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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

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

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

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

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


 






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        (1) the name and address of the vehicle owner;
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        (2) the registration number of the vehicle;
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        (3) the offense charged;
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        (4) the time, date, and location of the violation;
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        (5) the first available court date; and

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

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(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)