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HB4131 Engrossed |
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LRB095 12845 HLH 38313 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation, which may be referred to |
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| as Shib's Law.
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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 adding |
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| Section 11-213 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/11-213 new) |
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| Sec. 11-213. Power of a fire department officer; highway or |
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| lane closure. In the absence of a law enforcement officer or a |
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| representative of the highway agency having jurisdiction over |
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| the highway, an officer of a fire department, in the
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| performance of his or her official duties, has the authority to
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| close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway, as
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| necessary to protect the safety of persons or property. In |
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| order to promote the safe implementation of this Section, the |
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| fire department officer shall utilize an official fire |
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| department vehicle with lighted red or white oscillating, |
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| rotating, or flashing lights in accordance with subsection |
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| (a)(2-4) of Section 12-215 of this Code and proper temporary |
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| traffic control in accordance with the sections of the Illinois |
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| Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices concerning temporary |
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| traffic control and incident management. The officer should |
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| also receive training in safe practices for accomplishing these |