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1 | | (40 ILCS 5/5-168.3 new) |
2 | | Sec. 5-168.3. Income from certain fees. Any fees received |
3 | | by the Fund under Section 20 of the Automated Traffic Control |
4 | | Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act: (i) |
5 | | shall not be considered payment of any employer contribution |
6 | | required under Section 5-168 and shall not be offset against or |
7 | | paid in lieu of any such required contribution; but (ii) shall |
8 | | be considered assets of the Fund and shall be considered in |
9 | | calculating the amount of future required employer |
10 | | contributions to the Fund. |
11 | | (40 ILCS 5/7-171.1 new) |
12 | | Sec. 7-171.1. Income from certain fees. Any fees received
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13 | | by the Fund under Section 20 of the Automated Traffic Control |
14 | | Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act
from a |
15 | | participating municipality: (i) shall not be considered
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16 | | payment of any employer contribution required of that
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17 | | municipality under Section 7-172 and shall not be offset
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18 | | against or paid in lieu of any such required contribution; but
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19 | | (ii) shall be considered assets of the Fund and credited to the |
20 | | appropriate account of the municipality, and shall be |
21 | | considered in calculating the amount of
that municipality's |
22 | | future required employer contributions to
the Fund. |
23 | | (40 ILCS 5/9-169.5 new) |
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1 | | Sec. 9-169.5. Income from certain fees. Any fees received |
2 | | by the Fund under Section 20 of the Automated Traffic Control |
3 | | Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act: (i) |
4 | | shall not be considered payment of any employer contribution |
5 | | required under Sections 9-169 and 9-170.2, and shall not be |
6 | | offset against or paid in lieu of any such required |
7 | | contribution; but (ii) shall be considered assets of the Fund |
8 | | and shall be considered in calculating the amount of future |
9 | | required employer contributions to the Fund. |
10 | | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
11 | | changing Sections 3-704 and 11-605.1 as follows:
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12 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-704) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704)
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13 | | Sec. 3-704. Authority of Secretary of State to suspend or |
14 | | revoke a registration or
certificate of title; authority to |
15 | | suspend or revoke the registration of a
vehicle. |
16 | | (a) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the |
17 | | registration of a
vehicle or a certificate of title, |
18 | | registration card, registration sticker,
registration plate, |
19 | | disability parking decal or device,
or any nonresident or other |
20 | | permit in any of the following events:
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21 | | 1. When the Secretary of State is satisfied that such |
22 | | registration or
that such certificate, card, plate, |
23 | | registration sticker or permit was
fraudulently or
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24 | | erroneously issued;
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1 | | 2. When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or |
2 | | wrecked or is not
properly equipped;
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3 | | 3. When the Secretary of State determines that any |
4 | | required fees have
not been paid to the Secretary of State, |
5 | | to the Illinois Commerce
Commission, or to the Illinois |
6 | | Department of Revenue under the Motor Fuel Tax Law, and the |
7 | | same are not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;
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8 | | 4. When a registration card, registration plate, |
9 | | registration sticker
or permit is knowingly
displayed upon |
10 | | a vehicle other than the one for which issued;
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11 | | 5. When the Secretary of State determines that the |
12 | | owner has committed
any offense under this Chapter |
13 | | involving the registration or the
certificate, card, |
14 | | plate, registration sticker or permit to be suspended or
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15 | | revoked;
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16 | | 6. When the Secretary of State determines that a |
17 | | vehicle registered
not-for-hire is used or operated |
18 | | for-hire unlawfully, or used or operated
for purposes other |
19 | | than those authorized;
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20 | | 7. When the Secretary of State determines that an owner |
21 | | of a for-hire
motor vehicle has failed to give proof of |
22 | | financial responsibility as
required by this Act;
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23 | | 8. When the Secretary determines that the vehicle is |
24 | | not subject to or
eligible for a registration;
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25 | | 9. When the Secretary determines that the owner of a |
26 | | vehicle registered
under the mileage weight tax option |
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1 | | fails to maintain the records specified
by law, or fails to |
2 | | file the reports required by law, or that such vehicle
is |
3 | | not equipped with an operable and operating speedometer or |
4 | | odometer;
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5 | | 10. When the Secretary of State is so authorized under |
6 | | any other
provision of law;
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7 | | 11. When the Secretary of State determines that the |
8 | | holder of a disability parking decal or device has |
9 | | committed any offense under Chapter 11
of this Code |
10 | | involving the use of a disability parking decal
or device.
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11 | | (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of |
12 | | title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate |
13 | | of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner |
14 | | or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle |
15 | | identification number is erroneously shown on the original |
16 | | certificate of title.
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17 | | (b) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the |
18 | | registration of a
vehicle as follows:
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19 | | 1. When the Secretary of State determines that the |
20 | | owner of a vehicle has
not paid a civil penalty or a |
21 | | settlement agreement arising from the
violation of rules |
22 | | adopted under the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law or the
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23 | | Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act or that a |
24 | | vehicle, regardless
of ownership, was the subject of |
25 | | violations of these rules that resulted in a
civil penalty |
26 | | or settlement agreement which remains unpaid.
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1 | | 2. When the Secretary of State determines that a |
2 | | vehicle registered for a
gross weight of more than 16,000 |
3 | | pounds within an affected area is not in
compliance with |
4 | | the provisions of Section 13-109.1 of the Illinois Vehicle
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5 | | Code. |
6 | | 3. When the Secretary of State is notified by the |
7 | | United States Department of Transportation that a vehicle |
8 | | is in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety |
9 | | Regulations, as they are now or hereafter amended, and is |
10 | | prohibited from operating. |
11 | | (c) The Secretary of State may suspend the registration of |
12 | | a
vehicle when a court finds that the vehicle was used in a |
13 | | violation of Section 24-3A of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the |
14 | | Criminal Code of 2012 relating to gunrunning. A suspension of |
15 | | registration under this subsection (c) may be for a period of |
16 | | up to 90 days.
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17 | | (d) The Secretary of State shall not renew the registration |
18 | | of a
vehicle when the Secretary finds that the registered owner |
19 | | of a vehicle used in violation of the Automated Traffic Control |
20 | | Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act: (1) |
21 | | has failed to pay any penalty due and owing as a result of 3 |
22 | | violations under the Automated Traffic Control Systems in |
23 | | Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act; or (2) is more |
24 | | than 30 calendar days in default of a payment plan. The |
25 | | Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this |
26 | | subsection (d). |
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1 | | (Source: P.A. 97-540, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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2 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-605.1) |
3 | | Sec. 11-605.1. Special limit while traveling through a |
4 | | highway construction or maintenance speed zone. |
5 | | (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a |
6 | | construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of |
7 | | the posted speed limit when workers are present.
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8 | | (a-5) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a |
9 | | construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of |
10 | | the posted speed limit when workers are not present. |
11 | | (b) Nothing in this Chapter prohibits the use of electronic |
12 | | speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of signs within a |
13 | | construction or maintenance speed zone as defined by the |
14 | | Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or |
15 | | Maintenance Zones Act. A violation incurred by use of |
16 | | electronic speed-detecting devices shall not constitute a |
17 | | first or subsequent violation of this Section for purposes of |
18 | | fines or driver's license suspensions indicating the zone, as |
19 | | defined in this Section, nor shall evidence obtained by use of |
20 | | those devices be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding, |
21 | | provided the use of the device shall apply only to the |
22 | | enforcement of the speed limit in the construction or |
23 | | maintenance speed zone .
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24 | | (c) As used in this Section, a "construction or maintenance |
25 | | speed zone" is an area in which the Department, Toll Highway |
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1 | | Authority, or local agency is preparing for construction or |
2 | | maintenance, conducting construction or maintenance, or |
3 | | removing construction or maintenance equipment and materials, |
4 | | and has posted signage advising drivers that a construction or |
5 | | maintenance speed zone is being approached, or in which the |
6 | | Department, Authority, or local agency has posted a lower speed |
7 | | limit with a highway construction or maintenance speed zone |
8 | | special speed limit sign after determining that the preexisting |
9 | | established speed limit through a highway construction or |
10 | | maintenance project is greater than is reasonable or safe with |
11 | | respect to the conditions expected to exist in the construction |
12 | | or maintenance speed zone. |
13 | | If it is determined that the preexisting established speed |
14 | | limit is safe with respect to the conditions expected to exist |
15 | | in the construction or maintenance speed zone, additional speed |
16 | | limit signs which conform to the requirements of this |
17 | | subsection (c) shall be posted. |
18 | | Highway construction or maintenance speed zone special |
19 | | speed limit signs shall be of a design approved by the |
20 | | Department. The signs must give proper due warning that a |
21 | | construction or maintenance speed zone is being approached and |
22 | | must indicate the maximum speed limit in effect. The signs also |
23 | | must state the amount of the potential fines minimum fine for a |
24 | | violation or automated violation .
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25 | | (d) Except as provided under subsection (d-5), a person who |
26 | | violates this Section is guilty of a petty offense. Violations |
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1 | | of this Section are punishable with a minimum fine of $250 for |
2 | | the first violation and a minimum fine of $750 for the second |
3 | | or subsequent violation. |
4 | | (d-5) A person committing a violation of this Section is |
5 | | guilty of aggravated special speed limit while traveling |
6 | | through a highway construction or maintenance speed zone when |
7 | | he or she drives a motor vehicle at a speed that is: |
8 | | (1) 26 miles per hour or more but less than 35 miles |
9 | | per hour in excess of the applicable special speed limit |
10 | | established under this Section or a similar provision of a |
11 | | local ordinance and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; or |
12 | | (2) 35 miles per hour or more in excess of the |
13 | | applicable special speed limit established under this |
14 | | Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is |
15 | | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. |
16 | | (e) If a fine for a violation of this Section is $250 or |
17 | | greater, the person who violated this Section shall be charged |
18 | | an additional $125, which shall be deposited into the |
19 | | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund in the State |
20 | | treasury, unless (i) the violation occurred on a highway other |
21 | | than an interstate highway and (ii) a county police officer |
22 | | wrote the ticket for the violation, in which case the $125 |
23 | | shall be deposited into that county's Transportation Safety |
24 | | Highway Hire-back Fund. In the case of a second or subsequent |
25 | | violation of this Section, if the fine is $750 or greater, the |
26 | | person who violated this Section shall be charged an additional |
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1 | | $250, which shall be deposited into the Transportation Safety |
2 | | Highway Hire-back Fund in the State treasury, unless (i) the |
3 | | violation occurred on a highway other than an interstate |
4 | | highway and (ii) a county police officer wrote the ticket for |
5 | | the violation, in which case the $250 shall be deposited into |
6 | | that county's Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund.
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7 | | (e-5) The Department of State Police and the local county |
8 | | police department have concurrent jurisdiction over any |
9 | | violation of this Section that occurs on an interstate highway.
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10 | | (f) The Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund, |
11 | | which was created by Public Act 92-619, shall continue to be a |
12 | | special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation by |
13 | | the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, the |
14 | | Secretary of Transportation shall use all moneys in the |
15 | | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty |
16 | | Department of State Police officers to monitor construction or |
17 | | maintenance zones , and to provide additional policing as |
18 | | determined by the Director of the Department of State Police, |
19 | | including State Police cadet training . |
20 | | (f-5) Each county shall create a Transportation Safety |
21 | | Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its |
22 | | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty |
23 | | county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance |
24 | | zones in that county on highways other than interstate |
25 | | highways , and to provide additional policing as determined by |
26 | | the sheriff . The county, in its discretion, may also use a |
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1 | | portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway |
2 | | Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law enforcement |
3 | | and fund the production of materials to educate drivers on |
4 | | construction zone safe driving habits.
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5 | | (f-10) Each local agency operating an automated control |
6 | | system under the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway |
7 | | Construction or Maintenance Zones Act may create a |
8 | | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty |
9 | | law enforcement officers to monitor construction or |
10 | | maintenance zones within that agency's jurisdiction and |
11 | | provide additional policing within that agency's jurisdiction. |
12 | | (g) For a second or subsequent violation of this Section |
13 | | within 2 years of the date of the previous violation, the |
14 | | Secretary of State shall suspend the driver's license of the |
15 | | violator for a period of 90 days.
This suspension shall only be
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16 | | imposed if the current violation of this Section and at least |
17 | | one prior violation of this Section
occurred during a period |
18 | | when workers were present in the
construction or maintenance |
19 | | zone.
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20 | | (Source: P.A. 98-337, eff. 1-1-14; 99-212, eff. 1-1-16; 99-280, |
21 | | eff. 1-1-16; revised 10-15-15.) |
22 | | Section 15. The Automated Traffic Control Systems in |
23 | | Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended by |
24 | | changing Sections 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 as follows: |
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1 | | (625 ILCS 7/10)
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2 | | Sec. 10. Establishment of automated traffic control |
3 | | systems.
The Department of State Police or local agency with |
4 | | jurisdiction may establish and enforce an automated traffic |
5 | | control system in any construction or maintenance zone |
6 | | established by the Department of Transportation , or the |
7 | | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority , or local agency with |
8 | | jurisdiction . The Department of State Police or local agency |
9 | | shall operate a technically advanced system in terms of image |
10 | | or video recording capabilities in combination with vehicle |
11 | | detection sensors. The Department of State Police shall create |
12 | | rules for the establishment, compatibility, and enforcement of |
13 | | an automated traffic control system under this Act, and shall |
14 | | review and send notice of any violation of this Act. The State, |
15 | | county, or local agency with jurisdiction shall be responsible |
16 | | for entering into contracts with vendors for the installation, |
17 | | maintenance, and operation of the automated traffic control |
18 | | system. The State Police shall review all the evidence of |
19 | | potential violations, make violation determinations, and send |
20 | | out all notices of violations. An automated traffic control |
21 | | system may operate only during those periods when workers are |
22 | | present in the construction or maintenance zone. In any |
23 | | prosecution based upon evidence obtained through an automated |
24 | | traffic control system established under this Act, the State |
25 | | must prove that one or more workers were present in the |
26 | | construction or maintenance zone when the violation occurred.
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1 | | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04; 94-757, eff. 5-12-06; |
2 | | 94-814, eff. 1-1-07.) |
3 | | (625 ILCS 7/15)
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4 | | Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act: |
5 | | (a) "Automated traffic control system" means any system |
6 | | with image or video recording capabilities in combination with |
7 | | vehicle detection sensors that accurately measures a vehicle's |
8 | | speed while recording a clear image or video of the vehicle and |
9 | | the vehicle's front and rear registration plates while the |
10 | | driver is violating Section 20 of this Act. a photographic |
11 | | device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or |
12 | | mechanical device or devices designed to record the speed of a |
13 | | vehicle and obtain a clear photograph or other recorded image |
14 | | of the vehicle, the vehicle operator, and the vehicle's |
15 | | registration plate while the driver is violating Section |
16 | | 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The photograph or other |
17 | | recorded image must also display the time, date, and location |
18 | | of the violation. A law enforcement officer is not required to |
19 | | be present or to witness the violation. |
20 | | (b) "Construction or maintenance zone" means an area in |
21 | | which the Department of Transportation , or the Illinois State |
22 | | Toll Highway Authority , or local agency with jurisdiction is |
23 | | preparing for construction or maintenance, conducting |
24 | | construction or maintenance, or removing construction or |
25 | | maintenance equipment and materials, and has determined that |
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1 | | the preexisting established speed limit through a highway |
2 | | construction or maintenance project is greater than is |
3 | | reasonable or safe with
respect to the conditions expected to |
4 | | exist in the construction or maintenance
zone and has posted a |
5 | | lower speed limit with a highway construction or maintenance |
6 | | zone special speed limit sign in accordance with Section |
7 | | 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. |
8 | | "Local agency with jurisdiction" means the municipality or |
9 | | county conducting enforcement under this Act. Local agency |
10 | | enforcement is limited to all or any portion of a State highway |
11 | | or road where speed limits exceed 40 miles per hour before |
12 | | establishment of a construction or maintenance zone. |
13 | | (c) "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle |
14 | | is registered.
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15 | | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.) |
16 | | (625 ILCS 7/20)
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17 | | Sec. 20. Civil violation; penalties; vehicle registration |
18 | | non-renewal Penalties . |
19 | | (a) A motor vehicle may not operate in a construction or |
20 | | maintenance zone at a speed in excess of the posted speed |
21 | | limit. The registered owner of a motor vehicle operated in |
22 | | violation of this Section when the violation is recorded by an |
23 | | automated traffic control system shall be subject to the |
24 | | following penalties: |
25 | | (1) if the recorded speed is less than 10 miles per |
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1 | | hour over the posted speed limit, a civil penalty may not |
2 | | be imposed under this Act; however, the Department of State |
3 | | Police may send a speed violation warning notice to the |
4 | | registered owner of the vehicle, in the same manner that a |
5 | | Notice of Violation is sent under this Act; |
6 | | (2) if the recorded speed is at least 10 miles per hour |
7 | | but less than 20 miles per hour over the posted speed |
8 | | limit, a civil penalty of $50 is imposed, and if the |
9 | | penalty is not paid in a timely manner an additional |
10 | | penalty of $50 is imposed; or |
11 | | (3) if the recorded speed is 20 miles per
hour or more |
12 | | over the posted speed limit, a civil penalty of $100 is |
13 | | imposed, and if the penalty is not paid in a timely manner |
14 | | an additional penalty of $100 is imposed. |
15 | | (b) A violation of this Section is a civil penalty, and not |
16 | | a violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of |
17 | | vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the |
18 | | owner of the vehicle. |
19 | | (c) In addition to the penalties imposed under this |
20 | | Section, the Secretary of State shall not renew the vehicle |
21 | | registration of the registered owner of a vehicle operated in |
22 | | violation of this Section, if the owner: (1) has failed to pay |
23 | | any penalty due and owing as a result of 3 violations of this |
24 | | Section; or (2) is more than 30 calendar days in default of a |
25 | | payment plan. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to |
26 | | implement this Section. |
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1 | | (d) Forty percent of the penalties collected under an |
2 | | automated traffic control system established by a local agency |
3 | | shall be deposited into the pension fund or retirement system |
4 | | that local law enforcement officers contribute to, within 30 |
5 | | days of receipt of the money, as determined by the county |
6 | | sheriff or the chief of police of the local agency with |
7 | | jurisdiction. |
8 | | (d-5) Forty percent of the penalties collected under an |
9 | | automated traffic control system established by the Department |
10 | | of State Police, the Department of Transportation, or the |
11 | | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, shall be deposited into |
12 | | the State Police Merit Board Public Safety Fund for |
13 | | distribution under Section 7.2 of the State Police Act. |
14 | | (e) Ten percent of the penalties collected under an |
15 | | automated traffic control system established by the Department |
16 | | of State Police, the Department of Transportation, or the |
17 | | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, shall be deposited into |
18 | | the State Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. Ten |
19 | | percent of the penalties collected under an automated traffic |
20 | | control system established by a local agency with jurisdiction |
21 | | shall be deposited as follows: 5% into the Transportation |
22 | | Safety Highway Hire-back Fund of the local agency with |
23 | | jurisdiction, if a fund exists, and 5% into the State |
24 | | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. If the local |
25 | | agency with jurisdiction does not have a Transportation Safety |
26 | | Highway Hire-back Fund, then 10% of the penalties collected |
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1 | | under an automated traffic control system established by a |
2 | | local agency with jurisdiction shall be deposited into the |
3 | | State Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. The funds |
4 | | deposited into the State Transportation Safety Highway |
5 | | Hire-back Fund or the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back |
6 | | Fund of the local agency with jurisdiction under this |
7 | | subsection (e) shall be used to hire off-duty Department of |
8 | | State Police or local agency officers to monitor construction |
9 | | or maintenance zones and provide for additional policing. The |
10 | | Department of State Police may recover enforcement and |
11 | | administrative costs from enforcement penalties collected |
12 | | under this Act, but the amount collected shall not exceed 10% |
13 | | of the total penalties collected under this Act. A local agency |
14 | | with jurisdiction may establish a Safety Highway Hire-back Fund |
15 | | to receive revenues under this Section. The Department of State |
16 | | Police shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (e). |
17 | | (f) The Department of State Police and the Department of |
18 | | Transportation shall jointly conduct an annual statistical |
19 | | analysis to assess the safety impact of the system. The |
20 | | statistical analysis shall be based upon the best available |
21 | | crash, traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of |
22 | | time before and after the installation of the system sufficient |
23 | | to provide a statistically valid comparison of the safety |
24 | | impact. The statistical analysis required by this subsection |
25 | | (f) shall be made available to the public and shall be |
26 | | published on the websites of the Department of State Police and |
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1 | | the Department of Transportation. |
2 | | (g) The Secretary of State and Department of State Police |
3 | | shall adopt rules for collection of penalties, conduct of |
4 | | administrative proceedings, and other rules necessary to |
5 | | implement this Act. The rules adopted must allow for a 60-day |
6 | | period to pay a penalty or challenge each attested Notice of |
7 | | Violation. |
8 | | The penalties for and consequences of a traffic violation |
9 | | recorded by an automated traffic control system are the same as |
10 | | for any similar violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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11 | | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.) |
12 | | (625 ILCS 7/25)
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13 | | Sec. 25. Limitations on the use of automated traffic |
14 | | control enforcement systems. |
15 | | (a) The Department of State Police or local agency with |
16 | | jurisdiction must conduct a public information campaign to |
17 | | inform drivers about the use of automated traffic
control |
18 | | systems in highway construction or maintenance zones , |
19 | | including but not limited to speed restrictions under Sections |
20 | | 11-601.5 and 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and |
21 | | penalties for injuring or killing a worker in a highway |
22 | | construction or maintenance zone under Section 11-908 of the |
23 | | Illinois Vehicle Code before establishing any of those systems. |
24 | | The Department of State Police shall adopt rules for |
25 | | implementing this subsection (a). |
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1 | | (b) Signs indicating that speeds are enforced by automated |
2 | | traffic control systems must be clearly and conspicuously |
3 | | posted in the areas where the systems are in use. |
4 | | (c) Operation of automated traffic control systems is |
5 | | limited to established areas where road construction or |
6 | | maintenance zones is occurring . |
7 | | (d) Photographs or other recorded images obtained in this |
8 | | manner may only be used as evidence in relation to a violation |
9 | | of this Act or Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code |
10 | | for which the photograph is taken . For the purposes of this |
11 | | Act, the The photographs or other recorded images are available |
12 | | only to the owner of the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle, |
13 | | the lessee of the vehicle, the offender and the offender's |
14 | | attorney of the owner or driver or lessee , hearing officer, |
15 | | relevant Secretary of State personnel the judiciary, the local |
16 | | State's Attorney , and law enforcement officials. |
17 | | (e) (Blank). If the driver of the vehicle cannot be |
18 | | identified through the photograph, the owner is not liable for |
19 | | the fine, and the citation may not be counted against the |
20 | | driving record of the owner. If the driver can be identified, |
21 | | the driver is liable for the fine, and the violation is counted |
22 | | against his or her driving record.
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23 | | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.) |
24 | | (625 ILCS 7/30)
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25 | | Sec. 30. Requirements for issuance of a Notice of Violation |
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1 | | citation . |
2 | | (a) The vehicle, vehicle operator, vehicle registration |
3 | | plate, speed, date, time, and location must be clearly visible |
4 | | on the photograph or other recorded image of the alleged |
5 | | violation. The Department of State Police must review and |
6 | | approve the photograph or other recorded image for compliance |
7 | | with this subsection. The Department of State Police shall |
8 | | adopt rules for: (1) coordination of enforcement efforts with |
9 | | State agencies, local agencies with jurisdiction, and the |
10 | | Secretary of State; (2) notices to motorists; and (3) review |
11 | | and approval of photographs or other recorded images from |
12 | | automated traffic control systems established by the |
13 | | Department or a local agency with jurisdiction. The rules may |
14 | | provide that the review and approval of the photograph or other |
15 | | recorded image under this subsection may be conducted by a |
16 | | Department employee other than a sworn law enforcement officer. |
17 | | (b) A Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation must be |
18 | | mailed by first class United States mail with postage prepaid |
19 | | or otherwise delivered to the registered owner of the vehicle . |
20 | | If mailed, the citation must be sent via certified mail within |
21 | | 14
business days of the alleged violation , return receipt |
22 | | requested . |
23 | | (c) The Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation must |
24 | | include: |
25 | | (1) the name and address of the vehicle owner; |
26 | | (2) the registration number of the vehicle; |
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1 | | (3) the violation offense charged; |
2 | | (4) the time, date, and location of the violation; |
3 | | (5) (blank) the first available court date ; and
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4 | | (6) notice that the basis of the violation citation is |
5 | | the photograph or recorded image from the automated traffic |
6 | | control system ; . |
7 | | (7) a copy of the recorded image or images and a |
8 | | statement that the violation occurred in a construction or |
9 | | maintenance zone, as defined by Section 15 of this Act; |
10 | | (8) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the |
11 | | date by which the civil penalty should be paid; |
12 | | (9) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a |
13 | | violation of a speed restriction; |
14 | | (10) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty in |
15 | | a timely manner is an admission of liability and may result |
16 | | in the non-renewal of the vehicle registration of the owner |
17 | | of the vehicle; |
18 | | (11) a statement that the person may elect to proceed |
19 | | by: |
20 | | (A) paying the fine; |
21 | | (B) challenging the charge by mail or by |
22 | | administrative hearing; or |
23 | | (C) challenging the charge by any administrative |
24 | | rule adopted by the Secretary of State under this Act; |
25 | | and |
26 | | (12) a website address where the owner may view the |
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1 | | recorded images of the violation. |
2 | | (d) The Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation issued |
3 | | to the owner violator must be a single sheet. accompanied by a |
4 | | written document that lists the violator's rights and |
5 | | obligations and explains how the violator can elect to proceed |
6 | | by either paying the fine or challenging the issuance of the |
7 | | The written document must also include on the backside of the |
8 | | sheet information on penalties for injuring or killing a worker |
9 | | in a highway construction or maintenance zone Uniform Traffic |
10 | | Citation .
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11 | | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04; 94-757, eff. 5-12-06; |
12 | | 94-814, eff. 1-1-07.) |
13 | | (625 ILCS 7/35)
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14 | | Sec. 35. Response to issuance of a Notice of Violation |
15 | | citation . |
16 | | (a) If a A person issued a Notice of Violation citation |
17 | | under this Act (1) has failed to pay any penalty due and owing |
18 | | as a result of 3 violations under the Automated Traffic Control |
19 | | Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act; or |
20 | | (2) is more than 30 calendar days in default of a payment plan, |
21 | | the Secretary of State shall not renew the registration of the |
22 | | owner of the vehicle. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules |
23 | | to implement this Section may respond to the citation in person |
24 | | or by any method allowed by law . |
25 | | (b) (Blank). If the driver of the vehicle cannot be |
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1 | | identified through the photograph or other recorded image, the |
2 | | owner is not liable for the fine.
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3 | | (c) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to allow for |
4 | | coordination with the Department of State Police, other State |
5 | | agencies, and local agencies with jurisdiction to enforce this |
6 | | Section. The rules adopted shall not allow for less than 60 |
7 | | days for a vehicle owner to either pay the violation or |
8 | | challenge the violation by mail, administrative hearing, or any |
9 | | other procedure established by rule. The rules shall provide a |
10 | | process by which a vehicle owner may transfer liability for a |
11 | | violation under this Act to the driver of the owner's vehicle |
12 | | and a process by which a lessor may transfer liability for a |
13 | | violation under this Act to the lessee of the lessor's vehicle. |
14 | | The Secretary of State may recover the costs of conducting |
15 | | administrative hearings from penalties collected under this |
16 | | Act, which may not exceed 10% of the total penalties collected |
17 | | under this Act. |
18 | | (d) In an administrative proceeding challenging the |
19 | | violation, the hearing officer may consider in defense of a |
20 | | violation: |
21 | | (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plate of
the |
22 | | motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred and |
23 | | were not under the control of or in the possession of the |
24 | | owner at the time of the violation; |
25 | | (2) that the driver or owner of the motor vehicle |
26 | | received a Uniform Traffic Citation from a law enforcement |
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1 | | officer for a speed violation occurring within one-eighth |
2 | | of a mile and within 15 minutes of the violation recorded |
3 | | by the automated traffic control system; |
4 | | (3) that the owner of the vehicle has transferred |
5 | | liability to the driver; |
6 | | (4) that clear and conspicuous signs were not displayed |
7 | | at the construction or maintenance zone; |
8 | | (5) that the Department of Transportation, Illinois |
9 | | State Toll Highway Authority, or local agency with |
10 | | jurisdiction did not properly establish a construction or |
11 | | maintenance zone as defined under Section 15 of this Act; |
12 | | or |
13 | | (6) any other evidence or issues allowed by |
14 | | administrative rule adopted under this Act. |
15 | | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.) |
16 | | (625 ILCS 7/40)
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17 | | Sec. 40. Admissibility of recorded images. Any Except as |
18 | | provided in Section 45, any photograph or other recorded image |
19 | | evidencing a violation of this Act or Section 11-605.1 of the |
20 | | Illinois Vehicle Code is admissible in any proceeding resulting |
21 | | from the issuance of the Notice of Violation under this Act or |
22 | | Uniform Traffic Citation under Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois |
23 | | Vehicle Code . For the purposes of this Act, photographs |
24 | | Photographs or other recorded images made by an automated |
25 | | automatic traffic control system are confidential and shall be |
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1 | | made available only to those persons provided for under |
2 | | subsection (d) of Section 25 of this Act the defendant and to |
3 | | governmental or law enforcement agencies within the |
4 | | jurisdiction for the purposes of adjudicating a driving |
5 | | violation.
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6 | | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.) |
7 | | (625 ILCS 7/45 rep.) |
8 | | Section 20. The Automated Traffic Control Systems in |
9 | | Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended by |
10 | | repealing Section 45.
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11 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect one year |
12 | | after becoming law.".
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