Bill Text: IL HB3862 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires that any spot lamp on a motor vehicle shall emit a white light without glare. Requires that any auxiliary driving lamp on a motor vehicle shall emit a white or amber light without glare.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-04-28 - Referred to Assignments [HB3862 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB3862-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 12-207 as follows:
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| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/12-207) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-207)
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| 7 | Sec. 12-207. Spot lamps and auxiliary driving lamps.
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| 8 | (a) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed | ||||||
| 9 | one spot lamp that shall emit a white light without glare
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| 10 | every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon | ||||||
| 11 | approaching
another vehicle that no part of the high-intensity | ||||||
| 12 | portion of the beam will
be directed to the left of the | ||||||
| 13 | prolongation of the extreme left side of the
vehicle nor more | ||||||
| 14 | than 100 feet ahead of the vehicle.
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| 15 | (b) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed 3 | ||||||
| 16 | three auxiliary
driving lamps showing white light, including | ||||||
| 17 | white light emitted by a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp, | ||||||
| 18 | or light of a yellow or amber tint, mounted on the front at a | ||||||
| 19 | height not less than 12 inches nor
more than 42 inches above | ||||||
| 20 | the level surface upon which the vehicle stands.
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| 21 | (c) The restrictions of subsections 12-207 (a) and 12-207 | ||||||
| 22 | (b) of this
Act shall not apply to authorized emergency | ||||||
| 23 | vehicles or equipment used
for snow and ice removal operations | ||||||
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| 1 | if owned or operated by or for any
governmental body.
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| 2 | (d) The minimum and maximum height restrictions prescribed | ||||||
| 3 | in
subsection (b) of Section 12-207 shall not apply to | ||||||
| 4 | privately owned motor vehicles on
which a snow plow is | ||||||
| 5 | mounted, while in transit between or during snow and
ice | ||||||
| 6 | removal operations. This exemption shall apply only during the | ||||||
| 7 | period
from November 15 through April 1, and only when the snow | ||||||
| 8 | plow blade, commonly
referred to as a "moldboard", is properly | ||||||
| 9 | and securely affixed to the front
of the motor vehicle.
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| 10 | (Source: P.A. 85-1010.)
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