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91_HB2085enr HB2085 Enrolled LRB9102573KScs 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing 2 Sections 12-205.1 and 12-709. 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 changing Sections 12-205.1 and 12-709 as follows: 7 (625 ILCS 5/12-205.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-205.1) 8 Sec. 12-205.1. Implements of husbandry or slow-moving 9 vehicles-Display of amber signal lamp. Every animal drawn 10 vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and special 11 mobile equipment, except when used for road construction or 12 maintenance within the limits of a construction or 13 maintenance project where traffic control devices are used in 14 compliance with the applicable provisions of the manual and 15 specifications adopted under Section 11-301 of the Illinois 16 Vehicle Code, when operated on a highway during a time when 17 lighted lamps are required by Section 12-201 of this Chapter, 18 shall display to the rear at least one flashing amber signal 19 lamp mounted as high as practicable and of sufficient 20 intensity to be visible for a distance of at least 500 feet 21 in normal sunlight; provided, that only the rearmost vehicle 22 of a combination of vehicles coupled together need display 23 such lamp. The flashing amber signal lamp may be operated 24 lighted during daylight hours when other lamps are not 25 required to be lighted when vehicles authorized in this 26 Section are operated on a highway. Implements of husbandry 27 manufactured on or after January 1, 2003 and operated on 28 public roads between sunset and sunrise shall display 29 markings and lighting that meet or exceed the design, 30 performance, and mounting specifications adopted by the 31 American Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by HB2085 Enrolled -2- LRB9102573KScs 1 that body as ASAE S 279.10 APR98. 2 (Source: P.A. 84-285.) 3 (625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709) 4 Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem. 5 (a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement 6 of husbandry and special mobile equipment, when operated on a 7 highway must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem mounted on 8 the rear except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section. 9 Special mobile equipment is exempt when operated within the 10 limits of a construction or maintenance project where traffic 11 control devices are used in compliance with the applicable 12 provisions of the manual and specifications adopted under 13 Section 11-301 of the "Illinois Vehicle Code". 14 (b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) of 15 this Section when operated in combination on a highway must 16 display a slow-moving vehicle emblem as follows: 17 1. Where the towed unit or any load thereon 18 partially or totally obscures the slow-moving vehicle 19 emblem on the towing unit, the towed unit shall be 20 equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem. In such cases 21 the towing unit need not display the emblem. 22 2. Where the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the 23 towing unit is not obscured by the towed unit or its 24 load, then either or both may be equipped with the 25 required emblem but it shall be sufficient if either 26 displays it. 27 3. A registered truck towed behind a farm tractor 28 in conformity with the provisions of Section 11-1418 of 29 the "Illinois Vehicle Code" must display a slow-moving 30 vehicle emblem in the manner provided in paragraph (c) 31 while being towed on a highway if the emblem on the 32 towing vehicle is partially or totally obscured. 33 (c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by HB2085 Enrolled -3- LRB9102573KScs 1 paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section must meet the 2 specifications and mounting requirements established by the 3 Department. Such specifications and mounting requirements 4 shall be based on the specifications adopted by the American 5 Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by that body 6 as ASAE S 276.2 dated March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. No 7 advertising or other marking shall appear upon the emblem 8 except that specified by the American Society of Agricultural 9 Engineers to identify the standard to which the material 10 complies. Each original package containing a slow-moving 11 vehicle emblem shall display a notice on the outside of the 12 package stating that such emblem shall only be used for the 13 purposes stated in subsections (a) and (b). 14 (d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety 15 identification device and shall not be displayed on any 16 vehicle nor displayed in any manner other than as described 17 in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section. A violation 18 of this subsection (d) is a petty offense punishable by a 19 fine of $25 for the first offense and $75 for a second or 20 subsequent offense within one year of the first offense. 21 (Source: P.A. 86-1259.)