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625 ILCS 5/11-1301 (2026)

Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence district

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(625 ILCS 5/11-1301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301)
    Sec. 11-1301. Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence district.
    (a) Outside a business or residence district, no person shall stop, park or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the roadway when it is practicable to stop, park or so leave such vehicle off the roadway, but in every event an unobstructed width of the highway opposite a standing vehicle shall be left for the free passage of other vehicles and a clear view of such stopped vehicle shall be available from a distance of 200 feet in each direction upon such highway.
    (b) The Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction or for the maintenance of which it is responsible may place signs prohibiting or restricting the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles on any highway where in its opinion such stopping, standing or parking is dangerous to those using the highway or where the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles would unduly interfere with the free movement of traffic thereon. Any such regulations adopted by the Department regarding the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles upon any specific street, streets or highways become effective at the time of the erection of appropriate signs indicating such regulations. Any such signs may be erected either by the Department or by a local authority with the approval of the Department.
    (c) This Section, Section 11-1303 and Section 11-1304 shall not apply to the driver of any vehicle which is disabled in such manner and to such extent that it is impossible to avoid stopping and temporarily leaving the vehicle in such position.
    (d) Any second division vehicle used exclusively for the collection of garbage, refuse, or recyclable material may stop or stand on the road in a business, rural, or residential district for the sole purpose of collecting garbage, refuse, or recyclable material. The vehicle, in addition to having its hazard lights lighted at all times that it is engaged in stopping or standing, shall also use its amber oscillating, rotating, or flashing light or lights as authorized under paragraph 12 of subsection (b) of Section 12-215, if so equipped.
(Source: P.A. 91-869, eff. 1-1-01.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: People v. Bond, 2016 IL App (1st) 152007.
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People v. Bond, 2016 IL App (1st) 152007. “The record shows that Officer Chickerillo ticketed defendant for, among another things, improper parking on the roadway (625 ILCS 5/11-1301 (West 2012)), a penal statute classified as a petty offense (625 ILCS 5/11-202 (West 2012)).”
People v. Colquitt, 2013 IL App (1st) 121138, 996 N.E.2d 297. “” 625 ILCS 5/11-1301(a) (West 2010). ¶6 Defendant moved to quash the arrest and suppress evidence obtained as a result of his arrest.”
People v. Bond, 2016 IL App (1st) 152007, 67 N.E.3d 531. “The record shows that Officer Chickerillo ticketed defendant for, among another things, 6 1-15-2007 improper parking on the roadway (625 ILCS 5/11-1301 (West 2012)), a penal statute classified as a petty offense (625 ILCS 5/11-202 (West 2012)).”
People v. Glisson (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). · cites it 2× “We agree with the State that the defendant's argument that the stop was invalid at its inception is based on a faulty reading of section 11-1301(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1301(a) (West 1998)). That section provides as follows: "Outside a business or…”
O'Brien v. The City of Chicago (N.D. Ill. 2023). “See 625 ILCS 5/11-1301(a). But that law doesn’t apply to business or residential districts.”
People v. Gonzalez, 2025 IL App (1st) 231550-U. “” 625 ILCS 5/11-1301(a). ¶ 42 The evidence showed that defendant’s vehicle was stopped in the middle of the street.”
People v. Gray (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “Would the facts available to the police officer warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe that the police action was appro­ priate? There was no search in this case.”
625 ILCS 5/11-1301(a): 5 cases
People v. Colquitt, 2013 IL App (1st) 121138, 996 N.E.2d 297. “” 625 ILCS 5/11-1301(a) (West 2010). ¶6 Defendant moved to quash the arrest and suppress evidence obtained as a result of his arrest.”
People v. Glisson (Ill. App. Ct. 2005). “We agree with the State that the defendant's argument that the stop was invalid at its inception is based on a faulty reading of section 11-1301(a) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1301(a) (West 1998)). That section provides as follows: "Outside a business or…”
O'Brien v. The City of Chicago (N.D. Ill. 2023). “See 625 ILCS 5/11-1301(a). But that law doesn’t apply to business or residential districts.”
People v. Gonzalez, 2025 IL App (1st) 231550-U. “” 625 ILCS 5/11-1301(a). ¶ 42 The evidence showed that defendant’s vehicle was stopped in the middle of the street.”
People v. Gray (Ill. App. Ct. 1999). “Would the facts available to the police officer warrant a person of reasonable caution to believe that the police action was appro­ priate? There was no search in this case.”
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