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Public Act 097-0795
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Section 18b-101 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/18b-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-101)
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Sec. 18b-101. Definitions. Unless the context otherwise |
clearly
requires, as used in this Chapter: |
"Agricultural commodities" means any agricultural |
commodity, non-processed food, feed, fiber, or livestock, |
including insects. |
"Agricultural operations" means the operation of a motor |
vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting agricultural |
commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes.
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"Air mile" means a nautical mile, which is equivalent to |
6,076 feet or 1,852 meters. Accordingly, 100 air miles are |
equivalent to 115.08 statute miles or 185.2 kilometers.
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"Commercial motor vehicle" means any self propelled or |
towed
vehicle used on public highways in interstate and |
intrastate commerce to
transport passengers or property when |
the vehicle has a gross vehicle
weight, a gross vehicle
weight |
rating, a gross combination weight, or a gross combination
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weight rating of 10,001 or more pounds;
or the vehicle is used |
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or designed to transport more than 15 passengers, including
the |
driver; or the vehicle is designed to carry 15 or fewer |
passengers and is
operated by a contract carrier transporting |
employees in the course of their
employment
on a highway of |
this State; or the vehicle is used or designed to transport |
between 9 and 15 passengers, including the driver, for direct |
compensation, if the vehicle is being operated beyond a radius |
of 75 air miles (86.3 statute miles or 138.9 kilometers) from |
the driver's normal work reporting location; or the vehicle is |
used in the
transportation of hazardous
materials in a quantity |
requiring placarding under the Illinois Hazardous
Materials |
Transportation Act. This definition shall not include farm
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machinery, fertilizer spreaders, and other special |
agricultural movement
equipment described in Section 3-809 nor |
implements of husbandry as defined
in Section 1-130;
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"Direct compensation" means payment made to the motor |
carrier by the passengers or a person acting on behalf of the |
passengers for the transportation services provided, and not |
included in a total package charge or other assessment for |
highway transportation services; |
"Farm supplies for agricultural purposes" means products |
directly related to the growing or harvesting of agricultural |
commodities and livestock feed at any time of the year; |
"Livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, poultry |
(including egg-producing poultry), fish used for food, and |
other animals designated by the Secretary of the United States |
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Department of Transportation (at his or her sole discretion) |
that are part of a foundation herd (including producing dairy |
cattle) or offspring;
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"Officer" means Illinois State Police Officer;
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"Person" means any natural person or individual, |
governmental body,
firm, association, partnership, |
copartnership, joint venture, company,
corporation, joint |
stock company, trust, estate or any other legal entity
or their |
legal representative, agent or assigns.
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(Source: P.A. 93-860, eff. 8-4-04; 94-739, eff. 5-5-06.)
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