HB2939 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2939

Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-1432 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no person may smoke cigarettes, cigars, or pipes of any kind in a motor vehicle containing a minor under 13 years of age. Provides that a violation of this Section is a petty offense subject to a fine not to exceed $100. Provides that a violation of this Section is not cause to stop or search a motor vehicle or the driver of a motor vehicle.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 11-1432 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/11-1432 new)

Sec. 11-1432. Smoking in a motor vehicle with a minor present.

(a) For the purposes of this Section, "smoke" means the possession of any lighted pipe, cigar, or cigarette of any kind or any other lighted smoking equipment or the lighting, inhaling, or exhaling of smoke from a pipe, cigar, or cigarette of any kind.

(b) It shall be unlawful for a person to smoke in a motor vehicle, whether in motion or at rest, that contains a person younger than 13 years of age.

(c) A person that violates this Section shall be guilty of a petty offense and subject to a fine not to exceed $100.

(d) A law enforcement officer may not stop or search a motor vehicle, its contents, the driver, or a passenger solely because of a violation or suspected violation of this Section.