101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3909

 

Introduced 10/17/2019, by Rep. Grant Wehrli - Mark Batinick - Jonathan Carroll - Amy Grant and Margo McDermed

 

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

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


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HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the
2right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in
3the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested
4in the conditional vendee or lessee with right of purchase, or
5in the event a mortgagor of such motor vehicle is entitled to
6possession, or in the event a lessee of such motor vehicle is
7entitled to possession or control, then such conditional vendee
8or lessee with right of purchase or mortgagor or lessee is
9considered to be the owner for the purpose of this Act.
10    "Registration plate or digital registration plate cover"
11means any tinted, colored, painted, marked, clear, or
12illuminated object that is designed to (i) cover any of the
13characters of a motor vehicle's registration plate or digital
14registration plate; or (ii) distort a recorded image of any of
15the characters of a motor vehicle's registration plate or
16digital registration plate recorded by an automated
17enforcement system as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.8, or
1811-1201.1 of this Code or recorded by an automated traffic
19control system as defined in Section 15 of the Automated
20Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance
21Zones Act.
22    "Rental Owner" means an owner principally engaged, with
23respect to one or more rental fleets, in renting to others or
24offering for rental the vehicles of such fleets, without
25drivers.
26    "Restricted Plates" shall include, but is not limited to,

 

 

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1dealer, manufacturer, transporter, farm, repossessor, and
2permanently mounted type plates. Vehicles displaying any of
3these type plates from a foreign jurisdiction that is a member
4of the International Registration Plan shall be granted
5reciprocity but shall be subject to the same limitations as
6similar plated Illinois registered vehicles.
7(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/6-306.5)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-306.5)
9    Sec. 6-306.5. Failure to pay fine or penalty for standing,
10parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
11automated traffic law violations; suspension of driving
12privileges.
13    (a) Upon receipt of a certified report, as prescribed by
14subsection (c) of this Section, from any municipality or county
15stating that the owner of a registered vehicle: (1) has failed
16to pay any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of 10 or
17more violations of a municipality's or county's vehicular
18standing, parking, or compliance regulations established by
19ordinance pursuant to Section 11-208.3 of this Code, (2) has
20failed to pay any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of 5
21offenses for automated speed enforcement system violations or
22automated traffic violations as defined in Sections 11-208.6,
2311-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1, or combination thereof, or
24(3) is more than 14 days in default of a payment plan pursuant
25to which a suspension had been terminated under subsection (c)

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    county with a population of 1,000,000 or more, the report
2    shall also include a statement that the alleged violator's
3    State vehicle registration number and vehicle make, if
4    specified on the automated speed enforcement system
5    violation or automated traffic law violation notice, are
6    correct as they appear on the citations.
7        (4) A unique identifying reference number for each
8    request of suspension sent whenever a person has failed to
9    pay the fine or penalty or has defaulted on a payment plan.
10    (d) Any municipality or county making a certified report to
11the Secretary of State pursuant to this Section shall notify
12the Secretary of State, in a form prescribed by the Secretary,
13whenever a person named in the certified report has paid the
14previously reported fine or penalty, whenever a person named in
15the certified report has entered into a payment plan pursuant
16to which the municipality or county has agreed to terminate the
17suspension, or whenever the municipality or county determines
18that the original report was in error. A certified copy of such
19notification shall also be given upon request and at no
20additional charge to the person named therein. Upon receipt of
21the municipality's or county's notification or presentation of
22a certified copy of such notification, the Secretary of State
23shall terminate the suspension.
24    (e) Any municipality or county making a certified report to
25the Secretary of State pursuant to this Section shall also by
26ordinance establish procedures for persons to challenge the

 

 

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1accuracy of the certified report. The ordinance shall also
2state the grounds for such a challenge, which may be limited to
3(1) the person not having been the owner or lessee of the
4vehicle or vehicles receiving 10 or more standing, parking, or
5compliance violation notices or a combination of 5 or more
6automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law
7violations on the date or dates such notices were issued; and
8(2) the person having already paid the fine or penalty for the
910 or more standing, parking, or compliance violations or
10combination of 5 or more automated speed enforcement system or
11automated traffic law violations indicated on the certified
12report.
13    (f) Any municipality or county, other than a municipality
14or county establishing vehicular standing, parking, and
15compliance regulations pursuant to Section 11-208.3, automated
16speed enforcement system regulations under Section 11-208.8,
17or automated traffic law regulations under Section 11-208.6,
1811-208.9, or 11-1201.1, may also cause a suspension of a
19person's drivers license pursuant to this Section. Such
20municipality or county may invoke this sanction by making a
21certified report to the Secretary of State upon a person's
22failure to satisfy any fine or penalty imposed by final
23judgment for 10 or more violations of local standing, parking,
24or compliance regulations or a combination of 5 or more
25automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law
26violations after exhaustion of judicial review procedures, but

 

 

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1only if:
2        (1) the municipality or county complies with the
3    provisions of this Section in all respects except in regard
4    to enacting an ordinance pursuant to Section 11-208.3;
5        (2) the municipality or county has sent a notice of
6    impending drivers license suspension as prescribed by an
7    ordinance enacted pursuant to subsection (g) of this
8    Section; and
9        (3) in municipalities or counties with a population of
10    1,000,000 or more, the municipality or county has verified
11    that the alleged violator's State vehicle registration
12    number and vehicle make are correct as they appear on the
13    citations.
14    (g) Any municipality or county, other than a municipality
15or county establishing standing, parking, and compliance
16regulations pursuant to Section 11-208.3, automated speed
17enforcement system regulations under Section 11-208.8, or
18automated traffic law regulations under Section 11-208.6,
1911-208.9, or 11-1201.1, may provide by ordinance for the
20sending of a notice of impending drivers license suspension to
21the person who has failed to satisfy any fine or penalty
22imposed by final judgment for 10 or more violations of local
23standing, parking, or compliance regulations or a combination
24of 5 or more automated speed enforcement system or automated
25traffic law violations after exhaustion of judicial review
26procedures. An ordinance so providing shall specify that the

 

 

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1notice sent to the person liable for any fine or penalty shall
2state that failure to pay the fine or penalty owing within 45
3days of the notice's date will result in the municipality or
4county notifying the Secretary of State that the person's
5drivers license is eligible for suspension pursuant to this
6Section. The notice of impending drivers license suspension
7shall be sent by first class United States mail, postage
8prepaid, to the address recorded with the Secretary of State or
9at the last address known to the lessor of the cited vehicle at
10the time of lease or, if any notice sent under Section 11-208.3
11of this Code is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
12address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
13database.
14    (h) An administrative hearing to contest an impending
15suspension or a suspension made pursuant to this Section may be
16had upon filing a written request with the Secretary of State.
17The filing fee for this hearing shall be $20, to be paid at the
18time the request is made. A municipality or county which files
19a certified report with the Secretary of State pursuant to this
20Section shall reimburse the Secretary for all reasonable costs
21incurred by the Secretary as a result of the filing of the
22report, including but not limited to the costs of providing the
23notice required pursuant to subsection (b) and the costs
24incurred by the Secretary in any hearing conducted with respect
25to the report pursuant to this subsection and any appeal from
26such a hearing.

 

 

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1    (i) The provisions of this Section shall apply on and after
2January 1, 1988.
3    (j) For purposes of this Section, the term "compliance
4violation" is defined as in Section 11-208.3.
5(Source: P.A. 97-333, eff. 8-12-11; 97-672, eff. 7-1-12;
698-556, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/11-208)   (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208)
8    Sec. 11-208. Powers of local authorities.
9    (a) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
10prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways
11under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of
12the police power from:
13        1. Regulating the standing or parking of vehicles,
14    except as limited by Sections 11-1306 and 11-1307 of this
15    Act;
16        2. Regulating traffic by means of police officers or
17    traffic control signals;
18        3. Regulating or prohibiting processions or
19    assemblages on the highways; and certifying persons to
20    control traffic for processions or assemblages;
21        4. Designating particular highways as one-way highways
22    and requiring that all vehicles thereon be moved in one
23    specific direction;
24        5. Regulating the speed of vehicles in public parks
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1        6. Designating any highway as a through highway, as
2    authorized in Section 11-302, and requiring that all
3    vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same or
4    designating any intersection as a stop intersection or a
5    yield right-of-way intersection and requiring all vehicles
6    to stop or yield the right-of-way at one or more entrances
7    to such intersections;
8        7. Restricting the use of highways as authorized in
9    Chapter 15;
10        8. Regulating the operation of mobile carrying
11    devices, bicycles, low-speed electric bicycles, and
12    low-speed gas bicycles, and requiring the registration and
13    licensing of same, including the requirement of a
14    registration fee;
15        9. Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles or
16    specified types of vehicles at intersections;
17        10. Altering the speed limits as authorized in Section
18    11-604;
19        11. Prohibiting U-turns;
20        12. Prohibiting pedestrian crossings at other than
21    designated and marked crosswalks or at intersections;
22        13. Prohibiting parking during snow removal operation;
23        14. Imposing fines in accordance with Section
24    11-1301.3 as penalties for use of any parking place
25    reserved for persons with disabilities, as defined by
26    Section 1-159.1, or veterans with disabilities by any

 

 

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1    person using a motor vehicle not bearing registration
2    plates specified in Section 11-1301.1 or a special decal or
3    device as defined in Section 11-1301.2 as evidence that the
4    vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities or
5    a veteran with a disability;
6        15. Adopting such other traffic regulations as are
7    specifically authorized by this Code; or
8        16. Enforcing the provisions of subsection (f) of
9    Section 3-413 of this Code or a similar local ordinance.
10    (b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph 1,
114, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 or 13 of subsection (a) shall be effective
12until signs giving reasonable notice of such local traffic
13regulations are posted.
14    (c) The provisions of this Code shall not prevent any
15municipality having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants
16from prohibiting any person from driving or operating any motor
17vehicle upon the roadways of such municipality with headlamps
18on high beam or bright.
19    (d) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
20prevent local authorities within the reasonable exercise of
21their police power from prohibiting, on private property, the
22unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with
23disabilities.
24    (e) No unit of local government, including a home rule
25unit, may enact or enforce an ordinance that applies only to
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1restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion of
2a highway for which federal or State funds have been used for
3the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of that
4highway. No unit of local government, including a home rule
5unit, may enact an ordinance requiring motorcycle users to wear
6protective headgear. Nothing in this subsection (e) shall
7affect the authority of a unit of local government to regulate
8motorcycles for traffic control purposes or in accordance with
9Section 12-602 of this Code. No unit of local government,
10including a home rule unit, may regulate motorcycles in a
11manner inconsistent with this Code. This subsection (e) is a
12limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
13the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
14rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
15    (e-5) The City of Chicago may enact an ordinance providing
16for a noise monitoring system upon any portion of the roadway
17known as Lake Shore Drive. Twelve months after the installation
18of the noise monitoring system, and any time after the first
19report as the City deems necessary, the City of Chicago shall
20prepare a noise monitoring report with the data collected from
21the system and shall, upon request, make the report available
22to the public. For purposes of this subsection (e-5), "noise
23monitoring system" means an automated noise monitor capable of
24recording noise levels 24 hours per day and 365 days per year
25with computer equipment sufficient to process the data.
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1unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of
2Automated Driving System equipped vehicles on its roadways.
3Nothing in this subsection (e-10) shall affect the authority of
4a unit of local government to regulate Automated Driving System
5equipped vehicles for traffic control purposes. No unit of
6local government, including a home rule unit, may regulate
7Automated Driving System equipped vehicles in a manner
8inconsistent with this Code. For purposes of this subsection
9(e-10), "Automated Driving System equipped vehicle" means any
10vehicle equipped with an Automated Driving System of hardware
11and software that are collectively capable of performing the
12entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless of
13whether it is limited to a specific operational domain. This
14subsection (e-10) is a limitation under subsection (i) of
15Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
16concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
17exercised by the State.
18    (f) No unit of local government, including a home rule
19unit, A municipality or county designated in Section 11-208.6
20may enact or enforce an ordinance providing for an automated
21traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of Section
2211-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance
23and imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a
24vehicle used in such a violation. For purposes of this
25subsection (f), "automated traffic law enforcement system"
26means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors working

 

 

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1in conjunction with a red light signal to produce recorded
2images of motor vehicles entering into an intersection against
3a red signal indication in violation of Section 11-306 of this
4Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance. This
5subsection (f) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
6and functions under subsection (g) of Section 6 of Article VII
7of the Illinois Constitution.
8    (g) A municipality or county, as provided in Section
911-1201.1, may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
10traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of Section
1111-1201 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
12ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner of a
13vehicle used in such a violation.
14    (h) A municipality designated in Section 11-208.8 may enact
15an ordinance providing for an automated speed enforcement
16system to enforce violations of Article VI of Chapter 11 of
17this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
18    (i) A municipality or county designated in Section 11-208.9
19may enact an ordinance providing for an automated traffic law
20enforcement system to enforce violations of Section 11-1414 of
21this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance and
22imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle
23used in such a violation.
24(Source: P.A. 100-209, eff. 1-1-18; 100-257, eff. 8-22-17;
25100-352, eff. 6-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-123, eff.
267-26-19.)
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
2    Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of violations
3of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
4condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
5automated speed enforcement system violations.
6    (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance for
7a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular standing
8and parking violations and vehicle compliance violations as
9described in this subsection, automated traffic law violations
10as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1, and
11automated speed enforcement system violations as defined in
12Section 11-208.8. The administrative system shall have as its
13purpose the fair and efficient enforcement of municipal or
14county regulations through the administrative adjudication of
15automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law
16violations and violations of municipal or county ordinances
17regulating the standing and parking of vehicles, the condition
18and use of vehicle equipment, and the display of municipal or
19county wheel tax licenses within the municipality's or county's
20borders. The administrative system shall only have authority to
21adjudicate civil offenses carrying fines not in excess of $500
22or requiring the completion of a traffic education program, or
23both, that occur after the effective date of the ordinance
24adopting such a system under this Section. For purposes of this
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1municipal or county regulation governing the condition or use
2of equipment on a vehicle or governing the display of a
3municipal or county wheel tax license.
4    (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
5adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
6        (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
7    adopt, distribute and process parking, compliance, and
8    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
9    law violation notices and other notices required by this
10    Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
11    violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
12    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
13    law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
14    system. The traffic compliance administrator also may make
15    a certified report to the Secretary of State under Section
16    6-306.5.
17        (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
18    enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation
19    notice that shall specify or include the date, time, and
20    place of violation of a parking, standing, compliance,
21    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
22    law regulation; the particular regulation violated; any
23    requirement to complete a traffic education program; the
24    fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
25    or failure to complete a required traffic education
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1    vehicle make or a photograph of the vehicle; the state
2    registration number of the vehicle; and the identification
3    number of the person issuing the notice. With regard to
4    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
5    law violations, vehicle make shall be specified on the
6    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
7    law violation notice if the notice does not include a
8    photograph of the vehicle and the make is available and
9    readily discernible. With regard to municipalities or
10    counties with a population of 1 million or more, it shall
11    be grounds for dismissal of a parking violation if the
12    state registration number or vehicle make specified is
13    incorrect. The violation notice shall state that the
14    completion of any required traffic education program, the
15    payment of any indicated fine, and the payment of any
16    applicable penalty for late payment or failure to complete
17    a required traffic education program, or both, shall
18    operate as a final disposition of the violation. The notice
19    also shall contain information as to the availability of a
20    hearing in which the violation may be contested on its
21    merits. The violation notice shall specify the time and
22    manner in which a hearing may be had.
23        (3) Service of a parking, standing, or compliance
24    violation notice by: (i) affixing the original or a
25    facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully parked or standing
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1    vehicle if he or she is present; or (iii) mailing the
2    notice to the address of the registered owner or lessee of
3    the cited vehicle as recorded with the Secretary of State
4    or the lessor of the motor vehicle within 30 days after the
5    Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor vehicle
6    notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
7    owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days
8    after the date of the violation, except that in the case of
9    a lessee of a motor vehicle, service of a parking,
10    standing, or compliance violation notice may occur no later
11    than 210 days after the violation; and service of an
12    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
13    law violation notice by mail to the address of the
14    registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as recorded
15    with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor
16    vehicle within 30 days after the Secretary of State or the
17    lessor of the motor vehicle notifies the municipality or
18    county of the identity of the owner or lessee of the
19    vehicle, but not later than 90 days after the violation,
20    except that in the case of a lessee of a motor vehicle,
21    service of an automated traffic law violation notice may
22    occur no later than 210 days after the violation. A person
23    authorized by ordinance to issue and serve parking,
24    standing, and compliance violation notices shall certify
25    as to the correctness of the facts entered on the violation
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1    of service or in the case of a notice produced by a
2    computerized device, by signing a single certificate to be
3    kept by the traffic compliance administrator attesting to
4    the correctness of all notices produced by the device while
5    it was under his or her control. In the case of an
6    automated traffic law violation, the ordinance shall
7    require a determination by a technician employed or
8    contracted by the municipality or county that, based on
9    inspection of recorded images, the motor vehicle was being
10    operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or
11    11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If the technician
12    determines that the vehicle entered the intersection as
13    part of a funeral procession or in order to yield the
14    right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a citation shall not
15    be issued. In municipalities with a population of less than
16    1,000,000 inhabitants and counties with a population of
17    less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the automated traffic law
18    ordinance shall require that all determinations by a
19    technician that a motor vehicle was being operated in
20    violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a
21    local ordinance must be reviewed and approved by a law
22    enforcement officer or retired law enforcement officer of
23    the municipality or county issuing the violation. In
24    municipalities with a population of 1,000,000 or more
25    inhabitants and counties with a population of 3,000,000 or
26    more inhabitants, the automated traffic law ordinance

 

 

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1    shall require that all determinations by a technician that
2    a motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section
3    11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must
4    be reviewed and approved by a law enforcement officer or
5    retired law enforcement officer of the municipality or
6    county issuing the violation or by an additional
7    fully-trained reviewing technician who is not employed by
8    the contractor who employs the technician who made the
9    initial determination. In the case of an automated speed
10    enforcement system violation, the ordinance shall require
11    a determination by a technician employed by the
12    municipality, based upon an inspection of recorded images,
13    video or other documentation, including documentation of
14    the speed limit and automated speed enforcement signage,
15    and documentation of the inspection, calibration, and
16    certification of the speed equipment, that the vehicle was
17    being operated in violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of
18    this Code or a similar local ordinance. If the technician
19    determines that the vehicle speed was not determined by a
20    calibrated, certified speed equipment device based upon
21    the speed equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an
22    emergency vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The
23    automated speed enforcement ordinance shall require that
24    all determinations by a technician that a violation
25    occurred be reviewed and approved by a law enforcement
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1    municipality issuing the violation or by an additional
2    fully trained reviewing technician who is not employed by
3    the contractor who employs the technician who made the
4    initial determination. Routine and independent calibration
5    of the speeds produced by automated speed enforcement
6    systems and equipment shall be conducted annually by a
7    qualified technician. Speeds produced by an automated
8    speed enforcement system shall be compared with speeds
9    produced by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or
10    lidar equipment shall undergo an internal validation test
11    no less frequently than once each week. Qualified
12    technicians shall test loop based equipment no less
13    frequently than once a year. Radar equipment shall be
14    checked for accuracy by a qualified technician when the
15    unit is serviced, when unusual or suspect readings persist,
16    or when deemed necessary by a reviewing technician. Radar
17    equipment shall be checked with the internal frequency
18    generator and the internal circuit test whenever the radar
19    is turned on. Technicians must be alert for any unusual or
20    suspect readings, and if unusual or suspect readings of a
21    radar unit persist, that unit shall immediately be removed
22    from service and not returned to service until it has been
23    checked by a qualified technician and determined to be
24    functioning properly. Documentation of the annual
25    calibration results, including the equipment tested, test
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1    shall be maintained and available for use in the
2    determination of an automated speed enforcement system
3    violation and issuance of a citation. The technician
4    performing the calibration and testing of the automated
5    speed enforcement equipment shall be trained and certified
6    in the use of equipment for speed enforcement purposes.
7    Training on the speed enforcement equipment may be
8    conducted by law enforcement, civilian, or manufacturer's
9    personnel and if applicable may be equivalent to the
10    equipment use and operations training included in the Speed
11    Measuring Device Operator Program developed by the
12    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
13    The vendor or technician who performs the work shall keep
14    accurate records on each piece of equipment the technician
15    calibrates and tests. As used in this paragraph,
16    "fully-trained reviewing technician" means a person who
17    has received at least 40 hours of supervised training in
18    subjects which shall include image inspection and
19    interpretation, the elements necessary to prove a
20    violation, license plate identification, and traffic
21    safety and management. In all municipalities and counties,
22    the automated speed enforcement system or automated
23    traffic law ordinance shall require that no additional fee
24    shall be charged to the alleged violator for exercising his
25    or her right to an administrative hearing, and persons
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1    hearing to pay any civil penalty imposed by a finding that
2    Section 11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a
3    similar local ordinance has been violated. The original or
4    a facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
5    notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
6    generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
7    notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
8    administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
9    course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
10    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
11    law violation notice issued, signed and served in
12    accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
13    computer generated record shall be prima facie correct and
14    shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the
15    facts shown on the notice. The notice, copy, or computer
16    generated record shall be admissible in any subsequent
17    administrative or legal proceedings.
18        (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
19    owner of the vehicle cited in the parking, standing,
20    compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
21    automated traffic law violation notice in which the owner
22    may contest the merits of the alleged violation, and during
23    which formal or technical rules of evidence shall not
24    apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306 of
25    this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
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1    hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner. The
2    hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting the
3    hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance administrator
4    shall be empowered to administer oaths and to secure by
5    subpoena both the attendance and testimony of witnesses and
6    the production of relevant books and papers. Persons
7    appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
8    represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
9    also provide for internal administrative review following
10    the decision of the hearing officer.
11        (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
12    United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
13    registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
14    Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
15    returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
16    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database,
17    or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
18    11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section 11-208.8
19    of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle at the
20    last address known to the lessor of the cited vehicle at
21    the time of lease or, if any notice to that address is
22    returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
23    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database.
24    The service shall be deemed complete as of the date of
25    deposit in the United States mail. The notices shall be in
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1    to the information specified herein:
2            (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
3        compliance violation if the first notice of the
4        violation was issued by affixing the original or a
5        facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
6        vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
7        notice shall specify or include the date and location
8        of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
9        compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
10        violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
11        vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
12        any requirement to complete a traffic education
13        program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
14        for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
15        education program, or both, when so provided by
16        ordinance, the availability of a hearing in which the
17        violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
18        and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
19        of violation shall also state that failure to complete
20        a required traffic education program, to pay the
21        indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to appear
22        at a hearing on the merits in the time and manner
23        specified, will result in a final determination of
24        violation liability for the cited violation in the
25        amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that, upon
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1        liability for the failure, and the exhaustion of, or
2        failure to exhaust, available administrative or
3        judicial procedures for review, any incomplete traffic
4        education program or any unpaid fine or penalty, or
5        both, will constitute a debt due and owing the
6        municipality or county.
7            (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
8        standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
9        system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
10        This notice shall be sent following a final
11        determination of parking, standing, compliance,
12        automated speed enforcement system, or automated
13        traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
14        judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
15        The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
16        education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
17        both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
18        county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
19        to complete any required traffic education program or
20        to pay any fine or penalty due and owing the
21        municipality or county, or both, within the time
22        specified may result in the municipality's or county's
23        filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
24        incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
25        penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
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1        person's drivers license for failure to complete a
2        traffic education program or to pay fines or penalties,
3        or both, for 10 or more parking violations under
4        Section 6-306.5, or a combination of 5 or more
5        automated traffic law violations under Section
6        11-208.6 or 11-208.9 or automated speed enforcement
7        system violations under Section 11-208.8.
8        (6) A notice of impending drivers license suspension.
9    This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
10    to complete a required traffic education program or to pay
11    any fine or penalty that remains due and owing, or both, on
12    10 or more parking violations or combination of 5 or more
13    unpaid automated speed enforcement system or automated
14    traffic law violations. The notice shall state that failure
15    to complete a required traffic education program or to pay
16    the fine or penalty owing, or both, within 45 days of the
17    notice's date will result in the municipality or county
18    notifying the Secretary of State that the person is
19    eligible for initiation of suspension proceedings under
20    Section 6-306.5 of this Code. The notice shall also state
21    that the person may obtain a photostatic copy of an
22    original ticket imposing a fine or penalty by sending a
23    self addressed, stamped envelope to the municipality or
24    county along with a request for the photostatic copy. The
25    notice of impending drivers license suspension shall be
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1    the address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
2    notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to the
3    last known address recorded in a United States Post Office
4    approved database.
5        (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
6    final determination of violation liability shall occur
7    following failure to complete the required traffic
8    education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
9    after a hearing officer's determination of violation
10    liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
11    administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
12    Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
13    alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
14    prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
15    of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
16    of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
17    (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
18    without a filing having been made.
19        (8) A petition to set aside a determination of parking,
20    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
21    or automated traffic law violation liability that may be
22    filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
23    petition to set aside a determination of liability may also
24    be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
25    education program. The petition shall be filed with and
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1    manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
2    grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
3    not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
4    the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
5    having already completed the required traffic education
6    program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
7    violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
8    at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
9    municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
10    or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
11    violation if the state registration number or vehicle make,
12    only if specified in the violation notice, is incorrect.
13    After the determination of parking, standing, compliance,
14    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
15    law violation liability has been set aside upon a showing
16    of just cause, the registered owner shall be provided with
17    a hearing on the merits for that violation.
18        (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
19    persons who are not residents of the municipality or county
20    may contest the merits of the alleged violation without
21    attending a hearing.
22        (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
23    vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
24    enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
25    enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
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1    failure to complete required traffic education programs,
2    provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
3    penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250, except
4    as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3 of this
5    Code.
6        (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
7    carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated in
8    this Section.
9    (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
10standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
11system, or automated traffic law regulations under this Section
12may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
13immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
14those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
15provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
16way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
17of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of vehicle
18immobilization under this Section shall provide:
19        (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
20    for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
21    immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle has
22    accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
23    programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
24    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
25    or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
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1        (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
2    right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
3    by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
4    education programs or unpaid final determinations of
5    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
6    system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
7    both, listed on the notice.
8        (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
9    been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
10    completion of the required traffic education program or
11    payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
12    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
13    or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
14    final determinations have been issued. An order issued
15    after the hearing is a final administrative decision within
16    the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
17    Procedure.
18        (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
19    advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
20    to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
21    (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
22standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
23automated traffic law violations and final administrative
24decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
25immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall be
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1    (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
2program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
3after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
4administrative remedies created under this Section and the
5conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
6due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
7collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
8required traffic education program and payment in full of any
9fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking, compliance,
10automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
11violation shall constitute a final disposition of that
12violation.
13    (f) After the expiration of the period within which
14judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
15parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
16system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality or
17county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
18purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
19violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a municipality
20or county from consolidating multiple final determinations of
21parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
22system, or automated traffic law violations against a person in
23a proceeding. Upon commencement of the action, the municipality
24or county shall file a certified copy or record of the final
25determination of parking, standing, compliance, automated
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1which shall be accompanied by a certification that recites
2facts sufficient to show that the final determination of
3violation was issued in accordance with this Section and the
4applicable municipal or county ordinance. Service of the
5summons and a copy of the petition may be by any method
6provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil Procedure or by
7certified mail, return receipt requested, provided that the
8total amount of fines and penalties for final determinations of
9parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
10system, or automated traffic law violations does not exceed
11$2500. If the court is satisfied that the final determination
12of parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
13system, or automated traffic law violation was entered in
14accordance with the requirements of this Section and the
15applicable municipal or county ordinance, and that the
16registered owner or the lessee, as the case may be, had an
17opportunity for an administrative hearing and for judicial
18review as provided in this Section, the court shall render
19judgment in favor of the municipality or county and against the
20registered owner or the lessee for the amount indicated in the
21final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
22automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
23violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the same effect
24and may be enforced in the same manner as other judgments for
25the recovery of money.
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1program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
2    A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
3education program under this Section who provides proof of
4eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
5Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
6income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
7Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
8required traffic education program.
9(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; revised 8-15-19.)
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.8)
11    Sec. 11-208.8. Automated speed enforcement systems in
12safety zones.
13    (a) As used in this Section:
14    "Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
15device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
16mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
17zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
18clear photograph or other recorded image of the vehicle and the
19vehicle's registration plate or digital registration plate
20while the driver is violating Article VI of Chapter 11 of this
21Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
22    An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
23in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
24municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
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1ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of
2the vehicle and the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image
3must also display the time, date, and location of the
4violation.
5    "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle is
6registered.
7    "Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
8speed enforcement system on:
9        (1) 2 or more photographs;
10        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
11        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
12        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and, on
13    at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
14    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
15    plate number of the motor vehicle.
16    "Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
17mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
18elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
19line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district
20that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
21State Board of Education, not including school district
22headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
23includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
24nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
25park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
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1the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the
2furthest portion of the next furthest intersection. The term
3"safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway known
4as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway with 8 or
5more lanes of traffic.
6    (a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
7operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
8following times:
9        (i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
10    of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
11    only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
12    than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of
13    Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
14    Friday; and
15        (ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
16    of any facility, area, or land owned by a park district, no
17    earlier than one hour prior to the time that the facility,
18    area, or land is open to the public or other patrons, and
19    no later than one hour after the facility, area, or land is
20    closed to the public or other patrons.
21    (b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
22motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
23local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
24accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
25violator with a website address, accessible through the
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1    (c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
2of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic
3violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
4shall be subject to the following penalties:
5        (1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
6    hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
7    speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
8    additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
9    the original penalty in a timely manner; or
10        (2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
11    hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
12    exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more than
13    $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a timely
14    manner.
15    A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
16driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic Citation
17from a police officer for a speeding violation occurring within
18one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the violation that was
19recorded by the system. A violation for which a civil penalty
20is imposed under this Section is not a violation of a traffic
21regulation governing the movement of vehicles and may not be
22recorded on the driving record of the owner of the vehicle. A
23law enforcement officer is not required to be present or to
24witness the violation. No penalty may be imposed under this
25Section if the recorded speed of a vehicle is 5 miles per hour
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1in the same manner that notices are sent under this Section, a
2speed violation warning notice where the violation involves a
3speed of 5 miles per hour or less above the legal speed limit.
4    (d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
5civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
6system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
7associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
8shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
9following purposes:
10        (i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
11    around schools, and to provide police protection and
12    surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
13    limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
14    costs such as construction and maintenance of public safety
15    infrastructure and equipment;
16        (ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
17    safety;
18        (iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
19    within the municipality, including but not limited to roads
20    and bridges; and
21        (iv) after school programs.
22    (e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
23local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
24system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
25written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
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1to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
2after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
3identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
4than 90 days after the violation.
5    (f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
6Section shall include:
7        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of the
8    vehicle;
9        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
10    involved in the violation;
11        (3) the violation charged;
12        (4) the date, time, and location where the violation
13    occurred;
14        (5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
15        (6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
16    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
17        (7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
18    violation of a speed restriction;
19        (8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
20    to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
21    liability and may result in a suspension of the driving
22    privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle;
23        (9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
24    by:
25            (A) paying the fine; or
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1        administrative hearing; and
2        (10) a website address, accessible through the
3    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
4    the violation.
5    (g) If a person charged with a traffic violation, as a
6result of an automated speed enforcement system, does not pay
7the fine or successfully contest the civil penalty resulting
8from that violation, the Secretary of State shall suspend the
9driving privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle under
10Section 6-306.5 of this Code for failing to pay any fine or
11penalty due and owing, or both, as a result of a combination of
125 violations of the automated speed enforcement system or the
13automated traffic law under Section 11-208.6 of this Code.
14    (h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
15automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
16violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
17the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
18violation under this Section.
19    (i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
20system are confidential and shall be made available only to the
21alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement agencies
22for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this Section, for
23statistical purposes, or for other governmental purposes. Any
24recorded image evidencing a violation of this Section, however,
25may be admissible in any proceeding resulting from the issuance
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1    (j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense of
2a violation:
3        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
4    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
5    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
6    control or in the possession of the owner at the time of
7    the violation;
8        (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
9    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
10    speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
11    and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
12    system; and
13        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
14    ordinance.
15    (k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the
16registration plates or digital registration plates were stolen
17before the violation occurred and were not under the control or
18possession of the owner at the time of the violation, the owner
19must submit proof that a report concerning the stolen motor
20vehicle or registration plates was filed with a law enforcement
21agency in a timely manner.
22    (l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
23system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
24Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
25approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
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1municipality shall install such additional signage as it
2determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers as
3to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
4    (m) A roadway where a new automated speed enforcement
5system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
6days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
7system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
8automated speed enforcement system.
9    (n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
10enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
11or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
12traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
13system.
14    (o) A municipality shall make a certified report to the
15Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6-306.5 of this Code
16whenever a registered owner of a vehicle has failed to pay any
17fine or penalty due and owing as a result of a combination of 5
18offenses for automated speed or traffic law enforcement system
19violations.
20    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
21to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
22speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
23such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
24that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
25within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
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1of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee may be
2subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
3authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
4    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant to
5this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation to
6the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would issue
7a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant to this
8Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the violation.
9    (q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
10system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
11locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
12installed on the website of the municipality.
13    (r) A municipality operating an automated speed
14enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
15assess the safety impact of the system. The statistical
16analysis shall be based upon the best available crash, traffic,
17and other data, and shall cover a period of time before and
18after installation of the system sufficient to provide a
19statistically valid comparison of safety impact. The
20statistical analysis shall be consistent with professional
21judgment and acceptable industry practice. The statistical
22analysis also shall be consistent with the data required for
23valid comparisons of before and after conditions and shall be
24conducted within a reasonable period following the
25installation of the automated traffic law enforcement system.
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1made available to the public and shall be published on the
2website of the municipality.
3    (s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
4population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
5    (t) Except as provided in this Section, a county or
6municipality, including a home rule county or municipality, may
7not use an automated speed enforcement system to provide
8recorded images of a motor vehicle for the purpose of recording
9its speed. Except as provided under this Section, the
10regulation of the use of automated speed enforcement systems to
11record vehicle speeds is an exclusive power and function of the
12State. This subsection (c) is a denial and limitation of home
13rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of
14Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
15(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
 
16    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.6 rep.)
17    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
18repealing Section 11-208.6.
 
19    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
20Section 8.43 as follows:
 
21    (30 ILCS 805/8.43 new)
22    Sec. 8.43. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8
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1implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory Act of
2the 101st General Assembly.
 
3    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.