Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
Filed: 4/11/2005
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1119 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1119  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 12-610.5 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/12-610.5)



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    Sec. 12-610.5. Registration
Tinted registration plate 
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covers. 

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    (a) In this Section, "registration plate cover" means any 
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tinted, colored, painted, marked, clear, or illuminated object 
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that is designed to:
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        (1) cover any of the characters of a motor vehicle's 
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    registration plate; or
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        (2) distort a recorded image of any of the characters 
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    of a motor vehicle's registration plate  recorded by an 
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    automated red light enforcement system as defined in 
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    Section 1-105.5 of this Code or recorded by an automated 
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    traffic control system as defined in Section 15 of the 
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    Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction 
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    or Maintenance Zones Act.

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    (b)
(a) It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle 
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that is equipped with
tinted plastic or tinted glass

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registration plate covers.
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    (c)  A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration 
 


 






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plate cover.
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    (d) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting 
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the sale of registration plate covers.


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    (e)
(b) A violation of this Section or a similar provision 
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of a local ordinance
shall be an offense against laws and 
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ordinances regulating the movement of
traffic.

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(Source: P.A. 89-245, eff. 1-1-96.)".