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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2085
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2085, AS AMENDED,
3 by replacing the title with the following:
4 "AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
5 Sections 12-205.1 and 12-709."; and
6 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
7 following:
8 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 changing Sections 12-205.1 and 12-709 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/12-205.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-205.1)
11 Sec. 12-205.1. Implements of husbandry or slow-moving
12 vehicles-Display of amber signal lamp. Every animal drawn
13 vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and special
14 mobile equipment, except when used for road construction or
15 maintenance within the limits of a construction or
16 maintenance project where traffic control devices are used in
17 compliance with the applicable provisions of the manual and
18 specifications adopted under Section 11-301 of the Illinois
19 Vehicle Code, when operated on a highway during a time when
20 lighted lamps are required by Section 12-201 of this Chapter,
21 shall display to the rear at least one flashing amber signal
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1 lamp mounted as high as practicable and of sufficient
2 intensity to be visible for a distance of at least 500 feet
3 in normal sunlight; provided, that only the rearmost vehicle
4 of a combination of vehicles coupled together need display
5 such lamp. The flashing amber signal lamp may be operated
6 lighted during daylight hours when other lamps are not
7 required to be lighted when vehicles authorized in this
8 Section are operated on a highway. Implements of husbandry
9 manufactured on or after January 1, 2003 and operated on
10 public roads between sunset and sunrise shall display
11 markings and lighting that meet or exceed the design,
12 performance, and mounting specifications adopted by the
13 American Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by
14 that body as ASAE S 279.10 APR98.
15 (Source: P.A. 84-285.)
16 (625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709)
17 Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem.
18 (a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement
19 of husbandry and special mobile equipment, when operated on a
20 highway must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem mounted on
21 the rear except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section.
22 Special mobile equipment is exempt when operated within the
23 limits of a construction or maintenance project where traffic
24 control devices are used in compliance with the applicable
25 provisions of the manual and specifications adopted under
26 Section 11-301 of the "Illinois Vehicle Code".
27 (b) Every vehicle or unit described in paragraph (a) of
28 this Section when operated in combination on a highway must
29 display a slow-moving vehicle emblem as follows:
30 1. Where the towed unit or any load thereon
31 partially or totally obscures the slow-moving vehicle
32 emblem on the towing unit, the towed unit shall be
33 equipped with a slow-moving vehicle emblem. In such cases
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1 the towing unit need not display the emblem.
2 2. Where the slow-moving vehicle emblem on the
3 towing unit is not obscured by the towed unit or its
4 load, then either or both may be equipped with the
5 required emblem but it shall be sufficient if either
6 displays it.
7 3. A registered truck towed behind a farm tractor
8 in conformity with the provisions of Section 11-1418 of
9 the "Illinois Vehicle Code" must display a slow-moving
10 vehicle emblem in the manner provided in paragraph (c)
11 while being towed on a highway if the emblem on the
12 towing vehicle is partially or totally obscured.
13 (c) The slow-moving vehicle emblem required by
14 paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section must meet the
15 specifications and mounting requirements established by the
16 Department. Such specifications and mounting requirements
17 shall be based on the specifications adopted by the American
18 Society of Agricultural Engineers and published by that body
19 as ASAE S 276.2 dated March, 1968 or as ASAE S 276.5. No
20 advertising or other marking shall appear upon the emblem
21 except that specified by the American Society of Agricultural
22 Engineers to identify the standard to which the material
23 complies. Each original package containing a slow-moving
24 vehicle emblem shall display a notice on the outside of the
25 package stating that such emblem shall only be used for the
26 purposes stated in subsections (a) and (b).
27 (d) A slow-moving vehicle emblem is intended as a safety
28 identification device and shall not be displayed on any
29 vehicle nor displayed in any manner other than as described
30 in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section.
31 (Source: P.A. 86-1259.)".