Chapter 625, VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.05) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.05) Sec. 1-2.05. (a) "Highway" means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel. (b) "State highway" means S…

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.06) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.06) Sec. 1-2.06. "Intoxicating Beverage" means any beverage enumerated in the "Liquor Control Act of 1934". (Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.07) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.07) Sec. 1-2.07. "Local authority" means every county, municipal, and other local board or body having authority to adopt local police regulations under the Constitution and laws of this State. (Source: P.A. 78-856.)

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.08) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.08) Sec. 1-2.08. "Narcotic drug" means any substance defined as a narcotic drug in the "Illinois Controlled Substances Act". (Source: P.A. 78-856.)

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.09) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.09) Sec. 1-2.09. "Operate" means to ride in or on, other than as a passenger, use or control the operation of a snowmobile in any manner, whether or not the snowmobile is under way. (Source: P.A. 78-856.)

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.10) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.10) Sec. 1-2.10. "Operator" means every person who operates or is in actual physical control of a snowmobile. (Source: P.A. 78-856.)

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.11) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.11) Sec. 1-2.11. "Owner" means a person, other than a lien holder, having title to a snowmobile. The term includes a person entitled to the use or possession of a snowmobile subject to an interest in another person, reserved or cr…

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.12) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.12) Sec. 1-2.12. "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity. (Source: P.A. 78-856.)

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.13) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.13) Sec. 1-2.13. "Register" means the act of assigning a registration number to a snowmobile. (Source: P.A. 78-856.)

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.14) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.14) Sec. 1-2.14. "Roadway" means that portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes 2 or more separate roadways the term "roadwa…

(625 ILCS 40/1-2.15) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 601-2.15) Sec. 1-2.15. "Snowmobile" means a self-propelled device designed for travel on snow or ice or natural terrain steered by skis or runners, and supported in part by skis, belts, or cleats. (Source: P.A. 78-856.)

(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 5/1-205.5) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 1-205.5. Toy vehicle. Any battery powered ride-on toy that (i) is designed to not exceed 10 miles per hour, (ii) includes any number of wheels or handlebars or a steering whe…

(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.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-209.3) Sec. 1-209.3. Transit bus. A bus engaged in public transportation and authorized by the Department to be used on specifically designated roadway shoulders. (Source: P.A. 104-457, eff. 6-1-26.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-209.5) Sec. 1-209.5. Transportation. The actual movement of property or passengers by motor vehicle, together with loading, unloading, and any other accessorial or ancillary service provided by the carrier in connection with movement by motor vehicle. (Source: P.A. …

(625 ILCS 5/1-210) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-210) Sec. 1-210. Transporter. Every person engaged in the driveaway or towaway business of transporting vehicles, not his own, by driving, either singly or by the towbar, saddle mount or full mount methods or any combinations thereof or…

(625 ILCS 5/1-210.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-210.01) Sec. 1-210.01. Travel trailer. A trailer, not used commercially, designed to provide living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, and of a size or weight not requiring an overdimension permit when towed on a highw…

(625 ILCS 5/1-211) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-211) Sec. 1-211. Truck. Every motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. (Source: P.A. 88-476.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-211.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-211.01) Sec. 1-211.01. Truck camper. A truck, not used commercially, when equipped with a portable unit designed to be loaded onto the bed which is constructed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, travel, or camping…

(625 ILCS 5/1-211.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-211.1) Sec. 1-211.1. (Blank). (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-212.5 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-212) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-212) Sec. 1-212. Truck tractor. Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load so drawn, or a power unit that …

(625 ILCS 5/1-212.5) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-211.1) Sec. 1-212.5. Truckster. Every motor vehicle or motorcycle with 3 wheels designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-213.4) Sec. 1-213.4. Type I school bus. A school bus with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating more than 10,000 pounds. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-213.5) Sec. 1-213.5. Type II school bus. A school bus with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,000 pounds or less. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-213.7) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 1-213.7. Unicycle. Every human-powered device with one wheel and operable pedals and a designated seat for the transportation of one person. (Source: P.A. 104-854, eff. 1-1-2…

(625 ILCS 5/1-213.8) Sec. 1-213.8. Uniform Invoice. A form created by the Secretary for the purpose of transporting vehicles and essential parts that does not convey or transfer ownership rights of a vehicle from one entity to another. (Source: P.A. 102-154, eff. 1-1-22.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-214) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-214) Sec. 1-214. Urban district. The territory contiguous to and including any street which is built up with structures devoted to business, industry or dwelling houses situated at intervals of less than 100 feet for a distance of a qua…

(625 ILCS 5/1-214.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-214.1) Sec. 1-214.1. (Blank). (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-214.8 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/1-214.2) Sec. 1-214.2. Target speed. The target speed is the highest desired operating speed given land-use contexts, multimodal activity, and vehicular mobility and shall be established by the entity with jurisdiction over that roadway. (Source: P.A. 104-787, eff. 8-…