103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2505 Introduced , by Rep. Martin J. Moylan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103 625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107 625 ILCS 5/15-116 625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as the weight, height, or length (rather than only weight) thereof, which prohibitions and limitations shall be marked by appropriate signs placed on such highways. Establishes that an agency or instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of local government shall not be required to widen or otherwise alter a non-designated highway (regardless of its date of construction) to accommodate truck-tractor-semitrailer combinations. Provides that each unit of local government may (rather than shall) report to the Department of Transportation any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local government's non-designated highway system. Makes conforming changes. LRB103 27854 MXP 54232 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2505 Introduced , by Rep. Martin J. Moylan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103 625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107 625 ILCS 5/15-116 625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316 625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103 625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107 625 ILCS 5/15-116 625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as the weight, height, or length (rather than only weight) thereof, which prohibitions and limitations shall be marked by appropriate signs placed on such highways. Establishes that an agency or instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of local government shall not be required to widen or otherwise alter a non-designated highway (regardless of its date of construction) to accommodate truck-tractor-semitrailer combinations. Provides that each unit of local government may (rather than shall) report to the Department of Transportation any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local government's non-designated highway system. Makes conforming changes. LRB103 27854 MXP 54232 b LRB103 27854 MXP 54232 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2505 Introduced , by Rep. Martin J. Moylan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103 625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107 625 ILCS 5/15-116 625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316 625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103 625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107 625 ILCS 5/15-116 625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316
625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103
625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107
625 ILCS 5/15-116
625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as the weight, height, or length (rather than only weight) thereof, which prohibitions and limitations shall be marked by appropriate signs placed on such highways. Establishes that an agency or instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of local government shall not be required to widen or otherwise alter a non-designated highway (regardless of its date of construction) to accommodate truck-tractor-semitrailer combinations. Provides that each unit of local government may (rather than shall) report to the Department of Transportation any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local government's non-designated highway system. Makes conforming changes.
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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
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 Sections 15-103, 15-107, 15-116, and 15-316 as
6 follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/15-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103)
8 Sec. 15-103. Height of vehicles. Except as provided in
9 Section 15-316, the The height of a vehicle from the under side
10 of the tire to the top of the vehicle, inclusive of load, shall
11 not exceed 13 feet, 6 inches on any highway in the State.
12 A person convicted of violating this Section is subject to
13 the penalty provided in paragraph (b) of Section 15-113.
14 (Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)
15 (625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107)
16 Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles.
17 (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway
18 of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following:
19 (1) Semitrailers.
20 (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45
21 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
22 (a-1) A motor home as defined in Section 1-145.01 may be up
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2505 Introduced , by Rep. Martin J. Moylan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103 625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107 625 ILCS 5/15-116 625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316 625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103 625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107 625 ILCS 5/15-116 625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316
625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103
625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107
625 ILCS 5/15-116
625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as the weight, height, or length (rather than only weight) thereof, which prohibitions and limitations shall be marked by appropriate signs placed on such highways. Establishes that an agency or instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of local government shall not be required to widen or otherwise alter a non-designated highway (regardless of its date of construction) to accommodate truck-tractor-semitrailer combinations. Provides that each unit of local government may (rather than shall) report to the Department of Transportation any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local government's non-designated highway system. Makes conforming changes.
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625 ILCS 5/15-103 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103
625 ILCS 5/15-107 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107
625 ILCS 5/15-116
625 ILCS 5/15-316 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316
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1 to 45 feet in length, not including energy absorbing bumpers.
2 The length limitations described in this subsection (a-1)
3 shall be exclusive of energy-absorbing bumpers and rear view
4 mirrors.
5 (b) (Blank).
6 (c) Except as provided in subsections (c-1) and (c-2),
7 combinations of vehicles may not exceed a total of 2 vehicles
8 except the following:
9 (1) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one trailer.
10 (2) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one converter
11 dolly or one semitrailer.
12 (3) A truck tractor semitrailer may draw one vehicle
13 that is defined in Chapter 1 as special mobile equipment,
14 provided the overall dimension does not exceed 60 feet.
15 (4) A truck in transit may draw 3 trucks in transit
16 coupled together by the triple saddlemount method.
17 (5) Recreational vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
18 provided the following:
19 (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 60
20 feet.
21 (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
22 vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
23 fifth-wheel type assembly.
24 (C) The second vehicle in the combination of
25 vehicles is a recreational vehicle that is towed by a
26 fifth-wheel assembly. This vehicle must be properly
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1 registered and must be equipped with brakes,
2 regardless of weight.
3 (D) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
4 vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer designed or
5 used for transporting a boat, all-terrain vehicle,
6 personal watercraft, or motorcycle.
7 (E) The towed vehicles may be only for the use of
8 the operator of the towing vehicle.
9 (F) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
10 operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
11 Code, except the additional brake requirement in
12 subdivision (C) of this subparagraph (5).
13 (6) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
14 or combination of disabled vehicles, provided the towing
15 vehicle:
16 (A) Is specifically designed as a tow truck having
17 a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 18,000
18 pounds and equipped with air brakes, provided that air
19 brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is
20 towing a vehicle, semitrailer, or tractor-trailer
21 combination that is equipped with air brakes. For the
22 purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight
23 rating, or GVWR, means the value specified by the
24 manufacturer as the loaded weight of the tow truck.
25 (B) Is equipped with flashing, rotating, or
26 oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500
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1 feet in all directions.
2 (C) Is capable of utilizing the lighting and
3 braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination
4 of vehicles.
5 (D) Does not engage a tow exceeding 50 highway
6 miles from the initial point of wreck or disablement
7 to a place of repair. Any additional movement of the
8 vehicles may occur only upon issuance of authorization
9 for that movement under the provisions of Sections
10 15-301 through 15-318 of this Code.
11 The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe
12 additional requirements regarding length limitations for a
13 tow truck towing another vehicle.
14 For purposes of this Section, a tow-dolly that merely
15 serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
16 vehicle is considered part of the licensed vehicle and not
17 a separate vehicle.
18 (7) Commercial vehicles consisting of 3 vehicles,
19 provided the following:
20 (A) The total overall dimension does not exceed 65
21 feet.
22 (B) The towing vehicle is a properly registered
23 vehicle capable of towing another vehicle using a
24 fifth-wheel type assembly or a goose-neck hitch ball.
25 (C) The third vehicle must be the lightest of the 3
26 vehicles and be a trailer or semitrailer.
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1 (D) All vehicles must be properly equipped with
2 operating brakes and safety equipment required by this
3 Code.
4 (E) The combination of vehicles must be operated
5 by a person who holds a commercial driver's license
6 (CDL).
7 (F) The combination of vehicles must be en route
8 to a location where new or used trailers are sold by an
9 Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
10 dealer.
11 (c-1) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access to any
12 State designated highway if:
13 (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
14 feet;
15 (2) the overall wheel base of the combination of
16 vehicles does not exceed 62 feet; and
17 (3) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
18 location where new or used trailers are sold by an
19 Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
20 dealer.
21 (c-2) A combination of 3 vehicles is allowed access from
22 any State designated highway onto any county, township, or
23 municipal highway for a distance of 5 highway miles for the
24 purpose of delivery or collection of one or both of the towed
25 vehicles if:
26 (1) the length of neither towed vehicle exceeds 28.5
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1 feet;
2 (2) the combination of vehicles does not exceed 40,000
3 pounds in gross weight and 8 feet 6 inches in width;
4 (3) there is no sign prohibiting that access;
5 (4) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare
6 between State designated highways; and
7 (5) the combination of vehicles is en route to a
8 location where new or used trailers are sold by an
9 Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used trailer
10 dealer.
11 (d) On Class I highways there are no overall length
12 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations
13 provided:
14 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
15 in combination with a truck tractor may not exceed 53
16 feet.
17 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
18 the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
19 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
20 inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall
21 not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the
22 transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
23 (3) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
24 with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
25 or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may
26 not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
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1 (4) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
2 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
3 (5) Combinations of vehicles specifically designed to
4 transport motor vehicles or boats may not exceed 65 feet
5 overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive of
6 front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of
7 the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
8 this Section.
9 (6) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically
10 designed to transport motor vehicles or boats and
11 automobile transporters, as defined in Chapter 1, may not
12 exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
13 inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
14 overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
15 paragraph (i) of this Section.
16 (7) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
17 together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed
18 97 feet overall dimension.
19 (8) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
20 exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
21 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
22 poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
23 nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are
24 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
25 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
26 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
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1 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
2 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
3 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
4 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
5 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
6 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
7 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
8 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
9 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
10 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
11 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
12 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
13 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
14 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
15 of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
16 limitations.
17 The length limitations described in this paragraph (d)
18 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
19 such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
20 other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
21 for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
22 excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
23 the capability to carry cargo.
24 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
25 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
26 designation of highways under this paragraph (d).
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1 (e) On Class II highways there are no overall length
2 limitations on motor vehicles operating in combinations,
3 provided:
4 (1) The length of a semitrailer, unladen or with load,
5 in combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 53
6 feet overall dimension.
7 (2) The distance between the kingpin and the center of
8 the rear axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in
9 combination with a truck tractor, may not exceed 45 feet 6
10 inches. The limit contained in this paragraph (2) shall
11 not apply to trailers or semi-trailers used for the
12 transport of livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
13 (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
14 tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination may not exceed
15 65 feet in dimension from front axle to rear axle.
16 (4) The length of a semitrailer or trailer, unladen or
17 with load, operated in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer
18 or truck tractor semitrailer-semitrailer combination, may
19 not exceed 28 feet 6 inches.
20 (5) Maxi-cube combinations, as defined in Chapter 1,
21 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension.
22 (6) A combination of vehicles, specifically designed
23 to transport motor vehicles or boats, may not exceed 65
24 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is inclusive
25 of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the overhang of
26 the transported vehicles, as provided in paragraph (i) of
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1 this Section.
2 (7) Stinger-steered semitrailer vehicles specifically
3 designed to transport motor vehicles or boats may not
4 exceed 80 feet overall dimension. The length limitation is
5 inclusive of front and rear bumpers but exclusive of the
6 overhang of the transported vehicles, as provided in
7 paragraph (i) of this Section.
8 (8) A truck in transit transporting 3 trucks coupled
9 together by the triple saddlemount method may not exceed
10 97 feet overall dimension.
11 (9) A towaway trailer transporter combination may not
12 exceed 82 feet overall dimension.
13 Vehicles operating during daylight hours when transporting
14 poles, pipes, machinery, or other objects of a structural
15 nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled are
16 exempt from length limitations, provided that no object may
17 exceed 80 feet in length and the overall dimension of the
18 vehicle including the load may not exceed 100 feet. This
19 exemption does not apply to operation on a Saturday, Sunday,
20 or legal holiday. Legal holidays referred to in this Section
21 are the days on which the following traditional holidays are
22 celebrated: New Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day;
23 Labor Day; Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
24 Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility while en
25 route to make emergency repairs to public service facilities
26 or properties are exempt from length limitations, provided
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1 that during night operations every vehicle and its load must
2 be equipped with a sufficient number of clearance lamps on
3 both sides and marker lamps on the extreme ends of any
4 projecting load to clearly mark the dimensions of the load.
5 A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle or
6 combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in paragraph (6)
7 of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt from length
8 limitations.
9 Local authorities, with respect to streets and highways
10 under their jurisdiction, may also by ordinance or resolution
11 allow length limitations of this subsection (e).
12 The length limitations described in this paragraph (e)
13 shall be exclusive of safety and energy conservation devices,
14 such as bumpers, refrigeration units or air compressors and
15 other devices, that the Department may interpret as necessary
16 for safe and efficient operation; except that no device
17 excluded under this paragraph shall have by its design or use
18 the capability to carry cargo.
19 Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
20 relating to procedures for rulemaking shall not apply to the
21 designation of highways under this paragraph (e).
22 (e-1) (Blank).
23 (e-2) Except as provided in subsection (e-3), combinations
24 of vehicles over 65 feet in length, with no overall length
25 limitation except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of
26 this Section, are allowed access as follows:
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1 (1) From a Class I highway onto any street or highway
2 for a distance of one highway mile for the purpose of
3 loading, unloading, food, fuel, repairs, and rest,
4 provided there is no sign prohibiting that access.
5 (2) From a Class I or Class II highway onto any
6 non-designated highway for a distance of 5 highway miles
7 for the purpose of loading, unloading, food, fuel,
8 repairs, and rest if:
9 (A) there is no sign prohibiting that access; and
10 (B) the route is not being used as a thoroughfare
11 between Class I or Class II highways.
12 (e-3) Combinations of vehicles over 65 feet in length
13 operated by household goods carriers or towaway trailer
14 transporter combinations, with no overall length limitations
15 except as provided in subsections (d) and (e) of this Section,
16 have unlimited access to points of loading, unloading, or
17 delivery to or from a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer.
18 (f) On non-designated highways, except as provided in
19 Section 15-316, the maximum length limitations for vehicles in
20 combination are as follows:
21 (1) A truck tractor in combination with a semitrailer
22 may not exceed 65 feet overall dimension. An agency or
23 instrumentality of the State of Illinois or any unit of
24 local government shall not be required to widen or
25 otherwise alter a non-designated highway constructed
26 before January 1, 2018 to accommodate truck
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1 tractor-semitrailer combinations under this paragraph (1).
2 (2) Semitrailers, unladen or with load, may not exceed
3 53 feet overall dimension.
4 (3) A truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer or truck
5 tractor semitrailer-semitrailer may not exceed 60 feet
6 overall dimension.
7 (4) The distance between the kingpin and the center
8 axle of a semitrailer longer than 48 feet, in combination
9 with a truck tractor, may not exceed 42 feet 6 inches. The
10 limit contained in this paragraph (4) shall not apply to
11 trailers or semi-trailers used for the transport of
12 livestock as defined by Section 18b-101.
13 (g) Length limitations in the preceding subsections of
14 this Section 15-107 do not apply to the following:
15 (1) Vehicles operated in the daytime, except on
16 Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays, when transporting
17 poles, pipe, machinery, or other objects of a structural
18 nature that cannot readily be dismantled or disassembled,
19 provided the overall length of vehicle and load may not
20 exceed 100 feet and no object exceeding 80 feet in length
21 may be transported unless a permit has been obtained as
22 authorized in Section 15-301. As used in this Section,
23 "legal holiday" means any of the following days: New
24 Year's Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day;
25 Thanksgiving Day; and Christmas Day.
26 (2) Vehicles and loads operated by a public utility
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1 while en route to make emergency repairs to public service
2 facilities or properties, but during night operation every
3 vehicle and its load must be equipped with a sufficient
4 number of clearance lamps on both sides and marker lamps
5 upon the extreme ends of any projecting load to clearly
6 mark the dimensions of the load.
7 (3) A tow truck in combination with a disabled vehicle
8 or combination of disabled vehicles, as provided in
9 paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of this Section, is exempt
10 from length limitations.
11 The towing vehicle, however, may tow any disabled vehicle
12 from the initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where
13 repairs are actually to occur. This movement shall be valid
14 only on State routes. The tower must abide by posted bridge
15 weight limits.
16 All other combinations not listed in this subsection (f)
17 may not exceed 60 feet overall dimension.
18 (h) The load upon any vehicle operated alone, or the load
19 upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not
20 extend more than 3 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
21 or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a
22 front bumper. The provisions of this subsection (h) shall not
23 apply to any vehicle or combination of vehicles specifically
24 designed for the collection and transportation of waste,
25 garbage, or recyclable materials during the vehicle's
26 operation in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or
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1 recyclable materials if the vehicle is traveling at a speed
2 not in excess of 15 miles per hour during the vehicle's
3 operation and in the course of collecting garbage, waste, or
4 recyclable materials. However, in no instance shall the load
5 extend more than 7 feet beyond the front wheels of the vehicle
6 or the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a
7 front bumper.
8 (i) The load upon the front vehicle of an automobile
9 transporter or a stinger-steered vehicle specifically designed
10 to transport motor vehicles shall not extend more than 4 feet
11 beyond the foremost part of the transporting vehicle and the
12 load upon the rear transporting vehicle shall not extend more
13 than 6 feet beyond the rear of the bed or body of the vehicle.
14 This paragraph shall only be applicable upon highways
15 designated in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section.
16 (j) Articulated vehicles comprised of 2 sections, neither
17 of which exceeds a length of 42 feet, designed for the carrying
18 of more than 10 persons, may be up to 60 feet in length, not
19 including energy absorbing bumpers, provided that the vehicles
20 are:
21 1. operated by or for any public body or motor carrier
22 authorized by law to provide public transportation
23 services; or
24 2. operated in local public transportation service by
25 any other person and the municipality in which the service
26 is to be provided approved the operation of the vehicle.
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1 (j-1) (Blank).
2 (k) Any person who is convicted of violating this Section
3 is subject to the penalty as provided in paragraph (b) of
4 Section 15-113.
5 (l) (Blank).
6 (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20; 102-124, eff. 7-23-21.)
7 (625 ILCS 5/15-116)
8 Sec. 15-116. Highway designations.
9 (a) The Department of Transportation shall maintain and
10 provide a listing of all Class I and Class II designated
11 streets and highways as defined in Chapter 1 of this Code.
12 (b) The Department shall also maintain and provide a
13 listing of all local streets or highways that have been
14 designated Class II by local agencies.
15 (c) Local agencies shall be responsible for reporting to
16 the Department all streets and highways under their
17 jurisdiction designated Class II. Local agencies shall also
18 provide to the Department reference contact names and
19 telephone numbers.
20 (d) The Department shall also maintain and provide an
21 official map of the Designated State Truck Route System that
22 includes State and local streets and highways that have been
23 designated Class I or Class II.
24 (e) If a unit of local government has no Class II
25 designated truck routes, the unit of local government shall
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1 affirm to the Department that it has no such truck routes.
2 (f) Each unit of local government shall may report to the
3 Department, and the Department shall post on its official
4 website, any limitations prohibiting the operation of vehicles
5 imposed by ordinance or resolution in the unit of local
6 government's non-designated highway system.
7 (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20.)
8 (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316)
9 Sec. 15-316. When the Department or local authority may
10 restrict right to use highways.
11 (a) Except as provided in subsection (g), local
12 authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction
13 may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of
14 vehicles upon any such highway or impose restrictions as to
15 the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any such highway,
16 for a total period of not to exceed 90 days, measured in either
17 consecutive or nonconsecutive days at the discretion of local
18 authorities, in any one calendar year, whenever any said
19 highway by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other
20 climate conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed
21 unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or the
22 permissible weights thereof reduced.
23 (b) The local authority enacting any such ordinance or
24 resolution shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained
25 signs designating the provision of the ordinance or resolution
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1 at each end of that portion of any highway affected thereby,
2 and the ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless
3 and until such signs are erected and maintained. To be
4 effective, an ordinance or resolution passed to designate a
5 Class II roadway need not require that signs be erected, but
6 the designation shall be reported to the Department.
7 (c) Local authorities with respect to highways under their
8 jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit
9 the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may
10 impose limitations as the weight, height, or length thereof,
11 on designated highways, which prohibitions and limitations
12 shall be marked designated by appropriate signs placed on such
13 highways.
14 (c-1) (Blank).
15 (c-5) Highway commissioners, with respect to roads under
16 their authority, may not permanently post a road or portion
17 thereof at a reduced weight limit unless the decision to do so
18 is made in accordance with Section 6-201.22 of the Illinois
19 Highway Code.
20 (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as
21 hereinbefore granted to local authorities to determine by
22 resolution and to impose restrictions as to the weight,
23 height, or length of vehicles operated upon any highway under
24 the jurisdiction of said department, and such restrictions
25 shall be effective when signs giving notice thereof are
26 erected upon the highway or portion of any highway affected by
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1 such resolution.
2 (d-1) (Blank).
3 (d-2) (Blank).
4 (e) When any vehicle is operated in violation of this
5 Section, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed
6 guilty of a violation and either the owner or the driver of the
7 vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person, firm,
8 or corporation convicted of violating this Section shall be
9 fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit up to the
10 axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as provided for in
11 subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111 and $75 per every 500
12 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight exceeding that which
13 is provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111.
14 (f) A municipality is authorized to enforce a county
15 weight limit ordinance applying to county highways within its
16 corporate limits and is entitled to the proceeds of any fines
17 collected from the enforcement.
18 (g) An ordinance or resolution enacted by a county or
19 township pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall not
20 apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent axles
21 when delivering propane for emergency heating purposes if the
22 cargo tank is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity, the
23 gross vehicle weight of the vehicle does not exceed 32,000
24 pounds, and the driver of the cargo tank vehicle notifies the
25 appropriate agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the
26 highway before driving the vehicle on the highway pursuant to
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1 this subsection. The cargo tank vehicle must have an operating
2 gauge on the cargo tank which indicates the amount of propane
3 as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. The cargo tank must
4 have the capacity displayed on the cargo tank, or
5 documentation of the capacity of the cargo tank must be
6 available in the vehicle. For the purposes of this subsection,
7 propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon. This subsection does not
8 apply to municipalities. Nothing in this subsection shall
9 allow cargo tank vehicles to cross bridges with posted weight
10 restrictions if the vehicle exceeds the posted weight limit.
11 (Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20.)
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