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| AN ACT concerning transportation, which may be referred to |
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| as Bachman's Law.
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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 11-205 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-205) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-205)
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| Sec. 11-205. Public officers and employees to obey |
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| Act-Exceptions.
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| (a) The provisions of this Chapter applicable to the |
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| drivers of vehicles
upon the highways shall apply to the |
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| drivers of all vehicles owned or
operated by the United States, |
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| this State or any county, city, town,
district or any other |
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| political subdivision of the State, except as
provided in this |
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| Section and subject to such specific exceptions as set
forth in |
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| this Chapter with reference to authorized emergency vehicles.
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| (b) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle, when |
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| responding to an
emergency call or when in the pursuit of an |
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| actual or suspected violator of
the law or when responding to |
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| but not upon returning from a fire alarm, may
exercise the |
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| privileges set forth in this Section, but subject to the
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| conditions herein stated.
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| (c) The driver of an authorized emergency vehicle may:
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| 1. Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of |
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| this Chapter;
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| 2. Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but |
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| only after
slowing down as may be required and necessary |
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| for safe operation;
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| 3. Exceed the maximum speed limits so long as he does |
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| not endanger life
or property;
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| 4. Disregard regulations governing direction of |
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| movement or turning in
specified directions.
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| (d) The
exceptions herein granted to an authorized |
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| emergency vehicle,
other than a police vehicle, shall apply |
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| only when the vehicle is making
use of either an audible signal |
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| when in motion or visual signals meeting
the requirements of |
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| Section 12-215 of this Act. Audible signals shall be used to |
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| warn
pedestrians and other drivers of its approach.
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| (d-5) The driver of a police vehicle must: |
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| 1. activate oscillating, rotating, or flashing
lights |
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| at all times during an
emergency response when the maximum |
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| speed limit or other traffic
regulations are disregarded in |
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| accordance with subsection (c). |
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| 2. use sirens to warn pedestrians and other
persons of |
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| his or her approach during an emergency response
situation; |
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| and when the maximum speed limit or other traffic
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| regulations are disregarded in accordance with subsection |
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| (c). |
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| 3. drive with due regard for the safety of other
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| persons and exercise due care when operating a police
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| vehicle. |
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| The driver of a police vehicle may use a
covert approach |
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| during an emergency response situation when the
situation |
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| dictates such covert approach, but
must comply with all
traffic |
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| laws if not utilizing lights and sirens as required by this |
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| Act. |
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| For the purposes of this subsection (d-5): |
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| "Emergency response situation" means an incident or |
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| call in which the
responding officer reasonably believes |
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| that the
probability of death, personal injury, or the |
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| apprehension
of suspected offenders exists and a rapid |
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| response by a law
enforcement officer will reduce the |
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| seriousness of the
incident. |
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| (e) The foregoing provisions do not relieve the driver of |
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| an authorized
emergency vehicle from the duty of driving with |
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| due regard for the safety
of all persons, nor do such |
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| provisions protect the driver from the
consequences of his |
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| reckless disregard for the safety of others.
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| (f) Unless specifically made applicable, the provisions
of |
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| this Chapter, except those contained in
Section 11-204 and |
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| Articles IV and V of this Chapter, shall not
apply to persons, |
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| motor vehicles and equipment while
actually engaged in work |
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| upon a highway but shall
apply to such persons and vehicles |
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| when traveling to or from such work.
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| (Source: P.A. 89-710, eff. 2-14-97; 90-257, eff. 7-30-97.)
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