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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2414 Introduced , by Rep. David A. Welter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person shall not operate a vehicle upon any street, roadway, or highway that is closed due to a rise in water level and is clearly marked by a sign stating the street, roadway, or highway is closed. Provides that a person who violates the new provision is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined up to $2,000. Provides that except for any cost of transporting the rescued person to a hospital or other facility for treatment of injuries, a person shall pay restitution to reimburse costs incurred in a rescue operation. Defines "rescue operation" as a response by a law enforcement officer, an ambulance, a firefighter carried on the rolls of a regularly constituted fire department or fire protection district, a firefighter of a volunteer fire department, or a member of a recognized not-for-profit rescue or emergency medical service provider. Provides that moneys shall be deposited into specific funds if the rescuer is an agent of either the Department of State Police or the Department of Natural Resources.
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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 adding |
| 5 | | Section 11-1435 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1435 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11-1435. Flooded roads. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "rescue operation" means a |
| 9 | | response by a law enforcement officer, an ambulance, a |
| 10 | | firefighter carried on the rolls of a regularly constituted |
| 11 | | fire department or fire protection district, a firefighter of a |
| 12 | | volunteer fire department, or a member of a recognized |
| 13 | | not-for-profit rescue or emergency medical service provider. |
| 14 | | (b) A person shall not operate a vehicle upon any street, |
| 15 | | roadway, or highway in this State if the street, roadway, or |
| 16 | | highway is: (i) closed due to a rise in water level, including, |
| 17 | | but not limited to, groundwater or any overflow of water; and |
| 18 | | (ii) clearly marked by a sign stating that the street, roadway, |
| 19 | | or highway is closed. |
| 20 | | (c) A person who violates subsection (a) is guilty of a |
| 21 | | Class A misdemeanor and shall be fined up to $2,000. Except for |
| 22 | | any cost of transporting the rescued person to a hospital or |
| 23 | | other facility for treatment of injuries, a person who violates |