Public Act 102-0905
 
HB3772 EnrolledLRB102 15143 RAM 20498 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Sections 11-208.3, 11-208.6, 11-208.7, 11-208.8,
11-208.9, and 11-1201.1 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
    Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of violations
of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
automated speed enforcement system violations.
    (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance
for a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular
standing and parking violations and vehicle compliance
violations as described in this subsection, automated traffic
law violations as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or
11-1201.1, and automated speed enforcement system violations
as defined in Section 11-208.8. The administrative system
shall have as its purpose the fair and efficient enforcement
of municipal or county regulations through the administrative
adjudication of automated speed enforcement system or
automated traffic law violations and violations of municipal
or county ordinances regulating the standing and parking of
vehicles, the condition and use of vehicle equipment, and the
display of municipal or county wheel tax licenses within the
municipality's or county's borders. The administrative system
shall only have authority to adjudicate civil offenses
carrying fines not in excess of $500 or requiring the
completion of a traffic education program, or both, that occur
after the effective date of the ordinance adopting such a
system under this Section. For purposes of this Section,
"compliance violation" means a violation of a municipal or
county regulation governing the condition or use of equipment
on a vehicle or governing the display of a municipal or county
wheel tax license.
    (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
        (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
    adopt, distribute, and process parking, compliance, and
    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
    law violation notices and other notices required by this
    Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
    violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
    law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
    system.
        (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
    enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation
    notice that shall specify or include the date, time, and
    place of violation of a parking, standing, compliance,
    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
    law regulation; the particular regulation violated; any
    requirement to complete a traffic education program; the
    fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
    or failure to complete a required traffic education
    program, or both, when so provided by ordinance; the
    vehicle make or a photograph of the vehicle; the state
    registration number of the vehicle; and the identification
    number of the person issuing the notice. With regard to
    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
    law violations, vehicle make shall be specified on the
    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
    law violation notice if the notice does not include a
    photograph of the vehicle and the make is available and
    readily discernible. With regard to municipalities or
    counties with a population of 1 million or more, it shall
    be grounds for dismissal of a parking violation if the
    state registration number or vehicle make specified is
    incorrect. The violation notice shall state that the
    completion of any required traffic education program, the
    payment of any indicated fine, and the payment of any
    applicable penalty for late payment or failure to complete
    a required traffic education program, or both, shall
    operate as a final disposition of the violation. The
    notice also shall contain information as to the
    availability of a hearing in which the violation may be
    contested on its merits. The violation notice shall
    specify the time and manner in which a hearing may be had.
        (3) Service of a parking, standing, or compliance
    violation notice by: (i) affixing the original or a
    facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully parked or
    standing vehicle; (ii) handing the notice to the operator
    of a vehicle if he or she is present; or (iii) mailing the
    notice to the address of the registered owner or lessee of
    the cited vehicle as recorded with the Secretary of State
    or the lessor of the motor vehicle within 30 days after the
    Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor vehicle
    notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
    owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days
    after the date of the violation, except that in the case of
    a lessee of a motor vehicle, service of a parking,
    standing, or compliance violation notice may occur no
    later than 210 days after the violation; and service of an
    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
    law violation notice by mail to the address of the
    registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as
    recorded with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the
    motor vehicle within 30 days after the Secretary of State
    or the lessor of the motor vehicle notifies the
    municipality or county of the identity of the owner or
    lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days after the
    violation, except that in the case of a lessee of a motor
    vehicle, service of an automated traffic law violation
    notice may occur no later than 210 days after the
    violation. A person authorized by ordinance to issue and
    serve parking, standing, and compliance violation notices
    shall certify as to the correctness of the facts entered
    on the violation notice by signing his or her name to the
    notice at the time of service or, in the case of a notice
    produced by a computerized device, by signing a single
    certificate to be kept by the traffic compliance
    administrator attesting to the correctness of all notices
    produced by the device while it was under his or her
    control. In the case of an automated traffic law
    violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
    a technician employed or contracted by the municipality or
    county that, based on inspection of recorded images, the
    motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section
    11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If
    the technician determines that the vehicle entered the
    intersection as part of a funeral procession or in order
    to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a
    citation shall not be issued. In municipalities with a
    population of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and counties
    with a population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
    automated traffic law ordinance shall require that all
    determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
    being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
    or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
    approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
    enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
    the violation. In municipalities with a population of
    1,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties with a
    population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the automated
    traffic law ordinance shall require that all
    determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
    being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
    or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
    approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
    enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
    the violation or by an additional fully trained reviewing
    technician who is not employed by the contractor who
    employs the technician who made the initial determination.
    In the case of an automated speed enforcement system
    violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
    a technician employed by the municipality, based upon an
    inspection of recorded images, video or other
    documentation, including documentation of the speed limit
    and automated speed enforcement signage, and documentation
    of the inspection, calibration, and certification of the
    speed equipment, that the vehicle was being operated in
    violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a
    similar local ordinance. If the technician determines that
    the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,
    certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
    equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an
    emergency vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The
    automated speed enforcement ordinance shall require that
    all determinations by a technician that a violation
    occurred be reviewed and approved by a law enforcement
    officer or retired law enforcement officer of the
    municipality issuing the violation or by an additional
    fully trained reviewing technician who is not employed by
    the contractor who employs the technician who made the
    initial determination. Routine and independent calibration
    of the speeds produced by automated speed enforcement
    systems and equipment shall be conducted annually by a
    qualified technician. Speeds produced by an automated
    speed enforcement system shall be compared with speeds
    produced by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or
    lidar equipment shall undergo an internal validation test
    no less frequently than once each week. Qualified
    technicians shall test loop-based equipment no less
    frequently than once a year. Radar equipment shall be
    checked for accuracy by a qualified technician when the
    unit is serviced, when unusual or suspect readings
    persist, or when deemed necessary by a reviewing
    technician. Radar equipment shall be checked with the
    internal frequency generator and the internal circuit test
    whenever the radar is turned on. Technicians must be alert
    for any unusual or suspect readings, and if unusual or
    suspect readings of a radar unit persist, that unit shall
    immediately be removed from service and not returned to
    service until it has been checked by a qualified
    technician and determined to be functioning properly.
    Documentation of the annual calibration results, including
    the equipment tested, test date, technician performing the
    test, and test results, shall be maintained and available
    for use in the determination of an automated speed
    enforcement system violation and issuance of a citation.
    The technician performing the calibration and testing of
    the automated speed enforcement equipment shall be trained
    and certified in the use of equipment for speed
    enforcement purposes. Training on the speed enforcement
    equipment may be conducted by law enforcement, civilian,
    or manufacturer's personnel and if applicable may be
    equivalent to the equipment use and operations training
    included in the Speed Measuring Device Operator Program
    developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
    Administration (NHTSA). The vendor or technician who
    performs the work shall keep accurate records on each
    piece of equipment the technician calibrates and tests. As
    used in this paragraph, "fully trained reviewing
    technician" means a person who has received at least 40
    hours of supervised training in subjects which shall
    include image inspection and interpretation, the elements
    necessary to prove a violation, license plate
    identification, and traffic safety and management. In all
    municipalities and counties, the automated speed
    enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance
    shall require that no additional fee shall be charged to
    the alleged violator for exercising his or her right to an
    administrative hearing, and persons shall be given at
    least 25 days following an administrative hearing to pay
    any civil penalty imposed by a finding that Section
    11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a similar
    local ordinance has been violated. The original or a
    facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
    notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
    generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
    notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
    administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
    course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
    law violation notice issued, signed, and served in
    accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
    computer-generated record shall be prima facie correct and
    shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the
    facts shown on the notice. The notice, copy, or
    computer-generated record shall be admissible in any
    subsequent administrative or legal proceedings.
        (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
    owner of the vehicle cited in the parking, standing,
    compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
    automated traffic law violation notice in which the owner
    may contest the merits of the alleged violation, and
    during which formal or technical rules of evidence shall
    not apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306
    of this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
    notice likewise shall be provided an opportunity for a
    hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner.
    The hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting
    the hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance
    administrator shall be empowered to administer oaths and
    to secure by subpoena both the attendance and testimony of
    witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers.
    Persons appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
    represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
    also provide for internal administrative review following
    the decision of the hearing officer.
        (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
    United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
    registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
    Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
    returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database,
    or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
    11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section
    11-208.8 of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle
    at the last address known to the lessor of the cited
    vehicle at the time of lease or, if any notice to that
    address is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
    address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
    database. The service shall be deemed complete as of the
    date of deposit in the United States mail. The notices
    shall be in the following sequence and shall include, but
    not be limited to, the information specified herein:
            (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
        compliance violation if the first notice of the
        violation was issued by affixing the original or a
        facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
        vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
        notice shall specify or include the date and location
        of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
        compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
        violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
        vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
        any requirement to complete a traffic education
        program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
        for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
        education program, or both, when so provided by
        ordinance, the availability of a hearing in which the
        violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
        and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
        of violation shall also state that failure to complete
        a required traffic education program, to pay the
        indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to
        appear at a hearing on the merits in the time and
        manner specified, will result in a final determination
        of violation liability for the cited violation in the
        amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that,
        upon the occurrence of a final determination of
        violation liability for the failure, and the
        exhaustion of, or failure to exhaust, available
        administrative or judicial procedures for review, any
        incomplete traffic education program or any unpaid
        fine or penalty, or both, will constitute a debt due
        and owing the municipality or county.
            (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
        standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
        system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
        This notice shall be sent following a final
        determination of parking, standing, compliance,
        automated speed enforcement system, or automated
        traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
        judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
        The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
        education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
        both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
        county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
        to complete any required traffic education program or
        to pay any fine or penalty due and owing the
        municipality or county, or both, within the time
        specified may result in the municipality's or county's
        filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
        incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
        penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
        this Section, or, where applicable, may result in
        suspension of the person's driver's license for
        failure to complete a traffic education program.
        (6) A notice of impending driver's license suspension.
    This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
    to complete a required traffic education program. The
    notice shall state that failure to complete a required
    traffic education program within 45 days of the notice's
    date will result in the municipality or county notifying
    the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for
    initiation of suspension proceedings under Section 6-306.5
    of this Code. The notice shall also state that the person
    may obtain a photostatic copy of an original ticket
    imposing a fine or penalty by sending a self-addressed,
    stamped envelope to the municipality or county along with
    a request for the photostatic copy. The notice of
    impending driver's license suspension shall be sent by
    first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
    address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
    notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to
    the last known address recorded in a United States Post
    Office approved database.
        (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
    final determination of violation liability shall occur
    following failure to complete the required traffic
    education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
    after a hearing officer's determination of violation
    liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
    administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
    Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
    alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
    prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
    of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
    of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
    (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
    without a filing having been made.
        (8) A petition to set aside a determination of
    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
    system, or automated traffic law violation liability that
    may be filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
    petition to set aside a determination of liability may
    also be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
    education program. The petition shall be filed with and
    ruled upon by the traffic compliance administrator in the
    manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
    grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
    not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
    the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
    having already completed the required traffic education
    program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
    violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
    at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
    municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
    or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
    violation if the state registration number or vehicle
    make, only if specified in the violation notice, is
    incorrect. After the determination of parking, standing,
    compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
    automated traffic law violation liability has been set
    aside upon a showing of just cause, the registered owner
    shall be provided with a hearing on the merits for that
    violation.
        (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
    persons who are not residents of the municipality or
    county may contest the merits of the alleged violation
    without attending a hearing.
        (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
    vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
    enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
    enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
    schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
    failure to complete required traffic education programs,
    provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
    penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250,
    except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3
    of this Code.
        (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
    carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated
    in this Section.
    (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
system, or automated traffic law regulations under this
Section may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of
vehicle immobilization under this Section shall provide:
        (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
    for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
    immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle
    has accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
    programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
    or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
    determined by ordinance.
        (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
    right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
    by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
    education programs or unpaid final determinations of
    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
    system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
    both, listed on the notice.
        (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
    been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
    completion of the required traffic education program or
    payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
    or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
    final determinations have been issued. An order issued
    after the hearing is a final administrative decision
    within the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
    Procedure.
        (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
    advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
    to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
    (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
automated traffic law violations and final administrative
decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall
be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
    (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
administrative remedies created under this Section and the
conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
required traffic education program and payment in full of any
fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking,
compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
traffic law violation shall constitute a final disposition of
that violation.
    (f) After the expiration of the period within which
judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality
or county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a
municipality or county from consolidating multiple final
determinations of parking, standing, compliance, automated
speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violations
against a person in a proceeding. Upon commencement of the
action, the municipality or county shall file a certified copy
or record of the final determination of parking, standing,
compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
traffic law violation, which shall be accompanied by a
certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the
final determination of violation was issued in accordance with
this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance.
Service of the summons and a copy of the petition may be by any
method provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil
Procedure or by certified mail, return receipt requested,
provided that the total amount of fines and penalties for
final determinations of parking, standing, compliance,
automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
violations does not exceed $2500. If the court is satisfied
that the final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
violation was entered in accordance with the requirements of
this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance,
and that the registered owner or the lessee, as the case may
be, had an opportunity for an administrative hearing and for
judicial review as provided in this Section, the court shall
render judgment in favor of the municipality or county and
against the registered owner or the lessee for the amount
indicated in the final determination of parking, standing,
compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
traffic law violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the
same effect and may be enforced in the same manner as other
judgments for the recovery of money.
    (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
    A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
education program under this Section who provides proof of
eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
required traffic education program.
    (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, a person shall not be liable for violations, fees,
fines, or penalties under this Section during the period in
which the motor vehicle was stolen or hijacked, as indicated
in a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency filed in
a timely manner.
(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-623, eff. 7-1-20;
101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.6)
    Sec. 11-208.6. Automated traffic law enforcement system.
    (a) As used in this Section, "automated traffic law
enforcement system" means a device with one or more motor
vehicle sensors working in conjunction with a red light signal
to produce recorded images of motor vehicles entering an
intersection against a red signal indication in violation of
Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
ordinance.
    An automated traffic law enforcement system is a system,
in a municipality or county operated by a governmental agency,
that produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation
of a provision of this Code or a local ordinance and is
designed to obtain a clear recorded image of the vehicle and
the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image must also
display the time, date, and location of the violation.
    (b) As used in this Section, "recorded images" means
images recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system
on:
        (1) 2 or more photographs;
        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and,
    on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
    plate number of the motor vehicle.
    (b-5) A municipality or county that produces a recorded
image of a motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this
Code or a local ordinance must make the recorded images of a
violation accessible to the alleged violator by providing the
alleged violator with a website address, accessible through
the Internet.
    (c) Except as provided under Section 11-208.8 of this
Code, a county or municipality, including a home rule county
or municipality, may not use an automated traffic law
enforcement system to provide recorded images of a motor
vehicle for the purpose of recording its speed. Except as
provided under Section 11-208.8 of this Code, the regulation
of the use of automated traffic law enforcement systems to
record vehicle speeds is an exclusive power and function of
the State. This subsection (c) is a denial and limitation of
home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section
6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
    (c-5) A county or municipality, including a home rule
county or municipality, may not use an automated traffic law
enforcement system to issue violations in instances where the
motor vehicle comes to a complete stop and does not enter the
intersection, as defined by Section 1-132 of this Code, during
the cycle of the red signal indication unless one or more
pedestrians or bicyclists are present, even if the motor
vehicle stops at a point past a stop line or crosswalk where a
driver is required to stop, as specified in subsection (c) of
Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
ordinance.
    (c-6) A county, or a municipality with less than 2,000,000
inhabitants, including a home rule county or municipality, may
not use an automated traffic law enforcement system to issue
violations in instances where a motorcyclist enters an
intersection against a red signal indication when the red
signal fails to change to a green signal within a reasonable
period of time not less than 120 seconds because of a signal
malfunction or because the signal has failed to detect the
arrival of the motorcycle due to the motorcycle's size or
weight.
    (d) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
local ordinance recorded by an automatic traffic law
enforcement system, the county or municipality having
jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of the violation to
the registered owner of the vehicle as the alleged violator.
The notice shall be delivered to the registered owner of the
vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after the Secretary of State
notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
owner of the vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after
the violation.
    The notice shall include:
        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of
    the vehicle;
        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
    involved in the violation;
        (3) the violation charged;
        (4) the location where the violation occurred;
        (5) the date and time of the violation;
        (6) a copy of the recorded images;
        (7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
    requirements of any traffic education program imposed and
    the date by which the civil penalty should be paid and the
    traffic education program should be completed;
        (8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
    violation of a red light signal;
        (9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty,
    to complete a required traffic education program, or to
    contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
    liability;
        (10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
    by:
            (A) paying the fine, completing a required traffic
        education program, or both; or
            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
        by administrative hearing; and
        (11) a website address, accessible through the
    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
    the violation.
    (e) (Blank).
    (f) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
automated traffic law enforcement system, a notice alleging
that the violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts
contained in the notice and admissible in any proceeding
alleging a violation under this Section.
    (g) Recorded images made by an automatic traffic law
enforcement system are confidential and shall be made
available only to the alleged violator and governmental and
law enforcement agencies for purposes of adjudicating a
violation of this Section, for statistical purposes, or for
other governmental purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a
violation of this Section, however, may be admissible in any
proceeding resulting from the issuance of the citation.
    (h) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
of a violation:
        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
    control of or in the possession of the owner or lessee at
    the time of the violation;
        (1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
    violation occurred and not under the control of or in the
    possession of the owner or lessee at the time of the
    violation;
        (2) that the driver of the vehicle passed through the
    intersection when the light was red either (i) in order to
    yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle or (ii) as
    part of a funeral procession; and
        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
    or county ordinance.
    (i) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
the motor vehicle or registration plates or digital
registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
and were not under the control or possession of the owner or
lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
submit proof that a report concerning the stolen motor vehicle
or registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency
in a timely manner.
    (j) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a
Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of
the violation, the motor vehicle owner is subject to a civil
penalty not exceeding $100 or the completion of a traffic
education program, or both, plus an additional penalty of not
more than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty or to
complete a required traffic education program, or both, in a
timely manner, if the motor vehicle is recorded by an
automated traffic law enforcement system. A violation for
which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section is not a
violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
owner of the vehicle.
    (j-3) A registered owner who is a holder of a valid
commercial driver's license is not required to complete a
traffic education program.
    (j-5) For purposes of the required traffic education
program only, a registered owner may submit an affidavit to
the court or hearing officer swearing that at the time of the
alleged violation, the vehicle was in the custody and control
of another person. The affidavit must identify the person in
custody and control of the vehicle, including the person's
name and current address. The person in custody and control of
the vehicle at the time of the violation is required to
complete the required traffic education program. If the person
in custody and control of the vehicle at the time of the
violation completes the required traffic education program,
the registered owner of the vehicle is not required to
complete a traffic education program.
    (k) An intersection equipped with an automated traffic law
enforcement system must be posted with a sign visible to
approaching traffic indicating that the intersection is being
monitored by an automated traffic law enforcement system.
    (k-3) A municipality or county that has one or more
intersections equipped with an automated traffic law
enforcement system must provide notice to drivers by posting
the locations of automated traffic law systems on the
municipality or county website.
    (k-5) An intersection equipped with an automated traffic
law enforcement system must have a yellow change interval that
conforms with the Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (IMUTCD) published by the Illinois Department of
Transportation.
    (k-7) A municipality or county operating an automated
traffic law enforcement system shall conduct a statistical
analysis to assess the safety impact of each automated traffic
law enforcement system at an intersection following
installation of the system. The statistical analysis shall be
based upon the best available crash, traffic, and other data,
and shall cover a period of time before and after installation
of the system sufficient to provide a statistically valid
comparison of safety impact. The statistical analysis shall be
consistent with professional judgment and acceptable industry
practice. The statistical analysis also shall be consistent
with the data required for valid comparisons of before and
after conditions and shall be conducted within a reasonable
period following the installation of the automated traffic law
enforcement system. The statistical analysis required by this
subsection (k-7) shall be made available to the public and
shall be published on the website of the municipality or
county. If the statistical analysis for the 36 month period
following installation of the system indicates that there has
been an increase in the rate of accidents at the approach to
the intersection monitored by the system, the municipality or
county shall undertake additional studies to determine the
cause and severity of the accidents, and may take any action
that it determines is necessary or appropriate to reduce the
number or severity of the accidents at that intersection.
    (l) The compensation paid for an automated traffic law
enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
system.
    (m) This Section applies only to the counties of Cook,
DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will and
to municipalities located within those counties.
    (n) The fee for participating in a traffic education
program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
    A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
education program under this Section who provides proof of
eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
required traffic education program.
    (o) (Blank).
    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
address of the lessee.
    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
to this subsection, the county or municipality may issue the
violation to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it
would issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle
pursuant to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for
the violation.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.7)
    Sec. 11-208.7. Administrative fees and procedures for
impounding vehicles for specified violations.
    (a) Any county or municipality may, consistent with this
Section, provide by ordinance procedures for the release of
properly impounded vehicles and for the imposition of a
reasonable administrative fee related to its administrative
and processing costs associated with the investigation,
arrest, and detention of an offender, or the removal,
impoundment, storage, and release of the vehicle. The
administrative fee imposed by the county or municipality may
be in addition to any fees charged for the towing and storage
of an impounded vehicle. The administrative fee shall be
waived by the county or municipality upon verifiable proof
that the vehicle was stolen or hijacked at the time the vehicle
was impounded.
    (b) An ordinance establishing procedures for the release
of properly impounded vehicles under this Section may impose
fees only for the following violations:
        (1) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense for
    which a motor vehicle may be seized and forfeited pursuant
    to Section 36-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or
        (2) driving under the influence of alcohol, another
    drug or drugs, an intoxicating compound or compounds, or
    any combination thereof, in violation of Section 11-501 of
    this Code; or
        (3) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, a felony or in
    violation of the Cannabis Control Act; or
        (4) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in
    violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act; or
        (5) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in
    violation of Section 24-1, 24-1.5, or 24-3.1 of the
    Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; or
        (6) driving while a driver's license, permit, or
    privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or
    revoked pursuant to Section 6-303 of this Code; except
    that vehicles shall not be subjected to seizure or
    impoundment if the suspension is for an unpaid citation
    (parking or moving) or due to failure to comply with
    emission testing; or
        (7) operation or use of a motor vehicle while
    soliciting, possessing, or attempting to solicit or
    possess cannabis or a controlled substance, as defined by
    the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled
    Substances Act; or
        (8) operation or use of a motor vehicle with an
    expired driver's license, in violation of Section 6-101 of
    this Code, if the period of expiration is greater than one
    year; or
        (9) operation or use of a motor vehicle without ever
    having been issued a driver's license or permit, in
    violation of Section 6-101 of this Code, or operating a
    motor vehicle without ever having been issued a driver's
    license or permit due to a person's age; or
        (10) operation or use of a motor vehicle by a person
    against whom a warrant has been issued by a circuit clerk
    in Illinois for failing to answer charges that the driver
    violated Section 6-101, 6-303, or 11-501 of this Code; or
        (11) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in
    violation of Article 16 or 16A of the Criminal Code of 1961
    or the Criminal Code of 2012; or
        (12) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, any other
    misdemeanor or felony offense in violation of the Criminal
    Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, when so provided
    by local ordinance; or
        (13) operation or use of a motor vehicle in violation
    of Section 11-503 of this Code:
            (A) while the vehicle is part of a funeral
        procession; or
            (B) in a manner that interferes with a funeral
        procession.
    (c) The following shall apply to any fees imposed for
administrative and processing costs pursuant to subsection
(b):
        (1) All administrative fees and towing and storage
    charges shall be imposed on the registered owner of the
    motor vehicle or the agents of that owner.
        (1.5) No administrative fees shall be imposed on the
    registered owner or the agents of that owner if the motor
    vehicle was stolen or hijacked at the time the vehicle was
    impounded. To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was
    hijacked or stolen at the time the vehicle was impounded,
    the owner or the agents of the owner must submit proof that
    a report concerning the motor vehicle was filed with a law
    enforcement agency in a timely manner.
        (2) The fees shall be in addition to (i) any other
    penalties that may be assessed by a court of law for the
    underlying violations; and (ii) any towing or storage
    fees, or both, charged by the towing company.
        (3) The fees shall be uniform for all similarly
    situated vehicles.
        (4) The fees shall be collected by and paid to the
    county or municipality imposing the fees.
        (5) The towing or storage fees, or both, shall be
    collected by and paid to the person, firm, or entity that
    tows and stores the impounded vehicle.
    (d) Any ordinance establishing procedures for the release
of properly impounded vehicles under this Section shall
provide for an opportunity for a hearing, as provided in
subdivision (b)(4) of Section 11-208.3 of this Code, and for
the release of the vehicle to the owner of record, lessee, or a
lienholder of record upon payment of all administrative fees
and towing and storage fees.
    (e) Any ordinance establishing procedures for the
impoundment and release of vehicles under this Section shall
include the following provisions concerning notice of
impoundment:
        (1) Whenever a police officer has cause to believe
    that a motor vehicle is subject to impoundment, the
    officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a
    facility authorized by the county or municipality.
        (2) At the time the vehicle is towed, the county or
    municipality shall notify or make a reasonable attempt to
    notify the owner, lessee, or person identifying himself or
    herself as the owner or lessee of the vehicle, or any
    person who is found to be in control of the vehicle at the
    time of the alleged offense, of the fact of the seizure,
    and of the vehicle owner's or lessee's right to an
    administrative hearing.
        (3) The county or municipality shall also provide
    notice that the motor vehicle will remain impounded
    pending the completion of an administrative hearing,
    unless the owner or lessee of the vehicle or a lienholder
    posts with the county or municipality a bond equal to the
    administrative fee as provided by ordinance and pays for
    all towing and storage charges.
    (f) Any ordinance establishing procedures for the
impoundment and release of vehicles under this Section shall
include a provision providing that the registered owner or
lessee of the vehicle and any lienholder of record shall be
provided with a notice of hearing. The notice shall:
        (1) be served upon the owner, lessee, and any
    lienholder of record either by personal service or by
    first class mail to the interested party's address as
    registered with the Secretary of State;
        (2) be served upon interested parties within 10 days
    after a vehicle is impounded by the municipality; and
        (3) contain the date, time, and location of the
    administrative hearing. An initial hearing shall be
    scheduled and convened no later than 45 days after the
    date of the mailing of the notice of hearing.
    (g) In addition to the requirements contained in
subdivision (b)(4) of Section 11-208.3 of this Code relating
to administrative hearings, any ordinance providing for the
impoundment and release of vehicles under this Section shall
include the following requirements concerning administrative
hearings:
        (1) administrative hearings shall be conducted by a
    hearing officer who is an attorney licensed to practice
    law in this State for a minimum of 3 years;
        (1.5) the hearing officer shall consider as a defense
    to the vehicle impoundment that the motor vehicle was
    stolen or hijacked at the time the vehicle was impounded;
    to demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
    stolen at the time the vehicle was impounded, the owner or
    the agents of the owner or a lessee must submit proof that
    a report concerning the motor vehicle was filed with a law
    enforcement agency in a timely manner;
        (2) at the conclusion of the administrative hearing,
    the hearing officer shall issue a written decision either
    sustaining or overruling the vehicle impoundment;
        (3) if the basis for the vehicle impoundment is
    sustained by the administrative hearing officer, any
    administrative fee posted to secure the release of the
    vehicle shall be forfeited to the county or municipality;
        (4) all final decisions of the administrative hearing
    officer shall be subject to review under the provisions of
    the Administrative Review Law, unless the county or
    municipality allows in the enabling ordinance for direct
    appeal to the circuit court having jurisdiction over the
    county or municipality;
        (5) unless the administrative hearing officer
    overturns the basis for the vehicle impoundment, no
    vehicle shall be released to the owner, lessee, or
    lienholder of record until all administrative fees and
    towing and storage charges are paid; and
        (6) if the administrative hearing officer finds that a
    county or municipality that impounds a vehicle exceeded
    its authority under this Code, the county or municipality
    shall be liable to the registered owner or lessee of the
    vehicle for the cost of storage fees and reasonable
    attorney's fees; and .
        (7) notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
    contrary, if the administrative hearing officer finds that
    a county or municipality impounded a motor vehicle that
    was stolen or hijacked at the time the vehicle was
    impounded, the county or municipality shall refund any
    administrative fees already paid by the registered owner
    or lessee of the vehicle.
    (h) Vehicles not retrieved from the towing facility or
storage facility within 35 days after the administrative
hearing officer issues a written decision shall be deemed
abandoned and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of
Article II of Chapter 4 of this Code.
    (i) Unless stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction,
any fine, penalty, or administrative fee imposed under this
Section which remains unpaid in whole or in part after the
expiration of the deadline for seeking judicial review under
the Administrative Review Law may be enforced in the same
manner as a judgment entered by a court of competent
jurisdiction.
    (j) The fee limits in subsection (b), the exceptions in
paragraph (6) of subsection (b), and all of paragraph (6) of
subsection (g) of this Section shall not apply to a home rule
unit that tows a vehicle on a public way if a circumstance
requires the towing of the vehicle or if the vehicle is towed
due to a violation of a statute or local ordinance, and the
home rule unit:
        (1) owns and operates a towing facility within its
    boundaries for the storage of towed vehicles; and
        (2) owns and operates tow trucks or enters into a
    contract with a third party vendor to operate tow trucks.
(Source: P.A. 98-518, eff. 8-22-13; 98-734, eff. 1-1-15;
98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-848, eff. 8-19-16.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.8)
    Sec. 11-208.8. Automated speed enforcement systems in
safety zones.
    (a) As used in this Section:
    "Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
clear photograph or other recorded image of the vehicle and
the vehicle's registration plate or digital registration plate
while the driver is violating Article VI of Chapter 11 of this
Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
    An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local
ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of
the vehicle and the vehicle's license plate. The recorded
image must also display the time, date, and location of the
violation.
    "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle is
registered.
    "Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
speed enforcement system on:
        (1) 2 or more photographs;
        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and,
    on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
    plate number of the motor vehicle.
    "Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district
that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
State Board of Education, not including school district
headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
portion of a roadway is within either one-eighth mile radius,
the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the
furthest portion of the next furthest intersection. The term
"safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway
known as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway
with 8 or more lanes of traffic.
    (a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
following times:
        (i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
    of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
    only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
    than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of
    Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
    Friday; and
        (ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property
    line of any facility, area, or land owned by a park
    district, no earlier than one hour prior to the time that
    the facility, area, or land is open to the public or other
    patrons, and no later than one hour after the facility,
    area, or land is closed to the public or other patrons.
    (b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
violator with a website address, accessible through the
Internet.
    (c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic
violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
shall be subject to the following penalties:
        (1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
    hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
    speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
    additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
    the original penalty in a timely manner; or
        (2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
    hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
    exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more
    than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a
    timely manner.
    A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic
Citation from a police officer for a speeding violation
occurring within one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the
violation that was recorded by the system. A violation for
which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section is not a
violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
owner of the vehicle. A law enforcement officer is not
required to be present or to witness the violation. No penalty
may be imposed under this Section if the recorded speed of a
vehicle is 5 miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit.
The municipality may send, in the same manner that notices are
sent under this Section, a speed violation warning notice
where the violation involves a speed of 5 miles per hour or
less above the legal speed limit.
    (d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
following purposes:
        (i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
    around schools, and to provide police protection and
    surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
    limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
    costs such as construction and maintenance of public
    safety infrastructure and equipment;
        (ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
    safety;
        (iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
    within the municipality, including but not limited to
    roads and bridges; and
        (iv) after school programs.
    (e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered
to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
than 90 days after the violation.
    (f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
Section shall include:
        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of
    the vehicle;
        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
    involved in the violation;
        (3) the violation charged;
        (4) the date, time, and location where the violation
    occurred;
        (5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
        (6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
        (7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
    violation of a speed restriction;
        (8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
    to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
    liability;
        (9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
    by:
            (A) paying the fine; or
            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
        by administrative hearing; and
        (10) a website address, accessible through the
    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
    the violation.
    (g) (Blank).
    (h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
violation under this Section.
    (i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
system are confidential and shall be made available only to
the alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement
agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this
Section, for statistical purposes, or for other governmental
purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a violation of this
Section, however, may be admissible in any proceeding
resulting from the issuance of the citation.
    (j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
of a violation:
        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
    control or in the possession of the owner or lessee at the
    time of the violation;
        (1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
    violation occurred and not under the control of or in the
    possession of the owner or lessee at the time of the
    violation;
        (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
    speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
    and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
    system; and
        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
    ordinance.
    (k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
the motor vehicle or registration plates or digital
registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
and were not under the control or possession of the owner or
lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
submit proof that a report concerning the stolen motor vehicle
or registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency
in a timely manner.
    (l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
municipality shall install such additional signage as it
determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers
as to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
    (m) A roadway where a new automated speed enforcement
system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
automated speed enforcement system.
    (n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
system.
    (o) (Blank).
    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
address of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee
may be subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
to this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation
to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would
issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant
to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the
violation.
    (q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
installed on the website of the municipality.
    (r) A municipality operating an automated speed
enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
assess the safety impact of the system. The statistical
analysis shall be based upon the best available crash,
traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of time
before and after installation of the system sufficient to
provide a statistically valid comparison of safety impact. The
statistical analysis shall be consistent with professional
judgment and acceptable industry practice. The statistical
analysis also shall be consistent with the data required for
valid comparisons of before and after conditions and shall be
conducted within a reasonable period following the
installation of the automated traffic law enforcement system.
The statistical analysis required by this subsection shall be
made available to the public and shall be published on the
website of the municipality.
    (s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.9)
    Sec. 11-208.9. Automated traffic law enforcement system;
approaching, overtaking, and passing a school bus.
    (a) As used in this Section, "automated traffic law
enforcement system" means a device with one or more motor
vehicle sensors working in conjunction with the visual signals
on a school bus, as specified in Sections 12-803 and 12-805 of
this Code, to produce recorded images of motor vehicles that
fail to stop before meeting or overtaking, from either
direction, any school bus stopped at any location for the
purpose of receiving or discharging pupils in violation of
Section 11-1414 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
ordinance.
    An automated traffic law enforcement system is a system,
in a municipality or county operated by a governmental agency,
that produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation
of a provision of this Code or a local ordinance and is
designed to obtain a clear recorded image of the vehicle and
the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image must also
display the time, date, and location of the violation.
    (b) As used in this Section, "recorded images" means
images recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system
on:
        (1) 2 or more photographs;
        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and,
    on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
    plate number of the motor vehicle.
    (c) A municipality or county that produces a recorded
image of a motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this
Code or a local ordinance must make the recorded images of a
violation accessible to the alleged violator by providing the
alleged violator with a website address, accessible through
the Internet.
    (d) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law
enforcement system, the county or municipality having
jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of the violation to
the registered owner of the vehicle as the alleged violator.
The notice shall be delivered to the registered owner of the
vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after the Secretary of State
notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
owner of the vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after
the violation.
    (e) The notice required under subsection (d) shall
include:
        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of
    the vehicle;
        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
    involved in the violation;
        (3) the violation charged;
        (4) the location where the violation occurred;
        (5) the date and time of the violation;
        (6) a copy of the recorded images;
        (7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
        (8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
    violation of overtaking or passing a school bus stopped
    for the purpose of receiving or discharging pupils;
        (9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
    to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
    liability;
        (10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
    by:
            (A) paying the fine; or
            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
        by administrative hearing; and
        (11) a website address, accessible through the
    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
    the violation.
    (f) (Blank).
    (g) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
automated traffic law enforcement system, a notice alleging
that the violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts
contained in the notice and admissible in any proceeding
alleging a violation under this Section.
    (h) Recorded images made by an automated traffic law
enforcement system are confidential and shall be made
available only to the alleged violator and governmental and
law enforcement agencies for purposes of adjudicating a
violation of this Section, for statistical purposes, or for
other governmental purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a
violation of this Section, however, may be admissible in any
proceeding resulting from the issuance of the citation.
    (i) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
of a violation:
        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
    control of or in the possession of the owner or lessee at
    the time of the violation;
        (1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
    violation occurred and not under the control of or in the
    possession of the owner or lessee at the time of the
    violation;
        (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
    violation of Section 11-1414 of this Code within
    one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the violation that
    was recorded by the system;
        (3) that the visual signals required by Sections
    12-803 and 12-805 of this Code were damaged, not
    activated, not present in violation of Sections 12-803 and
    12-805, or inoperable; and
        (4) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
    or county ordinance.
    (j) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
the motor vehicle or registration plates or digital
registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
and were not under the control or possession of the owner or
lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
submit proof that a report concerning the stolen motor vehicle
or registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency
in a timely manner.
    (k) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a
Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of
the violation, the motor vehicle owner is subject to a civil
penalty not exceeding $150 for a first time violation or $500
for a second or subsequent violation, plus an additional
penalty of not more than $100 for failure to pay the original
penalty in a timely manner, if the motor vehicle is recorded by
an automated traffic law enforcement system. A violation for
which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section is not a
violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
owner of the vehicle, but may be recorded by the municipality
or county for the purpose of determining if a person is subject
to the higher fine for a second or subsequent offense.
    (l) A school bus equipped with an automated traffic law
enforcement system must be posted with a sign indicating that
the school bus is being monitored by an automated traffic law
enforcement system.
    (m) A municipality or county that has one or more school
buses equipped with an automated traffic law enforcement
system must provide notice to drivers by posting a list of
school districts using school buses equipped with an automated
traffic law enforcement system on the municipality or county
website. School districts that have one or more school buses
equipped with an automated traffic law enforcement system must
provide notice to drivers by posting that information on their
websites.
    (n) A municipality or county operating an automated
traffic law enforcement system shall conduct a statistical
analysis to assess the safety impact in each school district
using school buses equipped with an automated traffic law
enforcement system following installation of the system. The
statistical analysis shall be based upon the best available
crash, traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of
time before and after installation of the system sufficient to
provide a statistically valid comparison of safety impact. The
statistical analysis shall be consistent with professional
judgment and acceptable industry practice. The statistical
analysis also shall be consistent with the data required for
valid comparisons of before and after conditions and shall be
conducted within a reasonable period following the
installation of the automated traffic law enforcement system.
The statistical analysis required by this subsection shall be
made available to the public and shall be published on the
website of the municipality or county. If the statistical
analysis for the 36-month period following installation of the
system indicates that there has been an increase in the rate of
accidents at the approach to school buses monitored by the
system, the municipality or county shall undertake additional
studies to determine the cause and severity of the accidents,
and may take any action that it determines is necessary or
appropriate to reduce the number or severity of the accidents
involving school buses equipped with an automated traffic law
enforcement system.
    (o) The compensation paid for an automated traffic law
enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
system.
    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
address of the lessee.
    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
to this subsection, the county or municipality may issue the
violation to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it
would issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle
pursuant to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for
the violation.
    (q) (Blank).
    (r) After a municipality or county enacts an ordinance
providing for automated traffic law enforcement systems under
this Section, each school district within that municipality or
county's jurisdiction may implement an automated traffic law
enforcement system under this Section. The elected school
board for that district must approve the implementation of an
automated traffic law enforcement system. The school district
shall be responsible for entering into a contract, approved by
the elected school board of that district, with vendors for
the installation, maintenance, and operation of the automated
traffic law enforcement system. The school district must enter
into an intergovernmental agreement, approved by the elected
school board of that district, with the municipality or county
with jurisdiction over that school district for the
administration of the automated traffic law enforcement
system. The proceeds from a school district's automated
traffic law enforcement system's fines shall be divided
equally between the school district and the municipality or
county administering the automated traffic law enforcement
system.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-1201.1)
    Sec. 11-1201.1. Automated railroad crossing enforcement
system.
    (a) For the purposes of this Section, an automated
railroad grade crossing enforcement system is a system in a
municipality or county operated by a governmental agency that
produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation of a
provision of this Code or local ordinance and is designed to
obtain a clear recorded image of the vehicle and vehicle's
license plate. The recorded image must also display the time,
date, and location of the violation.
    As used in this Section, "recorded images" means images
recorded by an automated railroad grade crossing enforcement
system on:
        (1) 2 or more photographs;
        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and,
    on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
    plate number of the motor vehicle.
    (b) The Illinois Commerce Commission may, in cooperation
with a local law enforcement agency, establish in any county
or municipality an automated railroad grade crossing
enforcement system at any railroad grade crossing equipped
with a crossing gate designated by local authorities. Local
authorities desiring the establishment of an automated
railroad crossing enforcement system must initiate the process
by enacting a local ordinance requesting the creation of such
a system. After the ordinance has been enacted, and before any
additional steps toward the establishment of the system are
undertaken, the local authorities and the Commission must
agree to a plan for obtaining, from any combination of
federal, State, and local funding sources, the moneys required
for the purchase and installation of any necessary equipment.
    (b-1) (Blank).)
    (c) For each violation of Section 11-1201 of this Code or a
local ordinance recorded by an automated railroad grade
crossing enforcement system, the county or municipality having
jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of the violation to
the registered owner of the vehicle as the alleged violator.
The notice shall be delivered to the registered owner of the
vehicle, by mail, no later than 90 days after the violation.
    The notice shall include:
        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of
    the vehicle;
        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
    involved in the violation;
        (3) the violation charged;
        (4) the location where the violation occurred;
        (5) the date and time of the violation;
        (6) a copy of the recorded images;
        (7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
        (8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
    violation of a railroad grade crossing;
        (9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
    to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
    liability; and
        (10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
    by:
            (A) paying the fine; or
            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
        by administrative hearing.
    (d) (Blank).
    (d-1) (Blank).)
    (d-2) (Blank).)
    (e) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
automated railroad grade crossing enforcement system, a notice
alleging that the violation occurred shall be evidence of the
facts contained in the notice and admissible in any proceeding
alleging a violation under this Section.
    (e-1) Recorded images made by an automated railroad grade
crossing enforcement system are confidential and shall be made
available only to the alleged violator and governmental and
law enforcement agencies for purposes of adjudicating a
violation of this Section, for statistical purposes, or for
other governmental purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a
violation of this Section, however, may be admissible in any
proceeding resulting from the issuance of the citation.
    (e-2) The court or hearing officer may consider the
following in the defense of a violation:
        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
    control of or in the possession of the owner or lessee at
    the time of the violation;
        (1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
    violation occurred and not under the control of or in the
    possession of the owner or lessee at the time of the
    violation;
        (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time
    of the violation for the same offense;
        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
    or county ordinance.
    (e-3) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked
or the motor vehicle or registration plates or digital
registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
and were not under the control or possession of the owner or
lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
submit proof that a report concerning the stolen motor vehicle
or registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency
in a timely manner.
    (f) Rail crossings equipped with an automatic railroad
grade crossing enforcement system shall be posted with a sign
visible to approaching traffic stating that the railroad grade
crossing is being monitored, that citations will be issued,
and the amount of the fine for violation.
    (g) The compensation paid for an automated railroad grade
crossing enforcement system must be based on the value of the
equipment or the services provided and may not be based on the
number of citations issued or the revenue generated by the
system.
    (h) (Blank).)
    (i) If any part or parts of this Section are held by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, the
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity of the
remaining parts of this Section. The General Assembly hereby
declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of this
Section if it had known that the other part or parts of this
Section would be declared unconstitutional.
    (j) Penalty. A civil fine of $250 shall be imposed for a
first violation of this Section, and a civil fine of $500 shall
be imposed for a second or subsequent violation of this
Section.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21;
revised 11-24-21.)
 
    Section 10. The Crime Victims Compensation Act is amended
by changing Sections 2, 7.1, and 10.1 as follows:
 
    (740 ILCS 45/2)  (from Ch. 70, par. 72)
    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
context otherwise requires:
    (a) "Applicant" means any person who applies for
compensation under this Act or any person the Court of Claims
or the Attorney General finds is entitled to compensation,
including the guardian of a minor or of a person under legal
disability. It includes any person who was a dependent of a
deceased victim of a crime of violence for his or her support
at the time of the death of that victim.
    The changes made to this subsection by this amendatory Act
of the 101st General Assembly apply to actions commenced or
pending on or after January 1, 2022.
    (b) "Court of Claims" means the Court of Claims created by
the Court of Claims Act.
    (c) "Crime of violence" means and includes any offense
defined in Sections 9-1, 9-1.2, 9-2, 9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.2, 10-1,
10-2, 10-9, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, 11-1.60,
11-11, 11-19.2, 11-20.1, 11-20.1B, 11-20.3, 11-23, 11-23.5,
12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.3, 12-3.4, 12-4,
12-4.1, 12-4.2, 12-4.3, 12-5, 12-7.1, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13,
12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, 12-16, 12-20.5, 12-30, 20-1 or 20-1.1,
or Section 12-3.05 except for subdivision (a)(4) or (g)(1), or
subdivision (a)(4) of Section 11-14.4, of the Criminal Code of
1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, Sections 1(a) and 1(a-5) of
the Cemetery Protection Act, Section 125 of the Stalking No
Contact Order Act, Section 219 of the Civil No Contact Order
Act, driving under the influence as defined in Section 11-501
of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of Section 11-401 of
the Illinois Vehicle Code, provided the victim was a
pedestrian or was operating a vehicle moved solely by human
power or a mobility device at the time of contact, and a
violation of Section 11-204.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; so
long as the offense did not occur during a civil riot,
insurrection or rebellion. "Crime of violence" does not
include any other offense or accident involving a motor
vehicle except those vehicle offenses specifically provided
for in this paragraph. "Crime of violence" does include all of
the offenses specifically provided for in this paragraph that
occur within this State but are subject to federal
jurisdiction and crimes involving terrorism as defined in 18
U.S.C. 2331.
    (d) "Victim" means (1) a person killed or injured in this
State as a result of a crime of violence perpetrated or
attempted against him or her, (2) the spouse, parent, or child
of a person killed or injured in this State as a result of a
crime of violence perpetrated or attempted against the person,
or anyone living in the household of a person killed or injured
in a relationship that is substantially similar to that of a
parent, spouse, or child, (3) a person killed or injured in
this State while attempting to assist a person against whom a
crime of violence is being perpetrated or attempted, if that
attempt of assistance would be expected of a reasonable person
under the circumstances, (4) a person killed or injured in
this State while assisting a law enforcement official
apprehend a person who has perpetrated a crime of violence or
prevent the perpetration of any such crime if that assistance
was in response to the express request of the law enforcement
official, (5) a person who personally witnessed a violent
crime, (5.05) a person who will be called as a witness by the
prosecution to establish a necessary nexus between the
offender and the violent crime, (5.1) solely for the purpose
of compensating for pecuniary loss incurred for psychological
treatment of a mental or emotional condition caused or
aggravated by the crime, any other person under the age of 18
who is the brother, sister, half brother, or half sister of a
person killed or injured in this State as a result of a crime
of violence, (6) an Illinois resident who is a victim of a
"crime of violence" as defined in this Act except, if the crime
occurred outside this State, the resident has the same rights
under this Act as if the crime had occurred in this State upon
a showing that the state, territory, country, or political
subdivision of a country in which the crime occurred does not
have a compensation of victims of crimes law for which that
Illinois resident is eligible, (7) a deceased person whose
body is dismembered or whose remains are desecrated as the
result of a crime of violence, or (8) solely for the purpose of
compensating for pecuniary loss incurred for psychological
treatment of a mental or emotional condition caused or
aggravated by the crime, any parent, spouse, or child under
the age of 18 of a deceased person whose body is dismembered or
whose remains are desecrated as the result of a crime of
violence.
    (e) "Dependent" means a relative of a deceased victim who
was wholly or partially dependent upon the victim's income at
the time of his or her death and shall include the child of a
victim born after his or her death.
    (f) "Relative" means a spouse, parent, grandparent,
stepfather, stepmother, child, grandchild, brother,
brother-in-law, sister, sister-in-law, half brother, half
sister, spouse's parent, nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, or anyone
living in the household of a person killed or injured in a
relationship that is substantially similar to that of a
parent, spouse, or child.
    (g) "Child" means a son or daughter and includes a
stepchild, an adopted child or a child born out of wedlock.
    (h) "Pecuniary loss" means, in the case of injury,
appropriate medical expenses and hospital expenses including
expenses of medical examinations, rehabilitation, medically
required nursing care expenses, appropriate psychiatric care
or psychiatric counseling expenses, appropriate expenses for
care or counseling by a licensed clinical psychologist,
licensed clinical social worker, licensed professional
counselor, or licensed clinical professional counselor and
expenses for treatment by Christian Science practitioners and
nursing care appropriate thereto; transportation expenses to
and from medical and counseling treatment facilities;
prosthetic appliances, eyeglasses, and hearing aids necessary
or damaged as a result of the crime; expenses incurred for the
towing and storage of a victim's vehicle in connection with a
crime of violence, to a maximum of $1,000; costs associated
with trafficking tattoo removal by a person authorized or
licensed to perform the specific removal procedure;
replacement costs for clothing and bedding used as evidence;
costs associated with temporary lodging or relocation
necessary as a result of the crime, including, but not limited
to, the first month's rent and security deposit of the
dwelling that the claimant relocated to and other reasonable
relocation expenses incurred as a result of the violent crime;
locks or windows necessary or damaged as a result of the crime;
the purchase, lease, or rental of equipment necessary to
create usability of and accessibility to the victim's real and
personal property, or the real and personal property which is
used by the victim, necessary as a result of the crime; the
costs of appropriate crime scene clean-up; replacement
services loss, to a maximum of $1,250 per month; dependents
replacement services loss, to a maximum of $1,250 per month;
loss of tuition paid to attend grammar school or high school
when the victim had been enrolled as a student prior to the
injury, or college or graduate school when the victim had been
enrolled as a day or night student prior to the injury when the
victim becomes unable to continue attendance at school as a
result of the crime of violence perpetrated against him or
her; loss of earnings, loss of future earnings because of
disability resulting from the injury, and, in addition, in the
case of death, expenses for funeral, burial, and travel and
transport for survivors of homicide victims to secure bodies
of deceased victims and to transport bodies for burial all of
which may be awarded up to a maximum of $10,000 and loss of
support of the dependents of the victim; in the case of
dismemberment or desecration of a body, expenses for funeral
and burial, all of which may be awarded up to a maximum of
$10,000. Loss of future earnings shall be reduced by any
income from substitute work actually performed by the victim
or by income he or she would have earned in available
appropriate substitute work he or she was capable of
performing but unreasonably failed to undertake. Loss of
earnings, loss of future earnings and loss of support shall be
determined on the basis of the victim's average net monthly
earnings for the 6 months immediately preceding the date of
the injury or on $2,400 per month, whichever is less or, in
cases where the absences commenced more than 3 years from the
date of the crime, on the basis of the net monthly earnings for
the 6 months immediately preceding the date of the first
absence, not to exceed $2,400 per month. If a divorced or
legally separated applicant is claiming loss of support for a
minor child of the deceased, the amount of support for each
child shall be based either on the amount of support pursuant
to the judgment prior to the date of the deceased victim's
injury or death, or, if the subject of pending litigation
filed by or on behalf of the divorced or legally separated
applicant prior to the injury or death, on the result of that
litigation. Real and personal property includes, but is not
limited to, vehicles, houses, apartments, town houses, or
condominiums. Pecuniary loss does not include pain and
suffering or property loss or damage.
    The changes made to this subsection by this amendatory Act
of the 101st General Assembly apply to actions commenced or
pending on or after January 1, 2022.
    (i) "Replacement services loss" means expenses reasonably
incurred in obtaining ordinary and necessary services in lieu
of those the injured person would have performed, not for
income, but for the benefit of himself or herself or his or her
family, if he or she had not been injured.
    (j) "Dependents replacement services loss" means loss
reasonably incurred by dependents or private legal guardians
of minor dependents after a victim's death in obtaining
ordinary and necessary services in lieu of those the victim
would have performed, not for income, but for their benefit,
if he or she had not been fatally injured.
    (k) "Survivor" means immediate family including a parent,
stepfather, stepmother, child, brother, sister, or spouse.
    (l) "Parent" means a natural parent, adopted parent,
stepparent, or permanent legal guardian of another person.
    (m) "Trafficking tattoo" is a tattoo which is applied to a
victim in connection with the commission of a violation of
Section 10-9 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21;
102-27, eff. 6-25-21.)
 
    (740 ILCS 45/7.1)  (from Ch. 70, par. 77.1)
    Sec. 7.1. (a) The application shall set out:
        (1) the name and address of the victim;
        (2) if the victim is deceased, the name and address of
    the applicant and his or her relationship to the victim,
    the names and addresses of other persons dependent on the
    victim for their support and the extent to which each is so
    dependent, and other persons who may be entitled to
    compensation for a pecuniary loss;
        (3) the date and nature of the crime on which the
    application for compensation is based;
        (4) the date and place where and the law enforcement
    officials to whom notification of the crime was given;
        (5) the nature and extent of the injuries sustained by
    the victim, and the names and addresses of those giving
    medical and hospitalization treatment to the victim;
        (6) the pecuniary loss to the applicant and to such
    other persons as are specified under item (2) resulting
    from the injury or death;
        (7) the amount of benefits, payments, or awards, if
    any, payable under:
            (a) the Workers' Compensation Act,
            (b) the Dram Shop Act,
            (c) any claim, demand, or cause of action based
        upon the crime-related injury or death,
            (d) the Federal Medicare program,
            (e) the State Public Aid program,
            (f) Social Security Administration burial
        benefits,
            (g) Veterans administration burial benefits,
            (h) life, health, accident, vehicle, towing, or
        liability insurance,
            (i) the Criminal Victims' Escrow Account Act,
            (j) the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency
        Treatment Act,
            (k) restitution, or
            (l) any other source;
        (8) releases authorizing the surrender to the Court of
    Claims or Attorney General of reports, documents and other
    information relating to the matters specified under this
    Act and rules promulgated in accordance with the Act;
        (9) such other information as the Court of Claims or
    the Attorney General reasonably requires.
    (b) The Attorney General may require that materials
substantiating the facts stated in the application be
submitted with that application.
    (c) An applicant, on his or her own motion, may file an
amended application or additional substantiating materials to
correct inadvertent errors or omissions at any time before the
original application has been disposed of by the Court of
Claims or the Attorney General. In either case, the filing of
additional information or of an amended application shall be
considered for the purpose of this Act to have been filed at
the same time as the original application.
    For claims submitted on or after January 1, 2022, an
amended application or additional substantiating materials to
correct inadvertent errors or omissions may be filed at any
time before the original application is disposed of by the
Attorney General or the Court of Claims.
    (d) Determinations submitted by the Attorney General to
the Court of Claims shall be available to the Court of Claims
for review. The Attorney General shall provide the sources and
evidence relied upon as a basis for a compensation
determination.
    (e) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory
Act of the 101st General Assembly apply to actions commenced
or pending on or after January 1, 2022.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-27, eff. 6-25-21.)
 
    (740 ILCS 45/10.1)  (from Ch. 70, par. 80.1)
    Sec. 10.1. Amount of compensation. The amount of
compensation to which an applicant and other persons are
entitled shall be based on the following factors:
    (a) A victim may be compensated for his or her pecuniary
loss.
    (b) A dependent may be compensated for loss of support.
    (c) Any person, even though not dependent upon the victim
for his or her support, may be compensated for reasonable
expenses of the victim to the extent to which he or she has
paid or become obligated to pay such expenses and only after
compensation for reasonable funeral, medical and hospital
expenses of the victim have been awarded may compensation be
made for reasonable expenses of the victim incurred for
psychological treatment of a mental or emotional condition
caused or aggravated by the crime.
    (d) An award shall be reduced or denied according to the
extent to which the victim's injury or death was caused by
provocation or incitement by the victim or the victim
assisting, attempting, or committing a criminal act. A denial
or reduction shall not automatically bar the survivors of
homicide victims from receiving compensation for counseling,
crime scene cleanup, relocation, funeral or burial costs, and
loss of support if the survivor's actions have not initiated,
provoked, or aggravated the suspect into initiating the
qualifying crime.
    (e) An award shall be reduced by the amount of benefits,
payments or awards payable under those sources which are
required to be listed under item (7) of Section 7.1(a) and any
other sources except annuities, pension plans, Federal Social
Security payments payable to dependents of the victim and the
net proceeds of the first $25,000 of life insurance that would
inure to the benefit of the applicant, which the applicant or
any other person dependent for the support of a deceased
victim, as the case may be, has received or to which he or she
is entitled as a result of injury to or death of the victim.
    (f) A final award shall not exceed $10,000 for a crime
committed prior to September 22, 1979, $15,000 for a crime
committed on or after September 22, 1979 and prior to January
1, 1986, $25,000 for a crime committed on or after January 1,
1986 and prior to August 7, 1998, $27,000 for a crime committed
on or after August 7, 1998 and prior to August 7, 2022, or
$45,000 for a crime committed on or after August 7, 2022. If
the total pecuniary loss is greater than the maximum amount
allowed, the award shall be divided in proportion to the
amount of actual loss among those entitled to compensation.
    (g) Compensation under this Act is a secondary source of
compensation and the applicant must show that he or she has
exhausted the benefits reasonably available under the Criminal
Victims' Escrow Account Act or any governmental or medical or
health insurance programs, including, but not limited to,
Workers' Compensation, the Federal Medicare program, the State
Public Aid program, Social Security Administration burial
benefits, and Veterans Administration burial benefits, and
life, health, accident, full vehicle coverage (including
towing insurance, if available), or liability insurance.
(Source: P.A. 102-27, eff. 1-1-22.)