625 ILCS 5/12-608
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 12 - Equipment Of Vehicles

 (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-608)Sec. 12-608. Bumpers.(a) It shall be unlawful to operate any motor  vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 9,000 pounds or less or  any motor vehicle registered as a recreational vehicle under this Code  on any highway of this State unless such motor vehicle is equipped with  both a front and rear bumper.Except as indicated below, maximum bumper heights of such motor vehicles  shall be determined by weight category of gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR)  measured from a level surface to the highest point of the bottom of the  bumper when the vehicle is unloaded and the tires are inflated to the  manufacturer's recommended pressure.Maximum bumper heights are as follows:    Maximum Front Maximum Rear   Bumper height Bumper Height     All motor vehicles of the first    division except multipurpose   passenger vehicles: 22 inches 22 inches     Multipurpose passenger vehicles     and all other motor vehicles:   4,500 lbs. and under GVWR 24 inches 26 inches    4,501 lbs. through 7,500   lbs. GVWR 27 inches 29 inches    7,501 lbs. through 9,000   lbs. GVWR 28 inches 30 inches  It is unlawful to operate upon any highway of this State any vehicle  with a front bumper height that exceeds 28 inches or a rear bumper height  that exceeds 30 inches, regardless of the GVWR of the vehicle, except those  vehicles covered by Chapter 18b of this Code.For any vehicle with bumpers or attaching components which have been  modified or altered from the original manufacturer's design in order to  conform with the maximum bumper requirements of this section, the bumper  height shall be measured from a level surface to the bottom of the vehicle  frame rail at the most forward and rearward points of the frame rail.  The  bumper on any vehicle so modified or altered shall be at least 4.5 inches  in vertical height and extend no less than the width of the respective  wheel tracks outermost distance.However, nothing in this Section shall prevent the installation of  bumper guards.(b) This Section shall not apply to street rods, custom vehicles, motor  vehicles designed or modified  primarily for off-highway purposes while such vehicles are in tow or  to motorcycles or motor driven cycles, nor to  motor vehicles registered as antique vehicles  or expanded-use antique vehicles when the original  design of such antique vehicles or expanded-use antique vehicles did not include bumpers. The provisions of  this  Section shall not apply to any motor vehicle driven during the first 1000  recorded miles of that vehicle, when such vehicle is owned or  operated by a manufacturer, dealer or transporter displaying a special  plate or plates as described in Chapter 3 of this Code while such vehicle  is (1) being delivered from the manufacturing or assembly plant directly to the  purchasing dealer or distributor, or from one dealership or distributor to  another; (2) being moved by the most direct route from one location to  another for the purpose of installing special bodies or equipment; or (3) being  driven for purposes of demonstration by a prospective buyer with the dealer  or his agent present in the cab of the vehicle during the demonstration.The dealer shall, prior to the receipt of any deposit made or any  contract signed by the buyer to secure the purchase of a vehicle,  inform such buyer, by written statement signed by the purchaser to indicate  acknowledgement of the contents thereof, of the legal requirements of this  Section regarding front and rear bumpers if such vehicle is not to be  equipped with bumpers at the time of delivery.(c) Any violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor.  A second  conviction under this Section shall be punishable with a fine of not less  than $500.  An officer making an arrest under this Section shall order the  vehicle driver to remove the vehicle from the highway.  A person convicted  under this Section shall be ordered to bring his vehicle into compliance  with this Section.  (Source: P.A. 97-412, eff. 1-1-12.)