Bill Text: IL HB1325 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a Section regarding the operation of neighborhood vehicles on streets, highways, and roadways refer uniformly to "street, highway, or roadway", and adds language prohibiting a person operating a neighborhood vehicle from making a direct crossing upon or across a freeway.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-15 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB1325 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HB1325-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 HB1325 Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Mike Boland SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a Section regarding the operation of neighborhood vehicles on streets, highways, and roadways refer uniformly to "street, highway, or roadway", and adds language prohibiting a person operating a neighborhood vehicle from making a direct crossing upon or across a freeway.
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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
Section 11-1426.1 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1)
Sec. 11-1426.1. Operation of neighborhood vehicles on
streets, roads, and highways, and roadways.
(a) As used in this Section, "neighborhood vehicle" means a
self-propelled, electronically powered four-wheeled motor
vehicle (or a self-propelled, gasoline-powered four-wheeled
motor vehicle with an engine displacement under 1,200 cubic
centimeters) which is capable of attaining in one mile a speed
of more than 20 miles per hour, but not more than 25 miles per
hour, and which conforms to federal regulations under Title 49
C.F.R. Part 571.500.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is
unlawful for any person to drive or operate a neighborhood
vehicle upon any street, highway, or roadway in this State. If
the operation of a neighborhood vehicle is authorized under
subsection (d), the neighborhood vehicle may be operated only
on streets, highways, or roadways where the posted speed limit
is 35 miles per hour or less. This subsection (b) does not

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prohibit a neighborhood vehicle from crossing a road or street,
highway, or roadway at an intersection where the road or
street, highway, or roadway has a posted speed limit of more
than 35 miles per hour.
(b-5) A person may not operate a neighborhood vehicle upon
any street, highway, or roadway in this State unless he or she
has a valid Illinois driver's license issued in his or her name
by the Secretary of State.
(c) No Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c-5), no
person operating a neighborhood vehicle shall make a direct
crossing upon or across any freeway highway under the
jurisdiction of the State, tollroad, or interstate highway, or
controlled access highway in this State.
(c-5) (Blank). A person may make a direct crossing at an
intersection controlled by a traffic light or 4-way stop sign
upon or across a highway under the jurisdiction of the State if
the speed limit on the highway is 35 miles per hour or less at
the place of crossing.
(d) A municipality, township, county, or other unit of
local government may authorize, by ordinance or resolution, the
operation of neighborhood vehicles on streets, highways, or
roadways under its jurisdiction if the unit of local government
determines that the public safety will not be jeopardized. The
Department may authorize the operation of neighborhood
vehicles on the streets, highways, or roadways under its
jurisdiction if the Department determines that the public

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safety will not be jeopardized.
Before permitting the operation of neighborhood vehicles
on its streets, highways, or roadways, a municipality,
township, county, other unit of local government, or the
Department must consider the volume, speed, and character of
traffic on the street, highway, or roadway and determine
whether neighborhood vehicles may safely travel on or cross the
street, highway, or roadway. Upon determining that
neighborhood vehicles may safely operate on a street, highway,
or roadway and the adoption of an ordinance or resolution by a
municipality, township, county, or other unit of local
government, or authorization by the Department, appropriate
signs shall be posted.
If a street, highway, or roadway is under the jurisdiction
of more than one unit of government, neighborhood vehicles may
not be operated on the street, highway, or roadway unless each
unit of government agrees and takes action as provided in this
subsection.
(e) No neighborhood vehicle may be operated on a street,
highway, or roadway unless, at a minimum, it has the following:
brakes, a steering apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red
reflectorized warning devices in the front and rear, a slow
moving emblem (as required of other vehicles in Section 12-709
of this Code) on the rear of the neighborhood vehicle, a
headlight that emits a white light visible from a distance of
500 feet to the front, a tail lamp that emits a red light

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visible from at least 100 feet from the rear, brake lights, and
turn signals. When operated on a street, highway, or roadway, a
neighborhood vehicle shall have its headlight and tail lamps
lighted as required by Section 12-201 of this Code.
(f) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of
a neighborhood vehicle on a street, highway, or roadway while
under the influence is subject to Sections 11-500 through
11-502 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 94-298, eff. 1-1-06; 95-150, 8-14-07; 95-414,
eff. 8-24-07; 95-575, eff. 8-31-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)