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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1820 Introduced , by Rep. Lisa M. Dugan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning wireless telephones.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 12-610.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-610.1) |
| 7 | | Sec. 12-610.1. Wireless telephones. |
| 8 | | (a) As used in this Section, "wireless telephone" means
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| 9 | | device that is capable of transmitting or or receiving
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| 10 | | telephonic communications without a wire connecting the
device |
| 11 | | to the telephone network. |
| 12 | | (b) A person under the age of 19 years who holds an |
| 13 | | instruction permit issued under Section 6-105 or 6-107.1, or a |
| 14 | | person under the age of 19 years who holds a graduated license |
| 15 | | issued under Section 6-107, may not drive a vehicle on a |
| 16 | | roadway while using a wireless phone.
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| 17 | | (c) This Section does not apply to a person under the age |
| 18 | | of 19 years using a
wireless telephone for emergency purposes, |
| 19 | | including, but not
limited to, an emergency call to a law |
| 20 | | enforcement agency,
health care provider, fire department, or |
| 21 | | other emergency
services agency or entity.
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| 22 | | (d) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of |
| 23 | | 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations governing |
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| 1 | | the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or |
| 2 | | Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to the |
| 3 | | graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was |
| 4 | | subsequently convicted of the violation, the provisions of |
| 5 | | paragraph (b) shall continue to apply until such time as a |
| 6 | | period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an |
| 7 | | additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense |
| 8 | | against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles |
| 9 | | or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this |
| 10 | | Code.
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| 11 | | (e) A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless
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| 12 | | telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a |
| 13 | | roadway in a school speed
zone established under Section |
| 14 | | 11-605, or on a highway in a construction or
maintenance speed |
| 15 | | zone established under Section 11-605.1.
This subsection (e) |
| 16 | | does not apply to (i) a person engaged in a
highway |
| 17 | | construction or maintenance project for which a
construction or |
| 18 | | maintenance speed zone has been established
under Section |
| 19 | | 11-605.1, (ii) a person using a wireless
telephone for |
| 20 | | emergency purposes, including, but not limited to,
law |
| 21 | | enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or |
| 22 | | other emergency services agency or entity, (iii) a law |
| 23 | | enforcement officer or operator of an emergency vehicle when |
| 24 | | performing the officer's or operator's official duties, or (iv) |
| 25 | | to a person using a wireless telephone in voice-activated mode. |
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08; 95-338, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876, |