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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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