95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB2801

 

Introduced 2/15/2008, by Sen. Don Harmon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 105/6z-34
625 ILCS 5/11-1404   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the State Finance Act. Provides that a person may not transport a child under 16 years of age as a passenger on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle unless: the child is wearing protective headgear and the chin strap is properly fastened; or the person is the child's parent or legal guardian and the person is carrying a Child Passenger Permit. Provides that a parent or legal guardian of a child under 16 years of age may apply to the Secretary of State for a Child Passenger Permit to allow the child named in the Child Passenger Permit to be a passenger of that parent or legal guardian on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or motorized pedalcycle without wearing protective headgear. Contains provisions regarding: fees; issuance; validity; display; altered, counterfeit, or otherwise invalid permits; confiscation; penalties; and other matters.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT regarding motorcycles.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by changing
5 Section 6z-34 as follows:
 
6     (30 ILCS 105/6z-34)
7     Sec. 6z-34. Secretary of State Special Services Fund. There
8 is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as
9 the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. Moneys deposited
10 into the Fund may, subject to appropriation, be used by the
11 Secretary of State for any or all of the following purposes:
12         (1) For general automation efforts within operations
13     of the Office of Secretary of State.
14         (2) For technology applications in any form that will
15     enhance the operational capabilities of the Office of
16     Secretary of State.
17         (3) To provide funds for any type of library grants
18     authorized and administered by the Secretary of State as
19     State Librarian.
20         (4) To carry out the duties of the Office of Secretary
21     of State under subsection (d) of Section 11-1404 of the
22     Illinois Vehicle Code.
23     These funds are in addition to any other funds otherwise

 

 

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1 authorized to the Office of Secretary of State for like or
2 similar purposes.
3     On August 15, 1997, all fiscal year 1997 receipts that
4 exceed the amount of $15,000,000 shall be transferred from this
5 Fund to the Statistical Services Revolving Fund; on August 15,
6 1998 and each year thereafter through 2000, all receipts from
7 the fiscal year ending on the previous June 30th that exceed
8 the amount of $17,000,000 shall be transferred from this Fund
9 to the Statistical Services Revolving Fund; on August 15, 2001
10 and each year thereafter through 2002, all receipts from the
11 fiscal year ending on the previous June 30th that exceed the
12 amount of $19,000,000 shall be transferred from this Fund to
13 the Statistical Services Revolving Fund; and on August 15, 2003
14 and each year thereafter, all receipts from the fiscal year
15 ending on the previous June 30th that exceed the amount of
16 $33,000,000 shall be transferred from this Fund to the
17 Statistical Services Revolving Fund.
18 (Source: P.A. 92-32, eff. 7-1-01; 93-32, eff. 7-1-03.)
 
19     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
20 changing Section 11-1404 as follows:
 
21     (625 ILCS 5/11-1404)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1404)
22     Sec. 11-1404. Special equipment for persons riding
23 motorcycles, motor driven cycles or motorized pedalcycles.
24     (a) The operator of a motorcycle, motor driven cycle or

 

 

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1 motorized pedalcycle and every passenger thereon shall be
2 protected by glasses, goggles or a transparent shield.
3     (b) For the purposes of this Section, glasses, goggles, and
4 transparent shields are defined as follows:
5     "Glasses" means ordinary eye pieces such as spectacles or
6 sunglasses worn before the eye, made of shatter-resistant
7 material. Shatter-resistant material, as used in this Section,
8 means material so manufactured, fabricated, or created that it
9 substantially prevents shattering or flying when struck or
10 broken.
11     "Goggles" means a device worn before the eyes, the
12 predominant function of which is protecting the eyes without
13 obstructing peripheral vision. Goggles shall provide
14 protection from the front and sides, and may or may not form a
15 complete seal with the face.
16     "Transparent shield" means a windshield attached to the
17 front of a motorcycle that extends above the eyes when an
18 operator is seated in the normal, upright riding position, made
19 of shatter-resistant material, or a shatter-resistant
20 protective face shield that covers the wearer's eyes and face
21 at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose.
22     (c) Contact lenses are not acceptable eye protection
23 devices.
24     (d) Children under 16 years of age.
25         (1) A person may not transport a child under 16 years
26     of age as a passenger on a motorcycle, motor driven cycle,

 

 

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1     or motorized pedalcycle unless:
2             (A) the child is wearing protective headgear of a
3         type that meets the standards established for
4         motorcycle operation in 49 CFR 571.218 and the chin
5         strap is properly fastened; or
6             (B) the person is the child's parent or legal
7         guardian and the person is carrying a valid Child
8         Passenger Permit that (i) is issued to that person in
9         accordance with this subsection (d) and (ii) names the
10         child who is the passenger.
11         (2) A parent or legal guardian of a child under 16
12     years of age may apply to the Secretary of State, in a form
13     and manner to be prescribed by the Secretary of State by
14     rule, for a Child Passenger Permit to allow the child named
15     in the Child Passenger Permit to be a passenger of that
16     parent or legal guardian on a motorcycle, motor driven
17     cycle, or motorized pedalcycle without wearing protective
18     headgear. The fee for a Child Passenger Permit is $100, of
19     which $90 shall be deposited into the Cycle Rider Safety
20     Training Fund and $10 shall be deposited into the Secretary
21     of State Special Services Fund. A Child Passenger Permit
22     issued by the Secretary of State shall be valid until the
23     child's 16th birthday. Each Child Passenger Permit may be
24     carried only by the parent or legal guardian to whom it was
25     issued. Each Child Passenger Permit may name only one
26     child. A Child Passenger Permit shall be displayed upon

 

 

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1     request made by any law enforcement officer wearing a
2     uniform or displaying a badge or other sign of authority.
3     As used in this Section, "display" means the manual
4     surrender of the Child Passenger Permit into the hands of
5     the law enforcement officer making the request for the
6     inspection thereof.
7         (3) A person may not knowingly alter or counterfeit a
8     Child Passenger Permit. A person may not knowingly display
9     a Child Passenger Permit that is issued to another person,
10     a Child Passenger Permit that names a child other than the
11     passenger being transported, or a Child Passenger Permit or
12     purported Child Passenger Permit that is illegally
13     altered, counterfeit, or otherwise invalid, and if a law
14     enforcement officer issues a citation to a person for any
15     of those reasons, the officer shall confiscate the evidence
16     for presentation in court.
17         (4) Violation of paragraph (3) of this subsection (d)
18     is a Class A misdemeanor. Violation of any other provision
19     of this subsection (d) is a Class C misdemeanor.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-271, eff. 1-1-96.)