Bill Text: IL HB4635 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Permits a vehicle operated by a State or local special weapons tactics team, or the equivalent thereof, to be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-21 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB4635 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB4635-Introduced.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 12-601 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/12-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601)
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7 | Sec. 12-601. Horns and warning devices.
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8 | (a) Every motor vehicle when
operated upon a highway shall | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | be equipped with a horn in good working order
and capable of | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance
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11 | of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | shall emit an
unreasonable loud or harsh sound or a whistle. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | The driver of a motor vehicle
shall when reasonably necessary | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | to insure safe operation give audible warning
with his horn | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.
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16 | (b) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | use upon a
vehicle
any siren, whistle, or bell, except as | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | otherwise permitted in this Section.
Any authorized emergency | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | vehicle or organ transport vehicle as defined in
Chapter 1 of | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | this Code , or a vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | chief, assistant fire chief, or the Director or Coordinator of | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | a municipal or county emergency services and disaster agency , | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | or a vehicle operated by a State or local special weapons and |
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1 | tactics team or the equivalent thereof may be
equipped with a | ||||||
2 | siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound audible
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3 | under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 500 | ||||||
4 | feet, but such
siren, whistle, or bell shall not be used except | ||||||
5 | when such vehicle is operated
in response to an emergency call | ||||||
6 | or in the immediate pursuit
of an actual or
suspected violator | ||||||
7 | of the law in either of which events the driver of such
vehicle | ||||||
8 | shall sound such siren, whistle, or bell when necessary to | ||||||
9 | warn
pedestrians and other drivers of the approach thereof.
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10 | (c) Trackless trolley coaches, as defined by Section 1-206 | ||||||
11 | of this Code,
and replica trolleys, as defined by Section | ||||||
12 | 1-171.04 of this Code, may
be equipped with a bell or bells in | ||||||
13 | lieu of a horn, and may, in addition to
the requirements of | ||||||
14 | subsection (a) of this Section, use a bell or bells for the
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15 | purpose of indicating arrival or departure at designated stops | ||||||
16 | during the hours
of scheduled operation.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 102-448, eff. 1-1-22 .)
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