Public Act 097-0795
 
SB0968 EnrolledLRB097 04703 HEP 44742 b



    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 18b-101 as follows:
 



    (625 ILCS 5/18b-101)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-101)



    Sec. 18b-101. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise 
clearly
requires, as used in this Chapter:
    "Agricultural commodities" means any agricultural 
commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock,  
including insects.
    "Agricultural operations" means the operation of a motor 
vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting agricultural 
commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes.


    "Air mile" means a nautical mile, which is equivalent to 
6,076 feet or 1,852 meters. Accordingly, 100 air miles are 
equivalent to 115.08 statute miles or 185.2 kilometers.

    "Commercial motor vehicle" means any self propelled or 
towed
vehicle used on public highways in interstate and 
intrastate commerce to
transport passengers or property when 
the vehicle has a gross vehicle
weight, a gross vehicle
weight 
rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination

weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds;
or the vehicle is used 
or designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including
the 
driver; or the vehicle is designed to carry 15 or fewer 
passengers and is
operated by a contract carrier transporting 
employees in the course of their
employment
on a highway of 
this State; or the vehicle is used or designed to transport 
between 9 and 15 passengers, including the driver, for direct 
compensation, if the vehicle is being operated beyond a radius 
of 75 air miles (86.3 statute miles or 138.9 kilometers) from 
the driver's normal work reporting location; or the vehicle is 
used in the
transportation of hazardous
materials in a quantity 
requiring placarding under the Illinois Hazardous
Materials 
Transportation Act.  This definition shall not include farm

machinery, fertilizer spreaders, and other special 
agricultural movement
equipment described in Section 3-809 nor 
implements of husbandry as defined
in Section 1-130;

    "Direct compensation" means payment made to the motor 
carrier by the passengers or a person acting on behalf of the 
passengers for the transportation services provided, and not 
included in a total package charge or other assessment for 
highway transportation services;
    "Farm supplies for agricultural purposes" means products 
directly related to the growing or harvesting of agricultural 
commodities and livestock feed at any time of the year;
    "Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry 
(including egg-producing poultry), fish used for food, and 
other animals designated by the Secretary of the United States 
Department of Transportation (at his or her sole discretion) 
that are part of a foundation herd (including producing dairy 
cattle) or offspring;

    "Officer" means Illinois State Police Officer;

    "Person" means any natural person or individual, 
governmental body,
firm, association, partnership, 
copartnership, joint venture, company,
corporation, joint 
stock company, trust, estate or any other legal entity
or their 
legal representative, agent or assigns.

(Source: P.A. 93-860, eff. 8-4-04; 94-739, eff. 5-5-06.)