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HB3412 Engrossed |
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LRB095 09759 DRH 31943 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Taxi |
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| Safety Act of 2007. |
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| Section 5. Requirements for the operation of taxicabs. |
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| (a) The taxi driver's picture and any license or |
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| registration number must be posted in a visible location in |
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| each cab. |
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| (b) There must be posted in a visible location in each |
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| taxicab a telephone number for a passenger to call if the taxi |
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| driver is operating the taxicab in a reckless manner. Law |
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| enforcement officers must respond to stop any taxicab if a |
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| passenger calls from inside that taxicab. |
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| (c) If a taxi driver collides with a pedestrian while |
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| operating a taxicab, resulting in bodily injury, then any |
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| responding law enforcement officers must test the taxi driver |
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| for drug and alcohol use. |
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| Section 20. Home rule. A home rule unit may not regulate |
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| the operation of taxicabs in a manner that is less restrictive |
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| than the regulation by the State of the operation of taxicabs |
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| under this Act. This Section is a limitation under subsection |