| 4 | | - | AN ACT concerning transportation. |
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| 5 | | - | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 6 | | - | represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 7 | | - | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
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| 8 | | - | changing Section 12-218 and by adding Section 12-218.5 as |
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| 9 | | - | follows: |
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| 10 | | - | (625 ILCS 5/12-218) |
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| 11 | | - | Sec. 12-218. Auxiliary accent lighting on motorcycles. |
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| 12 | | - | (a) A motorcycle registered in this State may be equipped |
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| 13 | | - | with, and a person operating the motorcycle may use, standard |
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| 14 | | - | bulb running lights or light-emitting diode (L.E.D.) pods and |
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| 15 | | - | strips as auxiliary lighting with the intent of protecting the |
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| 16 | | - | driver. |
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| 17 | | - | (b) Auxiliary lighting authorized under subsection (a) of |
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| 18 | | - | this Section: |
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| 19 | | - | (1) shall not project a beam of light of an intensity |
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| 20 | | - | greater than 25 candlepower or its equivalent from a |
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| 21 | | - | single lamp or single light-emitting diode (L.E.D.); |
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| 22 | | - | (2) shall not be directed horizontally; |
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| 23 | | - | (3) shall be so directed that no part of the beam will |
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| 24 | | - | strike the level of the surface on which the motorcycle |
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| 25 | | - | stands at a distance of more than 10 feet from the |
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| 26 | | - | motorcycle; |
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| 3 | + | 1 AN ACT concerning transportation. |
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| 4 | + | 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| 5 | + | 3 represented in the General Assembly: |
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| 6 | + | 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
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| 7 | + | 5 changing Section 12-218 and by adding Section 12-218.5 as |
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| 8 | + | 6 follows: |
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| 9 | + | 7 (625 ILCS 5/12-218) |
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| 10 | + | 8 Sec. 12-218. Auxiliary accent lighting on motorcycles. |
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| 11 | + | 9 (a) A motorcycle registered in this State may be equipped |
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| 12 | + | 10 with, and a person operating the motorcycle may use, standard |
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| 13 | + | 11 bulb running lights or light-emitting diode (L.E.D.) pods and |
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| 14 | + | 12 strips as auxiliary lighting with the intent of protecting the |
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| 15 | + | 13 driver. |
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| 16 | + | 14 (b) Auxiliary lighting authorized under subsection (a) of |
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| 17 | + | 15 this Section: |
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| 18 | + | 16 (1) shall not project a beam of light of an intensity |
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| 19 | + | 17 greater than 25 candlepower or its equivalent from a |
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| 20 | + | 18 single lamp or single light-emitting diode (L.E.D.); |
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| 21 | + | 19 (2) shall not be directed horizontally; |
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| 22 | + | 20 (3) shall be so directed that no part of the beam will |
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| 23 | + | 21 strike the level of the surface on which the motorcycle |
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| 24 | + | 22 stands at a distance of more than 10 feet from the |
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| 25 | + | 23 motorcycle; |
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| 33 | | - | (4) shall be directed towards the ground; |
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| 34 | | - | (5) shall not emit red or blue light, but may emit red |
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| 35 | | - | light only while the stop lamp on the motorcycle is |
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| 36 | | - | illuminated and motorcycle is in the course of braking; |
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| 37 | | - | (6) shall not be: |
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| 38 | | - | (A) blinking; |
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| 39 | | - | (B) flashing; |
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| 40 | | - | (C) oscillating; or |
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| 41 | | - | (D) rotating; and |
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| 42 | | - | (7) shall not be attached to the wheels of the |
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| 43 | | - | motorcycle. |
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| 44 | | - | (Source: P.A. 99-242, eff. 8-3-15.) |
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| 45 | | - | (625 ILCS 5/12-218.5 new) |
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| 46 | | - | Sec. 12-218.5. Optional lighting on motorcycles. |
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| 47 | | - | (a) A motorcycle may be equipped with 2 forward facing |
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| 48 | | - | electric turn signals mounted on or near the handlebar grip |
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| 49 | | - | assembly, or on the front fork assembly, or front fender |
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| 50 | | - | shroud. The lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as |
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| 51 | | - | widely spaced laterally as practicable, and when signaling, |
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| 52 | | - | shall emit a white or amber light. |
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| 53 | | - | (b) A motorcycle may be equipped with 2 forward facing |
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| 54 | | - | electric driving lights which display a steady-on white or |
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| 55 | | - | amber light. These lights may be in addition to but not in lieu |
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| 56 | | - | of the required lamps on motorcycles under Section 12-201 and |
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| 57 | | - | may be used either when the provisions of Section 12-201 are |
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| 34 | + | 1 (4) shall be directed towards the ground; |
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| 35 | + | 2 (5) shall not emit red or blue light, but may emit red |
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| 36 | + | 3 light only while the stop lamp on the motorcycle is |
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| 37 | + | 4 illuminated and motorcycle is in the course of braking; |
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| 38 | + | 5 (6) shall not be: |
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| 39 | + | 6 (A) blinking; |
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| 40 | + | 7 (B) flashing; |
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| 41 | + | 8 (C) oscillating; or |
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| 42 | + | 9 (D) rotating; and |
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| 43 | + | 10 (7) shall not be attached to the wheels of the |
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| 44 | + | 11 motorcycle. |
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| 45 | + | 12 (Source: P.A. 99-242, eff. 8-3-15.) |
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| 46 | + | 13 (625 ILCS 5/12-218.5 new) |
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| 47 | + | 14 Sec. 12-218.5. Optional lighting on motorcycles. |
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| 48 | + | 15 (a) A motorcycle may be equipped with 2 forward facing |
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| 49 | + | 16 electric turn signals mounted on or near the handlebar grip |
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| 50 | + | 17 assembly, or on the front fork assembly, or front fender |
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| 51 | + | 18 shroud. The lamps shall be mounted on the same level and as |
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| 52 | + | 19 widely spaced laterally as practicable, and when signaling, |
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| 53 | + | 20 shall emit a white or amber light. |
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| 54 | + | 21 (b) A motorcycle may be equipped with 2 forward facing |
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| 55 | + | 22 electric driving lights which display a steady-on white or |
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| 56 | + | 23 amber light. These lights may be in addition to but not in lieu |
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| 57 | + | 24 of the required lamps on motorcycles under Section 12-201 and |
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| 58 | + | 25 may be used either when the provisions of Section 12-201 are |
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| 60 | | - | required or not required. The driving lights under this |
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| 61 | | - | subsection (b) may by the same lamp housing specified under |
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| 62 | | - | subsection (a) which shall only be actuated to a flashing |
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| 63 | | - | signal to comply with the requirements of Section 12-208. |
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| 69 | + | 1 required or not required. The driving lights under this |
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| 70 | + | 2 subsection (b) may by the same lamp housing specified under |
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| 71 | + | 3 subsection (a) which shall only be actuated to a flashing |
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| 72 | + | 4 signal to comply with the requirements of Section 12-208. |
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