Child Passenger Protection Act
Illinois · Vehicles · §§ 625-25-1 to 625-25-9 · 12 sections
Overview
The act governs the safe transportation of children in motor vehicles, requiring that a driver secure younger passengers in an approved child restraint system and older children in seat belts until they reach a specified age. It defines the covered vehicles and persons, sets penalties for violations, provides for arrest and prosecution procedures, and allows a child passenger safety instructional course as part of the enforcement scheme. It also bars a failure to properly restrain a child from being treated as contributory negligence or introduced as evidence in a civil trial, and replaces the earlier child restraint law it supersedes.
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Sections covered
- 625 ILCS 25/1Title and citation
- 625 ILCS 25/2Legislative Finding - Purpose
- 625 ILCS 25/3Definitions
- 625 ILCS 25/4Vehicles › 625 ILCS 25 — Child Passenger Protection Act
- 625 ILCS 25/4aEvery person, when transporting a child 8 years of age or older but under the age of 16, as provided in Section 4 of this Act, shall be responsible for properly securing that child in seat belts
- 625 ILCS 25/4bChildren 8 years of age or older but under the age of 19; seat belts
- 625 ILCS 25/5In no event shall a person's failure to secure a child under 8 years of age in an approved child restraint system constitute contributory negligence or be admissible as evidence in the trial of any civil action
- 625 ILCS 25/6Penalty
- 625 ILCS 25/6aChild passenger safety instructional course
- 625 ILCS 25/7Arrests - Prosecutions
- 625 ILCS 25/8The "Child Passenger Restraint Act", enacted by the 82nd General Assembly, is repealed
- 625 ILCS 25/9This Act takes effect July 1, 1983
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