Transportation and Motor Vehicles Committee
Adopted in House Comm. on Mar 04, 2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4457
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4457 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 15-101
as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/15-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-101)
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7 | Sec. 15-101. Scope and effect of Chapter 15.
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8 | (a) It is unlawful for any person to drive or move on, upon | ||||||
9 | or across or
for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be | ||||||
10 | driven or moved on, upon
or across any highway any vehicle or | ||||||
11 | vehicles of a size and weight
exceeding the limitations stated | ||||||
12 | in this Chapter or otherwise in violation
of this Chapter, and | ||||||
13 | the maximum size and weight of vehicles herein
herein
specified | ||||||
14 | shall be lawful throughout this State, and local
authorities
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15 | shall have no power or authority to alter such limitations | ||||||
16 | except as
express authority may be granted in this Chapter.
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17 | (b) The provisions of this Chapter governing size, weight | ||||||
18 | and load do
not apply to fire apparatus or equipment for snow | ||||||
19 | and ice removal
operations owned or operated by any | ||||||
20 | governmental body, or to implements of
husbandry, as defined in | ||||||
21 | Chapter 1 of this Code, temporarily operated or
towed in a | ||||||
22 | combination upon a highway
provided such combination does not | ||||||
23 | consist of more than 3 vehicles or, in
the case of hauling | ||||||
24 | fresh, perishable fruits or vegetables from farm to the
point |
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1 | of first processing, not more than 3 wagons being towed by an
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2 | implement of husbandry, or to a vehicle operated under the | ||||||
3 | terms of a
special permit issued hereunder.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)".
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