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HB5226 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5226 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5226 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Sections 3-810.1 and 3-834 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-810.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-810.1) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 3-810.1. Tow truck; registration plates. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) Tow truck operators who hold a valid license or | ||||||
| 9 | registration or certificate of exemption issued by the | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois Commerce Commission registered under this Code may | ||||||
| 11 | obtain registration plates for use as provided in this Code at | ||||||
| 12 | the rate per set provided in subsection (a) of Section 3-815 of | ||||||
| 13 | this Code for each vehicle so registered if: . | ||||||
| 14 | (1) in the case of a tow truck that is a light-duty tow | ||||||
| 15 | truck, the tow truck is equipped as a self-loader or a | ||||||
| 16 | flatbed truck; | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) in the case of a tow truck that is a medium-duty | ||||||
| 2 | tow truck, the tow truck is equipped as a wrecker, a | ||||||
| 3 | flatbed, a self-loader, or a combination truck; and | ||||||
| 4 | (3) in the case of a tow truck that is a heavy-duty tow | ||||||
| 5 | truck or tractor, the vehicle is equipped as a wrecker | ||||||
| 6 | truck. | ||||||
| 7 | Upon revocation of a license or registration issued by the | ||||||
| 8 | Illinois Commerce Commission, the tow truck operator shall | ||||||
| 9 | immediately cease using and shall surrender the registration | ||||||
| 10 | plates issued under this Section to the Secretary of State. If | ||||||
| 11 | the holder of a certificate of exemption engages in non-exempt | ||||||
| 12 | transportation, the Illinois Commerce Commission may revoke | ||||||
| 13 | the certificate. | ||||||
| 14 | (b) As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 15 | "Light-duty tow truck" means a vehicle designed to safely | ||||||
| 16 | transport vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or less. | ||||||
| 17 | "Medium-duty tow truck" means a vehicle designed to safely | ||||||
| 18 | transport vehicles weighing more than 8,000 pounds but less | ||||||
| 19 | than 26,000 pounds. | ||||||
| 20 | "Heavy-duty tow truck or tractor" means a vehicle designed | ||||||
| 21 | to safely transport vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds. | ||||||
| 22 | (c) A violation of this Section is a Class B misdemeanor. | ||||||
| 23 | (Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.) | ||||||
| 24 | (625 ILCS 5/3-834) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-834) | ||||||
| 25 | Sec. 3-834. Violations of this Chapter 3. | ||||||
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| 1 | (a) It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the | ||||||
| 2 | provisions of this Chapter 3, except as provided in paragraph | ||||||
| 3 | (b) of this Section and subsection (c) of Section 3-810.1, | ||||||
| 4 | unless such violation is by this Code or other law of this | ||||||
| 5 | State declared to be a felony. | ||||||
| 6 | (b) Except as provided in Section 3-810.1 of this Code, | ||||||
| 7 | every Every person convicted of a misdemeanor for a violation | ||||||
| 8 | of any of the provisions of this Chapter 3 for which another | ||||||
| 9 | penalty is not provided shall for a first and second | ||||||
| 10 | conviction be guilty of a petty offense; upon a third or | ||||||
| 11 | subsequent conviction within one year after the first | ||||||
| 12 | conviction such person shall be guilty of a Class C | ||||||
| 13 | misdemeanor. Compliance with the registration provisions of | ||||||
| 14 | this Code after apprehension or arrest shall not excuse | ||||||
| 15 | imposition of the penalties herein provided nor be cause for | ||||||
| 16 | dismissal of the arrest or of the summons nor be a basis for | ||||||
| 17 | setting aside a conviction therefor. | ||||||
| 18 | (Source: P.A. 88-476.)". | ||||||