93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4085

 

Introduced 1/15/2004, by Deborah L. Graham

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/12-504 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any second division vehicle weighing not more than 8,000 pounds or first division vehicle manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 must be equipped with mirrors, sensors, a camera, or other device giving the driver an unobstructed view of the entire area immediately behind the vehicle. Provides that the new provision does not apply to any vehicle that is properly registered in another jurisdiction. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for implementing the new provision.


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A BILL FOR

 

HB4085 LRB093 14763 DRH 40428 b

1     AN ACT concerning 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 adding
5 Sections 12-504 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/12-504 new)
7     Sec. 12-504. Mirrors, sensors, camera, or other device
8 required on certain vehicles.
9     (a) Any second division vehicle weighing not more than
10 8,000 pounds or first division vehicle that is manufactured on
11 or after January 1, 2006 must be equipped with mirrors,
12 sensors, a camera, or other device giving the driver an
13 unobstructed view of the entire area immediately behind the
14 vehicle. This Section does not apply to any vehicle that is
15 properly registered in another jurisdiction.
16     (b) The Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this
17 Section.