Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 25 — Child Passenger Protection Act.

Title and citation

Title and citation. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Passenger Protection Act". (Source: P.A. 83-8.)

Legislative Finding - Purpose

Legislative Finding - Purpose. The General Assembly finds that a substantial number of passengers under the age of 8 years riding in motor vehicles, which are most frequently operated by a parent, annually die or sustain serious physical injury as a direct result of not being placed in an appropriate child passenger re…

Definitions

Definitions. The terms "highway", "motor vehicle", "owner", "police officer", "recreational vehicle", "roadway" and "street" as used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meaning ascribed to them in The Illinois Vehicle Code, as now or hereafter amended. For the purpose of this Act, "motor vehicl…

When any person is transporting a child in this State under the age of 8 years in a non-commercial motor vehicle of the first division, any truck or truck tractor that is equipped with seat safety belts, any other motor vehicle of the second division with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less, or a recr…

Every 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

Every 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. (Source: P.A. 92-171, eff. 1-1-02; 93-100, eff. 1-1-04.)

Children 8 years of age or older but under the age of 19; seat belts

Children 8 years of age or older but under the age of 19; seat belts. Every person under the age of 18 years, when transporting a child 8 years of age or older but under the age of 19 years, as provided in Section 4 of this Act, shall be responsible for securing that child in a properly adjusted and fastened seat safet…

In 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. (Source: P.A. 93-100, eff. 1-1-04.)

Penalty

Penalty. (a) A first violation of this Act is a petty offense punishable by a fine of $75. (b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this Section, a person charged with a violation of Section 4 of this Act shall not be convicted if the person produces in court satisfactory evidence of possession of an approved child…

Child passenger safety instructional course

Child passenger safety instructional course. (a) As used in this Section, "technician" means a person who has successfully completed the U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) standardized National Child Passenger Safety Certification Training Program and who maintain…

Arrests - Prosecutions

Arrests - Prosecutions. The Illinois State Police shall patrol the public highways and make arrests for a violation of this Act. Police officers shall make arrests for violations of this Act occurring upon the highway within the limits of a county, city, village, or unincorporated town or park district. The State's Att…

This Act takes effect July 1, 1983

This Act takes effect July 1, 1983. (Source: P.A. 83-8.)