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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1131
Introduced 02/08/05, by Rep. Robert W. Churchill SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/12-611 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-611 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a violation of the provision prohibiting excessive sound amplification is a Class B misdemeanor.
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| CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
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A BILL FOR
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HB1131 |
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LRB094 08757 DRH 38970 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 12-611 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-611) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-611)
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| Sec. 12-611. Excessive sound amplification.
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| (a) No driver of any motor vehicle within this State shall
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| operate or permit operation of any sound amplification system |
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| which can be
heard outside the vehicle from 75 or more feet |
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| when the vehicle is being
operated upon a highway, unless such |
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| system is being operated to
request assistance or warn of a |
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| hazardous situation.
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| (b) This Section does not apply to authorized emergency |
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| vehicles.
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| (c) Any violation of the provisions of this Section is a |
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| Class B misdemeanor
shall be a petty
offense punishable by a |
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| fine not to exceed $50.
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| (Source: P.A. 91-919, eff. 1-1-01.)
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