(625 ILCS 5/18b-108) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-108)
Sec. 18b-108. Violations; criminal penalties.
(a) The provisions of Chapter 16 shall be applicable to acts committed
by a driver of a motor vehicle that violate this Chapter or any rule or
regulation issued under this Chapter.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d), any driver who willfully violates any provision of this Chapter or
any rule or regulation issued under this Chapter is guilty of a Class 4
felony. In addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, the maximum
fine for each offense is $10,000.
Such violation shall be prosecuted by the State's Attorney or the Attorney
General.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d), any person, other than a driver, who willfully
violates or causes another to violate any provision of this Chapter or any
rule or regulation issued
under this Chapter is guilty of a Class 3 felony. In addition to any other
penalties prescribed by law, the maximum fine for each offense is $25,000.
Such violation shall be prosecuted
at the request of the Department
by the State's Attorney or the Attorney General. (d) Any driver who willfully violates Parts 392, 395, Sections 391.11, 391.15, 391.41, or 391.45 of Part 391, or any other Part of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted by reference in Section 18b-105 of this Code, which would place the driver or vehicle out of service, when the violation results in a motor vehicle crash that causes great bodily harm, permanent disability or disfigurement, or death to another person, is guilty of a Class 3 felony. Any person other than the driver who willfully violates Parts 392, 395, Sections 391.11, 391.15, 391.41, or 391.45 of Part 391 or any other Part of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as adopted by reference in Section 18b-105 of this Code, which would place the driver or vehicle out of service, when the violation results in a motor vehicle crash that causes great bodily harm, permanent disability or disfigurement, or death to another person, is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23 .)
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(625 ILCS 5/18b-109) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-109)
Sec. 18b-109.
Enforcement of Rules and Regulations.
Only the Illinois
State Police shall enforce the rules and regulations issued under this
Chapter against drivers. The Department and the Illinois State Police
shall enforce the rules and regulations issued under this Chapter against
persons other than drivers.
(Source: P.A. 86-611.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18b-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-110)
Sec. 18b-110.
Conflict With Other Laws.
This Chapter is not intended
to affect any State law or ordinance of a local authority now in effect or
intrude upon the duties and responsibilities of any State or local officer
with respect to matters related to the subject to this Chapter, but in the
case of any conflict with other State laws or ordinance of local
authorities relating to the transportation of persons or property by
highway, the provisions of this Chapter shall control.
(Source: P.A. 86-611.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18b-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18b-111)
Sec. 18b-111.
Review Under Administrative Review Law.
All
administrative decisions of the Department under this Chapter shall be
subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law, as now or
hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18b-112)
Sec. 18b-112. Intermodal trailer, chassis, and safety.
(a) Definitions. For purposes of this Section:
"Equipment interchange agreement" means a
written document executed by the intermodal
equipment provider and operator at the time the
equipment is interchanged by the provider to the
operator.
"Equipment provider" is the owner of an intermodal trailer, chassis, or
container.
This includes any forwarding company, water carrier, steamship line, railroad,
vehicle
equipment leasing company, and their subsidiary or affiliated companies owning
the
equipment.
"Federal motor carrier safety regulations"
means regulations promulgated by the United
States Department of Transportation governing
the condition and maintenance of commercial
motor vehicles contained in Title 49 of the
United States Code of Federal Regulations on the
day of enactment of this Act or as amended or
revised by the United States Department of
Transportation thereafter.
"Interchange" means the act of providing a
vehicle to a motor carrier by an equipment
provider for the purpose of transporting the
vehicle for loading or unloading by another party
or the repositioning of the vehicle for the benefit
of the equipment provider. "Interchange" does
not include the leasing of the vehicle by a motor
carrier from an owner-operator pursuant to
subpart B of Part 376 of Title 49 of the Code of
Federal Regulations or the leasing of a vehicle to
a motor carrier for use in the motor carrier's over-the-road freight hauling
operations.
"Operator" means a motor carrier or driver of
a commercial motor vehicle.
"Vehicle" means an intermodal trailer,
chassis, or container.
(b) Responsibility of equipment
provider. An equipment provider shall not
interchange or offer for interchange a vehicle
with an operator for use on a highway which
vehicle is in violation of the requirements
contained in the federal motor carrier safety
regulations. It is the responsibility of the
equipment provider to inspect and, if a vehicle at
the time of inspection does not comply with all
federal motor carrier safety regulation
requirements, perform the necessary repairs on,
all vehicles prior to interchange or offering for
interchange.
(c) Duty of inspection by the
operator. Before interchanging a vehicle with an
operator, an equipment provider must provide the
operator the opportunity and facilities to perform
a visual inspection of the equipment. The operator must determine
if it complies with the provisions of the federal
motor carrier safety regulation capable of being
determined from an inspection. If the operator
determines that the vehicle does not comply with
the provisions of the federal motor carrier safety
regulations, the equipment provider shall
immediately perform the necessary repairs to the
vehicle so that it complies with the federal motor
carrier safety regulations or shall immediately
provide the operator with another vehicle.
(d) Presumption of defect prior to
interchange.
(1) If as a result of a roadside inspection by the | ||
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(2) A rebuttable presumption exists that the | ||
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(A) There is a defect with the brake drum
when:
(I) the drum cracks;
(II) the lining is
loose or missing; or
(III) the lining is saturated with oil.
(B) There is a defect of inoperative
brakes when:
(I) there is no movement of any
components;
(II) there are missing, broken, or loose | ||
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(III) there are mismatched components.
(C) There is a defect with the air lines and | ||
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(I) there is a bulge and swelling;
(II) there is an audible air leak; or
(III) there are air lines broken, cracked, or | ||
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(D) There is a defect with the reservoir tank | ||
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(E) There is a defect with the frames
when:
(I) there is any cracked, loose, sagging, or | ||
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(II) there is any condition which causes | ||
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(F) There is an electrical defect when wires are | ||
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(G) There is a defect with the wheel assembly | ||
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(I) there is low or no oil;
(II) there is oil leakage on brake | ||
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(III) there are lug nuts that are loose or | ||
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(IV) the wheel bearings are not properly | ||
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(H) There is a defect with the tires when:
(I) there is improper inflation;
(II) there is tire separation from the | ||
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(III) there are exposed plys or belting | ||
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(I) There is defect with rim cracks when:
(I) there is any circumferential crack, | ||
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(II) there is a lock or side ring cracked, | ||
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(J) There is a defect with the suspension
when:
(I) there are spring assembly leaves broken, | ||
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(II) there are spring hanger, u-bolts, or | ||
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(K) There is a defect with the chassis locking | ||
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(3) If an operator receives a citation for a | ||
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(A) fines and costs, including court costs and | ||
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(B) costs incurred by the operator to repair the | ||
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The equipment provider shall reimburse the operator | ||
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(e) Fines and penalties. Any person
violating the provisions of this Section shall be fined
no less than $50 and no more than $500 for each
violation.
(f) Obligation of motor carrier.
Nothing in this Section is intended to eliminate the
responsibility and obligation of a motor carrier and operator to
maintain and operate vehicles in accordance with
the federal motor carrier safety regulations and
applicable State and local laws and regulations.
(g) This Section shall not be applied, construed, or implemented in any
manner inconsistent with, or in conflict with, any provision of the federal
motor carrier safety regulations.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18C heading) CHAPTER 18C.
ILLINOIS COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION LAW
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(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 18C Sub-ch. 1 heading) SUB-CHAPTER 1.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
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(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 1 Art I heading) ARTICLE I.
SHORT TITLE, LEGISLATIVE INTENT, STATE
TRANSPORTATION POLICY, AND DEFINITIONS
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1101)
Sec. 18c-1101.
Short Title.
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Illinois
Commercial Transportation Law".
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1102)
Sec. 18c-1102.
Legislative Intent.
The General Assembly finds that:
(a) a comprehensive recodification of existing | ||
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(b) the accelerating pace of change in the | ||
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(c) an increasing incidence of unlawful activity by | ||
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Where the language of any provision in this Chapter is substantially
similar to the language in the predecessor statute, the legislative intent
expressed in this Chapter shall be the same as the legislative intent
embodied in the predecessor statute as construed by the courts of this
State and, where appropriate, reports of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Laws
Commission.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1103)
Sec. 18c-1103.
State Transportation Policy.
It is hereby declared to be
the policy of the State of Illinois
to actively supervise and regulate commercial transportation of
persons and property within this state. This policy shall be
carried out in such manner as to: (a) promote adequate,
economical, efficient and responsive commercial transportation service,
with adequate revenues to carriers and reasonable rates to the
public, and without discrimination; (b) recognize and preserve
the inherent advantages of, and foster sound economic conditions
in, the several modes of commercial transportation in the public
interest; (c) develop and preserve a commercial transportation
system properly supportive of the broad economic development
goals of the State of Illinois; (d) create economic and
employment opportunities in commercial transportation and affected
industries through economic growth and development; (e) encourage
fair wages and safe and suitable working conditions in the
transportation industry; (f) protect the public safety through
administration of a program of safety standards and insurance; (g)
insure a stable and well-coordinated transportation system for
shippers, carriers and the public; and (h) cooperate with the
federal government, the several states, and with the
organizations representing states and commercial transportation service
providers and consumers.
(Source: P.A. 84-796.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1104)
Sec. 18c-1104.
Definitions.
The following terms, when used in this
Chapter, have the hereinafter designated meanings unless their context
clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Broker" means any person other than a motor carrier of
property, that arranges, offers to arrange, or holds
itself out, by solicitation, advertisement, or
otherwise, as arranging or offering to arrange for-hire
transportation of property or other service in
connection therewith by a motor carrier of property
which holds or is required to hold a license issued by the Commission.
(2) "Carrier" means any motor carrier or rail carrier other than a private
carrier.
(3) "Certificate" means a certificate of public convenience
and necessity issued under this Chapter to common carriers
of household goods.
(4) "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
(5) "Commission regulations and orders" means rules and
regulations adopted and orders or decisions issued by the Commission
pursuant to this Chapter; any certificate, permit,
broker's license or other license or registration issued
pursuant to such rules, regulations, orders and decisions; and all
terms, conditions, or limitations thereof.
(6) (Blank).
(7) (Blank).
(8) (Blank).
(9) "Discrimination" means undue discrimination in the
context of the particular mode of transportation involved.
(10) "Farm crossing" means a crossing used for agricultural and livestock
purposes only.
(11) "For-hire" means for compensation or hire, regardless of
the form of compensation and whether compensation is direct or indirect.
(12) "Freight forwarder" means any person other than a motor
carrier, rail carrier, or common carrier by pipeline
which holds itself out as a common carrier to provide
transportation of property, for compensation or hire,
which, in the rendition of its services:
(a) Undertakes responsibility for the consolidation | ||
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(b) Utilizes, for the transportation of such | ||
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(13) "Hazardous material" means any substance or material in
a quantity and form determined by the federal Office of
Hazardous Materials and the Federal Railroad
Administration to be capable of posing an unreasonable
risk to health, safety, or property when transported in commerce.
(13.1) "Household goods" means:
(A) Personal effects and property used or to be used | ||
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(B) Furniture, fixtures, equipment, and the property | ||
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(C) Articles, including, but not limited to, objects | ||
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(13.2) "Household goods carrier" means a motor carrier of property
authorized to transport household goods.
(13.3) "Household goods common carrier" means any household goods carrier
engaged in transportation for the general public over regular or irregular
routes. Household goods common carriers may also be referred to as "common
carriers of household goods".
(13.4) "Household goods contract carrier"
means any household goods carrier engaged in transportation under contract with
a limited number of shippers (that shall not be freight forwarders, shippers'
agents or brokers) that either (a) assigns motor vehicles for a continuing
period of time to the exclusive use of the shipper or shippers served, or (b)
furnishes transportation service designed to meet the distinct need of the
shipper or shippers served. Household goods contract carriers may also be
referred to as "contract carriers of household goods".
(14) "Interstate carrier" means any person engaged in the
for-hire transportation of persons or property in
interstate or foreign commerce in this State, whether or
not such transportation is pursuant to authority issued
to it by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
(15) "Intrastate carrier" means any person engaged in the
for-hire transportation of persons or property in
intrastate commerce in this State.
(16) "Interstate commerce" means commerce between a point in
the State of Illinois and a point outside the State of
Illinois, or between points outside the State of
Illinois when such commerce moves through Illinois, or
between points in Illinois moving through another state
in a bona fide operation that is either exempt from
federal regulation or moves under a certificate or permit issued by
the Interstate Commerce Commission authorizing interstate transportation,
whether such commerce moves wholly by motor vehicle or
partly by motor vehicle and partly by any other
regulated means of transportation where the commodity
does not come to rest or change its identity during the
movement, and includes commerce originating or
terminating in a foreign country moving through the State of Illinois.
(17) "Intrastate commerce" means commerce moving wholly
between points within the State of Illinois, whether
such commerce moves wholly by one transportation mode or partly by
one mode and partly by any other mode of transportation.
(18) "License" means any certificate, permit, broker's
license, or other license issued under this Chapter. For purposes of Article
III of Sub-chapter 4 of this Chapter, "license" does not include a "public
carrier certificate".
(19) "Motor carrier" means any person engaged in the
transportation of property or passengers, or both, for
hire, over the public roads of this State, by motor
vehicle. Motor carriers engaged in the transportation
of property are referred to as "motor carriers of
property"; motor carriers engaged in the transportation
of passengers are referred to as "motor carriers of
passengers" or "bus companies".
(20) "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle, truck, trucktractor,
trailer or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical
power and used upon the highways of the State in the
transportation of property or passengers.
(21) "Non-relocation towing" means the:
(a) For-hire transportation of vehicles by use of | ||
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(b) For-hire towing of wheeled property other than | ||
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(22) "Notice" means with regard to all proceedings except enforcement
proceedings instituted on the motion of the Commission, and except for
interstate motor carrier registrations, public notice by publication in the
official state newspaper, unless otherwise provided in this Chapter.
(23) "Official state newspaper" means the newspaper
designated and certified to the Commission annually by
the Director of Central Management Services of the State
of Illinois, or, if said Director fails to certify to
the Commission the name and address of the official
newspaper selected by the Director prior to expiration
of the previous certification, the newspaper designated
in the most recent certification.
(24) "Party" means any person admitted as a party to a
Commission proceeding or seeking and entitled as a
matter of right to admission as a party to a Commission proceeding.
(25) "Permit" means a permit issued under this Chapter to
contract carriers of property by motor vehicle.
(26) "Person" means any natural person or legal entity,
whether such entity is a proprietorship, partnership,
corporation, association, or other entity, and, where a
provision concerns the acts or omissions of a person,
includes the partners, officers, employees, and agents
of the person, as well as any trustees, assignees,
receivers, or personal representatives of the person.
(27) "Private carrier by motor vehicle" means any person
engaged in the transportation of property or passengers
by motor vehicle other than for hire, whether the person
is the owner, lessee or bailee of the lading or
otherwise, when the transportation is for the purpose of sale, lease, or
bailment and in furtherance of the person's primary business, other than
transportation. "Private carriers by motor vehicle" may be
referred to as "private carriers". Ownership, lease or
bailment of the lading is not sufficient proof of a
private carrier operation if the carrier is, in fact,
engaged in the transportation of property for-hire.
(27.1) "Public carrier" means a motor carrier of property, other than a
household goods carrier.
(27.2) "Public carrier certificate" means a certificate issued to a motor
carrier to transport property, other than household goods, in intrastate
commerce. The issuance of a public carrier certificate shall not be subject to
the provisions of Article I of Sub-chapter 2 of this Chapter.
(28) "Public convenience and necessity" shall be construed to have the same
meaning under this Chapter as it was construed by the courts to have under the
Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law, with respect to motor carriers of
property, and the Public Utilities Act with respect to motor
carriers of passengers and rail carriers.
(29) "Public interest" shall be construed to have the same
meaning under this Chapter as it was construed by the courts
to have under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law.
(30) "Rail carrier" means any person engaged in the
transportation of property or passengers for hire by
railroad, together with all employees or agents of such
person or entity, and all property used, controlled, or
owned by such person or entity.
(31) "Railroad" means track and associated structures,
including bridges, tunnels, switches, spurs, terminals
and other facilities, and equipment, including engines,
freight cars, passenger cars, cabooses, and other
equipment, used in the transportation of property or
passengers by rail.
(32) "Rail yard" means a system of parallel tracks, cross-overs and
switches where cars are switched and made up into trains, and where cars,
locomotives, and other rolling stock are kept when not in use or awaiting
repairs. A "rail yard" may also be referred to as a "yard".
(33) "Rate" means every individual or joint rate, fare, toll,
or charge of any carrier or carriers, any provisions relating to
application thereof, and any tariff or schedule
containing rates and provisions. The term "tariff"
refers to a publication or document containing motor
common carrier rates and provisions
or rates and provisions applicable
via rail carrier under contracts established pursuant to
49 U.S. Code 10713. The term "schedule" refers to a
publication or document containing motor contract
carrier rates and provisions.
(34) "Registration" means a registration issued to an
interstate carrier.
(35) "Shipper" means the consignor or consignee.
(36) "Terminal area" means, in addition to the area within the corporate
boundary of an incorporated city, village, municipality,
or community center, the area (whether incorporated
or unincorporated) within 10 air miles of the
corporate limits of the base city, village, municipality, or
community center, including all of any city,
village or municipality which lies within such area.
(37) "Transfer" means the sale, lease, consolidation, merger, acquisition
or change of control, or other transfer of a license, in whole or in part.
(38) "Transportation" means the actual movement of property or passengers
by motor vehicle (without regard to ownership of vehicles or equipment used
in providing transportation service) or rail together with loading,
unloading, and any other accessorial or ancillary service provided by the
carrier in connection with movement by motor vehicle or rail,
which is performed by or on behalf of the carriers, its employees or agents,
or under the authority or direction of the carrier or under the apparent
authority or direction and with the knowledge of the carrier. Transportation
of property by motor vehicle includes driveaway or towaway delivery service.
(39) "Towing" means the pushing, towing, or drawing of wheeled
property by means of a crane, hoist, towbar, towline, or auxiliary axle.
(40) "Wrecker or towing equipment" means tow trucks or auxiliary axles,
when used in relation to towing accidentally wrecked or disabled vehicles; and
roll-back carriers or trailers, when used in relation to transporting
accidentally wrecked or disabled vehicles. Wrecker or towing equipment does
not include car carriers or trailers other than roll-back car carriers or
trailers.
(Source: P.A. 89-42, eff. 1-1-96; 89-444, eff. 1-25-96; 90-14, eff.
7-1-97.)
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(625 ILCS 5/Ch 18C Sub 1 Art II heading) ARTICLE II.
JURISDICTION AND POWER
OF THE COMMISSION
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1201)
Sec. 18c-1201.
Jurisdiction.
The jurisdiction of the Commission under
this Chapter shall extend to
for-hire transportation by motor carrier and rail carrier, the activities of
brokers, and to
other activities specifically enumerated herein, within the State
of Illinois, and except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this Chapter
shall extend only to intrastate commerce.
(Source: P.A. 89-42, eff. 1-1-96.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1202)
Sec. 18c-1202.
Enumeration of Powers.
The Commission shall have the power
to:
(1) Administer and enforce provisions of this Chapter;
(2) Regulate the entry, exit, and services of carriers; as to public
carriers, this power is limited to matters relating to insurance and safety
standards;
(3) Regulate rates and practices of household goods carriers, rail
carriers, passenger carriers, and common carriers by pipeline;
(4) Establish and maintain systems of accounting as well as
reporting and record-keeping requirements for household goods carriers,
rail carriers, passenger carriers, and common carriers by pipeline;
(5) Establish and maintain systems for the classification of
carriers, commodities and services;
(6) Regulate practices, terms and conditions relating to the
leasing of equipment and to the interchange of equipment
among carriers; as to public carriers, this power is limited to matters
relating to insurance and safety standards;
(7) Protect the public safety through insurance and safety
standards;
(8) Regulate brokers in accordance with provisions of this Chapter;
(9) Adopt appropriate regulations setting forth the
standards and procedures by which it will administer and
enforce this Chapter, with such regulations being uniform
for all modes of transportation or different for the
different modes as will, in the opinion of the
Commission, best effectuate the purposes of this Chapter;
(10) Conduct hearings and investigations, on its own motion
or the motion of a person;
(11) Adjudicate disputes, hear complaints or other petitions
for relief, and settle such matters by stipulation or
agreement;
(12) Create special procedures for the receipt and handling
of consumer complaints;
(13) Issue certificates describing the extent to which a
person is exempt under the provisions of this Chapter;
(14) Construe this Chapter, Commission regulations and orders,
except that the rule of ejusdem generis shall not be applicable in the
construction or interpretation of any license, certificate or permit
originally issued under the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law and now
governed by subchapter 4 of this Chapter or issued
under subchapter 4 of this Chapter prior to July 1, 1989;
(15) Employ such persons as are needed to administer and
enforce this Chapter, in such capacities as they are needed,
whether as hearings examiners, special examiners,
enforcement officers, investigators, or otherwise;
(16) Create advisory committees made up of representatives of
the various transportation modes, shippers, receivers,
or other members of the public;
(17) Initiate and participate in proceedings in the federal or State
courts, and in proceedings before federal or other State agencies, to the
extent necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter, provided that
participation in specific proceedings is directed, in writing, by the
Commission;
(18) Direct any telecommunications carrier to disconnect the telephone
number published in any commercial listing of any household goods carrier that
does not have a valid license issued by the Commission.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1203) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1203)
Sec. 18c-1203.
Initial Decisions.
(1) Delegation of Authority.
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(b) Delegation to Examiners. The power to make | ||
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(2) Form of Decisions. Decisions under this Section shall be by letter
notice or directive, signed by the person authorized to make the initial
decision. Such notice or directive shall be effective and enforceable in
the same manner as an order of the Commission.
(3) Appeal of Initial Decisions. All initial decisions rendered under
this Section may be appealed to the Commission. Appeal of interlocutory
decisions by an examiner in a case assigned for hearing shall be in
accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice. Appeal of other initial
decisions shall be by motion for reconsideration in accordance with Section
18c-2110 of this Chapter.
(4) Enforcement. An initial decision which has not been administratively
appealed or the administrative appeal of which has been denied shall be
effective and
enforceable in the same manner as an order of the Commission.
(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1204) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1204)
Sec. 18c-1204.
Transportation Division.
(1) Establishment. There shall be established within the staff of the
Commission a Transportation Division in which primary staff responsibility for
the administration and enforcement of this Chapter and Chapter 18a shall be
vested. The Transportation Division shall be headed by a division manager
responsible to the executive director.
(2) Structure. The Transportation Division shall consist of 4 programs
and 2 offices. The 4 programs shall be Compliance, Review and Examination,
Docketing and Processing, and Rail Safety. Each program shall be headed by
a program director and responsible to the division manager, except that in
the Compliance Program the 3 staff supervisors shall each be responsible to
the division manager. The 2 offices shall be the Office of Transportation
Counsel and the Office of the Division Manager. The Office of
Transportation Counsel shall be headed by a Chief Counsel responsible to
the Division Manager. The Division Manager shall coordinate the activities
and responsibilities of the Office of Transportation Counsel with the
executive director and the personal assistant serving as staff counsel to
the executive director in the office of the executive director, and with
the Commission.
(a) The Compliance Program.
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(ii) The police staff shall be divided into | ||
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(b) The Review and Examination Program.
(i) Staff responsibility for review of all | ||
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(c) The Processing and Docketing Program. All staff | ||
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(d) The Rail Safety Program. Staff responsibility for | ||
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(e) The Office of Transportation Counsel.
(i) All Commission staff responsibility for | ||
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(ii) The Office of Transportation Counsel shall, | ||
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(f) Levels of Administration. No additional levels | ||
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(3) Additional Functions. Staff functions relating to rulemaking,
policy recommendations and advisory committees under this Chapter and
Chapter 18a shall be vested in the Transportation Division.
The staff shall prepare and distribute to the General Assembly, in
April of each year, a report on railway accidents in Illinois which involve
hazardous materials. The report shall include the location, substance
involved, amounts involved, and the suspected reason for each accident. The
report shall also reveal the rail line and point of origin of the hazardous
material involved in each accident.
(Source: P.A. 88-415.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1204a) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1204a)
Sec. 18c-1204a.
Docketing Procedures.
(1) Mandatory Docketing
Requirement. All pleadings filed with the Commission under this Chapter
and Chapter 18a shall be docketed in a timely manner.
(2) Staff Objections. If staff believes a pleading filed with the
Commission under this Chapter and Chapter 18a to be defective in any respect, it may file
its objection with the Commission in writing, provided a copy of the
objection is simultaneously served on the person who filed the
pleading and 15 days are allowed for the filing of a reply. The Commission
may, if it finds that the pleading is defective, either dismiss the
proceeding or permit amendment of the pleading, provided that intervenors
are permitted adequate time after amendment to prepare for continuation of
the proceeding.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1204b) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1204b)
Sec. 18c-1204b.
Certification of Records.
Copies of all official documents and orders filed or deposited according to
the law in the office of the Commission under this Chapter or Chapter 18a,
certified by the director of the processing and docketing program to be
true copies of the originals, under the official seal of the Commission,
shall be evidence in like manner as the originals.
(Source: P.A. 85-553.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1204c) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1204c)
Sec. 18c-1204c.
Independent Review of Decisions on Administrative
Appeal. (1) Requirement of Independent Review. Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (3) of this Section:
(a) Review of Staff Decisions. No decision made by other than the
Commission shall be reviewed on administrative appeal by the person or
board which made the decision, unless the appeal requests review by the
person or board which made the decision.
(b) Review of Commission or Employee Board Decisions. No decision made
by the Commission
or an employee board shall be reviewed on administrative appeal by the
person or board which made the formal recommendation pursuant to which the
decision was made, unless the appeal requests review by the person or board
which made the formal recommendation.
(2) Independent Review Board. (a) Establishment of an Independent
Review Board. The Commission shall establish an Independent Review Board
which shall review motions for rehearing and reconsideration which do not
request review by the person or board which made the decision or the formal
recommendation pursuant to which the decision was made.
(b) Composition of the Independent Review Board. The Board shall
consist of 3 members appointed by the Commission, one of whom shall be
designated as the chairman. The Commission shall appoint the members from
Commission staff whose expenses may be allocated to the Transportation
Regulatory Fund under Section 18c-1603. If the
Transportation Division is not represented on the Board by a voting member,
the Commission shall appoint a
nonvoting member from the Transportation Division.
(c) Functions of the Independent Review Board. The Board shall review
all motions presented to it under this Section. The Board may, in its
discretion, review the record of the proceeding and hear oral argument by
the parties. The Board shall recommend a decision by the Commission. If a
Board member dissents from the recommendation, any dissenting opinion
supplied by the member shall be attached.
(3) Applicability of Section. The provisions of this Section shall
not apply to any matter arising under Subchapter 7 of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 86-1005.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1204d) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1204d)
Sec. 18c-1204d.
Staff participation.
(1) General Provisions. Except
as otherwise provided in this Section, Commission staff participation in
the administration or enforcement of this Law in a supervisory, advisory,
or other capacity shall be limited to personnel whose expenses are, in
whole or in part, allocable to the Transportation Regulatory Fund.
(2) Exceptions. The provisions of subsection (1) of this Section shall not apply to:
(a) Staff of the office of chairman and commissioners serving as
personal assistants or clerical support to the members;
(b) Members of the Independent Review Board serving on the effective
date of this amendatory Act of 1989, while serving in their current capacities; or
(c) Commission staff other than the staff of the office of chairman and
commissioners participating in proceedings involving subchapters 5, 6, 7 or
8 of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 86-1005.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1204e) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1204e)
Sec. 18c-1204e.
Communications with the Office of Chairman and
Commissioners. (1) The chairman, members and executive director shall
jointly adopt and adhere to written procedures concerning communication
with staff of the Transportation Division to insure that:
(a) Communications from the members or staff of the office of chairman
and commissioners which do not require substantial work from staff shall be
transmitted to the manager of the Transportation Division; and
(b) Communications from the members or staff of the office of chairman
and commissioners which do require substantial work from staff shall be
transmitted to the executive director.
(2) The executive director shall establish written procedures, which
staff other than staff of the office of chairman and commissioners shall
adhere to, in regard to communications of such staff to the chairman,
members or staff of the office of chairman and commissioners.
(Source: P.A. 86-1005.)
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(625 ILCS 5/18c-1205) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-1205)
Sec. 18c-1205.
Qualifications of Transportation Compliance Program Staff.
(1) General provisions. The manager of the Transportation Division shall
establish and adhere to written professional standards and procedures for
the employment, education and training, performance and dismissal of all
nonclerical compliance program personnel. Such standards and procedures
shall include:
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(2) Merit Selection Committee. Standards and procedures under this
Section for police shall include the establishment of one or more merit
selection committees, each composed of one Commission employee and no fewer
than 3, nor more than 5, persons who are not employed by the Commission, each
of whom shall from time to time be designated by the division manager,
subject to the approval of the Commission. The division manager shall
submit a list of candidates to the committee or subcommittee thereof for
its consideration. The committee or subcommittee thereof shall interview
each candidate on the list and rate those interviewed as "most qualified",
"qualified", or "not qualified". The committee shall recommend candidates
rated "most qualified" and "qualified" to the division manager. In filling
positions to which this Section applies, the division manager shall first
offer the position to persons rated "most qualified". If all persons rated
"most qualified" have been offered the position and each failed to accept
the offer within the time specified by the division manager in the offer,
the position may be offered to a person rated "qualified". Only persons
rated "most qualified" or "qualified" shall be offered positions within the
Compliance Program.
(3) The Commission shall authorize to each employee of the Commission
exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face,
(i) clearly states the badge is authorized by the Commission and (ii) contains
a
unique identifying number. No other badge shall be authorized by the
Commission.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-883, eff. 1-1-01.)
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