Vehicles & Safety Committee

Filed: 3/4/2009

 

 


 

 


 
09600HB2598ham001 LRB096 11331 AJT 22922 a

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2598

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2598 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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.)
 

 

 

09600HB2598ham001 - 2 - LRB096 11331 AJT 22922 a

1     (625 ILCS 5/1-168.8 new)
2     Sec. 1-168.8. Recreational off-highway vehicle. Any
3 motorized off-highway device designed to travel primarily
4 off-highway, 64 inches or less in width, having a
5 manufacturer's dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less, traveling on
6 4 or more non-highway tires, designed with a non-straddle seat
7 and a steering wheel for steering control, except equipment
8 such as lawnmowers.
 
9     (625 ILCS 5/11-1427.5 new)
10     Sec. 11-1427.5. Recreational off-highway vehicles. All
11 provisions of this Code that apply to an all-terrain vehicle
12 shall apply the same to a recreational off-highway vehicle.
 
13     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14 becoming law.".