Chapter 625 — VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/12-708) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-708) Sec. 12-708. Operator protective frames on tractor-mower combinations. No tractor unit over 16 engine horsepower designed for mowing or tractor-mower combination unit over 16 engine horsepower owned or leased by the Department, a…

(625 ILCS 5/12-709) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-709) Sec. 12-709. Slow-moving vehicle emblem. (a) Every animal drawn vehicle, farm tractor, implement of husbandry and special mobile equipment, when operated on a highway must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem mounted on the rear …

(625 ILCS 5/12-710) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-710) Sec. 12-710. Rear fender splash guards. It is unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle of the second division, except a truck tractor, to which this Section is applicable upon any highway of this State unless such vehicle i…

(625 ILCS 5/12-711) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-711) Sec. 12-711. Commencing January 1, 1987, all trucks equipped with self-compactors or roll-off hoists and roll-on containers for garbage or refuse hauls shall, before operating on any public or private highway, alley or parking ar…

(625 ILCS 5/12-712) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-712) Sec. 12-712. Construction equipment to display company name. (a) Construction equipment that is capable of being self propelled or any construction equipment capable of being towed shall display on the side of the equipment the n…

(625 ILCS 5/12-713) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-713) Sec. 12-713. Commercial trucks used by construction contractors or subcontractors to display company name. (a) Every second division vehicle operating commercially in this State that is used by a construction contractor or subcon…

(625 ILCS 5/12-714) Sec. 12-714. Possession and use of radar detection devices prohibited. (a) No person shall operate or be in actual physical control of a commercial motor vehicle as defined in Section 6-500(6) of this Code while the motor vehicle is equipped with any instrumen…

(625 ILCS 5/12-715) Sec. 12-715. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 91-248, eff. 1-1-00. Repealed by P.A. 94-594, eff. 1-1-06.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-800) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-800) Sec. 12-800. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 82-111. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-801) Sec. 12-801. Color. The exterior of each school bus shall be national school bus glossy yellow except as follows: The rooftop may be white. The fenders of school buses manufactured before January 1, 1976, may be black. Body trim,…

(625 ILCS 5/12-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802) Sec. 12-802. Identification. (a) Each school bus shall have the sign "SCHOOL BUS" painted on both the front and rear of the bus as high as practicable in letters at least 8 inches high. (b) Each school bus and multifunction schoo…

(625 ILCS 5/12-803) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-803) Sec. 12-803. (a) Each school bus shall be equipped with a stop signal arm on the driver's side of the school bus that may be operated either manually or mechanically. Each school bus stop signal arm shall be an octagon shaped sem…

(625 ILCS 5/12-804) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-804) Sec. 12-804. Other vehicles - Color, stop signal arm and identification. No vehicle other than a school bus shall be identified with the sign "SCHOOL BUS", shall be equipped with a stop signal arm, shall be equipped with a strobe…

(625 ILCS 5/12-805) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-805) Sec. 12-805. Special lighting equipment. Each school bus purchased as a new vehicle after December 31, 1975 shall be equipped with an 8-lamp flashing signal system. Until December 31, 1978, all other school buses shall be equippe…

(625 ILCS 5/12-806) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-806) Sec. 12-806. Identification, stop signal arms and special lighting when not used as a school bus. (a) Except as provided in Section 12-806a, whenever a school bus is operated for the purpose of transporting passengers over 18 yea…

(625 ILCS 5/12-806a) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-806a) Sec. 12-806a. Identification, stop signal arms, and special lighting on school buses used to transport children outside of a school activity or persons in connection with a community based rehabilitation facility. (a) Subject t…

(625 ILCS 5/12-807) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-807) Sec. 12-807. Seat belt for driver. Each school bus shall be equipped with a retractable lap belt assembly for the driver's seat. No school bus shall be operated unless the driver has properly restrained himself with the lap belt …

(625 ILCS 5/12-807.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-807.1) Sec. 12-807.1. Seat back height. No Type I school bus manufactured after June 30, 1987 shall be sold for use as, or purchased for use as, or used as a school bus within this State unless such bus is equipped with passenger se…

(625 ILCS 5/12-807.2) Sec. 12-807.2. Crossing control arms. (a) No Type I or Type II school bus may be operated or used as a school bus within this State after December 31, 1999 unless that bus is equipped with a crossing control arm on the front of the bus that conforms to equip…

(625 ILCS 5/12-808) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-808) Sec. 12-808. Fire extinguisher. Each school bus shall be equipped with at least one dry chemical gauge type fire extinguisher mounted in the extinguisher manufacturer's automobile type bracket in a position readily accessible to …

(625 ILCS 5/12-809) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-809) Sec. 12-809. First aid kit. Each school bus shall be equipped with a first aid kit mounted in full view of and readily accessible to the driver. (Source: P.A. 78-1244.)

(625 ILCS 5/12-810) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-810) Sec. 12-810. Restraining devices for passengers who are persons with disabilities. Each school bus which is operated for transporting passengers who are persons with disabilities shall be equipped with an appropriate restraining …

(625 ILCS 5/12-811) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-811) Sec. 12-811. Amber 3 bar clearance light. Each type I school bus shall be equipped with an amber 3 bar clearance light on the front of the bus. The light shall be illuminated at all times when the bus is being operated between su…

(625 ILCS 5/12-812) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-812) Sec. 12-812. Rules and regulations. (a) The Department may promulgate rules and regulations to more completely specify the equipment requirements of this Article and may establish by rule a pilot program to permit the testing of …

(625 ILCS 5/12-812.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-812.1) Sec. 12-812.1. (a) The Department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations governing the use of liquefied petroleum gases, compressed natural gases and liquefied natural gases as a propellant fuel in school buses. Suc…

(625 ILCS 5/12-813.1) Sec. 12-813.1. School bus driver communication devices. (a) In this Section: "School bus driver" means a person operating a school bus who has a valid school bus driver permit as required under Sections 6-104 and 6-106.1 of this Code. "Cellular radio telecom…

(625 ILCS 5/12-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-815) Sec. 12-815. Strobe lamp on school bus. (a) A school bus manufactured prior to January 1, 2000 may be equipped with one strobe lamp that will emit 60 to 120 flashes per minute of white or bluish-white light visible to a motorist …

(625 ILCS 5/12-815.1) Sec. 12-815.1. Emergency exits identification. On and after August 1, 2000, all emergency exits of a school bus shall be outlined around the perimeter of the exit with a minimum one inch wide yellow reflective tape or decal. This yellow reflective tape or de…

(625 ILCS 5/12-815.2) Sec. 12-815.2. Noise suppression switch. Any school bus manufactured on or after January 1, 2006 must be equipped with a noise suppression switch capable of turning off noise producing accessories, including: heater blowers; defroster fans; auxiliary fans; a…

(625 ILCS 5/12-816) Sec. 12-816. Pre and post-trip inspection policy for school buses. (a) In order to provide for the welfare and safety of children who are transported on school buses throughout the State of Illinois, each school district shall have in place, by January 1, 2008…

(625 ILCS 5/12-820) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-820) Sec. 12-820. Nursery school buses. The Department of Transportation, after conducting a Public Hearing, may, by regulation, modify and supplement the requirements pertaining to seat dimensions, spacing and height from the floor a…

(625 ILCS 5/12-821) Sec. 12-821. Display of telephone number; complaint calls. (a) Each school bus and multifunction school-activity bus shall display at the rear of the bus a sign, with letters and numerals readily visible and readable, indicating the area code and telephone num…

(625 ILCS 5/12-825) Sec. 12-825. Extracurricular activities; passengers. (a) Each school bus operated by a public or private primary or secondary school transporting students enrolled in grade 12 or below for a school related athletic event or other school approved extracurricula…

(625 ILCS 5/12-826) Sec. 12-826. Seat safety belts required. (a) Beginning July 1, 2031, each designated seating position in any newly purchased school bus shall be equipped with a combination pelvic and upper torso seat safety belt system (also known as a 3-point seat safety bel…

(625 ILCS 5/12-900) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-900) Sec. 12-900. Color and markings. Each religious organization bus may be of any color and have any markings designating its purpose other than those required for school buses under Article VIII of this Act. (Source: P.A. 79-798.)…

(625 ILCS 5/12-901) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-901) Sec. 12-901. Special lighting equipment. Any religious organization bus may be equipped with a 4-lamp flashing signal system having unison flashing amber lamps, 2 at the front and 2 at the rear of the bus, mounted as high and as …

(625 ILCS 5/12-902) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-902) Sec. 12-902. Rules and regulations. The Department of Transportation may promulgate rules and regulations to more completely specify the equipment requirements for every motor vehicle defined as a religious organization bus under…

(625 ILCS 5/13-100) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-100) Sec. 13-100. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-1407. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/13-100.1) Sec. 13-100.1. Definitions. As used in this Chapter, "affected areas" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, McHenry, Will, Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe and the townships of Aux Sable and Goose Lake in Grundy County and the township of Oswego in K…

(625 ILCS 5/13-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-101) Sec. 13-101. Submission to safety test; certificate of safety. To promote the safety of the general public, every owner of a second division vehicle, medical transport vehicle, tow truck, first division vehicle including a taxi w…

(625 ILCS 5/13-101.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-101.1) Sec. 13-101.1. Senior citizen transportation vehicle. Any vehicle of 12 or more passengers used in the transportation of senior citizens shall bear placards on both sides indicating it is being used for such purposes. The pla…

(625 ILCS 5/13-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-102) Sec. 13-102. Tests and investigations. The Department shall conduct tests and make investigations to determine the kind and type of equipment necessary to test the brakes, lights, frame, wheels, steering apparatus, including camb…

(625 ILCS 5/13-102.1) Sec. 13-102.1. Diesel powered vehicle emission inspection report. Beginning July 1, 2000, the Department of Transportation shall conduct an annual study concerned with the results of emission inspections for diesel powered vehicles registered for a gross wei…

(625 ILCS 5/13-102.2) Sec. 13-102.2. Diesel Emissions Opacity Report. (a) By March 15, 2023, the Department of Transportation shall make available to the public a report that includes the following: (1) a summary and disclosure of actual Department diesel emission testing data fo…

(625 ILCS 5/13-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103) Sec. 13-103. Official testing stations - Fee - Permit - Bond. Upon the payment of a fee of $50 and the filing of an application by the proprietor of a company or municipality upon forms furnished by the Department, accompanied by…

(625 ILCS 5/13-103.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103.1) Sec. 13-103.1. Annual certification of certified safety testers and certified diesel emission testers - Fee - Renewal. Only certified safety testers are authorized to perform safety tests and affix Certificates of Safety to v…

(625 ILCS 5/13-103.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103.2) Sec. 13-103.2. Reclassification of nonconforming station. The Department may not change the administrative classification of a nonconforming official testing station from its present classification to a less favorable classif…

(625 ILCS 5/13-103.3) Sec. 13-103.3. Official portable emissions testing company; fee; permit; bond. Upon the payment of a fee of $50 and the filing of an application by the proprietor of any company upon forms furnished by the Department, accompanied by proof of experience, trai…

(625 ILCS 5/13-103.4) Sec. 13-103.4. Official mobile safety testing company; fee; permit; bond. Upon the payment of a fee of $50 and the filing of an application by the proprietor of a company or municipality seeking to perform mobile safety inspections upon forms furnished by th…

(625 ILCS 5/13-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-104) Sec. 13-104. Obtaining or issuing a certificate of safety without proper test- Suspension or revocation of license. Any motor vehicle owner, driver or operator who accepts, obtains or attempts to obtain a certificate of safety wi…