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Public Act 92-0152

HB0010 Enrolled                                LRB9201432DHmg

    AN ACT in relation to vehicles.

    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 12-610 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/12-610) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-610)
    Sec. 12-610. Headset receivers.
    (a)  Except  as  provided  under  Section  11-1403.3,  no
driver of a motor vehicle on the highways of this State shall
wear headset receivers while driving.
    (b)  This Section does not prohibit the use of a  headset
type  receiving  equipment  used  exclusively  for  safety or
traffic engineering studies, by law enforcement personnel  on
duty,   or   emergency  medical  services  and  fire  service
personnel.
    (c)  This Section does not prohibit the use of any single
sided  headset  type  receiving  and  transmitting  equipment
designed  to  be  used  in  or  on  one  ear  which  is  used
exclusively for providing two-way radio vocal  communications
by  an individual in possession of a current and valid novice
class or higher amateur radio license issued by  the  Federal
Communications  Commission  and  an  amateur  radio  operator
special registration plate issued under Section 3-607 of this
Code.
    (d)  This   Section  does  not  prohibit  the  use  of  a
single-sided headset or earpiece with  a  cellular  or  other
mobile telephone.
(Source: P.A. 89-551, eff. 1-1-97.)

    Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.
    Passed in the General Assembly May 02, 2001.
    Approved July 25, 2001.

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