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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB2067 Introduced , by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/12-215 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that vehicles operated by a not-for-profit emergency management organization are not prohibited from using red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. Effective immediately.
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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 changing |
5 | | Section 12-215 as follows:
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6 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215)
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7 | | Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on |
8 | | motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
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9 | | (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or |
10 | | flashing lights,
whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited |
11 | | except on:
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12 | | 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or
local |
13 | | authorities;
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14 | | 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county |
15 | | coroner
and designated or authorized by local authorities, |
16 | | in writing, as a law
enforcement vehicle; however, such |
17 | | designation or authorization must
be carried in the |
18 | | vehicle;
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19 | | 2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief who has |
20 | | completed an emergency vehicle operation training course |
21 | | approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and |
22 | | designated or authorized by local authorities, in writing, |
23 | | as a fire department, fire protection district, or township |
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1 | | fire department vehicle; however, the designation or |
2 | | authorization must
be carried in the vehicle, and the |
3 | | lights may be visible or activated only when responding to |
4 | | a bona fide emergency;
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5 | | 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or |
6 | | federal
firefighting vehicles;
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7 | | 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as |
8 | | ambulances
or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights |
9 | | shall not be lighted except
when responding to an emergency |
10 | | call for and while actually conveying the
sick or injured;
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11 | | 4.5. Vehicles which are occasionally used as rescue |
12 | | vehicles that have been authorized for use as rescue |
13 | | vehicles by a volunteer EMS provider, provided that the |
14 | | operator of the vehicle has successfully completed an |
15 | | emergency vehicle operation training course recognized by |
16 | | the Department of Public Health; furthermore, the lights |
17 | | shall not be lighted except when responding to an emergency |
18 | | call for the sick or injured; |
19 | | 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such |
20 | | lights;
furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on |
21 | | any such tow truck while the
tow truck is
operating in the |
22 | | State of Illinois;
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23 | | 6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management |
24 | | Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire |
25 | | Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public |
26 | | Health, vehicles of
the
Illinois Department of |
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1 | | Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
2 | | Juvenile Justice;
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3 | | 7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency |
4 | | management
services agency , as defined in the Illinois |
5 | | Emergency
Management Agency Act , or by a not-for-profit |
6 | | emergency management organization ;
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7 | | 8. School buses operating alternately flashing head |
8 | | lamps as permitted
under Section 12-805 of this Code;
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9 | | 9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as |
10 | | organ transplant
vehicles when used in combination with |
11 | | blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing
lights; |
12 | | furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the |
13 | | transportation
is declared an emergency by a member of the |
14 | | transplant team or a representative
of the organ |
15 | | procurement organization; |
16 | | 10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural |
17 | | Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives |
18 | | emergency response; |
19 | | 11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
20 | | Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; the |
21 | | lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an |
22 | | emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged |
23 | | in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the |
24 | | emergency; and |
25 | | 12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
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26 | | Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 |
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1 | | pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency |
2 | | Lane Patrol; the lights shall not be lighted except when |
3 | | responding to an emergency call or when parked or |
4 | | stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at |
5 | | the scene of the emergency. |
6 | | (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing |
7 | | lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
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8 | | 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for |
9 | | towing or hoisting
vehicles; furthermore, such lights |
10 | | shall not be lighted except as
required in
this paragraph |
11 | | 1; such lights shall be lighted
when such vehicles are |
12 | | actually being
used at the scene of an accident or
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13 | | disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat |
14 | | bed that
supports all wheels of the vehicle being |
15 | | transported, the lights shall not be
lighted while the |
16 | | vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing
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17 | | vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all |
18 | | wheels of a vehicle
being transported, the lights shall be |
19 | | lighted while the
towing
vehicle is engaged in towing on a |
20 | | highway during all
times when the use
of headlights is |
21 | | required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition, |
22 | | these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or |
23 | | flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating, |
24 | | rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this paragraph;
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25 | | 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of |
26 | | Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, local |
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1 | | authorities
and contractors; furthermore, such lights |
2 | | shall not be lighted except while
such vehicles are engaged |
3 | | in maintenance or construction operations within
the |
4 | | limits of construction projects;
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5 | | 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey |
6 | | crews;
furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except |
7 | | while such vehicles
are actually engaged in work on a |
8 | | highway;
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9 | | 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or |
10 | | other
construction, maintenance or automotive service |
11 | | vehicles except that such
lights shall be lighted only as a |
12 | | means for indicating the presence of a
vehicular traffic |
13 | | hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking
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14 | | or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance, |
15 | | service or
construction on a highway;
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16 | | 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights |
17 | | shall only be lighted
when moving under permit issued by |
18 | | the Department under Section 15-301
of this Code;
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19 | | 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and |
20 | | operated by the
State of Illinois or any political |
21 | | subdivision thereof, which is designed
and used for removal |
22 | | of snow and ice from highways;
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23 | | 6.1. The front and rear of motorized equipment or |
24 | | vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or |
25 | | any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed |
26 | | and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and |
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1 | | parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that |
2 | | is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except |
3 | | when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being |
4 | | used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government;
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5 | | 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state, |
6 | | furthermore, such
lights shall not be lighted except as |
7 | | provided for in Section 12-212 of
this Code;
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8 | | 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local |
9 | | authorities;
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10 | | 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local |
11 | | authorities when used in
combination with red oscillating, |
12 | | rotating or flashing lights;
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13 | | 9.5. Propane delivery trucks;
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14 | | 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail for |
15 | | the
United States Postal Service provided that such lights |
16 | | shall not be lighted
except when such vehicles are actually |
17 | | being used for such purposes;
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18 | | 10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire |
19 | | Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be lighted |
20 | | except for when such vehicles are engaged in work for the |
21 | | Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; |
22 | | 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle |
23 | | emblem as
provided in Section 12-205.1;
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24 | | 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or |
25 | | roll-off hoists and
roll-on containers for garbage, |
26 | | recycling, or refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be
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1 | | lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used |
2 | | for such purposes;
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3 | | 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm |
4 | | responder, control
agency, or the Illinois Department of |
5 | | Corrections;
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6 | | 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human |
7 | | Services; however, the
lights shall not be lighted except |
8 | | when being used for security related
purposes under the |
9 | | direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
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10 | | vehicle is located; and
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11 | | 15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the |
12 | | lights shall be
lighted only while the vehicle is within |
13 | | the limits of a construction
project.
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14 | | (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing |
15 | | lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
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16 | | 1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire department |
17 | | and
vehicles owned or operated by a:
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18 | | voluntary firefighter;
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19 | | paid firefighter;
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20 | | part-paid firefighter;
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21 | | call firefighter;
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22 | | member of the board of trustees of a fire |
23 | | protection district;
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24 | | paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
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25 | | paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance |
26 | | unit; or
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1 | | paid or unpaid members of a local or county |
2 | | emergency management
services agency as defined in the |
3 | | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act,
designated |
4 | | or authorized by local authorities, in writing, and |
5 | | carrying that
designation or authorization in the |
6 | | vehicle.
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7 | | However, such lights are not to be lighted except when |
8 | | responding to a
bona fide emergency or when parked or |
9 | | stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance |
10 | | call, or motor vehicle accident.
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11 | | Any person using these lights in accordance with this |
12 | | subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an |
13 | | identification card or letter identifying the bona fide |
14 | | member of a fire department, fire protection district, |
15 | | rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management |
16 | | services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The |
17 | | card or letter must include: |
18 | | (A) the name of the fire department, fire |
19 | | protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or |
20 | | emergency management services agency; |
21 | | (B) the member's position within the fire |
22 | | department, fire protection district, rescue squad, |
23 | | ambulance unit, or emergency management services |
24 | | agency; |
25 | | (C) the member's term of service; and |
26 | | (D) the name of a person within the fire |
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1 | | department, fire protection district, rescue squad, |
2 | | ambulance unit, or emergency management services |
3 | | agency to contact to verify the information provided.
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4 | | 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a |
5 | | population of 500,000
or more inhabitants.
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6 | | 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local |
7 | | authorities when used in
combination with red oscillating, |
8 | | rotating or flashing lights.
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9 | | 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or |
10 | | federal
firefighting vehicles when used in combination |
11 | | with red oscillating,
rotating or flashing lights.
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12 | | 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as |
13 | | ambulances or
rescue vehicles when used in combination with |
14 | | red oscillating, rotating or
flashing lights; furthermore, |
15 | | such lights shall not be lighted except when
responding to |
16 | | an emergency call.
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17 | | 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as |
18 | | organ transport
vehicles when used in combination with red |
19 | | oscillating, rotating, or flashing
lights; furthermore, |
20 | | these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation
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21 | | is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant team |
22 | | or a
representative of the organ procurement organization.
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23 | | 7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management |
24 | | Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire |
25 | | Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public |
26 | | Health, vehicles of
the
Illinois Department of |
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1 | | Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
2 | | Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red |
3 | | oscillating,
rotating, or flashing lights.
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4 | | 8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency |
5 | | management
services agency as defined in the Illinois |
6 | | Emergency Management Agency
Act, when used in combination |
7 | | with red oscillating, rotating, or
flashing lights.
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8 | | 9. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural |
9 | | Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives |
10 | | emergency response, when used in combination with red |
11 | | oscillating,
rotating, or flashing lights. |
12 | | (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or |
13 | | flashing
lights permitted under subsection (c), and |
14 | | notwithstanding subsection
(a), a vehicle operated by a |
15 | | voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member
of a rescue squad, or |
16 | | a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be
equipped with |
17 | | flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may
be |
18 | | used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or |
19 | | stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance call, |
20 | | or motor vehicle accident.
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21 | | (c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or |
22 | | flashing
lights permitted under subsection (c), and |
23 | | notwithstanding subsection (a),
a vehicle operated by a paid or |
24 | | unpaid member of a local or county
emergency management |
25 | | services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency
Management |
26 | | Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating, rotating,
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1 | | or flashing lights to be used in combination with blue |
2 | | oscillating, rotating,
or flashing lights, if authorization by |
3 | | local authorities is in
writing and carried in the vehicle.
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4 | | (d) The use of a combination of amber and white |
5 | | oscillating, rotating or
flashing lights, whether lighted or |
6 | | unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles |
7 | | designed and used for towing or hoisting
vehicles or motor
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8 | | vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local |
9 | | authorities, contractors,
and union representatives; |
10 | | furthermore, such lights shall
not be lighted on second |
11 | | division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting
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12 | | vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local |
13 | | authorities, and
contractors except while such vehicles are |
14 | | engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or
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15 | | construction operations within the limits of highway |
16 | | construction projects, and
shall not be lighted on the vehicles |
17 | | of union representatives except when those
vehicles are within |
18 | | the limits of a construction project.
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19 | | (e) All oscillating, rotating or flashing lights referred |
20 | | to in this Section
shall be of sufficient intensity, when |
21 | | illuminated, to be visible at 500
feet in normal sunlight.
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22 | | (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer |
23 | | of oscillating,
rotating or flashing lights or his |
24 | | representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting
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25 | | such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If |
26 | | the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a |
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1 | | highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the |
2 | | vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The |
3 | | signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in |
4 | | letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A |
5 | | vehicle authorized to have oscillating,
rotating, or flashing |
6 | | lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the |
7 | | lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway.
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8 | | (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsections (a), |
9 | | (b), (c) or (d)
of this Section who without lawful authority |
10 | | stops or detains or attempts
to stop or detain another person |
11 | | shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
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12 | | (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person |
13 | | violating the
provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of this |
14 | | Section shall be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor.
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15 | | (Source: P.A. 99-40, eff. 1-1-16; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 99-125, |
16 | | eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-62, eff. 8-11-17.)
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17 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
18 | | becoming law.
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