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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB1661 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Restricts a
tow truck operator from allowing passengers to occupy the
trailer, semitrailer, farm wagon, or any other vehicle being
carried by a flatbed tow truck upon a public highway, unless:
(i) the number of people that need to be transported exceeds the seating capacity of the tow truck or a person needing to be transported has a disability that limits that person's ability to enter the tow truck;(ii) there is a way for the passenger in the carried vehicle to immediately communicate, either verbally, audibly, or visually, with the tow truck operator in case of an emergency; and (iii) if the passenger is under 16 years of age, the passenger is accompanied by an adult riding in the same vehicle. Requires that no passenger of a carried vehicle may exit the carried vehicle, ride outside of the passenger compartment of the carried vehicle, or exhibit dangerous or distracting behaviors while the carried vehicle is upon a public highway.
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| | SB1661 | | LRB103 27263 MXP 53634 b |
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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 1408.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/1408.1 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 1408.1. Vehicles carried on a flatbed tow truck. A |
| 8 | | tow truck operator shall not allow a passenger to occupy the |
| 9 | | trailer, semitrailer, farm wagon, or any other vehicle being |
| 10 | | carried by a flatbed tow truck upon a public highway, unless: |
| 11 | | (1) the number of people that need to be transported |
| 12 | | exceeds the seating capacity of the tow truck or a person |
| 13 | | needing to be transported has a disability that limits that |
| 14 | | person's ability to enter the tow truck; |
| 15 | | (2) there is a way for the passenger in the carried vehicle |
| 16 | | to immediately communicate, either verbally, audibly, or |
| 17 | | visually, with the tow truck operator in case of an emergency; |
| 18 | | and |
| 19 | | (3) if the passenger is under 16 years of age, the |
| 20 | | passenger is accompanied by an adult riding in the same |
| 21 | | vehicle. |
| 22 | | No passenger of a carried vehicle may exit the carried |
| 23 | | vehicle, ride outside of the passenger compartment of the |