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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 12-709 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709)
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| 7 | | Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem.
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| 8 | | (a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of |
| 9 | | husbandry and
special mobile equipment, when operated on a |
| 10 | | highway must display a
slow-moving vehicle emblem mounted on |
| 11 | | the rear except as provided in
paragraph (b) of this Section. |
| 12 | | Special mobile equipment is exempt when
operated within the |
| 13 | | limits of a construction or maintenance project where
traffic |
| 14 | | control devices are used in compliance with the applicable
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| 15 | | provisions of the manual and specifications adopted under |
| 16 | | Section 11-301 of
the "Illinois Vehicle Code".
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| 17 | | (b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) of |
| 18 | | this Section
when operated in combination on a highway must |
| 19 | | display a slow-moving
vehicle emblem as follows:
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| 20 | | 1. Where the towed unit or any load thereon partially |
| 21 | | or totally
obscures the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the |
| 22 | | towing unit, the towed unit
shall be equipped with a |
| 23 | | slow-moving vehicle emblem. In such cases the
towing unit |
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| 1 | | need not display the emblem.
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| 2 | | 2. Where the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the towing |
| 3 | | unit is not
obscured by the towed unit or its load, then |
| 4 | | either or both may be equipped
with the required emblem but |
| 5 | | it shall be sufficient if either displays it.
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| 6 | | 3. A registered truck towed behind a farm tractor in |
| 7 | | conformity with the
provisions of Section 11-1418 of the |
| 8 | | "Illinois Vehicle Code" must display a
slow-moving vehicle |
| 9 | | emblem in the manner provided in paragraph (c) while
being |
| 10 | | towed on a highway if the emblem on the towing vehicle is |
| 11 | | partially
or totally obscured.
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| 12 | | (c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by paragraphs |
| 13 | | (a) and (b) of
this Section must meet or exceed the |
| 14 | | specifications and mounting
requirements
established by the |
| 15 | | Department. Such specifications and mounting
requirements |
| 16 | | shall, on and before August 31, 2004, be based on the
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| 17 | | specifications adopted by the American
Society of Agricultural |
| 18 | | Engineers and published by that body as ASAE S
276.2 dated |
| 19 | | March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. On and after September 1, 2004,
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| 20 | | the specifications and mounting requirements shall be based on |
| 21 | | the
specifications adopted by the American Society of |
| 22 | | Agricultural Engineers and
published by that body as ASAE S |
| 23 | | 276.5 NOV 97. No advertising or other
marking
shall appear upon
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| 24 | | the emblem except that specified by the American Society of |
| 25 | | Agricultural
Engineers to identify the standard to which the |
| 26 | | material complies. Each
original package containing a |
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| 1 | | slow-moving vehicle
emblem shall display a notice on the |
| 2 | | outside of the package stating
that such emblem shall only be |
| 3 | | used for the purposes stated in subsections
(a) and (b).
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| 4 | | (d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety |
| 5 | | identification
device and shall not be displayed on any vehicle |
| 6 | | nor displayed in any
manner other than as described in |
| 7 | | paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this
Section. A slow-moving |
| 8 | | vehicle emblem may not be displayed in public view from a |
| 9 | | highway on an object other than a vehicle or unit described in |
| 10 | | subsection (a) of this Section. A violation of this subsection |
| 11 | | (d) is a petty offense punishable by
a fine of $75 $25 for the |
| 12 | | first offense and $75 for a second or subsequent offense
within |
| 13 | | one year of the first offense.
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| 14 | | (Source: P.A. 91-505, eff. 1-1-00; 92-72, eff. 1-1-02.)
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| 15 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 16 | | becoming law.
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