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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0740
Introduced 2/7/2007, by Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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605 ILCS 10/27.1 |
from Ch. 121, par. 100-27.1 |
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Amends the Toll Highway Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning usage of the tollway without payment.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0740 |
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LRB095 10367 DRH 30582 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 Toll Highway Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 27.1 as follows:
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| (605 ILCS 10/27.1) (from Ch. 121, par. 100-27.1)
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| Sec. 27.1. Any person who shall use any spurious or |
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| counterfeit tickets,
coupons or tokens in payment of any toll |
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| required to be paid by the
the
Authority under the provisions |
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| of this Act, or who shall attempt to use the
highway without |
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| payment of the tolls prescribed by the Authority, shall be
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| deemed guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less |
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| than $5 nor
more than $100 for each such offense.
The fine |
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| range set forth in this Section for prosecution of toll evasion |
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| as a
petty offense shall not apply to
toll evasion offenses |
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| that are adjudicated in the Authority's administration
system. |
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| The provisions in this Section may be extended to other |
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| public toll facilities in this State through a duly executed |
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| intergovernmental agreement between the Authority and another |
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| public body.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-636, eff. 8-22-05.)
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