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Their hours of service are Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. The fee for a copy of your report is $5.00 What are the requirements for motorists when approaching a police or medical vehicle that has their emergency lights activated on the side of the road?

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Their hours of service are Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. The fee for a copy of your report is $5.00 What are the requirements for motorists when approaching a police or medical vehicle that has their emergency lights activated on the side of the road?

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Effective June 16, 2003 the “Scott’s Law” went into effect. Scott’s Law increases the penalties for drivers who fail to yield to emergency vehicles or cause accidents or injury to public safety or service personnel at roadside emergency scenes. Offenders can expect to be fined up to $10,000 and have their driver’s license suspended for up to two years. Illinois State Police Director Sam W. Nolen said, “Each day, law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency response personnel, and highway workers encounter situations which place their lives in jeopardy while protecting the citizens of Illinois. This legislation helps to ensure that they can perform those duties out of harm’s way.” Penalties for violating Scott’s Law include: a fine of not more than $10,000 suspension of driving privileges for a period of up to a year but not less than 90 days for damaging another person’s property suspension of driving privileges for a period of not less than180 days but no more than two years for

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