94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB1148


 
Introduced 02/08/05, by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act. Provides that person under the age of 18 years may not operate or ride as a passenger on a snowmobile unless he or she is wearing a protective helmet. Provides that the operator of a snowmobile may not permit any person under the age of 18 years to ride as a passenger on that snowmobile unless the passenger is wearing a protective helmet. Provides that a person who operates a snowmobile in violation of the provision is guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not more than $250.
















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HB1148

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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 Snowmobile Registration and Safety Act is 
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amended    by adding Section 5-3.1 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 40/5-3.1  new)
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    Sec. 5-3.1. Youthful operators and passengers; helmet 
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required.
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    (a) A person under the age of 18 years may not operate or 
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ride as a passenger on a snowmobile unless he or she is wearing 
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a protective helmet.
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    (b) The operator of a snowmobile may not permit any person 
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under the age of 18 years to ride as a passenger on that 
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snowmobile unless the passenger is wearing a protective helmet.
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    (c) Any person who operates a snowmobile in violation of 
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this Section is guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine 
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of not more than $250.