(a) A mobile carrying device may be operated on a sidewalk or crosswalk so long as all of the following requirements are met:
         (1) the mobile carrying device is operated in
    
accordance with the local ordinances, if any, established by the local authority governing where the mobile carrying device is operated;
        (2) a personal property owner is actively monitoring
    
the operation and navigation of the mobile carrying device; and
        (3) the mobile carrying device is equipped with a
    
braking system that enables the mobile carrying device to perform a controlled stop.
    (b) A mobile carrying device operator may not do any of the following:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 625 ILCS 5/11-1412.3

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Petty offense: A federal misdemeanor punishable by six months or less in prison. Source: U.S. Courts
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

         (1) fail to comply with traffic or pedestrian control
    
devices and signals;
        (2) unreasonably interfere with pedestrians or
    
traffic;
        (3) transport a person; or
         (4) operate on a street or highway, except when
    
crossing the street or highway within a crosswalk.
    (c) A mobile carrying device operator has the rights and obligations applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, and shall ensure that a mobile carrying device shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian on a sidewalk or within a crosswalk.
     (d) A personal property owner may not utilize a mobile carrying device to transport hazardous materials.
     (e) A personal property owner may not utilize a mobile carrying device unless the person complies with this Section.
     (f) A mobile carrying device operator that is not a natural person shall register with the Secretary of State.
     (g) No contract seeking to exempt a mobile carrying device operator from liability for injury, loss, or death caused by a mobile carrying device shall be valid, and contractual provisions limiting the choice of venue or forum, shortening the statute of limitations, shifting the risk to the user, limiting the availability of class actions, or obtaining judicial remedies shall be invalid and unenforceable.
     (h) A violation of this Section is a petty offense.
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