Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 549 - ROADSIDE MEMORIALS › Section 549.200 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following words or phrases, when used in this Part, shall
				have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section.
"Act" - the Roadside Memorial Act [605 ILCS 125 ].
"Department" - the Illinois Department of Transportation, with
				central offices at 2300 South Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, Illinois
				62764.
"DUI Memorial Commemorative Plaque" - a rectangular sign,
				placed beneath a DUI memorial marker, displaying the name of a victim who died
				as a proximate result of a crash caused by a driver under the influence of
				alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
				combination of these substances, along with the date of the crash.
"DUI Memorial Marker" - a sign on a highway in the state of
				Illinois commemorating one or more persons who died as a proximate result of a
				crash caused by a driver under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
				intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination of these substances and
				displaying the words "Don't Drive Under the Influence" on a DUI Memorial Marker
				erected on or after July 1, 2021 or "Please Don't Drink and Drive" on a DUI
				Memorial Marker erected before July 1, 2021. (See Sections 10 and 20(a) of the
				Act.)
"Entrance Ramp" - a lane entering the main traveled way of a
				freeway providing access between the freeway and the crossroad at an
				interchange.
"Fatal Accident Memorial Commemorative Plaque" - a rectangular
				sign, placed beneath a fatal accident memorial marker, displaying the name of a
				victim who died as a proximate result of a crash caused by a driver who
				committed an act of reckless homicide in violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of
				the Criminal Code of 1961 or 2012 [720 ILCS
				5/9-3 or 9 -3.2] or who otherwise caused the death of
				one or more persons through the operation of a motor vehicle, along with the
				date of the crash.
"Fatal Accident Memorial Marker" - a sign on a highway in the
				State of Illinois commemorating one or more persons who died as a proximate
				result of a crash caused by a driver who committed an act of reckless homicide
				in violation of Section 9-3 or 9-3.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or 2012 or
				who otherwise caused the death of one or more persons through the operation of
				a motor vehicle and displaying the words "Reckless Driving Costs Lives" or
				"Drive With Care". (See Sections 23.1(b) and 23.1(d) of the Act.)
"Freeway" - a divided highway for through traffic, other than
				one under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, with
				full control of access and grade separations at all crossroads.
"Interchange" - a system of interconnecting ramps providing for
				the movement of traffic between two roadways on different levels.
"Qualified Relative" - an immediate relative of the
				deceased, by marriage, blood or adoption, such as his or her spouse, son,
				daughter, mother, father, sister or brother; a stepmother, stepfather,
				stepbrother or stepsister of the deceased; or a person with whom the deceased
				was in a domestic partnership or civil union as recognized by a State or local
				law or ordinance.
(Section 10 of the Act)