Illinois Code § 625 ILCS 5/12-218

Auxiliary accent lighting on motorcycles.
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(a) A motorcycle registered in this State may be equipped with, and a person operating the motorcycle may use, standard bulb running lights or light-emitting diode (L.E.D.) pods and strips as auxiliary lighting with the intent of protecting the driver.
 
(b) Auxiliary lighting authorized under subsection (a) of this Section:
 
 
(1) shall not project a beam of light of an 
 
intensity greater than 25 candlepower or its equivalent from a single lamp or single light-emitting diode (L.E.D.);
 
 
(2) shall not be directed horizontally;
 
 
(3) shall be so directed that no part of the beam 
 
will strike the level of the surface on which the motorcycle stands at a distance of more than 10 feet from the motorcycle;
 
 
(4) shall be directed towards the ground;
 
 
(5) shall not emit blue light, but may emit red 
 
light only while the stop lamp on the motorcycle is illuminated and motorcycle is in the course of braking;
 
 
(6) shall not be:
 
 
 
(A) blinking;
 
 
 
(B) flashing;
 
 
 
(C) oscillating; or
 
 
 
(D) rotating; and
 
 
(7) shall not be attached to the wheels of the 
 
motorcycle.

intensity greater than 25 candlepower or its equivalent from a single lamp or single light-emitting diode (L.E.D.);
will strike the level of the surface on which the motorcycle stands at a distance of more than 10 feet from the motorcycle;
light only while the stop lamp on the motorcycle is illuminated and motorcycle is in the course of braking;
motorcycle.

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