100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0072
 
Introduced 1/12/2017, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 


  


 
625 ILCS 5/11-1413.5 new

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person operating a commercial motor vehicle with a gross weight of 10,001 or more pounds upon a highway of this State shall remove any ice and snow from the hood, roof, and sides of the vehicle that poses a threat to the safety of other persons or property on the highway during the operation of the vehicle. Exempts from this requirement a person operating a vehicle during a period of snow, sleet, or freezing rain if the period began and continued during the vehicle's operation; a person operating a vehicle when the vehicle is parked; a person operating an authorized emergency vehicle or highway maintenance vehicle; a person operating a State fleet vehicle while on official State business; or a person operating a school bus. Makes a violation a petty offense punishable by a fine of not more than $25 for the first offense and not more than $50 for a second or subsequent offense.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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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 adding 
5Section 11-1413.5 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-1413.5 new)
7    Sec. 11-1413.5. Ice and snow removal from vehicle.
8    (a) A person operating  a commercial motor vehicle with a 
9gross vehicle weight of 10,001 or more pounds upon a highway of 
10this State shall remove any ice and snow from the hood, roof, 
11and sides of the vehicle that poses a threat to the safety of 
12other persons or property on the highway during operation of 
13the vehicle.
14    (b) This Section shall not apply to:
15        (1) a person operating a vehicle during a period of 
16    snow, sleet, or freezing rain if the period began and 
17    continued during  the vehicle operation;
18        (2) a person operating a vehicle when the vehicle is 
19    parked;
20        (3) a person operating an authorized emergency vehicle 
21    or a highway maintenance vehicle;
22        (4) a person operating a State fleet vehicle while on 
23    official State business; or
 
 
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1        (5) a person operating a school bus. 
2    (c) A person who violates this Section shall be guilty of a 
3petty offense and shall be fined not more than $25 for a first 
4offense and not more than $50 for a second or subsequent 
5offense.