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625 ILCS 5/11-1303 (2026)

Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places

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(625 ILCS 5/11-1303) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1303)
    Sec. 11-1303. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in specified places.
    (a) Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic-control device, no person shall:
        1. Stop, stand or park a vehicle:
            a. On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or
        
parked at the edge or curb of a street;
            b. On a sidewalk;
            c. Within an intersection;
            d. On a crosswalk;
            e. Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or
        
within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings;
            f. Alongside or opposite any street excavation or
        
obstruction when stopping, standing or parking would obstruct traffic;
            g. Upon any bridge or other elevated structure
        
upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;
            h. On any railroad tracks. A violation of any
        
part of this subparagraph h. shall result in a mandatory fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service.
            i. At any place where official signs prohibit
        
stopping;
            j. On any controlled-access highway;
            k. In the area between roadways of a divided
        
highway, including crossovers;
            l. In a public parking area if the vehicle does
        
not display a current annual registration sticker or digital registration sticker or current temporary permit pending registration.
        2. Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not,
    
except momentarily to pick up or discharge passengers:
            a. In front of a public or private driveway;
            b. Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant;
            c. Within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an
        
intersection;
            d. Within 30 feet upon the approach to any
        
flashing signal, stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;
            e. Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any
        
fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of such entrance (when properly sign-posted);
            f. At any place where official signs prohibit
        
standing.
        3. Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except
    
temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers:
            a. Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a
        
railroad crossing;
            b. At any place where official signs prohibit
        
parking.
    (b) No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Meister v. Henson, 625 N.E.2d 404 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993).
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Meister v. Henson, 625 N.E.2d 404 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993). · cites it 5× “(625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a) (West 1992).) Here it was undisputed that the state police had been notified of the car in the median and had arranged to meet the defendants at the scene.”
People v. Bartelt, 948 N.E.2d 52 (Ill. 2011). · cites it 2× “There is no dispute regarding the circuit court's factual finding that the initial traffic stop was justified by Officer Tyler's observation of defendant's violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(b) (West 2006) (no person shall stop, stand, or park a…”
Van Harken v. City of Chicago, 906 F. Supp. 1182 (N.D. Ill. 1995). · cites it 2× “That latter section defines “petty offense” as “any offense for which a sentence to a fine only is provided.” Plaintiffs urge that such treatment shows that “petty offense” is criminal, a conclusion that does not really withstand analysis.”
O.S. v. O.S., 2018 IL App (1st) 171765 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “" 625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(2)(d), (f) (West 2016).”
People v. Campbell, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(a) (West 2016). Several officers testified that they pulled up to the Durango to do a "narcotics investigation," but even pretextual traffic stops are constitutional as long as the objective facts demonstrate cause for the stop.”
People v. Bartelt, 894 N.E.2d 482 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “Tyler approached the truck and told defendant her truck was sitting on the sidewalk for 1 1/2 hours, in violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(b) (West 2006)).”
People v. Campbell, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(a) (West 2016). Several officers testified that they pulled up to the Durango to do a “narcotics investigation,” but even pretextual traffic stops are constitutional as long as the objective facts demonstrate cause for the stop.”
In re O.S., 2018 IL App (1st) 171765 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “” 625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(2)(d), (f) (West 2016).”
People v. Profit, 2021 IL App (2d) 200350-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). · cites it 4× “Alka believed that the way this motorcycle was parked violated section 11-1303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303 (West 2018)). In relevant portion, that statute prohibits parking a vehicle on a sidewalk, “[e]xcept when necessary to avoid conflict with other…”
Gann v. Oltesvig, 491 F. Supp. 2d 771 (N.D. Ill. 2007). “Defendants argue that the area was narrow and heavily trafficked, and therefore unsafe for parking, but that theory of negligence is entirely independent of the no-parking status of the area.”
People v. Kiertowicz, 2013 IL App (1st) 123271 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “1 (West 2006)), and parking where prohibited (625 ILCS 5/11-1303 (West 2006)). As a result, defendant’s driver’s license was suspended for a minimum of 12 months pursuant to section 11-501.”
People v. Kelly, 802 N.E.2d 850 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). · cites it 5× “As the trial court pointed out, defendant also violated section 11-1303 of the Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303 (West 2000)), which prohibits standing.”
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625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a): 3 cases
Meister v. Henson, 625 N.E.2d 404 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993). “(625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a) (West 1992).) Here it was undisputed that the state police had been notified of the car in the median and had arranged to meet the defendants at the scene.”
People v. Profit, 2021 IL App (2d) 200350-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “Alka believed that the way this motorcycle was parked violated section 11-1303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303 (West 2018)). In relevant portion, that statute prohibits parking a vehicle on a sidewalk, “[e]xcept when necessary to avoid conflict with other…”
People v. Kelly, 802 N.E.2d 850 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “As the trial court pointed out, defendant also violated section 11-1303 of the Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303 (West 2000)), which prohibits standing.”
625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(a): 4 cases
People v. Campbell, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(a) (West 2016). Several officers testified that they pulled up to the Durango to do a "narcotics investigation," but even pretextual traffic stops are constitutional as long as the objective facts demonstrate cause for the stop.”
People v. Campbell, 2019 IL App (1st) 161640 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(a) (West 2016). Several officers testified that they pulled up to the Durango to do a “narcotics investigation,” but even pretextual traffic stops are constitutional as long as the objective facts demonstrate cause for the stop.”
O'Brien v. The City of Chicago (N.D. Ill. 2023).
Euring (N.D. Ill. 2025).
625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(b): 4 cases
People v. Bartelt, 948 N.E.2d 52 (Ill. 2011). “There is no dispute regarding the circuit court's factual finding that the initial traffic stop was justified by Officer Tyler's observation of defendant's violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(b) (West 2006) (no person shall stop, stand, or park a…”
People v. Bartelt, 894 N.E.2d 482 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “Tyler approached the truck and told defendant her truck was sitting on the sidewalk for 1 1/2 hours, in violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(b) (West 2006)).”
People v. Profit, 2021 IL App (2d) 200350-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “Alka believed that the way this motorcycle was parked violated section 11-1303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/11-1303 (West 2018)). In relevant portion, that statute prohibits parking a vehicle on a sidewalk, “[e]xcept when necessary to avoid conflict with other…”
People v. Bartelt (Ill. App. Ct. 2008).
625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(j): 2 cases
Meister v. Henson, 625 N.E.2d 404 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993). “(625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a) (West 1992).) Here it was undisputed that the state police had been notified of the car in the median and had arranged to meet the defendants at the scene.”
Barnes (N.D. Ill. 2026).
625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(1)(k): 2 cases
Meister v. Henson, 625 N.E.2d 404 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993). “(625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a) (West 1992).) Here it was undisputed that the state police had been notified of the car in the median and had arranged to meet the defendants at the scene.”
Yates v. Shackelford (Ill. App. Ct. 2002).
625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(2)(d): 2 cases
O.S. v. O.S., 2018 IL App (1st) 171765 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “" 625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(2)(d), (f) (West 2016).”
In re O.S., 2018 IL App (1st) 171765 (Ill. App. Ct. 2018). “” 625 ILCS 5/11-1303(a)(2)(d), (f) (West 2016).”
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