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92_SB0699
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1 AN ACT concerning highways.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Highway Code is amended by
5 adding Section 4-411 as follows:
6 (605 ILCS 5/4-411 new)
7 Sec. 4-411. Failure to remove property from a State
8 highway. The failure of any person or entity to remove from a
9 State highway any property that had been placed there by the
10 person or entity in connection with a road improvement
11 project, within a reasonable time after the person or entity
12 has ceased to work on the project, is a business offense
13 punishable by a fine of not more than $2,500. The offense is
14 committed when (i) the entity has received written notice
15 from the Department that an offense punishable by a fine of
16 up to $2,500 per day would be committed if the property was
17 not removed in 15 days and (ii) the property has not been
18 removed as of 15 days after the date the written notice was
19 received. A separate offense, punishable by a separate fine,
20 is committed each day the property remains on the highway
21 after the 15-day notice period has elapsed.
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