Fire Protection
Filed: 3/4/2008
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4131




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4131 by replacing 
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the title with the following:

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    "AN ACT concerning transportation, which may be referred to 
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as Shib's Law."; and
 
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by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the 
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following:
 
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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 
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tasks near traffic.  This Section shall not apply to highways 
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under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway 
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Authority.
The term "highway" shall have the meaning defined by 
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Section 1-126 of this Code.".