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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006 HB1148
Introduced 02/08/05, by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act. Provides that person under the age of 18 years may not operate or ride as a passenger on a snowmobile unless he or she is wearing a protective helmet. Provides that the operator of a snowmobile may not permit any person under the age of 18 years to ride as a passenger on that snowmobile unless the passenger is wearing a protective helmet. Provides that a person who operates a snowmobile in violation of the provision is guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not more than $250.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1148 |
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LRB094 10119 DRH 40380 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 Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act is |
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| amended by adding Section 5-3.1 as follows: |
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| (625 ILCS 40/5-3.1 new) |
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| Sec. 5-3.1. Youthful operators and passengers; helmet |
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| required. |
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| (a) A person under the age of 18 years may not operate or |
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| ride as a passenger on a snowmobile unless he or she is wearing |
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| a protective helmet. |
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| (b) The operator of a snowmobile may not permit any person |
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| under the age of 18 years to ride as a passenger on that |
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| snowmobile unless the passenger is wearing a protective helmet. |
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| (c) Any person who operates a snowmobile in violation of |
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| this Section is guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine |
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| of not more than $250.
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