Public Act 099-0663
 
SB2806 EnrolledLRB099 19107 AXK 43496 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 11-1201 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-1201)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1201)
    Sec. 11-1201. Obedience to signal indicating approach of
train or railroad track equipment.
    (a) Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a
railroad grade crossing where the driver is not always required
to stop, the person must exercise due care and caution as the
existence of a railroad track across a highway is a warning of
danger, and under any of the circumstances stated in this
Section, the driver shall stop within 50 feet but not less than
15 feet from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not
proceed until the tracks are clear and he or she can do so
safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when:
        1. A clearly visible electric or mechanical signal
    device gives warning of the immediate approach of a
    railroad train or railroad track equipment;
        2. A crossing gate is lowered or a human flagman gives
    or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of
    a railroad train or railroad track equipment;
        3. A railroad train or railroad track equipment
    approaching a highway crossing emits a warning signal and
    such railroad train or railroad track equipment, by reason
    of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate
    hazard;
        4. An approaching railroad train or railroad track
    equipment is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity
    to such crossing;
        5. A railroad train or railroad track equipment is
    approaching so closely that an immediate hazard is created.
    (a-5) Whenever a person driving a vehicle approaches a
railroad grade crossing where the driver is not always required
to stop but must slow down, the person must exercise due care
and caution as the existence of a railroad track across a
highway is a warning of danger, and under any of the
circumstances stated in this Section, the driver shall slow
down within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest
rail of the railroad and shall not proceed until he or she
checks that the tracks are clear of an approaching train or
railroad track equipment.
    (b) No person shall drive any vehicle through, around or
under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing while
such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed.
    (c) The Department, and local authorities with the approval
of the Department, are hereby authorized to designate
particularly dangerous highway grade crossings of railroads
and to erect stop signs thereat. When such stop signs are
erected the driver of any vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but
not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad
and shall proceed only upon exercising due care.
    (d) At any railroad grade crossing provided with railroad
crossbuck signs, without automatic, electric, or mechanical
signal devices, crossing gates, or a human flagman giving a
signal of the approach or passage of a train or railroad track
equipment, the driver of a vehicle shall in obedience to the
railroad crossbuck sign, yield the right-of-way and slow down
to a speed reasonable for the existing conditions and shall
stop, if required for safety, at a clearly marked stopped line,
or if no stop line, within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet
from the nearest rail of the railroad and shall not proceed
until he or she can do so safely. If a driver is involved in a
collision at a railroad crossing or interferes with the
movement of a train or railroad track equipment after driving
past the railroad crossbuck sign, the collision or interference
is prima facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield
right-of-way.
    (d-1) No person shall, while driving a commercial motor
vehicle, fail to negotiate a railroad-highway grade railroad
crossing because of insufficient undercarriage clearance.
    (d-5) (Blank).
    (e) It is unlawful to violate any part of this Section.
        (1) A violation of this Section is a petty offense for
    which a fine of $500 $250 shall be imposed for a first
    violation, and a fine of $1,000 $500 shall be imposed for a
    second or subsequent violation. The court may impose 25
    hours of community service in place of the $500 $250 fine
    for the first violation.
        (2) For a second or subsequent violation, the Secretary
    of State may suspend the driving privileges of the offender
    for a minimum of 6 months.
    (f) Corporate authorities of municipal corporations
regulating operators of vehicles that fail to obey signals
indicating the presence, approach, passage, or departure of a
train or railroad track equipment shall impose fines as
established in subsection (e) of this Section.
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-1244, eff. 1-1-11.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2017