Proposal Aims To Make It Legal To Hang Items From Rearview Mirror
May 3, 2023 7:30AM CDT
A mask hangs in the rearview mirror of a car in Glenview, Ill., Friday, May 8, 2020. In Illinois residents can get fined for hanging mask from rearview mirror while driving. It is illegal to hang anything from a vehicle’s review mirror. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A new proposal aims to make it legal for drivers to hang items from their rearview mirror in Illinois. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias [[ ah-LEX-ee jih-NEW-lee-us ]] and State Representative La Shawn Ford of Chicago introduced the measure. Under the bill, law enforcement would no longer have the authority to stop a motorist from hanging items like air fresheners, rosaries or disability placards from their rearview mirror while driving. Current Illinois law bans such items from hanging from a rearview mirror. Supporters believe the current law can serve as a pretext for racially motivated traffic stops for minor infractions.
