Illinois Compiled Statutes

625 ILCS 45/4-4 (2026)

Whistles

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(625 ILCS 45/4-4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 314-4)
    Sec. 4-4. Whistles. It is unlawful to operate a motorboat without a mouth, hand or power operated whistle, horn or other appliance, capable of producing a blast of 2 seconds or more duration and having an audible distance as set forth in 33 CFR 86.01.
(Source: P.A. 104-137, eff. 1-1-26.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2014 · leading case: People v. Butorac, 2013 IL App (2d) 110953 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014).
People v. Butorac, 2013 IL App (2d) 110953 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “See 625 ILCS 45/3-1 to 3-14 (West 2010) (requiring that boats be properly registered); 625 ILCS 45/4-1 (West 2010) (requiring that boats contain personal flotation devices); 625 ILCS 45/4-4 (West 2010) (requiring a whistle or horn); 625 ILCS 45/4-5 (West 2010) (requiring a fire…”
People v. Butorac, 2013 IL App (2d) 110953 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “See 625 ILCS 45/3-1 to 3-14 (West 2010) (requiring that boats be properly registered); 625 ILCS 45/4-1 (West 2010) (requiring that boats contain personal flotation devices); 625 ILCS 45/4-4 (West 2010) (requiring a whistle or horn); 625 ILCS 45/4-5 (West 2010) (requiring a fire…”
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