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(A) It shall be unlawful to maintain anywhere in the village any sign, signal, marking or device other than a traffic sign or signal authorized by the Village Board or the state’s Department of Public Works and Buildings, which purports to be or is an imitation of or resembles an official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal in view of any street or highway, and it shall be unlawful to place or maintain any sign which hides from view any lawful traffic-control device.
(B) It shall be unlawful to maintain or operate any flashing or rotating beacon of light in view of any street or highway.
(Prior Code, § 24-2-6) Penalty, see § 10.99
Any person riding a bicycle or an animal or driving any animal drawing a vehicle upon any street shall be subject to the provisions of this traffic code applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions which can have no application to one riding a bicycle or driving or riding an animal.
(Prior Code, § 24-2-7) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see 625 ILCS 5/11-206
(A) Every bicycle, when in use at nighttime, shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the Department which shall be visible from all distances of 100 feet to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.
(B) A bicycle shall not be equipped with, nor shall any person use, any siren upon a bicycle.
(C) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will adequately control movement of and stop and hold such bicycle.
(D) No person shall sell a new bicycle or pedal for use on a bicycle that is not equipped with a reflex reflector or conforming to specifications prescribed by the state on each pedal, visible from the front and rear of the bicycle during darkness from a distance of 200 feet.
(E) No person shall sell or offer for sale a new bicycle that is not equipped with side reflectors. Such reflectors shall be visible from each side of the bicycle from a distance of 500 feet and shall be essentially colorless or red to the rear of the center of the bicycle and essentially colorless or amber to the front of the center of the bicycle provided. The requirements of this division (E) may be met by reflective materials which shall be at least three-sixteenths of an inch wide on each side of each tire or rim to indicate as clearly as possible the continuous circular shape and size of the tires or rims of such bicycle and which reflective materials may be of the same color on both the front and rear tire or rim. Such reflectors shall conform to specifications prescribed by the state.
(F) No person shall sell or offer for sale a new bicycle that is not equipped with an essentially colorless front-facing reflector.
(Prior Code, § 24-2-8) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) (1) No person shall operate, register or maintain registration of, and no owner shall permit another person to operate, register or maintain registration of, a motor vehicle designed to be used on a public highway or within the village unless the motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy.
(2) The insurance policy shall be issued in amounts no less than the minimum amounts set for bodily injury or death and for destruction of property under 625 ILCS 5/7-203, and shall be issued in accordance with the requirements of 625 ILCS 5/7-203, as amended. No insurer other than an insurer authorized to do business in the state shall issue a policy pursuant to this section for any vehicle subject to registration under this traffic code. Nothing herein shall deprive an insurer of any policy defense available at common law.
(B) The following vehicles are exempt from the requirements of this section:
(1) Vehicles subject to the provisions of 625 ILCS 5/8-101 et seq., 5/18a-300 et seq., 5/7-609, 5/12-606 or 5/12-707.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
(2) Vehicles required to file proof of liability insurance with the state’s Commerce Commission;
(3) Vehicles covered by a certificate of self-insurance under 625 ILCS 5/7-502;
(4) Vehicles owned by the United States, the state or any political subdivision municipality or local mass transit district;
(5) Implements of husbandry;
(6) Other vehicles complying with laws which require them to be insured in amounts meeting or exceeding the minimum amounts required under this section; and
(7) Inoperable or stored vehicles that are not operated, as defined by rules and regulations of the Secretary.
(C) (1) Every employee of a state agency, as that term is defined in the state’s Auditing Act, being 30 ILCS 5/1-1 et seq., who is assigned a specific vehicle owned or leased by the state on an ongoing basis shall provide the certification described in this section annually to the director or chief executive officers of his or her agency.
(2) (a) The certification shall affirm that the employee is duly licensed to drive the assigned vehicle and that:
1. The employee has liability insurance coverage extending to the employee when the assigned vehicle is used for other than official state business; or
2. The employee has filed a bond with the Secretary of State as proof of financial responsibility, in an amount equal to, or in excess of the requirements stated within this section.
(b) Upon request of the agency director or chief executive officer, the employee shall present evidence to support the certification.
(3) The certification shall be provided during the period of July 1 through July 31 of each calendar year, or within 30 days of any new assignment of a vehicle on an ongoing basis, whichever is later.
(4) The employees authorization to use the assigned vehicle shall automatically be rescinded upon:
(a) The revocation or suspension of the license required to drive the assigned vehicle;
(b) The cancellation or termination for any reason of the automobile liability insurance coverage as required in division (C)(2)(a)1. above; or
(c) The termination of the bond filed with the Secretary of State.
(5) All state employees providing the required certification shall immediately notify the agency director or chief executive officer in the event any of these actions occur.
(6) All peace officers employed by a state agency who are primarily responsible for prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the criminal, traffic or highway laws of the state and prohibited by agency rule or policy to use an assigned vehicle owned or leased by the state for regular personal or off-duty use, are exempt from the requirements of this section.
(Prior Code, § 24-2-9) (Ord. 09-408, passed 8-3-2009)
(A) Every operator of a motor vehicle subject to § 70.11 of this chapter shall carry within the vehicle evidence of insurance.
(B) The evidence shall be legible and sufficient to demonstrate that the motor vehicle currently is covered by a liability insurance policy as required under § 70.11 of this chapter and may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) An insurance card provided by the insurer under this section;
(2) The combination of proof of purchase of the motor vehicle within the previous 60 days and a current insurance card issued for the motor vehicle replaced by such purchase;
(3) The current declarations page of a liability insurance policy;
(4) A liability insurance binder, certificate of liability insurance or receipt for payment to an insurer or its authorized representative for liability insurance premium; provided, such documents contains all information the Secretary of State by rule and regulation may require;
(5) A current rental agreement;
(6) Registration plates, registration sticker or other evidence of registration issued by the Secretary only upon submission of proof of liability insurance pursuant to this traffic code; and
(7) A certificate, decal or other document or device issued by a governmental agency for a motor vehicle indicating the vehicle is insured for liability pursuant to law.
(C) An insurance card shall be provided for each motor vehicle insured by the insurer issuing the liability insurance policy.
(D) The form, contents and manner of issuance of the insurance card shall be prescribed by rules and regulations of the Secretary of State. The Secretary shall adopt rules requiring that reasonable measurers be taken to prevent the fraudulent production of insurance cards. The insurance card shall display an effective date and an expiration date covering a period of time not to exceed 12 months. The insurance card shall contain the following disclaimer: “Examine policy exclusions carefully. This form does not constitute any part of your insurance policy”. If the insurance policy represented by the insurance card does not cover any driver operating the motor vehicle with the owner’s permission, or the owner when operating a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which the policy is issued, the insurance card shall contain a warning of such limitations in the coverage provided by the policy.
(E) No insurer shall issue a card, similar in appearance, form and content to the insurance card required under this section, in connection with an insurance policy that does not provide the liability insurance coverage required under § 70.11 of this chapter.
(F) The evidence of insurance shall be displayed upon request made by any law enforcement officer wearing a uniform or displaying a badge or other sign of authority. Any person who fails or refuses to comply with such request is in violation of 625 ILCS 5/3-707. Any person who displays evidence of insurance, knowing there is no valid liability insurance in effect on the motor vehicle as required under § 70.11 of this chapter or knowing the evidence of insurance is illegally altered, counterfeit or otherwise invalid, is in violation of 625 ILCS 5/3-710.
(G) DISPLAY means the manual surrender of evidence of insurance into the hands of the law enforcement officer, court or officer of the court making the request for the officer’s, court’s or officer of the court’s inspection thereof.
(Prior Code, § 24-2-10) (Ord. 09-408, passed 8-3-2009)
(A) No person shall alter an invalid insurance card to make it appear valid.
(B) No person knowingly shall make, sell or otherwise make available an invalid or counterfeit insurance card.
(Prior Code, § 24-2-11) (Ord. 09-408, passed 8-3-2009) Penalty, see § 10.99
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