99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1899

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. John M. Sullivan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-1426.2

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires low-speed vehicles to meet certain minimum equipment requirements for street operation. Provides that owners of low-speed vehicles that may be operated upon a highway shall secure a certificate of title and display valid registration.


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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,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 11-1426.2 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1426.2)
7    Sec. 11-1426.2. Operation of low-speed vehicles on
8streets.
9    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is
10lawful for any person to drive or operate a low-speed vehicle
11upon any street in this State where the posted speed limit is
1230 miles per hour or less.
13    (b) Low-speed vehicles may cross a street at an
14intersection where the street being crossed has a posted speed
15limit of not more than 45 miles per hour. Low-speed vehicles
16may not cross a street with a speed limit in excess of 45 miles
17per hour unless the crossing is at an intersection controlled
18by a traffic light or 4-way stop sign.
19    (c) The Department of Transportation or a municipality,
20township, county, or other unit of local government may
21prohibit, by regulation, ordinance, or resolution, the
22operation of low-speed vehicles on streets under its
23jurisdiction where the posted speed limit is 30 miles per hour

 

 

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1or less if the Department of Transportation or unit of local
2government determines that the public safety would be
3jeopardized.
4    (d) Upon determining that low-speed vehicles may not safely
5operate on a street, and upon the adoption of an ordinance or
6resolution by a unit of local government, or regulation by the
7Department of Transportation, the operation of low-speed
8vehicles may be prohibited. The unit of local government or the
9Department of Transportation may prohibit the operation of
10low-speed vehicles on any and all streets under its
11jurisdiction. Appropriate signs shall be posted in conformance
12with the State Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
13adopted pursuant to Section 11-301 of this Code.
14    (e) If a street is under the jurisdiction of more than one
15unit of local government, or under the jurisdiction of the
16Department of Transportation and one or more units of local
17government, low-speed vehicles may be operated on the street
18unless each unit of local government and the Department of
19Transportation agree and take action to prohibit such operation
20as provided in this Section.
21    (e-5) A unit of local government may, by ordinance or
22resolution, authorize the operation of low-speed vehicles on
23one or more streets under its jurisdiction that have a speed
24limit of more than 30 miles per hour but not greater than 35
25miles per hour.
26    Before authorizing the operation of low-speed vehicles on

 

 

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1any street under this subsection (e-5), the unit of local
2government must consider the volume, speed, and character of
3traffic on the street and determine whether low-speed vehicles
4may travel safely on that street.
5    If a street is under the jurisdiction of more than one unit
6of government, low-speed vehicles may not be operated on the
7street under this subsection (e-5) unless each unit of
8government agrees and takes action as provided in this
9subsection.
10    Upon the adoption of an ordinance authorizing low-speed
11vehicles under this subsection (e-5), appropriate signs shall
12be posted.
13    (f) No low-speed vehicle may be operated on any street
14unless, at a minimum, it has the following: a parking brake
15brakes, a steering apparatus, tires, a windshield that conforms
16to the federal vehicle safety standards on glazing materials as
17set forth in 49 CFR part 571.205, a vehicle identification
18number, seat belts, a rearview mirror, an exterior rearview
19mirror mounted on the driver's side of the vehicle, red
20reflectorized warning devices on each rear side and one on the
21center rear of the vehicle in the front and rear, a headlight
22that emits a white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to
23the front, a tail lamp that emits a red light visible from at
24least 100 feet from the rear, brake lights, and front and rear
25turn signals. When operated on a street, a low-speed vehicle
26shall have its headlight and tail lamps lighted as required by

 

 

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1Section 12-201 of this Code.
2    (g) A person may not operate a low-speed vehicle upon any
3street in this State unless he or she has a valid driver's
4license issued in his or her name by the Secretary of State or
5a foreign jurisdiction.
6    (h) The operation of a low-speed vehicle upon any street is
7subject to the provisions of Chapter 11 of this Code concerning
8the Rules of the Road, and applicable local ordinances.
9    (i) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle is subject to the
10mandatory insurance requirements specified in Article VI of
11Chapter 7 of this Code.
12    (j) Any person engaged in the retail sale of low-speed
13vehicles are required to comply with the motor vehicle dealer
14licensing, registration, and bonding laws of this State, as
15specified in Sections 5-101 and 5-102 of this Code.
16    (k) No action taken by a unit of local government under
17this Section designates the operation of a low-speed vehicle as
18an intended or permitted use of property with respect to
19Section 3-102 of the Local Governmental and Governmental
20Employees Tort Immunity Act.
21    (l) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle which may be
22operated upon a highway shall secure a certificate of title and
23display valid registration.
24(Source: P.A. 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1434, eff. 8-11-10;
2597-144, eff. 7-14-11.)