Public Act 094-0757
 		





HB3126 Enrolled
LRB094 08511 DRH 38718 b






    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 

 
    Section 5. The Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway 
Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended  by changing 
Sections 10 and  30 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 7/10)

    Sec. 10. Establishment of automated control systems.  
The 
Department of State Police may establish an automated traffic 
control system in any construction or maintenance zone 
established by the Department of Transportation or the Illinois 
State Toll Highway Authority.   An automated traffic control 
system may operate only during those periods when workers are 
present in the construction or maintenance zone. In any 
prosecution based upon evidence  obtained through an automated 
traffic control system established under this Act, the State 
must prove that one or more workers were present in the 
construction or maintenance zone when the violation occurred.

(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
    (625 ILCS 7/30)

    Sec. 30. Requirements for issuance of a citation. 
    (a) The vehicle, vehicle operator, vehicle registration 
plate, speed, date, time, and location must be clearly visible 
on the photograph or other recorded image of the alleged 
violation.
    (b) A Uniform Traffic Citation must be mailed or otherwise 
delivered to the registered owner of the vehicle. If mailed, 
the citation must be sent via certified mail within 14
6

business days of the alleged violation, return receipt 
requested.
    (c) The Uniform Traffic Citation must include:
        (1) the name and address of the vehicle owner;
        (2) the registration number of the vehicle;
        (3) the offense charged;
        (4) the time, date, and location of the violation;
        (5) the first available court date; and

        (6) notice that the basis of the citation is the 
    photograph or recorded image from the automated traffic 
    control system.
    (d) The Uniform Traffic Citation issued to the violator 
must be accompanied by a written document that lists the 
violator's rights and obligations and explains how the violator 
can elect to proceed by either paying the fine or challenging 
the issuance of the Uniform Traffic Citation.

(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.