Sen. John G. Mulroe
Filed: 4/4/2014
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 927
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 927 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 12-215 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/12-215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215)
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7 | Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on | ||||||
8 | motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
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9 | (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or | ||||||
10 | flashing lights,
whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited | ||||||
11 | except on:
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12 | 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or
local | ||||||
13 | authorities;
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14 | 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county | ||||||
15 | coroner
and designated or authorized by local authorities, | ||||||
16 | in writing, as a law
enforcement vehicle; however, such |
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1 | designation or authorization must
be carried in the | ||||||
2 | vehicle;
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3 | 2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief who has | ||||||
4 | completed an emergency vehicle operation training course | ||||||
5 | approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and | ||||||
6 | designated or authorized by local authorities, in writing, | ||||||
7 | as a fire department, fire protection district, or township | ||||||
8 | fire department vehicle; however, the designation or | ||||||
9 | authorization must
be carried in the vehicle, and the | ||||||
10 | lights may be visible or activated only when responding to | ||||||
11 | a bona fide emergency;
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12 | 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or | ||||||
13 | federal
firefighting vehicles;
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14 | 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as | ||||||
15 | ambulances
or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights | ||||||
16 | shall not be lighted except
when responding to an emergency | ||||||
17 | call for and while actually conveying the
sick or injured;
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18 | 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such | ||||||
19 | lights;
furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on | ||||||
20 | any such tow truck while the
tow truck is
operating in the | ||||||
21 | State of Illinois;
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22 | 6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management | ||||||
23 | Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire | ||||||
24 | Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public | ||||||
25 | Health, vehicles of
the
Illinois Department of | ||||||
26 | Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of |
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1 | Juvenile Justice;
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2 | 7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency | ||||||
3 | management
services agency as defined in the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Emergency
Management Agency Act;
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5 | 8. School buses operating alternately flashing head | ||||||
6 | lamps as permitted
under Section 12-805 of this Code;
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7 | 9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as | ||||||
8 | organ transplant
vehicles when used in combination with | ||||||
9 | blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing
lights; | ||||||
10 | furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the | ||||||
11 | transportation
is declared an emergency by a member of the | ||||||
12 | transplant team or a representative
of the organ | ||||||
13 | procurement organization; and | ||||||
14 | 10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural | ||||||
15 | Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives | ||||||
16 | emergency response ; . | ||||||
17 | 11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
18 | Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol ; the | ||||||
19 | . The lights shall not be lighted except when responding to | ||||||
20 | an emergency call or when parked or stationary while | ||||||
21 | engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the | ||||||
22 | emergency ; and . | ||||||
23 | 12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
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24 | Authority identified as Highway Emergency Lane Patrol; the | ||||||
25 | lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an | ||||||
26 | emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged |
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1 | in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the | ||||||
2 | emergency. | ||||||
3 | (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing | ||||||
4 | lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
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5 | 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for | ||||||
6 | towing or hoisting
vehicles; furthermore, such lights | ||||||
7 | shall not be lighted except as
required in
this paragraph | ||||||
8 | 1; such lights shall be lighted
when such vehicles are | ||||||
9 | actually being
used at the scene of an accident or
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10 | disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat | ||||||
11 | bed that
supports all wheels of the vehicle being | ||||||
12 | transported, the lights shall not be
lighted while the | ||||||
13 | vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing
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14 | vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all | ||||||
15 | wheels of a vehicle
being transported, the lights shall be | ||||||
16 | lighted while the
towing
vehicle is engaged in towing on a | ||||||
17 | highway during all
times when the use
of headlights is | ||||||
18 | required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition, | ||||||
19 | these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or | ||||||
20 | flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating, | ||||||
21 | rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this paragraph;
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22 | 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of | ||||||
23 | Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority | ||||||
24 | identified as Highway Emergency Lane Patrol, local | ||||||
25 | authorities
and contractors; furthermore, such lights | ||||||
26 | shall not be lighted except while
such vehicles are engaged |
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1 | in maintenance or construction operations within
the | ||||||
2 | limits of construction projects;
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3 | 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey | ||||||
4 | crews;
furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except | ||||||
5 | while such vehicles
are actually engaged in work on a | ||||||
6 | highway;
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7 | 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or | ||||||
8 | other
construction, maintenance or automotive service | ||||||
9 | vehicles except that such
lights shall be lighted only as a | ||||||
10 | means for indicating the presence of a
vehicular traffic | ||||||
11 | hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking
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12 | or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance, | ||||||
13 | service or
construction on a highway;
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14 | 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights | ||||||
15 | shall only be lighted
when moving under permit issued by | ||||||
16 | the Department under Section 15-301
of this Code;
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17 | 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and | ||||||
18 | operated by the
State of Illinois or any political | ||||||
19 | subdivision thereof, which is designed
and used for removal | ||||||
20 | of snow and ice from highways;
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21 | 6.1. (6.1) The front and rear of motorized equipment or | ||||||
22 | vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or | ||||||
23 | any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed | ||||||
24 | and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and | ||||||
25 | parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that | ||||||
26 | is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except |
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1 | when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being | ||||||
2 | used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government;
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3 | 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state, | ||||||
4 | furthermore, such
lights shall not be lighted except as | ||||||
5 | provided for in Section 12-212 of
this Code;
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6 | 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local | ||||||
7 | authorities;
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8 | 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local | ||||||
9 | authorities when used in
combination with red oscillating, | ||||||
10 | rotating or flashing lights;
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11 | 9.5. Propane delivery trucks;
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12 | 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail for | ||||||
13 | the
United States Postal Service provided that such lights | ||||||
14 | shall not be lighted
except when such vehicles are actually | ||||||
15 | being used for such purposes;
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16 | 10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire | ||||||
17 | Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be lighted | ||||||
18 | except for when such vehicles are engaged in work for the | ||||||
19 | Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal;
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20 | 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle | ||||||
21 | emblem as
provided in Section 12-205.1;
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22 | 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or | ||||||
23 | roll-off hoists and
roll-on containers for garbage or | ||||||
24 | refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be
lighted except | ||||||
25 | when such vehicles are actually being used for such | ||||||
26 | purposes;
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1 | 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm | ||||||
2 | responder, control
agency, or the Illinois Department of | ||||||
3 | Corrections;
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4 | 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human | ||||||
5 | Services; however, the
lights shall not be lighted except | ||||||
6 | when being used for security related
purposes under the | ||||||
7 | direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
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8 | vehicle is located; and
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9 | 15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the | ||||||
10 | lights shall be
lighted only while the vehicle is within | ||||||
11 | the limits of a construction
project.
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12 | (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing | ||||||
13 | lights, whether
lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
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14 | 1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire department | ||||||
15 | and
vehicles owned or operated by a:
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16 | voluntary firefighter;
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17 | paid firefighter;
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18 | part-paid firefighter;
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19 | call firefighter;
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20 | member of the board of trustees of a fire | ||||||
21 | protection district;
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22 | paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
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23 | paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance | ||||||
24 | unit; or
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25 | paid or unpaid members of a local or county | ||||||
26 | emergency management
services agency as defined in the |
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1 | Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act,
designated | ||||||
2 | or authorized by local authorities, in writing, and | ||||||
3 | carrying that
designation or authorization in the | ||||||
4 | vehicle.
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5 | However, such lights are not to be lighted except when | ||||||
6 | responding to a
bona fide emergency or when parked or | ||||||
7 | stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance | ||||||
8 | call, or motor vehicle accident.
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9 | Any person using these lights in accordance with this | ||||||
10 | subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an | ||||||
11 | identification card or letter identifying the bona fide | ||||||
12 | member of a fire department, fire protection district, | ||||||
13 | rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management | ||||||
14 | services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The | ||||||
15 | card or letter must include: | ||||||
16 | (A) the name of the fire department, fire | ||||||
17 | protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or | ||||||
18 | emergency management services agency; | ||||||
19 | (B) the member's position within the fire | ||||||
20 | department, fire protection district, rescue squad, | ||||||
21 | ambulance unit, or emergency management services | ||||||
22 | agency; | ||||||
23 | (C) the member's term of service; and | ||||||
24 | (D) the name of a person within the fire | ||||||
25 | department, fire protection district, rescue squad, | ||||||
26 | ambulance unit, or emergency management services |
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1 | agency to contact to verify the information provided.
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2 | 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a | ||||||
3 | population of 500,000
or more inhabitants.
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4 | 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local | ||||||
5 | authorities when used in
combination with red oscillating, | ||||||
6 | rotating or flashing lights.
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7 | 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or | ||||||
8 | federal
firefighting vehicles when used in combination | ||||||
9 | with red oscillating,
rotating or flashing lights.
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10 | 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as | ||||||
11 | ambulances or
rescue vehicles when used in combination with | ||||||
12 | red oscillating, rotating or
flashing lights; furthermore, | ||||||
13 | such lights shall not be lighted except when
responding to | ||||||
14 | an emergency call.
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15 | 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as | ||||||
16 | organ transport
vehicles when used in combination with red | ||||||
17 | oscillating, rotating, or flashing
lights; furthermore, | ||||||
18 | these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation
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19 | is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant team | ||||||
20 | or a
representative of the organ procurement organization.
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21 | 7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management | ||||||
22 | Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire | ||||||
23 | Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public | ||||||
24 | Health, vehicles of
the
Illinois Department of | ||||||
25 | Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of | ||||||
26 | Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red |
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1 | oscillating,
rotating, or flashing lights.
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2 | 8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency | ||||||
3 | management
services agency as defined in the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Emergency Management Agency
Act, when used in combination | ||||||
5 | with red oscillating, rotating, or
flashing lights.
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6 | 9. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural | ||||||
7 | Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives | ||||||
8 | emergency response, when used in combination with red | ||||||
9 | oscillating,
rotating, or flashing lights. | ||||||
10 | (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or | ||||||
11 | flashing
lights permitted under subsection (c), and | ||||||
12 | notwithstanding subsection
(a), a vehicle operated by a | ||||||
13 | voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member
of a rescue squad, or | ||||||
14 | a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be
equipped with | ||||||
15 | flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may
be | ||||||
16 | used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or | ||||||
17 | stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance call, | ||||||
18 | or motor vehicle accident.
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19 | (c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or | ||||||
20 | flashing
lights permitted under subsection (c), and | ||||||
21 | notwithstanding subsection (a),
a vehicle operated by a paid or | ||||||
22 | unpaid member of a local or county
emergency management | ||||||
23 | services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency
Management | ||||||
24 | Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating, rotating,
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25 | or flashing lights to be used in combination with blue | ||||||
26 | oscillating, rotating,
or flashing lights, if authorization by |
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1 | local authorities is in
writing and carried in the vehicle.
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2 | (d) The use of a combination of amber and white | ||||||
3 | oscillating, rotating or
flashing lights, whether lighted or | ||||||
4 | unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles | ||||||
5 | designed and used for towing or hoisting
vehicles or motor
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6 | vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local | ||||||
7 | authorities, contractors,
and union representatives; | ||||||
8 | furthermore, such lights shall
not be lighted on second | ||||||
9 | division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting
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10 | vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local | ||||||
11 | authorities, and
contractors except while such vehicles are | ||||||
12 | engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or
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13 | construction operations within the limits of highway | ||||||
14 | construction projects, and
shall not be lighted on the vehicles | ||||||
15 | of union representatives except when those
vehicles are within | ||||||
16 | the limits of a construction project.
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17 | (e) All oscillating, rotating or flashing lights referred | ||||||
18 | to in this Section
shall be of sufficient intensity, when | ||||||
19 | illuminated, to be visible at 500
feet in normal sunlight.
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20 | (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer | ||||||
21 | of oscillating,
rotating or flashing lights or his | ||||||
22 | representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting
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23 | such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If | ||||||
24 | the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a | ||||||
25 | highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the | ||||||
26 | vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The |
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1 | signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in | ||||||
2 | letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A | ||||||
3 | vehicle authorized to have oscillating,
rotating, or flashing | ||||||
4 | lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the | ||||||
5 | lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway.
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6 | (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsections (a), | ||||||
7 | (b), (c) or (d)
of this Section who without lawful authority | ||||||
8 | stops or detains or attempts
to stop or detain another person | ||||||
9 | shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
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10 | (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person | ||||||
11 | violating the
provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of this | ||||||
12 | Section shall be guilty of a
Class A misdemeanor.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 97-39, eff. 1-1-12; 97-149, eff. 7-14-11; 97-813, | ||||||
14 | eff. 7-13-12; 97-1173, eff. 1-1-14; 98-80, eff. 7-15-13; | ||||||
15 | 98-123, eff. 1-1-14; 98-468, eff. 8-16-13; revised | ||||||
16 | 10-17-13.)".
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