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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Pursuant to 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3, a municipality
3or county may provide by ordinance a system of administrative
4adjudication of vehicle standing, parking, compliance,
5automated traffic law, and automated speed enforcement
6violations; and
 
7    WHEREAS, A municipality or county utilizing this system of
8administrative adjudication authorized by 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3
9may utilize the United States Postal Service to notify the
10owners of the cited vehicles of: (a) the charges, (b)
11administrative decisions of liability, and (c) assessments of
12fees and fines by mailing the notifications to the vehicle
13owners to the addresses, as recorded with the Secretary of
14State; and
 
15    WHEREAS, A significant number of the addresses of vehicle
16owners that are recorded with the Secretary of State are no
17longer valid because the owners moved and failed to notify the
18Secretary of their current addresses; and
 
19    WHEREAS, A significant number of notices, ordinance
20violation charges, administrative adjudications of liability,
21and administrative assessments of fees and fines, that are
22mailed by municipalities and counties to vehicle owners,

 

 

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1pursuant to 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3, are returned by the Post
2Office as undeliverable because the addresses recorded by the
3Secretary of State are no longer valid; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Public Act 94 – 294 amended 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3
5to provide that, pursuant to that Section, where a notice
6mailed to a vehicle owner is returned by the Post Office as
7undeliverable, then the municipality or county may continue to
8mail future notices to the same address or may choose to mail
9the notice to the vehicle owner's last known address, as
10recorded in a United States Post Office approved database; and
 
11    WHEREAS, P.A. 101-32 amended 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 to
12provide that in lieu of attaching a notice of a parking
13violation to the vehicle or handing it the driver, a
14municipality or county may mail the notice of violation to the
15owner's address, as recorded with the Secretary of State; and
 
16    WHEREAS, It is in the public interest that those charged
17with vehicle standing, parking, compliance, automated traffic
18law, and automated speed enforcement system violations be
19notified of the charges, so that they may challenge the
20charges; and
 
21    WHEREAS, It is in the public interest that those
22administratively found liable and assessed fees and fines for

 

 

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1vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated traffic
2law, and automated speed enforcement system violations be
3notified of the liability findings and the assessments so that
4they may timely pay the fees and fines and avoid additional
5assessments in the form of late fees; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The deterrent impact of vehicle standing,
7parking, compliance, automated traffic law, and automated
8speed enforcement ordinances is significantly weakened where
9those charged with violations of these ordinances are unaware
10of the charges, the administrative adjudications of liability,
11and the administrative assessments of fees and fines; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Illinois Vehicle Code provides that where the
13Secretary of State suspends or revokes a driver's license, the
14Secretary is to notify the licensee of the suspension or
15revocation by mailing a notice to the licensee's address as
16recorded with the Secretary of State; and
 
17    WHEREAS, A significant number of licensed drivers'
18addresses recorded with the Secretary of State are no longer
19valid because the licensees moved and failed to notify the
20Secretary of their current addresses; and
 
21    WHEREAS, A significant number of the license suspensions
22and revocation notices mailed by the Secretary are returned by

 

 

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1the Post Office as undeliverable because the addresses
2recorded by the Secretary are no longer valid; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The failure of these notifications to reach the
4individual drivers is detrimental to the individual drivers
5and the public at large; and
 
6    WHEREAS, A significant number of persons whose driving
7licenses have been suspended or revoked are first notified of
8the suspension and revocation when stopped by a law
9enforcement officer and charged with a traffic violation; and
 
10    WHEREAS, It is in the public interest that those whose
11driving licenses are suspended or revoked be promptly notified
12of the suspensions and revocations; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Illinois continuously studies the processes used
14by other states to ensure we are serving our constituents in
15the best possible ways; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we request the Illinois Secretary of State to conduct a study
19concerning the need and feasibility of a policy and mechanism
20which would (a) permit registered vehicle owners and licensed
21drivers to request the Secretary to send notices to their

 

 

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1e-mail addresses and (b) enable the Secretary to comply with
2these requests; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That we request the Secretary of State study
4other states' practices of e-mailing legally required notices
5to licensed drivers and registered vehicle owners; and be it
6further
 
7    RESOLVED, That we request a report on the study be
8submitted to the members of the Illinois House of
9Representatives by August 31, 2021; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
11delivered to the Illinois Secretary of State and the Chairs of
12the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee.