96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3716


 
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







625 ILCS 5/12-614 new











     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "global positioning device" as any electronic device that provides map or route information using an external network source and displays the information with the device's current location identified  on a screen for navigation purposes, and defines "commercial motor vehicle attributed device" as a global positioning device that displays appropriate map and routing information for commercial vehicles  based on current regulations regarding truck routes by allowing for the input of information regarding the weight, size, contents, or other regulated aspects of the commercial vehicle's load.  Provides that a person operating certain classes of commercial vehicles on any highway in this State may not use a global positioning device for routing unless the device is a commercial motor vehicle attributed device.
  















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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 adding 
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Section 12-614 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/12-614 new)
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    Sec. 12-614. Commercial vehicles; global positioning 
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devices.
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    (a) As used in this Section:
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    "Commercial motor vehicle attributed device" means a 
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global positioning device that displays appropriate map and 
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routing information for commercial vehicles  based on current 
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regulations regarding truck routes by allowing for the input of 
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information regarding the weight, size, contents, or other 
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regulated aspects of the commercial vehicle's load.
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    "Global positioning device" means any electronic device 
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that provides map or route information using an external 
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network source and displays the information with the device's 
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current location identified  on a screen for navigation 
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purposes. 
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    (b) A person operating a class 6, 7, or 8, as classified in 
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49 C.F.R. 565.15, commercial vehicle on any highway in this 
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State may not use a global positioning device for routing 
 


 






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unless the device is a commercial motor vehicle attributed 
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device.