HB1462 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1462

Introduced , by Rep. Daniel J. Burke

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/12-713

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-713

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Gives code enforcement officials employed by units of local government the power to enforce a provision relating to the display of company insignia on construction vehicles while the vehicle is being used on a worksite located within the boundaries of the local jurisdiction. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

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 12-713 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/12-713) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-713)

Sec. 12-713. Commercial trucks used by construction contractors or subcontractors to display company name.

(a) Every second division vehicle operating commercially in this State that is used by a construction contractor or subcontractor shall display on the side of the vehicle or its trailer the name of the company for which it is employed. The name shall be in letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. This Section shall not apply to any motor vehicle upon which is affixed the insignia required under Section 18c-4701 of the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law.

(b) Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not less than $500.

(c) This Section may be enforced by code enforcement officials employed by units of local government while the vehicle is being used on a worksite located within the boundaries of the local jurisdiction.

(Source: P.A. 96-1179, eff. 1-1-11.)

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.