Public Act 102-1011
 
SB3216 EnrolledLRB102 22835 RAM 31986 b

    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
changing Section 1-159.1 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/1-159.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-159.1)
    Sec. 1-159.1. Person with disabilities. A natural person
who, as determined by a licensed physician, by a licensed
physician assistant, or by a licensed advanced practice
registered nurse, or by a licensed physical therapist: (1)
cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace,
cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair,
or other assistive device; (2) is restricted by lung disease
to such an extent that his or her forced (respiratory)
expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry,
is less than one liter, or the arterial oxygen tension is less
than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest; (3) uses portable oxygen;
(4) has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's
functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III
or Class IV, according to standards set by the American Heart
Association; (5) is severely limited in the person's ability
to walk due to an arthritic, neurological, oncological, or
orthopedic condition; (6) cannot walk 200 feet without
stopping to rest because of one of the above 5 conditions; or
(7) is missing a hand or arm or has permanently lost the use of
a hand or arm.
(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)