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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 12-503 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/12-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-503)
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Sec. 12-503. Windshields must be unobstructed and equipped | ||||
with wipers.
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(a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any sign, | ||||
poster, window
application, reflective material, nonreflective | ||||
material or tinted film
upon the front windshield, sidewings or | ||||
side windows immediately adjacent
to each side of the driver. A | ||||
nonreflective tinted film may be used along
the uppermost | ||||
portion of the windshield if such material does not extend
more | ||||
than 6 inches down from the top of the windshield. Nothing in | ||||
this
Section shall create a cause of action on behalf of a | ||||
buyer against a
dealer or manufacturer who sells a motor | ||||
vehicle with a window which is in
violation of this Section.
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(a-5) No person shall install or repair any material | ||||
prohibited by subsection (a) of this Section. | ||||
(1) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a person | ||||
from removing or altering any material prohibited by | ||||
subsection (a) to make a motor vehicle comply with the | ||||
requirements of this Section. | ||
(2) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a person | ||
from installing window treatment for a person with a | ||
medical condition described in subsection (g) of this | ||
Section. An installer who installs window treatment for a | ||
person with a medical condition described in subsection (g) | ||
must obtain a copy of the certified statement or letter | ||
written by a physician described in subsection (g) from the | ||
person with the medical condition prior to installing the | ||
window treatment. The copy of the certified statement or | ||
letter must be kept in the installer's permanent records. | ||
(b) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the | ||
use of
nonreflective, smoked or tinted glass, nonreflective | ||
film, perforated
window screen or other decorative window | ||
application on windows to the rear
of the driver's seat, except | ||
that any motor vehicle with a window to the
rear of the | ||
driver's seat treated in this manner shall be equipped with a
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side mirror on each side of the motor vehicle which are in | ||
conformance with
Section 12-502.
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(c) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any objects | ||
placed or
suspended between the driver and the front | ||
windshield, rear
window, side wings or side windows immediately | ||
adjacent to each side of
the driver which materially obstructs | ||
the driver's view.
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(d) Every motor vehicle, except motorcycles, shall be | ||
equipped with a
device, controlled by the driver, for cleaning | ||
rain, snow, moisture or other
obstructions from the windshield; | ||
and no person shall drive a motor vehicle
with snow, ice, | ||
moisture or other material on any of the windows or
mirrors, | ||
which materially obstructs the driver's clear view of the | ||
highway.
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(e) No person shall drive a motor vehicle when the | ||
windshield, side or
rear windows are in such defective | ||
condition or repair as to materially
impair the driver's view | ||
to the front, side or rear. A vehicle equipped
with a side | ||
mirror on each side of the vehicle which are in conformance
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with Section 12-502 will be deemed to be in compliance in the | ||
event the
rear window of the vehicle is materially obscured.
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(f) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section shall not apply | ||
to:
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(1) motor vehicles manufactured prior to January 1, | ||
1982; or
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(2) to those motor vehicles properly registered in | ||
another jurisdiction.
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(g) Paragraph (a) of this Section shall not apply to any | ||
motor vehicle with
a window treatment, including but not | ||
limited to a window application,
reflective material, | ||
nonreflective material, or tinted film, applied or affixed
to a | ||
motor vehicle that:
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(1) is owned and operated by a person afflicted with or | ||
suffering
from a medical illness, ailment, or disease, | ||
including but not limited to systemic or discoid lupus | ||
erythematosus, disseminated superficial actinic | ||
porokeratosis, or albinism, which would require that | ||
person
to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun; or
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(2) is used in transporting a person when the person
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resides at
the same address as the registered owner of the | ||
vehicle and the
person is
afflicted with or suffering from | ||
a medical illness, ailment or disease
which would require | ||
the person to be shielded from the direct rays
of the
sun, | ||
including but not limited to systemic or discoid lupus | ||
erythematosus, disseminated superficial actinic | ||
porokeratosis, or albinism.
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The owner must obtain a certified statement or letter | ||
written by a physician licensed to practice medicine in
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Illinois that such person owning and operating or being | ||
transported in a motor
vehicle is afflicted with or suffers | ||
from such illness, ailment, or disease, including but not | ||
limited to systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus, | ||
disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis, or | ||
albinism, and
such certification must be carried in the | ||
motor vehicle at all times. The
certification shall be | ||
legible and shall contain the date of issuance, the
name, | ||
address and signature of the attending physician, and the | ||
name, address,
and medical condition of the person | ||
requiring exemption. The information on
the certificate | ||
for a window treatment must remain current and shall be | ||
renewed
annually by the attending physician. The owner | ||
shall also submit a copy of the certification to
the | ||
Secretary of
State. The Secretary of State may forward | ||
notice of certification to law
enforcement agencies.
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(g-5) (Blank). | ||
(h) Paragraph (a) of this Section shall not apply to motor | ||
vehicle
stickers or other certificates issued by State or local | ||
authorities which
are required to be displayed upon motor | ||
vehicle windows to evidence
compliance with requirements | ||
concerning motor vehicles.
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(i) Those motor vehicles exempted under paragraph (f)(1) of | ||
this Section
shall not cause their windows to be treated as | ||
described in paragraph (a) after
January 1, 1993.
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(j) A person found guilty of violating paragraphs (a), | ||
(a-5), (b), or (i) of this
Section shall be guilty of a petty | ||
offense and fined no less than $50 nor more
than $500. A second | ||
or subsequent violation of paragraphs (a), (a-5), (b), or (i) | ||
of
this Section shall be treated as a Class C misdemeanor and | ||
the violator fined
no less than $100 nor more than $500. Any | ||
person convicted under paragraphs
(a), (b), or (i) of this | ||
Section shall be ordered to alter any
nonconforming windows | ||
into compliance with this Section. | ||
(k) The Secretary of State shall provide a notice of the | ||
requirements of this Section to a new resident applying for | ||
vehicle registration in this State pursuant to Section 3-801 of | ||
this Code. The Secretary of State may comply with this | ||
subsection by posting the requirements of this Section on the | ||
Secretary of State's website.
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(Source: P.A. 94-564, eff. 8-12-05; 95-202, eff. 8-16-07.)
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