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1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Sections 12-205.1 and 12-215 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/12-205.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-205.1)
7 Sec. 12-205.1. Implements of husbandry or slow-moving
8 vehicles-Display of amber signal lamp. Every animal drawn
9 vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and special
10 mobile equipment, except when used for road construction or
11 maintenance within the limits of a construction or
12 maintenance project where traffic control devices are used in
13 compliance with the applicable provisions of the manual and
14 specifications adopted under Section 11-301 of the Illinois
15 Vehicle Code, when operated on a highway during a time when
16 lighted lamps are required by Section 12-201 of this Chapter,
17 shall display to the rear at least one flashing amber signal
18 lamp mounted as high as practicable and of sufficient
19 intensity to be visible for a distance of at least 500 feet
20 in normal sunlight; provided, that only the rearmost vehicle
21 of a combination of vehicles coupled together need display
22 such lamp. The flashing amber signal lamp may be operated
23 lighted during daylight hours when other lamps are not
24 required to be lighted when vehicles authorized in this
25 Section are operated on a highway. Implements of husbandry
26 manufactured on or after January 1, 2003 and operated on
27 public roads between sunset and sunrise shall display
28 markings and lighting that meet or exceed the design,
29 performance, and mounting specifications adopted by the
30 American Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by
31 that body as ASAE S279.11 APR01 S 279.10 APR98.
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1 (Source: P.A. 91-505, eff. 1-1-00.)
2 (625 ILCS 5/12-215) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215)
3 Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on
4 motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
5 (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or
6 flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited
7 except on:
8 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or
9 local authorities;
10 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
11 coroner and designated or authorized by local
12 authorities, in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle;
13 however, such designation or authorization must be
14 carried in the vehicle;
15 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
16 federal firefighting vehicles;
17 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
18 as ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such
19 lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an
20 emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick
21 or injured;
22 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires
23 such lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be
24 lighted on any such tow truck while the tow truck is
25 operating in the State of Illinois; and
26 6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
27 Agency, and vehicles of the Department of Nuclear Safety.
28 (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing
29 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except
30 on:
31 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
32 towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights
33 shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
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1 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are
2 actually being used at the scene of an accident or
3 disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a
4 flat bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being
5 transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the
6 vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing
7 vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all
8 wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall
9 be lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing
10 on a highway during all times when the use of headlights
11 is required under Section 12-201 of this Code;
12 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
13 Illinois, local authorities and contractors; furthermore,
14 such lights shall not be lighted except while such
15 vehicles are engaged in maintenance or construction
16 operations within the limits of construction projects;
17 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or
18 survey crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be
19 lighted except while such vehicles are actually engaged
20 in work on a highway;
21 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
22 other construction, maintenance or automotive service
23 vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as
24 a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular
25 traffic hazard requiring unusual care in approaching,
26 overtaking or passing while such vehicles are engaged in
27 maintenance, service or construction on a highway;
28 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights
29 shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by
30 the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;
31 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned
32 and operated by the State of Illinois or any political
33 subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for
34 removal of snow and ice from highways;
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1 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another
2 state, furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
3 except as provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
4 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by
5 local authorities;
6 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
7 authorities when used in combination with red
8 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
9 9.5. Propane delivery trucks;
10 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail
11 for the United States Postal Service provided that such
12 lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are
13 actually being used for such purposes;
14 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle
15 emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
16 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or
17 roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage or
18 refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be lighted except
19 when such vehicles are actually being used for such
20 purposes;
21 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm
22 responder, or control agency, if the security company,
23 alarm responder, or control agency is bound by a contract
24 with a federal, State, or local government entity to use
25 the lights; and
26 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human
27 Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except
28 when being used for security related purposes under the
29 direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
30 vehicle is located.
31 (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing
32 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except
33 on:
34 1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire
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1 department and vehicles owned or fully operated by a:
2 voluntary firefighter;
3 paid firefighter;
4 part-paid firefighter;
5 call firefighter;
6 member of the board of trustees of a fire
7 protection district;
8 paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad; or
9 paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance
10 unit.
11 However, such lights are not to be lighted except
12 when responding to a bona fide emergency.
13 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a
14 population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
15 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
16 authorities when used in combination with red
17 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
18 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
19 federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination
20 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
21 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively
22 as ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination
23 with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights;
24 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
25 responding to an emergency call.
26 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively
27 as organ transport vehicles when used in combination with
28 red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights;
29 furthermore, these lights shall only be lighted when the
30 transportation is declared an emergency by a member of
31 the transplant team or a representative of the organ
32 procurement organization.
33 7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
34 Agency and vehicles of the Department of Nuclear Safety,
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1 when used in combination with red oscillating, rotating,
2 or flashing lights.
3 (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or
4 flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and
5 notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a
6 voluntary firefighter may be equipped with flashing white
7 headlights and blue grill lights, which may be used only in
8 responding to an emergency call.
9 (d) The use of a combination of amber and white
10 oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or
11 unlighted, is prohibited, except motor vehicles or equipment
12 of the State of Illinois, local authorities and contractors
13 may be so equipped; furthermore, such lights shall not be
14 lighted except while such vehicles are engaged in highway
15 maintenance or construction operations within the limits of
16 highway construction projects.
17 (e) All oscillating, rotating or flashing lights
18 referred to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity,
19 when illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal
20 sunlight.
21 (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a
22 manufacturer of oscillating, rotating or flashing lights or
23 his representative from temporarily mounting such lights on a
24 vehicle for demonstration purposes only.
25 (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsections
26 (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this Section who without lawful
27 authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or detain
28 another person shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony.
29 (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any
30 person violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of
31 this Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
32 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-138, eff. 7-24-01;
33 92-407, eff. 8-17-01; revised 9-12-01)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.
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