96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3802

 

Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/12-603   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-603

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning seat safety belts.


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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 changing
5 Section 12-603 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/12-603)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-603)
7     Sec. 12-603. Seat safety belts.
8     (a) No person shall sell any 1965 or later model motor
9 vehicle of the the first division unless the front seat of such
10 motor vehicle is equipped with 2 sets of seat safety belts.
11 Motorcycles are exempted from the provisions of this Section.
12     (b) No person shall operate any 1965 or later model motor
13 vehicle of the first division that is titled or licensed by the
14 Secretary of State unless the front seat of such motor vehicle
15 is equipped with 2 sets of seat safety belts.
16     (b-5) No person under the age of 18 years shall operate any
17 motor vehicle, except a motor driven cycle or motorcycle, with
18 more than one passenger in the front seat of the motor vehicle
19 and no more passengers in the back seats than the number of
20 available seat safety belts, except that each driver under the
21 age of 18 years operating a second division vehicle having a
22 gross vehicle weight rating of 8,000 pounds or less that
23 contains only a front seat may operate the vehicle with more

 

 

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1 than one passenger in the front seat, provided that each
2 passenger is wearing a properly adjusted and fastened seat
3 safety belt.
4     (c) (Blank).
5     (d) The Department shall establish performance
6 specifications for seat safety belts and for the attachment and
7 installation thereof.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-120, eff. 7-7-95; 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 90-369,
9 eff. 1-1-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)