{"data":{"id":"us-il/625-ilcs-45-5-12","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"625 ILCS 45/5-12","heading":"","body":"A wake is defined as a movement of the water created by a boat underway great enough to disturb a boat at rest, but under no circumstances shall a boat underway exceed 5 miles per hour while in a posted \"No Wake\" area. \"No Wake\" areas shall be clearly posted with buoys or appropriate signs except as provided in Section 5-7 of this Act. All buoys or signs posting \"No Wake\" areas shall meet the specifications as prescribed by the United States Coast Guard or the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.","path":["CHAPTER 625 VEHICLES","Boat Registration and Safety Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1826\u0026ChapterID=49\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:40Z","sha256":"a7c59aba78c5838cda3be73abc047156ee176f306805e8d05e9f8484039516c3","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/625-ilcs-45-5-7","next":"us-il/625-ilcs-45-5-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}