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IL HB1345

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

8/13/2013

Primary Sponsor

Natalie Manley

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Establishes a fatal accident memorial marker program to raise public awareness of reckless driving and allow families to remember victims of crashes caused by reckless drivers
  • Markers consist of a white on blue panel reading "Reckless Driving Costs Lives" with an optional secondary panel bearing the victim's name and crash date
  • Markers memorialize persons who died as a direct result of crashes caused by reckless homicide (violating Criminal Code Sections 9-3 or 9-3.2) or deaths caused by motor vehicle operation
  • Markers must be maintained for at least 2 years from the date the last person was memorialized, and jurisdictions may relocate markers due to safety concerns or space restrictions
  • Supporting jurisdictions may charge qualified relatives a fee not to exceed the actual costs of fabrication, installation, and maintenance of the marker

Legislative Description

FATAL ACCIDENT MARKERS

Last Action

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0334

8/13/2013

Committee Referrals

Transportation4/23/2013
Assignments4/16/2013
Transportation: Vehicles & Safety2/13/2013
Rules2/6/2013

Full Bill Text

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