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91_SB1930

 
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 1        AN  ACT  to amend the Local Governmental and Governmental
 2    Employees Tort Immunity Act.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section   5.  The  Local  Governmental  and  Governmental
 6    Employees Tort Immunity Act is amended by adding  Section  3-
 7    106.5 as follows:

 8        (745 ILCS 10/3-106.5 new)
 9        Sec.  3-106.5.  Injury  to  bicyclists.  A  local  public
10    entity  is  not  immune under this Article for an injury to a
11    bicyclist who is using any portion or segment of a street  or
12    highway  on  which  bicyclists  are  permitted  to ride under
13    applicable law or local  ordinance  if  (i)  that  injury  is
14    caused  by a condition that is not reasonably safe for use by
15    motor vehicles in the exercise of ordinary care and (ii)  the
16    local  public entity has actual or constructive notice of the
17    existence of that condition in reasonably adequate time prior
18    to an injury to have taken  measures  to  remedy  or  protect
19    against  that condition.  Neither a local public entity nor a
20    public employee, however,  is  liable  for  an  injury  to  a
21    bicyclist  who is using any portion or segment of a street or
22    highway that is designated as a bicycle lane or bicycle route
23    unless the local public entity or public employee  is  guilty
24    of willful and wanton conduct.

25        Section  99.  Effective  date. This Act takes effect upon
26    becoming law.

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