Illinois Compiled Statutes
625 ILCS 5/12-610 (2026)
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(625 ILCS 5/12-610)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-610)
Sec. 12-610. Headset receivers.
(a) Except as provided
under Section 11-1403.3, no driver of a motor vehicle on
the highways of this State shall wear headset receivers while driving.
(b) This Section does not prohibit the use of a headset type
receiving equipment used exclusively for safety or traffic engineering
studies, by law enforcement personnel on duty, or emergency
medical services and fire service personnel.
(c) This Section does not prohibit the use of any single sided headset
type receiving and transmitting equipment designed to be used in or on one
ear which is used exclusively for providing two-way radio vocal
communications by an individual in possession of a current and valid novice
class or higher amateur radio license issued by the Federal Communications
Commission and an amateur radio operator special registration plate or digital registration plate issued
under Section 3-607 of this Code.
(d) This Section does not prohibit the use of a single-sided headset or
earpiece with
a cellular or other mobile telephone.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: People v. Butler, 2022 IL App (1st) 201150-U.
People v. Butler, 2022 IL App (1st) 201150-U. “Wearing a Headset Receiver While Driving ¶ 46 The third offense that the trial court found defendant guilty of was wearing a headset receiver while driving (625 ILCS 5/12-610 (West 2018)). As previously noted, the Vehicle Code prohibits people from wearing a “headset receivers…”
Green v. Querrey, 2025 IL App (3d) 240147-U. “However, section 12-610(e) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (625 ILCS 5/12-610(e) 9 (West 2022)) provides that “[a] person regardless of age, may not use a wireless telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a roadway in a school speed zone established…”
625 ILCS 5/12-610(e): 1 case
Green v. Querrey, 2025 IL App (3d) 240147-U. “However, section 12-610(e) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (625 ILCS 5/12-610(e) 9 (West 2022)) provides that “[a] person regardless of age, may not use a wireless telephone at any time while operating a motor vehicle on a roadway in a school speed zone established…”
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