Litter Control Act
Illinois · Environmental Safety · §§ 415-105-1 to 415-105-9 · 13 sections
Overview
The act regulates the discarding of litter and refuse on land and in the waters of the state, prohibiting littering generally and in particular settings — from motor vehicles, from trailers or loads that spill, and from watercraft — along with indiscriminate dumping and the abandonment of motor vehicles, snowmobiles, and watercraft in state waters. Violations carry penalties, with alternative penalty options and forfeiture available, enforcement authority assigned to designated officials, procedures connecting offenses to driver licenses and vehicle registrations, and a specified distribution of the fines collected. On the prevention side, it provides for the selection, placement, and maintenance of litter receptacles and the posting of penalty warning signs, while leaving room for local regulation alongside the statewide scheme.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- 415 ILCS 105/1This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Litter Control Act"
- 415 ILCS 105/10Environmental Safety › 415 ILCS 105 — Litter Control Act
- 415 ILCS 105/11This Act shall be enforced by all law enforcement officers in their respective jurisdictions, whether employed by the State or by any unit of local government
- 415 ILCS 105/13Environmental Safety › 415 ILCS 105 — Litter Control Act
- 415 ILCS 105/14This Act takes effect January 1, 1974
- 415 ILCS 105/2Environmental Safety › 415 ILCS 105 — Litter Control Act
- 415 ILCS 105/3As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Litter" means any discarded, used or unconsumed substance or waste
- 415 ILCS 105/4Environmental Safety › 415 ILCS 105 — Litter Control Act
- 415 ILCS 105/5Environmental Safety › 415 ILCS 105 — Litter Control Act
- 415 ILCS 105/6Environmental Safety › 415 ILCS 105 — Litter Control Act
- 415 ILCS 105/7No person shall abandon a motor vehicle on any highway, on any public property or on any private property of which he is not the owner or tenant in lawful possession in this State
- 415 ILCS 105/8Persons who violate any of Sections 4 through 7 are subject to the penalties set out in this Section
- 415 ILCS 105/9Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from any motor vehicle not carrying passengers for hire, the presumption is created that the operator of that motor vehicle has violated Section 5, but that presumption may be rebutted
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