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92_HB5913
LRB9215305DHgc
1 AN ACT with regard to vehicles.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Section 15-101 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/15-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-101)
7 Sec. 15-101. Scope and effect of Chapter 15.
8 (a) It is unlawful for any person to drive or move on,
9 upon or across or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit
10 to be driven or moved on, upon or across any highway any
11 vehicle or vehicles of a size and weight exceeding the
12 limitations stated in this Chapter or otherwise in violation
13 of this Chapter, and the maximum size and weight of vehicles
14 herein specified in this Chapter shall be lawful throughout
15 this State, and local authorities shall have no power or
16 authority to alter such limitations except as express
17 authority may be granted in this Chapter.
18 (b) The provisions of this Chapter governing size,
19 weight and load do not apply to fire apparatus or equipment
20 for snow and ice removal operations owned or operated by any
21 governmental body, or to implements of husbandry, as defined
22 in Chapter 1 of this Code, temporarily operated or towed in a
23 combination upon a highway provided such combination does not
24 consist of more than 3 vehicles or, in the case of hauling
25 fresh, perishable fruits or vegetables from farm to the point
26 of first processing, not more than 3 wagons being towed by an
27 implement of husbandry, or to a vehicle operated under the
28 terms of a special permit issued hereunder.
29 (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)