99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3120

 

Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Don Harmon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/12-713  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-713

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Gives code enforcement officials employed by units of local government the power to enforce a provision relating to the display of company insignia on construction vehicles while the vehicle is being used on a worksite located within the boundaries of the local jurisdiction. Provides that if an alleged violation of provisions relating to the display of company insignia has been corrected prior to or on the date of a hearing scheduled to adjudicate the alleged violation, the code enforcement official shall dismiss the violation. Defines "code enforcement official". Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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
5Section 12-713 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/12-713)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-713)
7    Sec. 12-713. Commercial trucks used by construction
8contractors or subcontractors to display company name.
9    (a) Every second division vehicle operating commercially
10in this State that is used by a construction contractor or
11subcontractor shall display on the side of the vehicle or its
12trailer the name of the company for which it is employed. The
13name shall be in letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half
14inch wide. This Section shall not apply to any motor vehicle
15upon which is affixed the insignia required under Section
1618c-4701 of the Illinois Commercial Transportation Law.
17    (b) Any person convicted of violating this Section shall be
18guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine of not less
19than $500.
20    (c) This Section may be enforced by code enforcement
21officials employed by units of local government while the
22vehicle is being used on a worksite located within the
23boundaries of the local jurisdiction. If an alleged violation

 

 

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1of this Section has been corrected prior to or on the date of a
2hearing scheduled to adjudicate the alleged violation, the code
3enforcement official shall dismiss the violation.
4    (d) For purposes of this Section, "code enforcement
5official" means an officer or other designated authority
6charged with the administration, interpretation, and
7enforcement of codes on behalf of a municipality or county.
8(Source: P.A. 96-1179, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
10becoming law.