95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4134

 

Introduced , by Rep. John E. Bradley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-213 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an officer of a fire department, in the performance of his or her official duties, has the authority to close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway, as necessary to protect the safety of persons or property.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
5 Section 11-213 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/11-213 new)
7     Sec. 11-213. Power of a fire department officer; highway or
8 lane closure. An officer of a fire department, in the
9 performance of his or her official duties, has the authority to
10 close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway, as
11 necessary to protect the safety of persons or property.