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Public Act 0185 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 094-0185

HB0960 Enrolled LRB094 03666 DRH 33671 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 adding
Section 12-604.1 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/12-604.1 new)
    Sec. 12-604.1. Video devices.
    (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle if a
television receiver, a video monitor, a television or video
screen, or any other similar means of visually displaying a
television broadcast or video signal that produces
entertainment or business applications is operating and is
located in the motor vehicle at any point forward of the back
of the driver's seat, or is operating and visible to the driver
while driving the motor vehicle.
    (b) This Section does not apply to the following equipment
when installed in a vehicle:
        (1) a vehicle information display;
        (2) a global positioning display;
        (3) a mapping display;
        (4) a visual display used to enhance or supplement the
    driver's view forward, behind, or to the sides of a motor
    vehicle for the purpose of maneuvering the vehicle;
        (5) television-type receiving equipment used
    exclusively for safety or traffic engineering studies; or
        (6) a television receiver, video monitor, television
    or video screen, or any other similar means of visually
    displaying a television broadcast or video signal, if that
    equipment has an interlock device that, when the motor
    vehicle is driven, disables the equipment for all uses
    except as a visual display as described in paragraphs (1)
    through (5) of this subsection (b).
    (c) This Section does not apply to a mobile, digital
terminal installed in an authorized emergency vehicle, a motor
vehicle providing emergency road service or roadside
assistance, or to motor vehicles utilized for public
transportation.
    (d) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty
of a petty offense and shall be fined not more than $100 for a
first offense, not more than $200 for a second offense within
one year of a previous conviction, and not more than $250 for a
third or subsequent offense within one year of 2 previous
convictions.

    (625 ILCS 5/12-604 rep.)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-604)
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
repealing Section 12-604.

Effective Date: 1/1/2006

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