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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 changing
5Sections 1-105 and 12-215 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/1-105)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-105)
7    Sec. 1-105. Authorized emergency vehicle. Emergency
8vehicles of municipal departments or public service
9corporations as are designated or authorized by proper local
10authorities; police vehicles; vehicles of the fire department;
11vehicles of a HazMat or technical rescue team authorized by a
12county board under Section 5-1127 of the Counties Code;
13ambulances; vehicles of the Illinois Department of
14Corrections; vehicles of the Illinois Department of Juvenile
15Justice; vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency;
16vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; mine
17rescue and explosives emergency response vehicles of the
18Department of Natural Resources; vehicles of the Illinois
19Department of Public Health; vehicles of the Illinois State
20Toll Highway Authority identified as Highway Emergency Lane
21Patrol; vehicles of the Illinois Department of Transportation
22identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; and vehicles of a
23municipal or county emergency services and disaster agency, as

 

 

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1defined by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act.
2(Source: P.A. 97-149, eff. 7-14-11; 97-333, eff. 7-12-11;
398-123, eff. 1-1-14; 98-468, eff. 8-16-13; revised 9-19-13.)
 
4    (625 ILCS 5/12-215)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-215)
5    Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating or flashing lights on
6motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
7    (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating or
8flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited
9except on:
10        1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, Federal or local
11    authorities;
12        2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
13    coroner and designated or authorized by local authorities,
14    in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle; however, such
15    designation or authorization must be carried in the
16    vehicle;
17        2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief who has
18    completed an emergency vehicle operation training course
19    approved by the Office of the State Fire Marshal and
20    designated or authorized by local authorities, in writing,
21    as a fire department, fire protection district, or township
22    fire department vehicle; however, the designation or
23    authorization must be carried in the vehicle, and the
24    lights may be visible or activated only when responding to
25    a bona fide emergency;

 

 

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1        3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
2    federal firefighting vehicles;
3        4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as
4    ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights
5    shall not be lighted except when responding to an emergency
6    call for and while actually conveying the sick or injured;
7        5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such
8    lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on
9    any such tow truck while the tow truck is operating in the
10    State of Illinois;
11        6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
12    Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire
13    Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public
14    Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of
15    Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of
16    Juvenile Justice;
17        7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency
18    management services agency as defined in the Illinois
19    Emergency Management Agency Act;
20        8. School buses operating alternately flashing head
21    lamps as permitted under Section 12-805 of this Code;
22        9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as
23    organ transplant vehicles when used in combination with
24    blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights;
25    furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the
26    transportation is declared an emergency by a member of the

 

 

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1    transplant team or a representative of the organ
2    procurement organization; and
3        10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural
4    Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives
5    emergency response; .
6        11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of
7    Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; the
8    . The lights shall not be lighted except when responding to
9    an emergency call or when parked or stationary while
10    engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the
11    emergency; and .
12        12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
13    Authority identified as Highway Emergency Lane Patrol; the
14    lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an
15    emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged
16    in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the
17    emergency.
18    (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating or flashing
19lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
20        1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
21    towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights
22    shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
23    1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are
24    actually being used at the scene of an accident or
25    disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat
26    bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being

 

 

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1    transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the
2    vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing
3    vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all
4    wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall be
5    lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing on a
6    highway during all times when the use of headlights is
7    required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition,
8    these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or
9    flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating,
10    rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this paragraph;
11        2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
12    Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, local
13    authorities and contractors; furthermore, such lights
14    shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are engaged
15    in maintenance or construction operations within the
16    limits of construction projects;
17        3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey
18    crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except
19    while such vehicles are actually engaged in work on a
20    highway;
21        4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
22    other construction, maintenance or automotive service
23    vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as a
24    means for indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic
25    hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking
26    or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance,

 

 

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1    service or construction on a highway;
2        5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights
3    shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by
4    the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;
5        6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and
6    operated by the State of Illinois or any political
7    subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for removal
8    of snow and ice from highways;
9        6.1. (6.1) The front and rear of motorized equipment or
10    vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or
11    any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed
12    and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and
13    parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that
14    is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except
15    when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being
16    used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government;
17        7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state,
18    furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as
19    provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
20        8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local
21    authorities;
22        9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
23    authorities when used in combination with red oscillating,
24    rotating or flashing lights;
25        9.5. Propane delivery trucks;
26        10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail for

 

 

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1    the United States Postal Service provided that such lights
2    shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are actually
3    being used for such purposes;
4        10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire
5    Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be lighted
6    except for when such vehicles are engaged in work for the
7    Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal;
8        11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle
9    emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
10        12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or
11    roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage or
12    refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be lighted except
13    when such vehicles are actually being used for such
14    purposes;
15        13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm
16    responder, control agency, or the Illinois Department of
17    Corrections;
18        14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human
19    Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except
20    when being used for security related purposes under the
21    direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
22    vehicle is located; and
23        15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the
24    lights shall be lighted only while the vehicle is within
25    the limits of a construction project.
26    (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating or flashing

 

 

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1lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
2        1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire department
3    and vehicles owned or operated by a:
4            voluntary firefighter;
5            paid firefighter;
6            part-paid firefighter;
7            call firefighter;
8            member of the board of trustees of a fire
9        protection district;
10            paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
11            paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance
12        unit; or
13            paid or unpaid members of a local or county
14        emergency management services agency as defined in the
15        Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, designated
16        or authorized by local authorities, in writing, and
17        carrying that designation or authorization in the
18        vehicle.
19        However, such lights are not to be lighted except when
20    responding to a bona fide emergency or when parked or
21    stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance
22    call, or motor vehicle accident.
23        Any person using these lights in accordance with this
24    subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an
25    identification card or letter identifying the bona fide
26    member of a fire department, fire protection district,

 

 

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1    rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management
2    services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The
3    card or letter must include:
4            (A) the name of the fire department, fire
5        protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or
6        emergency management services agency;
7            (B) the member's position within the fire
8        department, fire protection district, rescue squad,
9        ambulance unit, or emergency management services
10        agency;
11            (C) the member's term of service; and
12            (D) the name of a person within the fire
13        department, fire protection district, rescue squad,
14        ambulance unit, or emergency management services
15        agency to contact to verify the information provided.
16        2. Police department vehicles in cities having a
17    population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
18        3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
19    authorities when used in combination with red oscillating,
20    rotating or flashing lights.
21        4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
22    federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination
23    with red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights.
24        5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as
25    ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination with
26    red oscillating, rotating or flashing lights; furthermore,

 

 

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1    such lights shall not be lighted except when responding to
2    an emergency call.
3        6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as
4    organ transport vehicles when used in combination with red
5    oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; furthermore,
6    these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation
7    is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant team
8    or a representative of the organ procurement organization.
9        7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
10    Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire
11    Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public
12    Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of
13    Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of
14    Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red
15    oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
16        8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency
17    management services agency as defined in the Illinois
18    Emergency Management Agency Act, when used in combination
19    with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
20        9. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural
21    Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives
22    emergency response, when used in combination with red
23    oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
24    (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or
25flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and
26notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a

 

 

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1voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member of a rescue squad, or
2a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be equipped with
3flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may be
4used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or
5stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance call,
6or motor vehicle accident.
7    (c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or
8flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and
9notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a paid or
10unpaid member of a local or county emergency management
11services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management
12Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating, rotating,
13or flashing lights to be used in combination with blue
14oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, if authorization by
15local authorities is in writing and carried in the vehicle.
16    (d) The use of a combination of amber and white
17oscillating, rotating or flashing lights, whether lighted or
18unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles
19designed and used for towing or hoisting vehicles or motor
20vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local
21authorities, contractors, and union representatives;
22furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on second
23division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting
24vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local
25authorities, and contractors except while such vehicles are
26engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or

 

 

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1construction operations within the limits of highway
2construction projects, and shall not be lighted on the vehicles
3of union representatives except when those vehicles are within
4the limits of a construction project.
5    (e) All oscillating, rotating or flashing lights referred
6to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity, when
7illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
8    (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer
9of oscillating, rotating or flashing lights or his
10representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting
11such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If
12the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a
13highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the
14vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The
15signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in
16letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A
17vehicle authorized to have oscillating, rotating, or flashing
18lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the
19lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway.
20    (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsections (a),
21(b), (c) or (d) of this Section who without lawful authority
22stops or detains or attempts to stop or detain another person
23shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
24    (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person
25violating the provisions of subsections (a) or (c) of this
26Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-39, eff. 1-1-12; 97-149, eff. 7-14-11; 97-813,
2eff. 7-13-12; 97-1173, eff. 1-1-14; 98-80, eff. 7-15-13;
398-123, eff. 1-1-14; 98-468, eff. 8-16-13; revised 10-17-13.)