<tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>AN ACT concerning transportation.</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><b><code>Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, </code></b></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><b><code>represented in the General Assembly:</code></b> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>Section 5. </code><code>The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>changing Sections 3-611.5, 12-215, and 12-601 as follows:</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(625 ILCS 5/3-611.5)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>Sec. 3-611.5. </code><code>Fire Chief license plates.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>municipality or fire protection district that operates a fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>department </code><u><code>or a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System</code></u><code>, accompanied by an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>application and the appropriate fee, may issue, to a fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>chief, deputy fire chief, and assistant fire chief of each </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>municipal fire department or fire protection district </code><u><code>and </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><u><code>chief of a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System</code></u><code>, special registration </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>plates designated as Fire Chief license plates. The special </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>autocycles, or motor vehicles of the second division weighing </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>not more than 8,000 pounds, owned by the fire department or the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>fire chief, deputy fire chief, </code><strike><code>or</code></strike><code> assistant fire chief of the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>fire department</code><u><code>, or chief of a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System</code></u><code>. </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 2 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Code.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(b) The design and color of the special plates shall be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The plates are </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>not required to designate "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>may prescribe rules governing the requirements and approval of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the special plates. The fee for this plate for a vehicle owned </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>by the fire chief, deputy fire chief, or assistant fire chief </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>shall be the same as the fee prescribed for first division </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>vehicles in Section 3-806 of this Code. Permanent license </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>plates for fire chief, deputy fire chief, or assistant fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>chief vehicles owned by a municipal fire department or fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>protection district shall be issued at the fee prescribed in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Section 3-808.1(b). </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(c) Any fire chief, deputy fire chief, </code><strike><code>or</code></strike><code> assistant fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>chief</code><u><code>, or chief of a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System</code></u><code> operating </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>warning devices as described in paragraph 2.1 of subsection </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>(a) of Section 12-215 or subsection (b) of Section 12-601 upon </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>a vehicle not owned by a municipality or fire protection </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>district shall display license plates as described in this </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Section.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(d) With the exception of permanently issued license </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>plates, upon the resignation, termination, or reassignment to </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>a rank other than fire chief, deputy fire chief, or assistant </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>fire chief, </code><u><code>or upon resignation, termination, or reassignment </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><u><code>from a Mutual Aid Alarm Box System,</code></u><code> a person issued plates </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 3 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>under this Section shall immediately surrender the license </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>plate to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>have the ability to recover license plates issued under this </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Section.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>(Source: P.A. 102-448, eff. 1-1-22; 103-843, eff. 1-1-25</code><code>.)</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(625 ILCS 5/12-215)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>Sec. 12-215. </code><code>Oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>motor vehicles. </code><code>Except as otherwise provided in this Code:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(a) The use of red or white oscillating, rotating, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>flashing lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>except on:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>1. Law enforcement vehicles of State, federal, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>local authorities;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>2. A vehicle operated by a police officer or county </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>coroner and designated or authorized by local authorities, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>in writing, as a law enforcement vehicle; however, such </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>designation or authorization must be carried in the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicle;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>2.1. A vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>chief, </code><strike><code>or</code></strike><code> assistant fire chief</code><u><code>, or a chief of a Mutual Aid </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <u><code>Box Alarm System</code></u><code> who has completed an emergency vehicle </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>operation training course approved by the Office of the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>State Fire Marshal and designated or authorized by local </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>authorities, fire departments, </code><strike><code>or</code></strike><code> fire protection </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>districts</code><u><code>, or Mutual Aid Box Alarm Systems</code></u><code>, in writing, as </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 4 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>a fire department, fire protection district, </code><strike><code>or</code></strike><code> township </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>fire department</code><u><code>, or Mutual Aide Box Alarm System</code></u><code> vehicle; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>however, the designation or authorization must be carried </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>in the vehicle, and the lights may be visible or activated </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>only when responding to a bona fide emergency; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>3. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>federal firefighting vehicles;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>4. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>ambulances or rescue vehicles; furthermore, such lights </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>shall not be lighted except when responding to an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency call for and while actually conveying the sick </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>or injured;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>4.5. Vehicles which are occasionally used as rescue </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicles that have been authorized for use as rescue </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicles by a volunteer EMS provider, provided that the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>operator of the vehicle has successfully completed an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency vehicle operation training course recognized by </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>the Department of Public Health; furthermore, the lights </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>shall not be lighted except when responding to an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency call for the sick or injured; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>5. Tow trucks licensed in a state that requires such </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>any such tow truck while the tow truck is operating in the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>State of Illinois;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>6. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 5 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Juvenile Justice;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>7. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>management services agency as defined in the Illinois </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Emergency Management Agency Act;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>8. School buses operating alternately flashing head </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>lamps as permitted under Section 12-805 of this Code;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>9. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>organ transplant vehicles when used in combination with </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>furthermore, these lights shall be lighted only when the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>transportation is declared an emergency by a member of the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>transplant team or a representative of the organ </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>procurement organization; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>10. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency response;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>11. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Transportation identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol; the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>lights shall not be lighted except when responding to an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency call or when parked or stationary while engaged </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>in motor vehicle assistance or at the scene of the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency; and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>12. Vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 6 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Lane Patrol; the lights shall not be lighted except when </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>responding to an emergency call or when parked or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>stationary while engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>the scene of the emergency. </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(b) The use of amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>1. Second division vehicles designed and used for </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>towing or hoisting vehicles; furthermore, such lights </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>shall not be lighted except as required in this paragraph </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>1; such lights shall be lighted when such vehicles are </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>actually being used at the scene of a crash or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>disablement; if the towing vehicle is equipped with a flat </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>bed that supports all wheels of the vehicle being </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>transported, the lights shall not be lighted while the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicle is engaged in towing on a highway; if the towing </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicle is not equipped with a flat bed that supports all </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>wheels of a vehicle being transported, the lights shall be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>lighted while the towing vehicle is engaged in towing on a </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>highway during all times when the use of headlights is </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>required under Section 12-201 of this Code; in addition, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>these vehicles may use white oscillating, rotating, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>flashing lights in combination with amber oscillating, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>rotating, or flashing lights as provided in this </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>paragraph;</code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 7 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Illinois, the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, local </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>authorities, and contractors; furthermore, such lights </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>engaged in maintenance or construction operations within </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>the limits of construction projects;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>3. Vehicles or equipment used by engineering or survey </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>crews; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>except while such vehicles are actually engaged in work on </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>a highway;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>4. Vehicles of public utilities, municipalities, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>other construction, maintenance, or automotive service </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicles except that such lights shall be lighted only as </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>a means for indicating the presence of a vehicular traffic </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>hazard requiring unusual care in approaching, overtaking, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>or passing while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>service, or construction on a highway;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>5. Oversized vehicle or load; however, such lights </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>shall only be lighted when moving under permit issued by </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>the Department under Section 15-301 of this Code;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>6. The front and rear of motorized equipment owned and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>operated by the State of Illinois or any political </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>subdivision thereof, which is designed and used for </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>removal of snow and ice from highways;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>6.1. The front and rear of motorized equipment or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicles that (i) are not owned by the State of Illinois or </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 8 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>any political subdivision of the State, (ii) are designed </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>and used for removal of snow and ice from highways and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>parking lots, and (iii) are equipped with a snow plow that </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>is 12 feet in width; these lights may not be lighted except </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>when the motorized equipment or vehicle is actually being </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>used for those purposes on behalf of a unit of government; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>7. Fleet safety vehicles registered in another state, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except as </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>provided for in Section 12-212 of this Code;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>8. Such other vehicles as may be authorized by local </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>authorities;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>9. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>authorities when used in combination with red oscillating, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>rotating, or flashing lights;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>9.5. Propane delivery trucks;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>10. Vehicles used for collecting or delivering mail </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>for the United States Postal Service provided that such </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>lights shall not be lighted except when such vehicles are </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>actually being used for such purposes;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>10.5. Vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Fire Marshal, provided that such lights shall not be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>lighted except for when such vehicles are engaged in work </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>for the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>11. Any vehicle displaying a slow-moving vehicle </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emblem as provided in Section 12-205.1;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>12. All trucks equipped with self-compactors or </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 9 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>recycling, or refuse hauling. Such lights shall not be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>lighted except when such vehicles are actually being used </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>for such purposes;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>13. Vehicles used by a security company, alarm </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>responder, control agency, or the Illinois Department of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Corrections;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>14. Security vehicles of the Department of Human </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Services; however, the lights shall not be lighted except </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>when being used for security related purposes under the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>direction of the superintendent of the facility where the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicle is located; and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>15. Vehicles of union representatives, except that the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>lights shall be lighted only while the vehicle is within </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>the limits of a construction project.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(c) The use of blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>1. Rescue squad vehicles not owned by a fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>department or fire protection district and vehicles owned </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>or operated by a:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>voluntary firefighter;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>paid firefighter;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>part-paid firefighter;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>call firefighter;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>member of the board of trustees of a fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>protection district;</code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 10 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>paid or unpaid member of a rescue squad;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>paid or unpaid member of a voluntary ambulance </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>unit; or</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>paid or unpaid members of a local or county </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency management services agency as defined in the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, designated </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>or authorized by local authorities, in writing, and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>carrying that designation or authorization in the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicle.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>However, such lights are not to be lighted except when </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>responding to a bona fide emergency or when parked or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>call, or motor vehicle crash.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>Any person using these lights in accordance with this </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>subdivision (c)1 must carry on his or her person an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>identification card or letter identifying the bona fide </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>member of a fire department, fire protection district, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>rescue squad, ambulance unit, or emergency management </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>services agency that owns or operates that vehicle. The </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>card or letter must include:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(A) the name of the fire department, fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>protection district, rescue squad, ambulance unit, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency management services agency;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(B) the member's position within the fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>department, fire protection district, rescue squad, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>ambulance unit, or emergency management services </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 11 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>agency;</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(C) the member's term of service; and</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code> </code><code>(D) the name of a person within the fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>department, fire protection district, rescue squad, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>ambulance unit, or emergency management services </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>agency to contact to verify the information provided. </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>2. Police department vehicles in cities having a </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>population of 500,000 or more inhabitants.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>3. Law enforcement vehicles of State or local </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>authorities when used in combination with red oscillating, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>rotating, or flashing lights.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>4. Vehicles of local fire departments and State or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>federal firefighting vehicles when used in combination </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>5. Vehicles which are designed and used exclusively as </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>ambulances or rescue vehicles when used in combination </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>responding to an emergency call.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>6. Vehicles that are equipped and used exclusively as </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>organ transport vehicles when used in combination with red </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights; furthermore, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>these lights shall only be lighted when the transportation </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>is declared an emergency by a member of the transplant </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>team or a representative of the organ procurement </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>organization.</code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 12 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>7. Vehicles of the Illinois Emergency Management </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Agency, vehicles of the Office of the Illinois State Fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Marshal, vehicles of the Illinois Department of Public </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Health, vehicles of the Illinois Department of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Corrections, and vehicles of the Illinois Department of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Juvenile Justice, when used in combination with red </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>8. Vehicles operated by a local or county emergency </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>management services agency as defined in the Illinois </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Emergency Management Agency Act, when used in combination </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>with red oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>9. Vehicles of the Illinois Department of Natural </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Resources that are used for mine rescue and explosives </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency response, when used in combination with red </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights. </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(c-1) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>voluntary firefighter, a voluntary member of a rescue squad, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>or a member of a voluntary ambulance unit may be equipped with </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>flashing white headlights and blue grill lights, which may be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>used only in responding to an emergency call or when parked or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>stationary at the scene of a fire, rescue call, ambulance </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>call, or motor vehicle crash.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(c-2) In addition to the blue oscillating, rotating, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>flashing lights permitted under subsection (c), and </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 13 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>notwithstanding subsection (a), a vehicle operated by a paid </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>or unpaid member of a local or county emergency management </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>services agency as defined in the Illinois Emergency </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Management Agency Act, may be equipped with white oscillating, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>rotating, or flashing lights to be used in combination with </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>blue oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, if </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>authorization by local authorities is in writing and carried </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>in the vehicle.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(d) The use of a combination of amber and white </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights, whether lighted or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>unlighted, is prohibited except on second division vehicles </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>designed and used for towing or hoisting vehicles or motor </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>vehicles or equipment of the State of Illinois, local </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>authorities, contractors, and union representatives; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted on second </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>division vehicles designed and used for towing or hoisting </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>vehicles or vehicles of the State of Illinois, local </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>authorities, and contractors except while such vehicles are </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>engaged in a tow operation, highway maintenance, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>construction operations within the limits of highway </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>construction projects, and shall not be lighted on the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>vehicles of union representatives except when those vehicles </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>are within the limits of a construction project.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(d-5) The use of green oscillating, flashing, or rotating </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>lights, whether lighted or unlighted, is prohibited except on:</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>1. Second division vehicles designed and used for </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 14 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>towing or hoisting vehicles when the lights on those </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicles are used in combination with amber or amber and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>white oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted except when </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>such vehicles are actually being used at the scene of a </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>crash or disablement.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>2. Motor vehicles or equipment of the State of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Illinois when the lights on those vehicles or equipment </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>are used in combination with amber or amber and white </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>such lights shall not be lighted except while such </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>vehicles or equipment are engaged in maintenance </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>traffic control and protection duties while at an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency scene.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>3. Motor vehicles of the Department of Transportation </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>identified as Emergency Traffic Patrol when the lights on </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>those vehicles are used in combination with red and white </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights when responding </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>to an emergency call or when parked or stationary while </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>engaged in motor vehicle assistance or at an emergency </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>scene.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>4. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Authority when the lights on those vehicles are used in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>combination with amber oscillating, flashing, or rotating </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>lights; furthermore, such lights shall not be lighted </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 15 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>except while such vehicles are engaged in maintenance </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>operations, snow and ice removal operations, or performing </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>traffic control and protection duties while at an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>emergency scene.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>5. Motor vehicles of the Illinois State Toll Highway </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Authority with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>pounds or more and those identified as Highway Emergency </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>Lane Patrol when the lights on those vehicles are used in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>combination with red and white oscillating, flashing, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>rotating lights when responding to an emergency call or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>when parked or stationary while engaged in motor vehicle </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>assistance or at the scene of the emergency.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>6. Motor vehicles or equipment of local authority or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>municipalities which perform highway maintenance </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>operations, when the lights on those vehicles are used in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>combination with amber or amber and white oscillating, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore, such lights </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>shall not be lighted except while such vehicles are </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>engaged in the maintenance operations, snow and ice </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>removal operations, or performing traffic control and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>protection duties while at an emergency scene.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>7. Fire department vehicles of local fire departments </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>and State or federal firefighting vehicles when the lights </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>on those vehicles are used in combination with red, or red </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>and white, or red and blue, oscillating, rotating, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>flashing lights.</code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 16 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>8. Vehicles used by a security company when the lights </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>on those vehicles are used in combination with amber </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>oscillating, flashing, or rotating lights; furthermore, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>such lights shall not be lighted except when the vehicle </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>is being operated upon the property or location where the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>security company is employed to perform security or crime </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>prevention duties.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code> </code><code>9. Ambulances or rescue vehicles operating in counties </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" > <code>with populations of less than 2,000,000. </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(d-10) Fire department vehicles of local fire departments </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and State or federal firefighting vehicles, police vehicles of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>State, federal, or local authorities, and vehicles designated </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>by local or State authority, while parked at an emergency </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>scene, may use a steady-on illumination or steady-burn, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>flashing green beacon or beacons if such steady-on, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>steady-burn, or flashing beacon is used to indicate an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>emergency operations command post or incident command </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>location.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(e) All oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights referred </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to in this Section shall be of sufficient intensity, when </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>illuminated, to be visible at 500 feet in normal sunlight.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(f) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a manufacturer </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>of oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or his </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>representative or authorized vendor from temporarily mounting </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>such lights on a vehicle for demonstration purposes only. If </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the lights are not covered while the vehicle is operated upon a </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 17 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>highway, the vehicle shall display signage indicating that the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>vehicle is out of service or not an emergency vehicle. The </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>signage shall be displayed on all sides of the vehicle in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>letters at least 2 inches tall and one-half inch wide. A </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>vehicle authorized to have oscillating, rotating, or flashing </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>lights mounted for demonstration purposes may not activate the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>lights while the vehicle is operated upon a highway. </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(g) Any person violating the provisions of subsection (a), </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>(b), (c), (d), (d-5), or (d-10) of this Section who without </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>lawful authority stops or detains or attempts to stop or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>detain another person shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(h) Except as provided in subsection (g) above, any person </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>violating the provisions of subsection (a) or (c) of this </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Section shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>(Source: P.A. 102-842, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-667, eff. 1-1-25</code><code>.)</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(625 ILCS 5/12-601)</code><code> </code><code>(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-601)</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>Sec. 12-601. </code><code>Horns and warning devices. </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(a) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>shall emit an unreasonable loud or harsh sound or a whistle. </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>The driver of a motor vehicle shall when reasonably necessary </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>to insure safe operation give audible warning with his horn </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SB1158 Engrossed</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 18 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 05497 LNS 15526 b</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a highway.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(b) No vehicle shall be equipped with nor shall any person </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>use upon a vehicle any siren, whistle, or bell, except as </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>otherwise permitted in this Section. Any authorized emergency </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>vehicle or organ transport vehicle as defined in Chapter 1 of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>this Code or a vehicle operated by a fire chief, deputy fire </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>chief, assistant fire chief, </code><u><code>chief of a Mutual Aid Box Alarm </code></u></td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><u><code>System,</code></u><code> or the Director or Coordinator of a municipal or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>county emergency services and disaster agency may be equipped </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>with a siren, whistle, or bell capable of emitting sound </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>than 500 feet, but such siren, whistle, or bell shall not be </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>used except when such vehicle is operated in response to an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>emergency call or in the immediate pursuit of an actual or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>suspected violator of the law in either of which events the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>driver of such vehicle shall sound such siren, whistle, or </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>bell when necessary to warn pedestrians and other drivers of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the approach thereof.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>(c) Trackless trolley coaches, as defined by Section 1-206 </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>of this Code, and replica trolleys, as defined by Section </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">21</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>1-171.04 of this Code, may be equipped with a bell or bells in </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">22</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>lieu of a horn, and may, in addition to the requirements of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">23</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>subsection (a) of this Section, use a bell or bells for the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">24</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>purpose of indicating arrival or departure at designated stops </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">25</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>during the hours of scheduled operation.</code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">26</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>(Source: P.A. 102-448, eff. 1-1-22</code><code>.)</code>