Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB4255 Enrolled / Bill

Filed 05/17/2024

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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 11-213, 11-907, and 12-215 as follows:
6  (625 ILCS 5/11-213)
7  Sec. 11-213. Power of a fire department officer; highway
8  or lane closure. In the absence of a law enforcement officer or
9  a representative of the highway agency having jurisdiction
10  over the highway, an officer of a fire department, in the
11  performance of his or her official duties, has the authority
12  to close to traffic a highway, or a lane or lanes of a highway,
13  as necessary to protect the safety of persons or property. In
14  order to promote the safe implementation of this Section, the
15  fire department officer shall utilize an official fire
16  department vehicle with lighted red or white oscillating,
17  rotating, or flashing lights in accordance with Section 12-215
18  of this Code and proper temporary traffic control in
19  accordance with the sections of the Illinois Manual on Uniform
20  Traffic Control Devices concerning temporary traffic control
21  and incident management. The officer should also receive
22  training in safe practices for accomplishing these tasks near
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1  jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. As
2  used in this Section, "highway" has the meaning set forth in
3  Section 1-126 of this Code.
4  (Source: P.A. 95-803, eff. 1-1-09.)
5  (625 ILCS 5/11-907) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-907)
6  Sec. 11-907. Operation of vehicles and streetcars on
7  approach of authorized emergency vehicles.
8  (a) Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency
9  vehicle making use of audible and visual signals meeting the
10  requirements of this Code or a police vehicle properly and
11  lawfully making use of an audible or visual signal:
12  (1) the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the
13  right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position
14  parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand
15  edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection and
16  shall, if necessary to permit the safe passage of the
17  emergency vehicle, stop and remain in such position until
18  the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, unless
19  otherwise directed by a police officer; and
20  (2) the operator of every streetcar shall immediately
21  stop such car clear of any intersection and keep it in such
22  position until the authorized emergency vehicle has
23  passed, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.
24  (b) This Section shall not operate to relieve the driver
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1  due regard for the safety of all persons using the highway.
2  (c) Upon approaching a stationary authorized emergency
3  vehicle, when the authorized emergency vehicle is giving a
4  visual signal by displaying oscillating, rotating, or
5  alternately flashing lights as authorized under Section 12-215
6  of this Code red, red and white, blue, or red and blue lights
7  or amber or yellow warning lights, a person who drives an
8  approaching vehicle shall:
9  (1) proceeding with due caution, yield the
10  right-of-way by making a lane change into a lane not
11  adjacent to that of the authorized emergency vehicle, if
12  possible with due regard to safety and traffic conditions,
13  if on a highway having at least 4 lanes with not less than
14  2 lanes proceeding in the same direction as the
15  approaching vehicle; or
16  (2) if changing lanes would be impossible or unsafe,
17  proceeding with due caution, reduce the speed of the
18  vehicle, maintaining a safe speed for road conditions and
19  leaving a safe distance until safely past the stationary
20  emergency vehicles.
21  The visual signal specified under this subsection (c)
22  given by an authorized emergency vehicle is an indication to
23  drivers of approaching vehicles that a hazardous condition is
24  present when circumstances are not immediately clear. Drivers
25  of vehicles approaching a stationary emergency vehicle in any
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1  the vehicle, proceed with due caution, maintain a safe speed
2  for road conditions, be prepared to stop, and leave a safe
3  distance until safely passed the stationary emergency vehicle.
4  As used in this subsection (c), "authorized emergency
5  vehicle" includes any vehicle authorized by law to be equipped
6  with oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights under Section
7  12-215 of this Code, while the owner or operator of the vehicle
8  is engaged in his or her official duties.
9  (d) A person who violates subsection (c) of this Section
10  commits a business offense punishable by a fine of not less
11  than $250 or more than $10,000 for a first violation, and a
12  fine of not less than $750 or more than $10,000 for a second or
13  subsequent violation. It is a factor in aggravation if the
14  person committed the offense while in violation of Section
15  11-501, 12-610.1, or 12-610.2 of this Code. Imposition of the
16  penalties authorized by this subsection (d) for a violation of
17  subsection (c) of this Section that results in the death of
18  another person does not preclude imposition of appropriate
19  additional civil or criminal penalties. A person who violates
20  subsection (c) and the violation results in damage to another
21  vehicle commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person who violates
22  subsection (c) and the violation results in the injury or
23  death of another person commits a Class 4 felony.
24  (e) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section
25  results in damage to the property of another person, in
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1  privileges shall be suspended for a fixed period of not less
2  than 90 days and not more than one year.
3  (f) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section
4  results in injury to another person, in addition to any other
5  penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall be
6  suspended for a fixed period of not less than 180 days and not
7  more than 2 years.
8  (g) If a violation of subsection (c) of this Section
9  results in the death of another person, in addition to any
10  other penalty imposed, the person's driving privileges shall
11  be suspended for 2 years.
12  (h) The Secretary of State shall, upon receiving a record
13  of a judgment entered against a person under subsection (c) of
14  this Section:
15  (1) suspend the person's driving privileges for the
16  mandatory period; or
17  (2) extend the period of an existing suspension by the
18  appropriate mandatory period.
19  (i) The Scott's Law Fund shall be a special fund in the
20  State treasury. Subject to appropriation by the General
21  Assembly and approval by the Director, the Director of the
22  State Police shall use all moneys in the Scott's Law Fund in
23  the Department's discretion to fund the production of
24  materials to educate drivers on approaching stationary
25  authorized emergency vehicles, to hire off-duty Illinois
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1  and for other law enforcement purposes the Director deems
2  necessary in these efforts.
3  (j) For violations of this Section issued by a county or
4  municipal police officer, the assessment shall be deposited
5  into the county's or municipality's Transportation Safety
6  Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its
7  Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty
8  county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance
9  zones in that county on highways other than interstate
10  highways. The county, in its discretion, may also use a
11  portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway
12  Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law
13  enforcement and fund the production of materials to educate
14  drivers on construction zone safe driving habits and
15  approaching stationary authorized emergency vehicles.
16  (k) In addition to other penalties imposed by this
17  Section, the court may order a person convicted of a violation
18  of subsection (c) to perform community service as determined
19  by the court.
20  (Source: P.A. 101-173, eff. 1-1-20; 102-336, eff. 1-1-22;
21  102-338, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
22  (625 ILCS 5/12-215)
23  Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on
24  motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
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1  flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited
2  except on:
3  1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, federal, or
4  local authorities;
5  2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
6  coroner and designated or authorized by local authorities,
7  in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle; however, such
8  designation or authorization must be carried in the
9  vehicle;
10  2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire
11  chief, or assistant fire chief who has completed an
12  emergency vehicle operation training course approved by
13  the Office of the State Fire Marshal and designated or
14  authorized by local authorities, fire departments, or fire
15  protection districts, in writing, as a fire department,
16  fire protection district, or township fire department
17  vehicle; however, the designation or authorization must be
18  carried in the vehicle, and the lights may be visible or
19  activated only when responding to a bona fide emergency;
20  3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
21  federal firefighting vehicles;
22  4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as
23  ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights
24  shall not be lighted except when responding to an
25  emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick
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1  4.5. Vehicles which are occasionally used as rescue
2  vehicles that have been authorized for use as rescue
3  vehicles by a volunteer EMS provider, provided that the
4  operator of the vehicle has successfully completed an
5  emergency vehicle operation training course recognized by
6  the Department of Public Health; furthermore, the lights
7  shall not be lighted except when responding to an
8  emergency call for the sick or injured;
9  5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such
10  lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on
11  any such tow truck while the tow truck is operating in the
12  State of Illinois;
13  6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
14  Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire
15  Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public
16  Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of
17  Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of
18  Juvenile Justice;
19  7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency
20  management services agency as defined in the Illinois
21  Emergency Management Agency Act;
22  8. School buses operating alternately flashing head
23  lamps as permitted under Section 12-805 of this Code;
24  9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as
25  organ transplant vehicles when used in combination with
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1  furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the
2  transportation is declared an emergency by a member of the
3  transplant team or a representative of the organ
4  procurement organization;
5  10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural
6  Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives
7  emergency response;
8  11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of
9  Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; the
10  lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an
11  emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged
12  in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the
13  emergency; and
14  12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
15  Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000
16  pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency
17  Lane Patrol; the lights shall not be lighted except when
18  responding to an emergency call or when parked or
19  stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at
20  the scene of the emergency.
21  (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing
22  lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
23  1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
24  towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights
25  shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
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1  actually being used at the scene of a crash or
2  disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat
3  bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being
4  transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the
5  vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing
6  vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all
7  wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall be
8  lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing on a
9  highway during all times when the use of headlights is
10  required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition,
11  these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or
12  flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating,
13  rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this
14  paragraph;
15  2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
16  Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, local
17  authorities, and contractors; furthermore, such lights
18  shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are
19  engaged in maintenance or construction operations within
20  the limits of construction projects;
21  3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey
22  crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
23  except while such vehicles are actually engaged in work on
24  a highway;
25  4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
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1  vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as
2  a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic
3  hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking,
4  or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance,
5  service, or construction on a highway;
6  5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights
7  shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by
8  the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;
9  6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and
10  operated by the State of Illinois or any political
11  subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for
12  removal of snow and ice from highways;
13  6.1. The front and rear of motorized equipment or
14  vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or
15  any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed
16  and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and
17  parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that
18  is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except
19  when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being
20  used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government;
21  7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state,
22  furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as
23  provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
24  8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local
25  authorities;
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1  authorities when used in combination with red oscillating,
2  rotating, or flashing lights;
3  9.5. Propane delivery trucks;
4  10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail
5  for the United States Postal Service provided that such
6  lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are
7  actually being used for such purposes;
8  10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State
9  Fire Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be
10  lighted except for when such vehicles are engaged in work
11  for the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal;
12  11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle
13  emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
14  12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or
15  roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage,
16  recycling, or refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be
17  lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used
18  for such purposes;
19  13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm
20  responder, control agency, or the Illinois Department of
21  Corrections;
22  14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human
23  Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except
24  when being used for security related purposes under the
25  direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
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1  15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the
2  lights shall be lighted only while the vehicle is within
3  the limits of a construction project.
4  (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing
5  lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
6  1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire
7  department or fire protection district and vehicles owned
8  or operated by a:
9  voluntary firefighter;
10  paid firefighter;
11  part-paid firefighter;
12  call firefighter;
13  member of the board of trustees of a fire
14  protection district;
15  paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
16  paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance
17  unit; or
18  paid or unpaid members of a local or county
19  emergency management services agency as defined in the
20  Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, designated
21  or authorized by local authorities, in writing, and
22  carrying that designation or authorization in the
23  vehicle.
24  However, such lights are not to be lighted except when
25  responding to a bona fide emergency or when parked or
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1  call, or motor vehicle crash.
2  Any person using these lights in accordance with this
3  subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an
4  identification card or letter identifying the bona fide
5  member of a fire department, fire protection district,
6  rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management
7  services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The
8  card or letter must include:
9  (A) the name of the fire department, fire
10  protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or
11  emergency management services agency;
12  (B) the member's position within the fire
13  department, fire protection district, rescue squad,
14  ambulance unit, or emergency management services
15  agency;
16  (C) the member's term of service; and
17  (D) the name of a person within the fire
18  department, fire protection district, rescue squad,
19  ambulance unit, or emergency management services
20  agency to contact to verify the information provided.
21  2. Police department vehicles in cities having a
22  population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
23  3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
24  authorities when used in combination with red oscillating,
25  rotating, or flashing lights.
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1  federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination
2  with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
3  5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as
4  ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination
5  with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights;
6  furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
7  responding to an emergency call.
8  6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as
9  organ transport vehicles when used in combination with red
10  oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; furthermore,
11  these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation
12  is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant
13  team or a representative of the organ procurement
14  organization.
15  7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
16  Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire
17  Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public
18  Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of
19  Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of
20  Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red
21  oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
22  8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency
23  management services agency as defined in the Illinois
24  Emergency Management Agency Act, when used in combination
25  with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
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1  Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives
2  emergency response, when used in combination with red
3  oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
4  (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or
5  flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and
6  notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a
7  voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member of a rescue squad,
8  or a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be equipped with
9  flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may be
10  used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or
11  stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance
12  call, or motor vehicle crash.
13  (c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or
14  flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and
15  notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a paid
16  or unpaid member of a local or county emergency management
17  services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency
18  Management Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating,
19  rotating, or flashing lights to be used in combination with
20  blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, if
21  authorization by local authorities is in writing and carried
22  in the vehicle.
23  (d) The use of a combination of amber and white
24  oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, whether lighted or
25  unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles
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1  vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local
2  authorities, contractors, and union representatives;
3  furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on second
4  division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting
5  vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local
6  authorities, and contractors except while such vehicles are
7  engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or
8  construction operations within the limits of highway
9  construction projects, and shall not be lighted on the
10  vehicles of union representatives except when those vehicles
11  are within the limits of a construction project.
12  (d-5) The use of green oscillating, flashing, or rotating
13  lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
14  1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
15  towing or hoisting vehicles when the lights on those
16  vehicles are used in combination with amber or amber and
17  white oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights;
18  furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
19  such vehicles are actually being used at the scene of a
20  crash or disablement.
21  2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
22  Illinois when the lights on those vehicles or equipment
23  are used in combination with amber or amber and white
24  oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore,
25  such lights shall not be lighted except while such
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1  operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing
2  traffic control and protection duties while at an
3  emergency scene.
4  3. Motor vehicles of the Department of Transportation
5  identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol when the lights on
6  those vehicles are used in combination with red and white
7  oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights when responding
8  to an emergency call or when parked or stationary while
9  engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at an emergency
10  scene.
11  4. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
12  Authority when the lights on those vehicles are used in
13  combination with amber oscillating, flashing, or rotating
14  lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
15  except while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance
16  operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing
17  traffic control and protection duties while at an
18  emergency scene.
19  5. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
20  Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000
21  pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency
22  Lane Patrol when the lights on those vehicles are used in
23  combination with red and white oscillating, flashing, or
24  rotating lights when responding to an emergency call or
25  when parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle
26  assistance or at the scene of the emergency.

 

 

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1  6. Motor vehicles or equipment of local authority or
2  municipalities which perform highway maintenance
3  operations, when the lights on those vehicles are used in
4  combination with amber or amber and white oscillating,
5  flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore, such lights
6  shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are
7  engaged in the maintenance operations, snow and ice
8  removal operations, or performing traffic control and
9  protection duties while at an emergency scene.
10  7. Fire department vehicles of local fire departments
11  and State or federal firefighting vehicles when the lights
12  on those vehicles are used in combination with red, or red
13  and white, or red and blue, oscillating, rotating, or
14  flashing lights.
15  8. Vehicles used by a security company when the lights
16  on those vehicles are used in combination with amber
17  oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore,
18  such lights shall not be lighted except when the vehicle
19  is being operated upon the property or location where the
20  security company is employed to perform security or crime
21  prevention duties.
22  9. Ambulances or rescue vehicles operating in counties
23  with populations of less than 2,000,000.
24  (d-10) Fire department vehicles of local fire departments
25  and State or federal firefighting vehicles, police vehicles of
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1  by local or State authority, while parked at an emergency
2  scene, may use a steady-on illumination or steady-burn, or
3  flashing green beacon or beacons if such steady-on,
4  steady-burn, or flashing beacon is used to indicate an
5  emergency operations command post or incident command
6  location.
7  (e) All oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights referred
8  to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity, when
9  illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
10  (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer
11  of oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or his
12  representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting
13  such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If
14  the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a
15  highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the
16  vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The
17  signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in
18  letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A
19  vehicle authorized to have oscillating, rotating, or flashing
20  lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the
21  lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway.
22  (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a),
23  (b), (c), or (d), (d-5), or (d-10)
  of this Section who without
24  lawful authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or
25  detain another person shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
26  (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person

 

 

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