HB1348 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1348

Introduced 02/09/05, by Rep. Deborah L. Graham

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/12-504 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any second division vehicle weighing not more than 8,000 pounds or first division vehicle manufactured on or after January 1, 2007 must be equipped with mirrors, sensors, a camera, or other device giving the driver an unobstructed view of the entire area immediately behind the vehicle. Provides that the new provision does not apply to any vehicle that is properly registered in another jurisdiction. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for implementing the new provision.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning vehicles.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Sections 12-504 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/12-504 new)

Sec. 12-504. Mirrors, sensors, camera, or other device required on certain vehicles.

(a) Any second division vehicle weighing not more than 8,000 pounds or first division vehicle that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2007 must be equipped with mirrors, sensors, a camera, or other device giving the driver an unobstructed view of the entire area immediately behind the vehicle. This Section does not apply to any vehicle that is properly registered in another jurisdiction.

(b) The Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this Section.