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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 Sections 1-168.8 and 11-1427.5 and changing Section 1-101.8 as
6 follows:
 
7     (625 ILCS 5/1-101.8)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-102.02)
8     Sec. 1-101.8. All-terrain vehicle. Any motorized
9 off-highway device designed to travel primarily off-highway,
10 50 inches or less in width, having a manufacturer's dry weight
11 of 1,500 900 pounds or less, traveling on 3 or more non-highway
12 low-pressure tires, designed with a seat or saddle for operator
13 use, and handlebars or steering wheel for steering control,
14 except equipment such as lawnmowers.
15 (Source: P.A. 92-812, eff. 8-21-02.)
 
16     (625 ILCS 5/1-168.8 new)
17     Sec. 1-168.8. Recreational off-highway vehicle. Any
18 motorized off-highway device designed to travel primarily
19 off-highway, 64 inches or less in width, having a
20 manufacturer's dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less, traveling on
21 4 or more non-highway tires, designed with a non-straddle seat
22 and a steering wheel for steering control, except equipment

 

 

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1 such as lawnmowers.
 
2     (625 ILCS 5/11-1427.5 new)
3     Sec. 11-1427.5. Recreational off-highway vehicles. All
4 provisions of this Code that apply to an all-terrain vehicle
5 shall apply the same to a recreational off-highway vehicle.
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.