Bill Amendment: IL SB0899 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: TRANSPORTATION-TECH
Status: 2024-05-28 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kam Buckner [SB0899 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0899-Senate_Amendment_002.html
Bill Title: TRANSPORTATION-TECH
Status: 2024-05-28 - Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kam Buckner [SB0899 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0899-Senate_Amendment_002.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 899 | ||||||
2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 899 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 15-107 and 15-116 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles. | ||||||
8 | (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway | ||||||
9 | of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following: | ||||||
10 | (1) Semitrailers. | ||||||
11 | (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 | ||||||
12 | feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | ||||||
13 | (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up | ||||||
14 | to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers. | ||||||
15 | The length limitations described in this subsection (a-1) | ||||||
16 | shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view |
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1 | mirrors. | ||||||
2 | (b) The Department shall have the authority to restrict | ||||||
3 | vehicle length on its roadways as it deems appropriate. | ||||||
4 | (Blank). | ||||||
5 | (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2), | ||||||
6 | combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles | ||||||
7 | except the following: | ||||||
8 | (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer. | ||||||
9 | (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter | ||||||
10 | dolly or one semitrailer. | ||||||
11 | (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle | ||||||
12 | that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment, | ||||||
13 | provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet. | ||||||
14 | (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit | ||||||
15 | coupled together by the triple saddlemount method. | ||||||
16 | (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | ||||||
17 | provided the following: | ||||||
18 | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60 | ||||||
19 | feet. | ||||||
20 | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | ||||||
21 | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | ||||||
22 | fifth-wheel type assembly. | ||||||
23 | (C) The second vehicle in the combination of | ||||||
24 | vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a | ||||||
25 | fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly | ||||||
26 | registered and must be equipped with brakes, |
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1 | regardless of weight. | ||||||
2 | (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | ||||||
3 | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or | ||||||
4 | used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle, | ||||||
5 | personal watercraft, or motorcycle. | ||||||
6 | (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of | ||||||
7 | the operator of the towing vehicle. | ||||||
8 | (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with | ||||||
9 | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | ||||||
10 | Code, except the additional brake requirement in | ||||||
11 | subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5). | ||||||
12 | (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | ||||||
13 | or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing | ||||||
14 | vehicle: | ||||||
15 | (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having | ||||||
16 | a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000 | ||||||
17 | pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air | ||||||
18 | brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | ||||||
19 | towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | ||||||
20 | combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the | ||||||
21 | purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | ||||||
22 | rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the | ||||||
23 | manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck. | ||||||
24 | (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | ||||||
25 | oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 | ||||||
26 | feet in all directions. |
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1 | (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and | ||||||
2 | braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination | ||||||
3 | of vehicles. | ||||||
4 | (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway | ||||||
5 | miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement | ||||||
6 | to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the | ||||||
7 | vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization | ||||||
8 | for that movement under the provisions of Sections | ||||||
9 | 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code. | ||||||
10 | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | ||||||
11 | additional requirements regarding length limitations for a | ||||||
12 | tow truck towing another vehicle. | ||||||
13 | For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely | ||||||
14 | serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed | ||||||
15 | vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not | ||||||
16 | a separate vehicle. | ||||||
17 | (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles, | ||||||
18 | provided the following: | ||||||
19 | (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65 | ||||||
20 | feet. | ||||||
21 | (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered | ||||||
22 | vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a | ||||||
23 | fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball. | ||||||
24 | (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3 | ||||||
25 | vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer. | ||||||
26 | (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with |
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1 | operating brakes and safety equipment required by this | ||||||
2 | Code. | ||||||
3 | (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated | ||||||
4 | by a person who holds a commercial driver's license | ||||||
5 | (CDL). | ||||||
6 | (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route | ||||||
7 | to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an | ||||||
8 | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | ||||||
9 | dealer. | ||||||
10 | (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any | ||||||
11 | State designated highway if: | ||||||
12 | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | ||||||
13 | feet; | ||||||
14 | (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of | ||||||
15 | vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and | ||||||
16 | (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | ||||||
17 | location where new or used trailers are sold by an | ||||||
18 | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | ||||||
19 | dealer. | ||||||
20 | (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from | ||||||
21 | any State designated highway onto any county, township, or | ||||||
22 | municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the | ||||||
23 | purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed | ||||||
24 | vehicles if: | ||||||
25 | (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5 | ||||||
26 | feet; |
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1 | (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000 | ||||||
2 | pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width; | ||||||
3 | (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access; | ||||||
4 | (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
5 | between State designated highways; and | ||||||
6 | (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a | ||||||
7 | location where new or used trailers are sold by an | ||||||
8 | Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer | ||||||
9 | dealer. | ||||||
10 | (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length | ||||||
11 | limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations | ||||||
12 | provided: | ||||||
13 | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, | ||||||
14 | in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53 | ||||||
15 | feet. | ||||||
16 | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of | ||||||
17 | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | ||||||
18 | combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | ||||||
19 | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | ||||||
20 | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | ||||||
21 | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | ||||||
22 | (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or | ||||||
23 | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | ||||||
24 | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | ||||||
25 | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. | ||||||
26 | (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, |
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1 | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
2 | (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to | ||||||
3 | transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet | ||||||
4 | overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of | ||||||
5 | front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | ||||||
6 | the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | ||||||
7 | this Section. | ||||||
8 | (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | ||||||
9 | designed to transport motor vehicles or boats and | ||||||
10 | automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not | ||||||
11 | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is | ||||||
12 | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the | ||||||
13 | overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in | ||||||
14 | paragraph (i) of this Section. | ||||||
15 | (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | ||||||
16 | together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed | ||||||
17 | 97 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
18 | (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | ||||||
19 | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
20 | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | ||||||
21 | poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||||||
22 | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are | ||||||
23 | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may | ||||||
24 | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the | ||||||
25 | vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This | ||||||
26 | exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, |
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1 | or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section | ||||||
2 | are the days on which the following traditional holidays are | ||||||
3 | celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | ||||||
4 | Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. | ||||||
5 | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | ||||||
6 | route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities | ||||||
7 | or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided | ||||||
8 | that during night operations every vehicle and its load must | ||||||
9 | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | ||||||
10 | both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | ||||||
11 | projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load. | ||||||
12 | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | ||||||
13 | combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | ||||||
14 | of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length | ||||||
15 | limitations. | ||||||
16 | The length limitations described in this paragraph (d) | ||||||
17 | shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, | ||||||
18 | such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and | ||||||
19 | other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary | ||||||
20 | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | ||||||
21 | excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | ||||||
22 | the capability to carry cargo. | ||||||
23 | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||||||
24 | relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | ||||||
25 | designation of highways under this paragraph (d). | ||||||
26 | (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length |
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1 | limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations, | ||||||
2 | provided: | ||||||
3 | (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load, | ||||||
4 | in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53 | ||||||
5 | feet overall dimension. | ||||||
6 | (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of | ||||||
7 | the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in | ||||||
8 | combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6 | ||||||
9 | inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall | ||||||
10 | not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the | ||||||
11 | transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | ||||||
12 | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | ||||||
13 | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed | ||||||
14 | 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle. | ||||||
15 | (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or | ||||||
16 | with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer | ||||||
17 | or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may | ||||||
18 | not exceed 28 feet 6 inches. | ||||||
19 | (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1, | ||||||
20 | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
21 | (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed | ||||||
22 | to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65 | ||||||
23 | feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive | ||||||
24 | of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of | ||||||
25 | the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of | ||||||
26 | this Section. |
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1 | (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically | ||||||
2 | designed to transport motor vehicles or boats may not | ||||||
3 | exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is | ||||||
4 | inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the | ||||||
5 | overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in | ||||||
6 | paragraph (i) of this Section. | ||||||
7 | (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled | ||||||
8 | together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed | ||||||
9 | 97 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
10 | (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not | ||||||
11 | exceed 82 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
12 | Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting | ||||||
13 | poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||||||
14 | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are | ||||||
15 | exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may | ||||||
16 | exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the | ||||||
17 | vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This | ||||||
18 | exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday, | ||||||
19 | or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section | ||||||
20 | are the days on which the following traditional holidays are | ||||||
21 | celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; | ||||||
22 | Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. | ||||||
23 | Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en | ||||||
24 | route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities | ||||||
25 | or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided | ||||||
26 | that during night operations every vehicle and its load must |
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1 | be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on | ||||||
2 | both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any | ||||||
3 | projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load. | ||||||
4 | A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or | ||||||
5 | combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6) | ||||||
6 | of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length | ||||||
7 | limitations. | ||||||
8 | Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways | ||||||
9 | under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution | ||||||
10 | allow length limitations of this subsection (e). | ||||||
11 | The length limitations described in this paragraph (e) | ||||||
12 | shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices, | ||||||
13 | such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and | ||||||
14 | other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary | ||||||
15 | for safe and efficient operation; except that no device | ||||||
16 | excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use | ||||||
17 | the capability to carry cargo. | ||||||
18 | Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act | ||||||
19 | relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the | ||||||
20 | designation of highways under this paragraph (e). | ||||||
21 | (e-1) (Blank). | ||||||
22 | (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations | ||||||
23 | of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length | ||||||
24 | limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of | ||||||
25 | this Section, are allowed access as follows: | ||||||
26 | (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway |
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1 | for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of | ||||||
2 | loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest, | ||||||
3 | provided there is no sign prohibiting that access. | ||||||
4 | (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any | ||||||
5 | non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles | ||||||
6 | for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel, | ||||||
7 | repairs, and rest if: | ||||||
8 | (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and | ||||||
9 | (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare | ||||||
10 | between Class I or Class II highways. | ||||||
11 | (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length | ||||||
12 | operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer | ||||||
13 | transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations | ||||||
14 | except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section, | ||||||
15 | have unlimited access to points of loading, unloading, or | ||||||
16 | delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer. | ||||||
17 | (f) On non-designated highways, the maximum length | ||||||
18 | limitations for vehicles in combination are as follows: | ||||||
19 | (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer | ||||||
20 | may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or | ||||||
21 | instrumentality of the State or any unit of local | ||||||
22 | government shall not be required to design or construct a | ||||||
23 | new non-designated highway or to widen or otherwise alter | ||||||
24 | a non-designated highway to accommodate truck | ||||||
25 | tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1). | ||||||
26 | (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed |
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1 | 53 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
2 | (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck | ||||||
3 | tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet | ||||||
4 | overall dimension. | ||||||
5 | (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center | ||||||
6 | axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination | ||||||
7 | with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The | ||||||
8 | limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to | ||||||
9 | trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of | ||||||
10 | livestock as defined by Section 18b-101. | ||||||
11 | An agency or instrumentality of the State or any unit of | ||||||
12 | local government shall not be required to design, construct, | ||||||
13 | alter, widen, or maintain any non-designated highway to | ||||||
14 | accommodate vehicles in combination under this subsection (f). | ||||||
15 | For the purposes of designing or modifying the intersection of | ||||||
16 | a local roadway and a State roadway that does not accommodate | ||||||
17 | vehicles under this subsection (f), a local unit of government | ||||||
18 | may request in writing for the Department to restrict the | ||||||
19 | length of vehicles turning on to or off of any jurisdiction | ||||||
20 | roadway of the intersection. The Department may, in its sole | ||||||
21 | discretion, restrict the length of vehicles turning on to or | ||||||
22 | off of any jurisdiction roadway of the intersection. A | ||||||
23 | restriction so determined and declared by the Department | ||||||
24 | becomes effective, when appropriate signs giving notice of the | ||||||
25 | limit are erected. Each governmental entity shall cause | ||||||
26 | signage to be installed on its respective roadway to notify |
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1 | vehicles of turning and length restrictions. Vehicles that | ||||||
2 | exceed posted measurements shall be prohibited from turning to | ||||||
3 | access the roadway. | ||||||
4 | (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of | ||||||
5 | this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following: | ||||||
6 | (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on | ||||||
7 | Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting | ||||||
8 | poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural | ||||||
9 | nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled, | ||||||
10 | provided the overall length of vehicle and load may not | ||||||
11 | exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length | ||||||
12 | may be transported unless a permit has been obtained as | ||||||
13 | authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this Section, | ||||||
14 | "legal holiday" means any of the following days: New | ||||||
15 | Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; | ||||||
16 | Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day. | ||||||
17 | (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility | ||||||
18 | while en route to make emergency repairs to public service | ||||||
19 | facilities or properties, but during night operation every | ||||||
20 | vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient | ||||||
21 | number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps | ||||||
22 | upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly | ||||||
23 | mark the dimensions of the load. | ||||||
24 | (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle | ||||||
25 | or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in | ||||||
26 | paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt |
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1 | from length limitations. | ||||||
2 | The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle | ||||||
3 | from the initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where | ||||||
4 | repairs are actually to occur. This movement shall be valid | ||||||
5 | only on State routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge | ||||||
6 | weight limits. | ||||||
7 | All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f) | ||||||
8 | may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension. | ||||||
9 | (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load | ||||||
10 | upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not | ||||||
11 | extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | ||||||
12 | or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a | ||||||
13 | front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not | ||||||
14 | apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically | ||||||
15 | designed for the collection and transportation of waste, | ||||||
16 | garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's | ||||||
17 | operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or | ||||||
18 | recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed | ||||||
19 | not in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's | ||||||
20 | operation and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or | ||||||
21 | recyclable materials. However, in no instance shall the load | ||||||
22 | extend more than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle | ||||||
23 | or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a | ||||||
24 | front bumper. | ||||||
25 | (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile | ||||||
26 | transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle specifically designed |
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1 | to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more than 4 feet | ||||||
2 | beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the | ||||||
3 | load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more | ||||||
4 | than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle. | ||||||
5 | This paragraph shall only be applicable upon highways | ||||||
6 | designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section. | ||||||
7 | (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither | ||||||
8 | of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying | ||||||
9 | of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not | ||||||
10 | including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles | ||||||
11 | are: | ||||||
12 | 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier | ||||||
13 | authorized by law to provide public transportation | ||||||
14 | services; or | ||||||
15 | 2. operated in local public transportation service by | ||||||
16 | any other person and the municipality in which the service | ||||||
17 | is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle. | ||||||
18 | (j-1) (Blank). | ||||||
19 | (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section | ||||||
20 | is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of | ||||||
21 | Section 15-113. | ||||||
22 | (l) (Blank). | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 102-124, eff. 7-23-21; 103-258, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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24 | (625 ILCS 5/15-116) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 15-116. Highway designations. |
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1 | (a) The Department of Transportation shall maintain and | ||||||
2 | provide a listing of all Class I and Class II designated | ||||||
3 | streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this Code. | ||||||
4 | (b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a | ||||||
5 | listing of all local streets or highways that have been | ||||||
6 | designated Class II by local agencies. | ||||||
7 | (c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to | ||||||
8 | the Department all streets and highways under their | ||||||
9 | jurisdiction designated Class II. Local agencies shall also | ||||||
10 | provide to the Department reference contact names and | ||||||
11 | telephone numbers. | ||||||
12 | (d) The Department shall also maintain and provide an | ||||||
13 | official map of the Designated State Truck Route System that | ||||||
14 | includes State and local streets and highways that have been | ||||||
15 | designated Class I or Class II. | ||||||
16 | (e) If a unit of local government has no Class II | ||||||
17 | designated truck routes, the unit of local government shall | ||||||
18 | affirm to the Department that it has no such truck routes. | ||||||
19 | (f) Each unit of local government shall report to the | ||||||
20 | Department, and the Department shall post on its official | ||||||
21 | website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles | ||||||
22 | imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local | ||||||
23 | government's non-designated highway system and any | ||||||
24 | non-designated highway that is not designed and constructed | ||||||
25 | after January 1, 2024 2023 to the overall length dimension of | ||||||
26 | vehicles permitted under paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of |
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