The Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Vehicle Code. If a police officer is not present at the scene of an accident, the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash in Illinois must give notice to the local police department, the county sheriff, or the Illinois State Police if the crash...
On Aug. 23, 2024, the First District of the Illinois Appellate Court held that a man who pleaded guilty to a traffic ticket cannot use the compulsory joinder statute to bar the state from pursuing separate felony charges that arose from the same incident as the traffic ticket.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. A person operating an ambulance or rescue vehicle shall have documented training in the operation of an ambulance or rescue vehicle prior to operating such a vehicle, including training on the proper use of warning lights, sirens, and situations when the use of warning lights and sirens is warranted.
On April 4, 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court held that section 1-2.1-2 of the Illinois Municipal Code does not preempt a city’s home-rule authority to administratively adjudicate violations of its ordinances.
On March 7, 2024, the Third District of the Illinois Appellate Court held municipalities cannot appeal suppression-of-evidence orders in cases concerning municipal code violations.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Vehicle Code. New and used motor vehicle dealers licensed in Illinois are now authorized to conduct vehicle sales via the internet. Dealers may collect digital signatures from buyers.
The Office of the Illinois Secretary of State adopted amendments to the Illinois Vehicle Code. Every individual aged 79 or older applying to renew their driver’s license must prove, by actual demonstration, their ability to exercise reasonable care in the safe operation of motor vehicles.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Vehicle Code. An automated license plate reader (ALPR) is an electronic device that can record data or take a photograph of a vehicle or its license plate and compare the collected data to existing law enforcement databases for investigative purposes.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Vehicle Code. Any authority with maintenance jurisdiction over a publicly owned, paved bicycle trail must erect permanent regulatory or warning signage that alerts pedestrians or cyclists to highway crossings.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Vehicle Code. Under the Code, drivers are prohibited from operating a motor vehicle where any object placed or suspended between the driver and front windshield materially obstructs their view.
The Office of the Secretary of State amended the Part titled Procedures and Standards to deter frivolous lawsuits under the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act. In lawsuits where dealers or franchises accuse a manufacturer or distributor of violating the Act, both parties must now pay an increased processing fee of $250 and a refundable $2,500 deposit prior to appearing in front of the Motor Vehicle Review Board.
The Illinois General Assembly enacted the Tow Notice Act. This Act governs the removal of operable vehicles from real property following a property owner’s specific request where the vehicle owner has a written parking agreement with the property owner.
This Act amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. It prohibits the secretary of state from providing facial recognition services or photographs obtained through issuing identification cards to law enforcement or government entities to enforce federal immigration laws.
The Illinois Vehicle Code was amended to require the secretary of state to implement an electronic lien and title system. Pursuant to section 3-100.1, by July 1, 2021, the secretary of state must “implement, manage, and administer” an electronic lien and title system that will permit a lienholder to “perfect, assign, and release” a lien under the Vehicle Code.
The Illinois General Assembly amended the Illinois Vehicle Code to require the Secretary of State to include additional information in the Illinois Rules of the Road publication.
On Sept. 13, 2018, the Fourth District Appellate Court of Illinois held that a police officer did not have reasonable suspicion that criminal activity was afoot when he conducted an investigatory stop. Therefore, any evidence acquired after the stop was improperly recovered.
On July 23, 2018, the Secretary of State adopted amendments to Certificates of Title, Registration of Vehicles (92 Ill. Adm. Code 1010 (effective Jan. 1, 2019)), adding used vehicle dealers to the list of entities required to use the Electronic Registration and Titling program (ERT).
Section 12-209 of the Illinois Vehicle Code was amended to specify that back-up lamps on motor vehicles must emit a white or amber light, without glare, when the vehicle is reversing.
The Department of Transportation adopted amendments to the Hours of Service Drivers of the Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (92 Ill. Adm. Code 395) (eff. Mar. 14, 2018) expanding the exemptions to the hours of service requirement for drivers of commercial vehicles.
Issuance of Licenses regulations (92 Ill. Adm. Code 1030) (eff. Mar. 5, 2018) have been amended to modify the road test for persons applying for a restricted local driver's license.
In People v. Rizzo, the supreme court overturned a circuit court ruling that refusing to allow supervision for aggravated speeding is too harsh a penalty compared to those for other Class A misdemeanors.
The ISBA Traffic Law Section had one of its best years ever this legislative session, helping advance laws that remove harsh and counterproductive DUI restrictions while keeping (and sometimes boosting) appropriate punishments.
