Sen. M. Maggie Crotty

Filed: 3/18/2009

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1833

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1833 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Section 11-1420 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/11-1420)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420)
7     Sec. 11-1420. Funeral processions.
8     (a) Funeral processions have the right-of-way at
9 intersections when vehicles comprising such procession have
10 their headlights and hazard lights lighted, subject to the
11 following conditions and exceptions:
12         1. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
13     yield the right-of-way upon the approach of an authorized
14     emergency vehicle giving an audible or visible signal;
15         2. Operators of vehicles in a funeral procession shall
16     yield the right-of-way when directed to do so by a traffic

 

 

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1     officer;
2         3. The operator of the leading vehicle in a funeral
3     procession shall comply with stop signs and traffic control
4     signals but when the leading vehicle has proceeded across
5     an intersection in accordance with such signal or after
6     stopping as required by the stop sign, all vehicles in such
7     procession may proceed without stopping, regardless of the
8     sign or signal and the leading vehicle and the vehicles in
9     procession shall proceed with due caution.
10     (b) The operator of a vehicle not in the funeral procession
11 shall not drive his vehicle in the funeral procession except
12 when authorized to do so by a traffic officer or when such
13 vehicle is an authorized emergency vehicle giving audible or
14 visible signal.
15     (c) Operators of vehicles not a part of a funeral
16 procession may not form a procession or convoy and have their
17 headlights or hazard lights or both lighted for the purpose of
18 securing the right-of-way granted by this Section to funeral
19 processions.
20     (d) The operator of a vehicle not in a funeral procession
21 may overtake and pass the vehicles in such procession if such
22 overtaking and passing can be accomplished without causing a
23 traffic hazard or interfering with such procession.
24     (e) The lead vehicle in the funeral procession may be
25 equipped with a flashing amber light which may be used only
26 when such vehicle is used as a lead vehicle in such procession.

 

 

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1 Vehicles comprising a funeral procession may utilize funeral
2 pennants or flags or windshield stickers or flashing hazard
3 warning signal flashers to identify the individual vehicles in
4 such a procession.
5     (f) A funeral director or his or her designee may direct
6 traffic during a funeral procession.
7 (Source: P.A. 90-58, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
8     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9 becoming law.".