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Public Act 90-0330

HB0762 Enrolled                               LRB9000829NTsbA

    AN ACT to amend the Illinois  Vehicle  Code  by  changing
Sections 2-123, 4-201, 4-208, 12-215, and 15-111.

    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  Sections 2-123, 4-201, 4-208, 12-215, and 15-111 as
follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/2-123) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-123)
    Sec. 2-123.  Sale and Distribution of Information.
    (a)  Except as otherwise provided in  this  Section,  the
Secretary  may  make  the driver's license, vehicle and title
registration lists, in part or in whole, and any  statistical
information  derived  from  these  lists  available  to local
governments,  elected  state  officials,  state   educational
institutions,  public  libraries  and  all other governmental
units of the State and Federal Government requesting them for
governmental purposes. The Secretary shall require  any  such
applicant  for  services  to  pay for the costs of furnishing
such services and the use of the equipment involved,  and  in
addition is empowered to establish prices and charges for the
services  so  furnished  and  for  the  use of the electronic
equipment utilized.
    (b)  The Secretary is further empowered to and he may, in
his discretion, furnish to any applicant, other  than  listed
in  subsection (a) of this Section, vehicle or driver data on
a computer tape, disk, or printout at a fixed fee of $200  in
advance  and require in addition a further sufficient deposit
based upon the Secretary of State's  estimate  of  the  total
cost  of  the  information  requested and a charge of $20 per
1,000 units or part thereof identified or  the  actual  cost,
whichever  is  greater. The Secretary is authorized to refund
any difference between the additional deposit and the  actual
cost of the request.  This service shall not be in lieu of an
abstract  of a driver's record nor of a title or registration
search.  The information sold  pursuant  to  this  subsection
shall  be  the  entire  vehicle  or driver data list, or part
thereof.
    (c)  Secretary of State  may  issue  registration  lists.
The  Secretary  of  State shall compile and publish, at least
annually, a list of all registered vehicles.   Each  list  of
registered  vehicles  shall be arranged serially according to
the registration numbers assigned to registered vehicles  and
shall   contain  in  addition  the  names  and  addresses  of
registered owners and a brief  description  of  each  vehicle
including  the  serial  or  other identifying number thereof.
Such compilation may be in such form as in the discretion  of
the  Secretary  of  State  may  seem  best  for  the purposes
intended.
    (d)  The Secretary of State shall furnish no more than  2
current available lists of such registrations to the sheriffs
of all counties and to the chiefs of police of all cities and
villages and towns of 2,000 population and over in this State
at no cost.  Additional copies may be purchased at the fee of
$400  each or at the cost of producing the list as determined
by the Secretary of State.
    (e)  The Secretary of State shall  upon  written  request
and  the  payment  of  the  fee  of  $400 furnish the current
available list of such motor  vehicle  registrations  to  any
person  so long as the supply of available registration lists
shall last.
    (e-1)  Commercial purchasers of driver and vehicle record
databases shall enter  into  a  written  agreement  with  the
Secretary of State that includes disclosure of the commercial
use  of  the  intended  purchase.   Affected drivers, vehicle
owners, or registrants  may  request  that  their  personally
identifiable   information   not   be   used  for  commercial
solicitation purposes.
    (f)  Title  or  registration  search  and   certification
thereof  -  Fee. The Secretary of State shall make a title or
registration search of  the  records  of  his  office  and  a
written  report  on  the  same  for  any person, upon written
application of such person, accompanied by a fee  of  $4  for
each  registration  or title search.  No fee shall be charged
for a title or registration search, or for the  certification
thereof requested by a government agency.
    The   Secretary   of  State  shall  certify  a  title  or
registration  record  upon  written  request.  The  fee   for
certification shall be $4 in addition to the fee required for
a  title  or registration search. Certification shall be made
under the signature of the Secretary of State  and  shall  be
authenticated by Seal of the Secretary of State.
    The  Secretary  of  State may notify the vehicle owner or
registrant of the  request  for  purchase  of  his  title  or
registration information as the Secretary deems appropriate.
    The  vehicle  owner  or  registrant residence address and
other personally identifiable information on the record shall
not be disclosed.  This  nondisclosure  shall  not  apply  to
requests   made  by  law  enforcement  officials,  government
agencies,  financial   institutions,   attorneys,   insurers,
employers,  automobile  associated businesses, other business
entities for purposes consistent with  the  Illinois  Vehicle
Code,  the  vehicle owner or registrant, or other entities as
the Secretary  may  exempt  by  rule  and  regulation.   This
information  may  be withheld from the entities listed above,
except  law  enforcement   and   government   agencies   upon
presentation  of  a  valid  court order of protection for the
duration of the order.
    No information shall be released to the  requestor  until
expiration  of a 10 day period.  This 10 day period shall not
apply to requests for information  made  by  law  enforcement
officials,   government   agencies,  financial  institutions,
attorneys,   insurers,   employers,   automobile   associated
businesses, persons licensed as a private detective or  firms
licensed  as  a  private  detective  agency under the Private
Detective, Private Alarm, and Private Security Act  of  1983,
who   are  employed  by  or  are  acting  on  behalf  of  law
enforcement   officials,   government   agencies,   financial
institutions,  attorneys,  insurers,  employers,   automobile
associated   businesses,  and  other  business  entities  for
purposes consistent  with  the  Illinois  Vehicle  Code,  the
vehicle   owner  or  registrant  or  other  entities  as  the
Secretary may exempt by rule and regulation.
    Any misrepresentation made by a  requestor  of  title  or
vehicle  information  shall be punishable as a petty offense,
except in the case of persons licensed as a private detective
or firms licensed as a private detective agency  which  shall
be  subject  to disciplinary sanctions under Section 22 or 25
of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, and Private Security
Act of 1983.
    (g) 1.  The Secretary of State may,  upon  receipt  of  a
    written request and a fee of $5, furnish to the person or
    agency  so  requesting  a driver's record.  Such document
    may  include  a  record  of:  current  driver's   license
    issuance  information,  except  that  the  information on
    judicial driving  permits  shall  be  available  only  as
    otherwise  provided  by  this  Code;  convictions; orders
    entered revoking, suspending  or  cancelling  a  driver's
    license   or   privilege;   and   notations  of  accident
    involvement.  All  other  information,  unless  otherwise
    permitted by this Code, shall remain confidential.
         2.  The  Secretary  of State may certify an abstract
    of a  driver's  record  upon  written  request  therefor.
    Such  certification  shall be made under the signature of
    the Secretary of State and shall be authenticated by  the
    Seal of his office.
         3.  All  requests  for  driving  record  information
    shall be made in a manner prescribed by the Secretary.
         The  Secretary  of  State  may  notify  the affected
    driver of the request for purchase of his driver's record
    as the Secretary deems appropriate.
         The affected  driver  residence  address  and  other
    personally  identifiable  information on the record shall
    not be disclosed.  This nondisclosure shall not apply  to
    requests  made  by  law enforcement officials, government
    agencies, financial  institutions,  attorneys,  insurers,
    employers,   automobile   associated   businesses,  other
    business  entities  for  purposes  consistent  with   the
    Illinois  Vehicle  Code,  the  affected  driver, or other
    entities  as  the  Secretary  may  exempt  by  rule   and
    regulation.   This  information  may be withheld from the
    entities  listed  above,  except  law   enforcement   and
    government  agencies,  upon presentation of a valid court
    order of protection for the duration of the order.
         No information shall be released  to  the  requester
    until  expiration of a 10 day period.  This 10 day period
    shall not apply to requests for information made  by  law
    enforcement  officials,  government  agencies,  financial
    institutions,  attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile
    associated businesses,  persons  licensed  as  a  private
    detective or firms licensed as a private detective agency
    under  the  Private Detective, Private Alarm, and Private
    Security Act of 1983, who are employed by or  are  acting
    on   behalf  of  law  enforcement  officials,  government
    agencies, financial  institutions,  attorneys,  insurers,
    employers,  automobile  associated  businesses, and other
    business  entities  for  purposes  consistent  with   the
    Illinois  Vehicle  Code,  the  affected  driver  or other
    entities  as  the  Secretary  may  exempt  by  rule   and
    regulation.
         Any  misrepresentation made by a requestor of driver
    information shall  be  punishable  as  a  petty  offense,
    except  in  the  case  of  persons  licensed as a private
    detective or firms licensed as a private detective agency
    which shall be subject to  disciplinary  sanctions  under
    Section 22 or 25 of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
    and Private Security Act of 1983.
         4.  The  Secretary of State may furnish without fee,
    upon the written request of a law enforcement agency, any
    information from a  driver's  record  on  file  with  the
    Secretary  of  State when such information is required in
    the enforcement of this Code or any other law relating to
    the operation of motor  vehicles,  including  records  of
    dispositions; documented information involving the use of
    a   motor   vehicle;  whether  such  individual  has,  or
    previously had, a driver's license; and the  address  and
    personal   description  as  reflected  on  said  driver's
    record.
         5.  Except as otherwise provided  in  this  Section,
    the   Secretary   of  State  may  furnish,  without  fee,
    information from an individual driver's record  on  file,
    if  a written request therefor is submitted by any public
    transit  system  or  authority,  public   defender,   law
    enforcement  agency,  a  state  or  federal agency, or an
    Illinois  local  intergovernmental  association,  if  the
    request is for the  purpose  of  a  background  check  of
    applicants  for employment with the requesting agency, or
    for the purpose of an official investigation conducted by
    the agency, or to determine a  current  address  for  the
    driver  so  public  funds can be recovered or paid to the
    driver, or for any other lawful purpose.
         The Secretary may also furnish the courts a copy  of
    an abstract of a driver's record, without fee, subsequent
    to  an  arrest  for  a  violation  of Section 11-501 or a
    similar provision of a local  ordinance.   Such  abstract
    may   include   records   of   dispositions;   documented
    information  involving  the  use  of  a  motor vehicle as
    contained in the current file;  whether  such  individual
    has,  or  previously  had,  a  driver's  license; and the
    address and personal description  as  reflected  on  said
    driver's record.
         6.  Any  abstract  issued  by the Secretary of State
    pursuant to this Section, to a court or on request  of  a
    law  enforcement agency, for the record of a named person
    as to the status of the person's driver's  license  shall
    be  prima  facie evidence of the facts therein stated and
    if the name appearing in such abstract  is  the  same  as
    that of a person named in an information or warrant, such
    abstract  shall  be  prima facie evidence that the person
    named in such information or warrant is the  same  person
    as the person named in such abstract.
         7.  Subject  to  any  restrictions  contained in the
    Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and upon receipt of a  proper
    request  and  a  fee  of $5, the Secretary of State shall
    provide a driver's record to the affected driver, or  the
    affected  driver's  attorney,  upon  verification.   Such
    record  shall  contain all the information referred to in
    paragraph 1 of this subsection  (g)  plus:  any  recorded
    accident  involvement  as  a driver; information recorded
    pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 6-117 and paragraph
    4 of subsection (a) of Section 6-204 of this  Code.   All
    other  information,  unless  otherwise  permitted by this
    Code, shall remain confidential.
    (h)  The Secretary shall  not  disclose  social  security
numbers  except pursuant to a written request by, or with the
prior written consent  of,  the  individual  except  to:  (1)
officers  and  employees  of the Secretary who have a need to
know the social security  numbers  in  performance  of  their
official  duties, (2) law enforcement officials for a lawful,
civil or criminal law enforcement investigation, and  if  the
head of the law enforcement agency has made a written request
to the Secretary specifying the law enforcement investigation
for  which  the social security numbers are being sought, (3)
the United States Department of Transportation, or any  other
State,  pursuant to the administration and enforcement of the
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, (4)  pursuant to
the order of a court of competent jurisdiction,  or  (5)  the
Department of Public Aid for utilization in the child support
enforcement   duties   assigned   to  that  Department  under
provisions of the Public Aid Code after  the  individual  has
received    advanced    meaningful   notification   of   what
redisclosure is sought by the Secretary  in  accordance  with
the federal Privacy Act; provided, the redisclosure shall not
be authorized by the Secretary prior to September 30, 1992.
    (i)  The  Secretary  of  State is empowered to promulgate
rules and regulations to effectuate this Section.
    (j)  Medical statements or medical  reports  received  in
the  Secretary  of  State's Office shall be confidential.  No
confidential information may be open to public inspection  or
the   contents  disclosed  to  anyone,  except  officers  and
employees of the Secretary  who  have  a  need  to  know  the
information  contained  in the medical reports and the Driver
License Medical Advisory Board,  unless  so  directed  by  an
order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
    (k)  All  fees collected under this Section shall be paid
into the Road Fund of the State Treasury, except that  $3  of
the  $5  fee  for  a  driver's  record shall be paid into the
Secretary of State Special Services Fund.
    (l)  The   Secretary   of   State   shall   report    his
recommendations  to  the General Assembly by January 1, 1993,
regarding the  sale  and  dissemination  of  the  information
maintained  by  the Secretary, including the sale of lists of
driver and vehicle records.
    (m)  Notations  of  accident  involvement  that  may   be
disclosed  under  this  Section  shall  not include notations
relating to damage to  a  vehicle  or  other  property  being
transported  by  a  tow truck.  This information shall remain
confidential, provided that nothing in  this  subsection  (m)
shall  limit  disclosure  of  any  notification  of  accident
involvement to any law enforcement agency or official.
(Source: P.A.  88-208;  88-363; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-503,
eff. 7-1-96.)

    (625 ILCS 5/4-201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-201)
    Sec. 4-201. Abandonment of vehicles prohibited.
    (a) The abandonment of a vehicle or any part  thereof  on
any  highway  in  this  State  is  unlawful  and  subject  to
penalties  as  set  forth under Penalty Section 4-214 of this
Chapter.
    (b)  The abandonment of a vehicle or any part thereof  on
private  or public property, other than a highway, in view of
the general public, anywhere in this State is unlawful except
on property of the owner or bailee of such abandoned vehicle.
A vehicle  or  any  part  thereof  so  abandoned  on  private
property   shall   be   authorized  for  removal,  by  a  law
enforcement  agency  having  jurisdiction,  after  a  waiting
period of 7 days or more, or may be  removed  immediately  if
determined  to be a hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle under
Section 11-40-3.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code. A violation
of subsections (a) or (b)  of  this  Section  is  subject  to
penalties as set forth under Section 4-214 of this Chapter.
    (c)  A  towing  service may begin to process an unclaimed
vehicle as abandoned by requesting a  record  search  by  the
Secretary  of  State up to 10 days after the date of the tow,
or any later date acceptable to the Secretary of State.  This
subsection  (c) shall not apply to vehicles towed by order or
authorization of a law enforcement agency.
(Source: P.A. 86-460.)

    (625 ILCS 5/4-208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-208)
    Sec. 4-208.  Disposal of unclaimed vehicles.
    (a)  In cities having a population of more than  500,000,
whenever  an abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed vehicle, or
vehicle  determined  to  be  a  hazardous  dilapidated  motor
vehicle  pursuant  to  Section  11-40-3.1  of  the   Illinois
Municipal  Code,  remains  unclaimed by the registered owner,
lienholder or other legally  entitled person for a period  of
15  days after notice has been given under Sections 4-205 and
4-206 of this Code, the vehicle shall be  disposed,  pursuant
to the provisions of the "Municipal purchasing act for cities
of  500,000  or  more population", to a person licensed as an
automotive parts recycler, rebuilder or scrap processor under
Chapter 5 of this Code.
    (b)  Except as provided in Section 4-208 for cities  with
more  than  500,000  inhabitants,  when  an  abandoned, lost,
stolen or unclaimed vehicle 7 years of age or  newer  remains
unclaimed  by  the  registered  owner,  lienholder  or  other
legally entitled persons for a period of 30 days after notice
has  been  given  as  provided in Sections 4-205 and 4-206 of
this Code, the  law  enforcement  agency  or  towing  service
having possession of the vehicle shall cause it to be sold at
public  auction  to  a person licensed as an automotive parts
recycler, rebuilder or scrap processor  under  Chapter  5  of
this  Code  or  the  towing operator which towed the vehicle.
Notice of the time and place of the sale shall be posted in a
conspicuous place for at least 10 days prior to the  sale  on
the  premises  where the vehicle has been impounded. At least
10 days prior to the sale, the law enforcement  agency  where
the  vehicle  is  impounded,  or the towing service where the
vehicle is impounded, shall cause a notice of  the  time  and
place  of  the  sale  to  be  sent  by  certified mail to the
registered  owner,  lienholder,  or  other  legally  entitled
persons. Such Notice as provided in Sections 4-205 and  4-206
of  this  Code  and  as provided in this subsection (b) shall
state the time and place of sale and shall contain a complete
description of the vehicle to be sold and what steps must  be
taken by any legally entitled person to reclaim the vehicle.
    (c)  If  an abandoned, lost, stolen, or unclaimed vehicle
displays dealer plates, notice under this Section and Section
4-209 of this Code shall be sent to both the dealer  and  the
registered  owner,  lienholder,  or  other  legally  entitled
persons.
    (d)  In  those instances where the certified notification
specified in Sections 4-205 and 4-206 of this Code  has  been
returned  by  the  postal  authorities to the law enforcement
agency or towing service due to the addressee  having  moved,
or   being   unknown   at   the  address  obtained  from  the
registration records of this State, the sending of  a  second
certified notice will not be required.
(Source: P.A. 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.)

    (625 ILCS 5/12-215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 89-507)
    Sec. 12-215.  Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on
motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
    (a)  The  use  of  red  or white oscillating, rotating or
flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is  prohibited
except on:
         1.  Law  enforcement  vehicles  of State, Federal or
    local authorities;
         2.  A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
    coroner   and   designated   or   authorized   by   local
    authorities, in writing, as a  law  enforcement  vehicle;
    however,   such  designation  or  authorization  must  be
    carried in the vehicle;
         3.  Vehicles of local fire departments and State  or
    federal firefighting vehicles;
         4.  Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
    as  ambulances  or  rescue  vehicles;  furthermore,  such
    lights  shall not be lighted except when responding to an
    emergency call for and while actually conveying the  sick
    or injured; and
         5.  Tow  trucks  licensed  in  a state that requires
    such  lights;  furthermore,  such  lights  shall  not  be
    lighted on any such tow truck  while  the  tow  truck  is
    operating in the State of Illinois.
    (b)  The  use  of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing
lights, whether lighted or unlighted,  is  prohibited  except
on:
         1.  Second  division  vehicles designed and used for
    towing or hoisting  vehicles;  furthermore,  such  lights
    shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
    1;  such  lights  shall be lighted when such vehicles are
    actually being used  at  the  scene  of  an  accident  or
    disablement;  if  the  towing  vehicle is equipped with a
    flat bed that supports all wheels of  the  vehicle  being
    transported,  the  lights  shall not be lighted while the
    vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the  towing
    vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all
    wheels  of  a vehicle being transported, the lights shall
    be lighted and while the such towing vehicle is  vehicles
    are  engaged in towing on a highway during all times when
    the use of headlights is required under Section 12-201 of
    this Code;
         2.  Motor vehicles or  equipment  of  the  State  of
    Illinois, local authorities and contractors; furthermore,
    such  lights  shall  not  be  lighted  except  while such
    vehicles  are  engaged  in  maintenance  or  construction
    operations within the limits of construction projects;
         3.  Vehicles or equipment  used  by  engineering  or
    survey  crews;  furthermore,  such  lights  shall  not be
    lighted except while such vehicles are  actually  engaged
    in work on a highway;
         4.  Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
    other  construction,  maintenance  or  automotive service
    vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as
    a means  for  indicating  the  presence  of  a  vehicular
    traffic  hazard  requiring  unusual  care in approaching,
    overtaking or passing while such vehicles are engaged  in
    maintenance, service or construction on a highway;
         5.  Oversized  vehicle or load; however, such lights
    shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued  by
    the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;
         6.  The  front and rear of motorized equipment owned
    and operated by the State of Illinois  or  any  political
    subdivision  thereof,  which  is  designed  and  used for
    removal of snow and ice from highways;
         7.  Fleet  safety  vehicles  registered  in  another
    state, furthermore, such  lights  shall  not  be  lighted
    except as provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
         8.  Such  other  vehicles  as  may  be authorized by
    local authorities;
         9.  Law  enforcement  vehicles  of  State  or  local
    authorities   when   used   in   combination   with   red
    oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
         10.  Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail
    for the United States Postal Service provided  that  such
    lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are
    actually being used for such purposes;
         11.  Any  vehicle  displaying  a slow-moving vehicle
    emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
         12.  All trucks  equipped  with  self-compactors  or
    roll-off  hoists  and  roll-on  containers for garbage or
    refuse hauling.  Such lights shall not be lighted  except
    when  such  vehicles  are  actually  being  used for such
    purposes;
         13.  Vehicles used  by  a  security  company,  alarm
    responder,  or  control  agency, if the security company,
    alarm responder, or control agency is bound by a contract
    with a federal, State, or local government entity to  use
    the lights; and
         14.  Security  vehicles  of the Department of Mental
    Health  and  Developmental  Disabilities;  however,   the
    lights  shall  not  be lighted except when being used for
    security related purposes  under  the  direction  of  the
    superintendent  of  the  facility  where  the  vehicle is
    located.
    (c)  The use of blue oscillating,  rotating  or  flashing
lights, whether lighted or unlighted is prohibited except:
         1.  On vehicles owned or fully operated by a:
              voluntary firefighter;
              paid firefighter;
              part-paid firefighter;
              call firefighter;
              member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of a fire
         protection district;
              paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
              paid or unpaid member of a voluntary  ambulance
         unit;
              rescue  squad  vehicles  not  owned  by  a fire
         department.
         However, such lights are not to  be  lighted  except
    when responding to a bona fide emergency.
         2.  Police  department  vehicles  in cities having a
    population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
         3.  Law  enforcement  vehicles  of  State  or  local
    authorities   when   used   in   combination   with   red
    oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
         4.  Vehicles of local fire departments and State  or
    federal  firefighting  vehicles  when used in combination
    with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
         5.  Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
    as ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination
    with  red  oscillating,  rotating  or  flashing   lights;
    furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
    responding to an emergency call.
    (d)  The   use  of  a  combination  of  amber  and  white
oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted  or
unlighted,  is prohibited, except motor vehicles or equipment
of the State of Illinois, local authorities  and  contractors
may  be  so  equipped;  furthermore, such lights shall not be
lighted except while such vehicles  are  engaged  in  highway
maintenance  or  construction operations within the limits of
highway construction projects.
    (e)  All  oscillating,  rotating   or   flashing   lights
referred to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity,
when  illuminated,  to  be  visible  at  500  feet  in normal
sunlight.
    (f)  Nothing   in   this   Section   shall   prohibit   a
manufacturer of oscillating, rotating or flashing  lights  or
his representative from temporarily mounting such lights on a
vehicle for demonstration purposes only.
    (g)  Any  person  violating the provisions of subsections
(a), (b), (c) or (d)  of  this  Section  who  without  lawful
authority  stops  or  detains  or  attempts to stop or detain
another person shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
    (h)  Except as provided  in  subsection  (g)  above,  any
person  violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of
this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 88-58; 88-341; 88-670,  eff.  12-2-94;  89-433,
eff. 12-15-95.)

    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 89-507)
    Sec. 12-215.  Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on
motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
    (a)  The  use  of  red  or white oscillating, rotating or
flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is  prohibited
except on:
         1.  Law  enforcement  vehicles  of State, Federal or
    local authorities;
         2.  A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
    coroner   and   designated   or   authorized   by   local
    authorities, in writing, as a  law  enforcement  vehicle;
    however,   such  designation  or  authorization  must  be
    carried in the vehicle;
         3.  Vehicles of local fire departments and State  or
    federal firefighting vehicles;
         4.  Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
    as  ambulances  or  rescue  vehicles;  furthermore,  such
    lights  shall not be lighted except when responding to an
    emergency call for and while actually conveying the  sick
    or injured; and
         5.  Tow  trucks  licensed  in  a state that requires
    such  lights;  furthermore,  such  lights  shall  not  be
    lighted on any such tow truck  while  the  tow  truck  is
    operating in the State of Illinois.
    (b)  The  use  of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing
lights, whether lighted or unlighted,  is  prohibited  except
on:
         1.  Second  division  vehicles designed and used for
    towing or hoisting  vehicles;  furthermore,  such  lights
    shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
    1;  such  lights  shall be lighted when such vehicles are
    actually being used  at  the  scene  of  an  accident  or
    disablement;  if  the  towing  vehicle is equipped with a
    flat bed that supports all wheels of  the  vehicle  being
    transported,  the  lights  shall not be lighted while the
    vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the  towing
    vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all
    wheels  of  a vehicle being transported, the lights shall
    be lighted and while the such towing vehicle is  vehicles
    are  engaged in towing on a highway during all times when
    the use of headlights is required under Section 12-201 of
    this Code;
         2.  Motor vehicles or  equipment  of  the  State  of
    Illinois, local authorities and contractors; furthermore,
    such  lights  shall  not  be  lighted  except  while such
    vehicles  are  engaged  in  maintenance  or  construction
    operations within the limits of construction projects;
         3.  Vehicles or equipment  used  by  engineering  or
    survey  crews;  furthermore,  such  lights  shall  not be
    lighted except while such vehicles are  actually  engaged
    in work on a highway;
         4.  Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
    other  construction,  maintenance  or  automotive service
    vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as
    a means  for  indicating  the  presence  of  a  vehicular
    traffic  hazard  requiring  unusual  care in approaching,
    overtaking or passing while such vehicles are engaged  in
    maintenance, service or construction on a highway;
         5.  Oversized  vehicle or load; however, such lights
    shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued  by
    the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;
         6.  The  front and rear of motorized equipment owned
    and operated by the State of Illinois  or  any  political
    subdivision  thereof,  which  is  designed  and  used for
    removal of snow and ice from highways;
         7.  Fleet  safety  vehicles  registered  in  another
    state, furthermore, such  lights  shall  not  be  lighted
    except as provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
         8.  Such  other  vehicles  as  may  be authorized by
    local authorities;
         9.  Law  enforcement  vehicles  of  State  or  local
    authorities   when   used   in   combination   with   red
    oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
         10.  Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail
    for the United States Postal Service provided  that  such
    lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are
    actually being used for such purposes;
         11.  Any  vehicle  displaying  a slow-moving vehicle
    emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
         12.  All trucks  equipped  with  self-compactors  or
    roll-off  hoists  and  roll-on  containers for garbage or
    refuse hauling.  Such lights shall not be lighted  except
    when  such  vehicles  are  actually  being  used for such
    purposes;
         13.  Vehicles used  by  a  security  company,  alarm
    responder,  or  control  agency, if the security company,
    alarm responder, or control agency is bound by a contract
    with a federal, State, or local government entity to  use
    the lights; and
         14.  Security  vehicles  of  the Department of Human
    Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except
    when being used for security related purposes  under  the
    direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
    vehicle is located.
    (c)  The  use  of  blue oscillating, rotating or flashing
lights, whether lighted or unlighted is prohibited except:
         1.  On vehicles owned or fully operated by a:
              voluntary firefighter;
              paid firefighter;
              part-paid firefighter;
              call firefighter;
              member of the  board  of  trustees  of  a  fire
         protection district;
              paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
              paid  or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance
         unit;
              rescue squad  vehicles  not  owned  by  a  fire
         department.
         However,  such  lights  are not to be lighted except
    when responding to a bona fide emergency.
         2.  Police department vehicles in  cities  having  a
    population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
         3.  Law  enforcement  vehicles  of  State  or  local
    authorities   when   used   in   combination   with   red
    oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
         4.  Vehicles  of local fire departments and State or
    federal firefighting vehicles when  used  in  combination
    with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
         5.  Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
    as ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination
    with   red  oscillating,  rotating  or  flashing  lights;
    furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
    responding to an emergency call.
    (d)  The  use  of  a  combination  of  amber  and   white
oscillating,  rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or
unlighted, is prohibited, except motor vehicles or  equipment
of  the  State of Illinois, local authorities and contractors
may be so equipped; furthermore, such  lights  shall  not  be
lighted  except  while  such  vehicles are engaged in highway
maintenance or construction operations within the  limits  of
highway construction projects.
    (e)  All   oscillating,   rotating   or  flashing  lights
referred to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity,
when illuminated,  to  be  visible  at  500  feet  in  normal
sunlight.
    (f)  Nothing   in   this   Section   shall   prohibit   a
manufacturer  of  oscillating, rotating or flashing lights or
his representative from temporarily mounting such lights on a
vehicle for demonstration purposes only.
    (g)  Any person violating the provisions  of  subsections
(a),  (b),  (c)  or  (d)  of  this Section who without lawful
authority stops or detains or  attempts  to  stop  or  detain
another person shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
    (h)  Except  as  provided  in  subsection  (g) above, any
person violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (c)  of
this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source:  P.A.  88-58;  88-341; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-433,
eff. 12-15-95; 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)

    (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
    Sec. 15-111.  Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
    (a)  No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped  with
pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
the  highways of this State when the gross weight on the road
surface  through  any  single  axle  thereof  exceeds  18,000
pounds, except when a  different  limit  is  established  and
posted  in  accordance  with  Section  15-316  and except any
single axle of a 2 axle motor vehicle weighing 36,000  pounds
or  less  and  not a part of a combination of vehicles, shall
not exceed 20,000 pounds. Provided, however, that any  single
axle of a 2 axle motor vehicle equipped with a personnel lift
or  digger derrick, weighing 36,000 pounds or less, owned and
operated by a public utility, shall not exceed 20,000 pounds.
No vehicle or combination of  vehicles  equipped  with  other
than pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load,
upon  the highways of this State when the gross weight on the
road surface through any wheel thereof exceeds 800 pounds per
inch width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
surface through any axle thereof exceeds 16,000  pounds.   An
axle  load  shall be defined as the total load transmitted to
the road by all wheels whose centers may be included  between
2   parallel  transverse  vertical  planes  40  inches  apart
extending across the full width of the vehicle.
    Any 2 or more single axles whose centers are more than 40
inches and not more than 96 inches  apart,  measured  to  the
nearest  inch  between  extreme axles in the series, shall be
defined as tandem axles, and the gross weight transmitted  to
the  road  surface through the series shall not exceed 32,000
pounds and no axle of the series  shall  exceed  the  maximum
weight  permitted  under  this  Section  for  a  single axle.
Provided that on a 4 axle vehicle or on  a  5  or  more  axle
combination  of  vehicles  the  weight on a series of 3 axles
whose centers are more than 96 inches apart, measured between
extreme axles in the series, shall not exceed  those  allowed
on  3  axles in the table contained in subsection (f) of this
Section and no axle or tandem axle of the series shall exceed
the maximum weight permitted under this Section for a  single
or tandem axle. Provided also that a 3 axle vehicle or 3 axle
truck  mixer  registered  as  a Special Hauling Vehicle, used
exclusively for the mixing and  transportation  of  concrete,
specially   equipped  with  a  road  surface  engaging  mixer
trailing  4th axle, manufactured prior to  or  in  the  model
year  of  2004  and  first  registered  in  Illinois prior to
January 1, 2005, with a distance greater than 72  inches  but
not  more  than  96  inches between any series of 2 axles may
transmit to the road  surface  a  maximum  weight  of  18,000
pounds  on each of these axles with a gross weight on these 2
axles  not  to  exceed  36,000  pounds.   Any  such   vehicle
manufactured in the model year of 2004 or thereafter or first
registered  in  Illinois after December 31, 2004 may transmit
to the road surface a maximum of 32,000 pounds through  these
2 axles and none of the axles shall exceed 18,000 pounds.
    A truck, not in combination and specially equipped with a
selfcompactor,  or  an industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off
container, used exclusively for garbage or refuse operations,
and a truck used exclusively for the collection of  rendering
materials  may,  however,  when laden, transmit upon the road
surface of any highway  except  when  part  of  the  National
System  of  Interstate  and  Defense Highways, a gross weight
upon a single axle not more than 22,000 pounds,  and  upon  a
tandem  axle  not  more  than  40,000  pounds.  When unladen,
however, those trucks shall comply with the axle  limitations
applicable to all other trucks.
    A  2  axle  truck specially equipped with a front loading
compactor used exclusively for garbage, refuse, or  recycling
may  transmit  20,000 pounds per axle provided that the gross
weight of the vehicle does not exceed 40,000 pounds.
    (b)  The gross weight  of  vehicles  and  combination  of
vehicles  including  the weight of the vehicle or combination
and its maximum  load  shall  be  subject  to  the  foregoing
limitations  and further shall not exceed the following gross
weights dependent upon  the  number  of  axles  and  distance
between  extreme axles of the vehicle or combination measured
longitudinally to the nearest foot.

VEHICLES HAVING 2 AXLES ....................... 36,000 pounds

                  VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
                       HAVING 3 AXLES
With Tandem                     With or
   Axles                        Without
                                Tandem Axles
Minimum                         Minimum
distance to        Maximum      distance to         Maximum
nearest foot       Gross        nearest foot        Gross
between            Weight       between             Weight
extreme axles      (pounds)     extreme axles       (pounds)
10 feet            41,000       16 feet             46,000
11                 42,000       17                  47,000
12                 43,000       18                  47,500
13                 44,000       19                  48,000
14                 44,500       20                  49,000
15                 45,000       21 feet or more     50,000
                  VEHICLES OR COMBINATIONS
                       HAVING 4 AXLES
Minimum                         Minimum
distance to        Maximum      distance to         Maximum
nearest foot       Gross        nearest foot        Gross
between            Weight       between             Weight
extreme axles      (pounds)     extreme axles       (pounds)
15 feet            50,000       26 feet             57,500
16                 50,500       27                  58,000
17                 51,500       28                  58,500
18                 52,000       29                  59,500
19                 52,500       30                  60,000
20                 53,500       31                  60,500
21                 54,000       32                  61,500
22                 54,500       33                  62,000
23                 55,500       34                  62,500
24                 56,000       35                  63,500
25                 56,500       36 feet or more     64,000
    In applying the above table to a vehicle having more than
4 axles that is not in combination, only  4  axles  shall  be
considered in determining the maximum gross weights.
             COMBINATIONS HAVING 5 OR MORE AXLES
Minimum distance to           Maximum
nearest foot between          Gross Weight
extreme axles                 (pounds)
42 feet or less               72,000
43                            73,000
44 feet or more               73,280

VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds

             TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
   OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE
          OR REFUSE HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
            THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
           On Highway Not Part of National System
             of Interstate and Defense Highways
with 2 axles                                    36,000 pounds
with 3 axles                                    54,000 pounds

                TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
         A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
     FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
with 2 axles                                    40,000 pounds

    (c)  Cities  having  a population of more than 50,000 may
permit by ordinance axle loads on 2 axle  motor  vehicles  33
1/2%  above those provided for herein, but the increase shall
not become effective until the city has  officially  notified
the  Department of the passage of the ordinance and shall not
apply to those vehicles when outside of  the  limits  of  the
city,  nor shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
operating over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
    (d)  Weight  limitations  shall  not  apply  to  vehicles
(including  loads)  operated  by  a   public   utility   when
transporting  equipment  required  for  emergency  repair  of
public utility facilities or properties or water wells.
    A  combination  of  vehicles, including a tow truck and a
disabled vehicle or disabled combination  of  vehicles,  that
exceeds  the  weight restriction imposed by this Code, may be
operated on a public highway  in  this  State  provided  that
neither  the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
the tow truck itself  shall  exceed  the  weight  limitations
permitted  under  this  Chapter. During the towing operation,
neither the tow  truck  nor  the  vehicle  combination  shall
exceed the following axle weight limitations:
         A.  24,000 pounds - Single rear axle;
         B.  44,000 pounds - Tandem rear axle;
    Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of
the  tow  truck  and  vehicles  being  towed.   The tow truck
license plate must cover the operating empty  weight  of  the
tow  truck only. The weight of each vehicle being towed shall
be covered by a valid license plate issued to  the  owner  or
operator  of  the  vehicle  being towed and displayed on that
vehicle. If no valid plate issued to the owner or operator of
that vehicle is displayed  on  that  vehicle,  or  the  plate
displayed  on  that  vehicle does not cover the weight of the
vehicle, the weight of the vehicle shall be  covered  by  the
third  tow truck plate issued to the owner or operator of the
tow truck and temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed.
In addition, the following conditions must be met:
         (1)  the towing vehicle must be:
              a.  specifically designed as a tow truck having
         a gross vehicle weight rating  of  at  least  18,000
         lbs.  and equipped with air brakes provided that air
         brakes shall be required only if the towing  vehicle
         is towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
         combination that is equipped with airbrakes;
              b.  equipped   with   flashing,   rotating   or
         oscillating  amber  lights, visible for at least 500
         feet in all directions; and
              c.  capable  of  utilizing  the  lighting   and
         braking   systems   of   the   disabled  vehicle  or
         combination of vehicles.
         (2)  The towing of the vehicles on the  highways  of
    this  State shall not exceed 20 15 miles from the initial
    point of wreck or disablement. Any additional movement of
    the  vehicles  shall  only   occur   upon   issuance   of
    authorization  for  that movement under the provisions of
    Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Chapter.
    The  Department  may  by  rule  or  regulation  prescribe
additional requirements. However, nothing in this Code  shall
prohibit  a  tow truck under instructions of a police officer
from legally clearing a disabled  vehicle,  that  may  be  in
violation  of  weight  limitations  of this Chapter, from the
roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway.
    For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle  weight
rating,  or  GVWR,  shall  mean  the  value  specified by the
manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
    (e)  No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped  with
pneumatic tires shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon
the  highways of this State in violation of the provisions of
any permit issued under the  provisions  of  Sections  15-301
through 15-319 of this Chapter.
    (f)  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision in this Code,
except for those provisions of subsection (d) of this Section
relating to emergency operations of public utilities and  tow
trucks  while  actually  engaged  in the towing of a disabled
vehicle, and those vehicles for which the  Department  issues
overweight  permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this
Code, the weight limitations  contained  in  this  subsection
shall  apply to the National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways and other highways in the system of  State  highways
that  have  been designated by the Department as Class I, II,
or III. No vehicle shall be operated on the highways  with  a
weight  in excess of 20,000 pounds carried on any one axle or
with a tandem axle weight in excess of 34,000  pounds,  or  a
gross   weight   in  excess  of  80,000  pounds  for  vehicle
combinations of 5 axles or more, or a gross weight on a group
of 2 or more consecutive  axles  in  excess  of  that  weight
produced by the application of the following formula:
    W = 500 times the sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + 36
Where  "W"  equals  overall gross weight on any group of 2 or
more consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds; "L"  equals
the distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of
any  group of 2 or more consecutive axles; and "N" equals the
number of axles in the group under consideration, except that
2 consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a gross load  of
34,000 pounds each, provided the overall distance between the
first  and last axles of the consecutive sets of tandem axles
is 36 feet or more.  Provided  also  that  a  3-axle  vehicle
registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle manufactured prior to
or  in  the  model  year  of  2004,  and  first registered in
Illinois prior to January 1, 2005, with  a  distance  greater
than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches between the 2 rear
axles  may  transmit  to the road surface a maximum weight of
18,000 pounds on each of the 2 rear axles with a gross weight
on these 2 axles not to exceed  36,000  pounds.  Any  vehicle
registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle manufactured prior to
or  in  the  model  year  of  2004  or  thereafter  or  first
registered  in Illinois after December 31, 2004, may transmit
to the road surface a maximum of 34,000 pounds through the  2
rear  axles and neither of the rear axles shall exceed 20,000
pounds. For purposes of this subsection, tandem  axles  shall
be  defined  as  any 2 or more single axles whose centers are
more than 40 inches  and  not  more  than  96  inches  apart,
measured  to  the  nearest  inch between extreme axles in the
series.
    The above formula when expressed in tabular form  results
in allowable loads as follows:

Distance measured
to the nearest
foot between the
extremes of any         Maximum load in pounds
group of 2 or           carried on any group of
more consecutive        2 or more consecutive axles
axles
      feet        2 axles  3 axles  4 axles  5 axles  6 axles
        4         34,000
        5         34,000
        6         34,000
        7         34,000
        8         38,000*   42,000
        9         39,000    42,500
       10         40,000    43,500
       11                   44,000
       12                   45,000   50,000
       13                   45,500   50,500
       14                   46,500   51,500
       15                   47,000   52,000
       16                   48,000   52,500   58,000
       17                   48,500   53,500   58,500
       18                   49,500   54,000   59,000
       19                   50,000   54,500   60,000
       20                   51,000   55,500   60,500   66,000
       21                   51,500   56,000   61,000   66,500
       22                   52,500   56,500   61,500   67,000
       23                   53,000   57,500   62,500   68,000
       24                   54,000   58,000   63,000   68,500
       25                   54,500   58,500   63,500   69,000
       26                   55,500   59,500   64,000   69,500
       27                   56,000   60,000   65,000   70,000
       28                   57,000   60,500   65,500   71,000
       29                   57,500   61,500   66,000   71,500
       30                   58,500   62,000   66,500   72,000
       31                   59,000   62,500   67,500   72,500
       32                   60,000   63,500   68,000   73,000
       33                            64,000   68,500   74,000
       34                            64,500   69,000   74,500
       35                            65,500   70,000   75,000
       36                            66,000   70,500   75,500
       37                            66,500   71,000   76,000
       38                            67,500   72,000   77,000
       39                            68,000   72,500   77,500
       40                            68,500   73,000   78,000
       41                            69,500   73,500   78,500
       42                            70,000   74,000   79,000
       43                            70,500   75,000   80,000
       44                            71,500   75,500
       45                            72,000   76,000
       46                            72,500   76,500
       47                            73,500   77,500
       48                            74,000   78,000
       49                            74,500   78,500
       50                            75,500   79,000
       51                            76,000   80,000
       52                            76,500
       53                            77,500
       54                            78,000
       55                            78,500
       56                            79,500
       57                            80,000
*If  the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2
axles are tandem axles and  the  maximum  load  permitted  is
34,000  pounds,  notwithstanding  the  higher limit resulting
from the application of the formula.
    In applying the above formula to a  vehicle  having  more
than 4 axles that is not a combination, only 4 axles shall be
considered in determining the maximum gross weight, and for a
combination  of  vehicles  having  more  than 6 axles, only 6
axles shall be considered in determining  the  maximum  gross
weight.
    Notwithstanding  the  above  table, 2 consecutive sets of
tandem axles may carry a gross weight of 34,000  pounds  each
if  the  overall distance between the first and last axles of
the consecutive sets of tandem axles is 36 feet or more.
    Local   authorities    and    road    district    highway
commissioners,  with  respect  to  streets and highways under
their jurisdiction, without  additional  fees,  may  also  by
ordinance  or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle
shall not exceed 20,000 pounds and the maximum  gross  weight
on  any  tandem  axle  shall  not  exceed  34,000  pounds, on
designated highways when appropriate regulatory signs  giving
notice  are  erected upon the street or highway or portion of
any  street  or  highway  affected  by   the   ordinance   or
resolution.
    Combinations  of  vehicles, registered as Special Hauling
Vehicles that include a semitrailer manufactured prior to  or
in  the  model year of 2004, and first registered in Illinois
prior to January 1, 2005, having 5 axles with a  distance  of
42 feet or less between extreme axles shall be limited to the
weights prescribed in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section
and  not subject to the bridge formula on the National System
of Interstate and Defense Highways and other highways in  the
system  of  State  highways designated by the Department. For
all  those  combinations  of   vehicles,   that   include   a
semitrailer  manufactured  after  the  effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1986,  the  overall  distance  between  the
first and last axles of the 2 sets of tandems must be 18 feet
6  inches or more. All combinations of vehicles registered as
Special  Hauling  Vehicles   that   include   a   semitrailer
manufactured  prior  to  or  in  the  model  year  of 2004 or
thereafter or first registered in Illinois after December 31,
2004, or that has had its cargo  container  replaced  in  its
entirety  after  December  31, 2004, are limited to the gross
weight allowed by the above formula.
    A  truck  not  in  combination,  equipped  with  a   self
compactor  or  an  industrial  roll-off  hoist  and  roll-off
container, used exclusively for garbage or refuse operations,
shall be allowed the weights as prescribed in subsections (a)
and  (b)  of  this  Section  and  not  subject  to the bridge
formula, provided they are not operated on a highway that  is
part of the Interstate and Defense Highway System.
    Vehicles  operating  under  this  subsection  shall  have
access  for a distance of one highway mile to or from a Class
I highway on any street or highway, unless there  is  a  sign
prohibiting  the access, or 5 highway miles to or from either
a Class I, II, or III highway on a street or highway included
in the system of  State  highways  and  upon  any  street  or
highway  designated  by  local  authorities  or road district
commissioners to points  of  loading  and  unloading  and  to
facilities for food, fuel, repairs and rest.
    Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
relating  to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
designation of highways under this subsection.
    (g)  No person shall operate a vehicle or combination  of
vehicles   over   a   bridge   or  other  elevated  structure
constituting part of a highway with a gross  weight  that  is
greater  than the maximum weight permitted by the Department,
when the  structure  is  sign  posted  as  provided  in  this
Section.
    (h)  The Department upon request from any local authority
shall,   or   upon   its   own  initiative  may,  conduct  an
investigation of  any  bridge  or  other  elevated  structure
constituting  a  part  of a highway, and if it finds that the
structure cannot with safety to itself withstand  the  weight
of   vehicles  otherwise  permissible  under  this  Code  the
Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight  of
vehicles  that  the structures can withstand, and shall cause
or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected
and maintained before each end of the structure.   No  person
shall  operate  a vehicle or combination of vehicles over any
structure with a gross weight that is greater than the posted
maximum weight.
    (i)  Upon  the  trial  of  any  person  charged  with   a
violation of subsections (g) or (h) of this Section, proof of
the  determination  of  the  maximum  allowable weight by the
Department  and  the  existence  of  the  signs,  constitutes
conclusive  evidence  of  the  maximum  weight  that  can  be
maintained with safety to the bridge or structure.
(Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-385;  88-403;  88-476;  88-670,  eff.
12-2-94; 89-117, eff. 7-7-95; 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.)

    Section  95.   No  acceleration or delay.  Where this Act
makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for  example,  a
Section  represented  by  multiple versions), the use of that
text does not accelerate or delay the taking  effect  of  (i)
the  changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from
any other Public Act.

    Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
becoming law.

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