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IL SB3245
Bill
Status
1/13/2021
Primary Sponsor
Cristina Castro
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AI Summary
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Changes the Roadside Memorial Act to broaden its purpose from focusing on impaired driving to raising awareness of all traffic fatalities.
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Requires fatal accident memorial markers with the message "Reckless Driving Costs Lives" only when victims died as a result of a crash caused by reckless homicide under Criminal Code Sections 9-3 or 9-3.2.
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Requires all other fatal accident memorial markers to display "Drive With Care" instead of focusing on reckless driving.
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Allows qualified relatives to request an additional panel below the primary marker bearing the victim's name and crash date.
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Maintains existing provisions requiring markers to be preserved for at least 2 years and allowing supporting jurisdictions to charge fees not exceeding fabrication, installation, and maintenance costs.
Legislative Description
ROADSIDE MEMORIAL MARKERS
Last Action
Session Sine Die
1/13/2021