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4-AN ACT concerning transportation.
5-Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6-represented in the General Assembly:
7-Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
8-changing Sections 3-102, 3-402, and 6-102 and by adding
9-Sections 1-140.11 and 11-1518 as follows:
10-(625 ILCS 5/1-140.11 new)
11-Sec. 1-140.11. Low-speed electric scooter. A device
12-weighing less than 100 pounds, with 2 or 3 wheels, handlebars,
13-and a floorboard that can be stood upon while riding, that is
14-solely powered by an electric motor and human power, and whose
15-maximum speed, with or without human propulsion, is no more
16-than 10 miles per hour. "Low-speed electric scooter" does not
17-include a moped or motor-driven cycle.
18-(625 ILCS 5/3-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-102)
19-Sec. 3-102. Exclusions. No certificate of title need be
20-obtained for:
21-1. a vehicle owned by the State of Illinois; or a
22-vehicle owned by the United States unless it is registered
23-in this State;
24-2. a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and
25-held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the
3+1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
4+2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5+3 represented in the General Assembly:
6+4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
7+5 changing Sections 3-102, 3-402, and 6-102 and by adding
8+6 Sections 1-140.11 and 11-1518 as follows:
9+7 (625 ILCS 5/1-140.11 new)
10+8 Sec. 1-140.11. Low-speed electric scooter. A device
11+9 weighing less than 100 pounds, with 2 or 3 wheels, handlebars,
12+10 and a floorboard that can be stood upon while riding, that is
13+11 solely powered by an electric motor and human power, and whose
14+12 maximum speed, with or without human propulsion, is no more
15+13 than 10 miles per hour. "Low-speed electric scooter" does not
16+14 include a moped or motor-driven cycle.
17+15 (625 ILCS 5/3-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-102)
18+16 Sec. 3-102. Exclusions. No certificate of title need be
19+17 obtained for:
20+18 1. a vehicle owned by the State of Illinois; or a
21+19 vehicle owned by the United States unless it is registered
22+20 in this State;
23+21 2. a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and
24+22 held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the
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32-highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration,
33-provided a dealer reassignment area is still available on
34-the manufacturer's certificate of origin or the Illinois
35-title; or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for
36-testing;
37-3. a vehicle owned by a non-resident of this State and
38-not required by law to be registered in this State;
39-4. a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate
40-transportation of persons or property for which a
41-currently effective certificate of title has been issued
42-in another State;
43-5. a vehicle moved solely by animal power;
44-6. an implement of husbandry;
45-7. special mobile equipment;
46-8. an apportionable trailer or an apportionable
47-semitrailer registered in the State prior to April 1,
48-1998;
49-9. a manufactured home for which an affidavit of
50-affixation has been recorded pursuant to the Conveyance
51-and Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and
52-Severance Act unless with respect to the same manufactured
53-home there has been recorded an affidavit of severance
54-pursuant to that Act; .
55-10. low-speed electric scooters.
56-(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
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33+1 highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration,
34+2 provided a dealer reassignment area is still available on
35+3 the manufacturer's certificate of origin or the Illinois
36+4 title; or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for
37+5 testing;
38+6 3. a vehicle owned by a non-resident of this State and
39+7 not required by law to be registered in this State;
40+8 4. a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate
41+9 transportation of persons or property for which a
42+10 currently effective certificate of title has been issued
43+11 in another State;
44+12 5. a vehicle moved solely by animal power;
45+13 6. an implement of husbandry;
46+14 7. special mobile equipment;
47+15 8. an apportionable trailer or an apportionable
48+16 semitrailer registered in the State prior to April 1,
49+17 1998;
50+18 9. a manufactured home for which an affidavit of
51+19 affixation has been recorded pursuant to the Conveyance
52+20 and Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and
53+21 Severance Act unless with respect to the same manufactured
54+22 home there has been recorded an affidavit of severance
55+23 pursuant to that Act; .
56+24 10. low-speed electric scooters.
57+25 (Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
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59-(625 ILCS 5/3-402) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-402)
60-Sec. 3-402. Vehicles subject to registration; exceptions.
61-A. Exemptions and Policy. Every motor vehicle, trailer,
62-semitrailer and pole trailer when driven or moved upon a
63-highway shall be subject to the registration and certificate
64-of title provisions of this Chapter except:
65-(1) Any such vehicle driven or moved upon a highway in
66-conformance with the provisions of this Chapter relating
67-to manufacturers, transporters, dealers, lienholders or
68-nonresidents or under a temporary registration permit
69-issued by the Secretary of State;
70-(2) Any implement of husbandry whether of a type
71-otherwise subject to registration hereunder or not which
72-is only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway,
73-which shall include a not-for-hire movement for the
74-purpose of delivering farm commodities to a place of first
75-processing or sale, or to a place of storage;
76-(3) Any special mobile equipment as herein defined;
77-(4) Any vehicle which is propelled exclusively by
78-electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires though
79-not operated upon rails;
80-(5) Any vehicle which is equipped and used exclusively
81-as a pumper, ladder truck, rescue vehicle, searchlight
82-truck, or other fire apparatus, but not a vehicle of a type
83-which would otherwise be subject to registration as a
84-vehicle of the first division;
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88-federal government and externally displays evidence of
89-federal ownership. It is the policy of the State of
90-Illinois to promote and encourage the fullest use of its
91-highways and to enhance the flow of commerce thus
92-contributing to the economic, agricultural, industrial and
93-social growth and development of this State, by
94-authorizing the Secretary of State to negotiate and enter
95-into reciprocal or proportional agreements or arrangements
96-with other States, or to issue declarations setting forth
97-reciprocal exemptions, benefits and privileges with
98-respect to vehicles operated interstate which are properly
99-registered in this and other States, assuring nevertheless
100-proper registration of vehicles in Illinois as may be
101-required by this Code;
102-(7) Any converter dolly or tow dolly which merely
103-serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
104-vehicle. A title may be issued on a voluntary basis to a
105-tow dolly upon receipt of the manufacturer's certificate
106-of origin or the bill of sale;
107-(8) Any house trailer found to be an abandoned mobile
108-home under the Abandoned Mobile Home Act;
109-(9) Any vehicle that is not properly registered or
110-does not have registration plates or digital registration
111-plates issued to the owner or operator affixed thereto, or
112-that does have registration plates or digital registration
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115-plates issued to the owner or operator affixed thereto but
116-the plates are not appropriate for the weight of the
117-vehicle, provided that this exemption shall apply only
118-while the vehicle is being transported or operated by a
119-towing service and has a third tow plate affixed to it; .
120-(10) Low-speed electric scooters.
121-B. Reciprocity. Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or
122-pole trailer need not be registered under this Code provided
123-the same is operated interstate and in accordance with the
124-following provisions and any rules and regulations promulgated
125-pursuant thereto:
126-(1) A nonresident owner, except as otherwise provided
127-in this Section, owning any foreign registered vehicle of
128-a type otherwise subject to registration hereunder, may
129-operate or permit the operation of such vehicle within
130-this State in interstate commerce without registering such
131-vehicle in, or paying any fees to, this State subject to
132-the condition that such vehicle at all times when operated
133-in this State is operated pursuant to a reciprocity
134-agreement, arrangement or declaration by this State, and
135-further subject to the condition that such vehicle at all
136-times when operated in this State is duly registered in,
137-and displays upon it, a valid registration card and
138-registration plate or plates or digital registration plate
139-or plates issued for such vehicle in the place of
140-residence of such owner and is issued and maintains in
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68+1 (625 ILCS 5/3-402) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-402)
69+2 Sec. 3-402. Vehicles subject to registration; exceptions.
70+3 A. Exemptions and Policy. Every motor vehicle, trailer,
71+4 semitrailer and pole trailer when driven or moved upon a
72+5 highway shall be subject to the registration and certificate
73+6 of title provisions of this Chapter except:
74+7 (1) Any such vehicle driven or moved upon a highway in
75+8 conformance with the provisions of this Chapter relating
76+9 to manufacturers, transporters, dealers, lienholders or
77+10 nonresidents or under a temporary registration permit
78+11 issued by the Secretary of State;
79+12 (2) Any implement of husbandry whether of a type
80+13 otherwise subject to registration hereunder or not which
81+14 is only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway,
82+15 which shall include a not-for-hire movement for the
83+16 purpose of delivering farm commodities to a place of first
84+17 processing or sale, or to a place of storage;
85+18 (3) Any special mobile equipment as herein defined;
86+19 (4) Any vehicle which is propelled exclusively by
87+20 electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires though
88+21 not operated upon rails;
89+22 (5) Any vehicle which is equipped and used exclusively
90+23 as a pumper, ladder truck, rescue vehicle, searchlight
91+24 truck, or other fire apparatus, but not a vehicle of a type
92+25 which would otherwise be subject to registration as a
93+26 vehicle of the first division;
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143-such vehicle a valid Illinois reciprocity permit as
144-required by the Secretary of State, and provided like
145-privileges are afforded to residents of this State by the
146-State of residence of such owner.
147-Every nonresident including any foreign corporation
148-carrying on business within this State and owning and
149-regularly operating in such business any motor vehicle,
150-trailer or semitrailer within this State in intrastate
151-commerce, shall be required to register each such vehicle
152-and pay the same fees therefor as is required with
153-reference to like vehicles owned by residents of this
154-State.
155-(2) Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole
156-trailer operated interstate need not be registered in this
157-State, provided:
158-(a) that the vehicle is properly registered in
159-another State pursuant to law or to a reciprocity
160-agreement, arrangement or declaration; or
161-(b) that such vehicle is part of a fleet of
162-vehicles owned or operated by the same person who
163-registers such fleet of vehicles pro rata among the
164-various States in which such fleet operates; or
165-(c) that such vehicle is part of a fleet of
166-vehicles, a portion of which are registered with the
167-Secretary of State of Illinois in accordance with an
168-agreement or arrangement concurred in by the Secretary
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172-following factors: ratio of miles in Illinois as
173-against total miles in all jurisdictions; situs or
174-base of a vehicle, or where it is principally garaged,
175-or from whence it is principally dispatched or where
176-the movements of such vehicle usually originate; situs
177-of the residence of the owner or operator thereof, or
178-of his principal office or offices, or of his places of
179-business; the routes traversed and whether regular or
180-irregular routes are traversed, and the jurisdictions
181-traversed and served; and such other factors as may be
182-deemed material by the Secretary and the motor vehicle
183-administrators of the other jurisdictions involved in
184-such apportionment. Such vehicles shall maintain
185-therein any reciprocity permit which may be required
186-by the Secretary of State pursuant to rules and
187-regulations which the Secretary of State may
188-promulgate in the administration of this Code, in the
189-public interest.
190-(3)(a) In order to effectuate the purposes of this
191-Code, the Secretary of State of Illinois is empowered to
192-negotiate and execute written reciprocal agreements or
193-arrangements with the duly authorized representatives of
194-other jurisdictions, including States, districts,
195-territories and possessions of the United States, and
196-foreign states, provinces, or countries, granting to
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199-owners or operators of vehicles duly registered or
200-licensed in such other jurisdictions and for which
201-evidence of compliance is supplied, benefits, privileges
202-and exemption from the payment, wholly or partially, of
203-any taxes, fees or other charges imposed with respect to
204-the ownership or operation of such vehicles by the laws of
205-this State except the tax imposed by the Motor Fuel Tax
206-Law, approved March 25, 1929, as amended, and the tax
207-imposed by the Use Tax Act, approved July 14, 1955, as
208-amended.
209-The Secretary of State may negotiate agreements or
210-arrangements as are in the best interests of this State
211-and the residents of this State pursuant to the policies
212-expressed in this Section taking into consideration the
213-reciprocal exemptions, benefits and privileges available
214-and accruing to residents of this State and vehicles
215-registered in this State.
216-(b) Such reciprocal agreements or arrangements shall
217-provide that vehicles duly registered or licensed in this
218-State when operated upon the highways of such other
219-jurisdictions, shall receive exemptions, benefits and
220-privileges of a similar kind or to a similar degree as
221-extended to vehicles from such jurisdictions in this
222-State.
223-(c) Such agreements or arrangements may also authorize
224-the apportionment of registration or licensing of fleets
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104+1 (6) Any vehicle which is owned and operated by the
105+2 federal government and externally displays evidence of
106+3 federal ownership. It is the policy of the State of
107+4 Illinois to promote and encourage the fullest use of its
108+5 highways and to enhance the flow of commerce thus
109+6 contributing to the economic, agricultural, industrial and
110+7 social growth and development of this State, by
111+8 authorizing the Secretary of State to negotiate and enter
112+9 into reciprocal or proportional agreements or arrangements
113+10 with other States, or to issue declarations setting forth
114+11 reciprocal exemptions, benefits and privileges with
115+12 respect to vehicles operated interstate which are properly
116+13 registered in this and other States, assuring nevertheless
117+14 proper registration of vehicles in Illinois as may be
118+15 required by this Code;
119+16 (7) Any converter dolly or tow dolly which merely
120+17 serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
121+18 vehicle. A title may be issued on a voluntary basis to a
122+19 tow dolly upon receipt of the manufacturer's certificate
123+20 of origin or the bill of sale;
124+21 (8) Any house trailer found to be an abandoned mobile
125+22 home under the Abandoned Mobile Home Act;
126+23 (9) Any vehicle that is not properly registered or
127+24 does not have registration plates or digital registration
128+25 plates issued to the owner or operator affixed thereto, or
129+26 that does have registration plates or digital registration
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227-of vehicles operated interstate, based on any or all of
228-the following factors: ratio of miles in Illinois as
229-against total miles in all jurisdictions; situs or base of
230-a vehicle, or where it is principally garaged or from
231-whence it is principally dispatched or where the movements
232-of such vehicle usually originate; situs of the residence
233-of the owner or operator thereof, or of his principal
234-office or offices, or of his places of business; the
235-routes traversed and whether regular or irregular routes
236-are traversed, and the jurisdictions traversed and served;
237-and such other factors as may be deemed material by the
238-Secretary and the motor vehicle administrators of the
239-other jurisdictions involved in such apportionment, and
240-such vehicles shall likewise be entitled to reciprocal
241-exemptions, benefits and privileges.
242-(d) Such agreements or arrangements shall also provide
243-that vehicles being operated in intrastate commerce in
244-Illinois shall comply with the registration and licensing
245-laws of this State, except that vehicles which are part of
246-an apportioned fleet may conduct an intrastate operation
247-incidental to their interstate operations. Any motor
248-vehicle properly registered and qualified under any
249-reciprocal agreement or arrangement under this Code and
250-not having a situs or base within Illinois may complete
251-the inbound movement of a trailer or semitrailer to an
252-Illinois destination that was brought into Illinois by a
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256-this Code and not having a situs or base within Illinois,
257-or may complete an outbound movement of a trailer or
258-semitrailer to an out-of-state destination that was
259-originated in Illinois by a motor vehicle also properly
260-registered and qualified under this Code and not having a
261-situs or base in Illinois, only if the operator thereof
262-did not break bulk of the cargo laden in such inbound or
263-outbound trailer or semitrailer. Adding or unloading
264-intrastate cargo on such inbound or outbound trailer or
265-semitrailer shall be deemed as breaking bulk.
266-(e) Such agreements or arrangements may also provide
267-for the determination of the proper State in which leased
268-vehicles shall be registered based on the factors set out
269-in subsection (c) above and for apportionment of
270-registration of fleets of leased vehicles by the lessee or
271-by the lessor who leases such vehicles to persons who are
272-not fleet operators.
273-(f) Such agreements or arrangements may also include
274-reciprocal exemptions, benefits or privileges accruing
275-under The Illinois Driver Licensing Law or The Driver
276-License Compact.
277-(4) The Secretary of State is further authorized to
278-examine the laws and requirements of other jurisdictions,
279-and, in the absence of a written agreement or arrangement,
280-to issue a written declaration of the extent and nature of
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284-vehicles of this State by such other jurisdictions, and
285-the extent and nature of reciprocal exemptions, benefits
286-and privileges thereby accorded by this State to the
287-vehicles of such other jurisdictions. A declaration by the
288-Secretary of State may include any, part or all reciprocal
289-exemptions, benefits and privileges or provisions as may
290-be included within an agreement or arrangement.
291-(5) All agreements, arrangements, declarations and
292-amendments thereto, shall be in writing and become
293-effective when signed by the Secretary of State, and
294-copies of all such documents shall be available to the
295-public upon request.
296-(6) The Secretary of State is further authorized to
297-require the display by foreign registered trucks,
298-truck-tractors and buses, entitled to reciprocal benefits,
299-exemptions or privileges hereunder, a reciprocity permit
300-for external display before any such reciprocal benefits,
301-exemptions or privileges are granted. The Secretary of
302-State shall provide suitable application forms for such
303-permit and shall promulgate and publish reasonable rules
304-and regulations for the administration and enforcement of
305-the provisions of this Code including a provision for
306-revocation of such permit as to any vehicle operated
307-wilfully in violation of the terms of any reciprocal
308-agreement, arrangement or declaration or in violation of
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141+2 the plates are not appropriate for the weight of the
142+3 vehicle, provided that this exemption shall apply only
143+4 while the vehicle is being transported or operated by a
144+5 towing service and has a third tow plate affixed to it; .
145+6 (10) Low-speed electric scooters.
146+7 B. Reciprocity. Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or
147+8 pole trailer need not be registered under this Code provided
148+9 the same is operated interstate and in accordance with the
149+10 following provisions and any rules and regulations promulgated
150+11 pursuant thereto:
151+12 (1) A nonresident owner, except as otherwise provided
152+13 in this Section, owning any foreign registered vehicle of
153+14 a type otherwise subject to registration hereunder, may
154+15 operate or permit the operation of such vehicle within
155+16 this State in interstate commerce without registering such
156+17 vehicle in, or paying any fees to, this State subject to
157+18 the condition that such vehicle at all times when operated
158+19 in this State is operated pursuant to a reciprocity
159+20 agreement, arrangement or declaration by this State, and
160+21 further subject to the condition that such vehicle at all
161+22 times when operated in this State is duly registered in,
162+23 and displays upon it, a valid registration card and
163+24 registration plate or plates or digital registration plate
164+25 or plates issued for such vehicle in the place of
165+26 residence of such owner and is issued and maintains in
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312-(7)(a) Upon the suspension, revocation or denial of
313-one or more of all reciprocal benefits, privileges and
314-exemptions existing pursuant to the terms and provisions
315-of this Code or by virtue of a reciprocal agreement or
316-arrangement or declaration thereunder; or, upon the
317-suspension, revocation or denial of a reciprocity permit;
318-or, upon any action or inaction of the Secretary in the
319-administration and enforcement of the provisions of this
320-Code, any person, resident or nonresident, so aggrieved,
321-may serve upon the Secretary, a petition in writing and
322-under oath, setting forth the grievance of the petitioner,
323-the grounds and basis for the relief sought, and all
324-necessary facts and particulars, and request an
325-administrative hearing thereon. Within 20 days, the
326-Secretary shall set a hearing date as early as practical.
327-The Secretary may, in his discretion, supply forms for
328-such a petition. The Secretary may require the payment of
329-a fee of not more than $50 for the filing of any petition,
330-motion, or request for hearing conducted pursuant to this
331-Section. These fees must be deposited into the Secretary
332-of State DUI Administration Fund, a special fund that is
333-hereby created in the State treasury, and, subject to
334-appropriation and as directed by the Secretary of State,
335-shall be used to fund the operation of the hearings
336-department of the Office of the Secretary of State and for
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340-the amount and the procedures, terms, and conditions
341-relating to these fees.
342-(b) The Secretary may likewise, in his discretion and
343-upon his own petition, order a hearing, when in his best
344-judgment, any person is not entitled to the reciprocal
345-benefits, privileges and exemptions existing pursuant to
346-the terms and provisions of this Code or under a
347-reciprocal agreement or arrangement or declaration
348-thereunder or that a vehicle owned or operated by such
349-person is improperly registered or licensed, or that an
350-Illinois resident has improperly registered or licensed a
351-vehicle in another jurisdiction for the purposes of
352-violating or avoiding the registration laws of this State.
353-(c) The Secretary shall notify a petitioner or any
354-other person involved of such a hearing, by giving at
355-least 10 days notice, in writing, by U.S. Mail, Registered
356-or Certified, or by personal service, at the last known
357-address of such petitioner or person, specifying the time
358-and place of such hearing. Such hearing shall be held
359-before the Secretary, or any person as he may designate,
360-and unless the parties mutually agree to some other county
361-in Illinois, the hearing shall be held in the County of
362-Sangamon or the County of Cook. Appropriate records of the
363-hearing shall be kept, and the Secretary shall issue or
364-cause to be issued, his decision on the case, within 30
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368-after receipt of the transcript thereof, and a copy shall
369-likewise be served or mailed to the petitioner or person
370-involved.
371-(d) The actions or inactions or determinations, or
372-findings and decisions upon an administrative hearing, of
373-the Secretary, shall be subject to judicial review in the
374-Circuit Court of the County of Sangamon or the County of
375-Cook, and the provisions of the Administrative Review Law,
376-and all amendments and modifications thereof and rules
377-adopted pursuant thereto, apply to and govern all such
378-reviewable matters.
379-Any reciprocal agreements or arrangements entered into
380-by the Secretary of State or any declarations issued by
381-the Secretary of State pursuant to any law in effect prior
382-to the effective date of this Code are not hereby
383-abrogated, and such shall continue in force and effect
384-until amended pursuant to the provisions of this Code or
385-expire pursuant to the terms or provisions thereof.
386-(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
387-(625 ILCS 5/6-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-102)
388-Sec. 6-102. What persons are exempt. The following persons
389-are exempt from the requirements of Section 6-101 and are not
390-required to have an Illinois drivers license or permit if one
391-or more of the following qualifying exemptions are met and
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177+2 required by the Secretary of State, and provided like
178+3 privileges are afforded to residents of this State by the
179+4 State of residence of such owner.
180+5 Every nonresident including any foreign corporation
181+6 carrying on business within this State and owning and
182+7 regularly operating in such business any motor vehicle,
183+8 trailer or semitrailer within this State in intrastate
184+9 commerce, shall be required to register each such vehicle
185+10 and pay the same fees therefor as is required with
186+11 reference to like vehicles owned by residents of this
187+12 State.
188+13 (2) Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole
189+14 trailer operated interstate need not be registered in this
190+15 State, provided:
191+16 (a) that the vehicle is properly registered in
192+17 another State pursuant to law or to a reciprocity
193+18 agreement, arrangement or declaration; or
194+19 (b) that such vehicle is part of a fleet of
195+20 vehicles owned or operated by the same person who
196+21 registers such fleet of vehicles pro rata among the
197+22 various States in which such fleet operates; or
198+23 (c) that such vehicle is part of a fleet of
199+24 vehicles, a portion of which are registered with the
200+25 Secretary of State of Illinois in accordance with an
201+26 agreement or arrangement concurred in by the Secretary
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395-1. Any employee of the United States Government or any
396-member of the Armed Forces of the United States, while
397-operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United
398-States Government and being operated on official business
399-need not be licensed;
400-2. A nonresident who has in his immediate possession a
401-valid license issued to him in his home state or country
402-may operate a motor vehicle for which he is licensed for
403-the period during which he is in this State;
404-3. A nonresident and his spouse and children living
405-with him who is a student at a college or university in
406-Illinois who have a valid license issued by their home
407-State.
408-4. A person operating a road machine temporarily upon
409-a highway or operating a farm tractor between the home
410-farm buildings and any adjacent or nearby farm land for
411-the exclusive purpose of conducting farm operations need
412-not be licensed as a driver.
413-5. A resident of this State who has been serving as a
414-member or as a civilian employee of the Armed Forces of the
415-United States, or as a civilian employee of the United
416-States Department of Defense, outside the Continental
417-limits of the United States, for a period of 120 days
418-following his return to the continental limits of the
419-United States.
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423-the United States who has a valid license issued by his
424-home state and such nonresident's spouse, and dependent
425-children and living with parents, who have a valid license
426-issued by their home state.
427-7. A nonresident who becomes a resident of this State,
428-may for a period of the first 90 days of residence in
429-Illinois operate any motor vehicle which he was qualified
430-or licensed to drive by his home state or country so long
431-as he has in his possession, a valid and current license
432-issued to him by his home state or country. Upon
433-expiration of such 90 day period, such new resident must
434-comply with the provisions of this Act and apply for an
435-Illinois license or permit.
436-8. An engineer, conductor, brakeman, or any other
437-member of the crew of a locomotive or train being operated
438-upon rails, including operation on a railroad crossing
439-over a public street, road or highway. Such person is not
440-required to display a driver's license to any law
441-enforcement officer in connection with the operation of a
442-locomotive or train within this State.
443-9. Persons operating low-speed electric scooters in
444-accordance with Section 11-1518.
445-The provisions of this Section granting exemption to any
446-nonresident shall be operative to the same extent that the
447-laws of the State or country of such nonresident grant like
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451-The Secretary of State may implement the exemption
452-provisions of this Section by inclusion thereof in a
453-reciprocity agreement, arrangement or declaration issued
454-pursuant to this Act.
455-(Source: P.A. 99-118, eff. 1-1-16.)
456-(625 ILCS 5/11-1518 new)
457-Sec. 11-1518. Low-speed electric scooters.
458-(a) Subject to the restrictions of this Section, a
459-municipality, park district, forest preserve district, or
460-conservation district may authorize and regulate the operation
461-of low-speed electric scooters within the unit of local
462-government on any or all highways under their respective
463-jurisdiction, sidewalks, trails, or other public right-of-way
464-where the operation of bicycles is permitted. The use of
465-low-speed electric scooters within any municipality, park
466-district, forest preserve district, or conservation district
467-is allowed only if authorized by the municipality, park
468-district, forest preserve district, or conservation district
469-under this Section. Any authorization or regulation by a park
470-district, forest preserve district, or conservation district
471-applies only on property owned, managed, or leased by the park
472-district, forest preserve district, or conservation district.
473-(a-5) Subject to the restrictions of this Section, the
474-Department of Natural Resources may authorize and regulate the
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213+2 following factors: ratio of miles in Illinois as
214+3 against total miles in all jurisdictions; situs or
215+4 base of a vehicle, or where it is principally garaged,
216+5 or from whence it is principally dispatched or where
217+6 the movements of such vehicle usually originate; situs
218+7 of the residence of the owner or operator thereof, or
219+8 of his principal office or offices, or of his places of
220+9 business; the routes traversed and whether regular or
221+10 irregular routes are traversed, and the jurisdictions
222+11 traversed and served; and such other factors as may be
223+12 deemed material by the Secretary and the motor vehicle
224+13 administrators of the other jurisdictions involved in
225+14 such apportionment. Such vehicles shall maintain
226+15 therein any reciprocity permit which may be required
227+16 by the Secretary of State pursuant to rules and
228+17 regulations which the Secretary of State may
229+18 promulgate in the administration of this Code, in the
230+19 public interest.
231+20 (3)(a) In order to effectuate the purposes of this
232+21 Code, the Secretary of State of Illinois is empowered to
233+22 negotiate and execute written reciprocal agreements or
234+23 arrangements with the duly authorized representatives of
235+24 other jurisdictions, including States, districts,
236+25 territories and possessions of the United States, and
237+26 foreign states, provinces, or countries, granting to
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478-properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of
479-Natural Resources including, but not limited to, sidewalks,
480-trails, or other public rights-of-way where the operation of
481-bicycles is permitted. The use of low-speed electric scooters
482-within any property that is owned, managed, or leased by the
483-Department of Natural Resources is allowed only if authorized
484-by the Department of Natural Resources. The Department of
485-Natural Resources is authorized to adopt administrative rules
486-for the regulation of low-speed electric scooters on any and
487-all properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of
488-Natural Resources.
489-(b) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
490-on a highway with a posted speed limit in excess of 35 mph.
491-(c) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
492-unless he or she is 18 years of age or older.
493-(d) A low-speed electric scooter may be parked in the same
494-manner and at the same locations as a bicycle may be parked.
495-(e) Every low-speed electric scooter when in use at
496-nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front that emits
497-a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to
498-the front and with a red reflector on the rear that is visible
499-from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when
500-directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor
501-vehicle, except that a lamp emitting a steady or flashing red
502-light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be
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506-(f) A low-speed electric scooter shall not be equipped
507-with nor shall any person use upon a low-speed electric
508-scooter any siren. This subsection does not apply to a
509-low-speed electric scooter that is a police vehicle or fire
510-department vehicle.
511-(g) Every low-speed electric scooter shall be equipped
512-with a brake that will adequately control movement of and stop
513-and hold the low-speed electric scooter.
514-(h) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
515-while carrying any package, bundle, or article that prevents
516-the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the
517-handlebars.
518-(i) A person may not use a low-speed electric scooter to
519-carry more than one person at a time. A person operating a
520-low-speed electric scooter may not attach himself or herself
521-or the scooter to any other vehicle being operated on the
522-public right-of-way.
523-(j) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
524-upon any public highway in the State while under the influence
525-of alcohol or any drug.
526-(k) The use of low-speed electric scooters is not
527-permitted on State highways.
528-(l) Every low-speed electric scooter shall be
529-well-maintained and in good operating condition.
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533-changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
534-that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
535-represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
536-not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
537-made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
538-Public Act.
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248+1 owners or operators of vehicles duly registered or
249+2 licensed in such other jurisdictions and for which
250+3 evidence of compliance is supplied, benefits, privileges
251+4 and exemption from the payment, wholly or partially, of
252+5 any taxes, fees or other charges imposed with respect to
253+6 the ownership or operation of such vehicles by the laws of
254+7 this State except the tax imposed by the Motor Fuel Tax
255+8 Law, approved March 25, 1929, as amended, and the tax
256+9 imposed by the Use Tax Act, approved July 14, 1955, as
257+10 amended.
258+11 The Secretary of State may negotiate agreements or
259+12 arrangements as are in the best interests of this State
260+13 and the residents of this State pursuant to the policies
261+14 expressed in this Section taking into consideration the
262+15 reciprocal exemptions, benefits and privileges available
263+16 and accruing to residents of this State and vehicles
264+17 registered in this State.
265+18 (b) Such reciprocal agreements or arrangements shall
266+19 provide that vehicles duly registered or licensed in this
267+20 State when operated upon the highways of such other
268+21 jurisdictions, shall receive exemptions, benefits and
269+22 privileges of a similar kind or to a similar degree as
270+23 extended to vehicles from such jurisdictions in this
271+24 State.
272+25 (c) Such agreements or arrangements may also authorize
273+26 the apportionment of registration or licensing of fleets
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285+2 the following factors: ratio of miles in Illinois as
286+3 against total miles in all jurisdictions; situs or base of
287+4 a vehicle, or where it is principally garaged or from
288+5 whence it is principally dispatched or where the movements
289+6 of such vehicle usually originate; situs of the residence
290+7 of the owner or operator thereof, or of his principal
291+8 office or offices, or of his places of business; the
292+9 routes traversed and whether regular or irregular routes
293+10 are traversed, and the jurisdictions traversed and served;
294+11 and such other factors as may be deemed material by the
295+12 Secretary and the motor vehicle administrators of the
296+13 other jurisdictions involved in such apportionment, and
297+14 such vehicles shall likewise be entitled to reciprocal
298+15 exemptions, benefits and privileges.
299+16 (d) Such agreements or arrangements shall also provide
300+17 that vehicles being operated in intrastate commerce in
301+18 Illinois shall comply with the registration and licensing
302+19 laws of this State, except that vehicles which are part of
303+20 an apportioned fleet may conduct an intrastate operation
304+21 incidental to their interstate operations. Any motor
305+22 vehicle properly registered and qualified under any
306+23 reciprocal agreement or arrangement under this Code and
307+24 not having a situs or base within Illinois may complete
308+25 the inbound movement of a trailer or semitrailer to an
309+26 Illinois destination that was brought into Illinois by a
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321+2 this Code and not having a situs or base within Illinois,
322+3 or may complete an outbound movement of a trailer or
323+4 semitrailer to an out-of-state destination that was
324+5 originated in Illinois by a motor vehicle also properly
325+6 registered and qualified under this Code and not having a
326+7 situs or base in Illinois, only if the operator thereof
327+8 did not break bulk of the cargo laden in such inbound or
328+9 outbound trailer or semitrailer. Adding or unloading
329+10 intrastate cargo on such inbound or outbound trailer or
330+11 semitrailer shall be deemed as breaking bulk.
331+12 (e) Such agreements or arrangements may also provide
332+13 for the determination of the proper State in which leased
333+14 vehicles shall be registered based on the factors set out
334+15 in subsection (c) above and for apportionment of
335+16 registration of fleets of leased vehicles by the lessee or
336+17 by the lessor who leases such vehicles to persons who are
337+18 not fleet operators.
338+19 (f) Such agreements or arrangements may also include
339+20 reciprocal exemptions, benefits or privileges accruing
340+21 under The Illinois Driver Licensing Law or The Driver
341+22 License Compact.
342+23 (4) The Secretary of State is further authorized to
343+24 examine the laws and requirements of other jurisdictions,
344+25 and, in the absence of a written agreement or arrangement,
345+26 to issue a written declaration of the extent and nature of
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357+2 vehicles of this State by such other jurisdictions, and
358+3 the extent and nature of reciprocal exemptions, benefits
359+4 and privileges thereby accorded by this State to the
360+5 vehicles of such other jurisdictions. A declaration by the
361+6 Secretary of State may include any, part or all reciprocal
362+7 exemptions, benefits and privileges or provisions as may
363+8 be included within an agreement or arrangement.
364+9 (5) All agreements, arrangements, declarations and
365+10 amendments thereto, shall be in writing and become
366+11 effective when signed by the Secretary of State, and
367+12 copies of all such documents shall be available to the
368+13 public upon request.
369+14 (6) The Secretary of State is further authorized to
370+15 require the display by foreign registered trucks,
371+16 truck-tractors and buses, entitled to reciprocal benefits,
372+17 exemptions or privileges hereunder, a reciprocity permit
373+18 for external display before any such reciprocal benefits,
374+19 exemptions or privileges are granted. The Secretary of
375+20 State shall provide suitable application forms for such
376+21 permit and shall promulgate and publish reasonable rules
377+22 and regulations for the administration and enforcement of
378+23 the provisions of this Code including a provision for
379+24 revocation of such permit as to any vehicle operated
380+25 wilfully in violation of the terms of any reciprocal
381+26 agreement, arrangement or declaration or in violation of
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393+2 (7)(a) Upon the suspension, revocation or denial of
394+3 one or more of all reciprocal benefits, privileges and
395+4 exemptions existing pursuant to the terms and provisions
396+5 of this Code or by virtue of a reciprocal agreement or
397+6 arrangement or declaration thereunder; or, upon the
398+7 suspension, revocation or denial of a reciprocity permit;
399+8 or, upon any action or inaction of the Secretary in the
400+9 administration and enforcement of the provisions of this
401+10 Code, any person, resident or nonresident, so aggrieved,
402+11 may serve upon the Secretary, a petition in writing and
403+12 under oath, setting forth the grievance of the petitioner,
404+13 the grounds and basis for the relief sought, and all
405+14 necessary facts and particulars, and request an
406+15 administrative hearing thereon. Within 20 days, the
407+16 Secretary shall set a hearing date as early as practical.
408+17 The Secretary may, in his discretion, supply forms for
409+18 such a petition. The Secretary may require the payment of
410+19 a fee of not more than $50 for the filing of any petition,
411+20 motion, or request for hearing conducted pursuant to this
412+21 Section. These fees must be deposited into the Secretary
413+22 of State DUI Administration Fund, a special fund that is
414+23 hereby created in the State treasury, and, subject to
415+24 appropriation and as directed by the Secretary of State,
416+25 shall be used to fund the operation of the hearings
417+26 department of the Office of the Secretary of State and for
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429+2 the amount and the procedures, terms, and conditions
430+3 relating to these fees.
431+4 (b) The Secretary may likewise, in his discretion and
432+5 upon his own petition, order a hearing, when in his best
433+6 judgment, any person is not entitled to the reciprocal
434+7 benefits, privileges and exemptions existing pursuant to
435+8 the terms and provisions of this Code or under a
436+9 reciprocal agreement or arrangement or declaration
437+10 thereunder or that a vehicle owned or operated by such
438+11 person is improperly registered or licensed, or that an
439+12 Illinois resident has improperly registered or licensed a
440+13 vehicle in another jurisdiction for the purposes of
441+14 violating or avoiding the registration laws of this State.
442+15 (c) The Secretary shall notify a petitioner or any
443+16 other person involved of such a hearing, by giving at
444+17 least 10 days notice, in writing, by U.S. Mail, Registered
445+18 or Certified, or by personal service, at the last known
446+19 address of such petitioner or person, specifying the time
447+20 and place of such hearing. Such hearing shall be held
448+21 before the Secretary, or any person as he may designate,
449+22 and unless the parties mutually agree to some other county
450+23 in Illinois, the hearing shall be held in the County of
451+24 Sangamon or the County of Cook. Appropriate records of the
452+25 hearing shall be kept, and the Secretary shall issue or
453+26 cause to be issued, his decision on the case, within 30
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465+2 after receipt of the transcript thereof, and a copy shall
466+3 likewise be served or mailed to the petitioner or person
467+4 involved.
468+5 (d) The actions or inactions or determinations, or
469+6 findings and decisions upon an administrative hearing, of
470+7 the Secretary, shall be subject to judicial review in the
471+8 Circuit Court of the County of Sangamon or the County of
472+9 Cook, and the provisions of the Administrative Review Law,
473+10 and all amendments and modifications thereof and rules
474+11 adopted pursuant thereto, apply to and govern all such
475+12 reviewable matters.
476+13 Any reciprocal agreements or arrangements entered into
477+14 by the Secretary of State or any declarations issued by
478+15 the Secretary of State pursuant to any law in effect prior
479+16 to the effective date of this Code are not hereby
480+17 abrogated, and such shall continue in force and effect
481+18 until amended pursuant to the provisions of this Code or
482+19 expire pursuant to the terms or provisions thereof.
483+20 (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
484+21 (625 ILCS 5/6-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-102)
485+22 Sec. 6-102. What persons are exempt. The following persons
486+23 are exempt from the requirements of Section 6-101 and are not
487+24 required to have an Illinois drivers license or permit if one
488+25 or more of the following qualifying exemptions are met and
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500+2 1. Any employee of the United States Government or any
501+3 member of the Armed Forces of the United States, while
502+4 operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United
503+5 States Government and being operated on official business
504+6 need not be licensed;
505+7 2. A nonresident who has in his immediate possession a
506+8 valid license issued to him in his home state or country
507+9 may operate a motor vehicle for which he is licensed for
508+10 the period during which he is in this State;
509+11 3. A nonresident and his spouse and children living
510+12 with him who is a student at a college or university in
511+13 Illinois who have a valid license issued by their home
512+14 State.
513+15 4. A person operating a road machine temporarily upon
514+16 a highway or operating a farm tractor between the home
515+17 farm buildings and any adjacent or nearby farm land for
516+18 the exclusive purpose of conducting farm operations need
517+19 not be licensed as a driver.
518+20 5. A resident of this State who has been serving as a
519+21 member or as a civilian employee of the Armed Forces of the
520+22 United States, or as a civilian employee of the United
521+23 States Department of Defense, outside the Continental
522+24 limits of the United States, for a period of 120 days
523+25 following his return to the continental limits of the
524+26 United States.
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536+2 the United States who has a valid license issued by his
537+3 home state and such nonresident's spouse, and dependent
538+4 children and living with parents, who have a valid license
539+5 issued by their home state.
540+6 7. A nonresident who becomes a resident of this State,
541+7 may for a period of the first 90 days of residence in
542+8 Illinois operate any motor vehicle which he was qualified
543+9 or licensed to drive by his home state or country so long
544+10 as he has in his possession, a valid and current license
545+11 issued to him by his home state or country. Upon
546+12 expiration of such 90 day period, such new resident must
547+13 comply with the provisions of this Act and apply for an
548+14 Illinois license or permit.
549+15 8. An engineer, conductor, brakeman, or any other
550+16 member of the crew of a locomotive or train being operated
551+17 upon rails, including operation on a railroad crossing
552+18 over a public street, road or highway. Such person is not
553+19 required to display a driver's license to any law
554+20 enforcement officer in connection with the operation of a
555+21 locomotive or train within this State.
556+22 9. Persons operating low-speed electric scooters in
557+23 accordance with Section 11-1518.
558+24 The provisions of this Section granting exemption to any
559+25 nonresident shall be operative to the same extent that the
560+26 laws of the State or country of such nonresident grant like
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572+2 The Secretary of State may implement the exemption
573+3 provisions of this Section by inclusion thereof in a
574+4 reciprocity agreement, arrangement or declaration issued
575+5 pursuant to this Act.
576+6 (Source: P.A. 99-118, eff. 1-1-16.)
577+7 (625 ILCS 5/11-1518 new)
578+8 Sec. 11-1518. Low-speed electric scooters.
579+9 (a) Subject to the restrictions of this Section, a
580+10 municipality, park district, forest preserve district, or
581+11 conservation district may authorize and regulate the operation
582+12 of low-speed electric scooters within the unit of local
583+13 government on any or all highways under their respective
584+14 jurisdiction, sidewalks, trails, or other public right-of-way
585+15 where the operation of bicycles is permitted. The use of
586+16 low-speed electric scooters within any municipality, park
587+17 district, forest preserve district, or conservation district
588+18 is allowed only if authorized by the municipality, park
589+19 district, forest preserve district, or conservation district
590+20 under this Section. Any authorization or regulation by a park
591+21 district, forest preserve district, or conservation district
592+22 applies only on property owned, managed, or leased by the park
593+23 district, forest preserve district, or conservation district.
594+24 (a-5) Subject to the restrictions of this Section, the
595+25 Department of Natural Resources may authorize and regulate the
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607+2 properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of
608+3 Natural Resources including, but not limited to, sidewalks,
609+4 trails, or other public rights-of-way where the operation of
610+5 bicycles is permitted. The use of low-speed electric scooters
611+6 within any property that is owned, managed, or leased by the
612+7 Department of Natural Resources is allowed only if authorized
613+8 by the Department of Natural Resources. The Department of
614+9 Natural Resources is authorized to adopt administrative rules
615+10 for the regulation of low-speed electric scooters on any and
616+11 all properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of
617+12 Natural Resources.
618+13 (b) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
619+14 on a highway with a posted speed limit in excess of 35 mph.
620+15 (c) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
621+16 unless he or she is 18 years of age or older.
622+17 (d) A low-speed electric scooter may be parked in the same
623+18 manner and at the same locations as a bicycle may be parked.
624+19 (e) Every low-speed electric scooter when in use at
625+20 nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front that emits
626+21 a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to
627+22 the front and with a red reflector on the rear that is visible
628+23 from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when
629+24 directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor
630+25 vehicle, except that a lamp emitting a steady or flashing red
631+26 light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be
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643+2 (f) A low-speed electric scooter shall not be equipped
644+3 with nor shall any person use upon a low-speed electric
645+4 scooter any siren. This subsection does not apply to a
646+5 low-speed electric scooter that is a police vehicle or fire
647+6 department vehicle.
648+7 (g) Every low-speed electric scooter shall be equipped
649+8 with a brake that will adequately control movement of and stop
650+9 and hold the low-speed electric scooter.
651+10 (h) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
652+11 while carrying any package, bundle, or article that prevents
653+12 the operator from keeping at least one hand upon the
654+13 handlebars.
655+14 (i) A person may not use a low-speed electric scooter to
656+15 carry more than one person at a time. A person operating a
657+16 low-speed electric scooter may not attach himself or herself
658+17 or the scooter to any other vehicle being operated on the
659+18 public right-of-way.
660+19 (j) A person may not operate a low-speed electric scooter
661+20 upon any public highway in the State while under the influence
662+21 of alcohol or any drug.
663+22 (k) The use of low-speed electric scooters is not
664+23 permitted on State highways.
665+24 (l) Every low-speed electric scooter shall be
666+25 well-maintained and in good operating condition.
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678+2 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
679+3 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
680+4 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
681+5 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
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