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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0559
Introduced 2/5/2007, by Rep. Robert Rita SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person under the age of 19 years (rather than a person under the age of 18 years who holds an instruction permit or a graduated license) may not drive a vehicle on a roadway while using a wireless phone. Provides that a violation is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $100. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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HB0559 |
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LRB095 06858 DRH 26976 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 12-610.1 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-610.1) |
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| Sec. 12-610.1. Wireless telephones. |
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| (a) As used in this Section, "wireless telephone" means
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| device that is capable of transmitting or receiving
telephonic |
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| communications without a wire connecting the
device to the |
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| telephone network. |
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| (b) A person under the age of 19
18 years who holds an |
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| instruction permit issued under Section 6-105 or 6-107.1, or a |
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| person under the age of 18 years who holds a graduated license |
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| issued under Section 6-107, may not drive a vehicle on a |
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| roadway while using a wireless phone.
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| (c) This Section does not apply to a person under the age |
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| of 19
18 years using a
wireless telephone for emergency |
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| purposes, including, but not
limited to, an emergency call to a |
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| law enforcement agency,
health care provider, fire department, |
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| or other emergency
services agency or entity.
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| (d) A violation of this Section is a petty offense |
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| punishable by a fine of $100.
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