{"data":{"id":"us-il/430-ilcs-175-5","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"430 ILCS 175/5","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Act:\n\"Drop-off\" means an area of a lake's shoreline that is intended to facilitate direct public access to the water.\n\"High-incident drowning area\" means an area within 100 feet of a pier or drop-off where more than one fatal drowning incident has occurred in the span of 5 years.\n\"Pier\" means a man-made, raised structure (such as a breakwater) extending into navigable water for use as a landing place or promenade or to protect or form a harbor.\n\"Public rescue equipment\" includes a range of water rescue devices available for public use in case of emergency, such as ring life buoys, throw bags, rescue tubes, and rescue poles.","path":["CHAPTER 430 PUBLIC SAFETY","Lake Michigan Rescue Equipment Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=4315\u0026ChapterID=39\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:38Z","sha256":"6634a60e33bb5fb9a138f2beb9bc0dd2a31dd6b870281fb13f563d2172601ae0","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/430-ilcs-175-1","next":"us-il/430-ilcs-175-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}