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Full Text of HB3944 99th General Assembly

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HB3944eng 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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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 adding
5 Section 12-218 as follows:

6     (625 ILCS 5/12-218 new)
7     Sec. 12-218. Auxiliary accent lighting on motorcycles.
8     (a) A motorcycle registered in this State may be equipped
9 with, and a person operating the motorcycle may use, standard
10 bulb running lights or light–emitting diode (L.E.D.) pods and
11 strips as auxiliary lighting with the intent of protecting the
12 driver.
13     (b) Auxiliary lighting authorized under subsection (a) of
14 this Section:
15         (1) shall not project a beam of light of an intensity
16     greater than 25 candlepower or its equivalent from a single
17     lamp or single light-emitting diode (L.E.D.);
18         (2) shall not be directed horizontally;
19         (3) shall be so directed that no part of the beam will
20     strike the level of the surface on which the motorcycle
21     stands at a distance of more than 10 feet from the
22     motorcycle;
23         (4) shall be directed towards the ground;

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1         (5) shall not emit red or blue light;
2         (6) shall not be:
3             (A) blinking;
4             (B) flashing;
5             (C) oscillating; or
6             (D) rotating; and
7         (7) shall not be attached to the wheels of the
8     motorcycle.

9     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10 becoming law.

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