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Public Act 096-0131
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| HB0072 Enrolled |
LRB096 02955 AJT 12969 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Section 12-610.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/12-610.1) |
Sec. 12-610.1. Wireless telephones. |
(a) As used in this Section, "wireless telephone" means
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device that is capable of transmitting or receiving
telephonic |
communications without a wire connecting the
device to the |
telephone network. |
(b) A person under the age of 19 years who holds an |
instruction permit issued under Section 6-105 or 6-107.1, or a |
person under the age of 19 years who holds a graduated license |
issued under Section 6-107, may not drive a vehicle on a |
roadway while using a wireless phone.
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(c) This Section does not apply to a person under the age |
of 19 years using a
wireless telephone for emergency purposes, |
including, but not
limited to, an emergency call to a law |
enforcement agency,
health care provider, fire department, or |
other emergency
services agency or entity.
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(d) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age of |
18 committed an offense against traffic regulations governing |
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the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section 6-107 or |
Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to the |
graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was |
subsequently convicted of the violation, the provisions of |
paragraph (b) shall continue to apply until such time as a |
period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an |
additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense |
against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles |
or any violation of Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this |
Code.
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(e) A person, regardless of age, may not use a wireless
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telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a |
roadway in a school speed
zone established under Section |
11-605, or on a highway in a construction or
maintenance speed |
zone established under Section 11-605.1.
This subsection (e) |
does not apply to (i) a person engaged in a
highway |
construction or maintenance project for which a
construction or |
maintenance speed zone has been established
under Section |
11-605.1, (ii) a person using a wireless
telephone for |
emergency purposes, including, but not limited to,
law |
enforcement agency, health care provider, fire department, or |
other emergency services agency or entity, (iii) a law |
enforcement officer or operator of an emergency vehicle when |
performing the officer's or operator's official duties, or (iv) |
to a person using a wireless telephone in voice-activated mode. |
(Source: P.A. 94-240, eff. 7-15-05; 95-310, eff. 1-1-08; |