Chapter 625 — VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/1-182.6) Sec. 1-182.6. Seat safety belts. A set of belts or a harness meeting the specifications established by the Department of Transportation and installed in such manner as to prevent or materially reduce the movement of the person using the belts or harness in th…

(625 ILCS 5/1-182.8) Sec. 1-182.8. Second stage manufacturer or converter. A person who prior to the retail sale of a motor vehicle, assembles, installs or affixes a body, cab, or special equipment to a chassis, or who adds, subtracts from, or modifies a previously assembled or m…

(625 ILCS 5/1-183) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-183) Sec. 1-183. Secretary. The Illinois Secretary of State or his or her designee. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-184) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-184) Sec. 1-184. Secretary of State. The Secretary of State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-185) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-185) Sec. 1-185. Security agreement. A written agreement which reserves or creates a security interest. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-186) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-186) Sec. 1-186. Security interest. An interest in a vehicle reserved or created by agreement and which secures payment or performance of an obligation. The term includes the interest of a lessor under a lease intended as security. A se…

(625 ILCS 5/1-186.5) Sec. 1-186.5. Selling price. The consideration received for a motor vehicle subject to the tax imposed by Section 3-1001 valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, including cash, credits, service, or property. In the case of gifts or transfers …

(625 ILCS 5/1-187) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-187) Sec. 1-187. Semitrailer. Every vehicle without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that some part of its weight and that of it…

(625 ILCS 5/1-187.001) Sec. 1-187.001. Serious traffic violation. (a) A conviction when operating a motor vehicle for: (1) a violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-402, relating to a motor vehicle crash involving damage to a vehicle; (2) a violation of Section 11-403, relating…

(625 ILCS 5/1-187.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-187.01) Sec. 1-187.01. Servicing of vehicles. The altering or maintaining of the parts of a vehicle other than its essential parts. Regarding engines and transmissions, however, repair or replacement of parts, which does not result i…

(625 ILCS 5/1-187.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-187.1) Sec. 1-187.1. Shoulder. That portion of the highway adjacent to the roadway for accommodating stopped vehicles or for emergency use. (Source: P.A. 84-873.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-188) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-188) Sec. 1-188. Sidewalk. That portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for use of pedestrians. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-188.2) Sec. 1-188.2. Signature. The name of a person as written by that person and captured in a manner acceptable to the Secretary of State. (Source: P.A. 90-191, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-189) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-189) Sec. 1-189. Situs or base of vehicle. The place where a vehicle is principally garaged, or from whence it is principally dispatched, or where the movements of such vehicle usually originate. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-190) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-190) Sec. 1-190. Solid tire. Every tire of rubber or other resilient material which does not depend upon compressed air for the support of the load. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-190.05) Sec. 1-190.05. Special hauling vehicle. A vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is subject to the weight limitations in subsection (a) of Section 15-111 for which…

(625 ILCS 5/1-190.1) Sec. 1-190.1. Special license plate. Registration plates issued by the Secretary of State that by statute require, in addition to the applicable registration fee, an additional fee that is to be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund…

(625 ILCS 5/1-191) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-191) Sec. 1-191. Special mobile equipment. Every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, including but not limited to: street sweepers,…

(625 ILCS 5/1-192) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-192) Sec. 1-192. Specially constructed vehicle. Every vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder that: (a) has been materially altered from its original construction by the removal, addition or substitution of essential parts…

(625 ILCS 5/1-193) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-193) Sec. 1-193. Speed-change lane. An auxiliary lane, including tapered areas, primarily for the acceleration or deceleration of vehicles entering or leaving the through traffic lanes. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-194) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-194) Sec. 1-194. Stand or standing. Means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than when temporarily and actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-195) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-195) Sec. 1-195. State. A state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a province of the Dominion of Canada. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-196) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-196) Sec. 1-196. State highways. Defined in the "Illinois Highway Code" as the same may from time to time be amended. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-197) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-197) Sec. 1-197. State Police. The Illinois State Police. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-197.5) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-203.1) Sec. 1-197.5. Statutory summary alcohol or other drug related suspension of driver's privileges. The withdrawal by the Secretary of State of a person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways for …

(625 ILCS 5/1-197.6) Sec. 1-197.6. Statutory summary revocation of driving privileges. The revocation by the Secretary of State of a person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways for the period provided in Section 6-208.1. Reinstatement after the…

(625 ILCS 5/1-198) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-198) Sec. 1-198. Stinger-steered semitrailer. Every semitrailer, including automobile transporters, which has its kingpin on a projection to the front of the structure of such semitrailer and is combined with the 5th wheel of the truck …

(625 ILCS 5/1-199) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-199) Sec. 1-199. Stop. When required means complete cessation from movement. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-200) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-200) Sec. 1-200. Stop or stopping. Means any halting even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or traffic-…

(625 ILCS 5/1-201) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-201) Sec. 1-201. Street. The entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-202) Sec. 1-202. Streetcar. A car other than a railroad train for transporting persons or property and operated upon rails principally within a municipality. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-202.1) Sec. 1-202.1. Street rod. A motor vehicle that is a 1948 or older vehicle or a vehicle that was manufactured after 1948 to resemble a vehicle that was manufactured before 1949 and has been altered from the manufacturer's original design or has a body construc…

(625 ILCS 5/1-202.5) Sec. 1-202.5. Strobe lamp. A vehicular signaling device that generates flashes of light by inducing intermittent flows of electricity through a gas. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-203) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-203) Sec. 1-203. Suburban district. That portion of any city, village or incorporated town other than the business and residence districts. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-203.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-203.1) Sec. 1-203.1. (Blank). (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-197.5 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-204) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-204) Sec. 1-204. Suspension of driver's license. The temporary withdrawal by formal action of the Secretary of a person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public highways, for a period specifically designated by th…

(625 ILCS 5/1-204.05) Sec. 1-204.05. Suspension system. The system of devices consisting of but not limited to springs, spring shackles, shock absorbers, torsion bars, a frame, or any other supporting members used to attach the body of a motor vehicle to its axles. (Source: P.A. …

(625 ILCS 5/1-204.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-204.1) Sec. 1-204.1. Sworn report. A confirmation of correctness and truth by an affidavit, oath, deposition or a verification by certification executed pursuant to Section 1-109 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Source: P.A. 85-992.)…

(625 ILCS 5/1-204.3) Sec. 1-204.3. Tandem axles. Any 2 or more single axles whose centers are more than 40 inches and not more than 96 inches apart, measured to the nearest inch between extreme axles in the series, except as provided in Section 15-111 for special hauling vehicles…

(625 ILCS 5/1-204.4) Sec. 1-204.4. Tank vehicle. Any commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank or tanks having an individual rated capacity of more than 119 gallons and an aggregate rated capacity of 1,000 gallons or more …

(625 ILCS 5/1-205) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-205) Sec. 1-205. Through highway. Every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right of way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from intersecting highways is required by law to yield rig…

(625 ILCS 5/1-205.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-205.01) Sec. 1-205.01. Tollroad or toll highway. All highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-205.02) Sec. 1-205.02. Towaway trailer transporter combination. A combination of vehicles consisting of a trailer transporter towing unit and two trailers or semitrailers with a total weight that does not exceed 26,000 pounds, and in which the trailers or semitraile…

(625 ILCS 5/1-205.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-205.1) Sec. 1-205.1. Tow truck. Every truck designed or altered and equipped for and used to push, tow, carry upon, or draw vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, towbar, towline or auxiliary axle, or carried upon to render assistance t…

(625 ILCS 5/1-205.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-205.2) Sec. 1-205.2. Tower. A person who owns or operates a tow truck or a wrecker. (Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-206) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-206) Sec. 1-206. Trackless trolley coach. Every motor vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-207) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-207) Sec. 1-207. Traffic. Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-208) Sec. 1-208. Traffic control signal. Any official traffic control device other than a railroad sign or signal, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately directed to stop and permitted t…

(625 ILCS 5/1-209) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-209) Sec. 1-209. Trailer. Every vehicle without motive power in operation, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests u…

(625 ILCS 5/1-209.1) Sec. 1-209.1. Trailer transporter towing unit. A power unit that is not used to carry property when operating in a towaway trailer transporter combination. (Source: P.A. 99-717, eff. 8-5-16.)