95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2645

 

Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-1420   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning funeral processions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning vehicles.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Section 11-1420 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/11-1420)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420)
7     Sec. 11-1420. Funeral processions.
8     (a) Funeral processions processions have the right-of-way
9 at intersections when vehicles comprising such procession have
10 their headlights lighted, subject to the following conditions
11 and exceptions:
12         1. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
13     yield the right-of-way upon the approach of an authorized
14     emergency vehicle giving an audible or visible signal;
15         2. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
16     yield the right-of-way when directed to do so by a traffic
17     officer;
18         3. The operator of the leading vehicle in a funeral
19     procession shall comply with stop signs and traffic control
20     signals but when the leading vehicle has proceeded across
21     an intersection in accordance with such signal or after
22     stopping as required by the stop sign, all vehicles in such
23     procession may proceed without stopping, regardless of the

 

 

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1     sign or signal and the leading vehicle and the vehicles in
2     procession shall proceed with due caution.
3     (b) The operator of a vehicle not in the funeral procession
4 shall not drive his vehicle in the funeral procession except
5 when authorized to do so by a traffic officer or when such
6 vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle giving audible or
7 visible signal.
8     (c) Operators of vehicles not a part of a funeral
9 procession may not form a procession or convoy and have their
10 headlights lighted for the purpose of securing the right-of-way
11 granted by this Section to funeral processions.
12     (d) The operator of a vehicle not in a funeral procession
13 may overtake and pass the vehicles in such procession if such
14 overtaking and passing can be accomplished without causing a
15 traffic hazard or interfering with such procession.
16     (e) The lead vehicle in the funeral procession may be
17 equipped with a flashing amber light which may be used only
18 when such vehicle is used as a lead vehicle in such procession.
19 Vehicles comprising a funeral procession may utilize funeral
20 pennants or flags or windshield stickers or flashing hazard
21 warning signal flashers to identify the individual vehicles in
22 such a procession.
23 (Source: P.A. 90-58, eff. 1-1-98.)