HB3743 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB3743

Introduced , by Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-1303

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1303

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that in a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants, it shall be an affirmative defense to the offense of parking in violation of an official sign prohibiting parking if the official sign is prohibiting parking for a construction zone or public works project zone and at the time of the violation there is no work being conducted in the construction zone or public works project zone.

A BILL FOR

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 11-1303 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/11-1303) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1303)

Sec. 11-1303. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.

(a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall:

1. Stop, stand or park a vehicle:

a. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

b. On a sidewalk;

c. Within an intersection;

d. On a crosswalk;

e. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;

f. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;

g. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;

h. On any railroad tracks. A violation of any part of this subparagraph h. shall result in a mandatory fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service.

i. At any place where official signs prohibit stopping;

j. On any controlled-access highway;

k. In the area between roadways of a divided highway, including crossovers;

l. In a public parking area if the vehicle does not display a current annual registration sticker or current temporary permit pending registration.

2. Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers:

a. In front of a public or private driveway;

b. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;

c. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

d. Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;

e. Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of such entrance (when properly sign-posted);

f. At any place where official signs prohibit standing.

3. Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers:

a. Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

b. At any place where official signs prohibit parking.

(a-5) In a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants, it shall be an affirmative defense to an offense under subparagraph b of paragraph 3 of subsection (a) of this Section if the official sign is prohibiting parking for a construction zone or public works project zone and at the time of the violation there is no work being conducted in the construction zone or public works project zone.

(b) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.

(Source: P.A. 89-245, eff. 1-1-96; 89-658, eff. 1-1-97.)