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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5842
Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/12-802 |
from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning school bus identification markings.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5842 |
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LRB095 16117 WGH 42135 b |
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| AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
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| Section 12-802 as follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/12-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-802)
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| Sec. 12-802. Identification. Each school bus shall have the
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| the sign "SCHOOL
BUS" painted on both the front and rear of the |
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| bus as high as practicable
in letters at least 8 inches high. |
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| The vehicle
weight and the vehicle maximum passenger capacity |
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| recommended by the manufacturer
of the bus, which shall be |
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| based upon provision for 13 inches of seating
space for each |
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| passenger exclusive of the driver, shall be painted on
the body |
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| to the left of the service door in letters at least 2 inches |
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| high.
The name of the owner or the entity for which the school |
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| bus is operated
or both shall be painted in a contrasting color |
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| on both sides, centered
as high as practicable below the window |
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| line, in letters at least 4 inches
high. A school bus |
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| identification number shall be painted as high as practicable
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| on both the front and rear of the bus in letters at least
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| inches high. Decals may be used instead of painting. |
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| (Source: P.A. 82-111.)
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