Rep. Charles E. Jefferson

Filed: 7/15/2008

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 450

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 450 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by adding
5 Section 30 as follows:
 
6     (20 ILCS 2610/30 new)
7     Sec. 30. Patrol vehicles with in-car video recording
8 cameras.
9     (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
10         "Audio recording" means the recorded conversation
11     between an officer and a second party.
12         "Emergency lights" means oscillating, rotating, or
13     flashing lights on patrol vehicles.
14         "In-car video camera" means a video camera located in a
15     Department patrol vehicle.
16         "In-car video camera recording equipment" means a

 

 

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1     video camera recording system located in a Department
2     patrol vehicle consisting of a camera assembly, recording
3     mechanism, and an in-car video recording medium.
4         "Enforcement stop" means an action by an officer of the
5     Department in relation to enforcement and investigation
6     duties, including but not limited to, traffic stops,
7     pedestrian stops, abandoned vehicle contacts, motorist
8     assists, commercial motor vehicle stops, roadside safety
9     checks, requests for identification, or responses to
10     requests for emergency assistance.
11         "Recording" means the process of capturing data or
12     information stored on a recording medium as required under
13     this Section.
14         "Recording medium" means any recording medium
15     authorized by the Department for the retention and playback
16     of recorded audio and video including, but not limited to,
17     VHS, DVD, hard drive, solid state, digital, or flash memory
18     technology.
19         "Wireless microphone" means a devise worn by the
20     officer or any other equipment used to record conversations
21     between the officer and a second party and transmitted to
22     the recording equipment.
23     (b) By June 1, 2009, the Department shall install in-car
24 video camera recording equipment in all patrol vehicles.
25 Subject to appropriation, all patrol vehicles shall be equipped
26 with in-car video camera recording equipment with a recording

 

 

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1 medium capable of recording for a period of 8 hours or more by
2 June 1, 2011. In-car video camera recording equipment shall be
3 capable of making audio recordings with the assistance of a
4 wireless microphone.
5     (c) As of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
6 95th General Assembly, in-car video camera recording equipment
7 with a recording medium incapable of recording for a period of
8 8 hours or more shall record activities outside a patrol car
9 whenever (i) an officer assigned a patrol vehicle is conducting
10 an enforcement stop; (ii) patrol vehicle emergency lights are
11 activated or would otherwise be activated if not for the need
12 to conceal the presence of law enforcement; or (iii) an officer
13 reasonably believes recording may assist with prosecution,
14 enhance safety, or for any other lawful purpose. As of the
15 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 95th General
16 Assembly, in-car video camera recording equipment with a
17 recording medium incapable of recording for a period of 8 hours
18 or more shall record activities inside the vehicle when
19 transporting an arrestee or when an officer reasonably believes
20 recording may assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for
21 any other lawful purpose.
22         (1) Recording for an enforcement stop shall begin when
23     the officer determines an enforcement stop is necessary and
24     shall continue until the enforcement action has been
25     completed and the subject of the enforcement stop or the
26     officer has left the scene.

 

 

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1         (2) Recording shall begin when patrol vehicle
2     emergency lights are activated or when they would otherwise
3     be activated if not for the need to conceal the presence of
4     law enforcement, and shall continue until the reason for
5     the activation ceases to exist, regardless of whether the
6     emergency lights are no longer activated.
7         (3) An officer may begin recording if the officer
8     reasonably believes recording may assist with prosecution,
9     enhance safety, or for any other lawful purpose; and shall
10     continue until the reason for recording ceases to exist.
11     (d) In-car video camera recording equipment with a
12 recording medium capable of recording for a period of 8 hours
13 or more shall record whenever a patrol vehicle is assigned to
14 patrol duty. The officer shall ensure the equipment is
15 recording outside a patrol car whenever (i) an officer assigned
16 a patrol vehicle is conducting an enforcement stop; (ii) patrol
17 vehicle emergency lights are activated or would otherwise be
18 activated if not for the need to conceal the presence of law
19 enforcement; or (iii) an officer reasonably believes recording
20 may assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for any other
21 lawful purpose. In-car video camera recording equipment with a
22 recording medium capable of recording for a period of 8 hours
23 or more shall record activities inside the vehicle when
24 transporting an arrestee or when an officer reasonably believes
25 recording may assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for
26 any other lawful purpose.

 

 

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1     (e) Any enforcement stop resulting from a suspected
2 violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code shall be video and audio
3 recorded. Audio recording shall terminate upon release of the
4 violator and prior to initiating a separate criminal
5 investigation.
6     (f) Recordings made on in-car video camera recording medium
7 shall be retained by the Department for a storage period of at
8 least 90 days. Under no circumstances shall any recording made
9 on in-car video camera recording medium be altered or erased
10 prior to the expiration of the designated storage period. Upon
11 completion of the storage period, the recording medium may be
12 erased and reissued for operational use unless otherwise
13 ordered by the District Commander or his or her designee or by
14 a court, or if designated for evidentiary or training purposes.
15     (g) Audio or video recordings made pursuant to this Section
16 shall be available to any person under the Freedom of
17 Information Act. Only recorded portions of the audio recording
18 or video recording medium applicable to the request will be
19 available for inspection or copying.
20     (h) The Department shall ensure proper care and maintenance
21 of in-car video camera recording equipment and recording
22 medium. An officer operating a patrol vehicle must immediately
23 document and notify the District Commander or his or her
24 designee of any technical difficulties, failures, or problems
25 with the in-car video camera recording equipment or recording
26 medium. Upon receiving notice, the District Commander or his or

 

 

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1 her designee shall make every reasonable effort to correct and
2 repair any of the in-car video camera recording equipment or
3 recording medium. Once the Department receives notice of a
4 malfunction or need for repairs to in-car video camera
5 recording equipment, the Department shall determine if it is in
6 the public interest to permit the use of the patrol vehicle.
 
7     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
8 changing Sections 3-806 and 3-815 as follows:
 
9     (625 ILCS 5/3-806)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806)
10     Sec. 3-806. Registration Fees; Motor Vehicles of the First
11 Division. Every owner of any other motor vehicle of the first
12 division, except as provided in Sections 3-804, 3-805, 3-806.3,
13 and 3-808, and every second division vehicle weighing 8,000
14 pounds or less, shall pay the Secretary of State an annual
15 registration fee at the following rates:
16
17SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
18REQUIRED BY LAW
19Beginning with the 1986 registration year
20Reduced Fee
21AnnualOn and After
22FeeJune 15
23Motor vehicles of the first
24division other than

 

 

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1Motorcycles, Motor Driven
2Cycles and Pedalcycles$48$24
3Reduced Fee
4September 16
5to March 31
6Motorcycles, Motor Driven
7Cycles and Pedalcycles 3015
8SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
9REQUIRED BY LAW
10Beginning with the 2001 registration year
11Reduced Fee
12AnnualOn and After
13FeeJune 15
14Motor vehicles of the first
15division other than
16Motorcycles, Motor Driven
17Cycles and Pedalcycles$78$39
18Reduced Fee
19September 16
20to March 31
21Motorcycles, Motor Driven
22Cycles and Pedalcycles 3819
23     Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
24 shall be collected in addition to the above fees for motor
25 vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, motor driven
26 cycles, and pedalcycles to be deposited into the State Police

 

 

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1 Vehicle Fund.
2 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
 
3     (625 ILCS 5/3-815)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
4     Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
5 division.
6     (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner of a
7 vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3-813,
8 and not registered under the mileage weight tax under Section
9 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of State, for each
10 registration year, for the use of the public highways, a flat
11 weight tax at the rates set forth in the following table, the
12 rates including the $10 registration fee:
13
SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
14
REQUIRED BY LAW
15Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
16Including Vehicle each Fiscal
17and Maximum year
18LoadClass
198,000 lbs. and lessB$78
208,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs.D138
2112,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs.F242
2216,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs.H490
2326,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs.J630
2428,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs.K842
2532,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs.L982

 

 

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136,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs.N1,202
240,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs.P1,390
345,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs.Q1,538
450,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs.R1,698
555,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs.S1,830
659,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs.T1,970
764,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs.V2,294
873,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs.X2,622
977,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs.Z2,790
10     Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
11 shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs.
12 and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into
13 the State Police Vehicle Fund.
14     (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination
15 of vehicles of the second division registered under Section
16 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or
17 a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
18 gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15-111
19 for which the owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles
20 has elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
21 subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
22 registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of
23 vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
24     (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
25 trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
26 camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes,

 

 

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1 and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a
2 commercial business, may be registered for each registration
3 year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of
4 a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the
5 following table of fees:
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MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
7Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
8Including Vehicle andEach
9Maximum LoadCalendar Year
108,000 lbs and less$78
118,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs90
1210,001 Lbs. and Over102
13
CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
14Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
15Including Vehicle andEach
16Maximum LoadCalendar Year
173,000 Lbs. and Less$18
183,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs.30
198,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs.38
2010,001 Lbs. and Over50
21     Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
22     (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's
23 own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
24 operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the
25 transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
26 or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, may

 

 

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1 be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
2 registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper
3 application and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the
4 highway use tax herein specified as follows:
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SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
6Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Amount for
7Including Truck andeach
8Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
916,000 lbs. or lessVF$150
1016,001 to 20,000 lbs.VG226
1120,001 to 24,000 lbs.VH290
1224,001 to 28,000 lbs.VJ378
1328,001 to 32,000 lbs.VK506
1432,001 to 36,000 lbs.VL610
1536,001 to 45,000 lbs.VP810
1645,001 to 54,999 lbs.VR1,026
1755,000 to 64,000 lbs.VT1,202
1864,001 to 73,280 lbs.VV1,290
1973,281 to 77,000 lbs.VX1,350
2077,001 to 80,000 lbs.VZ1,490
21     In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
22 registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat
23 weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
24     Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance
25 of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are subject to
26 the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b) of Section

 

 

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1 15-111 for which the owner of the combination of vehicles has
2 elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
3 subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
4 registration year shall be designated by the Secretary as a
5 Special Hauling Vehicle.
6     (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
7 provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
8     (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
9 registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed
10 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
11     (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
12 failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary
13 of State as set forth in the above tables shall be punished as
14 provided for in Section 3-401.
15 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
 
16     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17 becoming law.".