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Illinois

Most recently reviewed March, 2008.

Aggressive Driving Laws
None
Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Cell Phone Driving Laws

Crash
Data
Collected

Preemption Laws

Handheld Ban

Texting Ban

All Cell Phone Ban

Enforcement

School Bus Drivers

Novice Drivers

Yes   By jurisdiction   Yes <19 with Permit or GDL Primary
Sources: American Automobile Association (AAA), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Child Passenger Safety Laws

Child Restraint Required
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.)

Adult seat belt Permissible
unless indicated, # refers to Yrs.(Lbs.)

Maximum Fine
First Offense

<7 in a proper child safety restraint system

8 - 15

$50

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Drug Impaired Driving Laws

Per Se Laws for Drugs
(Forbidding Prohibited Substances in
Driver's Body)

DEC/DRE Programs
(Providing Law Enforcement Training)

Yes Yes

Source: State Highway Safety Offices.

Drunk Driving Laws

Admin. License
Suspension on
First Offense

Limited Driving Privileges During Suspension

Increased Penalties for High Blood Alc. Concentration (BAC)

Open Container, Repeat Offender Laws

Vehicle and License
Plate
Sanctions

Ignition Interlocks

Alcohol Exclusion Laws Limiting Treatment Opportunity

3 months After 30 days .16 Both Impoundment, Vehicle Confiscation Yes, for all convictions Yes
Sources:Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) Laws

Learner Stage

Intermediate Stage

Full Privilege
Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.)

Required
Supervised
Driving (Hrs.)
(Nighttime hours in parenthesis)

Special Cell
Phone Provisions

Min.
Age
(Yrs./
Mos.)

Duration
(Mos.)

Min. Age
(Yrs./Mos.)

Nighttime Driving Restriction

Passenger
Restriction*
(* family members
exempt)

15

9

16

Su-Th
10 p.m. - 6 a.m.

Fr-Sa
11 p.m. - 6 a.m.

First 12 mos. –no more than 1 pass. <20*

Night: 18

50 (10) Drivers <19 who hold an instruction permit or graduated license may not use cell phones except for emergencies.
Passenger:
17
Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) , American Automobile Association (AAA) and State Highway Safety Offices.

Helmet Laws

Motorcyclists

Bicyclists

All Helmet Law

Partial Law

All Helmet Law Repealed

 

 

1970

 

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Mature Driver Laws

General Population Length of Renewal (Yrs.)

Provisions for Mature Drivers

4

Renewal every 2 yrs. for >81-86; renewal every yr. for >87; renewal applicants >75 must take a road test

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Seat Belt Laws

Type of Law

Who is Covered
(Yrs.)

In What Seat

Maximum Fine
First Offense

Primary

<18, if driver <19

All

$25
>16 Front
Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Segway Laws

Permitted on Sidewalks/Bicycle Paths

Permitted on Roads

Helmets Required

Minimum Age

Pedestrian Laws Apply

Sidewalks

Yes

No

 

Yes

Sources: Segway LLC and State Highway Safety Offices.
Sobriety Checkpoint Laws

Checkpoints Conducted?

Comments

Yes

Several hundred per year

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Speed Limit Laws

Rural Interstates

Urban Interstates

Other Limited Access Roads

Cars
(mph)

Trucks
(mph)

Cars
(mph)

Trucks
(mph)

Cars
(mph)

Trucks
(mph)

65 55 55 55 65 55

Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Speed and Red Light Cameras
State Law Loca-
tion
Viola-
tions
Citation Issued to Whom Liability Image Tradi-
tional Enforce-
ment Penalties
Records/ Points/ Penalties Defenses Privacy

Per-
mitted

1) State-
wide only in construc-
tion zones or IL Toll Authority roads

Speed

Regi-
stered owner

Driver

Tag and driver

Mandatory $250 fine/20 points

$250 fine or 25 hrs. community service

Workers not present in zone at time of citation

Not addressed

2) Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair and Will Counties; requires local ordinance

Red light

Regi-
stered owner

Owner

Two or more images of vehicle/tag

$500 max fine/20 points

$100; not moving violation or record offense

Light violation occurred as part of funeral procession; driver yielding to emergency vehicle; vehicle or tags stolen

Images avail. only to alleged driver, gov't agencies for adjudicating red light offense or statistical or other gov't. purpose; images admissable in any proceeding resulting from red light citation

3) Any county or munici-
pality may use automated enforce-
ment in coopera-
tion w/ IL DOT and IL Commerce Commis-
sion; ordinance required; pilot program authorized

Rail crossing

Regi-
stered owner

Driver (owner if driver not identified by owner)

Vehicle, driver and tags

$250 max. fine/20 points

$250 fine or 25 hrs. community service

Owner not driver; owner must identify driver

Images are confidential and avail. only to the alleged driver; state may use images as part of a safety study

4) Statewide

Speed

Use by local authorities is prohibited. The state may use speed cameras, but only when a law enforcement officer is present and witnesses the event. The law is silent with respect to owner liability, penalties, etc.

Sources: National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices.
Work Zone Speed Limit Laws

Multiple of Original Fine

Violations Affected

Workers Must Be Present

$375 for a 1st. offense, $1,000 for subsequent offenses

Speeding

No

Sources: National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse and State Highway Safety Offices.