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1    AN ACT concerning transportation, which may be referred to 
2as Adam's Law.
  
 
3    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
4represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
5    Section 5. The Roadside Memorial Act is amended by adding 
6Section 23.1 as follows:
 
7    (605 ILCS 125/23.1 new)
8    Sec. 23.1. Fatal accident memorial marker program.
9    (a) The fatal accident memorial marker program is intended 
10to raise public awareness of reckless driving by emphasizing 
11the dangers while affording families an opportunity to remember 
12the victims of crashes involving reckless drivers.
13    (b) As used in this Section, "fatal accident memorial 
14marker" means a marker on a highway in this State commemorating 
15one or more persons who died as a proximate result of a crash 
16caused by a driver who committed an act of reckless homicide in 
17violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 
18or the Criminal Code of 2012 or who otherwise caused the death 
19of one or more persons through the operation of a motor 
20vehicle. 
21    (c) For purposes of the fatal accident memorial marker 
22program in this Section, the provisions of Section 15 of this 
23Act applicable to DUI memorial markers shall apply the same to 
 
 
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1fatal accident memorial markers. 
2    (d) A fatal accident memorial marker shall consist of a 
3white on blue panel bearing the message "Reckless Driving Costs 
4Lives". At the request of the qualified relative, a separate 
5panel bearing the words "In Memory of (victim's name)", 
6followed by the date of the crash that was the proximate cause 
7of the loss of the victim's life, shall be mounted below the 
8primary panel.
9    (e) A fatal accident memorial marker may memorialize more 
10than one victim who died as a result of the same crash. If one 
11or more additional deaths subsequently occur in close proximity 
12to an existing fatal accident memorial marker, the supporting 
13jurisdiction may use the same marker to memorialize the 
14subsequent death or deaths, by adding the names of the 
15additional persons.
16    (f) A fatal accident memorial marker shall be maintained 
17for at least 2 years from the date the last person was 
18memorialized on the marker.
19    (g) The supporting jurisdiction has the right to install a 
20marker at a location other than the location of the crash or to 
21relocate a marker due to restricted room, property owner 
22complaints, interference with essential traffic control 
23devices, safety concerns, or other restrictions. In these 
24cases, the sponsoring jurisdiction may select an alternate 
25location.
26    (h) The Department shall secure the consent of any 
 
 
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1municipality before placing a fatal accident memorial marker 
2within the corporate limits of the municipality.
3    (i) A fee in an amount to be determined by the supporting 
4jurisdiction shall be charged to the qualified relative. The 
5fee shall not exceed the costs associated with the fabrication, 
6installation, and maintenance of the fatal accident memorial 
7marker.
8    (j) The provisions of this Section shall apply to any fatal 
9accident marker constructed on or after January 1, 2013. 

 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
11becoming law.