Sen. David Koehler

Filed: 2/16/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 691

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 691 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by adding
5Section 7.5 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2610/7.5 new)
7    Sec. 7.5. Cadet classes. Beginning July 1, 2018, the
8Director of State Police, in conjunction with the State Police
9Merit Board, shall annually appoint between one and 3 cadet
10classes with a goal of a minimum of 75 cadets per class. The
11appointments shall continue until the Department's total sworn
12headcount meets or exceeds 2,500 sworn State Police officers.
13The headcount goal of the Director shall be to maintain a total
14minimum headcount of 2,500 sworn State Police officers.
 
15    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by

 

 

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1changing Sections 3-704 and 11-605.1 as follows:
 
2    (625 ILCS 5/3-704)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704)
3    Sec. 3-704. Authority of Secretary of State to suspend or
4revoke a registration or certificate of title; authority to
5suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle.
6    (a) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the
7registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title,
8registration card, registration sticker, registration plate,
9disability parking decal or device, or any nonresident or other
10permit in any of the following events:
11        1. When the Secretary of State is satisfied that such
12    registration or that such certificate, card, plate,
13    registration sticker or permit was fraudulently or
14    erroneously issued;
15        2. When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or
16    wrecked or is not properly equipped;
17        3. When the Secretary of State determines that any
18    required fees have not been paid to the Secretary of State,
19    to the Illinois Commerce Commission, or to the Illinois
20    Department of Revenue under the Motor Fuel Tax Law, and the
21    same are not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;
22        4. When a registration card, registration plate,
23    registration sticker or permit is knowingly displayed upon
24    a vehicle other than the one for which issued;
25        5. When the Secretary of State determines that the

 

 

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1    owner has committed any offense under this Chapter
2    involving the registration or the certificate, card,
3    plate, registration sticker or permit to be suspended or
4    revoked;
5        6. When the Secretary of State determines that a
6    vehicle registered not-for-hire is used or operated
7    for-hire unlawfully, or used or operated for purposes other
8    than those authorized;
9        7. When the Secretary of State determines that an owner
10    of a for-hire motor vehicle has failed to give proof of
11    financial responsibility as required by this Act;
12        8. When the Secretary determines that the vehicle is
13    not subject to or eligible for a registration;
14        9. When the Secretary determines that the owner of a
15    vehicle registered under the mileage weight tax option
16    fails to maintain the records specified by law, or fails to
17    file the reports required by law, or that such vehicle is
18    not equipped with an operable and operating speedometer or
19    odometer;
20        10. When the Secretary of State is so authorized under
21    any other provision of law;
22        11. When the Secretary of State determines that the
23    holder of a disability parking decal or device has
24    committed any offense under Chapter 11 of this Code
25    involving the use of a disability parking decal or device.
26    (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of

 

 

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1title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate
2of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner
3or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle
4identification number is erroneously shown on the original
5certificate of title.
6    (b) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the
7registration of a vehicle as follows:
8        1. When the Secretary of State determines that the
9    owner of a vehicle has not paid a civil penalty or a
10    settlement agreement arising from the violation of rules
11    adopted under the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law or the
12    Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act or that a
13    vehicle, regardless of ownership, was the subject of
14    violations of these rules that resulted in a civil penalty
15    or settlement agreement which remains unpaid.
16        2. When the Secretary of State determines that a
17    vehicle registered for a gross weight of more than 16,000
18    pounds within an affected area is not in compliance with
19    the provisions of Section 13-109.1 of the Illinois Vehicle
20    Code.
21        3. When the Secretary of State is notified by the
22    United States Department of Transportation that a vehicle
23    is in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
24    Regulations, as they are now or hereafter amended, and is
25    prohibited from operating.
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1a vehicle when a court finds that the vehicle was used in a
2violation of Section 24-3A of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
3Criminal Code of 2012 relating to gunrunning. A suspension of
4registration under this subsection (c) may be for a period of
5up to 90 days.
6    (d) The Secretary of State shall not renew the registration
7of a vehicle when the Secretary finds that the registered owner
8of a vehicle used in violation of the Automated Traffic Control
9Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act: (1)
10has failed to pay any penalty due and owing as a result of 3
11violations under the Automated Traffic Control Systems in
12Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act; or (2) is more
13than 30 calendar days in default of a payment plan. The
14Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
15subsection (d).
16(Source: P.A. 97-540, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/11-605.1)
18    Sec. 11-605.1. Special limit while traveling through a
19highway construction or maintenance speed zone.
20    (a) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a
21construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of
22the posted speed limit when workers are present.
23    (a-5) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a
24construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of
25the posted speed limit when workers are not present.

 

 

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1    (b) Nothing in this Chapter prohibits the use of electronic
2speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of signs within a
3construction or maintenance speed zone as defined by the
4Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or
5Maintenance Zones Act. A violation incurred by use of
6electronic speed-detecting devices shall not constitute a
7first or subsequent violation of this Section for purposes of
8fines or driver's license suspensions indicating the zone, as
9defined in this Section, nor shall evidence obtained by use of
10those devices be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding,
11provided the use of the device shall apply only to the
12enforcement of the speed limit in the construction or
13maintenance speed zone.
14    (c) As used in this Section, a "construction or maintenance
15speed zone" is an area in which the Department, Toll Highway
16Authority, or local agency has posted signage advising drivers
17that a construction or maintenance speed zone is being
18approached, or in which the Department, Authority, or local
19agency is preparing for construction or maintenance of the
20road, conducting construction or maintenance of the road, or
21removing construction or maintenance equipment and materials
22from the road, and has posted a lower speed limit with a
23highway construction or maintenance speed zone special speed
24limit sign after determining that the preexisting established
25speed limit through a highway construction or maintenance
26project is greater than is reasonable or safe with respect to

 

 

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1the conditions expected to exist in the construction or
2maintenance speed zone.
3    If it is determined that the preexisting established speed
4limit is safe with respect to the conditions expected to exist
5in the construction or maintenance speed zone, additional speed
6limit signs which conform to the requirements of this
7subsection (c) shall be posted.
8    Highway construction or maintenance speed zone special
9speed limit signs shall be of a design approved by the
10Department. The signs must give proper due warning that a
11construction or maintenance speed zone is being approached and
12must indicate the maximum speed limit in effect. The signs also
13must state the amount of the potential fines minimum fine for a
14violation or automated violation.
15    (d) Except as provided under subsection (d-5), a person who
16violates this Section is guilty of a petty offense. Violations
17of this Section are punishable with a minimum fine of $250 for
18the first violation and a minimum fine of $750 for the second
19or subsequent violation.
20    (d-5) A person committing a violation of this Section is
21guilty of aggravated special speed limit while traveling
22through a highway construction or maintenance speed zone when
23he or she drives a motor vehicle at a speed that is:
24        (1) 26 miles per hour or more but less than 35 miles
25    per hour in excess of the applicable special speed limit
26    established under this Section or a similar provision of a

 

 

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1    local ordinance and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; or
2        (2) 35 miles per hour or more in excess of the
3    applicable special speed limit established under this
4    Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is
5    guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
6    (e) If a fine for a violation of this Section is $250 or
7greater, the person who violated this Section shall be charged
8an additional $125, which shall be deposited into the
9Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund in the State
10treasury, unless (i) the violation occurred on a highway other
11than an interstate highway and (ii) a county police officer
12wrote the ticket for the violation, in which case the $125
13shall be deposited into that county's Transportation Safety
14Highway Hire-back Fund. In the case of a second or subsequent
15violation of this Section, if the fine is $750 or greater, the
16person who violated this Section shall be charged an additional
17$250, which shall be deposited into the Transportation Safety
18Highway Hire-back Fund in the State treasury, unless (i) the
19violation occurred on a highway other than an interstate
20highway and (ii) a county police officer wrote the ticket for
21the violation, in which case the $250 shall be deposited into
22that county's Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund.
23    (e-5) The Department of State Police and the local county
24police department have concurrent jurisdiction over any
25violation of this Section that occurs on an interstate highway.
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1which was created by Public Act 92-619, shall continue to be a
2special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation by
3the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, the
4Secretary of Transportation shall use all moneys in the
5Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty
6Department of State Police officers to monitor construction or
7maintenance zones, and to provide additional policing as
8determined by the Director of State Police, in coordination
9with the Secretary of Transportation, including State Police
10cadet training.
11    (f-5) Each county shall create a Transportation Safety
12Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its
13Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty
14county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance
15zones in that county on highways other than interstate
16highways, and to provide additional policing as determined by
17the sheriff. The county, in its discretion, may also use a
18portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway
19Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law enforcement
20and fund the production of materials to educate drivers on
21construction zone safe driving habits.
22    (f-10) Each local agency operating an automated control
23system under the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway
24Construction or Maintenance Zones Act may create a
25Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty
26law enforcement officers to monitor construction or

 

 

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1maintenance zones within that agency's jurisdiction and
2provide additional policing within that agency's jurisdiction.
3    (g) For a second or subsequent violation of this Section
4within 2 years of the date of the previous violation, the
5Secretary of State shall suspend the driver's license of the
6violator for a period of 90 days. This suspension shall only be
7imposed if the current violation of this Section and at least
8one prior violation of this Section occurred during a period
9when workers were present in the construction or maintenance
10zone.
11(Source: P.A. 98-337, eff. 1-1-14; 99-212, eff. 1-1-16; 99-280,
12eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
 
13    Section 15. The Automated Traffic Control Systems in
14Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended by
15changing Sections 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 as follows:
 
16    (625 ILCS 7/10)
17    Sec. 10. Establishment of automated traffic control
18systems. The Department of State Police or local agency with
19jurisdiction may establish and enforce an automated traffic
20control system in any construction or maintenance zone
21established by the Department of Transportation, or the
22Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, or a local agency with
23jurisdiction. The Department of State Police may enforce an
24automated traffic control system in any construction or

 

 

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1maintenance zone established by a local agency with
2jurisdiction. The Department of State Police shall cease
3automated enforcement operations if the municipal chief of
4police with jurisdiction makes a written request to the
5Department of State Police. The Department of State Police
6shall cease automated enforcement operations in any
7unincorporated area of the county if the county sheriff with
8jurisdiction makes a written request to the Department of State
9Police. The Department of State Police or local agency shall
10operate a technically advanced system in terms of image or
11video recording capabilities in combination with vehicle
12detection sensors. No automated traffic control system shall be
13established or operated under this Section unless approved by
14the Secretary of Transportation. The Department of State Police
15and the Department of Transportation shall create rules for the
16establishment, compatibility, operation, transmission of data,
17and enforcement of an automated traffic control system under
18this Act. The Department of State Police shall review and send
19notice of any violation of this Act. The Department of State
20Police shall be responsible for entering into contracts with
21vendors for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of
22the automated traffic control system. All contracts shall be
23paid from the penalties collected under this Act before any
24other funds are distributed. A local agency with jurisdiction
25seeking to utilize an automated traffic control system shall
26enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Department

 

 

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1of State Police to sub-lease the equipment. The Department of
2State Police shall review all the evidence of potential
3violations, make violation determinations, and send out all
4notices of violations. An automated traffic control system may
5operate only during those periods when workers are present in
6the construction or maintenance zone. In any prosecution based
7upon evidence obtained through an automated traffic control
8system established under this Act, the State must prove that
9one or more workers were present in the construction or
10maintenance zone when the violation occurred.
11(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04; 94-757, eff. 5-12-06;
1294-814, eff. 1-1-07.)
 
13    (625 ILCS 7/15)
14    Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:
15    (a) "Automated traffic control system" means any system
16with image or video recording capabilities in combination with
17vehicle detection sensors that accurately measures a vehicle's
18speed while recording a clear image or video of the vehicle and
19the vehicle's front and rear registration plates while the
20driver is violating Section 20 of this Act. Each system shall
21also attempt to capture the image of the face of the driver to
22assist the owners of the vehicle in identifying the person
23driving the vehicle at the time of the violation. The image of
24the face of the driver is not necessary for the issuance of a
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1photographic device, radar device, laser device, or other
2electrical or mechanical device or devices designed to record
3the speed of a vehicle and obtain a clear photograph or other
4recorded image of the vehicle, the vehicle operator, and the
5vehicle's registration plate while the driver is violating
6Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The photograph
7or other recorded image must also display the time, date, and
8location of the violation. A law enforcement officer is not
9required to be present or to witness the violation.
10    (b) "Construction or maintenance zone" means an area in
11which the Department of Transportation, or the Illinois State
12Toll Highway Authority, or local agency with jurisdiction is
13preparing for construction or maintenance of the road,
14conducting construction or maintenance of the road, or removing
15construction or maintenance equipment and materials from the
16road, and has determined that the preexisting established speed
17limit through a highway construction or maintenance project is
18greater than is reasonable or safe with respect to the
19conditions expected to exist in the construction or maintenance
20zone and has posted a lower speed limit with a highway
21construction or maintenance zone special speed limit sign in
22accordance with Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
23Unless a road or highway remains in an unsafe or hazardous
24condition, including, but not limited to, lane closures,
25traffic alterations, or other alterations impacting normal
26driving conditions, no automated enforcement shall occur in a

 

 

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1construction or maintenance zone if construction work has not
2occurred in the previous 48 hours or more.
3    "Local agency with jurisdiction" means the municipality or
4county establishing a construction or maintenance zone under
5this Act. Local agency enforcement is limited to all or any
6portion of a State highway or road where speed limits exceed 45
7miles per hour before establishment of a construction or
8maintenance zone. Local agency enforcement for a county is
9limited to an unincorporated area of the county.
10    (c) "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle
11is registered.
12(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
13    (625 ILCS 7/20)
14    Sec. 20. Civil violation; penalties; vehicle registration
15non-renewal Penalties.
16    (a) A motor vehicle may not operate in a construction or
17maintenance zone at a speed in excess of the posted speed
18limit. The registered owner of a motor vehicle operated in
19violation of this Section when the violation is recorded by an
20automated traffic control system shall be subject to the
21following penalties:
22        (1) if the recorded speed is less than 10 miles per
23    hour over the posted speed limit, a civil penalty may not
24    be imposed under this Act; however, the Department of State
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1    registered owner of the vehicle, in the same manner that a
2    Notice of Violation is sent under this Act;
3        (2) if the recorded speed is at least 10 miles per hour
4    but less than 20 miles per hour over the posted speed
5    limit, a civil penalty of $50 is imposed, and if the
6    penalty is not paid in a timely manner an additional
7    penalty of $50 is imposed; or
8        (3) if the recorded speed is 20 miles per hour or more
9    over the posted speed limit, a civil penalty of $100 is
10    imposed, and if the penalty is not paid in a timely manner
11    an additional penalty of $100 is imposed.
12    (b) A violation of this Section is a civil penalty, and not
13a violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
14vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
15owner of the vehicle.
16    (c) In addition to the penalties imposed under this
17Section, the Secretary of State shall not renew the vehicle
18registration of the registered owner of a vehicle operated in
19violation of this Section, if the owner: (1) has failed to pay
20any penalty due and owing as a result of 3 violations of this
21Section; or (2) is more than 30 calendar days in default of a
22payment plan. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
23implement this Section.
24    (d) Forty percent of the penalties collected under an
25automated traffic control system established by a local agency
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1Department of State Police shall be deposited as follows: 20%
2into the Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund for use
3in law enforcement training and 20% into the State Police
4Operations Assistance Fund.
5    (d-5) Forty percent of the penalties collected under an
6automated traffic control system established by the Department
7of State Police, the Department of Transportation, or the
8Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, shall be deposited into
9the State Police Merit Board Public Safety Fund for
10distribution under Section 7.2 of the State Police Act.
11    (e) Ten percent of the penalties collected under an
12automated traffic control system established by the Department
13of State Police, the Department of Transportation, or the
14Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, shall be deposited into
15the State Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. All
16moneys deposited into the State Transportation Safety Highway
17Hire-back Fund from funds collected under an automated traffic
18control system established by the Illinois State Toll Highway
19Authority shall be used exclusively for policing expenditures
20on State tollways. Ten percent of the penalties collected under
21an automated traffic control system established by a local
22agency with jurisdiction shall be deposited as follows: 5% into
23the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund of the local
24agency with jurisdiction, if a fund exists, and 5% into the
25State Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. If the
26local agency with jurisdiction does not have a Transportation

 

 

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1Safety Highway Hire-back Fund, then 10% of the penalties
2collected under an automated traffic control system
3established by a local agency with jurisdiction shall be
4deposited into the State Transportation Safety Highway
5Hire-back Fund. The funds deposited into the State
6Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund or the
7Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund of the local
8agency with jurisdiction under this subsection (e) shall be
9used to hire off-duty Department of State Police or local
10agency officers to monitor construction or maintenance zones
11and provide for additional policing. The Department of State
12Police may recover, and deposit into the State Police
13Operations Assistance Fund, enforcement and administrative
14costs from enforcement penalties collected under this Act, but
15the amount collected shall not exceed 20% of the total
16penalties collected under this Act. A local agency with
17jurisdiction may establish a Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to
18receive revenues under this Section. The Department of State
19Police shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (e).
20    (e-5) Twenty percent of the penalties collected under an
21automated traffic control system shall be deposited into the
22Road Fund and used exclusively for driver education or work
23zone safety awareness; or into the State Transportation
24Hire-back Fund and used exclusively for roads and highways
25under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.
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1Transportation shall jointly conduct an annual statistical
2analysis to assess the safety impact of the system. The
3statistical analysis shall be based upon the best available
4crash, traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of
5time before and after the installation of the system sufficient
6to provide a statistically valid comparison of the safety
7impact. The statistical analysis required by this subsection
8(f) shall be made available to the public and shall be
9published on the websites of the Department of State Police and
10the Department of Transportation.
11    (g) The Secretary of State and Department of State Police
12shall adopt rules for collection of penalties, conduct of
13administrative proceedings, and other rules necessary to
14implement this Act. The rules adopted must allow for a 60-day
15period to pay a penalty or challenge each attested Notice of
16Violation.
17The penalties for and consequences of a traffic violation
18recorded by an automated traffic control system are the same as
19for any similar violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
20(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
21    (625 ILCS 7/25)
22    Sec. 25. Limitations on the use of automated traffic
23control enforcement systems.
24    (a) The Department of State Police or local agency with
25jurisdiction must conduct a public information campaign to

 

 

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1inform drivers about the use of automated traffic control
2systems in highway construction or maintenance zones,
3including but not limited to speed restrictions under Sections
411-601.5 and 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and
5penalties for injuring or killing a worker in a highway
6construction or maintenance zone under Section 11-908 of the
7Illinois Vehicle Code before establishing any of those systems.
8The Department of State Police shall adopt rules for
9implementing this subsection (a).
10    (b) Signs indicating that speeds are enforced by automated
11traffic control systems must be clearly and conspicuously
12posted not more than 500 feet before a construction or
13maintenance zone and not more than 500 feet before an automated
14traffic control system. Signs indicating the end of a
15construction or maintenance zone utilizing an automated
16traffic control system must be clearly and conspicuously posted
17in the areas where the systems are in use.
18    (c) Operation of automated traffic control systems is
19limited to established areas where road construction or
20maintenance zones is occurring.
21    (d) Photographs or other recorded images obtained in this
22manner may only be used as evidence in relation to a violation
23of this Act or Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
24for which the photograph is taken. For the purposes of this
25Act, the The photographs or other recorded images are available
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1the lessee of the vehicle, the offender and the offender's
2attorney of the owner or driver or lessee, hearing officer,
3relevant Secretary of State personnel the judiciary, the local
4State's Attorney, and law enforcement officials.
5    (e) (Blank). If the driver of the vehicle cannot be
6identified through the photograph, the owner is not liable for
7the fine, and the citation may not be counted against the
8driving record of the owner. If the driver can be identified,
9the driver is liable for the fine, and the violation is counted
10against his or her driving record.
11(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
12    (625 ILCS 7/30)
13    Sec. 30. Requirements for issuance of a Notice of Violation
14citation.
15    (a) The vehicle, vehicle operator, vehicle registration
16plate, speed, date, time, and location must be clearly visible
17on the photograph or other recorded image of the alleged
18violation. The Department of State Police must review and
19approve the photograph or other recorded image for compliance
20with this subsection. The Department of State Police shall
21adopt rules for: (1) coordination of enforcement efforts with
22State agencies, local agencies with jurisdiction, and the
23Secretary of State; (2) notices to motorists; and (3) review
24and approval of photographs or other recorded images from
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1Department or a local agency with jurisdiction. The rules may
2provide that the review and approval of the photograph or other
3recorded image under this subsection may be conducted by a
4Department employee other than a sworn law enforcement officer.
5    (b) A Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation must be
6mailed by first class United States mail with postage prepaid
7or otherwise delivered to the registered owner of the vehicle .
8If mailed, the citation must be sent via certified mail within
914 business days of the alleged violation, return receipt
10requested.
11    (c) The Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation must
12include:
13        (1) the name and address of the vehicle owner;
14        (2) the registration number of the vehicle;
15        (3) the violation offense charged;
16        (4) the time, date, and location of the violation;
17        (5) (blank) the first available court date; and
18        (6) notice that the basis of the violation citation is
19    the photograph or recorded image from the automated traffic
20    control system; .
21        (7) a copy of the recorded image or images and a
22    statement that the violation occurred in a construction or
23    maintenance zone, as defined by Section 15 of this Act;
24        (8) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
25    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
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1    violation of a speed restriction;
2        (10) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty in
3    a timely manner is an admission of liability and may result
4    in the non-renewal of the vehicle registration of the owner
5    of the vehicle;
6        (11) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
7    by:
8            (A) paying the fine;
9            (B) challenging the charge by mail or by
10        administrative hearing; or
11            (C) challenging the charge by any administrative
12        rule adopted by the Secretary of State under this Act;
13        and
14        (12) a website address where the owner may view the
15    recorded images of the violation.
16    (d) The Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation issued
17to the owner violator must be a single sheet. accompanied by a
18written document that lists the violator's rights and
19obligations and explains how the violator can elect to proceed
20by either paying the fine or challenging the issuance of the
21The written document must also include on the backside of the
22sheet information on penalties for injuring or killing a worker
23in a highway construction or maintenance zone Uniform Traffic
24Citation.
25(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04; 94-757, eff. 5-12-06;
2694-814, eff. 1-1-07.)
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 7/35)
2    Sec. 35. Response to issuance of a Notice of Violation
3citation.
4    (a) If a A person issued a Notice of Violation citation
5under this Act (1) has failed to pay any penalty due and owing
6as a result of 3 violations under the Automated Traffic Control
7Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act; or
8(2) is more than 30 calendar days in default of a payment plan,
9the Secretary of State shall not renew the registration of the
10owner of the vehicle. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules
11to implement this Section may respond to the citation in person
12or by any method allowed by law.
13    (b) (Blank). If the driver of the vehicle cannot be
14identified through the photograph or other recorded image, the
15owner is not liable for the fine.
16    (c) The Secretary of State shall establish an
17administrative process to carry out this Section and shall
18adopt rules to allow for coordination with the Department of
19State Police, other State agencies, and local agencies with
20jurisdiction to enforce this Section. The rules adopted shall
21not allow for less than 60 days for a vehicle owner to either
22pay the violation or challenge the violation by mail,
23administrative hearing, or any other procedure established by
24rule. The rules shall provide a process by which a vehicle
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1the driver of the owner's vehicle and a process by which a
2lessor may transfer liability for a violation under this Act to
3the lessee of the lessor's vehicle. The Secretary of State may
4recover the costs of conducting administrative hearings from
5penalties collected under this Act, which may not exceed 10% of
6the total penalties collected under this Act.
7    (d) In an administrative proceeding challenging the
8violation, the hearing officer may consider in defense of a
9violation:
10        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plate of the
11    motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred and
12    were not under the control of or in the possession of the
13    owner at the time of the violation;
14        (2) that the driver or owner of the motor vehicle
15    received a Uniform Traffic Citation from a law enforcement
16    officer for a speed violation occurring within one-eighth
17    of a mile and within 15 minutes of the violation recorded
18    by the automated traffic control system;
19        (3) that the owner or lessor of the vehicle has
20    transferred liability to the driver;
21        (4) that clear and conspicuous signs were not displayed
22    at the construction or maintenance zone;
23        (5) that the Department of Transportation, Illinois
24    State Toll Highway Authority, or local agency with
25    jurisdiction did not properly establish a construction or
26    maintenance zone as defined under Section 15 of this Act;

 

 

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1    or
2        (6) any other evidence or issues allowed by
3    administrative rule adopted under this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
5    (625 ILCS 7/40)
6    Sec. 40. Admissibility of recorded images. Any Except as
7provided in Section 45, any photograph or other recorded image
8evidencing a violation of this Act or Section 11-605.1 of the
9Illinois Vehicle Code is admissible in any proceeding resulting
10from the issuance of the Notice of Violation under this Act or
11Uniform Traffic Citation under Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois
12Vehicle Code. For the purposes of this Act, photographs
13Photographs or other recorded images made by an automated
14automatic traffic control system are confidential and shall be
15made available only to those persons provided for under
16subsection (d) of Section 25 of this Act the defendant and to
17governmental or law enforcement agencies within the
18jurisdiction for the purposes of adjudicating a driving
19violation.
20(Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
 
21    (625 ILCS 7/45 rep.)
22    Section 25. The Automated Traffic Control Systems in
23Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended by
24repealing Section 45.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".