SB2838 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2838

Introduced 2/17/2016, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-1413.5 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person operating a vehicle of the second division weighing more than 8,000 pounds upon a highway of this State shall remove any ice and snow from the hood, roof, and sides of the vehicle that poses a threat to the safety of other persons or property on the highway during operation of the vehicle.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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 Section 11-1413.5 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/11-1413.5 new)

Sec. 11-1413.5. Ice and snow removal from vehicle. A person operating a vehicle of the second division weighing more than 8,000 pounds upon a highway of this State shall remove any ice and snow from the hood, roof, and sides of the vehicle that poses a threat to the safety of other persons or property on the highway during operation of the vehicle.