625 ILCS 45/4-2
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 45/ - Boat Registration and Safety Act.|Article IV - Motorboat Equipment

 (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 314-2)(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-595)Sec. 4-2.     Lights.A. It is unlawful to operate any vessel less than 39 feet in length unless  the following lights are carried and displayed when underway from sunset to  sunrise:1. A bright, white light after to show all around the     horizon, visible for a distance of 2 miles. The word "visible" as used herein means visible on a dark night with clear atmosphere.2. A combination light in the forepart of the boat     lower than the white light after, showing green to starboard and red to port, so fixed as to throw a light from dead ahead to 2 points abaft the beam on their respective sides and visible for a distance of not less than 1 mile.3. Lights under International Rules may be shown as     an alternative to the above requirements.B. Watercraft propelled by muscular power when underway shall carry on  board from sunset to sunrise, but not fixed to any part of the boat, a  lantern or flashlight capable of showing a white light visible all around  the horizon at a distance of 2 miles or more, and shall display such  lantern in sufficient time to avoid collision with another watercraft.C. Every vessel 39 feet or more in length shall carry and display when  underway such additional or alternate lights as shall be required by the U.  S. Coast Guard for watercraft of equivalent length and type.D. Sailboats equipped with motors and being propelled partly or solely  by such motors shall carry and display the same lights required for  motorboats of the same class. Sailboats being propelled entirely by sail  between sunset and sunrise shall have lighted the combination running light,  and a white light visible aft only. Sailboats 26 feet or more in length,  equipped with motors but being propelled entirely by sail between sunset and  sunrise, shall have lighted the colored side lights suitably screened, but not  the white lights prescribed for motorboats.E. Dinghies, tenders and other watercraft, whose principal function is  as an auxiliary to other larger watercraft, when so operating need carry  only a flashlight visible to other craft in the area, anything in this  section to the contrary notwithstanding.F. Vessels at anchor between the hours of sunset and sunrise, except  those in a "Special Anchorage Area", shall display such anchor lights as  shall be required by the U. S. Coast Guard for watercraft of equivalent  length and type.G. Watercraft operated manually or by motor which are located on bodies  of water where motors of over 7 1/2 horsepower are prohibited must be  equipped during the hours between sunset and sunrise with a lantern or  flashlight which is capable of showing a beam for 2 miles, anything in this  Section to the contrary notwithstanding.    (Source: P.A. 88-524.)(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-595)Sec. 4-2. Navigation lights.A. Watercraft subject to this Section shall be divided into classes as follows:1. Class 1: Less than 16 feet in length.2. Class 2: 16 feet or over and less than 26 feet in     length.3. Class 3: 26 feet or over and less than 40 feet in     length.4.    Class 4: 40 feet or over and less than 65 feet     in length.B. Every motorboat, underway from sunset to sunrise or underway in weather causing reduced visibility, shall carry and exhibit the following United States Coast Guard approved lights when underway and, during such time, shall not use any other lights that may be mistaken for or interfere with those prescribed as follows:1.   A Class 1 or Class 2 motorboat shall carry the     following lights:(a)   A bright white light aft to show all around         the horizon; and(b)   A combined light in the fore part of the         watercraft and lower than the white light aft, showing green to starboard and red to port, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points (22.5 degrees) abaft the beam on their respective sides.2.   A Class 3 or Class 4 motorboat shall carry the     following lights:(a)   A bright white light in the fore part of         the watercraft as near the stern as practicable, so constructed as to show the unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 20 points (225 degrees) of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light 10 points (112.5 degrees) on each side of the watercraft, namely, from right ahead to 2 points (22.5 degrees) abaft the beam on either side;(b)   A bright white light aft, mounted higher         than the white light forward, to show all around the horizon; and(c)   On the starboard side, a green light so         constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points (112.5 degrees) of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points (22.5 degrees) abaft the beam on the starboard side. On the port side, a red light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of 10 points (112.5 degrees) of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to 2 points (22.5 degrees) abaft the beam on the port side. The side lights shall be fitted with inboard screens so set as to prevent these lights from being seen across the bow.3.   A Class 1 or Class 2 motorboat propelled by sail     alone shall exhibit the combined light prescribed by paragraph (1) and a 12-point (135 degrees) white light aft. A Class 3 or Class 4 motorboat, when so propelled, shall exhibit the colored side lights, suitably screened as prescribed by paragraph (2) and a 12-point (135 degrees) white light aft.4.   Every white light prescribed by this Section     shall be of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least 2 miles. Every colored light prescribed by this Section shall be of such character as to be visible at a distance of at least one mile. As used in this subsection "visible", when applied to lights, means visible on a dark night with clear atmosphere.5.   If propelled by sail and machinery, a motorboat     shall carry the lights required by this Section for a motorboat propelled by machinery only.6.   All other watercraft over 65 feet in length and     those propelled solely by wind effect on the sail shall display lights prescribed by federal regulations.C. Nonpowered watercraft shall carry, ready at hand, a lantern or flashlight showing a white light that shall be exhibited in sufficient time to avert collision. Manually propelled watercraft used on the waters of this State where power-driven vessels are prohibited are exempt from the provisions of this Section.D. Any watercraft may carry and exhibit the lights required by the international regulations in lieu of the lights required by subsection B of this Section.E. All watercraft, when anchored, other than in a special anchorage area as defined in 33 CFR 109.10, shall, from sunset to sunrise, carry and display a steady white light visible all around the horizon for a distance of no less than 2 miles.F. (Blank).G. (Blank).  (Source: P.A. 102-595, eff. 6-1-22.)