and (3) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, roads, and
streets. The counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison,
McHenry, St. Clair, and Will may adopt ordinances setting a
maximum speed limit on highways, roads, and streets that is
lower than the limits established by this Section.
(e) In the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry,
and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is established
under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban
district for a second division vehicle designed or used for
the carrying of a gross weight of 8,001 pounds or more
(including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load) is 60
miles per hour on any interstate highway as defined by Section
1-133.1 of this Code and 55 miles per hour on all other
highways, roads, and streets.
(e-1) (Blank).
(f) Unless some other speed restriction is established
under this Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban

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district for a bus is:
1. 65 miles per hour upon any highway which has at
least 4 lanes of traffic and of which the roadways for
traffic moving in opposite directions are separated by a
strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for
vehicular traffic, except that the maximum speed limit for
a bus on all highways, roads, or streets not under the
jurisdiction of the Department or the Illinois State Toll
Highway Authority is 55 miles per hour;
1.5. 70 miles per hour upon any interstate highway as
defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code outside the
counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will;
and
2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
(g) (Blank).
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, no
law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle for a
violation of the general speed restrictions recognized or
established under this Article, unless the violation is
chargeable as a misdemeanor or felony under this Code. No
evidence discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in
violation of this subsection, including, but not limited to,
evidence discovered or obtained with the operator's consent,
shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other
proceeding. A home rule unit may not regulate motor vehicles
in a manner inconsistent with this subsection. This subsection

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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. 98-511, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1126, eff. 1-1-15;
98-1128, eff. 1-1-15; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
(625 ILCS 5/11-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-709)
Sec. 11-709. Driving on roadways laned for traffic.
Whenever any roadway has been divided into 2 or more clearly
marked lanes for traffic the following rules in addition to
all others consistent herewith shall apply.
(a) A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable
entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such
lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement
can be made with safety.
(b) Upon a roadway which is divided into 3 lanes and
provides for two-way movement of traffic, a vehicle shall not
be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and
passing another vehicle traveling in the same direction when
such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or
in preparation for making a left turn or where such center lane
is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the
same direction that the vehicle is proceeding and such
allocation is designated by official traffic control devices.
(c) Official traffic control devices may be erected

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directing specific traffic to use a designated lane or
designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a
particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway
and drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every
such device. On multi-lane controlled access highways with 3
or more lanes in one direction or on any multi-laned highway
with 2 or more lanes in one direction, the Department may
designate lanes of traffic to be used by different types of
motor vehicles. Drivers must obey lane designation signing
except when it is necessary to use a different lane to make a
turning maneuver.
(d) Official traffic control devices may be installed
prohibiting the changing of lanes on sections of roadway and
drivers of vehicles shall obey the directions of every such
device.
(e) A person is not in violation of this Section if he or
she is complying with Section 11-907, 11-907.5, or 11-908.
(f) No law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle
for a violation of this Section, unless the violation is
chargeable as a misdemeanor or felony under this Code. No
evidence discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in
violation of this subsection, including, but not limited to,
evidence discovered or obtained with the operator's consent,
shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other
proceeding. A home rule unit may not regulate motor vehicles
in a manner inconsistent with this subsection. This subsection

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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. 101-173, eff. 1-1-20.)
(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,

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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).
(f) No law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle

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for a violation of this Section. No evidence discovered or
obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this
subsection, including, but not limited to, evidence discovered
or obtained with the operator's consent, shall be admissible
in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. A home rule unit
may not regulate motor vehicles in a manner inconsistent with
this subsection. This subsection 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. 96-487, eff. 1-1-10.)
(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

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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

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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

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travel.
(i) No law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle
for a violation of this Section. No evidence discovered or
obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this
subsection, including, but not limited to, evidence discovered
or obtained with the operator's consent, shall be admissible
in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. A home rule unit
may not regulate motor vehicles in a manner inconsistent with
this subsection. This subsection 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. 102-508, eff. 8-20-21.)
(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

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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:
(1) On vehicles where none of the windows to the rear
of the driver's seat are treated in a manner that allows
less than 30% light transmittance, a nonreflective tinted
film that allows at least 50% light transmittance, with a
5% variance observed by any law enforcement official
metering the light transmittance, may be used on the
vehicle windows immediately adjacent to each side of the
driver.
(2) On vehicles where none of the windows to the rear
of the driver's seat are treated in a manner that allows
less than 35% light transmittance, a nonreflective tinted
film that allows at least 35% light transmittance, with a
5% variance observed by any law enforcement official

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metering the light transmittance, may be used on the
vehicle windows immediately adjacent to each side of the
driver.
(3) (Blank).
(4) On vehicles where a nonreflective smoked or tinted
glass that was originally installed by the manufacturer on
the windows to the rear of the driver's seat, a
nonreflective tint that allows at least 50% light
transmittance, with a 5% variance observed by a law
enforcement official metering the light transmittance, may
be used on the vehicle windows immediately adjacent to
each side of the driver.
(a-10) No person shall install or repair any material
prohibited by subsection (a) of this Section.
(1) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a person
from removing or altering any material prohibited by
subsection (a) to make a motor vehicle comply with the
requirements of this Section.
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a person
from installing window treatment for a person with a
medical condition described in subsection (g) of this
Section. An installer who installs window treatment for a
person with a medical condition described in subsection
(g) must obtain a copy of the certified statement or
letter written by a physician described in subsection (g)
from the person with the medical condition prior to

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installing the window treatment. The copy of the certified
statement or letter must be kept in the installer's
permanent records.
(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 rear window,
side wings, or side windows immediately adjacent to each side
of the driver which materially obstructs the driver's view.
(c-5) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any
objects placed or suspended between the driver and the front
windshield which materially obstruct the driver's view. No
motor vehicle, or driver or passenger 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
subsection.
(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

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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:
(1) (Blank).
(2) those motor vehicles properly registered in
another jurisdiction.
(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:
(1) is owned and operated by a person afflicted with
or suffering from a medical disease, including, but not
limited to, systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus,

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disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, light
sensitivity as a result of a traumatic brain injury, or
albinism, which would require that person to be shielded
from the direct rays of the sun; or
(2) is used in transporting a person when the person
resides at the same address as the registered owner of the
vehicle and the person is afflicted with or suffering from
a medical disease which would require the person to be
shielded from the direct rays of the sun, including, but
not limited to, systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus,
disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, light
sensitivity as a result of a traumatic brain injury, or
albinism.
The owner must obtain a certified statement or letter
written by a physician licensed to practice medicine in
Illinois that such person owning and operating or being
transported in a motor vehicle is afflicted with or
suffers from such disease, including, but not limited to,
systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus, disseminated
superficial actinic porokeratosis, light sensitivity as a
result of a traumatic brain injury, or albinism. However,
no exemption from the requirements of subsection (a-5)
shall be granted for any condition for which protection
from the direct rays of the sun can be adequately obtained
by the use of sunglasses or other eye protective devices.
Such certification must be carried in the motor

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vehicle at all times. The certification shall be legible
and shall contain the date of issuance, the name, address,
and signature of the attending physician, and the name,
address, and medical condition of the person requiring
exemption. The information on the certificate for a window
treatment must remain current and shall be renewed every 4
years by the attending physician. The owner shall also
submit a copy of the certification to the Secretary of
State. The Secretary of State may forward notice of
certification to law enforcement agencies.
(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
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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) No law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle
for a violation of this Section. No evidence discovered or
obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this
subsection, including, but not limited to, evidence discovered
or obtained with the operator's consent, shall be admissible
in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding. A home rule unit
may not regulate motor vehicles in a manner inconsistent with
this subsection or any other provision of this Section. This

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subsection 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; 103-32, eff. 1-1-24.)
(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. No law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle
for a violation of this Section. No evidence discovered or
obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this Section,
including, but not limited to, evidence discovered or obtained
with the operator's consent, shall be admissible in any trial,
hearing, or other proceeding. A home rule unit may not
regulate motor vehicles in a manner inconsistent with this
subsection. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i)

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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. 77-37.)
(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:
1. A driver or passenger frequently stopping and
leaving the vehicle or delivering property from the

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vehicle, if the speed of the vehicle between stops does
not exceed 15 miles per hour.
2. A driver or passenger possessing a written
statement from a physician that such person is unable, for
medical or physical reasons, to wear a seat safety belt.
3. A driver or passenger possessing an official
certificate or license endorsement issued by the
appropriate agency in another state or country indicating
that the driver is unable for medical, physical, or other
valid reasons to wear a seat safety belt.
4. A driver operating a motor vehicle in reverse.
5. A motor vehicle with a model year prior to 1965.
6. A motorcycle or motor driven cycle.
7. A moped.
8. A motor vehicle which is not required to be
equipped with seat safety belts under federal law.
9. A motor vehicle operated by a rural letter carrier
of the United States postal service while performing
duties as a rural letter carrier.
10. A driver or passenger of an authorized emergency
vehicle, except this exception does not apply to vehicles
of the fire department; vehicles of the Office of the
State Fire Marshal; or ambulances, unless the delivery of
life-saving measures prohibits the use of a seat safety
belt.
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(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) No A law enforcement officer shall stop a motor
vehicle for a violation of this Section. No evidence
discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation of
this subsection, including, but not limited to, evidence
discovered or obtained with the operator's consent, shall be
admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding may not
search or inspect a motor vehicle, its contents, the driver,
or a passenger solely because of a violation of this Section.
A
home rule unit may not regulate motor vehicles in a manner
inconsistent with this subsection. This subsection 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. 97-16, eff. 1-1-12; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11;
98-451, eff. 8-16-13.)
(625 ILCS 5/12-608) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-608)
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(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:
Maximum Front Maximum Rear
Bumper height Bumper Height
All motor vehicles of the first
division except multipurpose
passenger vehicles: 22 inches 22 inches
Multipurpose passenger vehicles
and all other motor vehicles:
4,500 lbs. and under GVWR 24 inches 26 inches
4,501 lbs. through 7,500
lbs. GVWR 27 inches 29 inches
7,501 lbs. through 9,000
lbs. GVWR 28 inches 30 inches
It is unlawful to operate upon any highway of this State
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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

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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 acknowledgment 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 found in
violation of convicted under this Section shall be ordered to
bring his vehicle into compliance with this Section.
(d) No law enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle
for a violation of this Section. No evidence discovered or
obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this
subsection, including, but not limited to, evidence discovered

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