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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0459
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Sen. John O. Jones SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/12-602 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a vehicle of the first division may not be seized or impounded solely on the basis of a violation of the provision requiring prevention of excessive or unusual noise. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB0459 |
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LRB095 09872 DRH 30083 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 12-602 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-602)
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| Sec. 12-602. Mufflers, prevention of noise.
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| (a) Every motor vehicle driven or operated upon the |
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| highways of this State
shall at all times be equipped with an |
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| adequate muffler or exhaust system
in constant operation and |
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| properly maintained to prevent any excessive or
unusual noise. |
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| No such muffler or exhaust system shall be equipped with a
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| cutout, bypass or similar device. No person shall modify the |
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| exhaust system
of a motor vehicle in a manner which will |
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| amplify or increase the noise of
such vehicle above that |
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| emitted by the muffler originally installed on the
vehicle, and |
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| such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements
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| this Section. |
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| (b) A vehicle of the first division may not be seized or |
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| impounded solely on the basis of a violation of this Section.
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| (Source: P.A. 77-37.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |