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| Public Act 098-0511 | ||||
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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 | ||||
Sections 1-187.001, 11-601, 11-601.5, 11-602, and 11-603 as | ||||
follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/1-187.001)
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Sec. 1-187.001. Serious traffic violation.
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(a) A conviction when operating a motor vehicle for:
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(1) a violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-402, | ||||
relating to a motor
vehicle
accident involving damage to a | ||||
vehicle;
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(2) a violation of Section 11-403, relating to failure | ||||
to stop and
exchange information after a motor vehicle | ||||
collision, property damage only;
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(3) a violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-502, | ||||
relating to illegal
transportation, possession, or | ||||
carrying of alcoholic liquor within the
passenger area of | ||||
any vehicle;
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(4) a violation of Section 6-101 relating to operating | ||||
a motor vehicle
without a
valid license or permit;
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(5) a violation of Section 11-403, relating to failure | ||||
to stop and
exchange information or give aid after a motor | ||||
vehicle collision involving
personal injury or death;
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(6) a violation relating to excessive speeding, | ||
involving a single
speeding charge of 26 30 miles per hour | ||
or more above the legal speed limit;
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(7) a violation relating to reckless driving;
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(8) a violation of subsection (d) of Section 11-707, | ||
relating to passing
in a no-passing zone;
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(9) a violation of subsection (b) of Section 11-1402, | ||
relating to
limitations on backing
upon a controlled access | ||
highway;
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(10) a violation of subsection (b) of Section 11-707, | ||
relating to driving
on the left
side of a roadway in a | ||
no-passing zone;
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(11) a violation of subsection (e) of Section 11-1002, | ||
relating to failure
to yield
the right-of-way to a | ||
pedestrian at an intersection;
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(12) a violation of Section 11-1008, relating to | ||
failure to yield to a
pedestrian on a sidewalk; or
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(13) a violation of Section 11-1201, relating to | ||
failure to stop for an
approaching railroad train or | ||
railroad track equipment or signals; or
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(b) Any other similar violation of a law or local ordinance | ||
of any state
relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other | ||
than a parking violation.
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(c) A violation of any of these defined serious traffic | ||
offenses shall
not preclude the defendant from being eligible | ||
to receive an order of court
supervision under Section 5-6-1 of | ||
the Unified Code of Corrections.
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(Source: P.A. 96-1244, eff. 1-1-11.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-601)
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Sec. 11-601. General speed restrictions.
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(a) No vehicle may be driven upon any highway of this State | ||
at a speed
which is greater than is reasonable and proper with | ||
regard to traffic
conditions and the use of the highway, or | ||
endangers the safety of any
person or property. The fact that | ||
the speed of a vehicle does not exceed
the applicable maximum | ||
speed limit does not relieve the driver from the
duty to | ||
decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection,
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approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill | ||
crest, when
traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or | ||
when special hazard exists
with respect to pedestrians or other | ||
traffic or by reason of weather or
highway conditions. Speed | ||
must be decreased as may be necessary to avoid
colliding with | ||
any person or vehicle on or entering the highway in
compliance | ||
with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due
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care.
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(b) No person may drive a vehicle upon any highway of this | ||
State at a
speed which is greater than the applicable statutory | ||
maximum speed limit
established by paragraphs (c), (d), (e), | ||
(f) or (g) of this Section, by
Section 11-605 or by a | ||
regulation or ordinance made under this Chapter.
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(c) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||
under this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit in an urban | ||
district for all vehicles is:
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1. 30 miles per hour; and
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2. 15 miles per hour in an alley.
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(d) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||
under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||
district for any vehicle is (1) 65 miles per hour (i) for
all | ||
highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll
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Highway Authority, unless some other speed limit is designated, | ||
and (ii) for all or part of highways that are designated by
the | ||
Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, and have a | ||
separation between
the roadways moving in opposite directions | ||
and (2) 55 miles per hour for all
other highways, roads, and | ||
streets.
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(d-1) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||
under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||
district for any vehicle is (1) 70 miles per hour on any | ||
interstate highway as defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code; | ||
(2) 65 miles per hour for all or part of highways that are | ||
designated by the Department, have at least 4 lanes of traffic, | ||
and have a separation between the roadways moving in opposite | ||
directions; and (3) 55 miles per hour for all other highways, | ||
roads, and streets. The counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, | ||
Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will may adopt ordinances | ||
setting a maximum speed limit on highways, roads, and streets | ||
that is lower than the limits established by this Section. | ||
(e) In the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, | ||
and Will, unless some lesser speed restriction is established | ||
under
this
Chapter, the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||
district for a second
division vehicle designed or used for the | ||
carrying of a gross weight of
8,001 pounds or more (including | ||
the weight of the vehicle and
maximum load) is
55 miles per | ||
hour.
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(e-1) (Blank). | ||
(f) Unless some other speed restriction is established | ||
under this Chapter,
the maximum speed limit outside an urban | ||
district for a bus is:
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1. 65 miles per hour upon any highway which has at | ||
least 4 lanes of
traffic
and of which the roadways for | ||
traffic moving in opposite directions are
separated by a | ||
strip of ground which is not surfaced or suitable for | ||
vehicular
traffic, except that the maximum speed limit for | ||
a bus on all highways,
roads, or streets not under the | ||
jurisdiction of the Department or the Illinois
State Toll | ||
Highway Authority
is 55 miles per hour; and
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1.5. 70 miles per hour upon any interstate highway as | ||
defined by Section 1-133.1 of this Code outside the | ||
counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will; | ||
and
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2. 55 miles per hour on any other highway.
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(g) (Blank).
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(Source: P.A. 96-524, eff. 1-1-10; 97-202, eff. 1-1-12.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11-601.5)
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Sec. 11-601.5. Driving 26 31 miles per hour or more in | ||
excess of
applicable limit. | ||
(a) A person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of
this | ||
State at a speed that is 26 31 miles per hour or more but less | ||
than 35 40 miles per hour in excess of
the applicable maximum | ||
speed limit established under this Chapter or a
local ordinance | ||
commits a Class B misdemeanor. | ||
(b) A person who drives a vehicle upon any highway of
this | ||
State at a speed that is 35 40 miles per hour or more in excess | ||
of
the applicable maximum speed limit established under this | ||
Chapter or a
local ordinance commits a Class A misdemeanor.
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(Source: P.A. 96-1002, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1507, eff. 1-27-11.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-602)
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Sec. 11-602. Alteration of limits by Department. Whenever | ||
the Department
determines,
upon the basis of an engineering and | ||
traffic investigation concerning any
highway for which the | ||
Department has maintenance responsibility, that a
maximum | ||
speed limit prescribed in Section 11-601 of this Chapter is | ||
greater
or less than is reasonable or safe with respect to the | ||
conditions found
to exist at any intersection or other place on | ||
such highway or along any
part or zone thereof, the Department | ||
shall determine and declare a reasonable
and safe absolute | ||
maximum speed limit applicable to such intersection or
place, | ||
or along such part or zone. However, such limit shall conform | ||
with the maximum speed limit restrictions provided for in | ||
Section 11-601 of this Code not exceed
65 miles per hour on a
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highway or street which is especially
designed for
through | ||
traffic and to, from, or over which owners of or persons having
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an interest in abutting property or other persons have no right | ||
or easement,
or only a limited right or easement, of access, | ||
crossing, light, air, or
view, and shall not exceed 55 miles | ||
per hour on any other highway. Where
a highway under the | ||
Department's jurisdiction
is contiguous to school property, | ||
the Department may, at the school district's
request, set a
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reduced maximum speed limit for student safety purposes in the | ||
portion of the
highway that faces the school property and in | ||
the portions of the highway that
extend
one-quarter mile in | ||
each direction from the opposite ends of the school
property. A | ||
limit determined and
declared as provided in this Section | ||
becomes effective, and suspends the
applicability of the limit
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prescribed
in Section 11-601 of this Chapter, when appropriate | ||
signs giving notice
of the limit are erected at such | ||
intersection or other
place, or along such part or zone of the | ||
highway. Electronic
speed-detecting devices shall not be used | ||
within 500 feet beyond any such
sign in the direction of | ||
travel; if so used in violation hereof, evidence
obtained | ||
thereby shall be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding.
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However, nothing in this Section prohibits the use of such | ||
electronic
speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of a sign | ||
within a special
school speed zone indicating such zone, | ||
conforming to the requirements of
Section 11-605 of this Act, | ||
nor shall evidence obtained thereby be
inadmissible in any | ||
prosecution for speeding provided the use of such
device shall | ||
apply only to the enforcement of the speed limit in such
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special school speed zone.
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(Source: P.A. 96-524, eff. 1-1-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/11-603) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-603)
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Sec. 11-603. Alteration of limits by Toll Highway | ||
Authority.
Whenever the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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determines, upon the basis of an
engineering and traffic | ||
investigation concerning a toll highway under its
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jurisdiction, that a maximum speed limit prescribed in Section | ||
11-601 of
this Chapter is greater or less than is reasonable or | ||
safe with respect to
conditions found to exist at any place or | ||
along any part or zone of such
highway, the Authority shall | ||
determine and declare by regulation a
reasonable and safe | ||
absolute maximum speed limit at such place or along
such part | ||
or zone, and the speed limit shall conform with the maximum | ||
speed limit restrictions provided for in Section 11-601 of this | ||
Code not exceeding 65 miles per hour. A limit so determined
and | ||
declared becomes effective, and suspends the application of the | ||
limit
prescribed in Section 11-601 of this Chapter, when (a) | ||
the Department
concurs in writing with the Authority's | ||
regulation, and (b) appropriate
signs giving notice of the | ||
limit are erected at such place or along such
part or zone of | ||
the highway. Electronic speed-detecting devices shall not
be | ||
used within 500 feet beyond any such sign in the direction of | ||
travel; if
so used in violation hereof, evidence obtained | ||
thereby shall be
inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding.
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(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)
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