Illinois
Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5)
1,829 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 11-1426 — (Repealed).
- § 11-1426.1 — Operation of non-highway vehicles on streets, roads, and highways
- § 11-1426.2 — Operation of low-speed vehicles on streets
- § 11-1427 — Illegal operation of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle
- § 11-1427.1 — Operation of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle on ice
- § 11-1427.2 — Special all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle event
- § 11-1427.3 — Rules for all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles
- § 11-1427.4 — Signal from officer to stop
- § 11-1427.5 — Recreational off-highway vehicles
- § 11-1428 — (Repealed).
- § 11-1429 — Excessive idling
- § 11-1430 — Vehicle immobilization and impoundment upon certification of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
- § 11-1430.1 — Vehicle immobilization for failure to pay municipal vehicle tax violation liability
- § 11-1431 — Solicitations at crash or disablement scene prohibited
- § 11-1432 — Prohibit smoking in a motor vehicle with a minor present
- § 11-1501 — Application of rules
- § 11-1502 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles
- § 11-1503 — Riding on bicycles
- § 11-1504 — Clinging to vehicles
- § 11-1505 — Position of bicycles and motorized pedal cycles on roadways - Riding on roadways and bicycle paths
- § 11-1505.1 — Persons riding bicycles or motorized pedal cycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than 2 abreast, except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for their exclusive use
- § 11-1506 — Carrying articles
- § 11-1507 — Lamps and other equipment on bicycles
- § 11-1507.1 — Lamps on mopeds
- § 11-1508 — Bicycle identifying number
- § 11-1509 — Inspecting bicycles
- § 11-1510 — Left Turns
- § 11-1511 — Turn and stop signals
- § 11-1512 — Bicycles on sidewalks
- § 11-1513 — Bicycle parking
- § 11-1514 — Bicycle racing
- § 11-1515 — No person, firm, or corporation shall operate a commercial bicycle messenger service in a city with a population of more than 2,000,000 unless the bicycles used are covered by a liability insurance policy at the expense of the person, firm, or corporation
- § 11-1516 — Low-speed gas bicycles
- § 11-1517 — Low-speed electric bicycles
- § 11-1518 — Low-speed electric scooters
- § 11-201 — Provisions of act refer to vehicles upon the highways-Exceptions
- § 11-202 — Required obedience to traffic laws
- § 11-203 — Obedience to police officers
- § 11-204 — Fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer
- § 11-204.1 — Aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer
- § 11-205 — Public officers and employees to obey Act-Exceptions
- § 11-206 — Traffic laws apply to persons riding animals or driving animal-drawn vehicles
- § 11-207 — Provisions of this Chapter uniform throughout State
- § 11-208 — Powers of local authorities
- § 11-208.1 — Uniformity
- § 11-208.2 — Limitation on home rule units
- § 11-208.3 — Administrative adjudication of violations of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and automated speed enforcement system violations
- § 11-208.4 — (Repealed).
- § 11-208.5 — Prosecution of felony DUI by local authorities prohibited
- § 11-208.6 — Automated traffic law enforcement system
- § 11-208.7 — Administrative fees and procedures for impounding vehicles for specified violations
- § 11-208.8 — Automated speed enforcement systems in safety zones
- § 11-208.9 — Automated traffic law enforcement system; approaching, overtaking, and passing a school bus
- § 11-209 — Powers of municipalities and counties - Contract with school boards, hospitals, churches, condominium complex unit owners' associations, and commercial and industrial facility, shopping center, and apartment complex owners for regulation of traffic
- § 11-209.1 — Powers of local authorities - enforcing the provisions of this Code on private streets and roads
- § 11-210 — This Chapter not to interfere with rights of owners of real property with reference thereto
- § 11-211 — Local Laws
- § 11-212 — Traffic and pedestrian stop statistical study
- § 11-213 — Power of a fire department officer; highway or lane closure
- § 11-214 — (Repealed).
- § 11-215 — Secretary of State to provide information on use of truck global positioning systems
- § 11-216 — Secretary of State to provide information on human trafficking
- § 11-301 — Department to adopt sign manual
- § 11-301.1 — Beginning July 1, 1988, all signs erected and used to designate the reservation of parking facilities for a person with disabilities shall be in a form and manner prescribed under Section 11-301 of this Code, and all parking spaces reserved for a person with disabilities, except those reserving on-s
- § 11-302 — Authority to designate through highway and stop and yield intersections
- § 11-303 — The Department to place signs on all State highways
- § 11-304 — Local traffic-control devices; tourist oriented businesses signs
- § 11-305 — Obedience to and required traffic-control devices
- § 11-306 — Traffic-control signal legend
- § 11-307 — Pedestrian-control signals
- § 11-308 — Lane-control signals
- § 11-309 — Flashing Signals
- § 11-310 — Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals or Markings
- § 11-311 — Interference with official traffic-control devices or railroad signs or signals
- § 11-312 — Unlawful Use or Damage to Highways, Appurtenances and Structures
- § 11-313 — Unlawful possession of highway sign or marker
- § 11-315 — Paved bicycle trail signage
- § 11-401 — Motor vehicle crashes involving death or personal injuries
- § 11-402 — Motor vehicle crash involving damage to vehicle
- § 11-403 — Duty to give information and render aid
- § 11-404 — Duty upon damaging unattended vehicle or other property
- § 11-406 — (Repealed).
- § 11-407 — Immediate notice of crash
- § 11-408 — Police to report motor vehicle crash investigations
- § 11-409 — False motor vehicle crash reports or notices
- § 11-410 — (Repealed).
- § 11-411 — Crash report forms
- § 11-412 — Motor vehicle crash reports confidential
- § 11-413 — Coroners to report
- § 11-414 — Department to tabulate and analyze motor vehicle crash reports
- § 11-415 — Municipalities may require traffic crash reports
- § 11-416 — Furnishing copies; fees
- § 11-417 — Motor vehicle crash report and motor vehicle crash data
- § 11-500 — Definitions
- § 11-500.1 — Immunity
- § 11-501 — Driving while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof
- § 11-501.01 — Additional administrative sanctions
- § 11-501.1 — Suspension of drivers license; statutory summary alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds related suspension or revocation; implied consent
- § 11-501.10 — (Repealed).
- § 11-501.2 — Chemical and other tests
- § 11-501.4 — Admissibility of chemical tests of blood, other bodily substance, or urine conducted in the regular course of providing emergency medical treatment
- § 11-501.4-1 — Reporting of test results of blood, other bodily substance, or urine conducted in the regular course of providing emergency medical treatment
- § 11-501.5 — Preliminary Breath Screening Test
- § 11-501.6 — Driver involvement in personal injury or fatal motor vehicle crash; chemical test
- § 11-501.7 — (a) As a condition of probation or discharge of a person convicted of a violation of Section 11-501 of this Code, who was less than 21 years of age at the time of the offense, or a person adjudicated delinquent pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, for violation of Section 11-501 of this Code,
- § 11-501.8 — Suspension of driver's license; persons under age 21
- § 11-501.9 — Suspension of driver's license; failure or refusal of validated roadside chemical tests; failure or refusal of field sobriety tests; implied consent
- § 11-502 — Transportation or possession of alcoholic liquor in a motor vehicle
- § 11-502.1 — Possession of medical cannabis in a motor vehicle
- § 11-502.15 — Possession of adult use cannabis in a motor vehicle
- § 11-503 — Reckless driving; aggravated reckless driving
- § 11-504 — (Repealed).
- § 11-505 — No person shall operate any motor vehicle in such a manner as to cause or allow to be emitted squealing, screeching or other such noise from the vehicle's tires due to rapid acceleration or excessive speed around corners or other such reason
- § 11-506 — Street racing; aggravated street racing; street sideshows
- § 11-507 — Supervising a minor driver while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof
- § 11-601 — General speed restrictions
- § 11-601.5 — Driving 26 miles per hour or more in excess of applicable limit
- § 11-602 — Alteration of limits by Department
- § 11-603 — Alteration of limits by Toll Highway Authority
- § 11-604 — Alteration of limits by local authorities
- § 11-605 — Special speed limit while passing schools
- § 11-605.1 — Special limit while traveling through a highway construction or maintenance speed zone
- § 11-605.2 — Delegation of authority to set a special speed limit while traveling through highway construction or maintenance zones
- § 11-605.3 — Special traffic protections while passing parks and recreation facilities and areas
- § 11-606 — Minimum speed regulation
- § 11-608 — Special speed limitation on elevated structures
- § 11-610 — Charging violations and rule in civil actions
- § 11-611 — No person shall drive or operate any motor vehicle on any street or highway in this State where the minimum allowable speed on that street or highway, as posted, is greater than the maximum attainable operating speed of the vehicle
- § 11-612 — Certain systems to record vehicle speeds prohibited
- § 11-701 — Drive on right side of roadway - exceptions
- § 11-702 — Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite directions
- § 11-703 — Overtaking a vehicle on the left
- § 11-704 — When overtaking on the right is permitted
- § 11-705 — Limitations on overtaking on the left
- § 11-706 — Further limitations on driving to the left of center of roadway
- § 11-707 — No-passing zones
- § 11-708 — One-way roadways and rotary traffic islands
- § 11-709 — Driving on roadways laned for traffic
- § 11-709.1 — Driving on the shoulder
- § 11-709.2 — Bus on shoulder program
- § 11-709.3 — Transit buses on shoulders - toll highways
- § 11-710 — Following too closely
- § 11-711 — Restrictions on use of controlled access highway
- § 11-801 — Required position and method of turning
- § 11-802 — Limitations on U turns
- § 11-803 — Starting parked vehicle
- § 11-804 — When signal required
- § 11-805 — Signal by hand or arm or signal device
- § 11-806 — Method of giving hand and arm signals
- § 11-901 — Vehicles approaching or entering intersection
- § 11-901.01 — Vehicles approaching or entering a "T" intersection
- § 11-902 — Vehicle turning left
- § 11-903 — Vehicles entering stop crosswalk
- § 11-904 — Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection
- § 11-905 — Merging traffic
- § 11-906 — Vehicle entering highway from private road or driveway
- § 11-907 — Operation of vehicles and streetcars on approach of authorized emergency vehicles
- § 11-907.1 — (Repealed).
- § 11-907.2 — (Repealed).
- § 11-907.5 — Approaching disabled vehicles
- § 11-908 — Vehicle approaching or entering a highway construction or maintenance area or zone
- § 12-100 — (Repealed).
- § 12-101 — Scope and effect of equipment requirements
- § 12-201 — When lighted lamps are required
- § 12-202 — Clearance, identification and side marker lamps
- § 12-203 — Lamps on parked vehicles
- § 12-204 — Lamp or flag on projecting load
- § 12-205 — Lamps on other vehicles and equipment
- § 12-205.1 — Implements of husbandry or slow-moving vehicles-Display of amber signal lamp
- § 12-207 — Spot lamps and auxiliary driving lamps
- § 12-208 — Signal lamps and signal devices
- § 12-209 — Additional lighting equipment
- § 12-210 — Use of head lamps and auxiliary driving lamps
- § 12-211 — Number of driving lamps required or permitted
- § 12-212 — Special restrictions on lamps
- § 12-214 — Special lighting equipment on rural mail delivery vehicles
- § 12-214.1 — Tow trucks meeting federal motor carrier safety requirements; lighting and signalling equipment
- § 12-215 — Oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights on motor vehicles
- § 12-215.1 — Possession of oscillating, rotating, or flashing lights in motor vehicles; police equipment, markings, and other indicia of emergency vehicle authority
- § 12-216 — Operation of oscillating, rotating or flashing lights
- § 12-217 — Special lighting equipment for interstate transportation authority
- § 12-218 — Auxiliary accent lighting on motorcycles
- § 12-218.5 — Optional lighting on motorcycles
- § 12-301 — Brakes
- § 12-302 — Brake fluid
- § 12-401 — Restriction as to tire equipment
- § 12-402 — Sale or lease of siped or regrooved pneumatic tire
- § 12-403 — Sale or lease of retreaded or "recapped" pneumatic tire
- § 12-404 — Sale or lease of pneumatic tire without marking
- § 12-405 — Operating condition of pneumatic tires
- § 12-407 — Rules and regulations
- § 12-500 — (Repealed).
- § 12-501 — Windshields and safety glazing material in motor vehicles
- § 12-502 — Mirrors
- § 12-503 — Windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers
- § 12-600 — (Repealed).
- § 12-601 — Horns and warning devices
- § 12-601.1 — Traffic control signal preemption devices
- § 12-601.2 — (Repealed).
- § 12-602 — Mufflers, prevention of noise