101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB0323

 

Introduced , by Rep. David McSweeney

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/1-105.2
625 ILCS 5/3-400  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-400
625 ILCS 5/6-306.5  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.5
625 ILCS 5/11-208  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208
625 ILCS 5/11-208.3  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3
625 ILCS 5/11-208.8
625 ILCS 5/11-208.6 rep.
30 ILCS 805/8.43 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals a Section providing authority to use automated traffic law enforcement systems at intersections in which cameras are used to photograph or video record a motor vehicle's failure to stop and yield as required by traffic control signals. Imposes limits on the power of local governments to use automated speed enforcement systems to provide recorded images of a motor vehicle for the purpose of recording its speed. Denies home rule powers. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement from the State. Makes conforming and other technical changes.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
STATE MANDATES ACT MAY REQUIRE REIMBURSEMENT

 

 

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
5Sections 1-105.2, 3-400, 6-306.5, 11-208, 11-208.3, and
611-208.8 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/1-105.2)
8    Sec. 1-105.2. Automated traffic law violation. A violation
9described in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 of this
10Code.
11(Source: P.A. 98-556, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
12    (625 ILCS 5/3-400)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-400)
13    Sec. 3-400. Definitions. Notwithstanding the definitions
14set forth in Chapter 1 of this Act, for the purposes of this
15Article, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed to
16them as follows:
17    "Apportionable Fee" means any periodic recurring fee
18required for licensing or registering vehicles, such as, but
19not limited to, registration fees, license or weight fees.
20    "Apportionable Vehicle" means any vehicle, except
21recreational vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted plates,
22city pickup and delivery vehicles, buses used in transportation

 

 

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1of chartered parties, and government owned vehicles that are
2used or intended for use in 2 or more member jurisdictions that
3allocate or proportionally register vehicles, in a fleet which
4is used for the transportation of persons for hire or the
5transportation of property and which has a gross vehicle weight
6in excess of 26,000 pounds; or has three or more axles
7regardless of weight; or is used in combination when the weight
8of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
9Vehicles, or combinations having a gross vehicle weight of
1026,000 pounds or less and two-axle vehicles may be
11proportionally registered at the option of such owner.
12    "Base Jurisdiction" means, for purposes of fleet
13registration, the jurisdiction where the registrant has an
14established place of business, where operational records of the
15fleet are maintained and where mileage is accrued by the fleet.
16In case a registrant operates more than one fleet, and
17maintains records for each fleet in different places, the "base
18jurisdiction" for a fleet shall be the jurisdiction where an
19established place of business is maintained, where records of
20the operation of that fleet are maintained and where mileage is
21accrued by that fleet.
22    "Operational Records" means documents supporting miles
23traveled in each jurisdiction and total miles traveled, such as
24fuel reports, trip leases, and logs.
25    "Owner" means a person who holds legal title of a motor
26vehicle, or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an

 

 

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1agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the
2right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in
3the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested
4in the conditional vendee or lessee with right of purchase, or
5in the event a mortgagor of such motor vehicle is entitled to
6possession, or in the event a lessee of such motor vehicle is
7entitled to possession or control, then such conditional vendee
8or lessee with right of purchase or mortgagor or lessee is
9considered to be the owner for the purpose of this Act.
10    "Registration plate cover" means any tinted, colored,
11painted, marked, clear, or illuminated object that is designed
12to (i) cover any of the characters of a motor vehicle's
13registration plate; or (ii) distort a recorded image of any of
14the characters of a motor vehicle's registration plate recorded
15by an automated enforcement system as defined in Section
1611-208.6, 11-208.8, or 11-1201.1 of this Code or recorded by an
17automated traffic control system as defined in Section 15 of
18the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction
19or Maintenance Zones Act.
20    "Rental Owner" means an owner principally engaged, with
21respect to one or more rental fleets, in renting to others or
22offering for rental the vehicles of such fleets, without
23drivers.
24    "Restricted Plates" shall include, but is not limited to,
25dealer, manufacturer, transporter, farm, repossessor, and
26permanently mounted type plates. Vehicles displaying any of

 

 

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1these type plates from a foreign jurisdiction that is a member
2of the International Registration Plan shall be granted
3reciprocity but shall be subject to the same limitations as
4similar plated Illinois registered vehicles.
5(Source: P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-306.5)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.5)
7    Sec. 6-306.5. Failure to pay fine or penalty for standing,
8parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
9automated traffic law violations; suspension of driving
10privileges.
11    (a) Upon receipt of a certified report, as prescribed by
12subsection (c) of this Section, from any municipality or county
13stating that the owner of a registered vehicle: (1) has failed
14to pay any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of 10 or
15more violations of a municipality's or county's vehicular
16standing, parking, or compliance regulations established by
17ordinance pursuant to Section 11-208.3 of this Code, (2) has
18failed to pay any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of 5
19offenses for automated speed enforcement system violations or
20automated traffic violations as defined in Sections 11-208.6,
2111-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1, or combination thereof, or
22(3) is more than 14 days in default of a payment plan pursuant
23to which a suspension had been terminated under subsection (c)
24of this Section, the Secretary of State shall suspend the
25driving privileges of such person in accordance with the

 

 

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1procedures set forth in this Section. The Secretary shall also
2suspend the driving privileges of an owner of a registered
3vehicle upon receipt of a certified report, as prescribed by
4subsection (f) of this Section, from any municipality or county
5stating that such person has failed to satisfy any fines or
6penalties imposed by final judgments for 5 or more automated
7speed enforcement system or automated traffic law violations,
8or combination thereof, or 10 or more violations of local
9standing, parking, or compliance regulations after exhaustion
10of judicial review procedures.
11    (b) Following receipt of the certified report of the
12municipality or county as specified in this Section, the
13Secretary of State shall notify the person whose name appears
14on the certified report that the person's drivers license will
15be suspended at the end of a specified period of time unless
16the Secretary of State is presented with a notice from the
17municipality or county certifying that the fine or penalty due
18and owing the municipality or county has been paid or that
19inclusion of that person's name on the certified report was in
20error. The Secretary's notice shall state in substance the
21information contained in the municipality's or county's
22certified report to the Secretary, and shall be effective as
23specified by subsection (c) of Section 6-211 of this Code.
24    (c) The report of the appropriate municipal or county
25official notifying the Secretary of State of unpaid fines or
26penalties pursuant to this Section shall be certified and shall

 

 

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1contain the following:
2        (1) The name, last known address as recorded with the
3    Secretary of State, as provided by the lessor of the cited
4    vehicle at the time of lease, or as recorded in a United
5    States Post Office approved database if any notice sent
6    under Section 11-208.3 of this Code is returned as
7    undeliverable, and drivers license number of the person who
8    failed to pay the fine or penalty or who has defaulted in a
9    payment plan and the registration number of any vehicle
10    known to be registered to such person in this State.
11        (2) The name of the municipality or county making the
12    report pursuant to this Section.
13        (3) A statement that the municipality or county sent a
14    notice of impending drivers license suspension as
15    prescribed by ordinance enacted pursuant to Section
16    11-208.3 of this Code or a notice of default in a payment
17    plan, to the person named in the report at the address
18    recorded with the Secretary of State or at the last address
19    known to the lessor of the cited vehicle at the time of
20    lease or, if any notice sent under Section 11-208.3 of this
21    Code is returned as undeliverable, at the last known
22    address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
23    database; the date on which such notice was sent; and the
24    address to which such notice was sent. In a municipality or
25    county with a population of 1,000,000 or more, the report
26    shall also include a statement that the alleged violator's

 

 

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1    State vehicle registration number and vehicle make, if
2    specified on the automated speed enforcement system
3    violation or automated traffic law violation notice, are
4    correct as they appear on the citations.
5        (4) A unique identifying reference number for each
6    request of suspension sent whenever a person has failed to
7    pay the fine or penalty or has defaulted on a payment plan.
8    (d) Any municipality or county making a certified report to
9the Secretary of State pursuant to this Section shall notify
10the Secretary of State, in a form prescribed by the Secretary,
11whenever a person named in the certified report has paid the
12previously reported fine or penalty, whenever a person named in
13the certified report has entered into a payment plan pursuant
14to which the municipality or county has agreed to terminate the
15suspension, or whenever the municipality or county determines
16that the original report was in error. A certified copy of such
17notification shall also be given upon request and at no
18additional charge to the person named therein. Upon receipt of
19the municipality's or county's notification or presentation of
20a certified copy of such notification, the Secretary of State
21shall terminate the suspension.
22    (e) Any municipality or county making a certified report to
23the Secretary of State pursuant to this Section shall also by
24ordinance establish procedures for persons to challenge the
25accuracy of the certified report. The ordinance shall also
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1(1) the person not having been the owner or lessee of the
2vehicle or vehicles receiving 10 or more standing, parking, or
3compliance violation notices or a combination of 5 or more
4automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law
5violations on the date or dates such notices were issued; and
6(2) the person having already paid the fine or penalty for the
710 or more standing, parking, or compliance violations or
8combination of 5 or more automated speed enforcement system or
9automated traffic law violations indicated on the certified
10report.
11    (f) Any municipality or county, other than a municipality
12or county establishing vehicular standing, parking, and
13compliance regulations pursuant to Section 11-208.3, automated
14speed enforcement system regulations under Section 11-208.8,
15or automated traffic law regulations under Section 11-208.6,
1611-208.9, or 11-1201.1, may also cause a suspension of a
17person's drivers license pursuant to this Section. Such
18municipality or county may invoke this sanction by making a
19certified report to the Secretary of State upon a person's
20failure to satisfy any fine or penalty imposed by final
21judgment for 10 or more violations of local standing, parking,
22or compliance regulations or a combination of 5 or more
23automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law
24violations after exhaustion of judicial review procedures, but
25only if:
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1    provisions of this Section in all respects except in regard
2    to enacting an ordinance pursuant to Section 11-208.3;
3        (2) the municipality or county has sent a notice of
4    impending drivers license suspension as prescribed by an
5    ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection (g) of this
6    Section; and
7        (3) in municipalities or counties with a population of
8    1,000,000 or more, the municipality or county has verified
9    that the alleged violator's State vehicle registration
10    number and vehicle make are correct as they appear on the
11    citations.
12    (g) Any municipality or county, other than a municipality
13or county establishing standing, parking, and compliance
14regulations pursuant to Section 11-208.3, automated speed
15enforcement system regulations under Section 11-208.8, or
16automated traffic law regulations under Section 11-208.6,
1711-208.9, or 11-1201.1, may provide by ordinance for the
18sending of a notice of impending drivers license suspension to
19the person who has failed to satisfy any fine or penalty
20imposed by final judgment for 10 or more violations of local
21standing, parking, or compliance regulations or a combination
22of 5 or more automated speed enforcement system or automated
23traffic law violations after exhaustion of judicial review
24procedures. An ordinance so providing shall specify that the
25notice sent to the person liable for any fine or penalty shall
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1days of the notice's date will result in the municipality or
2county notifying the Secretary of State that the person's
3drivers license is eligible for suspension pursuant to this
4Section. The notice of impending drivers license suspension
5shall be sent by first class United States mail, postage
6prepaid, to the address recorded with the Secretary of State or
7at the last address known to the lessor of the cited vehicle at
8the time of lease or, if any notice sent under Section 11-208.3
9of this Code is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
10address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
11database.
12    (h) An administrative hearing to contest an impending
13suspension or a suspension made pursuant to this Section may be
14had upon filing a written request with the Secretary of State.
15The filing fee for this hearing shall be $20, to be paid at the
16time the request is made. A municipality or county which files
17a certified report with the Secretary of State pursuant to this
18Section shall reimburse the Secretary for all reasonable costs
19incurred by the Secretary as a result of the filing of the
20report, including but not limited to the costs of providing the
21notice required pursuant to subsection (b) and the costs
22incurred by the Secretary in any hearing conducted with respect
23to the report pursuant to this subsection and any appeal from
24such a hearing.
25    (i) The provisions of this Section shall apply on and after
26January 1, 1988.

 

 

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1    (j) For purposes of this Section, the term "compliance
2violation" is defined as in Section 11-208.3.
3(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-672, eff. 7-1-12;
498-556, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
5    (625 ILCS 5/11-208)   (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208)
6    Sec. 11-208. Powers of local authorities.
7    (a) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
8prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways
9under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of
10the police power from:
11        1. Regulating the standing or parking of vehicles,
12    except as limited by Sections 11-1306 and 11-1307 of this
13    Act;
14        2. Regulating traffic by means of police officers or
15    traffic control signals;
16        3. Regulating or prohibiting processions or
17    assemblages on the highways; and certifying persons to
18    control traffic for processions or assemblages;
19        4. Designating particular highways as one-way highways
20    and requiring that all vehicles thereon be moved in one
21    specific direction;
22        5. Regulating the speed of vehicles in public parks
23    subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11-604;
24        6. Designating any highway as a through highway, as
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1    vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same or
2    designating any intersection as a stop intersection or a
3    yield right-of-way intersection and requiring all vehicles
4    to stop or yield the right-of-way at one or more entrances
5    to such intersections;
6        7. Restricting the use of highways as authorized in
7    Chapter 15;
8        8. Regulating the operation of bicycles, low-speed
9    electric bicycles, and low-speed gas bicycles, and
10    requiring the registration and licensing of same,
11    including the requirement of a registration fee;
12        9. Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles or
13    specified types of vehicles at intersections;
14        10. Altering the speed limits as authorized in Section
15    11-604;
16        11. Prohibiting U-turns;
17        12. Prohibiting pedestrian crossings at other than
18    designated and marked crosswalks or at intersections;
19        13. Prohibiting parking during snow removal operation;
20        14. Imposing fines in accordance with Section
21    11-1301.3 as penalties for use of any parking place
22    reserved for persons with disabilities, as defined by
23    Section 1-159.1, or veterans with disabilities by any
24    person using a motor vehicle not bearing registration
25    plates specified in Section 11-1301.1 or a special decal or
26    device as defined in Section 11-1301.2 as evidence that the

 

 

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1    vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities or
2    a veteran with a disability;
3        15. Adopting such other traffic regulations as are
4    specifically authorized by this Code; or
5        16. Enforcing the provisions of subsection (f) of
6    Section 3-413 of this Code or a similar local ordinance.
7    (b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph 1,
84, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 or 13 of subsection (a) shall be effective
9until signs giving reasonable notice of such local traffic
10regulations are posted.
11    (c) The provisions of this Code shall not prevent any
12municipality having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants
13from prohibiting any person from driving or operating any motor
14vehicle upon the roadways of such municipality with headlamps
15on high beam or bright.
16    (d) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
17prevent local authorities within the reasonable exercise of
18their police power from prohibiting, on private property, the
19unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with
20disabilities.
21    (e) No unit of local government, including a home rule
22unit, may enact or enforce an ordinance that applies only to
23motorcycles if the principal purpose for that ordinance is to
24restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion of
25a highway for which federal or State funds have been used for
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1highway. No unit of local government, including a home rule
2unit, may enact an ordinance requiring motorcycle users to wear
3protective headgear. Nothing in this subsection (e) shall
4affect the authority of a unit of local government to regulate
5motorcycles for traffic control purposes or in accordance with
6Section 12-602 of this Code. No unit of local government,
7including a home rule unit, may regulate motorcycles in a
8manner inconsistent with this Code. This subsection (e) is a
9limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
10the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
11rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
12    (e-5) The City of Chicago may enact an ordinance providing
13for a noise monitoring system upon any portion of the roadway
14known as Lake Shore Drive. Twelve months after the installation
15of the noise monitoring system, and any time after the first
16report as the City deems necessary, the City of Chicago shall
17prepare a noise monitoring report with the data collected from
18the system and shall, upon request, make the report available
19to the public. For purposes of this subsection (e-5), "noise
20monitoring system" means an automated noise monitor capable of
21recording noise levels 24 hours per day and 365 days per year
22with computer equipment sufficient to process the data.
23    (e-10) A unit of local government, including a home rule
24unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of
25Automated Driving System equipped vehicles on its roadways.
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1a unit of local government to regulate Automated Driving System
2equipped vehicles for traffic control purposes. No unit of
3local government, including a home rule unit, may regulate
4Automated Driving System equipped vehicles in a manner
5inconsistent with this Code. For purposes of this subsection
6(e-10), "Automated Driving System equipped vehicle" means any
7vehicle equipped with an Automated Driving System of hardware
8and software that are collectively capable of performing the
9entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of
10whether it is limited to a specific operational domain. This
11subsection (e-10) is a limitation under subsection (i) of
12Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
13concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
14exercised by the State.
15    (f) No unit of local government, including a home rule
16unit, A municipality or county designated in Section 11-208.6
17may enact or enforce an ordinance providing for an automated
18traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of Section
1911-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
20and imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a
21vehicle used in such a violation. For purposes of this
22subsection (f), "automated traffic law enforcement system"
23means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors working
24in conjunction with a red light signal to produce recorded
25images of motor vehicles entering into an intersection against
26a red signal indication in violation of Section 11-306 of this

 

 

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1Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance. This
2subsection (f) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
3and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII
4of the Illinois Constitution.
5    (g) A municipality or county, as provided in Section
611-1201.1, may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
7traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of Section
811-1201 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
9ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner of a
10vehicle used in such a violation.
11    (h) A municipality designated in Section 11-208.8 may enact
12an ordinance providing for an automated speed enforcement
13system to enforce violations of Article VI of Chapter 11 of
14this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
15    (i) A municipality or county designated in Section 11-208.9
16may enact an ordinance providing for an automated traffic law
17enforcement system to enforce violations of Section 11-1414 of
18this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance and
19imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle
20used in such a violation.
21(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-209, eff. 1-1-18;
22100-257, eff. 8-22-17; 100-352, eff. 6-1-18; 100-863, eff.
238-14-18.)
 
24    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
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1of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
2condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
3automated speed enforcement system violations.
4    (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance for
5a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular standing
6and parking violations and vehicle compliance violations as
7described in this subsection, automated traffic law violations
8as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1, and
9automated speed enforcement system violations as defined in
10Section 11-208.8. The administrative system shall have as its
11purpose the fair and efficient enforcement of municipal or
12county regulations through the administrative adjudication of
13automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law
14violations and violations of municipal or county ordinances
15regulating the standing and parking of vehicles, the condition
16and use of vehicle equipment, and the display of municipal or
17county wheel tax licenses within the municipality's or county's
18borders. The administrative system shall only have authority to
19adjudicate civil offenses carrying fines not in excess of $500
20or requiring the completion of a traffic education program, or
21both, that occur after the effective date of the ordinance
22adopting such a system under this Section. For purposes of this
23Section, "compliance violation" means a violation of a
24municipal or county regulation governing the condition or use
25of equipment on a vehicle or governing the display of a
26municipal or county wheel tax license.

 

 

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1    (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
2adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
3        (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
4    adopt, distribute and process parking, compliance, and
5    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
6    law violation notices and other notices required by this
7    Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
8    violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
9    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
10    law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
11    system. The traffic compliance administrator also may make
12    a certified report to the Secretary of State under Section
13    6-306.5.
14        (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
15    enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation
16    notice that shall specify the date, time, and place of
17    violation of a parking, standing, compliance, automated
18    speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
19    regulation; the particular regulation violated; any
20    requirement to complete a traffic education program; the
21    fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
22    or failure to complete a required traffic education
23    program, or both, when so provided by ordinance; the
24    vehicle make and state registration number; and the
25    identification number of the person issuing the notice.
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1    automated traffic law violations, vehicle make shall be
2    specified on the automated speed enforcement system or
3    automated traffic law violation notice if the make is
4    available and readily discernible. With regard to
5    municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
6    or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
7    violation if the state registration number or vehicle make
8    specified is incorrect. The violation notice shall state
9    that the completion of any required traffic education
10    program, the payment of any indicated fine, and the payment
11    of any applicable penalty for late payment or failure to
12    complete a required traffic education program, or both,
13    shall operate as a final disposition of the violation. The
14    notice also shall contain information as to the
15    availability of a hearing in which the violation may be
16    contested on its merits. The violation notice shall specify
17    the time and manner in which a hearing may be had.
18        (3) Service of the parking, standing, or compliance
19    violation notice by affixing the original or a facsimile of
20    the notice to an unlawfully parked vehicle or by handing
21    the notice to the operator of a vehicle if he or she is
22    present and service of an automated speed enforcement
23    system or automated traffic law violation notice by mail to
24    the address of the registered owner or lessee of the cited
25    vehicle as recorded with the Secretary of State or the
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1    Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor vehicle
2    notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
3    owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days
4    after the violation, except that in the case of a lessee of
5    a motor vehicle, service of an automated traffic law
6    violation notice may occur no later than 210 days after the
7    violation. A person authorized by ordinance to issue and
8    serve parking, standing, and compliance violation notices
9    shall certify as to the correctness of the facts entered on
10    the violation notice by signing his or her name to the
11    notice at the time of service or in the case of a notice
12    produced by a computerized device, by signing a single
13    certificate to be kept by the traffic compliance
14    administrator attesting to the correctness of all notices
15    produced by the device while it was under his or her
16    control. In the case of an automated traffic law violation,
17    the ordinance shall require a determination by a technician
18    employed or contracted by the municipality or county that,
19    based on inspection of recorded images, the motor vehicle
20    was being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6,
21    11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If the
22    technician determines that the vehicle entered the
23    intersection as part of a funeral procession or in order to
24    yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a citation
25    shall not be issued. In municipalities with a population of
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1    population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
2    automated traffic law ordinance shall require that all
3    determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
4    being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
5    or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
6    approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
7    enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
8    the violation. In municipalities with a population of
9    1,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties with a
10    population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the automated
11    traffic law ordinance shall require that all
12    determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
13    being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
14    or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
15    approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
16    enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
17    the violation or by an additional fully-trained reviewing
18    technician who is not employed by the contractor who
19    employs the technician who made the initial determination.
20    In the case of an automated speed enforcement system
21    violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by a
22    technician employed by the municipality, based upon an
23    inspection of recorded images, video or other
24    documentation, including documentation of the speed limit
25    and automated speed enforcement signage, and documentation
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1    speed equipment, that the vehicle was being operated in
2    violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a
3    similar local ordinance. If the technician determines that
4    the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,
5    certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
6    equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an emergency
7    vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The automated speed
8    enforcement ordinance shall require that all
9    determinations by a technician that a violation occurred be
10    reviewed and approved by a law enforcement officer or
11    retired law enforcement officer of the municipality
12    issuing the violation or by an additional fully trained
13    reviewing technician who is not employed by the contractor
14    who employs the technician who made the initial
15    determination. Routine and independent calibration of the
16    speeds produced by automated speed enforcement systems and
17    equipment shall be conducted annually by a qualified
18    technician. Speeds produced by an automated speed
19    enforcement system shall be compared with speeds produced
20    by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or lidar
21    equipment shall undergo an internal validation test no less
22    frequently than once each week. Qualified technicians
23    shall test loop based equipment no less frequently than
24    once a year. Radar equipment shall be checked for accuracy
25    by a qualified technician when the unit is serviced, when
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1    necessary by a reviewing technician. Radar equipment shall
2    be checked with the internal frequency generator and the
3    internal circuit test whenever the radar is turned on.
4    Technicians must be alert for any unusual or suspect
5    readings, and if unusual or suspect readings of a radar
6    unit persist, that unit shall immediately be removed from
7    service and not returned to service until it has been
8    checked by a qualified technician and determined to be
9    functioning properly. Documentation of the annual
10    calibration results, including the equipment tested, test
11    date, technician performing the test, and test results,
12    shall be maintained and available for use in the
13    determination of an automated speed enforcement system
14    violation and issuance of a citation. The technician
15    performing the calibration and testing of the automated
16    speed enforcement equipment shall be trained and certified
17    in the use of equipment for speed enforcement purposes.
18    Training on the speed enforcement equipment may be
19    conducted by law enforcement, civilian, or manufacturer's
20    personnel and if applicable may be equivalent to the
21    equipment use and operations training included in the Speed
22    Measuring Device Operator Program developed by the
23    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
24    The vendor or technician who performs the work shall keep
25    accurate records on each piece of equipment the technician
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1    "fully-trained reviewing technician" means a person who
2    has received at least 40 hours of supervised training in
3    subjects which shall include image inspection and
4    interpretation, the elements necessary to prove a
5    violation, license plate identification, and traffic
6    safety and management. In all municipalities and counties,
7    the automated speed enforcement system or automated
8    traffic law ordinance shall require that no additional fee
9    shall be charged to the alleged violator for exercising his
10    or her right to an administrative hearing, and persons
11    shall be given at least 25 days following an administrative
12    hearing to pay any civil penalty imposed by a finding that
13    Section 11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a
14    similar local ordinance has been violated. The original or
15    a facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
16    notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
17    generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
18    notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
19    administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
20    course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
21    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
22    law violation notice issued, signed and served in
23    accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
24    computer generated record shall be prima facie correct and
25    shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the
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1    generated record shall be admissible in any subsequent
2    administrative or legal proceedings.
3        (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
4    owner of the vehicle cited in the parking, standing,
5    compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
6    automated traffic law violation notice in which the owner
7    may contest the merits of the alleged violation, and during
8    which formal or technical rules of evidence shall not
9    apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306 of
10    this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
11    notice likewise shall be provided an opportunity for a
12    hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner. The
13    hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting the
14    hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance administrator
15    shall be empowered to administer oaths and to secure by
16    subpoena both the attendance and testimony of witnesses and
17    the production of relevant books and papers. Persons
18    appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
19    represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
20    also provide for internal administrative review following
21    the decision of the hearing officer.
22        (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
23    United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
24    registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
25    Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
26    returned as undeliverable, to the last known address

 

 

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1    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database,
2    or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
3    11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section 11-208.8
4    of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle at the
5    last address known to the lessor of the cited vehicle at
6    the time of lease or, if any notice to that address is
7    returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
8    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database.
9    The service shall be deemed complete as of the date of
10    deposit in the United States mail. The notices shall be in
11    the following sequence and shall include but not be limited
12    to the information specified herein:
13            (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
14        compliance violation. This notice shall specify the
15        date and location of the violation cited in the
16        parking, standing, or compliance violation notice, the
17        particular regulation violated, the vehicle make and
18        state registration number, any requirement to complete
19        a traffic education program, the fine and any penalty
20        that may be assessed for late payment or failure to
21        complete a traffic education program, or both, when so
22        provided by ordinance, the availability of a hearing in
23        which the violation may be contested on its merits, and
24        the time and manner in which the hearing may be had.
25        The notice of violation shall also state that failure
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1        pay the indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or
2        to appear at a hearing on the merits in the time and
3        manner specified, will result in a final determination
4        of violation liability for the cited violation in the
5        amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that, upon
6        the occurrence of a final determination of violation
7        liability for the failure, and the exhaustion of, or
8        failure to exhaust, available administrative or
9        judicial procedures for review, any incomplete traffic
10        education program or any unpaid fine or penalty, or
11        both, will constitute a debt due and owing the
12        municipality or county.
13            (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
14        standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
15        system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
16        This notice shall be sent following a final
17        determination of parking, standing, compliance,
18        automated speed enforcement system, or automated
19        traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
20        judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
21        The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
22        education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
23        both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
24        county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
25        to complete any required traffic education program or
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1        municipality or county, or both, within the time
2        specified may result in the municipality's or county's
3        filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
4        incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
5        penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
6        this Section, or may result in suspension of the
7        person's drivers license for failure to complete a
8        traffic education program or to pay fines or penalties,
9        or both, for 10 or more parking violations under
10        Section 6-306.5, or a combination of 5 or more
11        automated traffic law violations under Section
12        11-208.6 or 11-208.9 or automated speed enforcement
13        system violations under Section 11-208.8.
14        (6) A notice of impending drivers license suspension.
15    This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
16    to complete a required traffic education program or to pay
17    any fine or penalty that remains due and owing, or both, on
18    10 or more parking violations or combination of 5 or more
19    unpaid automated speed enforcement system or automated
20    traffic law violations. The notice shall state that failure
21    to complete a required traffic education program or to pay
22    the fine or penalty owing, or both, within 45 days of the
23    notice's date will result in the municipality or county
24    notifying the Secretary of State that the person is
25    eligible for initiation of suspension proceedings under
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1    that the person may obtain a photostatic copy of an
2    original ticket imposing a fine or penalty by sending a
3    self addressed, stamped envelope to the municipality or
4    county along with a request for the photostatic copy. The
5    notice of impending drivers license suspension shall be
6    sent by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to
7    the address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
8    notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to the
9    last known address recorded in a United States Post Office
10    approved database.
11        (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
12    final determination of violation liability shall occur
13    following failure to complete the required traffic
14    education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
15    after a hearing officer's determination of violation
16    liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
17    administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
18    Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
19    alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
20    prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
21    of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
22    of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
23    (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
24    without a filing having been made.
25        (8) A petition to set aside a determination of parking,
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1    or automated traffic law violation liability that may be
2    filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
3    petition to set aside a determination of liability may also
4    be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
5    education program. The petition shall be filed with and
6    ruled upon by the traffic compliance administrator in the
7    manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
8    grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
9    not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
10    the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
11    having already completed the required traffic education
12    program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
13    violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
14    at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
15    municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
16    or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
17    violation if the state registration number, or vehicle make
18    if specified, is incorrect. After the determination of
19    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
20    system, or automated traffic law violation liability has
21    been set aside upon a showing of just cause, the registered
22    owner shall be provided with a hearing on the merits for
23    that violation.
24        (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
25    persons who are not residents of the municipality or county
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1    attending a hearing.
2        (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
3    vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
4    enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
5    enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
6    schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
7    failure to complete required traffic education programs,
8    provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
9    penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250, except
10    as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3 of this
11    Code.
12        (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
13    carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated in
14    this Section.
15    (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
16standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
17system, or automated traffic law regulations under this Section
18may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
19immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
20those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
21provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
22way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
23of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of vehicle
24immobilization under this Section shall provide:
25        (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
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1    immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle has
2    accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
3    programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
4    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
5    or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
6    determined by ordinance.
7        (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
8    right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
9    by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
10    education programs or unpaid final determinations of
11    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
12    system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
13    both, listed on the notice.
14        (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
15    been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
16    completion of the required traffic education program or
17    payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
18    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
19    or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
20    final determinations have been issued. An order issued
21    after the hearing is a final administrative decision within
22    the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
23    Procedure.
24        (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
25    advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
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1    (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
2standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
3automated traffic law violations and final administrative
4decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
5immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall be
6subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
7    (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
8program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
9after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
10administrative remedies created under this Section and the
11conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
12due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
13collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
14required traffic education program and payment in full of any
15fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking, compliance,
16automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
17violation shall constitute a final disposition of that
18violation.
19    (f) After the expiration of the period within which
20judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
21parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
22system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality or
23county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
24purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
25violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a municipality
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1parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
2system, or automated traffic law violations against a person in
3a proceeding. Upon commencement of the action, the municipality
4or county shall file a certified copy or record of the final
5determination of parking, standing, compliance, automated
6speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation,
7which shall be accompanied by a certification that recites
8facts sufficient to show that the final determination of
9violation was issued in accordance with this Section and the
10applicable municipal or county ordinance. Service of the
11summons and a copy of the petition may be by any method
12provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil Procedure or by
13certified mail, return receipt requested, provided that the
14total amount of fines and penalties for final determinations of
15parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
16system, or automated traffic law violations does not exceed
17$2500. If the court is satisfied that the final determination
18of parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
19system, or automated traffic law violation was entered in
20accordance with the requirements of this Section and the
21applicable municipal or county ordinance, and that the
22registered owner or the lessee, as the case may be, had an
23opportunity for an administrative hearing and for judicial
24review as provided in this Section, the court shall render
25judgment in favor of the municipality or county and against the
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1final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
2automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
3violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the same effect
4and may be enforced in the same manner as other judgments for
5the recovery of money.
6    (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
7program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
8    A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
9education program under this Section who provides proof of
10eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
11Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
12income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
13Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
14required traffic education program.
15(Source: P.A. 97-29, eff. 1-1-12; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-672,
16eff. 7-1-12; 98-556, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1028, eff. 8-22-14.)
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.8)
18    Sec. 11-208.8. Automated speed enforcement systems in
19safety zones.
20    (a) As used in this Section:
21    "Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
22device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
23mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
24zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
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1vehicle's registration plate while the driver is violating
2Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a similar provision of
3a local ordinance.
4    An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
5in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
6municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
7vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local
8ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of
9the vehicle and the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image
10must also display the time, date, and location of the
11violation.
12    "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle is
13registered.
14    "Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
15speed enforcement system on:
16        (1) 2 or more photographs;
17        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
18        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
19        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and, on
20    at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
21    identifying the registration plate number of the motor
22    vehicle.
23    "Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
24mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
25elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
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1that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
2State Board of Education, not including school district
3headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
4includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
5nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
6park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
7portion of a roadway is within either one-eighth mile radius,
8the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the
9furthest portion of the next furthest intersection. The term
10"safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway known
11as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway with 8 or
12more lanes of traffic.
13    (a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
14operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
15following times:
16        (i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
17    of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
18    only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
19    than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of
20    Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
21    Friday; and
22        (ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
23    of any facility, area, or land owned by a park district, no
24    earlier than one hour prior to the time that the facility,
25    area, or land is open to the public or other patrons, and
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1    closed to the public or other patrons.
2    (b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
3motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
4local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
5accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
6violator with a website address, accessible through the
7Internet.
8    (c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
9of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic
10violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
11shall be subject to the following penalties:
12        (1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
13    hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
14    speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
15    additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
16    the original penalty in a timely manner; or
17        (2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
18    hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
19    exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more than
20    $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a timely
21    manner.
22    A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
23driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic Citation
24from a police officer for a speeding violation occurring within
25one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the violation that was
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1is imposed under this Section is not a violation of a traffic
2regulation governing the movement of vehicles and may not be
3recorded on the driving record of the owner of the vehicle. A
4law enforcement officer is not required to be present or to
5witness the violation. No penalty may be imposed under this
6Section if the recorded speed of a vehicle is 5 miles per hour
7or less over the legal speed limit. The municipality may send,
8in the same manner that notices are sent under this Section, a
9speed violation warning notice where the violation involves a
10speed of 5 miles per hour or less above the legal speed limit.
11    (d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
12civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
13system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
14associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
15shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
16following purposes:
17        (i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
18    around schools, and to provide police protection and
19    surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
20    limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
21    costs such as construction and maintenance of public safety
22    infrastructure and equipment;
23        (ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
24    safety;
25        (iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
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1    and bridges; and
2        (iv) after school programs.
3    (e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
4local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
5system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
6written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
7vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered
8to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
9after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
10identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
11than 90 days after the violation.
12    (f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
13Section shall include:
14        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of the
15    vehicle;
16        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
17    involved in the violation;
18        (3) the violation charged;
19        (4) the date, time, and location where the violation
20    occurred;
21        (5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
22        (6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
23    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
24        (7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
25    violation of a speed restriction;
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1    to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
2    liability and may result in a suspension of the driving
3    privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle;
4        (9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
5    by:
6            (A) paying the fine; or
7            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or by
8        administrative hearing; and
9        (10) a website address, accessible through the
10    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
11    the violation.
12    (g) If a person charged with a traffic violation, as a
13result of an automated speed enforcement system, does not pay
14the fine or successfully contest the civil penalty resulting
15from that violation, the Secretary of State shall suspend the
16driving privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle under
17Section 6-306.5 of this Code for failing to pay any fine or
18penalty due and owing, or both, as a result of a combination of
195 violations of the automated speed enforcement system or the
20automated traffic law under Section 11-208.6 of this Code.
21    (h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
22automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
23violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
24the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
25violation under this Section.
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1system are confidential and shall be made available only to the
2alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement agencies
3for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this Section, for
4statistical purposes, or for other governmental purposes. Any
5recorded image evidencing a violation of this Section, however,
6may be admissible in any proceeding resulting from the issuance
7of the citation.
8    (j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense of
9a violation:
10        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates of
11    the motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred
12    and not under the control or in the possession of the owner
13    at the time of the violation;
14        (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
15    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
16    speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
17    and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
18    system; and
19        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
20    ordinance.
21    (k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the
22registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
23and were not under the control or possession of the owner at
24the time of the violation, the owner must submit proof that a
25report concerning the stolen motor vehicle or registration
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1manner.
2    (l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
3system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
4Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
5approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
6photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
7municipality shall install such additional signage as it
8determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers as
9to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
10    (m) A roadway where a new automated speed enforcement
11system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
12days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
13system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
14automated speed enforcement system.
15    (n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
16enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
17or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
18traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
19system.
20    (o) A municipality shall make a certified report to the
21Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6-306.5 of this Code
22whenever a registered owner of a vehicle has failed to pay any
23fine or penalty due and owing as a result of a combination of 5
24offenses for automated speed or traffic law enforcement system
25violations.
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1to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
2speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
3such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
4that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
5within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
6provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and address
7of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee may be
8subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
9authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
10    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant to
11this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation to
12the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would issue
13a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant to this
14Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the violation.
15    (q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
16system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
17locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
18installed on the website of the municipality.
19    (r) A municipality operating an automated speed
20enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
21assess the safety impact of the system. The statistical
22analysis shall be based upon the best available crash, traffic,
23and other data, and shall cover a period of time before and
24after installation of the system sufficient to provide a
25statistically valid comparison of safety impact. The
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1judgment and acceptable industry practice. The statistical
2analysis also shall be consistent with the data required for
3valid comparisons of before and after conditions and shall be
4conducted within a reasonable period following the
5installation of the automated traffic law enforcement system.
6The statistical analysis required by this subsection shall be
7made available to the public and shall be published on the
8website of the municipality.
9    (s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
10population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
11    (t) Except as provided in this Section, a county or
12municipality, including a home rule county or municipality, may
13not use an automated speed enforcement system to provide
14recorded images of a motor vehicle for the purpose of recording
15its speed. Except as provided under this Section, the
16regulation of the use of automated speed enforcement systems to
17record vehicle speeds is an exclusive power and function of the
18State. This subsection (c) is a denial and limitation of home
19rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
20Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
21(Source: P.A. 97-672, eff. 7-1-12; 97-674, eff. 7-1-12; 98-463,
22eff. 8-16-13.)
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.6 rep.)
24    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
25repealing Section 11-208.6.
 

 

 

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1    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
2Section 8.43 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 805/8.43 new)
4    Sec. 8.43. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
5of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the
6implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
7the 101st General Assembly.