LOC GOV-VEHICLE IMPACT DEVICES

Creates the Protection from Vehicle Impacts Act. Provides that the owner or operator of a residential care facility shall install and maintain vehicle impact protection devices in front of all public entrances of the facility. Provides that the owner or operator of a restaurant shall install and maintain vehicle impact protection devices (1) if the restaurant is in an area zoned as a business or manufacturing district, in front of all public entrances of the restaurant and (2) if the restaurant has an outdoor dining area, then around any outdoor dining area. Provides that the owner or operator of a day care center shall install and maintain vehicle impact protection devices (1) if the day care center is in an area zoned as a business or manufacturing district, in front of all public entrances of the restaurant and (2) if the day care center has an outdoor play area, then around any outdoor play area. Provides that the Department of Transportation shall adopt rules establishing the requirements for the vehicle impact protection devices required under the Act. Provides that the vehicle impact protection devices shall be designed to withstand, at minimum, an impact resistance level of 5,000 pounds at 30 miles per hour. Provides that the devices must have a minimum height of 3 feet and must be spaced 48 inches from inside edge to inside edge of the device. Provides that a municipality or a county may, by ordinance, require vehicle impact protection devices installed within the municipality to be manufactured from finished metal or have a decorative cover that is complementary to the design of the associated building, storefront, outdoor dining area, or day care center. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require restaurants to comply with the Act. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall require residential care facilities to comply with the Protection from Vehicle Impacts Act. Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides that the Department of Early Childhood shall require day care centers to comply with the Protection from Vehicle Impacts Act.