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1 | AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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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 11-208 and adding Section 11-208.5 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/11-208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208)
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7 | Sec. 11-208. Powers of local authorities.
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8 | (a) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | prevent
local authorities with respect to streets and highways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | under their
jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the police power from:
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12 | 1. Regulating the standing or parking of vehicles, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | except as
limited by Sections 11-208.5 and
Section 11-1306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | of this Act;
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15 | 2. Regulating traffic by means of police officers or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | traffic control
signals;
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17 | 3. Regulating or prohibiting processions or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | assemblages on the highways;
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19 | 4. Designating particular highways as one-way highways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | and requiring that
all vehicles thereon be moved in one | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | specific direction;
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22 | 5. Regulating the speed of vehicles in public parks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 11-604;
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24 | 6. Designating any highway as a through highway, as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | authorized in Section
11-302, and requiring that all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | vehicles stop before entering or crossing
the same or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | designating any intersection as a stop intersection or a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | yield
right-of-way intersection and requiring all vehicles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | to stop or yield the
right-of-way at one or more entrances | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | to such intersections;
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31 | 7. Restricting the use of highways as authorized in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Chapter 15;
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1 | 8. Regulating the operation of bicycles and requiring | ||||||
2 | the
registration and licensing of same, including the | ||||||
3 | requirement of a
registration fee;
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4 | 9. Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles or | ||||||
5 | specified
types of vehicles at intersections;
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6 | 10. Altering the speed limits as authorized in Section | ||||||
7 | 11-604;
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8 | 11. Prohibiting U-turns;
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9 | 12. Prohibiting pedestrian crossings at other than | ||||||
10 | designated and marked
crosswalks or at intersections;
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11 | 13. Prohibiting parking during snow removal operation;
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12 | 14. Imposing fines in accordance with Section | ||||||
13 | 11-1301.3 as penalties
for use of any parking place | ||||||
14 | reserved for persons with disabilities, as defined
by | ||||||
15 | Section 1-159.1, or disabled veterans by any person using a | ||||||
16 | motor
vehicle not bearing registration plates specified in | ||||||
17 | Section 11-1301.1
or a special decal or device as defined | ||||||
18 | in Section 11-1301.2
as evidence that the vehicle is | ||||||
19 | operated by or for a person
with disabilities or disabled | ||||||
20 | veteran;
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21 | 15. Adopting such other traffic regulations as are | ||||||
22 | specifically
authorized by this Code; or
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23 | 16. Enforcing the provisions of subsection (f) of | ||||||
24 | Section 3-413 of this
Code or a similar local ordinance.
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25 | (b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under subsections 1, | ||||||
26 | 4, 5, 6, 7,
9, 10, 11 or 13 of paragraph (a) shall be effective | ||||||
27 | until signs giving
reasonable notice of such local traffic | ||||||
28 | regulations are posted.
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29 | (c) The provisions of this Code shall not prevent any
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30 | municipality having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants | ||||||
31 | from
prohibiting any person from driving or operating any motor | ||||||
32 | vehicle upon
the roadways of such municipality with headlamps | ||||||
33 | on high beam or bright.
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34 | (d) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to | ||||||
35 | prevent local
authorities within the reasonable exercise of | ||||||
36 | their police power from
prohibiting, on private property, the |
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1 | unauthorized use of parking spaces
reserved for persons with | ||||||
2 | disabilities.
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3 | (e) No unit of local government, including a home rule | ||||||
4 | unit, may enact or
enforce an ordinance that applies only to | ||||||
5 | motorcycles if the principal purpose
for that ordinance is to | ||||||
6 | restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or
portion of | ||||||
7 | a highway for which federal or State funds have been used for | ||||||
8 | the
planning, design, construction, or maintenance of that | ||||||
9 | highway. No unit of
local government, including a home rule | ||||||
10 | unit, may enact an ordinance requiring
motorcycle users to wear | ||||||
11 | protective headgear. Nothing in this subsection
(e) shall | ||||||
12 | affect the authority of a unit of local government to regulate
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13 | motorcycles for traffic control purposes or in accordance with | ||||||
14 | Section 12-602
of this Code. No unit of local government, | ||||||
15 | including a home rule unit, may
regulate motorcycles in a | ||||||
16 | manner inconsistent with this Code. This subsection
(e) is a | ||||||
17 | limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of | ||||||
18 | the
Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home | ||||||
19 | rule units of powers
and functions exercised by the State.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 90-106, eff. 1-1-98; 90-513, eff. 8-22-97; | ||||||
21 | 90-655, eff.
7-30-98; 91-519, eff. 1-1-00.)
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22 | (625 ILCS 5/11-208.5 new)
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23 | Sec. 11-208.5. No parking zone signs. No unit of local | ||||||
24 | government, including a home rule unit, may establish on any | ||||||
25 | roadway, street, or highway in this State an area or zone where | ||||||
26 | parking is prohibited unless a sign giving notice of the | ||||||
27 | prohibition of parking is posted at each boundary of the area | ||||||
28 | or zone. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of | ||||||
29 | Section 6 of Article VII of the
Illinois Constitution on the | ||||||
30 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers
and functions | ||||||
31 | exercised by the State.
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