99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3259

 

Introduced , by Rep. Luis Arroyo

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-208.8
625 ILCS 7/25

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act. Provides that automated speed enforcement systems may not be located within 3 miles of each other except in areas that are within one-eighth of a mile from the nearest property line of any public or private elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois State Board of Education, not including school district headquarters or administrative buildings.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 11-208.8 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.8)
7    Sec. 11-208.8. Automated speed enforcement systems in
8safety zones.
9    (a) As used in this Section:
10    "Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
11device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
12mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
13zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
14clear photograph or other recorded image of the vehicle and the
15vehicle's registration plate while the driver is violating
16Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a similar provision of
17a local ordinance.
18    An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
19in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
20municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
21vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local
22ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of
23the vehicle and the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image

 

 

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1must also display the time, date, and location of the
2violation.
3    "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle is
4registered.
5    "Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
6speed enforcement system on:
7        (1) 2 or more photographs;
8        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
9        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
10        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and, on
11    at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
12    identifying the registration plate number of the motor
13    vehicle.
14    "Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
15mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
16elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
17line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district
18that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
19State Board of Education, not including school district
20headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
21includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
22nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
23park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
24portion of a roadway is within either one-eighth mile radius,
25the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the
26furthest portion of the next furthest intersection. The term

 

 

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1"safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway known
2as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway with 8 or
3more lanes of traffic.
4    (a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
5operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
6following times:
7        (i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
8    of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
9    only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
10    than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of
11    Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
12    Friday; and
13        (ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
14    of any facility, area, or land owned by a park district, no
15    earlier than one hour prior to the time that the facility,
16    area, or land is open to the public or other patrons, and
17    no later than one hour after the facility, area, or land is
18    closed to the public or other patrons.
19    (b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
20motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
21local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
22accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
23violator with a website address, accessible through the
24Internet.
25    (c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
26of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic

 

 

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1violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
2shall be subject to the following penalties:
3        (1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
4    hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
5    speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
6    additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
7    the original penalty in a timely manner; or
8        (2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
9    hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
10    exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more than
11    $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a timely
12    manner.
13    A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
14driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic Citation
15from a police officer for a speeding violation occurring within
16one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the violation that was
17recorded by the system. A violation for which a civil penalty
18is imposed under this Section is not a violation of a traffic
19regulation governing the movement of vehicles and may not be
20recorded on the driving record of the owner of the vehicle. A
21law enforcement officer is not required to be present or to
22witness the violation. No penalty may be imposed under this
23Section if the recorded speed of a vehicle is 5 miles per hour
24or less over the legal speed limit. The municipality may send,
25in the same manner that notices are sent under this Section, a
26speed violation warning notice where the violation involves a

 

 

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1speed of 5 miles per hour or less above the legal speed limit.
2    (d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
3civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
4system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
5associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
6shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
7following purposes:
8        (i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
9    around schools, and to provide police protection and
10    surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
11    limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
12    costs such as construction and maintenance of public safety
13    infrastructure and equipment;
14        (ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
15    safety;
16        (iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
17    within the municipality, including but not limited to roads
18    and bridges; and
19        (iv) after school programs.
20    (e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
21local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
22system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
23written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
24vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered
25to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
26after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the

 

 

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1identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
2than 90 days after the violation.
3    (f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
4Section shall include:
5        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of the
6    vehicle;
7        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
8    involved in the violation;
9        (3) the violation charged;
10        (4) the date, time, and location where the violation
11    occurred;
12        (5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
13        (6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
14    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
15        (7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
16    violation of a speed restriction;
17        (8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
18    to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
19    liability and may result in a suspension of the driving
20    privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle;
21        (9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
22    by:
23            (A) paying the fine; or
24            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or by
25        administrative hearing; and
26        (10) a website address, accessible through the

 

 

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1    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
2    the violation.
3    (g) If a person charged with a traffic violation, as a
4result of an automated speed enforcement system, does not pay
5the fine or successfully contest the civil penalty resulting
6from that violation, the Secretary of State shall suspend the
7driving privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle under
8Section 6-306.5 of this Code for failing to pay any fine or
9penalty due and owing, or both, as a result of a combination of
105 violations of the automated speed enforcement system or the
11automated traffic law under Section 11-208.6 of this Code.
12    (h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
13automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
14violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
15the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
16violation under this Section.
17    (i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
18system are confidential and shall be made available only to the
19alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement agencies
20for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this Section, for
21statistical purposes, or for other governmental purposes. Any
22recorded image evidencing a violation of this Section, however,
23may be admissible in any proceeding resulting from the issuance
24of the citation.
25    (j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense of
26a violation:

 

 

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1        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates of
2    the motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred
3    and not under the control or in the possession of the owner
4    at the time of the violation;
5        (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
6    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
7    speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
8    and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
9    system; and
10        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
11    ordinance.
12    (k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the
13registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
14and were not under the control or possession of the owner at
15the time of the violation, the owner must submit proof that a
16report concerning the stolen motor vehicle or registration
17plates was filed with a law enforcement agency in a timely
18manner.
19    (l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
20system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
21Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
22approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
23photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
24municipality shall install such additional signage as it
25determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers as
26to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.

 

 

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1    (m) A roadway where a new automated speed enforcement
2system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
3days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
4system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
5automated speed enforcement system.
6    (n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
7enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
8or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
9traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
10system.
11    (o) A municipality shall make a certified report to the
12Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6-306.5 of this Code
13whenever a registered owner of a vehicle has failed to pay any
14fine or penalty due and owing as a result of a combination of 5
15offenses for automated speed or traffic law enforcement system
16violations.
17    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
18to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
19speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
20such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
21that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
22within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
23provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and address
24of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee may be
25subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
26authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.

 

 

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1    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant to
2this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation to
3the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would issue
4a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant to this
5Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the violation.
6    (q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
7system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
8locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
9installed on the website of the municipality.
10    (r) A municipality operating an automated speed
11enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
12assess the safety impact of the system. The statistical
13analysis shall be based upon the best available crash, traffic,
14and other data, and shall cover a period of time before and
15after installation of the system sufficient to provide a
16statistically valid comparison of safety impact. The
17statistical analysis shall be consistent with professional
18judgment and acceptable industry practice. The statistical
19analysis also shall be consistent with the data required for
20valid comparisons of before and after conditions and shall be
21conducted within a reasonable period following the
22installation of the automated traffic law enforcement system.
23The statistical analysis required by this subsection shall be
24made available to the public and shall be published on the
25website of the municipality.
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1population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
2    (t) No automated speed enforcement system may be located
3within 3 miles of another automated speed enforcement system.
4This subsection does not apply to a safety zone that is within
5one-eighth of a mile from the nearest property line of any
6public or private elementary or secondary school, or from the
7nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
8school district that is used for educational purposes approved
9by the Illinois State Board of Education, not including school
10district headquarters or administrative buildings.
11(Source: P.A. 97-672, eff. 7-1-12; 97-674, eff. 7-1-12; 98-463,
12eff. 8-16-13.)
 
13    Section 10. The Automated Traffic Control Systems in
14Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended by
15changing Section 25 as follows:
 
16    (625 ILCS 7/25)
17    Sec. 25. Limitations on the use of automated traffic
18enforcement systems.
19    (a) The Department of State Police must conduct a public
20information campaign to inform drivers about the use of
21automated traffic control systems in highway construction or
22maintenance zones before establishing any of those systems. The
23Department of State Police shall adopt rules for implementing
24this subsection (a).

 

 

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1    (b) Signs indicating that speeds are enforced by automated
2traffic control systems must be clearly posted in the areas
3where the systems are in use.
4    (c) Operation of automated traffic control systems is
5limited to areas where road construction or maintenance is
6occurring.
7    (d) Photographs obtained in this manner may only be used as
8evidence in relation to a violation of Section 11-605.1 of the
9Illinois Vehicle Code for which the photograph is taken. The
10photographs are available only to the owner of the vehicle, the
11offender and the offender's attorney, the judiciary, the local
12State's Attorney, and law enforcement officials.
13    (e) If the driver of the vehicle cannot be identified
14through the photograph, the owner is not liable for the fine,
15and the citation may not be counted against the driving record
16of the owner. If the driver can be identified, the driver is
17liable for the fine, and the violation is counted against his
18or her driving record.
19    (f) No automated traffic control system may be located
20within 3 miles of another automated traffic control system.
21(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)