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Public Act 0304 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 094-0304

SB1119 Enrolled LRB094 04788 DRH 34817 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 12-610.5 and adding Section 18c-7406 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/12-610.5)
    Sec. 12-610.5. Registration~~Tinted registration~~ plate
covers.
    (a) In this Section, "registration plate cover" means any
tinted, colored, painted, marked, clear, or illuminated object
that is designed to:
        (1) cover any of the characters of a motor vehicle's
    registration plate; or
        (2) distort a recorded image of any of the characters
    of a motor vehicle's registration plate recorded by an
    automated red light enforcement system as defined in
    Section 1-105.5 of this Code or recorded by an automated
    traffic control system as defined in Section 15 of the
    Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction
    or Maintenance Zones Act.
    (b)~~(a)~~ It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle
that is equipped with~~tinted plastic or tinted glass~~
registration plate covers.
    (c) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration
plate cover.
    (d) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting
the sale of registration plate covers.
    (e)~~(b)~~ A violation of this Section or a similar provision
of a local ordinance shall be an offense against laws and
ordinances regulating the movement of traffic.
(Source: P.A. 89-245, eff. 1-1-96.)

    (625 ILCS 5/18c-7406 new)
    Sec. 18c-7406. Closure of at-grade crossings; bicycle and
pedestrian trails. When considering the closure of an at-grade
railroad crossing to public use, the Commission shall consider
the status of the crossing as an element of a bicycle and
pedestrian trail funded under the federal Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) and its successor
Acts.

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law, except that the changes to Section 12-610.5 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code take effect on January 1, 2006.

Effective Date: 7/21/2005

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