Full Text of SB0068 99th General Assembly
SB0068 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 SB0068 Introduced 1/15/2015, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "mobile computing headset". Provides that a person may not operate a motor vehicle while wearing a mobile computing headset. Provides limited exceptions to this prohibition for (1) law enforcement officers or emergency vehicle operators in the performance of their official duties; (2) drivers using a mobile computing headset to communicate with emergency personnel; and (3) drivers that are parked on the shoulder of a roadway.
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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 12-610.2 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-610.2) | 7 | | Sec. 12-610.2. Electronic communication devices ; mobile | 8 | | computing headsets . | 9 | | (a) As used in this Section: | 10 | | "Electronic communication device" means an electronic | 11 | | device, including but not limited to a hand-held wireless | 12 | | telephone, hand-held personal digital assistant, or a portable | 13 | | or mobile computer, but does not include a mobile computing | 14 | | headset or a global positioning system or navigation system or | 15 | | a device that is physically or electronically integrated into | 16 | | the motor vehicle. | 17 | | "Mobile computing headset" means a computing device with a | 18 | | head mounted display that can project visual information into | 19 | | the field of vision of the wearer. | 20 | | (b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway | 21 | | while using an electronic communication device or wearing a | 22 | | mobile computing headset . | 23 | | (b-5) A person commits aggravated use of an electronic |
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| 1 | | communication device or mobile computing headset when he or she | 2 | | violates subsection (b) and in committing the violation he or | 3 | | she was involved in a motor vehicle accident that results in | 4 | | great bodily harm, permanent disability, disfigurement, or | 5 | | death to another and the violation was a proximate cause of the | 6 | | injury or death. | 7 | | (c) A second or subsequent violation of this Section is an | 8 | | offense against traffic regulations governing the movement of | 9 | | vehicles. A person who violates this Section shall be fined a | 10 | | maximum of $75 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, | 11 | | $125 for a third offense, and $150 for a fourth or subsequent | 12 | | offense. | 13 | | (d) This Section does not apply to: | 14 | | (1) a law enforcement officer or operator of an | 15 | | emergency vehicle while performing his or her official | 16 | | duties; | 17 | | (2) a driver using an electronic communication device | 18 | | or mobile computing headset for the sole purpose of | 19 | | reporting an emergency situation and continued | 20 | | communication with emergency personnel during the | 21 | | emergency situation; | 22 | | (3) a driver using an electronic communication device | 23 | | in hands-free or voice-operated mode, which may include the | 24 | | use of a headset; | 25 | | (4) a driver of a commercial motor vehicle reading a | 26 | | message displayed on a permanently installed communication |
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| 1 | | device designed for a commercial motor vehicle with a | 2 | | screen that does not exceed 10 inches tall by 10 inches | 3 | | wide in size; | 4 | | (5) a driver using an electronic communication device | 5 | | or mobile computing headset while parked on the shoulder of | 6 | | a roadway; | 7 | | (6) a driver using an electronic communication device | 8 | | when the vehicle is stopped due to normal traffic being | 9 | | obstructed and the driver has the motor vehicle | 10 | | transmission in neutral or park;
| 11 | | (7) a driver using two-way or citizens band radio | 12 | | services; | 13 | | (8) a driver using two-way mobile radio transmitters or | 14 | | receivers for licensees of the Federal Communications | 15 | | Commission in the amateur radio service; | 16 | | (9) a driver using an electronic communication device | 17 | | by pressing a single button to initiate or terminate a | 18 | | voice communication; or | 19 | | (10) a driver using an electronic communication device | 20 | | capable of performing multiple functions, other than a | 21 | | hand-held wireless telephone or hand-held personal digital | 22 | | assistant (for example, a fleet management system, | 23 | | dispatching device, citizens band radio, or music player) | 24 | | for a purpose that is not otherwise prohibited by this | 25 | | Section. | 26 | | (e) A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) |
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| 1 | | commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in | 2 | | great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to | 3 | | another. A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5) | 4 | | commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death | 5 | | of another person. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 97-828, eff. 7-20-12; 98-506, eff. 1-1-14; | 7 | | 98-507, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
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