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90_SB1196

      625 ILCS 5/11-1429 new
          Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code  to  prohibit  a  person
      from  operating,  on  a  public  roadway,  a  second division
      vehicle registered for a gross weight of 8,000 pounds or less
      while a person is in an unenclosed cargo area of the  vehicle
      and the vehicle is in motion, with exceptions.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Illinois  Vehicle Code by adding
 2    Section 11-1429.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended by
 6    adding Section 11-1429 as follows:
 7        (625 ILCS 5/11-1429 new)
 8        Sec. 11-1429.  Passenger in cargo area prohibited. It  is
 9    unlawful  for  a  person  to  operate, on a public roadway, a
10    second division vehicle registered  for  a  gross  weight  of
11    8,000 pounds or less while a person is in an unenclosed cargo
12    area  of  the  vehicle   and the vehicle is in motion, except
13    during an emergency or if the vehicle  is  being  used  in  a
14    parade.   This Section does not apply to a person operating a
15    highway maintenance or construction vehicle or a vehicle used
16    exclusively  for  the  vehicle  owner's   own   agricultural,
17    horticultural, or livestock raising operations.

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