Subject Index Vehicle Code

Law enforcement may not stop or search motor vehicles where objects placed or suspended between the driver and front windshield materially obstruct the driver’s view

March
2024
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
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.

Motor Vehicle Review Board now requires parties to lawsuits alleging violations of the Motor Vehicle Franchise Act to pay a $2,500 deposit and increased processing fees

October
2023
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
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.

New notice requirement for property owners who tow vehicles belonging to those with whom they have a written parking agreement

April
2023
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
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.

A driver shall use a signal of intention continuously for a specified distance

December
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Vehicle Code is amended to specify the correct use of turn signals.

Secretary of state prohibited from sharing photographs taken for state IDs and driver licenses with federal immigration authorities

November
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
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.

A driver’s license applicant must provide proof of insurance for the vehicle to be used during the road test or demonstrate that the vehicle is exempt from the mandatory insurance requirements

October
2021
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The secretary of state adopted amendments to Issuance of Licenses effective July 7, 2021, combining two separately proposed rulemakings.

Secretary of state to implement an electronic lien and title system

March
2020
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
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.

Illinois drivers to learn about the “zipper merge” 

October
2019
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
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.

Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Data Use and Collection Task Force

September
2019
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
The Illinois Vehicle Code was amended to create the Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Data Use and Collection Task Force.

Unambiguous language of Motor Vehicle Code allows left turn at intersection into any available lane

December
2018
Illinois Law Update
, Page 14
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.

Used vehicle dealers now required to use Electronic Registration and Titling program

October
2018
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
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).

Vehicle Code now clear on back-up lamp colors

October
2018
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
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.

Enforcement rules added to Hours of Service Drivers

June
2018
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
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.

New road test requirements for restricted local driver’s licenses

June
2018
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
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.

House bill proposes to give counties more control over weight limits for vehicles on highways

August
2016
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
House Bill 6427 would amend the Illinois Highway Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow counties to impose weight limits on vehicles.

Lack of supervision option does not render aggravated speeding law unconstitutional, Illinois Supreme Court rules

By Matthew Hector
August
2016
LawPulse
, Page 12
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.
1 comment (Most recent August 11, 2016)

George Bailey Memorial Fund created; fees created for deposit into Fund

June
2016
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
The State Finance Act has been amended to create the George Bailey Memorial Fund.

Heightened safety and certification requirements for low-speed vehicles added to the Illinois Vehicle Code

May
2016
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
Under this amendment to the Illinois Vehicle Code, additional safety mechanisms must be present on low-speed vehicles operated on any street.

Keeping the Road Safe and the Law Sane

By Ed Finkel
October
2015
Cover Story
, Page 24
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.
4 comments (Most recent September 24, 2015)

Drivers and passengers face new criminal penalties for willful violations of certain federal regulations

September
2015
Illinois Law Update
, Page 18
This bill would amend the criminal violations provision of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

Illinois vehicle code will be amended to include new “Aggravated Special Speed Limit” offense

August
2015
Illinois Law Update
, Page 16
A bill to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code to include the new offense of "aggravated special speed limit" has been passed by the General Assembly.

Judge strikes ban on supervision for aggravated speeding

July
2015
Article
, Page 30
A Cook County judge rules that categorically denying court supervision for 'excessive speeding' is unconstitutional.

Vehicular petty offenses may be satisfied by a written guilty plea

March
2015
Illinois Law Update
, Page 20
The Illinois Vehicle Code has been amended to allow for certain persons guilty of petty violations of the Code to simply enter a written plea of guilty without a court appearance.

Illinois Vehicle Code relaxes proof of registration requirements

November
2014
Illinois Law Update
, Page 524
Under the Illinois Vehicle Code, the general rule is that no person is permitted to operate a vehicle on any Illinois highway if he or she does not demonstrate proper evidence of registration.

What’s New in Traffic Law for 2014

By Larry A. Davis & Thomas C. Speedie
November
2014
Article
, Page 532
Are you a lawyer who represents drivers, or maybe one who gets behind the wheel from time to time? Here are nine important traffic law developments.
1 comment (Most recent November 3, 2014)

Fines for vehicles driving without a certificate of safety

April
2014
Illinois Law Update
, Page 168
The Illinois Vehicle Code has been amended to institute new fines for persons operating a vehicle on a state highway without an effective certificate of safety displayed, in violation of Illinois Vehicle Code safety inspection requirements.

License renewal application fees changed for new and used car dealers

April
2014
Illinois Law Update
, Page 168
The Illinois Vehicle Code has been amended to require both new and used car dealers to pay a license renewal application fee to be determined by the amount of automobiles sold by the dealer in the prior year, as per the following scheme: for 25-200 automobiles sold, a fee of $150; for 200-300 automobiles sold, a fee of $300; and for 300 automobiles or more sold, a fee of $500.

Police seizure of unauthorized-lights-sporting vehicles

April
2014
Illinois Law Update
, Page 168
In addition to facing a Class A Misdemeanor for possessing "oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights or other indicia of emergency vehicle authority within any portion of a motor vehicle," upon a legal search, a searching law enforcement officer must seize, upon violation, any such indicia or equipment.

The Medical Cannabis Act and Illinois DUI Law

By Larry A. Davis
March
2014
Article
, Page 128
The Medical Cannabis Act makes important changes to DUI law, some of which are likely to inspire litigation.

Reformers: trace law unfairly punishes drug users who are not DUI

By Janan Hanna
March
2014
LawPulse
, Page 114
Proponents are championing legislation to eliminate harsh penalties for drivers who had traces of illegal drugs in their system but were not driving while impaired.
3 comments (Most recent March 3, 2014)

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