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Public Act 098-0511 Public Act 0511 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 098-0511 | SB2356 Enrolled | LRB098 10723 MLW 41052 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 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 | Sections 1-187.001, 11-601, 11-601.5, 11-602, and 11-603 as | follows:
| (625 ILCS 5/1-187.001)
| Sec. 1-187.001. Serious traffic violation.
| (a) A conviction when operating a motor vehicle for:
| (1) a violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-402, | relating to a motor
vehicle
accident involving damage to a | vehicle;
| (2) a violation of Section 11-403, relating to failure | to stop and
exchange information after a motor vehicle | collision, property damage only;
| (3) a violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-502, | relating to illegal
transportation, possession, or | carrying of alcoholic liquor within the
passenger area of | any vehicle;
| (4) a violation of Section 6-101 relating to operating | a motor vehicle
without a
valid license or permit;
| (5) a violation of Section 11-403, relating to failure | to stop and
exchange information or give aid after a motor |
| vehicle collision involving
personal injury or death;
| (6) a violation relating to excessive speeding, | involving a single
speeding charge of 26 30 miles per hour | or more above the legal speed limit;
| (7) a violation relating to reckless driving;
| (8) a violation of subsection (d) of Section 11-707, | relating to passing
in a no-passing zone;
| (9) a violation of subsection (b) of Section 11-1402, | relating to
limitations on backing
upon a controlled access | highway;
| (10) a violation of subsection (b) of Section 11-707, | relating to driving
on the left
side of a roadway in a | no-passing zone;
| (11) a violation of subsection (e) of Section 11-1002, | relating to failure
to yield
the right-of-way to a | pedestrian at an intersection;
| (12) a violation of Section 11-1008, relating to | failure to yield to a
pedestrian on a sidewalk; or
| (13) a violation of Section 11-1201, relating to | failure to stop for an
approaching railroad train or | railroad track equipment or signals; or
| (b) Any other similar violation of a law or local ordinance | of any state
relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other | than a parking violation.
| (c) A violation of any of these defined serious traffic | offenses shall
not preclude the defendant from being eligible |
| to receive an order of court
supervision under Section 5-6-1 of | the Unified Code of Corrections.
| (Source: P.A. 96-1244, eff. 1-1-11.)
| (625 ILCS 5/11-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601)
| Sec. 11-601. General speed restrictions.
| (a) No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this State | at a speed
which is greater than is reasonable and proper with | regard to traffic
conditions and the use of the highway, or | endangers the safety of any
person or property. The fact that | the speed of a vehicle does not exceed
the applicable maximum | speed limit does not relieve the driver from the
duty to | decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection,
| approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill | crest, when
traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or | when special hazard exists
with respect to pedestrians or other | traffic or by reason of weather or
highway conditions. Speed | must be decreased as may be necessary to avoid
colliding with | any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in
compliance | with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due
| care.
| (b) No person may drive a vehicle upon any highway of this | State at a
speed which is greater than the applicable statutory | maximum speed limit
established by paragraphs (c), (d), (e), | (f) or (g) of this Section, by
Section 11-605 or by a | regulation or ordinance made under this Chapter.
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| (c) Unless some other speed restriction is established | under this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban | district for all vehicles is:
| 1. 30 miles per hour; and
| 2. 15 miles per hour in an alley.
| (d) Unless some other speed restriction is established | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | district for any vehicle is (1) 65 miles per hour (i) for
all | highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll
| Highway Authority , unless some other speed limit is designated, | and (ii) for all or part of highways that are designated by
the | Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a | separation between
the roadways moving in opposite directions | and (2) 55 miles per hour for all
other highways, roads, and | streets.
| (d-1) Unless some other speed restriction is established | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | district for any vehicle is (1) 70 miles per hour on any | interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code; | (2) 65 miles per hour for all or part of highways that are | designated by the Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, | and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite | directions; and (3) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, | roads, and streets. The counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, | Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will may adopt ordinances | setting a maximum speed limit on highways, roads, and streets |
| that is lower than the limits established by this Section. | (e) In the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, | and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is established | under
this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban | district for a second
division vehicle designed or used for the | carrying of a gross weight of
8,001 pounds or more (including | the weight of the vehicle and
maximum load) is
55 miles per | hour.
| (e-1) (Blank). | (f) Unless some other speed restriction is established | under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | district for a bus is:
| 1. 65 miles per hour upon any highway which has at | least 4 lanes of
traffic
and of which the roadways for | traffic moving in opposite directions are
separated by a | strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for | vehicular
traffic, except that the maximum speed limit for | a bus on all highways,
roads, or streets not under the | jurisdiction of the Department or the Illinois
State Toll | Highway Authority
is 55 miles per hour; and
| 1.5. 70 miles per hour upon any interstate highway as | defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code outside the | counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will; | and
| 2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
| (g) (Blank).
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| (Source: P.A. 96-524, eff. 1-1-10; 97-202, eff. 1-1-12.)
| (625 ILCS 5/11-601.5)
| Sec. 11-601.5. Driving 26 31 miles per hour or more in | excess of
applicable limit. | (a) A person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of
this | State at a speed that is 26 31 miles per hour or more but less | than 35 40 miles per hour in excess of
the applicable maximum | speed limit established under this Chapter or a
local ordinance | commits a Class B misdemeanor. | (b) A person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of
this | State at a speed that is 35 40 miles per hour or more in excess | of
the applicable maximum speed limit established under this | Chapter or a
local ordinance commits a Class A misdemeanor.
| (Source: P.A. 96-1002, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1507, eff. 1-27-11.)
| (625 ILCS 5/11-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-602)
| Sec. 11-602. Alteration of limits by Department. Whenever | the Department
determines,
upon the basis of an engineering and | traffic investigation concerning any
highway for which the | Department has maintenance responsibility, that a
maximum | speed limit prescribed in Section 11-601 of this Chapter is | greater
or less than is reasonable or safe with respect to the | conditions found
to exist at any intersection or other place on | such highway or along any
part or zone thereof, the Department | shall determine and declare a reasonable
and safe absolute |
| maximum speed limit applicable to such intersection or
place, | or along such part or zone. However, such limit shall conform | with the maximum speed limit restrictions provided for in | Section 11-601 of this Code not exceed
65 miles per hour on a
| highway or street which is especially
designed for
through | traffic and to, from, or over which owners of or persons having
| an interest in abutting property or other persons have no right | or easement,
or only a limited right or easement, of access, | crossing, light, air, or
view, and shall not exceed 55 miles | per hour on any other highway . Where
a highway under the | Department's jurisdiction
is contiguous to school property, | the Department may, at the school district's
request, set a
| reduced maximum speed limit for student safety purposes in the | portion of the
highway that faces the school property and in | the portions of the highway that
extend
one-quarter mile in | each direction from the opposite ends of the school
property. A | limit determined and
declared as provided in this Section | becomes effective, and suspends the
applicability of the limit
| prescribed
in Section 11-601 of this Chapter, when appropriate | signs giving notice
of the limit are erected at such | intersection or other
place, or along such part or zone of the | highway. Electronic
speed-detecting devices shall not be used | within 500 feet beyond any such
sign in the direction of | travel; if so used in violation hereof, evidence
obtained | thereby shall be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding.
| However, nothing in this Section prohibits the use of such |
| electronic
speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of a sign | within a special
school speed zone indicating such zone, | conforming to the requirements of
Section 11-605 of this Act, | nor shall evidence obtained thereby be
inadmissible in any | prosecution for speeding provided the use of such
device shall | apply only to the enforcement of the speed limit in such
| special school speed zone.
| (Source: P.A. 96-524, eff. 1-1-10.)
| (625 ILCS 5/11-603) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-603)
| Sec. 11-603. Alteration of limits by Toll Highway | Authority.
Whenever the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
| determines, upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic | investigation concerning a toll highway under its
| jurisdiction, that a maximum speed limit prescribed in Section | 11-601 of
this Chapter is greater or less than is reasonable or | safe with respect to
conditions found to exist at any place or | along any part or zone of such
highway, the Authority shall | determine and declare by regulation a
reasonable and safe | absolute maximum speed limit at such place or along
such part | or zone, and the speed limit shall conform with the maximum | speed limit restrictions provided for in Section 11-601 of this | Code not exceeding 65 miles per hour . A limit so determined
and | declared becomes effective, and suspends the application of the | limit
prescribed in Section 11-601 of this Chapter, when (a) | the Department
concurs in writing with the Authority's |
| regulation, and (b) appropriate
signs giving notice of the | limit are erected at such place or along such
part or zone of | the highway. Electronic speed-detecting devices shall not
be | used within 500 feet beyond any such sign in the direction of | travel; if
so used in violation hereof, evidence obtained | thereby shall be
inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding.
| (Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2014
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