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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2359 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new625 ILCS 5/12-215625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) chief. Provides that the fee for the plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicles with emergency flashing lights if EMS chief special registration plates are affixed to the vehicle. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicle with sirens. LRB104 10032 LNS 20103 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2359 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new625 ILCS 5/12-215625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601 625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new 625 ILCS 5/12-215 625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) chief. Provides that the fee for the plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicles with emergency flashing lights if EMS chief special registration plates are affixed to the vehicle. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicle with sirens. LRB104 10032 LNS 20103 b LRB104 10032 LNS 20103 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2359 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	3	+	625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new625 ILCS 5/12-215625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601 625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new 625 ILCS 5/12-215 625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601
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	6	+	625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601
	7	+	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) chief. Provides that the fee for the plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicles with emergency flashing lights if EMS chief special registration plates are affixed to the vehicle. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicle with sirens.
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3	13		1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
4	14		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	15		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	16		4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
7		-	5 Section 3-699.26, and changing ~~Sections 3-808.1,~~ 12-215, and
8		-	6 ~~12-601 as~~ follows:
	17	+	5 Section 3-699.26 and changing Section 12-215 and 12-601 as
	18	+	6 follows:
9	19		7 (625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new)
10	20		8 Sec. 3-699.26. EMS chief license plates.
11		-	9 (a) ~~Beginning with~~ the ~~2027 registration year~~, ~~the~~
12		-	10 ~~Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a~~ municipality that
13		-	11 ~~operates a fire department or a fire~~ protection district,
14		-	12 ~~accompanied by an application and the~~ appropriate fee, may
15		-	13 ~~issue, to an emergency medical services (EMS)~~ chief of the
16		-	14 ~~municipality or fire protection district,~~ ~~special registration~~
17		-	15 ~~plates designated as EMS chief license plates.~~ The special
18		-	16 ~~plates issued under this Section shall be affixed~~ only to
19		-	17 ~~passenger~~ vehicles of the ~~first~~ division ~~or motor vehicles of~~
20		-	18 ~~the second division weighing not more than 8,000~~ pounds that
21		-	19 ~~are owned by an EMS chief, a municipality, or a~~ fire protection
22		-	20 ~~district. Plates issued under this Section~~ shall expire
23		-	21 ~~according to the multiyear procedure established~~ by Section
24		-	22 ~~3-414.1.~~
25		-	23 ~~(b)~~ The ~~design and color~~ of the ~~special~~ plates ~~shall be~~
	21	+	9 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a
	22	+	10 municipality that operates a fire department or a fire
	23	+	11 protection district, accompanied by an application and the
	24	+	12 appropriate fee, may issue to an emergency medical services
	25	+	13 chief of the municipality or fire protection district, special
	26	+	14 registration plates designated as EMS chief license plates.
	27	+	15 The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
	28	+	16 only to passenger vehicles of the first division or motor
	29	+	17 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
	30	+	18 pounds that are owned by an EMS chief, a municipality, or a
	31	+	19 fire protection district. Plates issued under this Section
	32	+	20 shall expire according to the multiyear procedure established
	33	+	21 by Section 3-414.1.
	34	+	22 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
	35	+	23 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The plates are
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34		-	1 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The plates are
35		-	2 not required to designate "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in
36		-	3 subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary may prescribe
37		-	4 rules governing the requirements and approval of the special
38		-	5 plates. The fee for this plate for a vehicle owned by an EMS
39		-	6 chief shall be the same as the fee prescribed for first
40		-	7 division vehicles under Section 3-806. Permanent license
41		-	8 plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire
42		-	9 protection district shall be issued at the fee prescribed in
43		-	10 subsection (b) of Section 3-808.1.
44		-	11 (c) With the exception of permanently issued plates, upon
45		-	12 the resignation, termination, or reassignment to a rank or
46		-	13 position other than EMS chief, a person issued plates under
47		-	14 this Section shall immediately surrender the license plate to
48		-	15 the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall have the
49		-	16 ability to recover license plates issued under this Section.
50		-	17 (d) Plates issued to a vehicle owned by an EMS chief under
51		-	18 this Section shall be exempt from the requirements of
52		-	19 subsection (a) of Section 3-600.
53		-	20 (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
54		-	21 Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate.
55		-	22 (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
56		-	23 at no charge, to the following:
57		-	24 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
58		-	25 owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
	39	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2359 Introduced , by Rep. Travis Weaver SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
	40	+	625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new625 ILCS 5/12-215625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601 625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new 625 ILCS 5/12-215 625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601
	41	+	625 ILCS 5/3-699.26 new
	42	+	625 ILCS 5/12-215
	43	+	625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601
	44	+	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) chief. Provides that the fee for the plates shall be the same as the fee prescribed for standard plates for first division vehicles. Provides for the issuance of permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicles with emergency flashing lights if EMS chief special registration plates are affixed to the vehicle. Allows EMS chiefs to equip their privately owned vehicle with sirens.
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	55	+	625 ILCS 5/12-601 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601
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69		-	1 agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
70		-	2 Assembly;
71		-	3 2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
72		-	4 and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
73		-	5 agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
74		-	6 Assembly.
75		-	7 (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
76		-	8 for a one-time fee of $8.00, to the following:
77		-	9 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
78		-	10 operated by or for any county, township or municipal
79		-	11 corporation.
80		-	12 2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
81		-	13 corporations for persons with disabilities.
82		-	14 3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year,
83		-	15 county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county
84		-	16 sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration
85		-	17 plates shall contain the specific county code and unit
86		-	18 number.
87		-	19 4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships,
88		-	20 or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement
89		-	21 purposes when the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is
90		-	22 accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer
91		-	23 or a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this
92		-	24 all-terrain vehicle has been converted to a street worthy
93		-	25 vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set forth in
94		-	26 Chapter 12 of this Code.
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105		-	1 5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
106		-	2 municipally owned vehicles operated by or for any police
107		-	3 department. These registration plates shall contain the
108		-	4 designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
109		-	5 distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
110		-	6 6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
111		-	7 municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
112		-	8 Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
113		-	9 fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These
114		-	10 registration plates shall display the designation "Fire
115		-	11 Department" and shall display the specific fire
116		-	12 department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division
117		-	13 number or letter.
118		-	14 7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
119		-	15 that do not require a school bus driver permit under
120		-	16 Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under
121		-	17 Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public
122		-	18 school district from grades K-12 or a public community
123		-	19 college.
124		-	20 8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
125		-	21 of the first division or vehicles of the second division
126		-	22 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a
127		-	23 medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or
128		-	24 township.
129		-	25 9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle
130		-	26 motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a
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141		-	1 public system for transporting more than 10 passengers;
142		-	2 (ii) are used as common carriers in the general
143		-	3 transportation of passengers and not devoted to any
144		-	4 specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the
145		-	5 territorial limits of a single municipality or a single
146		-	6 municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are
147		-	7 subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce
148		-	8 Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is
149		-	9 exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight
150		-	10 tax under this Code.
151		-	11 10. Beginning with the 2027 registration year,
152		-	12 vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection
153		-	13 district operated by or for the emergency medical services
154		-	14 (EMS) chief that are eligible for issuance of EMS chief
155		-	15 license plates under Section 3-699.26.
156		-	16 (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent
157		-	17 vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee
158		-	18 of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that
159		-	19 owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community
160		-	20 workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by
161		-	21 administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall
162		-	22 be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
163		-	23 Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this
164		-	24 subsection (b-5).
165		-	25 (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
166		-	26 county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
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177		-	1 and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued
178		-	2 registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall
179		-	3 be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from
180		-	4 one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall
181		-	5 report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration
182		-	6 plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for
183		-	7 any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The
184		-	8 Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
185		-	9 subsection (c).
186		-	10 (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
187		-	11 municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
188		-	12 Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
189		-	13 fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have
190		-	14 been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this
191		-	15 Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
192		-	16 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire
193		-	17 department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to
194		-	18 the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates
195		-	19 from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire
196		-	20 department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary
197		-	21 of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
198		-	22 (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally
199		-	23 owned vehicles operated by or for any police department that
200		-	24 have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of
201		-	25 this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
202		-	26 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each
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213		-	1 municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of
214		-	2 State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to
215		-	3 another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police
216		-	4 department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
217		-	5 implement this subsection (d).
218		-	6 (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle
219		-	7 owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal
220		-	8 corporation that has been issued registration plates under
221		-	9 this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of
222		-	10 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county,
223		-	11 township, or municipal corporation shall report to the
224		-	12 Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from
225		-	13 one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county,
226		-	14 township, or municipal corporation.
227		-	15 (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle
228		-	16 owned or operated by a public school district from grades
229		-	17 K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or
230		-	18 hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been
231		-	19 issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from
232		-	20 any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to
233		-	21 another vehicle. Each school district, public community
234		-	22 college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the
235		-	23 Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle
236		-	24 to another vehicle operated by the school district, public
237		-	25 community college, or medical facility.
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249		-	1 owned or operated by or for a private or public university
250		-	2 police department or a private or public college police
251		-	3 department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain
252		-	4 vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this
253		-	5 Section. These registration plates shall contain the
254		-	6 designation "university police" or "college police" and shall
255		-	7 be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of
256		-	8 State.
257		-	9 (Source: P.A. 103-135, eff. 1-1-24.)
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	74	+	1 not required to designate "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in
	75	+	2 subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary may prescribe
	76	+	3 rules governing the requirements and approval of the special
	77	+	4 plates. The fee for this plate for a vehicle owned by an EMS
	78	+	5 chief shall be the same as the fee prescribed for first
	79	+	6 division vehicles under Section 3-806. Permanent license
	80	+	7 plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire
	81	+	8 protection district shall be issued at the fee prescribed in
	82	+	9 subsection (b) of Section 3-808.1.
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259	84		11 Sec. 12-215. Oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on
260	85		12 motor vehicles. Except as otherwise provided in this Code:
261	86		13 (a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating, or
262	87		14 flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited
263	88		15 except on:
264	89		16 1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, federal, or
265	90		17 local authorities;
266	91		18 2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county
267	92		19 coroner and designated or authorized by local authorities,
268	93		20 in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle; however, such
269	94		21 designation or authorization must be carried in the
270	95		22 vehicle;
271	96		23 2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire
272	97		24 chief, or assistant fire chief who has completed an
273	98		25 emergency vehicle operation training course approved by
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284	109		1 the Office of the State Fire Marshal and designated or
285	110		2 authorized by local authorities, fire departments, or fire
286	111		3 protection districts, in writing, as a fire department,
287	112		4 fire protection district, or township fire department
288	113		5 vehicle; however, the designation or authorization must be
289	114		6 carried in the vehicle, and the lights may be visible or
290	115		7 activated only when responding to a bona fide emergency;
291	116		8 3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
292	117		9 federal firefighting vehicles;
293	118		10 4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as
294	119		11 ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights
295	120		12 shall not be lighted except when responding to an
296	121		13 emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick
297	122		14 or injured;
298	123		15 4.5. Vehicles operated by an EMS chief that are
299	124		16 affixed with EMS chief special registration plates or
300	125		17 vehicles which are occasionally used as rescue vehicles
301	126		18 that have been authorized for use as rescue vehicles by a
302	127		19 volunteer EMS provider, provided that the operator of the
303	128		20 vehicle has successfully completed an emergency vehicle
304	129		21 operation training course recognized by the Department of
305	130		22 Public Health; furthermore, the lights shall not be
306	131		23 lighted except when responding to an emergency call for
307	132		24 the sick or injured;
308	133		25 5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such
309	134		26 lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on
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320	145		1 any such tow truck while the tow truck is operating in the
321	146		2 State of Illinois;
322	147		3 6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
323	148		4 Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire
324	149		5 Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public
325	150		6 Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of
326	151		7 Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of
327	152		8 Juvenile Justice;
328	153		9 7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency
329	154		10 management services agency as defined in the Illinois
330	155		11 Emergency Management Agency Act;
331	156		12 8. School buses operating alternately flashing head
332	157		13 lamps as permitted under Section 12-805 of this Code;
333	158		14 9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as
334	159		15 organ transplant vehicles when used in combination with
335	160		16 blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights;
336	161		17 furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the
337	162		18 transportation is declared an emergency by a member of the
338	163		19 transplant team or a representative of the organ
339	164		20 procurement organization;
340	165		21 10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural
341	166		22 Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives
342	167		23 emergency response;
343	168		24 11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of
344	169		25 Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; the
345	170		26 lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an
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356	181		1 emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged
357	182		2 in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the
358	183		3 emergency; and
359	184		4 12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
360	185		5 Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000
361	186		6 pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency
362	187		7 Lane Patrol; the lights shall not be lighted except when
363	188		8 responding to an emergency call or when parked or
364	189		9 stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at
365	190		10 the scene of the emergency.
366	191		11 (b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing
367	192		12 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
368	193		13 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
369	194		14 towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights
370	195		15 shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph
371	196		16 1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are
372	197		17 actually being used at the scene of a crash or
373	198		18 disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat
374	199		19 bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being
375	200		20 transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the
376	201		21 vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing
377	202		22 vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all
378	203		23 wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall be
379	204		24 lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing on a
380	205		25 highway during all times when the use of headlights is
381	206		26 required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition,
382	207
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384	209
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392	217		1 these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or
393	218		2 flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating,
394	219		3 rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this
395	220		4 paragraph;
396	221		5 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
397	222		6 Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, local
398	223		7 authorities, and contractors; furthermore, such lights
399	224		8 shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are
400	225		9 engaged in maintenance or construction operations within
401	226		10 the limits of construction projects;
402	227		11 3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey
403	228		12 crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
404	229		13 except while such vehicles are actually engaged in work on
405	230		14 a highway;
406	231		15 4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or
407	232		16 other construction, maintenance, or automotive service
408	233		17 vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as
409	234		18 a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic
410	235		19 hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking,
411	236		20 or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance,
412	237		21 service, or construction on a highway;
413	238		22 5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights
414	239		23 shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by
415	240		24 the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;
416	241		25 6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and
417	242		26 operated by the State of Illinois or any political
418	243
419	244
420	245
421	246
422	247
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428	253		1 subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for
429	254		2 removal of snow and ice from highways;
430	255		3 6.1. The front and rear of motorized equipment or
431	256		4 vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or
432	257		5 any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed
433	258		6 and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and
434	259		7 parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that
435	260		8 is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except
436	261		9 when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being
437	262		10 used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government;
438	263		11 7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state,
439	264		12 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as
440	265		13 provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;
441	266		14 8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local
442	267		15 authorities;
443	268		16 9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
444	269		17 authorities when used in combination with red oscillating,
445	270		18 rotating, or flashing lights;
446	271		19 9.5. Propane delivery trucks;
447	272		20 10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail
448	273		21 for the United States Postal Service provided that such
449	274		22 lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are
450	275		23 actually being used for such purposes;
451	276		24 10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State
452	277		25 Fire Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be
453	278		26 lighted except for when such vehicles are engaged in work
454	279
455	280
456	281
457	282
458	283
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464	289		1 for the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal;
465	290		2 11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle
466	291		3 emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;
467	292		4 12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or
468	293		5 roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage,
469	294		6 recycling, or refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be
470	295		7 lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used
471	296		8 for such purposes;
472	297		9 13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm
473	298		10 responder, control agency, or the Illinois Department of
474	299		11 Corrections;
475	300		12 14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human
476	301		13 Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except
477	302		14 when being used for security related purposes under the
478	303		15 direction of the superintendent of the facility where the
479	304		16 vehicle is located; and
480	305		17 15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the
481	306		18 lights shall be lighted only while the vehicle is within
482	307		19 the limits of a construction project.
483	308		20 (c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing
484	309		21 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
485	310		22 1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire
486	311		23 department or fire protection district and vehicles owned
487	312		24 or operated by an EMS chief as provided in subsection (a);
488	313		25 a: voluntary firefighter; a paid firefighter; a part-paid
489	314		26 firefighter; a call firefighter; a member of the board of
490	315
491	316
492	317
493	318
494	319
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497	322
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500	325		1 trustees of a fire protection district; a paid or unpaid
501	326		2 member of a rescue squad; a paid or unpaid member of a
502	327		3 voluntary ambulance unit; or a paid or unpaid members of a
503	328		4 local or county emergency management services agency as
504	329		5 defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act,
505	330		6 designated or authorized by local authorities, in writing,
506	331		7 and carrying that designation or authorization in the
507	332		8 vehicle.
508	333		9 However, such lights are not to be lighted except when
509	334		10 responding to a bona fide emergency or when parked or
510	335		11 stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance
511	336		12 call, or motor vehicle crash.
512	337		13 Any person using these lights in accordance with this
513	338		14 subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an
514	339		15 identification card or letter identifying the bona fide
515	340		16 member of a fire department, fire protection district,
516	341		17 rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management
517	342		18 services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The
518	343		19 card or letter must include:
519	344		20 (A) the name of the fire department, fire
520	345		21 protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or
521	346		22 emergency management services agency;
522	347		23 (B) the member's position within the fire
523	348		24 department, fire protection district, rescue squad,
524	349		25 ambulance unit, or emergency management services
525	350		26 agency;
526	351
527	352
528	353
529	354
530	355
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533	358
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536	361		1 (C) the member's term of service; and
537	362		2 (D) the name of a person within the fire
538	363		3 department, fire protection district, rescue squad,
539	364		4 ambulance unit, or emergency management services
540	365		5 agency to contact to verify the information provided.
541	366		6 2. Police department vehicles in cities having a
542	367		7 population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.
543	368		8 3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local
544	369		9 authorities when used in combination with red oscillating,
545	370		10 rotating, or flashing lights.
546	371		11 4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or
547	372		12 federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination
548	373		13 with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
549	374		14 5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as
550	375		15 ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination
551	376		16 with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights;
552	377		17 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
553	378		18 responding to an emergency call.
554	379		19 6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as
555	380		20 organ transport vehicles when used in combination with red
556	381		21 oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; furthermore,
557	382		22 these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation
558	383		23 is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant
559	384		24 team or a representative of the organ procurement
560	385		25 organization.
561	386		26 7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management
562	387
563	388
564	389
565	390
566	391
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568	393
569	394
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572	397		1 Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire
573	398		2 Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public
574	399		3 Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of
575	400		4 Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of
576	401		5 Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red
577	402		6 oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
578	403		7 8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency
579	404		8 management services agency as defined in the Illinois
580	405		9 Emergency Management Agency Act, when used in combination
581	406		10 with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
582	407		11 9. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural
583	408		12 Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives
584	409		13 emergency response, when used in combination with red
585	410		14 oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.
586	411		15 (c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or
587	412		16 flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and
588	413		17 notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a
589	414		18 voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member of a rescue squad,
590	415		19 or a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be equipped with
591	416		20 flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may be
592	417		21 used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or
593	418		22 stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance
594	419		23 call, or motor vehicle crash.
595	420		24 (c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or
596	421		25 flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and
597	422		26 notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a paid
598	423
599	424
600	425
601	426
602	427
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608	433		1 or unpaid member of a local or county emergency management
609	434		2 services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency
610	435		3 Management Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating,
611	436		4 rotating, or flashing lights to be used in combination with
612	437		5 blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, if
613	438		6 authorization by local authorities is in writing and carried
614	439		7 in the vehicle.
615	440		8 (d) The use of a combination of amber and white
616	441		9 oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, whether lighted or
617	442		10 unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles
618	443		11 designed and used for towing or hoisting vehicles or motor
619	444		12 vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local
620	445		13 authorities, contractors, and union representatives;
621	446		14 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on second
622	447		15 division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting
623	448		16 vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local
624	449		17 authorities, and contractors except while such vehicles are
625	450		18 engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or
626	451		19 construction operations within the limits of highway
627	452		20 construction projects, and shall not be lighted on the
628	453		21 vehicles of union representatives except when those vehicles
629	454		22 are within the limits of a construction project.
630	455		23 (d-5) The use of green oscillating, flashing, or rotating
631	456		24 lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:
632	457		25 1. Second division vehicles designed and used for
633	458		26 towing or hoisting vehicles when the lights on those
634	459
635	460
636	461
637	462
638	463
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641	466
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644	469		1 vehicles are used in combination with amber or amber and
645	470		2 white oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights;
646	471		3 furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when
647	472		4 such vehicles are actually being used at the scene of a
648	473		5 crash or disablement.
649	474		6 2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of
650	475		7 Illinois when the lights on those vehicles or equipment
651	476		8 are used in combination with amber or amber and white
652	477		9 oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore,
653	478		10 such lights shall not be lighted except while such
654	479		11 vehicles or equipment are engaged in maintenance
655	480		12 operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing
656	481		13 traffic control and protection duties while at an
657	482		14 emergency scene.
658	483		15 3. Motor vehicles of the Department of Transportation
659	484		16 identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol when the lights on
660	485		17 those vehicles are used in combination with red and white
661	486		18 oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights when responding
662	487		19 to an emergency call or when parked or stationary while
663	488		20 engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at an emergency
664	489		21 scene.
665	490		22 4. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
666	491		23 Authority when the lights on those vehicles are used in
667	492		24 combination with amber oscillating, flashing, or rotating
668	493		25 lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted
669	494		26 except while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance
670	495
671	496
672	497
673	498
674	499
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677	502
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680	505		1 operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing
681	506		2 traffic control and protection duties while at an
682	507		3 emergency scene.
683	508		4 5. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway
684	509		5 Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000
685	510		6 pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency
686	511		7 Lane Patrol when the lights on those vehicles are used in
687	512		8 combination with red and white oscillating, flashing, or
688	513		9 rotating lights when responding to an emergency call or
689	514		10 when parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle
690	515		11 assistance or at the scene of the emergency.
691	516		12 6. Motor vehicles or equipment of local authority or
692	517		13 municipalities which perform highway maintenance
693	518		14 operations, when the lights on those vehicles are used in
694	519		15 combination with amber or amber and white oscillating,
695	520		16 flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore, such lights
696	521		17 shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are
697	522		18 engaged in the maintenance operations, snow and ice
698	523		19 removal operations, or performing traffic control and
699	524		20 protection duties while at an emergency scene.
700	525		21 7. Fire department vehicles of local fire departments
701	526		22 and State or federal firefighting vehicles when the lights
702	527		23 on those vehicles are used in combination with red, or red
703	528		24 and white, or red and blue, oscillating, rotating, or
704	529		25 flashing lights.
705	530		26 8. Vehicles used by a security company when the lights
706	531
707	532
708	533
709	534
710	535
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713	538
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716	541		1 on those vehicles are used in combination with amber
717	542		2 oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore,
718	543		3 such lights shall not be lighted except when the vehicle
719	544		4 is being operated upon the property or location where the
720	545		5 security company is employed to perform security or crime
721	546		6 prevention duties.
722	547		7 9. Ambulances or rescue vehicles operating in counties
723	548		8 with populations of less than 2,000,000.
724	549		9 (d-10) Fire department vehicles of local fire departments
725	550		10 and State or federal firefighting vehicles, police vehicles of
726	551		11 State, federal, or local authorities, and vehicles designated
727	552		12 by local or State authority, while parked at an emergency
728	553		13 scene, may use a steady-on illumination or steady-burn, or
729	554		14 flashing green beacon or beacons if such steady-on,
730	555		15 steady-burn, or flashing beacon is used to indicate an
731	556		16 emergency operations command post or incident command
732	557		17 location.
733	558		18 (e) All oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights referred
734	559		19 to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity, when
735	560		20 illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.
736	561		21 (f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer
737	562		22 of oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or his
738	563		23 representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting
739	564		24 such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If
740	565		25 the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a
741	566		26 highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the
742	567
743	568
744	569
745	570
746	571
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748	573
749	574
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752	577		1 vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The
753	578		2 signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in
754	579		3 letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A
755	580		4 vehicle authorized to have oscillating, rotating, or flashing
756	581		5 lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the
757	582		6 lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway.
758	583		7 (g) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a),
759	584		8 (b), (c), (d), (d-5), or (d-10) of this Section who without
760	585		9 lawful authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or
761	586		10 detain another person shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
762	587		11 (h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person
763	588		12 violating the provisions of subsection (a) or (c) of this
764	589		13 Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
765	590		14 (Source: P.A. 102-842, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
766	591		15 103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-667, eff. 1-1-25.)
767	592		16 (625 ILCS 5/12-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601)
768	593		17 Sec. 12-601. Horns and warning devices.
769	594		18 (a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall
770	595		19 be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of
771	596		20 emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance
772	597		21 of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device
773	598		22 shall emit an unreasonable loud or harsh sound or a whistle.
774	599		23 The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary
775	600		24 to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn
776	601		25 but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.
777	602
778	603
779	604
780	605
781	606
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784	609
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787		-	1 (b) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person
788		-	2 use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as
789		-	3 otherwise permitted in this Section. Any authorized emergency
790		-	4 vehicle or organ transport vehicle as defined in Chapter 1 of
791		-	5 this Code or a vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire
792		-	6 chief, assistant fire chief, EMS chief, or the Director or
793		-	7 Coordinator of a municipal or county emergency services and
794		-	8 disaster agency may be equipped with a siren, whistle, or bell
795		-	9 capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from
796		-	10 a distance of not less than 500 feet, but such siren, whistle,
797		-	11 or bell shall not be used except when such vehicle is operated
798		-	12 in response to an emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of
799		-	13 an actual or suspected violator of the law in either of which
800		-	14 events the driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren,
801		-	15 whistle, or bell when necessary to warn pedestrians and other
802		-	16 drivers of the approach thereof.
803		-	17 (c) Trackless trolley coaches, as defined by Section 1-206
804		-	18 of this Code, and replica trolleys, as defined by Section
805		-	19 1-171.04 of this Code, may be equipped with a bell or bells in
806		-	20 lieu of a horn, and may, in addition to the requirements of
807		-	21 subsection (a) of this Section, use a bell or bells for the
808		-	22 purpose of indicating arrival or departure at designated stops
809		-	23 during the hours of scheduled operation.
810		-	24 (Source: P.A. 102-448, eff. 1-1-22.)
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