Bill Text: IL SB1385 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning size, weight, and load limitations.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-11 - Referred to Assignments [SB1385 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-SB1385-Introduced.html
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
| |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Section 15-101 as follows:
| |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/15-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-101)
| |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 15-101. Scope and effect of Chapter 15.
| |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) It is unlawful for any person to drive or move on, upon | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | or across or
for the
the owner to cause or knowingly permit to | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | be driven or moved on, upon
or across any highway any vehicle | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | or vehicles of a size and weight
exceeding the limitations | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | stated in this Chapter or otherwise in violation
of this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Chapter, and the maximum size and weight of vehicles herein
| |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | specified shall be lawful throughout this State, and local | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | authorities
shall have no power or authority to alter such | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | limitations except as
express authority may be granted in this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Chapter. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | (b) The provisions of this Chapter governing size, weight | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | and load do
not apply to fire apparatus or equipment for snow | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | and ice removal
operations owned or operated by any | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | governmental body, or to implements of
husbandry, as defined in | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Chapter 1 of this Code, temporarily operated or
towed in a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | combination upon a highway
provided such combination does not | |||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | consist of more than 3 vehicles or, in
the case of hauling | ||||||
| 2 | fresh, perishable fruits or vegetables from farm to the
point | ||||||
| 3 | of first processing, not more than 3 wagons being towed by an
| ||||||
| 4 | implement of husbandry, or to a vehicle operated under the | ||||||
| 5 | terms of a
special permit issued hereunder.
| ||||||
| 6 | (c) The provisions of this Chapter governing size, weight, | ||||||
| 7 | and load do not apply to any snow and ice removal equipment | ||||||
| 8 | that is no more than 12 feet in width, if the equipment | ||||||
| 9 | displays flags at least 18 inches square mounted on the | ||||||
| 10 | driver's side of the snow plow.
| ||||||
| 11 | These vehicles must be equipped with an illuminated | ||||||
| 12 | rotating, oscillating, or flashing amber light or lights, or a | ||||||
| 13 | flashing amber strobe light or lights, mounted on the top of | ||||||
| 14 | the cab and of sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet | ||||||
| 15 | in normal sunlight. If the load on the transport vehicle blocks | ||||||
| 16 | the visibility of the amber lighting from the rear of the | ||||||
| 17 | vehicle, the vehicle must also be equipped with an illuminated | ||||||
| 18 | rotating, oscillating, or flashing amber light or lights, or a | ||||||
| 19 | flashing amber strobe light or lights, mounted on the rear of | ||||||
| 20 | the load and of sufficient intensity to be visible at 500 feet | ||||||
| 21 | in normal sunlight.
| ||||||
| 22 | (Source: P.A. 94-270, eff. 1-1-06.)
| ||||||
