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AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

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Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5
changing Sections 1-117.7, 1-140.10, 1-140.11, 1-140.15,
6
1-145.001, 1-146, 1-158, 3-101, 3-102, 3-402, 6-102, 7-601,
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11-208, 11-501, 11-1516, and 11-1517 and by adding Sections
8
1-106.1, 1-106.2, 1-117.6, 1-117.8, 1-117.9, 1-117.10,
9
1-125.11, 1-205.5, 1-213.7, 11-317, 11-1008.5, 11-1403.4, and
10
11-1435 as follows:

11

(625 ILCS 5/1-106.1 new)
12

Sec. 1-106.1.
Bicycle lane.
A restricted right-of-way that
13
runs alongside a roadway and is designated for the exclusive
14
or semi-exclusive use of bicycles with through travel by motor
15
vehicles or pedestrians prohibited, but with vehicle parking
16
and crossflows by pedestrians and motorists permitted.

17

(625 ILCS 5/1-106.2 new)
18

Sec. 1-106.2.
Bicycle path.
A right-of-way that is
19
completely separate from a highway that is designated for the
20
exclusive use of bicycles and pedestrians with crossflows by
21
motorists minimized.

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(625 ILCS 5/1-117.6 new)
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Sec. 1-117.6.
Electric micromobility device.
A
3
light-weight, low-speed, electric-powered device primarily
4
used for personal transportation and operated at speeds up to
5
28 miles per hour. "Electric micromobility device" includes
6
electric skateboards, electric unicycles, low-speed electric
7
scooters, and high-speed electric scooters. For purposes of
8
this Code, an electric micromobility device shall be
9
considered a motor vehicle. "Electric micromobility device"
10
does not include an electric personal assistive mobility
11
device or a toy vehicle.

12

(625 ILCS 5/1-117.7)
13

Sec. 1-117.7.
Electric personal assistive mobility device.
14
A self-balancing 2 non-tandem wheeled device designed to
15
transport only one person with an electric propulsion system
16
that limits the maximum speed of the device to 15 miles per
17
hour or less
, including, but not limited to, products marketed
18
under the brand names of "Segway" or "Hoverboard" and other
19
similar self-balancing 2 non-tandem wheeled products.
20
"Electric personal assistive mobility device" does not include
21
an electric micromobility device
.
22
(Source: P.A. 92-868, eff. 6-1-03.)

23

(625 ILCS 5/1-117.8 new)
24

Sec. 1-117.8.
Electric unicycle.
A self-balancing

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one-wheeled device designed to transport only one person with
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an electric propulsion system. Except as may otherwise be
3
provided in this Code and to the extent practicable, the
4
provisions of Article XV of Chapter 11 that apply to bicycles
5
shall also apply to electric unicycles.

6

(625 ILCS 5/1-117.9 new)
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Sec. 1-117.9.
Electric skateboard.
A skateboard powered by
8
an electric motor.

9

(625 ILCS 5/1-117.10 new)
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Sec. 1-117.10.
Electric bicycle.
A bicycle with operable
11
pedals and an electric motor.

12

(625 ILCS 5/1-125.11 new)
13

Sec. 1-125.11.
High-speed electric scooter.
A device with
14
2 or 3 wheels, handlebars, and a floorboard that can be stood
15
upon while riding, that is solely powered by an electric motor
16
and human power, and whose maximum speed, with or without
17
human propulsion, is more than 15 miles per hour. "High-speed
18
electric scooter" does not include a moped or motor driven
19
cycle.

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(625 ILCS 5/1-140.10)
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Sec. 1-140.10.
Low-speed electric bicycle.
A bicycle
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equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of

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less than 750 watts that meets the requirements of one of the
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following classes:
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(a) "Class 1 low-speed electric bicycle" means a
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low-speed electric bicycle equipped with a motor that
5

provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and
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that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches
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a speed of 20 miles per hour.
8

(b) "Class 2 low-speed electric bicycle" means a
9

low-speed electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may
10

be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and that is not
11

capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches a
12

speed of 20 miles per hour.
13

(c) "Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle" means a
14

low-speed electric bicycle equipped with a motor that
15

provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and
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that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches
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a speed of 28 miles per hour.
18

A "low-speed electric bicycle" is not a moped or a motor
19
driven cycle.
Any electric bicycle that is not a low-speed
20
electric bicycle shall be considered a motor driven cycle for
21
purposes of this Code.

22
(Source: P.A. 100-209, eff. 1-1-18
.)

23

(625 ILCS 5/1-140.11)
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Sec. 1-140.11.
Low-speed electric scooter.
A device
25
weighing less than 100 pounds, with 2 or 3 wheels, handlebars,

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and a floorboard that can be stood upon while riding, that is
2
solely powered by an electric motor and human power, and whose
3
maximum speed, with or without human propulsion, is no more
4
than
15

10
miles per hour. "Low-speed electric scooter" does
5
not include a moped or motor-driven cycle.
6
(Source: P.A. 103-899, eff. 8-9-24.)

7

(625 ILCS 5/1-140.15)
8

Sec. 1-140.15.
Low-speed gas bicycle.
A 2-wheeled or
9
3-wheeled device with fully operable pedals and a gasoline
10
motor of less than one horsepower or 15 cubic centimeter
11
displacement that is operated at speeds of less than
28

20

12
miles per hour.
Any gas-powered bicycle that is not a
13
low-speed gas bicycle shall be considered a motor driven cycle
14
for purposes of this Code.

15
(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25
.)

16

(625 ILCS 5/1-145.001)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-148)
17

Sec. 1-145.001.
Motor driven cycle.
Every motorcycle
,
18
moped,
and every motor scooter with
an internal combustion
19
engine of
less than 150 cubic centimeter piston displacement
,
20
or an electric motor with a nominal power rating of greater
21
than 750 watts but less than or equal to 8,000 watts,
including
22
motorized pedalcycles
and every electric bicycle or
23
gas-powered bicycle that is not a low-speed electric bicycle
24
or low-speed gas bicycle
.

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(Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98
.)

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(625 ILCS 5/1-146)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-146)
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Sec. 1-146.
Motor vehicle.
Every vehicle which is
4
self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by
5
electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not
6
operated upon rails, except for vehicles moved solely by human
7
power, motorized wheelchairs, low-speed electric bicycles, and
8
low-speed gas bicycles. For this
Code

Act
, motor vehicles are
9
divided into two divisions:
10

First Division: Those motor vehicles which are designed
11
for the carrying of not more than 10 persons.
12

Second Division: Those motor vehicles which are designed
13
for carrying more than 10 persons, those motor vehicles
14
designed or used for living quarters, those motor vehicles
15
which are designed for pulling or carrying freight, cargo or
16
implements of husbandry, and those motor vehicles of the First
17
Division remodelled for use and used as motor vehicles of the
18
Second Division.
19
(Source: P.A. 96-125, eff. 1-1-10.)

20

(625 ILCS 5/1-158)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-158)
21

Sec. 1-158.
Pedestrian.
Any person afoot or wearing
22
in-line speed skates or riding a
non-motorized
skateboard
or
23
operating a toy vehicle
, including a person with a physical,
24
hearing, or visual disability.

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(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25
.)

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(625 ILCS 5/1-205.5 new)
3

Sec. 1-205.5.
Toy vehicle.
Any battery powered ride-on toy
4
that (i) is designed to not exceed 10 miles per hour, (ii)
5
includes any number of wheels or handlebars or a steering
6
wheel, and a seat or platform, and (iii) is designed for
7
children under 8 years of age, including, but not limited to,
8
products marketed under the brand names of "Razor" or "Power
9
Wheels" and other similar products.

10

(625 ILCS 5/1-213.7 new)
11

Sec. 1-213.7.
Unicycle.
Every human-powered device with
12
one wheel and operable pedals and a designated seat for the
13
transportation of one person. Except as may otherwise be
14
provided in this Code and to the extent practicable, the
15
provisions of Article XV of Chapter 11 that apply to bicycles
16
shall also apply to unicycles.

17

(625 ILCS 5/3-101)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)
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Sec. 3-101.
Certificate of title required.
19

(a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a
20
vehicle which is in this State and for which no Illinois
21
certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
22
shall make application to the Secretary of State for an
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Illinois certificate of title of the vehicle. Except as

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provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle, excluding
2
vehicles acquired by insurance companies through a settlement
3
of an insurance claim or by lienholders taking title through
4
repossession, that is in this State for which no Illinois
5
certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
6
and every owner of a vehicle that is in the State applying for
7
a duplicate certificate of title or a corrected certificate of
8
title, including a dealer lien release certificate of title,
9
must make application to the Secretary of State for an
10
Illinois duplicate certificate of title or corrected
11
certificate of title. A certificate of title issued to any
12
owner of a vehicle, excluding vehicles acquired by insurance
13
companies through a settlement of an insurance claim or by
14
lienholders taking title through repossession, in this State
15
showing an Illinois address for the owner that has been issued
16
by an entity other than the Secretary of State must be
17
converted to an Illinois title before the owner can transfer
18
ownership of the vehicle.
19

Under no circumstances shall a dealer required to obtain
20
an Illinois certificate of title pursuant to this Code be
21
allowed to obtain an out-of-state certificate of title for
22
purposes of a vehicle held for sale in this State by the
23
dealer. Under no circumstances shall a dealer be allowed to
24
obtain an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of an
25
Illinois-issued dealer lien release certificate of title when
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a dealer may have need of such title issuance. Nothing in this

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Section shall be construed so as to allow a dealer to acquire
2
an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of acquiring an
3
Illinois certificate of title for purposes of a vehicle held
4
for sale in this State by the dealer.
5

(b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle
6
purchased new on and after January 1, 1980 shall make
7
application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
8
title. However, if such cycle is not properly manufactured or
9
equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions of
10
this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration,
11
but shall be issued a distinctive certificate of title except
12
as provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.
13

(b-5) Every owner of (i) a motor driven cycle that is
14
powered by an electric motor with a nominal power rating of
15
greater than 750 watts but less than or equal to 8,000 watts or
16
(ii) a gas-powered bicycle capable of operating at speeds
17
greater than 28 miles per hour, purchased new on and after
18
January 1, 2027, shall make application to the Secretary of
19
State for a certificate of title, as long as such motor driven
20
cycle or gas-powered bicycle has a vehicle identification
21
number with which it is associated before a certificate of
22
title may be issued. However, if such motor driven cycle or
23
gas-powered bicycle is not properly manufactured or equipped
24
for general highway use under this Code, it shall not be
25
eligible for registration, but shall be issued a distinctive
26
certificate of title except as provided in Sections 3-102 and

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3-110.

2

(c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the
3
registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has
4
been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an
5
application therefor has been delivered by the owner to the
6
Secretary of State.
7

(d) Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway
8
motorcycle purchased on or after January 1, 1998 shall make
9
application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
10
title.
11

(e) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle manufactured after
12
January 1, 2010 shall make application to the Secretary of
13
State for a certificate of title.
14
(Source: P.A. 103-891, eff. 8-9-24.)

15

(625 ILCS 5/3-102)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-102)
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Sec. 3-102.
Exclusions.
No certificate of title need be
17
obtained for:
18

1. a vehicle owned by the State of Illinois; or a
19

vehicle owned by the United States unless it is registered
20

in this State;
21

2. a vehicle owned by a manufacturer or dealer and
22

held for sale, even though incidentally moved on the
23

highway or used for purposes of testing or demonstration,
24

provided a dealer reassignment area is still available on
25

the manufacturer's certificate of origin or the Illinois

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title; or a vehicle used by a manufacturer solely for
2

testing;
3

3. a vehicle owned by a non-resident of this State and
4

not required by law to be registered in this State;
5

4. a motor vehicle regularly engaged in the interstate
6

transportation of persons or property for which a
7

currently effective certificate of title has been issued
8

in another State;
9

5. a vehicle moved solely by animal power;
10

6. an implement of husbandry;
11

7. special mobile equipment;
12

8. an apportionable trailer or an apportionable
13

semitrailer registered in the State prior to April 1,
14

1998;
15

9. a manufactured home for which an affidavit of
16

affixation has been recorded pursuant to the Conveyance
17

and Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and
18

Severance Act unless with respect to the same manufactured
19

home there has been recorded an affidavit of severance
20

pursuant to that Act;
21

10.
(blank);

low-speed electric scooters.

22

11. electric micromobility devices.

23
(Source: P.A. 103-899, eff. 8-9-24.)

24

(625 ILCS 5/3-402)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-402)
25

Sec. 3-402.
Vehicles subject to registration; exceptions.

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A. Exemptions and Policy. Every motor vehicle, trailer,
2
semitrailer and pole trailer when driven or moved upon a
3
highway shall be subject to the registration and certificate
4
of title provisions of this Chapter except:
5

(1) Any such vehicle driven or moved upon a highway in
6

conformance with the provisions of this Chapter relating
7

to manufacturers, transporters, dealers, lienholders or
8

nonresidents or under a temporary registration permit
9

issued by the Secretary of State;
10

(2) Any implement of husbandry whether of a type
11

otherwise subject to registration hereunder or not which
12

is only incidentally operated or moved upon a highway,
13

which shall include a not-for-hire movement for the
14

purpose of delivering farm commodities to a place of first
15

processing or sale, or to a place of storage;
16

(3) Any special mobile equipment as herein defined;
17

(4) Any vehicle which is propelled exclusively by
18

electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires though
19

not operated upon rails;
20

(5) Any vehicle which is equipped and used exclusively
21

as a pumper, ladder truck, rescue vehicle, searchlight
22

truck, or other fire apparatus, but not a vehicle of a type
23

which would otherwise be subject to registration as a
24

vehicle of the first division;
25

(6) Any vehicle which is owned and operated by the
26

federal government and externally displays evidence of

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federal ownership. It is the policy of the State of
2

Illinois to promote and encourage the fullest use of its
3

highways and to enhance the flow of commerce thus
4

contributing to the economic, agricultural, industrial and
5

social growth and development of this State, by
6

authorizing the Secretary of State to negotiate and enter
7

into reciprocal or proportional agreements or arrangements
8

with other States, or to issue declarations setting forth
9

reciprocal exemptions, benefits and privileges with
10

respect to vehicles operated interstate which are properly
11

registered in this and other States, assuring nevertheless
12

proper registration of vehicles in Illinois as may be
13

required by this Code;
14

(7) Any converter dolly or tow dolly which merely
15

serves as substitute wheels for another legally licensed
16

vehicle. A title may be issued on a voluntary basis to a
17

tow dolly upon receipt of the manufacturer's certificate
18

of origin or the bill of sale;
19

(8) Any house trailer found to be an abandoned mobile
20

home under the Abandoned Mobile Home Act;
21

(9) Any vehicle that is not properly registered or
22

does not have registration plates or digital registration
23

plates issued to the owner or operator affixed thereto, or
24

that does have registration plates or digital registration
25

plates issued to the owner or operator affixed thereto but
26

the plates are not appropriate for the weight of the

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vehicle, provided that this exemption shall apply only
2

while the vehicle is being transported or operated by a
3

towing service and has a third tow plate affixed to it;
4

(10)
(blank);

Low-speed electric scooters.

5

(11) electric micromobility devices.

6

B. Reciprocity. Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or
7
pole trailer need not be registered under this Code provided
8
the same is operated interstate and in accordance with the
9
following provisions and any rules and regulations promulgated
10
pursuant thereto:
11

(1) A nonresident owner, except as otherwise provided
12

in this Section, owning any foreign registered vehicle of
13

a type otherwise subject to registration hereunder, may
14

operate or permit the operation of such vehicle within
15

this State in interstate commerce without registering such
16

vehicle in, or paying any fees to, this State subject to
17

the condition that such vehicle at all times when operated
18

in this State is operated pursuant to a reciprocity
19

agreement, arrangement or declaration by this State, and
20

further subject to the condition that such vehicle at all
21

times when operated in this State is duly registered in,
22

and displays upon it, a valid registration card and
23

registration plate or plates or digital registration plate
24

or plates issued for such vehicle in the place of
25

residence of such owner and is issued and maintains in
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such vehicle a valid Illinois reciprocity permit as

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required by the Secretary of State, and provided like
2

privileges are afforded to residents of this State by the
3

State of residence of such owner.
4

Every nonresident including any foreign corporation
5

carrying on business within this State and owning and
6

regularly operating in such business any motor vehicle,
7

trailer or semitrailer within this State in intrastate
8

commerce, shall be required to register each such vehicle
9

and pay the same fees therefor as is required with
10

reference to like vehicles owned by residents of this
11

State.
12

(2) Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole
13

trailer operated interstate need not be registered in this
14

State, provided:
15

(a) that the vehicle is properly registered in
16

another State pursuant to law or to a reciprocity
17

agreement, arrangement or declaration; or
18

(b) that such vehicle is part of a fleet of
19

vehicles owned or operated by the same person who
20

registers such fleet of vehicles pro rata among the
21

various States in which such fleet operates; or
22

(c) that such vehicle is part of a fleet of
23

vehicles, a portion of which are registered with the
24

Secretary of State of Illinois in accordance with an
25

agreement or arrangement concurred in by the Secretary
26

of State of Illinois based on one or more of the

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following factors: ratio of miles in Illinois as
2

against total miles in all jurisdictions; situs or
3

base of a vehicle, or where it is principally garaged,
4

or from whence it is principally dispatched or where
5

the movements of such vehicle usually originate; situs
6

of the residence of the owner or operator thereof, or
7

of his principal office or offices, or of his places of
8

business; the routes traversed and whether regular or
9

irregular routes are traversed, and the jurisdictions
10

traversed and served; and such other factors as may be
11

deemed material by the Secretary and the motor vehicle
12

administrators of the other jurisdictions involved in
13

such apportionment. Such vehicles shall maintain
14

therein any reciprocity permit which may be required
15

by the Secretary of State pursuant to rules and
16

regulations which the Secretary of State may
17

promulgate in the administration of this Code, in the
18

public interest.
19

(3)(a) In order to effectuate the purposes of this
20

Code, the Secretary of State of Illinois is empowered to
21

negotiate and execute written reciprocal agreements or
22

arrangements with the duly authorized representatives of
23

other jurisdictions, including States, districts,
24

territories and possessions of the United States, and
25

foreign states, provinces, or countries, granting to
26

owners or operators of vehicles duly registered or

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licensed in such other jurisdictions and for which
2

evidence of compliance is supplied, benefits, privileges
3

and exemption from the payment, wholly or partially, of
4

any taxes, fees or other charges imposed with respect to
5

the ownership or operation of such vehicles by the laws of
6

this State except the tax imposed by the Motor Fuel Tax
7

Law, approved March 25, 1929, as amended, and the tax
8

imposed by the Use Tax Act, approved July 14, 1955, as
9

amended.
10

The Secretary of State may negotiate agreements or
11

arrangements as are in the best interests of this State
12

and the residents of this State pursuant to the policies
13

expressed in this Section taking into consideration the
14

reciprocal exemptions, benefits and privileges available
15

and accruing to residents of this State and vehicles
16

registered in this State.
17

(b) Such reciprocal agreements or arrangements shall
18

provide that vehicles duly registered or licensed in this
19

State when operated upon the highways of such other
20

jurisdictions, shall receive exemptions, benefits and
21

privileges of a similar kind or to a similar degree as
22

extended to vehicles from such jurisdictions in this
23

State.
24

(c) Such agreements or arrangements may also authorize
25

the apportionment of registration or licensing of fleets
26

of vehicles operated interstate, based on any or all of

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the following factors: ratio of miles in Illinois as
2

against total miles in all jurisdictions; situs or base of
3

a vehicle, or where it is principally garaged or from
4

whence it is principally dispatched or where the movements
5

of such vehicle usually originate; situs of the residence
6

of the owner or operator thereof, or of his principal
7

office or offices, or of his places of business; the
8

routes traversed and whether regular or irregular routes
9

are traversed, and the jurisdictions traversed and served;
10

and such other factors as may be deemed material by the
11

Secretary and the motor vehicle administrators of the
12

other jurisdictions involved in such apportionment, and
13

such vehicles shall likewise be entitled to reciprocal
14

exemptions, benefits and privileges.
15

(d) Such agreements or arrangements shall also provide
16

that vehicles being operated in intrastate commerce in
17

Illinois shall comply with the registration and licensing
18

laws of this State, except that vehicles which are part of
19

an apportioned fleet may conduct an intrastate operation
20

incidental to their interstate operations. Any motor
21

vehicle properly registered and qualified under any
22

reciprocal agreement or arrangement under this Code and
23

not having a situs or base within Illinois may complete
24

the inbound movement of a trailer or semitrailer to an
25

Illinois destination that was brought into Illinois by a
26

motor vehicle also properly registered and qualified under

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this Code and not having a situs or base within Illinois,
2

or may complete an outbound movement of a trailer or
3

semitrailer to an out-of-state destination that was
4

originated in Illinois by a motor vehicle also properly
5

registered and qualified under this Code and not having a
6

situs or base in Illinois, only if the operator thereof
7

did not break bulk of the cargo laden in such inbound or
8

outbound trailer or semitrailer. Adding or unloading
9

intrastate cargo on such inbound or outbound trailer or
10

semitrailer shall be deemed as breaking bulk.
11

(e) Such agreements or arrangements may also provide
12

for the determination of the proper State in which leased
13

vehicles shall be registered based on the factors set out
14

in subsection (c) above and for apportionment of
15

registration of fleets of leased vehicles by the lessee or
16

by the lessor who leases such vehicles to persons who are
17

not fleet operators.
18

(f) Such agreements or arrangements may also include
19

reciprocal exemptions, benefits or privileges accruing
20

under The Illinois Driver Licensing Law or The Driver
21

License Compact.
22

(4) The Secretary of State is further authorized to
23

examine the laws and requirements of other jurisdictions,
24

and, in the absence of a written agreement or arrangement,
25

to issue a written declaration of the extent and nature of
26

the exemptions, benefits and privileges accorded to

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vehicles of this State by such other jurisdictions, and
2

the extent and nature of reciprocal exemptions, benefits
3

and privileges thereby accorded by this State to the
4

vehicles of such other jurisdictions. A declaration by the
5

Secretary of State may include any, part or all reciprocal
6

exemptions, benefits and privileges or provisions as may
7

be included within an agreement or arrangement.
8

(5) All agreements, arrangements, declarations and
9

amendments thereto, shall be in writing and become
10

effective when signed by the Secretary of State, and
11

copies of all such documents shall be available to the
12

public upon request.
13

(6) The Secretary of State is further authorized to
14

require the display by foreign registered trucks,
15

truck-tractors and buses, entitled to reciprocal benefits,
16

exemptions or privileges hereunder, a reciprocity permit
17

for external display before any such reciprocal benefits,
18

exemptions or privileges are granted. The Secretary of
19

State shall provide suitable application forms for such
20

permit and shall promulgate and publish reasonable rules
21

and regulations for the administration and enforcement of
22

the provisions of this Code including a provision for
23

revocation of such permit as to any vehicle operated
24

wilfully in violation of the terms of any reciprocal
25

agreement, arrangement or declaration or in violation of
26

the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended.

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(7)(a) Upon the suspension, revocation or denial of
2

one or more of all reciprocal benefits, privileges and
3

exemptions existing pursuant to the terms and provisions
4

of this Code or by virtue of a reciprocal agreement or
5

arrangement or declaration thereunder; or, upon the
6

suspension, revocation or denial of a reciprocity permit;
7

or, upon any action or inaction of the Secretary in the
8

administration and enforcement of the provisions of this
9

Code, any person, resident or nonresident, so aggrieved,
10

may serve upon the Secretary, a petition in writing and
11

under oath, setting forth the grievance of the petitioner,
12

the grounds and basis for the relief sought, and all
13

necessary facts and particulars, and request an
14

administrative hearing thereon. Within 20 days, the
15

Secretary shall set a hearing date as early as practical.
16

The Secretary may, in his discretion, supply forms for
17

such a petition. The Secretary may require the payment of
18

a fee of not more than $50 for the filing of any petition,
19

motion, or request for hearing conducted pursuant to this
20

Section. These fees must be deposited into the Secretary
21

of State DUI Administration Fund, a special fund that is
22

hereby created in the State treasury, and, subject to
23

appropriation and as directed by the Secretary of State,
24

shall be used to fund the operation of the hearings
25

department of the Office of the Secretary of State and for
26

no other purpose. The Secretary shall establish by rule

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the amount and the procedures, terms, and conditions
2

relating to these fees.
3

(b) The Secretary may likewise, in his discretion and
4

upon his own petition, order a hearing, when in his best
5

judgment, any person is not entitled to the reciprocal
6

benefits, privileges and exemptions existing pursuant to
7

the terms and provisions of this Code or under a
8

reciprocal agreement or arrangement or declaration
9

thereunder or that a vehicle owned or operated by such
10

person is improperly registered or licensed, or that an
11

Illinois resident has improperly registered or licensed a
12

vehicle in another jurisdiction for the purposes of
13

violating or avoiding the registration laws of this State.
14

(c) The Secretary shall notify a petitioner or any
15

other person involved of such a hearing, by giving at
16

least 10 days notice, in writing, by U.S. Mail, Registered
17

or Certified, or by personal service, at the last known
18

address of such petitioner or person, specifying the time
19

and place of such hearing. Such hearing shall be held
20

before the Secretary, or any person as he may designate,
21

and unless the parties mutually agree to some other county
22

in Illinois, the hearing shall be held in the County of
23

Sangamon or the County of Cook. Appropriate records of the
24

hearing shall be kept, and the Secretary shall issue or
25

cause to be issued, his decision on the case, within 30
26

days after the close of such hearing or within 30 days

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after receipt of the transcript thereof, and a copy shall
2

likewise be served or mailed to the petitioner or person
3

involved.
4

(d) The actions or inactions or determinations, or
5

findings and decisions upon an administrative hearing, of
6

the Secretary, shall be subject to judicial review in the
7

Circuit Court of the County of Sangamon or the County of
8

Cook, and the provisions of the Administrative Review Law,
9

and all amendments and modifications thereof and rules
10

adopted pursuant thereto, apply to and govern all such
11

reviewable matters.
12

Any reciprocal agreements or arrangements entered into
13

by the Secretary of State or any declarations issued by
14

the Secretary of State pursuant to any law in effect prior
15

to the effective date of this Code are not hereby
16

abrogated, and such shall continue in force and effect
17

until amended pursuant to the provisions of this Code or
18

expire pursuant to the terms or provisions thereof.
19

C. Vehicles purchased out-of-state. A resident of this
20
State who purchases a vehicle in another state and transports
21
the vehicle to Illinois shall apply for registration and
22
certificate of title as soon as practicable, but in no event
23
more than 45 days after the purchase of the vehicle. If an
24
Illinois motorist who purchased a vehicle from an out-of-state
25
licensed dealer is unable to meet the 45-day deadline due to a
26
delay in paperwork from the seller, that motorist may obtain

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an Illinois temporary registration plate with: (i) proof of
2
purchase; (ii) proof of meeting the Illinois driver's license
3
or identification card requirement; and (iii) proof that
4
Illinois title and registration fees have been paid. If fees
5
have not been paid, the motorist may pay the fees in order to
6
obtain the temporary registration plate. The owner of such a
7
vehicle shall display any temporary permit or registration
8
issued in accordance with Section 3-407.
9
(Source: P.A. 103-209, eff. 1-1-24; 103-899, eff. 8-9-24;
10
104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)

11

(625 ILCS 5/6-102)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-102)
12

Sec. 6-102.
What persons are exempt.
The following persons
13
are exempt from the requirements of Section 6-101 and are not
14
required to have an Illinois drivers license or permit if one
15
or more of the following qualifying exemptions are met and
16
apply:
17

1. Any employee of the United States Government or any
18

member of the Armed Forces of the United States, while
19

operating a motor vehicle owned by or leased to the United
20

States Government and being operated on official business
21

need not be licensed;
22

2. A nonresident who has in his immediate possession a
23

valid license issued to him in his home state or country
24

may operate a motor vehicle for which he is licensed for
25

the period during which he is in this State;

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3. A nonresident and his spouse and children living
2

with him who is a student at a college or university in
3

Illinois who have a valid license issued by their home
4

State.
5

4. A person operating a road machine temporarily upon
6

a highway or operating a farm tractor between the home
7

farm buildings and any adjacent or nearby farm land for
8

the exclusive purpose of conducting farm operations need
9

not be licensed as a driver.
10

5. A resident of this State who has been serving as a
11

member or as a civilian employee of the Armed Forces of the
12

United States, or as a civilian employee of the United
13

States Department of Defense, outside the Continental
14

limits of the United States, for a period of 120 days
15

following his return to the continental limits of the
16

United States.
17

6. A nonresident on active duty in the Armed Forces of
18

the United States who has a valid license issued by his
19

home state and such nonresident's spouse, and dependent
20

children and living with parents, who have a valid license
21

issued by their home state.
22

7. A nonresident who becomes a resident of this State,
23

may for a period of the first 90 days of residence in
24

Illinois operate any motor vehicle which he was qualified
25

or licensed to drive by his home state or country so long
26

as he has in his possession, a valid and current license

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issued to him by his home state or country. Upon
2

expiration of such 90 day period, such new resident must
3

comply with the provisions of this Act and apply for an
4

Illinois license or permit.
5

8. An engineer, conductor, brakeman, or any other
6

member of the crew of a locomotive or train being operated
7

upon rails, including operation on a railroad crossing
8

over a public street, road or highway. Such person is not
9

required to display a driver's license to any law
10

enforcement officer in connection with the operation of a
11

locomotive or train within this State.
12

9.
(Blank).

Persons operating low-speed electric
13

scooters in accordance with Section 11-1518.
14

10. Persons operating an electric micromobility
15

device.

16

The provisions of this Section granting exemption to any
17
nonresident shall be operative to the same extent that the
18
laws of the State or country of such nonresident grant like
19
exemption to residents of this State.
20

The Secretary of State may implement the exemption
21
provisions of this Section by inclusion thereof in a
22
reciprocity agreement, arrangement or declaration issued
23
pursuant to this Act.
24
(Source: P.A. 103-899, eff. 8-9-24.)

25

(625 ILCS 5/7-601)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 7-601)

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Sec. 7-601.
Required liability insurance policy.
2

(a) No person shall operate, register or maintain
3
registration of, and no owner shall permit another person to
4
operate, register or maintain registration of, a motor vehicle
5
designed to be used on a public highway in this State unless
6
the motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy.
7

The insurance policy shall be issued in amounts no less
8
than the minimum amounts set for bodily injury or death and for
9
destruction of property under Section 7-203 of this Code, and
10
shall be issued in accordance with the requirements of
11
Sections 143a and 143a-2 of the Illinois Insurance Code, as
12
amended. No insurer other than an insurer authorized to do
13
business in this State shall issue a policy pursuant to this
14
Section for any vehicle subject to registration under this
15
Code. Nothing herein shall deprive an insurer of any policy
16
defense available at common law.
17

(b) The following vehicles are exempt from the
18
requirements of this Section:
19

(1) vehicles subject to the provisions of Chapters 8
20

or 18a, Article III or Section 7-609 of Chapter 7, or
21

Sections 12-606 or 12-707.01 of Chapter 12 of this Code;
22

(2) vehicles required to file proof of liability
23

insurance with the Illinois Commerce Commission;
24

(3) vehicles covered by a certificate of
25

self-insurance under Section 7-502 of this Code;
26

(4) vehicles owned by the United States, the State of

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Illinois, or any political subdivision, municipality or
2

local mass transit district;
3

(5) implements of husbandry;
4

(6) other vehicles complying with laws which require
5

them to be insured in amounts meeting or exceeding the
6

minimum amounts required under this Section;
and
7

(7) inoperable or stored vehicles that are not
8

operated, as defined by rules and regulations of the
9

Secretary
; and

.
10

(8) electric micromobility devices.

11

(c) Every employee of a State agency, as that term is
12
defined in the Illinois State Auditing Act, who is assigned a
13
specific vehicle owned or leased by the State on an ongoing
14
basis shall provide the certification described in this
15
Section annually to the director or chief executive officer of
16
his or her agency.
17

The certification shall affirm that the employee is duly
18
licensed to drive the assigned vehicle and that (i) the
19
employee has liability insurance coverage extending to the
20
employee when the assigned vehicle is used for other than
21
official State business, or (ii) the employee has filed a bond
22
with the Secretary of State as proof of financial
23
responsibility, in an amount equal to, or in excess of the
24
requirements stated within this Section. Upon request of the
25
agency director or chief executive officer, the employee shall
26
present evidence to support the certification.

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The certification shall be provided during the period July
2
1 through July 31 of each calendar year, or within 30 days of
3
any new assignment of a vehicle on an ongoing basis, whichever
4
is later.
5

The employee's authorization to use the assigned vehicle
6
shall automatically be rescinded upon:
7

(1) the revocation or suspension of the license
8

required to drive the assigned vehicle;
9

(2) the cancellation or termination for any reason of
10

the automobile liability insurance coverage as required in
11

item (c)(i); or
12

(3) the termination of the bond filed with the
13

Secretary of State.
14

All State employees providing the required certification
15
shall immediately notify the agency director or chief
16
executive officer in the event any of these actions occur.
17

All peace officers employed by a State agency who are
18
primarily responsible for prevention and detection of crime
19
and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic, or highway laws
20
of this State, and prohibited by agency rule or policy to use
21
an assigned vehicle owned or leased by the State for regular
22
personal or off-duty use, are exempt from the requirements of
23
this Section.
24

(d) No person shall operate a motor vehicle registered in
25
another state upon the highways of this State unless the
26
vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy. The

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operator of the vehicle shall carry within the vehicle
2
evidence of the insurance.
3
(Source: P.A. 100-202, eff. 1-1-18; 100-828, eff. 1-1-19
.)

4

(625 ILCS 5/11-208)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208)
5

Sec. 11-208.
Powers of local authorities.
6

(a) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
7
prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways
8
under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of
9
the police power from:
10

1. Regulating the standing or parking of vehicles,
11

except as limited by Sections 11-1306 and 11-1307 of this
12

Act;
13

2. Regulating traffic by means of police officers or
14

traffic control signals;
15

3. Regulating or prohibiting processions or
16

assemblages on the highways; and certifying persons to
17

control traffic for processions or assemblages;
18

4. Designating particular highways as one-way highways
19

and requiring that all vehicles thereon be moved in one
20

specific direction;
21

5. Regulating the speed of vehicles in public parks
22

subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11-604;
23

6. Designating any highway as a through highway, as
24

authorized in Section 11-302, and requiring that all
25

vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same or

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designating any intersection as a stop intersection or a
2

yield right-of-way intersection and requiring all vehicles
3

to stop or yield the right-of-way at one or more entrances
4

to such intersections;
5

7. Restricting the use of highways as authorized in
6

Chapter 15;
7

8. Regulating the operation of mobile carrying devices
8

and

,
bicycles
, low-speed electric bicycles, and low-speed
9

gas bicycles,
and requiring the registration and licensing
10

of same, including the requirement of a registration fee;
11

9. Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles
12

or specified types of vehicles at intersections;
13

10. Altering the speed limits as authorized in Section
14

11-604;
15

11. Prohibiting U-turns;
16

12. Prohibiting pedestrian crossings at other than
17

designated and marked crosswalks or at intersections;
18

13. Prohibiting parking during snow removal operation;
19

14. Imposing fines in accordance with Section
20

11-1301.3 as penalties for use of any parking place
21

reserved for persons with disabilities, as defined by
22

Section 1-159.1, or veterans with disabilities by any
23

person using a motor vehicle not bearing registration
24

plates specified in Section 11-1301.1 or a special decal
25

or device as defined in Section 11-1301.2 as evidence that
26

the vehicle is operated by or for a person with

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disabilities or a veteran with a disability;
2

15. Adopting such other traffic regulations as are
3

specifically authorized by this Code; or
4

16. Enforcing the provisions of subsection (f) of
5

Section 3-413 of this Code or a similar local ordinance.
6

(b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph 1,
7
4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 or 13 of subsection (a) shall be
8
effective until signs giving reasonable notice of such local
9
traffic regulations are posted.
10

(c) The provisions of this Code shall not prevent any
11
municipality having a population of 500,000 or more
12
inhabitants from prohibiting any person from driving or
13
operating any motor vehicle upon the roadways of such
14
municipality with headlamps on high beam or bright.
15

(d) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
16
prevent local authorities within the reasonable exercise of
17
their police power from prohibiting, on private property, the
18
unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with
19
disabilities.
20

(e) No unit of local government, including a home rule
21
unit, may enact or enforce an ordinance that applies only to
22
motorcycles if the principal purpose for that ordinance is to
23
restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion
24
of a highway for which federal or State funds have been used
25
for the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of that
26
highway. No unit of local government, including a home rule

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unit, may enact an ordinance requiring motorcycle users to
2
wear protective headgear. Nothing in this subsection (e) shall
3
affect the authority of a unit of local government to regulate
4
motorcycles for traffic control purposes or in accordance with
5
Section 12-602 of this Code. No unit of local government,
6
including a home rule unit, may regulate motorcycles in a
7
manner inconsistent with this Code. This subsection (e) is a
8
limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
9
the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
10
rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
11

(e-5) The City of Chicago may enact an ordinance providing
12
for a noise monitoring system upon any portion of the roadway
13
known as Lake Shore Drive. Twelve months after the
14
installation of the noise monitoring system, and any time
15
after the first report as the City deems necessary, the City of
16
Chicago shall prepare a noise monitoring report with the data
17
collected from the system and shall, upon request, make the
18
report available to the public. For purposes of this
19
subsection (e-5), "noise monitoring system" means an automated
20
noise monitor capable of recording noise levels 24 hours per
21
day and 365 days per year with computer equipment sufficient
22
to process the data.
23

(e-10) A unit of local government, including a home rule
24
unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of
25
Automated Driving System equipped vehicles on its roadways.
26
Nothing in this subsection (e-10) shall affect the authority

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of a unit of local government to regulate Automated Driving
2
System equipped vehicles for traffic control purposes. No unit
3
of local government, including a home rule unit, may regulate
4
Automated Driving System equipped vehicles in a manner
5
inconsistent with this Code. For purposes of this subsection
6
(e-10), "Automated Driving System equipped vehicle" means any
7
vehicle equipped with an Automated Driving System of hardware
8
and software that are collectively capable of performing the
9
entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless
10
of whether it is limited to a specific operational domain.
11
This subsection (e-10) is a limitation under subsection (i) of
12
Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
13
concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
14
exercised by the State.
15

(f) A municipality or county designated in Section
16
11-208.6 may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
17
traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of this
18
Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance and imposing
19
liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle used in
20
such a violation.
21

(g) A municipality or county, as provided in Section
22
11-1201.1, may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
23
traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
24
Section 11-1201 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
25
ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner of a
26
vehicle used in such a violation.

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(h) A municipality designated in Section 11-208.8 may
2
enact an ordinance providing for an automated speed
3
enforcement system to enforce violations of Article VI of
4
Chapter 11 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
5
ordinance.
6

(i) A municipality or county designated in Section
7
11-208.9 may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
8
traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
9
Section 11-1414 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
10
ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or
11
lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation.
12
(Source: P.A. 100-209, eff. 1-1-18; 100-257, eff. 8-22-17;
13
100-352, eff. 6-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-123, eff.
14
7-26-19.)

15

(625 ILCS 5/11-317 new)
16

Sec. 11-317.
Motor driven cycle prohibition signage.
On
17
any highway, bicycle lane, bicycle path, shared-use path,
18
off-road bicycle trail or natural surface trail designated for
19
bicycle use, or any other bicycle-specific facility
20
established under State or local law for which use of motor
21
driven cycles has been prohibited under Section 11-1403.4, the
22
State or local government entity having jurisdiction shall
23
erect permanent signage that notifies users that operation of
24
motor driven cycles is strictly prohibited.

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(625 ILCS 5/11-501)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-501)
2

Sec. 11-501.
Driving while under the influence of alcohol,
3
other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
4
combination thereof.
5

(a) A person shall not drive or be in actual physical
6
control of any vehicle within this State while:
7

(1) the alcohol concentration in the person's blood,
8

other bodily substance, or breath is 0.08 or more based on
9

the definition of blood and breath units in Section
10

11-501.2;
11

(2) under the influence of alcohol;
12

(3) under the influence of any intoxicating compound
13

or combination of intoxicating compounds to a degree that
14

renders the person incapable of driving safely;
15

(4) under the influence of any other drug or
16

combination of drugs to a degree that renders the person
17

incapable of safely driving;
18

(5) under the combined influence of alcohol, other
19

drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds to a
20

degree that renders the person incapable of safely
21

driving;
22

(6) there is any amount of a drug, substance, or
23

compound in the person's breath, blood, other bodily
24

substance, or urine resulting from the unlawful use or
25

consumption of a controlled substance listed in the
26

Illinois Controlled Substances Act, an intoxicating

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compound listed in the Use of Intoxicating Compounds Act,
2

or methamphetamine as listed in the Methamphetamine
3

Control and Community Protection Act; or
4

(7) the person has, within 2 hours of driving or being
5

in actual physical control of a vehicle, a
6

tetrahydrocannabinol concentration in the person's whole
7

blood or other bodily substance as defined in paragraph 6
8

of subsection (a) of Section 11-501.2 of this Code.
9

Subject to all other requirements and provisions under
10

this Section, this paragraph (7) does not apply to the
11

lawful consumption of cannabis by a qualifying patient
12

licensed under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
13

Program Act who is in possession of a valid registry card
14

issued under that Act, unless that person is impaired by
15

the use of cannabis.
16

(a-5) The requirements of this Section also apply to
17
low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed gas bicycles that
18
are operated by a person who is under the influence of alcohol,
19
other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any
20
combination thereof.

21

(b) The fact that any person charged with violating this
22
Section is or has been legally entitled to use alcohol,
23
cannabis under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
24
Program Act, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
25
compounds, or any combination thereof, shall not constitute a
26
defense against any charge of violating this Section.

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(c) Penalties.
2

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, any
3

person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
4

Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
5

(2) A person who violates subsection (a) or a similar
6

provision a second time shall be sentenced to a mandatory
7

minimum term of either 5 days of imprisonment or 240 hours
8

of community service in addition to any other criminal or
9

administrative sanction.
10

(3) A person who violates subsection (a) is subject to
11

6 months of imprisonment, an additional mandatory minimum
12

fine of $1,000, and 25 days of community service in a
13

program benefiting children if the person was transporting
14

a person under the age of 16 at the time of the violation.
15

(4) A person who violates subsection (a) a first time,
16

if the alcohol concentration in his or her blood, breath,
17

other bodily substance, or urine was 0.16 or more based on
18

the definition of blood, breath, other bodily substance,
19

or urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in
20

addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
21

mandatory minimum of 100 hours of community service and a
22

mandatory minimum fine of $500.
23

(5) A person who violates subsection (a) a second
24

time, if at the time of the second violation the alcohol
25

concentration in his or her blood, breath, other bodily
26

substance, or urine was 0.16 or more based on the

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definition of blood, breath, other bodily substance, or
2

urine units in Section 11-501.2, shall be subject, in
3

addition to any other penalty that may be imposed, to a
4

mandatory minimum of 2 days of imprisonment and a
5

mandatory minimum fine of $1,250.
6

(d) Aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
7
other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds, or
8
any combination thereof.
9

(1) Every person convicted of committing a violation
10

of this Section shall be guilty of aggravated driving
11

under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
12

intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination
13

thereof if:
14

(A) the person committed a violation of subsection
15

(a) or a similar provision for the third or subsequent
16

time;
17

(B) the person committed a violation of subsection
18

(a) while driving a school bus with one or more
19

passengers on board;
20

(C) the person in committing a violation of
21

subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle crash
22

that resulted in great bodily harm or permanent
23

disability or disfigurement to another, when the
24

violation was a proximate cause of the injuries;
25

(D) the person committed a violation of subsection
26

(a) and has been previously convicted of violating

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Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
2

Criminal Code of 2012 or a similar provision of a law
3

of another state relating to reckless homicide in
4

which the person was determined to have been under the
5

influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or
6

intoxicating compound or compounds as an element of
7

the offense or the person has previously been
8

convicted under subparagraph (C) or subparagraph (F)
9

of this paragraph (1);
10

(E) the person, in committing a violation of
11

subsection (a) while driving at any speed in a school
12

speed zone at a time when a speed limit of 20 miles per
13

hour was in effect under subsection (a) of Section
14

11-605 of this Code, was involved in a motor vehicle
15

crash that resulted in bodily harm, other than great
16

bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement,
17

to another person, when the violation of subsection
18

(a) was a proximate cause of the bodily harm;
19

(F) the person, in committing a violation of
20

subsection (a), was involved in a motor vehicle crash
21

or snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or watercraft
22

accident that resulted in the death of another person,
23

when the violation of subsection (a) was a proximate
24

cause of the death;
25

(G) the person committed a violation of subsection
26

(a) during a period in which the defendant's driving

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privileges are revoked or suspended, where the
2

revocation or suspension was for a violation of
3

subsection (a) or a similar provision, Section
4

11-501.1, paragraph (b) of Section 11-401, or for
5

reckless homicide as defined in Section 9-3 of the
6

Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
7

(H) the person committed the violation while he or
8

she did not possess a driver's license or permit or a
9

restricted driving permit or a judicial driving permit
10

or a monitoring device driving permit;
11

(I) the person committed the violation while he or
12

she knew or should have known that the vehicle he or
13

she was driving was not covered by a liability
14

insurance policy;
15

(J) the person in committing a violation of
16

subsection (a) was involved in a motor vehicle crash
17

that resulted in bodily harm, but not great bodily
18

harm, to the child under the age of 16 being
19

transported by the person, if the violation was the
20

proximate cause of the injury;
21

(K) the person in committing a second violation of
22

subsection (a) or a similar provision was transporting
23

a person under the age of 16; or
24

(L) the person committed a violation of subsection
25

(a) of this Section while transporting one or more
26

passengers in a vehicle for-hire.

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(2)(A) Except as provided otherwise, a person
2

convicted of aggravated driving under the influence of
3

alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or
4

compounds, or any combination thereof is guilty of a Class
5

4 felony.
6

(B) A third violation of this Section or a similar
7

provision is a Class 2 felony. If at the time of the third
8

violation the alcohol concentration in his or her blood,
9

breath, other bodily substance, or urine was 0.16 or more
10

based on the definition of blood, breath, other bodily
11

substance, or urine units in Section 11-501.2, a mandatory
12

minimum of 90 days of imprisonment and a mandatory minimum
13

fine of $2,500 shall be imposed in addition to any other
14

criminal or administrative sanction. If at the time of the
15

third violation, the defendant was transporting a person
16

under the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25
17

days of community service in a program benefiting children
18

shall be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
19

administrative sanction.
20

(C) A fourth violation of this Section or a similar
21

provision is a Class 2 felony, for which a sentence of
22

probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
23

at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
24

the defendant's blood, breath, other bodily substance, or
25

urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
26

breath, other bodily substance, or urine units in Section

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11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall be
2

imposed in addition to any other criminal or
3

administrative sanction. If at the time of the fourth
4

violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
5

the age of 16 a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of
6

community service in a program benefiting children shall
7

be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
8

administrative sanction.
9

(D) A fifth violation of this Section or a similar
10

provision is a Class 1 felony, for which a sentence of
11

probation or conditional discharge may not be imposed. If
12

at the time of the violation, the alcohol concentration in
13

the defendant's blood, breath, other bodily substance, or
14

urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
15

breath, other bodily substance, or urine units in Section
16

11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall be
17

imposed in addition to any other criminal or
18

administrative sanction. If at the time of the fifth
19

violation, the defendant was transporting a person under
20

the age of 16, a mandatory fine of $25,000, and 25 days of
21

community service in a program benefiting children shall
22

be imposed in addition to any other criminal or
23

administrative sanction.
24

(E) A sixth or subsequent violation of this Section or
25

similar provision is a Class X felony. If at the time of
26

the violation, the alcohol concentration in the

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defendant's blood, breath, other bodily substance, or
2

urine was 0.16 or more based on the definition of blood,
3

breath, other bodily substance, or urine units in Section
4

11-501.2, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 shall be
5

imposed in addition to any other criminal or
6

administrative sanction. If at the time of the violation,
7

the defendant was transporting a person under the age of
8

16, a mandatory fine of $25,000 and 25 days of community
9

service in a program benefiting children shall be imposed
10

in addition to any other criminal or administrative
11

sanction.
12

(F) For a violation of subparagraph (C) of paragraph
13

(1) of this subsection (d), the defendant, if sentenced to
14

a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less
15

than one year nor more than 12 years.
16

(G) A violation of subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1)
17

of this subsection (d) is a Class 2 felony, for which the
18

defendant, unless the court determines that extraordinary
19

circumstances exist and require probation, shall be
20

sentenced to: (i) a term of imprisonment of not less than 3
21

years and not more than 14 years if the violation resulted
22

in the death of one person; or (ii) a term of imprisonment
23

of not less than 6 years and not more than 28 years if the
24

violation resulted in the deaths of 2 or more persons.
25

(H) For a violation of subparagraph (J) of paragraph
26

(1) of this subsection (d), a mandatory fine of $2,500,

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and 25 days of community service in a program benefiting
2

children shall be imposed in addition to any other
3

criminal or administrative sanction.
4

(I) A violation of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1)
5

of this subsection (d), is a Class 2 felony and a mandatory
6

fine of $2,500, and 25 days of community service in a
7

program benefiting children shall be imposed in addition
8

to any other criminal or administrative sanction. If the
9

child being transported suffered bodily harm, but not
10

great bodily harm, in a motor vehicle crash, and the
11

violation was the proximate cause of that injury, a
12

mandatory fine of $5,000 and 25 days of community service
13

in a program benefiting children shall be imposed in
14

addition to any other criminal or administrative sanction.
15

(J) A violation of subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1)
16

of this subsection (d) is a Class 3 felony, for which a
17

sentence of probation or conditional discharge may not be
18

imposed.
19

(3) Any person sentenced under this subsection (d) who
20

receives a term of probation or conditional discharge must
21

serve a minimum term of either 480 hours of community
22

service or 10 days of imprisonment as a condition of the
23

probation or conditional discharge in addition to any
24

other criminal or administrative sanction.
25

(e) Any reference to a prior violation of subsection (a)
26
or a similar provision includes any violation of a provision

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of a local ordinance or a provision of a law of another state
2
or an offense committed on a military installation that is
3
similar to a violation of subsection (a) of this Section.
4

(f) The imposition of a mandatory term of imprisonment or
5
assignment of community service for a violation of this
6
Section shall not be suspended or reduced by the court.
7

(g) Any penalty imposed for driving with a license that
8
has been revoked for a previous violation of subsection (a) of
9
this Section shall be in addition to the penalty imposed for
10
any subsequent violation of subsection (a).
11

(h) For any prosecution under this Section, a certified
12
copy of the driving abstract of the defendant shall be
13
admitted as proof of any prior conviction.
14
(Source: P.A. 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23
.)

15

(625 ILCS 5/11-1008.5 new)
16

Sec. 11-1008.5.
Toy vehicles.
Toy vehicles shall only be
17
operated on sidewalks and paths designated for bicycles. Every
18
person operating a toy vehicle upon a sidewalk or bicycle path
19
shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the
20
duties applicable to a pedestrian. The driver of a vehicle
21
shall yield the right-of-way to any person operating a toy
22
vehicle. The use of toy vehicles on property owned, managed,
23
or leased by any municipality, park district, forest preserve
24
district, or conservation district is allowed, unless
25
specifically prohibited in an ordinance or resolution adopted

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by the municipality, park district, forest preserve district,
2
or conservation district. The Department of Natural Resources
3
is authorized to adopt administrative rules for the regulation
4
of toy vehicles on any and all properties owned, managed, or
5
leased by the Department of Natural Resources. No person shall
6
knowingly tamper with or modify the speed capability or
7
engagement of a toy vehicle beyond the original speed
8
capabilities of the device.
9

No unit of local government, including a home rule unit,
10
may regulate toy vehicles in a manner that is less restrictive
11
than this Section. This paragraph is a limitation under
12
subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
13
Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of
14
powers and functions exercised by the State.

15

(625 ILCS 5/11-1403.4 new)
16

Sec. 11-1403.4.
Operation of motor driven cycles.

17

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a person
18
may operate a motor driven cycle upon any public highway,
19
street, or roadway in this State.
20

(b) Motor driven cycles shall not be operated on any
21
sidewalk, bicycle lane, bicycle path, shared-use path,
22
off-road bicycle trail or natural surface trail designated for
23
bicycle use, or any other bicycle-specific facility
24
established under State or local law. For purposes of this
25
subsection, "shared-use path" means any paved, off-street

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travel way designed to serve non-motorized vehicles and
2
travelers.
3

(c) Motor driven cycles shall not be operated upon
4
interstate highways or upon public highways divided by a grass
5
or concrete median or highways with speed limits in excess of
6
55 miles per hour or upon any public land where expressly
7
prohibited by the State governing body, department, or agency
8
having jurisdiction thereof.
9

(d) No person shall operate a motor driven cycle unless
10
that person is in possession of a valid driver's license.
11
Pursuant to Section 6-107.1, the Secretary may issue an
12
instruction permit to a person 16 or 17 years of age that
13
entitles the holder to drive upon the highways during daylight
14
under direct supervision of a licensed motor driven cycle
15
operator 21 years of age or older who has a license
16
classification to operate such motor driven cycle and at least
17
one year of driving experience.
18

(e) A person may not operate a motor driven cycle while
19
carrying a passenger unless that motor driven cycle was
20
manufactured to carry a passenger.
21

(f) A motor driven cycle manufactured to accommodate
22
passengers may not be operated by a person under the age of 18
23
while transporting a passenger unless the passenger is a
24
sibling, stepsibling, child, or stepchild of the operator.
25

(g) Each motor driven cycle shall be equipped with a
26
speedometer that displays the speed of travel in miles per

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hour. Each motor driven cycle shall also be equipped with or
2
display a vehicle identification number and conform with all
3
federal vehicle safety standards as well as meet all
4
applicable equipment requirements specified in this Article
5
and Chapter 12. No person shall knowingly tamper with or
6
modify the speed capability or engagement of a motor driven
7
cycle beyond its originally intended capability.
8

(h) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, every
9
person operating a motor driven cycle upon a highway shall be
10
granted all of the rights allowed under this Chapter, and
11
shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver
12
of a vehicle by this Code, except as to any applicable special
13
rules and those provisions of this Code which by their nature
14
can have no application.
15

(i) No retailer, wholesaler, distributor, or manufacturer
16
shall market, advertise, label, or otherwise offer for sale a
17
motor driven cycle in any manner that would reasonably cause a
18
consumer to believe that the vehicle is a device that is not
19
subject to the requirements of this Section. Any violation of
20
this subsection constitutes an unlawful practice under the
21
Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, and is
22
enforceable by the Attorney General or State's Attorneys under
23
the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. Law
24
enforcement officers are authorized to seize or impound
25
vehicles marketed or sold in violation of this subsection,
26
pending resolution of proceedings initiated pursuant to the

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Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. In
2
addition to any penalty authorized under this subsection, the
3
law enforcement agency may provide for the release of properly
4
impounded vehicles and for the imposition of a reasonable
5
administrative fee related to its confiscation and impounding.
6
A retailer, wholesaler, distributor, or manufacturer that
7
violates this subsection is subject to a civil penalty not
8
exceeding $10,000 for each violation. Each mislabeled or
9
falsely marketed vehicle constitutes a separate violation.
10

(j) Any motor driven cycle found to be in violation of this
11
Section may, in the discretion of the law enforcement agency
12
having jurisdiction, be subject to confiscation and
13
impoundment. The law enforcement agency may provide for the
14
release of properly impounded vehicles and for the imposition
15
of a reasonable administrative fee related to its confiscation
16
and impounding. The administrative fee shall be waived upon
17
verifiable proof that the vehicle was stolen or hijacked at
18
the time the vehicle was impounded.
19

(k) No unit of local government, including a home rule
20
unit, may regulate motor driven cycles. This subsection (k) is
21
a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions
22
under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
23
Illinois Constitution, and is an exercise of exclusive State
24
power which may not be exercised concurrently by a home rule
25
unit.
26

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mandatory insurance requirements specified in Article VI of
2
Chapter 7 of this Code.
3

(m) The Secretary may adopt any rules necessary to
4
implement this Section.

5

(625 ILCS 5/11-1435 new)
6

Sec. 11-1435.
Operation of electric micromobility devices.

7

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a person
8
may operate an electric micromobility device upon any highway,
9
street, roadway, bicycle lane, or bicycle path in this State.
10
A person operating an electric micromobility device upon a
11
highway, street, or roadway may not otherwise impede or
12
obstruct other vehicular traffic.
13

(b) An electric micromobility device shall not be operated
14
on:
15

(1) a sidewalk;
16

(2) a highway with a speed limit in excess of 35 miles
17

per hour, unless there is a designated bicycle lane on
18

such highway; or
19

(3) an interstate highway.
20

Additionally, any such electric micromobility device
21
capable of and operating in excess of 28 miles per hour shall
22
be prohibited from operating on any public highway, regardless
23
of speed limit, and shall further be prohibited from bicycle
24
lanes and bicycle paths.
25

(c) The Department of Transportation and the Department of

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Natural Resources may adopt administrative rules prohibiting
2
the use of electric micromobility devices upon any highway,
3
street, roadway, bicycle lane, or bicycle path under its
4
jurisdiction.
5

(d) A person may not operate an electric micromobility
6
device unless he or she is 16 years of age or older.
7

(e) Every electric micromobility device shall be equipped
8
with a functioning brake that will adequately control movement
9
of and stop and hold the device. Every electric micromobility
10
device, when in use at nighttime, shall also be equipped with a
11
lamp on the front that emits a white light visible from a
12
distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red
13
reflector on the rear that is visible from all distances from
14
100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of
15
lawful lower beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle, except
16
that a lamp emitting a steady or flashing red light visible
17
from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition
18
to or instead of the red reflector. A person operating an
19
electric micromobility device at nighttime may also use a
20
headlamp equipped with lighting sufficient to meet the
21
visibility requirements of this subsection.
22

(f) An electric micromobility device may be parked in the
23
same manner and at the same locations as a bicycle may be
24
parked; however, such device must not obstruct any sidewalk or
25
pedestrian right-of-way.
26

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to carry a passenger unless the device was originally designed
2
to carry more than one person at a time.
3

(h) No person riding upon any electric micromobility
4
device shall attach the device or himself or herself to any
5
vehicle upon a roadway.
6

(i) No person shall knowingly tamper with or modify the
7
speed capability or engagement of an electric micromobility
8
device beyond the original speed capability of the device.
9

(j) A person may not operate an electric micromobility
10
device while under the influence of alcohol or any drug.
11

(k) Every electric micromobility device shall be
12
well-maintained and in good operating condition.
13

(l) An electric micromobility device shall not be equipped
14
with a siren nor shall any person use any siren upon an
15
electric micromobility device. This subsection does not apply
16
to an electric micromobility device used by a police or fire
17
department.
18

(m) Any electric micromobility device operated in
19
violation of or found to be in violation of this Section may,
20
in the discretion of the law enforcement agency having
21
jurisdiction, be subject to confiscation and impoundment. The
22
law enforcement agency may provide for the release of a
23
properly impounded vehicle and for the imposition of a
24
reasonable administrative fee related to its confiscation and
25
impounding. The administrative fee shall be waived upon
26
verifiable proof that the vehicle was stolen or hijacked at

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the time the vehicle was impounded.
2

(n) Every person operating an electric micromobility
3
device upon a highway shall be granted all of the rights
4
allowed by this Chapter, and shall be subject to all of the
5
duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this Code,
6
except as to any applicable special rules and those provisions
7
of this Code which by their nature can have no application.
8

(o) No unit of local government, including a home rule
9
unit, may regulate electric micromobility devices. This
10
subsection (o) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
11
and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII
12
of the Illinois Constitution, and is an exercise of exclusive
13
State power which may not be exercised concurrently by a home
14
rule unit.
15

(p) The Secretary may adopt any rules necessary to
16
implement this Section.

17

(625 ILCS 5/11-1516)
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Sec. 11-1516.
Low-speed gas bicycles.
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(a) A person may operate a low-speed gas bicycle only if
20
the person is at least 16 years of age.
21

(b) A person may not operate a low-speed gas bicycle at a
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speed greater than
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20
miles per hour upon any highway,
23
street, or roadway.
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(c) A person may not operate a low-speed gas bicycle on a
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sidewalk.

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(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
2
provisions of this Article XV that apply to bicycles also
3
apply to low-speed gas bicycles.
4

(e) No unit of local government, including a home rule
5
unit, may regulate low-speed gas bicycles. This subsection (e)
6
is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and functions
7
under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the
8
Illinois Constitution, and is an exercise of exclusive State
9
power which may not be exercised concurrently by a home rule
10
unit.

11
(Source: P.A. 100-209, eff. 1-1-18
.)

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(625 ILCS 5/11-1517)
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Sec. 11-1517.
Low-speed electric bicycles.
14

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
15
provisions of this Chapter that apply to bicycles also apply
16
to low-speed electric bicycles.
17

(b) Each low-speed electric bicycle operating in this
18
State shall comply with equipment and manufacturing
19
requirements adopted by the United States Consumer Product
20
Safety Commission under 16 CFR 1512. Each Class 3 low-speed
21
electric bicycle shall be equipped with a speedometer that
22
displays the speed the bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.
23

(c) Beginning on or after January 1, 2018, every
24
manufacturer and distributor of low-speed electric bicycles
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shall apply a label that is permanently affixed to the bicycle

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in a prominent location. The label shall contain, in Arial
2
font in at least 9-point type:
3

(1) a classification number for the bicycle that
4

corresponds with a class under Section 1-140.10 of this
5

Code;
6

(2) the bicycle's top assisted speed; and
7

(3) the bicycle's motor wattage.
8

No person shall knowingly tamper or modify the speed
9
capability or engagement of a low-speed electric bicycle
10
without replacing the label required under this subsection
11
(c).
12

(d) A Class 2 low-speed electric bicycle shall operate in
13
a manner so that the electric motor is disengaged or ceases to
14
function when the brakes are applied. A Class 1 low-speed
15
electric bicycle and a Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle
16
shall operate in a manner so that the electric motor is
17
disengaged or ceases to function when the rider stops
18
pedaling.
19

(e) A person may operate a low-speed electric bicycle upon
20
any highway, street, or roadway authorized for use by
21
bicycles, including, but not limited to, bicycle lanes.
22

(f) A person may operate a low-speed electric bicycle upon
23
any bicycle path unless the
State agency

municipality, county,
24
or local authority
with jurisdiction prohibits the use of
25
low-speed electric bicycles or a specific class of low-speed
26
electric bicycles on that path.
The Department of Natural

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Resources is authorized to adopt administrative rules for the
2
regulation of low-speed electric bicycles on any and all
3
properties owned, managed, or leased by the Department of
4
Natural Resources.

5

(g) A person may not operate a low-speed electric bicycle
6
on a sidewalk.
7

(h)
A person may operate a Class 1 or Class 2 low-speed
8
electric bicycle only if he or she is 15 years of age or older.

9
A person may operate a Class 3 low-speed electric bicycle only
10
if he or she is 16 years of age or older. A person who is less
11
than 16 years of age may ride as a passenger on a Class 3
12
low-speed electric bicycle that is designed to accommodate
13
passengers.
A low-speed electric bicycle that is manufactured
14
to accommodate passengers may not be operated by a person
15
under the age of 18 with a passenger unless the passenger is a
16
sibling, stepsibling, child, or stepchild of the operator.
17

(i) No unit of local government, including a home rule
18
unit, may regulate low-speed electric bicycles. This
19
subsection (i) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
20
and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII
21
of the Illinois Constitution, and is an exercise of exclusive
22
State power which may not be exercised concurrently by a home
23
rule unit.

24
(Source: P.A. 100-209, eff. 1-1-18
.)

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(625 ILCS 5/11-1518 rep.)

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Section 10.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
2
repealing Section 11-1518.

3

Section 15.
The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
4
Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:

5

(815 ILCS 505/2Z)

(from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
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Sec. 2Z.
Violations of other Acts.
Any person who
7
knowingly violates the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive
8
Collision Repair Act, the Home Repair and Remodeling Act, the
9
Dance Studio Act, the Physical Fitness Services Act, the
10
Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act, the Illinois Union
11
Label Act, the Installment Sales Contract Act, the Job
12
Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer Protection Act, the
13
Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act, the Credit Services
14
Organizations Act, the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act, the
15
Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection Act, the Telephone
16
Solicitations Act, the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act,
17
the Cemetery Oversight Act, the Cemetery Care Act, the Safe
18
and Hygienic Bed Act, the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales
19
Act, the High Risk Home Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act,
20
the Predatory Loan Prevention Act, the Mortgage Rescue Fraud
21
Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Tax
22
Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the Cigarette Use
23
Tax Act, the Electronic Mail Act, the Internet Caller
24
Identification Act, paragraph (6) of subsection (k) of Section

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6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Section 11-1431, 18d-115,
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18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, 18d-150, or 18d-153 of the Illinois
3
Vehicle Code,
subsection (i) of Section 11-1403.4 of the
4
Illinois Vehicle Code,
Article 3 of the Residential Real
5
Property Disclosure Act, the Automatic Contract Renewal Act,
6
the Reverse Mortgage Act, Section 25 of the Youth Mental
7
Health Protection Act, the Personal Information Protection
8
Act, or the Student Online Personal Protection Act commits an
9
unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.
10
(Source: P.A. 100-315, eff. 8-24-17; 100-416, eff. 1-1-18;
11
100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-658, eff. 3-23-21.)

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Section 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect July 1,
13
2027.

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