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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB4739
Introduced , by Rep. William B. Black SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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625 ILCS 5/12-610.1 |
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30 ILCS 805/8.32 new |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person not otherwise prohibited from driving a vehicle on a roadway while using a wireless telephone may do so only if that wireless telephone is specifically designed and configured to allow hands-free operation, and is used in that manner while driving. Provides that any person who violates the provision regarding wireless telephone use shall be fined $250. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement by the State.
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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT |
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A BILL FOR
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HB4739 |
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LRB095 15228 DRH 41210 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 changing |
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| Section 12-610.1 as follows: |
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-610.1) |
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| Sec. 12-610.1. Wireless telephones. |
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| (a) As used in this Section, "wireless telephone" or |
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| "wireless phone" means
a device that is capable of transmitting |
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| or receiving
telephonic communications without a wire |
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| connecting the
device to the telephone network. |
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| (b) A person under the age of 19 years who holds an |
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| instruction permit issued under Section 6-105 or 6-107.1, or a |
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| person under the age of 19 years who holds a graduated license |
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| issued under Section 6-107, may not drive a vehicle on a |
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| roadway while using a wireless phone.
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| (c) This Section does not apply to any a person under the |
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| age of 19 years using a
wireless telephone for emergency |
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| purposes, including, but not
limited to, an emergency call to a |
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| law enforcement agency,
health care provider, fire department, |
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| or other emergency
services agency or entity.
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| (d) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of |
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| 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations governing |