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HB0960 Engrossed |
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LRB094 03666 DRH 33671 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
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| Section 12-604.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-604.1 new) |
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| Sec. 12-604.1. Video devices. |
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| (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if a |
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| television receiver, a video monitor, a television or video |
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| screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a |
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| television broadcast or video signal that produces |
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| entertainment or business applications is operating and is |
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| located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back |
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| of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver |
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| while driving the motor vehicle.
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| (b) This Section does not apply to the following equipment |
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| when installed in a vehicle:
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| (1) a vehicle information display;
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| (2) a global positioning display;
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| (3) a mapping display;
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| (4) a visual display used to enhance or supplement the |
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| driver's view forward, behind, or to the sides of a motor |
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| vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle; |
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| (5) television-type receiving equipment used |
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| exclusively for safety or traffic engineering studies; or
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| (6) a television receiver, video monitor, television |
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| or video screen, or any other similar means of visually |
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| displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that |
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| equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor |
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| vehicle is driven, disables the equipment for all uses |
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| except as a visual display as described in paragraphs (1) |
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| through (5) of this subsection (b).
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