Sen. Emil Jones Jr.
Filed: 10/3/2007
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 656
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 656 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 12-610 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/12-610) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-610)
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7 | Sec. 12-610. Headset receivers.
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8 | (a) Except as provided
under Section 11-1403.3, no
no
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9 | driver of a motor vehicle on
the highways of this State shall | ||||||
10 | wear headset receivers while driving.
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11 | (b) This Section does not prohibit the use of a headset | ||||||
12 | type
receiving equipment used exclusively for safety or traffic | ||||||
13 | engineering
studies, by law enforcement personnel on duty, or | ||||||
14 | emergency
medical services and fire service personnel.
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15 | (c) This Section does not prohibit the use of any single | ||||||
16 | sided headset
type receiving and transmitting equipment |
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1 | designed to be used in or on one
ear which is used exclusively | ||||||
2 | for providing two-way radio vocal
communications by an | ||||||
3 | individual in possession of a current and valid novice
class or | ||||||
4 | higher amateur radio license issued by the Federal | ||||||
5 | Communications
Commission and an amateur radio operator | ||||||
6 | special registration plate issued
under Section 3-607 of this | ||||||
7 | Code.
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8 | (d) This Section does not prohibit the use of a | ||||||
9 | single-sided headset or
earpiece with
a cellular or other | ||||||
10 | mobile telephone.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 92-152, eff. 7-25-01.)".
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