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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 18c-4701 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/18c-4701)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4701)
7    Sec. 18c-4701. Insignia on Vehicles.
8    (1) General Requirements to be Prescribed by Commission.
9Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no intrastate
10carrier shall operate any motor vehicle upon the public roads
11of this State unless there is painted or affixed to both sides
12of the cab or power unit, in accordance with such
13specifications as the Commission may prescribe, the trade name
14of the carrier as it appears on the carrier's license or the
15carrier's recognized logo, together with the license and
16registration number of the carrier. Likewise, no interstate
17carrier shall operate any motor vehicle upon the public roads
18of this State unless there is painted or affixed to both sides
19of the cab or power unit, in accordance with such
20specifications as the Commission may prescribe, the
21registration or authority number of the carrier. However,
22except for a household goods carrier, an interstate carrier
23operating intrastate may operate a motor vehicle upon the

 

 

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1public roads of this State without the intrastate authority
2number of the carrier painted or affixed to any side of the cab
3or power unit.
4    (2) Use of ICC-Prescribed Identification. Identifying
5information prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission
6may be used in satisfaction of requirements established under
7this Section, including special orders granting a petition for
8waiver of Sections 1057.22(a) and 1057.22(c)(2) and (4), as
9they relate to equipment receipts, of the Lease and Interchange
10of Vehicle Regulations (49 CFR 1057), in lieu of numbers or
11symbols prescribed by the Commission.
12    (3) Identification of Trip Lessees. Notwithstanding any
13other provision of this Section to the contrary, a motor
14vehicle trip leased in accordance with this Chapter, Commission
15regulations and orders shall not be required to bear the name
16and license number of the lessee if:
17        (a) the motor vehicle bears the name and license or
18    registration number of the lessor in accordance with
19    subsection (1) of this Section, Commission regulations and
20    orders;
21        (b) the lessor and lessee are commonly-owned; and
22        (c) the vehicle carries a photocopy of a letter signed
23    by the lessor, on file with the Commission, stating that
24    the lessor and lessee are commonly-owned.
25    (4) Rules not superseded. The authority of the Illinois
26Commerce Commission to regulate the identification of motor

 

 

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1vehicles of intrastate and interstate carriers, engaged in the
2transportation of hazardous materials, shall not supersede or
3replace the rules and regulations of the Illinois Department of
4Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations
5Part 390.21, as relates now or hereafter to the markings and
6identification of such vehicles.
7    (5) Identification on vehicles under 9,000 pounds gross
8vehicle weight (GVW). Vehicles with a gross vehicle weight
9(GVW) less than 9,000 pounds may, in lieu of identification
10required under subsection (1) of this Section display the trade
11name of the carrier as it appears on the carrier's license or
12the carrier's recognized logo, together with the license and
13registration number of the carrier in such manner as to be
14clearly legible and visible from both sides of the vehicle at a
15distance of 25 feet, when the vehicle is not in motion, and in
16accordance with such specifications as the Commission may
17prescribe.
18(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
19    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
20becoming law.