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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2493
Introduced 2/3/2004, by John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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20 ILCS 862/50 new |
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20 ILCS 862/55 new |
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Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Provides that no person may operate an off-highway vehicle in any public off-highway vehicle park paid for, operated, or supported by the grant program administered under the Act unless an identification tag is clearly displayed on the vehicle. Provides that any person driving or operating an off-highway vehicle in a public off-highway vehicle park paid for, operated, or supported by the grant program who is found to have fled or attempted to elude a peace officer shall be assessed an administrative fine of $500, in addition to the criminal penalties imposed under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2493 |
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LRB093 20558 RAS 46367 b |
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| AN ACT concerning recreation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is |
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| amended by adding Sections 50 and 55 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 862/50 new) |
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| Sec. 50. Identification tag. |
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| (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, a |
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| person may not operate an off-highway vehicle in any public |
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| off-highway vehicle park paid for, operated, or supported by |
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| the grant program established under subsection (d) of Section |
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| 15 unless the off-highway vehicle clearly displays an |
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| off-highway vehicle identification tag. |
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| (b) An off-highway vehicle identification tag is not needed |
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| to operate an off-highway vehicle on private land. |
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| (c) The Department shall issue the identification tags and |
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| shall charge only that amount necessary to cover the cost of |
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| issuing the tags. Fees collected under this subsection (c) |
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| shall be deposited into the Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Fund. |
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| (d) The Department may, by administrative rule, establish |
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| rules and regulations for carrying out, administering, and |
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| enforcing the provisions of this Section.
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| (20 ILCS 862/55 new) |
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| Sec. 55. Penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude a |
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| peace officer. |
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| (a) Any driver or operator of an off-highway vehicle who, |
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| having been given a visual or audible signal by a peace officer |
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| directing that driver or operator to bring his or her |
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| off-highway vehicle to a stop, is found to have willfully |
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| failed or refused to obey the direction, increased his or her |
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| speed, or otherwise fled or attempted to elude the officer |