Chapter 625 — VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/11-1414) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414) Sec. 11-1414. Approaching, overtaking, and passing school bus. (a) The driver of a vehicle shall stop such vehicle before meeting or overtaking, from either direction, any school bus stopped on a highway, roadway, private road,…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1414.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1414.1) (Text of Section from P.A. 102-544) Sec. 11-1414.1. School transportation of students. (a) Every student enrolled in grade 12 or below in any entity listed in subsection (a) of Section 1-182 of this Code must be transported…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1415) Sec. 11-1415. School buses stopping, loading and discharging passengers on one-way roadways on highways having 4 or more lanes. (a) A school bus traveling on a one-way roadway or a highway having 4 or more lanes for vehicular t…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1416) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1416) Sec. 11-1416. Obstructing person in highways. No person shall wilfully and unnecessarily hinder, obstruct or delay, or wilfully and unnecessarily attempt to delay, hinder or obstruct any other person in lawfully driving or trav…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1417) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1417) Sec. 11-1417. Travel regulated. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive or cause to be driven a vehicle of any description in or upon any portion of the highway immediately after the same has been dragged and before such p…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1418) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1418) Sec. 11-1418. Farm tractor operation regulated. No person shall operate a farm tractor on a highway unless the tractor is being used as an implement of husbandry in connection with farming operations. For the purpose of this Se…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1419) Sec. 11-1419. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-1308. Repealed by P.A. 98-512, eff. 1-1-14.)

(625 ILCS 5/11-1419.01) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1419.01) Sec. 11-1419.01. Operating without a valid single trip permit. If a single trip permit is required by Section 13a.5 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law, a motor carrier shall not operate in Illinois without a single trip permit iss…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1419.02) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1419.02) Sec. 11-1419.02. Failure to display a valid motor fuel use tax license. (a) If required by Section 13a.4 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law, every valid motor fuel use tax license, or an authorized reproduction, shall at all times…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1419.03) Sec. 11-1419.03. Failure to Display Valid External Motor Fuel Use Tax Decals. (a) Except as provided in the Motor Fuel Tax Law, a motor carrier shall not operate or cause to be operated a commercial motor vehicle upon the highways of this State unless ther…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1419.04) Sec. 11-1419.04. Failure to carry a manifest. Any person who acts as a motor carrier and who fails to carry a manifest as provided in Section 5.5 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. For each subsequent offense, the person is guilt…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1419.05) Sec. 11-1419.05. A motor carrier shall not operate or cause to be operated a commercial motor vehicle upon the highways of this State with a revoked motor fuel use tax license. Any person who operates a commercial motor vehicle with a revoked motor fuel us…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1420) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1420) Sec. 11-1420. Funeral processions. (a) Funeral processions have the right-of-way at intersections when vehicles comprising such procession have their headlights and hazard lights lighted, subject to the following conditions and…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1421) Sec. 11-1421. Conditions for operating ambulances and rescue vehicles. (a) No person shall operate an ambulance or rescue vehicle in a manner not conforming to the motor vehicle laws and regulations of this State or of any poli…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1422) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1422) Sec. 11-1422. Illegal operation of an ambulance or rescue vehicle - Penalty. A person who operates an ambulance or rescue vehicle in violation of Section 11-1421 shall be subject to the penalty prescribed by the applicable law,…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1423) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1423) Sec. 11-1423. Passengers boarding or exiting a school bus. (a) At all pick-up points where it is necessary for a school bus passenger to cross the roadway to board the bus, the school bus driver shall signal the awaiting passen…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1424) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1424) Sec. 11-1424. Operation of a religious organization bus. (a) No religious organization bus may be operated on any street or highway unless all passengers, except for supervisory personnel, are seated in seats permanently mounte…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1425) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1425) Sec. 11-1425. Stop when traffic obstructed. (a) No driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk or drive onto any railroad grade crossing unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection, cross…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1426) Sec. 11-1426. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 95-575, eff. 8-31-07. Repealed by P.A. 96-279, eff. 1-1-10.)

(625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1) Sec. 11-1426.1. Operation of non-highway vehicles on streets, roads, and highways. (a) As used in this Section, "non-highway vehicle" means a motor vehicle not specifically designed to be used on a public highway, including: (1) an all-terrain vehicle, as d…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1426.2) Sec. 11-1426.2. Operation of low-speed vehicles on streets. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is lawful for any person to drive or operate a low-speed vehicle upon any street in this State where the posted speed limit is 30 miles per hour…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1427) Sec. 11-1427. Illegal operation of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle. It is unlawful for any person to drive or operate any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle in the following ways: (a) Careless Operation. No person shall operate any…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1) Sec. 11-1427.1. Operation of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle on ice. All-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles may be operated on the frozen waters of this State subject to the provisions of this Section and the rules of the Departme…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2) Sec. 11-1427.2. Special all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle event. Nothing contained in Section 11-1427 or 11-1427.1 shall be construed to prohibit any local authority of this State from designating a special all-terrain vehicle or off-highway mot…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3) Sec. 11-1427.3. Rules for all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles. The Department of Natural Resources may adopt rules to implement and administer the provisions of Sections 11-1427, 11-1427.1, and 11-1427.2. (Source: P.A. 96-279, eff. 1-1-10.)

(625 ILCS 5/11-1427.4) Sec. 11-1427.4. Signal from officer to stop. An all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle operator, after having received a visual or audible signal from a law enforcement officer to come to a stop, may not: (1) operate an all-terrain vehicle or off-hig…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1427.5) Sec. 11-1427.5. Recreational off-highway vehicles. All provisions of this Code that apply to an all-terrain vehicle shall apply the same to a recreational off-highway vehicle. (Source: P.A. 96-428, eff. 8-13-09.)

(625 ILCS 5/11-1428) Sec. 11-1428. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-683, eff. 1-1-99. Repealed by P.A. 96-279, eff. 1-1-10.)

(625 ILCS 5/11-1429) Sec. 11-1429. Excessive idling. (a) The purpose of this law is to protect public health and the environment by reducing emissions while conserving fuel and maintaining adequate rest and safety of all drivers of diesel vehicles. (b) As used in this Section, "a…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1430) Sec. 11-1430. Vehicle immobilization and impoundment upon certification of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Any municipality may provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle immobilization and impoundment in cases in which the Department of …

(625 ILCS 5/11-1430.1) Sec. 11-1430.1. Vehicle immobilization for failure to pay municipal vehicle tax violation liability. (a) A municipality may provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle immobilization to facilitate enforcement of municipal vehicle tax liability. The progra…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1431) Sec. 11-1431. Solicitations at crash or disablement scene prohibited. (a) A tower, as defined by Section 1-205.2 of this Code, or an employee or agent of a tower may not: (i) stop at the scene of a motor vehicle crash or at or near a damaged or disabled vehic…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1432) Sec. 11-1432. Prohibit smoking in a motor vehicle with a minor present. (a) For purposes of this Section: "Smoke" means to inhale, exhale, burn, or carry a lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, weed, plant, regulated narcotic, or other combustible substance. "Vehic…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1501) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1501) Sec. 11-1501. Application of rules. (a) It is unlawful for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in Article XV of Chapter 11 of this Code. (b) The parent of any child and the guardian of any war…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1502) Sec. 11-1502. Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles. Every person riding a bicycle upon a highway shall be granted all of the rights, including, but not limited to, rights under Article IX of this Chapter, and shall be …

(625 ILCS 5/11-1503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1503) Sec. 11-1503. Riding on bicycles. (a) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto. (b) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than th…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1504) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1504) Sec. 11-1504. Clinging to vehicles. No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway. (Source: P.A. 82-132.)

(625 ILCS 5/11-1505) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1505) Sec. 11-1505. Position of bicycles and motorized pedal cycles on roadways - Riding on roadways and bicycle paths. (a) Any person operating a bicycle or motorized pedal cycle upon a roadway at less than the normal speed of traff…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1505.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1505.1) Sec. 11-1505.1. Persons riding bicycles or motorized pedal cycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than 2 abreast, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for their exclusive use. Persons riding 2 abreast shall not…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1506) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1506) Sec. 11-1506. Carrying articles. No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the use of both hands in the control and operation of the bicycle. A person operating a bicycle shall keep…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1507) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1507) Sec. 11-1507. Lamps and other equipment on bicycles. (a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1507.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1507.1) Sec. 11-1507.1. Lamps on mopeds. Every moped, when in use at nighttime, shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front, and with a red ref…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1508) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1508) Sec. 11-1508. Bicycle identifying number. A person engaged in the business of selling bicycles at retail shall not sell any bicycle unless the bicycle has an identifying number permanently stamped or cast on its frame. (Source:…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1509) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1509) Sec. 11-1509. Inspecting bicycles. A uniformed police officer may at any time upon reasonable cause to believe that a bicycle is unsafe or not equipped as required by law, or that its equipment is not in proper adjustment or re…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1510) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1510) Sec. 11-1510. Left Turns. (a) A person riding a bicycle or moped intending to turn left shall follow a course described in Section 11-801 or in paragraph (b) of this Section. (b) A person riding a bicycle or moped intending to …

(625 ILCS 5/11-1511) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1511) Sec. 11-1511. Turn and stop signals. (a) Except as provided in this Section, a person riding a bicycle shall comply with Section 11-804. (b) A signal of intention to turn right or left when required shall be given during not le…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1512) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1512) Sec. 11-1512. Bicycles on sidewalks. (a) A person propelling a bicycle upon and along a sidewalk, or across a roadway upon and along a crosswalk, shall yield the right of way to any pedestrian and shall give audible signal befo…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1513) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1513) Sec. 11-1513. Bicycle parking. (a) A person may park a bicycle on a sidewalk unless prohibited or restricted by an official traffic-control device. (b) A bicycle parked on a sidewalk shall not impede the normal and reasonable m…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1514) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1514) Sec. 11-1514. Bicycle racing. (a) Bicycle racing on a highway shall not be unlawful when a racing event has been approved by State or local authorities on any highway under their respective jurisdictions. Approval of bicycle hi…

(625 ILCS 5/11-1515) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1515) Sec. 11-1515. No person, firm, or corporation shall operate a commercial bicycle messenger service in a city with a population of more than 2,000,000 unless the bicycles used are covered by a liability insurance policy at the e…