2005 Illinois 625 ILCS 5/ Illinois Vehicle Code. Article V - Glass, Windshields And Mirrors
(625 ILCS 5/Ch. 12 Art. V heading) ARTICLE V. GLASS, WINDSHIELDS AND MIRRORS
(625 ILCS 5/12‑500)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12‑500) Sec. 12‑500. (Repealed). (Source: P. A. 77‑37. Repealed by P.A. 90‑89, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
(625 ILCS 5/12‑501)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12‑501) Sec. 12‑501. Windshields and
safety glazing material in motor vehicles. (a) Every motor vehicle operated upon the highways of this State shall
be equipped with a front windshield which complies with those standards as
established pursuant to this Section and Section 12‑503 of this Code. This
subsection shall not apply to motor vehicles designed and used exclusively
for off‑highway use, motorcycles, motor‑driven cycles, motorized
pedalcycles, nor to motor vehicles registered as antique vehicles, custom
vehicles, or street rods when the
original design of such vehicles did not include front windshields. (b) No person shall knowingly sell any 1936 or later model motor vehicle
unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glazing material conforming to
specifications prescribed by the Department wherever glazing material is
used in doors, windows and windshields.
Regulations promulgated by the Department specifying standards for safety
glazing material on windshields shall, as a minimum, conform with those
applicable
Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Standards (49 CFR 571.205).
These provisions apply to all motor
vehicles of the first and second division but with respect to trucks,
including truck tractors, the requirements as to safety glazing material
apply to all glazing material used in doors, windows and windshields in the
drivers' compartments of such vehicles. (c) It is unlawful for the owner or any other person knowingly to
install or cause to be installed in any motor vehicle any glazing material
other than safety glazing material conforming to the specifications
prescribed by the Department. (Source: P.A. 92‑668, eff. 1‑1‑03.)
(625 ILCS 5/12‑502)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12‑502) Sec. 12‑502. Mirrors. Every motor vehicle, operated singly or when towing another vehicle,
shall be equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the
highway for a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such motor
vehicle. (Source: P.A. 82‑122.)
(625 ILCS 5/12‑503)(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12‑503) Sec. 12‑503. Windshields must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers. (a) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any sign, poster, window
application, reflective material, nonreflective material or tinted film
upon the front windshield, sidewings or side windows immediately adjacent
to each side of the driver. A nonreflective tinted film may be used along
the uppermost portion of the windshield if such material does not extend
more than 6 inches down from the top of the windshield. Nothing in this
Section shall create a cause of action on behalf of a buyer against a
dealer or manufacturer who sells a motor vehicle with a window which is in
violation of this Section. (b) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the use of
nonreflective, smoked or tinted glass, nonreflective film, perforated
window screen or other decorative window application on windows to the rear
of the driver's seat, except that any motor vehicle with a window to the
rear of the driver's seat treated in this manner shall be equipped with a
side mirror on each side of the motor vehicle which are in conformance with
Section 12‑502. (c) No person shall drive a motor vehicle with any objects placed or
suspended between the driver and the front windshield, rear
window, side wings or side windows immediately adjacent to each side of
the driver which materially obstructs the driver's view. (d) Every motor vehicle, except motorcycles, shall be equipped with a
device, controlled by the driver, for cleaning rain, snow, moisture or other
obstructions from the windshield; and no person shall drive a motor vehicle
with snow, ice, moisture or other material on any of the windows or
mirrors, which materially obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway. (e) No person shall drive a motor vehicle when the windshield, side or
rear windows are in such defective condition or repair as to materially
impair the driver's view to the front, side or rear. A vehicle equipped
with a side mirror on each side of the vehicle which are in conformance
with Section 12‑502 will be deemed to be in compliance in the event the
rear window of the vehicle is materially obscured. (f) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section shall not apply to: (1) motor vehicles manufactured prior to January 1,
1982; or
(2) to those motor vehicles properly registered in
another jurisdiction.
(g) Paragraph (a) of this Section shall not apply to any motor vehicle with
a window treatment, including but not limited to a window application,
reflective material, nonreflective material, or tinted film, applied or affixed
to the motor vehicle for the purposes set forth in item (1) or (2) before the
effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 and: (1) that is owned and operated by a person afflicted
with or suffering from a medical illness, ailment, or disease which would require that person to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun; or
(2) that is used in transporting a person when the
person resides at the same address as the registered owner of the vehicle and the person is afflicted with or suffering from a medical illness, ailment or disease which would require the person to be shielded from the direct rays of the sun;
It must be certified by a physician licensed to
practice medicine in Illinois that such person owning and operating or being transported in a motor vehicle is afflicted with or suffers from such illness, ailment, or disease and such certification must be carried in the motor vehicle at all times. The certification shall be legible and shall contain the date of issuance, the name, address and signature of the attending physician, and the name, address, and medical condition of the person requiring exemption. The information on the certificate for a window treatment applied or affixed before the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997 must remain current and shall be renewed annually by the attending physician, but in no event shall a certificate issued for purposes of this subsection be valid on or after January 1, 2008. The person shall also submit a copy of the certification to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may forward notice of certification to law enforcement agencies.
This subsection shall not be construed to authorize window treatments
applied or affixed on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1997. The exemption provided by this subsection (g) shall not apply to any motor
vehicle on and after January 1, 2008. This subsection (g) does not apply to the exemption set forth in subsection (g‑5).
(g‑5) Paragraph (a) of this Section does not apply to any motor vehicle with a window treatment, including but not limited to a window application, reflective material, nonreflective material, or tinted film, applied or affixed to a motor vehicle that: (i) is owned and operated by a person afflicted with
or suffering from systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus or albinism; or
(ii) is used in transporting a person who resides at
the same address as the registered owner and is afflicted with or suffers from systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus or albinism.
It must be certified by a physician licensed to practice medicine in Illinois that the person owning and operating or being transported in a motor vehicle is afflicted with or suffers from systemic or discoid lupus erythematosus or albinism and the certification must be carried in the motor vehicle at all times. The certification shall be legible and shall contain the date of issuance, the name, address, and signature of the attending physician, and the name, address, and medical condition of the person requiring exemption. The information on the certificate for a window treatment must remain current and shall be renewed annually by the attending physician. The owner of the vehicle shall also submit a copy of the certification to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may forward notice of certification to law enforcement agencies.
(h) Paragraph (a) of this Section shall not apply to motor vehicle
stickers or other certificates issued by State or local authorities which
are required to be displayed upon motor vehicle windows to evidence
compliance with requirements concerning motor vehicles. (i) Those motor vehicles exempted under paragraph (f)(1) of this Section
shall not cause their windows to be treated as described in paragraph (a) after
January 1, 1993. (j) A person found guilty of violating paragraphs (a), (b), or (i) of this
Section shall be guilty of a petty offense and fined no less than $50 nor more
than $500. A second or subsequent violation of paragraphs (a), (b), or (i) of
this Section shall be treated as a Class C misdemeanor and the violator fined
no less than $100 nor more than $500. Any person convicted under paragraphs
(a), (b), or (i) of this Section shall be ordered to alter any
nonconforming windows into compliance with this Section. (Source: P.A. 94‑564, eff. 8‑12‑05.)
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