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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1276 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/12-215625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the use of red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on vehicles owned or operated by volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS providers, but only when responding to an emergency call or parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the emergency. Allows a vehicle operated by a volunteer firefighter or volunteer EMS provider to be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell, to be used only when responding to an emergency call. LRB104 06170 LNS 16204 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1276 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/12-215625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601 625 ILCS 5/12-215 625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the use of red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on vehicles owned or operated by volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS providers, but only when responding to an emergency call or parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the emergency. Allows a vehicle operated by a volunteer firefighter or volunteer EMS provider to be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell, to be used only when responding to an emergency call. LRB104 06170 LNS 16204 b LRB104 06170 LNS 16204 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1276 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6	6	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the use of red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on vehicles owned or operated by volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS providers, but only when responding to an emergency call or parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the emergency. Allows a vehicle operated by a volunteer firefighter or volunteer EMS provider to be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell, to be used only when responding to an emergency call.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
16	16	5 changing Sections 12-215 and 12-601 as follows:
17	17	6 (625 ILCS 5/12-215)
18	18	7 Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on
19	19	8 motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
20	20	9 (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating, or
21	21	10 flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited
22	22	11 except on:
23	23	12 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, federal, or
24	24	13 local authorities;
25	25	14 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
26	26	15 coroner and designated or authorized by local authorities,
27	27	16 in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle; however, such
28	28	17 designation or authorization must be carried in the
29	29	18 vehicle;
30	30	19 2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire
31	31	20 chief, or assistant fire chief who has completed an
32	32	21 emergency vehicle operation training course approved by
33	33	22 the Office of the State Fire Marshal and designated or
34	34	23 authorized by local authorities, fire departments, or fire
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38	38	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB1276 Introduced , by Rep. Maurice A. West, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
39	39	625 ILCS 5/12-215625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601 625 ILCS 5/12-215 625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601
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42	42	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the use of red or white oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on vehicles owned or operated by volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS providers, but only when responding to an emergency call or parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the emergency. Allows a vehicle operated by a volunteer firefighter or volunteer EMS provider to be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell, to be used only when responding to an emergency call.
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71	71	1 protection districts, in writing, as a fire department,
72	72	2 fire protection district, or township fire department
73	73	3 vehicle; however, the designation or authorization must be
74	74	4 carried in the vehicle, and the lights may be visible or
75	75	5 activated only when responding to a bona fide emergency;
76	76	6 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
77	77	7 federal firefighting vehicles;
78	78	8 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as
79	79	9 ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights
80	80	10 shall not be lighted except when responding to an
81	81	11 emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick
82	82	12 or injured;
83	83	13 4.5. Vehicles which are occasionally used as rescue
84	84	14 vehicles that have been authorized for use as rescue
85	85	15 vehicles by a volunteer EMS provider, provided that the
86	86	16 operator of the vehicle has successfully completed an
87	87	17 emergency vehicle operation training course recognized by
88	88	18 the Department of Public Health; furthermore, the lights
89	89	19 shall not be lighted except when responding to an
90	90	20 emergency call for the sick or injured;
91	91	21 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such
92	92	22 lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on
93	93	23 any such tow truck while the tow truck is operating in the
94	94	24 State of Illinois;
95	95	25 6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
96	96	26 Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire
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107	107	1 Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public
108	108	2 Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of
109	109	3 Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of
110	110	4 Juvenile Justice;
111	111	5 7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency
112	112	6 management services agency as defined in the Illinois
113	113	7 Emergency Management Agency Act;
114	114	8 8. School buses operating alternately flashing head
115	115	9 lamps as permitted under Section 12-805 of this Code;
116	116	10 9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as
117	117	11 organ transplant vehicles when used in combination with
118	118	12 blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights;
119	119	13 furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the
120	120	14 transportation is declared an emergency by a member of the
121	121	15 transplant team or a representative of the organ
122	122	16 procurement organization;
123	123	17 10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural
124	124	18 Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives
125	125	19 emergency response;
126	126	20 11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of
127	127	21 Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; the
128	128	22 lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an
129	129	23 emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged
130	130	24 in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the
131	131	25 emergency; and
132	132	26 12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
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143	143	1 Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000
144	144	2 pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency
145	145	3 Lane Patrol; the lights shall not be lighted except when
146	146	4 responding to an emergency call or when parked or
147	147	5 stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at
148	148	6 the scene of the emergency; and .
149	149	7 13. Vehicles owned or operated by volunteer
150	150	8 firefighters and volunteer EMS providers; the lights shall
151	151	9 not be lighted except when responding to an emergency call
152	152	10 or parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle
153	153	11 assistance or at the scene of the emergency.
154	154	12 (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing
155	155	13 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
156	156	14 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
157	157	15 towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights
158	158	16 shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
159	159	17 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are
160	160	18 actually being used at the scene of a crash or
161	161	19 disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat
162	162	20 bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being
163	163	21 transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the
164	164	22 vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing
165	165	23 vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all
166	166	24 wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall be
167	167	25 lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing on a
168	168	26 highway during all times when the use of headlights is
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179	179	1 required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition,
180	180	2 these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or
181	181	3 flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating,
182	182	4 rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this
183	183	5 paragraph;
184	184	6 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
185	185	7 Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, local
186	186	8 authorities, and contractors; furthermore, such lights
187	187	9 shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are
188	188	10 engaged in maintenance or construction operations within
189	189	11 the limits of construction projects;
190	190	12 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey
191	191	13 crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
192	192	14 except while such vehicles are actually engaged in work on
193	193	15 a highway;
194	194	16 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
195	195	17 other construction, maintenance, or automotive service
196	196	18 vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as
197	197	19 a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic
198	198	20 hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking,
199	199	21 or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance,
200	200	22 service, or construction on a highway;
201	201	23 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights
202	202	24 shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by
203	203	25 the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;
204	204	26 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and
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215	215	1 operated by the State of Illinois or any political
216	216	2 subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for
217	217	3 removal of snow and ice from highways;
218	218	4 6.1. The front and rear of motorized equipment or
219	219	5 vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or
220	220	6 any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed
221	221	7 and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and
222	222	8 parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that
223	223	9 is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except
224	224	10 when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being
225	225	11 used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government;
226	226	12 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state,
227	227	13 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as
228	228	14 provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
229	229	15 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local
230	230	16 authorities;
231	231	17 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
232	232	18 authorities when used in combination with red oscillating,
233	233	19 rotating, or flashing lights;
234	234	20 9.5. Propane delivery trucks;
235	235	21 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail
236	236	22 for the United States Postal Service provided that such
237	237	23 lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are
238	238	24 actually being used for such purposes;
239	239	25 10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State
240	240	26 Fire Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be
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251	251	1 lighted except for when such vehicles are engaged in work
252	252	2 for the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal;
253	253	3 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle
254	254	4 emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
255	255	5 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or
256	256	6 roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage,
257	257	7 recycling, or refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be
258	258	8 lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used
259	259	9 for such purposes;
260	260	10 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm
261	261	11 responder, control agency, or the Illinois Department of
262	262	12 Corrections;
263	263	13 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human
264	264	14 Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except
265	265	15 when being used for security related purposes under the
266	266	16 direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
267	267	17 vehicle is located; and
268	268	18 15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the
269	269	19 lights shall be lighted only while the vehicle is within
270	270	20 the limits of a construction project.
271	271	21 (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing
272	272	22 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
273	273	23 1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire
274	274	24 department or fire protection district and vehicles owned
275	275	25 or operated by a:
276	276	26 voluntary firefighter;
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288	288	2 part-paid firefighter;
289	289	3 call firefighter;
290	290	4 member of the board of trustees of a fire
291	291	5 protection district;
292	292	6 paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;
293	293	7 paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance
294	294	8 unit; or
295	295	9 paid or unpaid members of a local or county
296	296	10 emergency management services agency as defined in the
297	297	11 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, designated
298	298	12 or authorized by local authorities, in writing, and
299	299	13 carrying that designation or authorization in the
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301	301	15 However, such lights are not to be lighted except when
302	302	16 responding to a bona fide emergency or when parked or
303	303	17 stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance
304	304	18 call, or motor vehicle crash.
305	305	19 Any person using these lights in accordance with this
306	306	20 subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an
307	307	21 identification card or letter identifying the bona fide
308	308	22 member of a fire department, fire protection district,
309	309	23 rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management
310	310	24 services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The
311	311	25 card or letter must include:
312	312	26 (A) the name of the fire department, fire
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323	323	1 protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or
324	324	2 emergency management services agency;
325	325	3 (B) the member's position within the fire
326	326	4 department, fire protection district, rescue squad,
327	327	5 ambulance unit, or emergency management services
328	328	6 agency;
329	329	7 (C) the member's term of service; and
330	330	8 (D) the name of a person within the fire
331	331	9 department, fire protection district, rescue squad,
332	332	10 ambulance unit, or emergency management services
333	333	11 agency to contact to verify the information provided.
334	334	12 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a
335	335	13 population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
336	336	14 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
337	337	15 authorities when used in combination with red oscillating,
338	338	16 rotating, or flashing lights.
339	339	17 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
340	340	18 federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination
341	341	19 with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
342	342	20 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as
343	343	21 ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination
344	344	22 with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights;
345	345	23 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
346	346	24 responding to an emergency call.
347	347	25 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as
348	348	26 organ transport vehicles when used in combination with red
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359	359	1 oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; furthermore,
360	360	2 these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation
361	361	3 is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant
362	362	4 team or a representative of the organ procurement
363	363	5 organization.
364	364	6 7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
365	365	7 Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire
366	366	8 Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public
367	367	9 Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of
368	368	10 Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of
369	369	11 Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red
370	370	12 oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
371	371	13 8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency
372	372	14 management services agency as defined in the Illinois
373	373	15 Emergency Management Agency Act, when used in combination
374	374	16 with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
375	375	17 9. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural
376	376	18 Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives
377	377	19 emergency response, when used in combination with red
378	378	20 oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
379	379	21 10. Vehicles owned or operated by volunteer
380	380	22 firefighters and volunteer EMS providers; the lights shall
381	381	23 not be lighted except when responding to an emergency call
382	382	24 or parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle
383	383	25 assistance or at the scene of the emergency.
384	384	26 (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or
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395	395	1 flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and
396	396	2 notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a
397	397	3 voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member of a rescue squad,
398	398	4 or a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be equipped with
399	399	5 flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may be
400	400	6 used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or
401	401	7 stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance
402	402	8 call, or motor vehicle crash.
403	403	9 (c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or
404	404	10 flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and
405	405	11 notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a paid
406	406	12 or unpaid member of a local or county emergency management
407	407	13 services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency
408	408	14 Management Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating,
409	409	15 rotating, or flashing lights to be used in combination with
410	410	16 blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, if
411	411	17 authorization by local authorities is in writing and carried
412	412	18 in the vehicle.
413	413	19 (d) The use of a combination of amber and white
414	414	20 oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, whether lighted or
415	415	21 unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles
416	416	22 designed and used for towing or hoisting vehicles or motor
417	417	23 vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local
418	418	24 authorities, contractors, and union representatives;
419	419	25 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on second
420	420	26 division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting
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431	431	1 vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local
432	432	2 authorities, and contractors except while such vehicles are
433	433	3 engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or
434	434	4 construction operations within the limits of highway
435	435	5 construction projects, and shall not be lighted on the
436	436	6 vehicles of union representatives except when those vehicles
437	437	7 are within the limits of a construction project.
438	438	8 (d-5) The use of green oscillating, flashing, or rotating
439	439	9 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
440	440	10 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
441	441	11 towing or hoisting vehicles when the lights on those
442	442	12 vehicles are used in combination with amber or amber and
443	443	13 white oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights;
444	444	14 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
445	445	15 such vehicles are actually being used at the scene of a
446	446	16 crash or disablement.
447	447	17 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
448	448	18 Illinois when the lights on those vehicles or equipment
449	449	19 are used in combination with amber or amber and white
450	450	20 oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore,
451	451	21 such lights shall not be lighted except while such
452	452	22 vehicles or equipment are engaged in maintenance
453	453	23 operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing
454	454	24 traffic control and protection duties while at an
455	455	25 emergency scene.
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467	467	1 identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol when the lights on
468	468	2 those vehicles are used in combination with red and white
469	469	3 oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights when responding
470	470	4 to an emergency call or when parked or stationary while
471	471	5 engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at an emergency
472	472	6 scene.
473	473	7 4. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
474	474	8 Authority when the lights on those vehicles are used in
475	475	9 combination with amber oscillating, flashing, or rotating
476	476	10 lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
477	477	11 except while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance
478	478	12 operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing
479	479	13 traffic control and protection duties while at an
480	480	14 emergency scene.
481	481	15 5. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
482	482	16 Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000
483	483	17 pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency
484	484	18 Lane Patrol when the lights on those vehicles are used in
485	485	19 combination with red and white oscillating, flashing, or
486	486	20 rotating lights when responding to an emergency call or
487	487	21 when parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle
488	488	22 assistance or at the scene of the emergency.
489	489	23 6. Motor vehicles or equipment of local authority or
490	490	24 municipalities which perform highway maintenance
491	491	25 operations, when the lights on those vehicles are used in
492	492	26 combination with amber or amber and white oscillating,
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503	503	1 flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore, such lights
504	504	2 shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are
505	505	3 engaged in the maintenance operations, snow and ice
506	506	4 removal operations, or performing traffic control and
507	507	5 protection duties while at an emergency scene.
508	508	6 7. Fire department vehicles of local fire departments
509	509	7 and State or federal firefighting vehicles when the lights
510	510	8 on those vehicles are used in combination with red, or red
511	511	9 and white, or red and blue, oscillating, rotating, or
512	512	10 flashing lights.
513	513	11 8. Vehicles used by a security company when the lights
514	514	12 on those vehicles are used in combination with amber
515	515	13 oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore,
516	516	14 such lights shall not be lighted except when the vehicle
517	517	15 is being operated upon the property or location where the
518	518	16 security company is employed to perform security or crime
519	519	17 prevention duties.
520	520	18 9. Ambulances or rescue vehicles operating in counties
521	521	19 with populations of less than 2,000,000.
522	522	20 (d-10) Fire department vehicles of local fire departments
523	523	21 and State or federal firefighting vehicles, police vehicles of
524	524	22 State, federal, or local authorities, and vehicles designated
525	525	23 by local or State authority, while parked at an emergency
526	526	24 scene, may use a steady-on illumination or steady-burn, or
527	527	25 flashing green beacon or beacons if such steady-on,
528	528	26 steady-burn, or flashing beacon is used to indicate an
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539	539	1 emergency operations command post or incident command
540	540	2 location.
541	541	3 (e) All oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights referred
542	542	4 to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity, when
543	543	5 illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
544	544	6 (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer
545	545	7 of oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or his
546	546	8 representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting
547	547	9 such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If
548	548	10 the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a
549	549	11 highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the
550	550	12 vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The
551	551	13 signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in
552	552	14 letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A
553	553	15 vehicle authorized to have oscillating, rotating, or flashing
554	554	16 lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the
555	555	17 lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway.
556	556	18 (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a),
557	557	19 (b), (c), (d), (d-5), or (d-10) of this Section who without
558	558	20 lawful authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or
559	559	21 detain another person shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
560	560	22 (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person
561	561	23 violating the provisions of subsection (a) or (c) of this
562	562	24 Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
563	563	25 (Source: P.A. 102-842, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
564	564	26 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-667, eff. 1-1-25.)
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575	575	1 (625 ILCS 5/12-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601)
576	576	2 Sec. 12-601. Horns and warning devices.
577	577	3 (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall
578	578	4 be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of
579	579	5 emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance
580	580	6 of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device
581	581	7 shall emit an unreasonable loud or harsh sound or a whistle.
582	582	8 The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary
583	583	9 to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn
584	584	10 but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.
585	585	11 (b) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person
586	586	12 use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as
587	587	13 otherwise permitted in this Section. Any authorized emergency
588	588	14 vehicle or organ transport vehicle as defined in Chapter 1 of
589	589	15 this Code or a vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire
590	590	16 chief, assistant fire chief, volunteer firefighter, volunteer
591	591	17 EMS provider, or the Director or Coordinator of a municipal or
592	592	18 county emergency services and disaster agency may be equipped
593	593	19 with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound
594	594	20 audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less
595	595	21 than 500 feet, but such siren, whistle, or bell shall not be
596	596	22 used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an
597	597	23 emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or
598	598	24 suspected violator of the law in either of which events the
599	599	25 driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren, whistle, or
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