Sen. Chapin Rose

Filed: 3/24/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1212

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1212 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Roadside Memorial Act is amended by
5changing Sections 20 and 23.1 as follows:
 
6    (605 ILCS 125/20)
7    Sec. 20. DUI memorial markers.
8    (a) A DUI memorial marker erected before July 1, 2021
9shall consist of a white on blue panel bearing the message
10"Please Don't Drink and Drive". A DUI memorial marker erected
11on or after July 1, 2021 shall consist of a white on blue panel
12bearing the message "Don't Drive Under the Influence". At the
13request of the qualified relative, a separate panel bearing
14the words "In Memory of (victim's name)", followed by the date
15of the crash that was the proximate cause of the loss of the
16victim's life, shall be mounted below the primary panel. This

 

 

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1amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly does not require
2the removal or replacement of any memorial markers erected
3before July 1, 2021.
4    (b) A DUI memorial marker may memorialize more than one
5victim who died as a result of the same DUI-related crash. If
6one or more additional DUI crash deaths subsequently occur in
7close proximity to an existing DUI memorial marker, the
8supporting jurisdiction may use the same marker to memorialize
9the subsequent death or deaths, by adding the names of the
10additional persons.
11    (c) A DUI memorial marker shall be maintained for at least
124 2 years from the date the last person was memorialized on the
13marker.
14    (d) The supporting jurisdiction has the right to install a
15marker at a location other than the location of the crash or to
16relocate a marker due to restricted room, property owner
17complaints, interference with essential traffic control
18devices, safety concerns, or other restrictions. In such
19cases, the sponsoring jurisdiction may select an alternate
20location.
21    (e) The Department shall secure the consent of any
22municipality before placing a DUI memorial marker within the
23corporate limits of the municipality.
24    (f) A fee in an amount to be determined by the supporting
25jurisdiction may be paid in whole or in part from the Roadside
26Memorial Fund if moneys are made available by the Department

 

 

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1of Transportation from that Fund or may be charged to the
2qualified relative to the extent moneys from that Fund are not
3made available. The fee shall not exceed the costs associated
4with the fabrication, installation, and maintenance of the DUI
5memorial marker.
6(Source: P.A. 102-60, eff. 7-9-21.)
 
7    (605 ILCS 125/23.1)
8    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
9    Sec. 23.1. Fatal accident memorial marker program.
10    (a) The fatal accident memorial marker program is intended
11to raise public awareness of traffic fatalities caused by
12reckless driving or other means by emphasizing the dangers
13while affording families an opportunity to remember the
14victims of traffic crashes.
15    (b) As used in this Section, "fatal accident memorial
16marker" means a marker on a highway in this State
17commemorating one or more persons who died as a proximate
18result of a crash caused by a driver who committed an act of
19reckless homicide in violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the
20Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or who
21otherwise caused the death of one or more persons through the
22operation of a motor vehicle.
23    (c) For purposes of the fatal accident memorial marker
24program in this Section, the provisions of Section 15 of this
25Act 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
4Costs Lives" if the victim or victims died as a proximate
5result of a crash caused by a driver who committed an act of
6reckless homicide in violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the
7Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Otherwise,
8a fatal accident memorial marker shall consist of a white on
9blue panel bearing the message "Drive With Care". At the
10request of the qualified relative, a separate panel bearing
11the words "In Memory of (victim's name)", followed by the date
12of the crash that was the proximate cause of the loss of the
13victim's life, shall be mounted below the primary panel.
14    (e) A fatal accident memorial marker may memorialize more
15than one victim who died as a result of the same crash. If one
16or more additional deaths subsequently occur in close
17proximity to an existing fatal accident memorial marker, the
18supporting jurisdiction may use the same marker to memorialize
19the subsequent death or deaths, by adding the names of the
20additional persons.
21    (f) A fatal accident memorial marker shall be maintained
22for at least 2 years from the date the last person was
23memorialized on the marker.
24    (g) The supporting jurisdiction has the right to install a
25marker at a location other than the location of the crash or to
26relocate a marker due to restricted room, property owner

 

 

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1complaints, interference with essential traffic control
2devices, safety concerns, or other restrictions. In these
3cases, the sponsoring jurisdiction may select an alternate
4location.
5    (h) The Department shall secure the consent of any
6municipality before placing a fatal accident memorial marker
7within the corporate limits of the municipality.
8    (i) A fee in an amount to be determined by the supporting
9jurisdiction shall be charged to the qualified relative. The
10fee shall not exceed the costs associated with the
11fabrication, installation, and maintenance of the fatal
12accident memorial marker.
13    (j) The provisions of this Section shall apply to any
14fatal accident marker constructed on or after January 1, 2013.
15(Source: P.A. 102-60, eff. 7-9-21.)
 
16    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
17    Sec. 23.1. Fatal crash memorial marker program.
18    (a) The fatal crash memorial marker program is intended to
19raise public awareness of traffic fatalities caused by
20reckless driving or other means by emphasizing the dangers
21while affording families an opportunity to remember the
22victims of traffic crashes.
23    (b) As used in this Section, "fatal crash memorial marker"
24means a marker on a highway in this State commemorating one or
25more persons who died as a proximate result of a crash caused

 

 

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1by a driver who committed an act of reckless homicide in
2violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961
3or the Criminal Code of 2012 or who otherwise caused the death
4of one or more persons through the operation of a motor
5vehicle.
6    (c) For purposes of the fatal crash memorial marker
7program in this Section, the provisions of Section 15 of this
8Act applicable to DUI memorial markers shall apply the same to
9fatal crash memorial markers.
10    (d) A fatal crash memorial marker shall consist of a white
11on blue panel bearing the message "Reckless Driving Costs
12Lives" if the victim or victims died as a proximate result of a
13crash caused by a driver who committed an act of reckless
14homicide in violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the Criminal
15Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Otherwise, a fatal
16crash memorial marker shall consist of a white on blue panel
17bearing the message "Drive With Care". At the request of the
18qualified relative, a separate panel bearing the words "In
19Memory of (victim's name)", followed by the date of the crash
20that was the proximate cause of the loss of the victim's life,
21shall be mounted below the primary panel.
22    (e) A fatal crash memorial marker may memorialize more
23than one victim who died as a result of the same crash. If one
24or more additional deaths subsequently occur in close
25proximity to an existing fatal crash memorial marker, the
26supporting jurisdiction may use the same marker to memorialize

 

 

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1the subsequent death or deaths, by adding the names of the
2additional persons.
3    (f) A fatal crash memorial marker shall be maintained for
4at least 4 2 years from the date the last person was
5memorialized on the marker.
6    (g) The supporting jurisdiction has the right to install a
7marker at a location other than the location of the crash or to
8relocate a marker due to restricted room, property owner
9complaints, interference with essential traffic control
10devices, safety concerns, or other restrictions. In these
11cases, the sponsoring jurisdiction may select an alternate
12location.
13    (h) The Department shall secure the consent of any
14municipality before placing a fatal crash memorial marker
15within the corporate limits of the municipality.
16    (i) A fee in an amount to be determined by the supporting
17jurisdiction shall be charged to the qualified relative. The
18fee shall not exceed the costs associated with the
19fabrication, installation, and maintenance of the fatal crash
20memorial marker.
21    (j) The provisions of this Section shall apply to any
22fatal crash marker constructed on or after January 1, 2013.
23(Source: P.A. 102-60, eff. 7-9-21; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
 
24    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
25changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text

 

 

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1that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
2represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
3not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
4made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
5Public Act.".