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| Public Act 098-0334 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation, which may be referred to | ||||
as Adam's Law.
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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 Roadside Memorial Act is amended by adding | ||||
Section 23.1 as follows: | ||||
(605 ILCS 125/23.1 new) | ||||
Sec. 23.1. Fatal accident memorial marker program. | ||||
(a) The fatal accident memorial marker program is intended | ||||
to raise public awareness of reckless driving by emphasizing | ||||
the dangers while affording families an opportunity to remember | ||||
the victims of crashes involving reckless drivers. | ||||
(b) As used in this Section, "fatal accident memorial | ||||
marker" means a marker on a highway in this State commemorating | ||||
one or more persons who died as a proximate result of a crash | ||||
caused by a driver who committed an act of reckless homicide in | ||||
violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 | ||||
or the Criminal Code of 2012 or who otherwise caused the death | ||||
of one or more persons through the operation of a motor | ||||
vehicle. | ||||
(c) For purposes of the fatal accident memorial marker | ||||
program in this Section, the provisions of Section 15 of this | ||||
Act applicable to DUI memorial markers shall apply the same to | ||||
fatal accident memorial markers. | ||
(d) A fatal accident memorial marker shall consist of a | ||
white on blue panel bearing the message "Reckless Driving Costs | ||
Lives". At the request of the qualified relative, a separate | ||
panel bearing the words "In Memory of (victim's name)", | ||
followed by the date of the crash that was the proximate cause | ||
of the loss of the victim's life, shall be mounted below the | ||
primary panel. | ||
(e) A fatal accident memorial marker may memorialize more | ||
than one victim who died as a result of the same crash. If one | ||
or more additional deaths subsequently occur in close proximity | ||
to an existing fatal accident memorial marker, the supporting | ||
jurisdiction may use the same marker to memorialize the | ||
subsequent death or deaths, by adding the names of the | ||
additional persons. | ||
(f) A fatal accident memorial marker shall be maintained | ||
for at least 2 years from the date the last person was | ||
memorialized on the marker. | ||
(g) The supporting jurisdiction has the right to install a | ||
marker at a location other than the location of the crash or to | ||
relocate a marker due to restricted room, property owner | ||
complaints, interference with essential traffic control | ||
devices, safety concerns, or other restrictions. In these | ||
cases, the sponsoring jurisdiction may select an alternate | ||
location. | ||
(h) The Department shall secure the consent of any | ||
municipality before placing a fatal accident memorial marker | ||
within the corporate limits of the municipality. | ||
(i) A fee in an amount to be determined by the supporting | ||
jurisdiction shall be charged to the qualified relative. The | ||
fee shall not exceed the costs associated with the fabrication, | ||
installation, and maintenance of the fatal accident memorial | ||
marker. | ||
(j) The provisions of this Section shall apply to any fatal | ||
accident marker constructed on or after January 1, 2013.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||