Sen. John M. Sullivan

Filed: 3/16/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 633

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 633 XXXX by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Illinois Pension Code is amended by adding
6Sections 3-125.3, 5-168.3, 7-171.1, and 9-169.5 as follows:
 
7    (40 ILCS 5/3-125.3 new)
8    Sec. 3-125.3. Income from certain fees. Any fees received
9by the Fund under Section 20 of the Automated Traffic Control
10Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act: (i)
11shall not be considered payment of any employer contribution
12required under Section 3-125 and shall not be offset against or
13paid in lieu of any such required contribution; but (ii) shall
14be considered assets of the Fund and shall be considered in
15calculating the amount of future required employer
16contributions to the Fund.
 

 

 

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1    (40 ILCS 5/5-168.3 new)
2    Sec. 5-168.3. Income from certain fees. Any fees received
3by the Fund under Section 20 of the Automated Traffic Control
4Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act: (i)
5shall not be considered payment of any employer contribution
6required under Section 5-168 and shall not be offset against or
7paid in lieu of any such required contribution; but (ii) shall
8be considered assets of the Fund and shall be considered in
9calculating the amount of future required employer
10contributions to the Fund.
 
11    (40 ILCS 5/7-171.1 new)
12    Sec. 7-171.1. Income from certain fees. Any fees received
13by the Fund under Section 20 of the Automated Traffic Control
14Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act from a
15participating municipality: (i) shall not be considered
16payment of any employer contribution required of that
17municipality under Section 7-172 and shall not be offset
18against or paid in lieu of any such required contribution; but
19(ii) shall be considered assets of the Fund and credited to the
20appropriate account of the municipality, and shall be
21considered in calculating the amount of that municipality's
22future 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
2by the Fund under Section 20 of the Automated Traffic Control
3Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act: (i)
4shall not be considered payment of any employer contribution
5required under Sections 9-169 and 9-170.2, and shall not be
6offset against or paid in lieu of any such required
7contribution; but (ii) shall be considered assets of the Fund
8and shall be considered in calculating the amount of future
9required employer contributions to the Fund.
 
10    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
11changing Sections 3-704 and 11-605.1 as follows:
 
12    (625 ILCS 5/3-704)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704)
13    Sec. 3-704. Authority of Secretary of State to suspend or
14revoke a registration or certificate of title; authority to
15suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle.
16    (a) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the
17registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title,
18registration card, registration sticker, registration plate,
19disability parking decal or device, or any nonresident or other
20permit in any of the following events:
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
24    erroneously issued;

 

 

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1        2. When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or
2    wrecked or is not properly equipped;
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;
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;
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
15    revoked;
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;
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;
23        8. When the Secretary determines that the vehicle is
24    not subject to or eligible for a registration;
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;
5        10. When the Secretary of State is so authorized under
6    any other provision of law;
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.
11    (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of
12title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate
13of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner
14or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle
15identification number is erroneously shown on the original
16certificate of title.
17    (b) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the
18registration of a vehicle as follows:
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
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
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
12a vehicle when a court finds that the vehicle was used in a
13violation of Section 24-3A of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
14Criminal Code of 2012 relating to gunrunning. A suspension of
15registration under this subsection (c) may be for a period of
16up to 90 days.
17    (d) The Secretary of State shall not renew the registration
18of a vehicle when the Secretary finds that the registered owner
19of a vehicle used in violation of the Automated Traffic Control
20Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act: (1)
21has failed to pay any penalty due and owing as a result of 3
22violations under the Automated Traffic Control Systems in
23Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act; or (2) is more
24than 30 calendar days in default of a payment plan. The
25Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
26subsection (d).

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-540, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
2    (625 ILCS 5/11-605.1)
3    Sec. 11-605.1. Special limit while traveling through a
4highway construction or maintenance speed zone.
5    (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a
6construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of
7the posted speed limit when workers are present.
8    (a-5) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a
9construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of
10the posted speed limit when workers are not present.
11    (b) Nothing in this Chapter prohibits the use of electronic
12speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of signs within a
13construction or maintenance speed zone as defined by the
14Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or
15Maintenance Zones Act. A violation incurred by use of
16electronic speed-detecting devices shall not constitute a
17first or subsequent violation of this Section for purposes of
18fines or driver's license suspensions indicating the zone, as
19defined in this Section, nor shall evidence obtained by use of
20those devices be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding,
21provided the use of the device shall apply only to the
22enforcement of the speed limit in the construction or
23maintenance speed zone.
24    (c) As used in this Section, a "construction or maintenance
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1Authority, or local agency is preparing for construction or
2maintenance, conducting construction or maintenance, or
3removing construction or maintenance equipment and materials,
4and has posted signage advising drivers that a construction or
5maintenance speed zone is being approached, or in which the
6Department, Authority, or local agency has posted a lower speed
7limit with a highway construction or maintenance speed zone
8special speed limit sign after determining that the preexisting
9established speed limit through a highway construction or
10maintenance project is greater than is reasonable or safe with
11respect to the conditions expected to exist in the construction
12or maintenance speed zone.
13    If it is determined that the preexisting established speed
14limit is safe with respect to the conditions expected to exist
15in the construction or maintenance speed zone, additional speed
16limit signs which conform to the requirements of this
17subsection (c) shall be posted.
18    Highway construction or maintenance speed zone special
19speed limit signs shall be of a design approved by the
20Department. The signs must give proper due warning that a
21construction or maintenance speed zone is being approached and
22must indicate the maximum speed limit in effect. The signs also
23must state the amount of the potential fines minimum fine for a
24violation or automated violation.
25    (d) Except as provided under subsection (d-5), a person who
26violates this Section is guilty of a petty offense. Violations

 

 

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1of this Section are punishable with a minimum fine of $250 for
2the first violation and a minimum fine of $750 for the second
3or subsequent violation.
4    (d-5) A person committing a violation of this Section is
5guilty of aggravated special speed limit while traveling
6through a highway construction or maintenance speed zone when
7he 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
17greater, the person who violated this Section shall be charged
18an additional $125, which shall be deposited into the
19Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund in the State
20treasury, unless (i) the violation occurred on a highway other
21than an interstate highway and (ii) a county police officer
22wrote the ticket for the violation, in which case the $125
23shall be deposited into that county's Transportation Safety
24Highway Hire-back Fund. In the case of a second or subsequent
25violation of this Section, if the fine is $750 or greater, the
26person who violated this Section shall be charged an additional

 

 

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1$250, which shall be deposited into the Transportation Safety
2Highway Hire-back Fund in the State treasury, unless (i) the
3violation occurred on a highway other than an interstate
4highway and (ii) a county police officer wrote the ticket for
5the violation, in which case the $250 shall be deposited into
6that county's Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund.
7    (e-5) The Department of State Police and the local county
8police department have concurrent jurisdiction over any
9violation of this Section that occurs on an interstate highway.
10    (f) The Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund,
11which was created by Public Act 92-619, shall continue to be a
12special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation by
13the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, the
14Secretary of Transportation shall use all moneys in the
15Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty
16Department of State Police officers to monitor construction or
17maintenance zones, and to provide additional policing as
18determined by the Director of the Department of State Police,
19including State Police cadet training.
20    (f-5) Each county shall create a Transportation Safety
21Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its
22Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty
23county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance
24zones in that county on highways other than interstate
25highways, and to provide additional policing as determined by
26the sheriff. The county, in its discretion, may also use a

 

 

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1portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway
2Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law enforcement
3and fund the production of materials to educate drivers on
4construction zone safe driving habits.
5    (f-10) Each local agency operating an automated control
6system under the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway
7Construction or Maintenance Zones Act may create a
8Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty
9law enforcement officers to monitor construction or
10maintenance zones within that agency's jurisdiction and
11provide additional policing within that agency's jurisdiction.
12    (g) For a second or subsequent violation of this Section
13within 2 years of the date of the previous violation, the
14Secretary of State shall suspend the driver's license of the
15violator for a period of 90 days. This suspension shall only be
16imposed if the current violation of this Section and at least
17one prior violation of this Section occurred during a period
18when workers were present in the construction or maintenance
19zone.
20(Source: P.A. 98-337, eff. 1-1-14; 99-212, eff. 1-1-16; 99-280,
21eff. 1-1-16; revised 10-15-15.)
 
22    Section 15. The Automated Traffic Control Systems in
23Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended by
24changing Sections 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 7/10)
2    Sec. 10. Establishment of automated traffic control
3systems. The Department of State Police or local agency with
4jurisdiction may establish and enforce an automated traffic
5control system in any construction or maintenance zone
6established by the Department of Transportation, or the
7Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, or local agency with
8jurisdiction. The Department of State Police or local agency
9shall operate a technically advanced system in terms of image
10or video recording capabilities in combination with vehicle
11detection sensors. The Department of State Police shall create
12rules for the establishment, compatibility, and enforcement of
13an automated traffic control system under this Act, and shall
14review and send notice of any violation of this Act. The State,
15county, or local agency with jurisdiction shall be responsible
16for entering into contracts with vendors for the installation,
17maintenance, and operation of the automated traffic control
18system. The State Police shall review all the evidence of
19potential violations, make violation determinations, and send
20out all notices of violations. An automated traffic control
21system may operate only during those periods when workers are
22present in the construction or maintenance zone. In any
23prosecution based upon evidence obtained through an automated
24traffic control system established under this Act, the State
25must prove that one or more workers were present in the
26construction 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;
294-814, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
3    (625 ILCS 7/15)
4    Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:
5    (a) "Automated traffic control system" means any system
6with image or video recording capabilities in combination with
7vehicle detection sensors that accurately measures a vehicle's
8speed while recording a clear image or video of the vehicle and
9the vehicle's front and rear registration plates while the
10driver is violating Section 20 of this Act. a photographic
11device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
12mechanical device or devices designed to record the speed of a
13vehicle and obtain a clear photograph or other recorded image
14of the vehicle, the vehicle operator, and the vehicle's
15registration plate while the driver is violating Section
1611-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The photograph or other
17recorded image must also display the time, date, and location
18of the violation. A law enforcement officer is not required to
19be present or to witness the violation.
20    (b) "Construction or maintenance zone" means an area in
21which the Department of Transportation, or the Illinois State
22Toll Highway Authority, or local agency with jurisdiction is
23preparing for construction or maintenance, conducting
24construction or maintenance, or removing construction or
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1the preexisting established speed limit through a highway
2construction or maintenance project is greater than is
3reasonable or safe with respect to the conditions expected to
4exist in the construction or maintenance zone and has posted a
5lower speed limit with a highway construction or maintenance
6zone special speed limit sign in accordance with Section
711-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
8    "Local agency with jurisdiction" means the municipality or
9county conducting enforcement under this Act. Local agency
10enforcement is limited to all or any portion of a State highway
11or road where speed limits exceed 40 miles per hour before
12establishment of a construction or maintenance zone.
13    (c) "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle
14is registered.
15(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
16    (625 ILCS 7/20)
17    Sec. 20. Civil violation; penalties; vehicle registration
18non-renewal Penalties.
19    (a) A motor vehicle may not operate in a construction or
20maintenance zone at a speed in excess of the posted speed
21limit. The registered owner of a motor vehicle operated in
22violation of this Section when the violation is recorded by an
23automated traffic control system shall be subject to the
24following penalties:
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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
16a violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
17vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
18owner of the vehicle.
19    (c) In addition to the penalties imposed under this
20Section, the Secretary of State shall not renew the vehicle
21registration of the registered owner of a vehicle operated in
22violation of this Section, if the owner: (1) has failed to pay
23any penalty due and owing as a result of 3 violations of this
24Section; or (2) is more than 30 calendar days in default of a
25payment plan. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
26implement this Section.

 

 

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1    (d) Forty percent of the penalties collected under an
2automated traffic control system established by a local agency
3shall be deposited into the pension fund or retirement system
4that local law enforcement officers contribute to, within 30
5days of receipt of the money, as determined by the county
6sheriff or the chief of police of the local agency with
7jurisdiction.
8    (d-5) Forty percent of the penalties collected under an
9automated traffic control system established by the Department
10of State Police, the Department of Transportation, or the
11Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, shall be deposited into
12the State Police Merit Board Public Safety Fund for
13distribution under Section 7.2 of the State Police Act.
14    (e) Ten percent of the penalties collected under an
15automated traffic control system established by the Department
16of State Police, the Department of Transportation, or the
17Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, shall be deposited into
18the State Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. Ten
19percent of the penalties collected under an automated traffic
20control system established by a local agency with jurisdiction
21shall be deposited as follows: 5% into the Transportation
22Safety Highway Hire-back Fund of the local agency with
23jurisdiction, if a fund exists, and 5% into the State
24Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. If the local
25agency with jurisdiction does not have a Transportation Safety
26Highway Hire-back Fund, then 10% of the penalties collected

 

 

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1under an automated traffic control system established by a
2local agency with jurisdiction shall be deposited into the
3State Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. The funds
4deposited into the State Transportation Safety Highway
5Hire-back Fund or the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back
6Fund of the local agency with jurisdiction under this
7subsection (e) shall be used to hire off-duty Department of
8State Police or local agency officers to monitor construction
9or maintenance zones and provide for additional policing. The
10Department of State Police may recover enforcement and
11administrative costs from enforcement penalties collected
12under this Act, but the amount collected shall not exceed 10%
13of the total penalties collected under this Act. A local agency
14with jurisdiction may establish a Safety Highway Hire-back Fund
15to receive revenues under this Section. The Department of State
16Police shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (e).
17    (f) The Department of State Police and the Department of
18Transportation shall jointly conduct an annual statistical
19analysis to assess the safety impact of the system. The
20statistical analysis shall be based upon the best available
21crash, traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of
22time before and after the installation of the system sufficient
23to provide a statistically valid comparison of the safety
24impact. The statistical analysis required by this subsection
25(f) shall be made available to the public and shall be
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1the Department of Transportation.
2    (g) The Secretary of State and Department of State Police
3shall adopt rules for collection of penalties, conduct of
4administrative proceedings, and other rules necessary to
5implement this Act. The rules adopted must allow for a 60-day
6period to pay a penalty or challenge each attested Notice of
7Violation.
8The penalties for and consequences of a traffic violation
9recorded by an automated traffic control system are the same as
10for any similar violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
11(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
12    (625 ILCS 7/25)
13    Sec. 25. Limitations on the use of automated traffic
14control enforcement systems.
15    (a) The Department of State Police or local agency with
16jurisdiction must conduct a public information campaign to
17inform drivers about the use of automated traffic control
18systems in highway construction or maintenance zones,
19including but not limited to speed restrictions under Sections
2011-601.5 and 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and
21penalties for injuring or killing a worker in a highway
22construction or maintenance zone under Section 11-908 of the
23Illinois Vehicle Code before establishing any of those systems.
24The Department of State Police shall adopt rules for
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1    (b) Signs indicating that speeds are enforced by automated
2traffic control systems must be clearly and conspicuously
3posted in the areas where the systems are in use.
4    (c) Operation of automated traffic control systems is
5limited to established areas where road construction or
6maintenance zones is occurring.
7    (d) Photographs or other recorded images obtained in this
8manner may only be used as evidence in relation to a violation
9of this Act or Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
10for which the photograph is taken. For the purposes of this
11Act, the The photographs or other recorded images are available
12only to the owner of the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle,
13the lessee of the vehicle, the offender and the offender's
14attorney of the owner or driver or lessee, hearing officer,
15relevant Secretary of State personnel the judiciary, the local
16State's Attorney, and law enforcement officials.
17    (e) (Blank). If the driver of the vehicle cannot be
18identified through the photograph, the owner is not liable for
19the fine, and the citation may not be counted against the
20driving record of the owner. If the driver can be identified,
21the driver is liable for the fine, and the violation is counted
22against his or her driving record.
23(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
24    (625 ILCS 7/30)
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1citation.
2    (a) The vehicle, vehicle operator, vehicle registration
3plate, speed, date, time, and location must be clearly visible
4on the photograph or other recorded image of the alleged
5violation. The Department of State Police must review and
6approve the photograph or other recorded image for compliance
7with this subsection. The Department of State Police shall
8adopt rules for: (1) coordination of enforcement efforts with
9State agencies, local agencies with jurisdiction, and the
10Secretary of State; (2) notices to motorists; and (3) review
11and approval of photographs or other recorded images from
12automated traffic control systems established by the
13Department or a local agency with jurisdiction. The rules may
14provide that the review and approval of the photograph or other
15recorded image under this subsection may be conducted by a
16Department employee other than a sworn law enforcement officer.
17    (b) A Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation must be
18mailed by first class United States mail with postage prepaid
19or otherwise delivered to the registered owner of the vehicle .
20If mailed, the citation must be sent via certified mail within
2114 business days of the alleged violation, return receipt
22requested.
23    (c) The Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation must
24include:
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
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
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1    recorded images of the violation.
2    (d) The Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation issued
3to the owner violator must be a single sheet. accompanied by a
4written document that lists the violator's rights and
5obligations and explains how the violator can elect to proceed
6by either paying the fine or challenging the issuance of the
7The written document must also include on the backside of the
8sheet information on penalties for injuring or killing a worker
9in a highway construction or maintenance zone Uniform Traffic
10Citation.
11(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04; 94-757, eff. 5-12-06;
1294-814, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
13    (625 ILCS 7/35)
14    Sec. 35. Response to issuance of a Notice of Violation
15citation.
16    (a) If a A person issued a Notice of Violation citation
17under this Act (1) has failed to pay any penalty due and owing
18as a result of 3 violations under the Automated Traffic Control
19Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act; or
20(2) is more than 30 calendar days in default of a payment plan,
21the Secretary of State shall not renew the registration of the
22owner of the vehicle. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules
23to implement this Section may respond to the citation in person
24or by any method allowed by law.
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1identified through the photograph or other recorded image, the
2owner is not liable for the fine.
3    (c) The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to allow for
4coordination with the Department of State Police, other State
5agencies, and local agencies with jurisdiction to enforce this
6Section. The rules adopted shall not allow for less than 60
7days for a vehicle owner to either pay the violation or
8challenge the violation by mail, administrative hearing, or any
9other procedure established by rule. The rules shall provide a
10process by which a vehicle owner may transfer liability for a
11violation under this Act to the driver of the owner's vehicle
12and a process by which a lessor may transfer liability for a
13violation under this Act to the lessee of the lessor's vehicle.
14The Secretary of State may recover the costs of conducting
15administrative hearings from penalties collected under this
16Act, which may not exceed 10% of the total penalties collected
17under this Act.
18    (d) In an administrative proceeding challenging the
19violation, the hearing officer may consider in defense of a
20violation:
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
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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)
17    Sec. 40. Admissibility of recorded images. Any Except as
18provided in Section 45, any photograph or other recorded image
19evidencing a violation of this Act or Section 11-605.1 of the
20Illinois Vehicle Code is admissible in any proceeding resulting
21from the issuance of the Notice of Violation under this Act or
22Uniform Traffic Citation under Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois
23Vehicle Code. For the purposes of this Act, photographs
24Photographs or other recorded images made by an automated
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1made available only to those persons provided for under
2subsection (d) of Section 25 of this Act the defendant and to
3governmental or law enforcement agencies within the
4jurisdiction for the purposes of adjudicating a driving
5violation.
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
9Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended by
10repealing Section 45.
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect one year
12after becoming law.".