100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2546

 

Introduced , by Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/11-208.6

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an automated traffic law enforcement system is a system, in a municipality or county operated by a governmental agency, that produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation of a provision under the Code regulating traffic-control signals (rather than a violation of any provision under the Code). Provides that for each violation of the provision under the Code regulating traffic-control signals involving a motor vehicle accident that results in damage to another vehicle, death or personal injury to another, or both, recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system, the county or municipality with jurisdiction shall issue a written notice to the violator. Defines "personal injury".


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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
5Section 11-208.6 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.6)
7    Sec. 11-208.6. Automated traffic law enforcement system.
8    (a) As used in this Section, "automated traffic law
9enforcement system" means a device with one or more motor
10vehicle sensors working in conjunction with a red light signal
11to produce recorded images of motor vehicles entering an
12intersection against a red signal indication in violation of
13Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
14ordinance.
15    An automated traffic law enforcement system is a system, in
16a municipality or county operated by a governmental agency,
17that produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation
18of Section 11-306 a provision of this Code or a similar
19provision of a local ordinance and is designed to obtain a
20clear recorded image of the vehicle and the vehicle's license
21plate. The recorded image must also display the time, date, and
22location of the violation.
23    (b) As used in this Section, "recorded images" means images

 

 

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1recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system on:
2        (1) 2 or more photographs;
3        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
4        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
5        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and, on
6    at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
7    identifying the registration plate number of the motor
8    vehicle.
9    (b-5) A municipality or county that produces a recorded
10image of a motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this
11Code or a local ordinance must make the recorded images of a
12violation accessible to the alleged violator by providing the
13alleged violator with a website address, accessible through the
14Internet.
15    (c) Except as provided under Section 11-208.8 of this Code,
16a county or municipality, including a home rule county or
17municipality, may not use an automated traffic law enforcement
18system to provide recorded images of a motor vehicle for the
19purpose of recording its speed. Except as provided under
20Section 11-208.8 of this Code, the regulation of the use of
21automated traffic law enforcement systems to record vehicle
22speeds is an exclusive power and function of the State. This
23subsection (c) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
24and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII
25of the Illinois Constitution.
26    (c-5) A county or municipality, including a home rule

 

 

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1county or municipality, may not use an automated traffic law
2enforcement system to issue violations in instances where the
3motor vehicle comes to a complete stop and does not enter the
4intersection, as defined by Section 1-132 of this Code, during
5the cycle of the red signal indication unless one or more
6pedestrians or bicyclists are present, even if the motor
7vehicle stops at a point past a stop line or crosswalk where a
8driver is required to stop, as specified in subsection (c) of
9Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
10ordinance.
11    (c-6) A county, or a municipality with less than 2,000,000
12inhabitants, including a home rule county or municipality, may
13not use an automated traffic law enforcement system to issue
14violations in instances where a motorcyclist enters an
15intersection against a red signal indication when the red
16signal fails to change to a green signal within a reasonable
17period of time not less than 120 seconds because of a signal
18malfunction or because the signal has failed to detect the
19arrival of the motorcycle due to the motorcycle's size or
20weight.
21    (d) For each violation of Section 11-306 a provision of
22this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance involving
23a motor vehicle accident that results in damage to another
24vehicle, death or personal injury to another, or both, recorded
25by an automated automatic traffic law enforcement system, the
26county or municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a

 

 

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1written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
2vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered
3to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
4after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality or
5county of the identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no
6event later than 90 days after the violation.
7    The notice shall include:
8        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of the
9    vehicle;
10        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
11    involved in the violation;
12        (3) the violation charged;
13        (4) the location where the violation occurred;
14        (5) the date and time of the violation;
15        (6) a copy of the recorded images;
16        (7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
17    requirements of any traffic education program imposed and
18    the date by which the civil penalty should be paid and the
19    traffic education program should be completed;
20        (8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
21    violation of a red light signal;
22        (9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty, to
23    complete a required traffic education program, or to
24    contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
25    liability and may result in a suspension of the driving
26    privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle;

 

 

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1        (10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
2    by:
3            (A) paying the fine, completing a required traffic
4        education program, or both; or
5            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or by
6        administrative hearing; and
7        (11) a website address, accessible through the
8    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
9    the violation.
10    For purposes of this subsection (d), "personal injury"
11means any injury requiring immediate professional treatment in
12a medical facility or doctor's office.
13    (e) If a person charged with a traffic violation of Section
1411-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
15ordinance, as a result of an automated traffic law enforcement
16system, does not pay the fine or complete a required traffic
17education program, or both, or successfully contest the civil
18penalty resulting from that violation, the Secretary of State
19shall suspend the driving privileges of the registered owner of
20the vehicle under Section 6-306.5 of this Code for failing to
21complete a required traffic education program or to pay any
22fine or penalty due and owing, or both, as a result of a
23combination of 5 violations of the automated traffic law
24enforcement system or the automated speed enforcement system
25under Section 11-208.8 of this Code.
26    (f) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an

 

 

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1automated traffic law enforcement system, a notice alleging
2that the violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts
3contained in the notice and admissible in any proceeding
4alleging a violation under this Section.
5    (g) Recorded images made by an automatic traffic law
6enforcement system are confidential and shall be made available
7only to the alleged violator and governmental and law
8enforcement agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation
9of this Section, for statistical purposes, or for other
10governmental purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a
11violation of this Section, however, may be admissible in any
12proceeding resulting from the issuance of the citation.
13    (h) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense of
14a violation:
15        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates of
16    the motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred
17    and not under the control of or in the possession of the
18    owner at the time of the violation;
19        (2) that the driver of the vehicle passed through the
20    intersection when the light was red either (i) in order to
21    yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle or (ii) as
22    part of a funeral procession; and
23        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
24    or county ordinance.
25    (i) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the
26registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred

 

 

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1and were not under the control or possession of the owner at
2the time of the violation, the owner must submit proof that a
3report concerning the stolen motor vehicle or registration
4plates was filed with a law enforcement agency in a timely
5manner.
6    (j) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a
7Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of
8the violation, the motor vehicle owner is subject to a civil
9penalty not exceeding $100 or the completion of a traffic
10education program, or both, plus an additional penalty of not
11more than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty or to
12complete a required traffic education program, or both, in a
13timely manner, if the motor vehicle is recorded by an automated
14traffic law enforcement system. A violation for which a civil
15penalty is imposed under this Section is not a violation of a
16traffic regulation governing the movement of vehicles and may
17not be recorded on the driving record of the owner of the
18vehicle.
19    (j-3) A registered owner who is a holder of a valid
20commercial driver's license is not required to complete a
21traffic education program.
22    (j-5) For purposes of the required traffic education
23program only, a registered owner may submit an affidavit to the
24court or hearing officer swearing that at the time of the
25alleged violation, the vehicle was in the custody and control
26of another person. The affidavit must identify the person in

 

 

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1custody and control of the vehicle, including the person's name
2and current address. The person in custody and control of the
3vehicle at the time of the violation is required to complete
4the required traffic education program. If the person in
5custody and control of the vehicle at the time of the violation
6completes the required traffic education program, the
7registered owner of the vehicle is not required to complete a
8traffic education program.
9    (k) An intersection equipped with an automated traffic law
10enforcement system must be posted with a sign visible to
11approaching traffic indicating that the intersection is being
12monitored by an automated traffic law enforcement system.
13    (k-3) A municipality or county that has one or more
14intersections equipped with an automated traffic law
15enforcement system must provide notice to drivers by posting
16the locations of automated traffic law systems on the
17municipality or county website.
18    (k-5) An intersection equipped with an automated traffic
19law enforcement system must have a yellow change interval that
20conforms with the Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
21Devices (IMUTCD) published by the Illinois Department of
22Transportation.
23    (k-7) A municipality or county operating an automated
24traffic law enforcement system shall conduct a statistical
25analysis to assess the safety impact of each automated traffic
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1installation of the system. The statistical analysis shall be
2based upon the best available crash, traffic, and other data,
3and shall cover a period of time before and after installation
4of the system sufficient to provide a statistically valid
5comparison of safety impact. The statistical analysis shall be
6consistent with professional judgment and acceptable industry
7practice. The statistical analysis also shall be consistent
8with the data required for valid comparisons of before and
9after conditions and shall be conducted within a reasonable
10period following the installation of the automated traffic law
11enforcement system. The statistical analysis required by this
12subsection (k-7) shall be made available to the public and
13shall be published on the website of the municipality or
14county. If the statistical analysis for the 36 month period
15following installation of the system indicates that there has
16been an increase in the rate of accidents at the approach to
17the intersection monitored by the system, the municipality or
18county shall undertake additional studies to determine the
19cause and severity of the accidents, and may take any action
20that it determines is necessary or appropriate to reduce the
21number or severity of the accidents at that intersection.
22    (l) The compensation paid for an automated traffic law
23enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
24or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
25traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
26system.

 

 

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1    (m) This Section applies only to the counties of Cook,
2DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will and
3to municipalities located within those counties.
4    (n) The fee for participating in a traffic education
5program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
6    A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
7education program under this Section who provides proof of
8eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
9Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
10income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
11Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
12required traffic education program.
13    (o) A municipality or county shall make a certified report
14to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6-306.5 of this
15Code whenever a registered owner of a vehicle has failed to pay
16any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of a combination
17of 5 offenses for automated traffic law or speed enforcement
18system violations.
19    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
20to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
21speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
22such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
23that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
24within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
25provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and address
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1subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
2authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
3    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant to
4this subsection, the county or municipality may issue the
5violation to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it
6would issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle
7pursuant to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for
8the violation.
9(Source: P.A. 97-29, eff. 1-1-12; 97-627, eff. 1-1-12; 97-672,
10eff. 7-1-12; 97-762, eff. 7-6-12; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)