Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 3/15/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 71




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 71 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Child Passenger Protection Act is amended  
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by changing Sections 3, 4, 4a, and 4b, and  by adding Section 4c 
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as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 25/3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1103)



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    Sec. 3. Definitions. The terms "highway", "motor vehicle", 
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"noncommercial vehicle", "owner",
"police officer", 
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"recreational vehicle", "roadway" and "street" as used
in this 
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Act, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning 
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ascribed
to them in The Illinois Vehicle Code, as now or 
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hereafter amended.  For purposes of this Act, "child restraint 
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system" means any device which meets the standards of the 
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United States Department of Transportation designed to 
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restrain, seat or position children, which includes 
 


 






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rear-facing infant seats, forward-facing toddler seats, and  
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booster seats approved by the National Highway Transportation 
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Agency.  For purposes of this Act, "specified vehicle" means a 
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noncommercial motor vehicle of the first division, a motor 
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vehicle of the second division, or a recreational vehicle. For

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the purpose of this Act, "specified
motor vehicle" does not 
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include motorcycles, or motor vehicles manufactured prior to 
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1965, and motor vehicles which are not required to be equipped 
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with seat safety belts under federal law.

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(Source: P.A. 83-8.)

 



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    (625 ILCS 25/4)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1104)



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    Sec. 4. Any person who drives a specified vehicle, or any 
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truck or truck tractor that is equipped with seat safety belts, 
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on a highway when a passenger in the vehicle is
When any person 
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is transporting a child in
this State
under the age of 8 years 
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in a non-commercial motor vehicle of the
first
division, a 
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motor vehicle of the second division with a gross vehicle

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weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less, or a recreational 
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vehicle on the
roadways, streets or highways of this State, 
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such person
shall properly secure the child
be
responsible for 
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providing for the protection of such child by properly
securing

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him or her in an appropriate child restraint system. Children 
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ages 4 through 7 shall be properly secured in a booster seat 
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secured by a lap and shoulder belt system or other appropriate 
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child restraint system unless the child is 57 inches or taller 
 


 






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or is riding in a vehicle without a seating position equipped 
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with a lap and shoulder belt system.
The
parent or legal 
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guardian
of a child under the age of
8 years shall provide a 
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child restraint system to any person who
transports
his or her 
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child.  Any person who transports the child of another shall not

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be in violation of this Section unless a child restraint system 
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was
provided by the parent or legal guardian but not used to 
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transport the child.

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    For purposes of this Section and Section 4b, "child 
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restraint
system" means
any device which meets the standards of 
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the United States Department of
Transportation designed to 
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restrain, seat or position children, which also
includes a 
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booster seat.

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    A child weighing more than 40 pounds may be transported in 
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the back seat
of a motor vehicle while wearing only a lap belt 
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if the back seat of the motor
vehicle is not equipped with a 
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combination lap and shoulder belt.

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(Source: P.A. 93-100, eff. 1-1-04.)

 



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    (625 ILCS 25/4a)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1104a)



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    Sec. 4a. Any person over the age of 17 years who drives a 
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specified vehicle on a highway when a passenger in the vehicle 
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is a child under the age of 16 years shall properly secure the 
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child in a seat belt, unless such child is required to be 
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secured in a child restraint system pursuant to Section 4 of 
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this Act.
Every person, when transporting a child 8 years of 
 


 






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age or
older but under the age of 16, as provided in Section 4 
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of this Act,
shall
be responsible for properly securing that 
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child in seat belts.

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(Source: P.A. 92-171, eff. 1-1-02; 93-100, eff. 1-1-04.)

 



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    (625 ILCS 25/4b)



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    Sec. 4b. Children 8 years of age or older but under the age 
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of 19;
seat belts.  Any person under the age of 18 years who 
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drives a specified vehicle on a highway when a passenger in the 
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vehicle is a child under the age of 19 years in a specified 
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vehicle on a highway shall properly secure the child in a seat 
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belt, unless such child is required to be secured in a child 
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restraint system pursuant to Section 4 of this Act.
Every 
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person under the age of 18 years, when transporting a child
8 
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years of age or older but under the age of 19 years, as 
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provided in
Section 4 of this Act, shall be responsible for 
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securing that child in a
properly
adjusted and fastened seat 
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safety belt or an appropriate child restraint
system.

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(Source: P.A. 93-100, eff. 1-1-04; 94-241, eff. 1-1-06.)

 
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    (625 ILCS 25/4c  new)
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    Sec. 4c. The parent or legal guardian of a child under the 
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age of 8 years shall provide an appropriate child restraint 
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system to any person who is going to drive a specified vehicle 
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on a highway when his or her child is going to be a passenger in 
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the vehicle, unless such child is 57 or more inches tall.".