99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3282

 

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-1412.5 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "electrically motorized board". Provides that a person shall not operate an electrically motorized board except within a lane designated for bicycles.


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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 adding
5Section 11-1412.5 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1412.5 new)
7    Sec. 11-1412.5. Electrically motorized board.
8    (a) As used in this Section, "electrically motorized board"
9means any wheeled device, other than an electric personal
10assistive mobility device, that has a floorboard designed to be
11stood upon when riding that is not greater than 60 inches deep
12and 18 inches wide, is designed to transport only one person,
13and has an electric propulsion system averaging less than 1,000
14watts and limits the maximum to speed of the device to 20 miles
15per hour or less. The device may be designed to also be powered
16by human propulsion.
17    (b) A person shall not operate an electrically motorized
18board except within a lane designated for bicycles.