HB1315enr 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB1315 Enrolled LRB097 02846 HEP 42868 b

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 Section 11-1408 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/11-1408) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1408)

Sec. 11-1408. Riding in towed vehicles house trailers. No person or persons shall occupy a house trailer, semitrailer, farm wagon, or any other vehicle travel trailer while it is being towed upon a public highway, unless:

(1) the occupancy of the towed vehicle is necessary to avoid an imminent threat to a person's safety due to extreme weather conditions or another emergency situation;

(2) the speed of the vehicle does not exceed 15 miles per hour and the vehicle is used in connection with a parade, farming-related activity, or similar activity; or

(3) the speed of the vehicle does not exceed 15 miles per hour and the passenger is over the age of 18.

(Source: P.A. 81-969.)