95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0140

 

Introduced 1/31/2007, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/12-610.1

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Prohibits a person under the age of 19 years (instead of 18 years) who holds an instruction permit or a graduated license from driving on a roadway while using a wireless phone, except for emergency purposes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning vehicles.
 
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 12-610.1 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/12-610.1)
7     Sec. 12-610.1. Wireless telephones.
8     (a) As used in this Section, "wireless telephone" means a
9 device that is capable of transmitting or receiving telephonic
10 communications without a wire connecting the device to the
11 telephone network.
12     (b) A person under the age of 19 18 years who holds an
13 instruction permit issued under Section 6-105 or 6-107.1, or a
14 person under the age of 19 18 years who holds a graduated
15 license issued under Section 6-107, may not drive a vehicle on
16 a roadway while using a wireless phone.
17     (c) This Section does not apply to a person under the age
18 of 19 18 years using a wireless telephone for emergency
19 purposes, including, but not limited to, an emergency call to a
20 law enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department,
21 or other emergency services agency or entity.
22 (Source: P.A. 94-240, eff. 7-15-05.)