101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3856

 

Introduced 10/17/2019, by Rep. Allen Skillicorn

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-8
65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-55
65 ILCS 5/11-80-2b new
625 ILCS 5/11-208.3  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality or county may not collect any debt due or owing the municipality or county for a parking violation during any period of time that is 10 or more years after the date the first notice of violation is sent to the registered owner. Limits home rule powers.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Sections 1-2.1-8, 1-2.2-55 and by adding Section
611-80-2b as follows:
 
7    (65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-8)
8    Sec. 1-2.1-8. Enforcement of judgment.
9    (a) Any fine, other sanction, or costs imposed, or part of
10any fine, other sanction, or costs imposed, remaining unpaid
11after the exhaustion of or the failure to exhaust judicial
12review procedures under the Illinois Administrative Review Law
13are a debt due and owing the municipality and may be collected
14in accordance with applicable law.
15    (b) After expiration of the period in which judicial review
16under the Illinois Administrative Review Law may be sought for
17a final determination of a code violation, unless stayed by a
18court of competent jurisdiction, the findings, decision, and
19order of the hearing officer may be enforced in the same manner
20as a judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
21    (c) In any case in which a defendant has failed to comply
22with a judgment ordering a defendant to correct a code
23violation or imposing any fine or other sanction as a result of

 

 

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1a code violation, any expenses incurred by a municipality to
2enforce the judgment, including, but not limited to, attorney's
3fees, court costs, and costs related to property demolition or
4foreclosure, after they are fixed by a court of competent
5jurisdiction or a hearing officer, shall be a debt due and
6owing the municipality and may be collected in accordance with
7applicable law. Prior to any expenses being fixed by a hearing
8officer pursuant to this subsection (c), the municipality shall
9provide notice to the defendant that states that the defendant
10shall appear at a hearing before the administrative hearing
11officer to determine whether the defendant has failed to comply
12with the judgment. The notice shall set the date for such a
13hearing, which shall not be less than 7 days from the date that
14notice is served. If notice is served by mail, the 7-day period
15shall begin to run on the date that the notice was deposited in
16the mail.
17    (d) Upon being recorded in the manner required by Article
18XII of the Code of Civil Procedure or by the Uniform Commercial
19Code, a lien shall be imposed on the real estate or personal
20estate, or both, of the defendant in the amount of any debt due
21and owing the municipality under this Section. The lien may be
22enforced in the same manner as a judgment lien pursuant to a
23judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
24    (e) A hearing officer may set aside any judgment entered by
25default and set a new hearing date, upon a petition filed
26within 21 days after the issuance of the order of default, if

 

 

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1the hearing officer determines that the petitioner's failure to
2appear at the hearing was for good cause or at any time if the
3petitioner establishes that the municipality did not provide
4proper service of process. If any judgment is set aside
5pursuant to this subsection (e), the hearing officer shall have
6authority to enter an order extinguishing any lien which has
7been recorded for any debt due and owing the municipality as a
8result of the vacated default judgment.
9    (f) A municipality may not collect any debt due or owing
10the municipality for a parking violation under Article XIII of
11Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar provision
12of a municipal ordinance, during any period of time that is 10
13or more years after the date the last notice of violation is
14sent to the registered owner. A home rule municipality may not
15regulate debt collection in a manner inconsistent with this
16subsection (f). This subsection is a limitation under
17subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois
18Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of
19powers and functions exercised by the State.
20(Source: P.A. 90-516, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
21    (65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-55)
22    Sec. 1-2.2-55. Judgment on findings, decision, and order.
23    (a) Any fine, other sanction, or costs imposed, or part of
24any fine, other sanction, or costs imposed, remaining unpaid
25after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust, judicial

 

 

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1review procedures under the Administrative Review Law shall be
2a debt due and owing the municipality and, as such, may be
3collected in accordance with applicable law.
4    (b) After expiration of the period within which judicial
5review under the Administrative Review Law may be sought for a
6final determination of the code violation, the municipality may
7commence a proceeding in the circuit court of the county in
8which the municipality is located for purpose of obtaining a
9judgment on the findings, decision, and order. Nothing in this
10Section shall prevent a municipality from consolidating
11multiple findings, decisions, and orders against a person in
12such a proceeding. Upon commencement of the action, the
13municipality shall file a certified copy of the findings,
14decision, and order, which shall be accompanied by a
15certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the
16findings, decision, and order was issued in accordance with
17this Division and the applicable municipal ordinance. Service
18of the summons and a copy of the petition may be by any method
19provided for by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil Procedure or
20by certified mail, return receipt requested, provided that the
21total amount of fines, other sanctions, and costs imposed by
22the findings, decision, and order does not exceed $2,500. If
23the court is satisfied that the findings, decision, and order
24was entered in accordance with the requirements of this
25Division and the applicable municipal ordinance and that the
26defendant had an opportunity for a hearing under this Division

 

 

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1and for judicial review as provided in this Division:
2        (1) The court shall render judgment in favor of the
3    municipality and against the defendant for the amount
4    indicated in the findings, decision and order, plus costs.
5    The judgment shall have the same effect and may be enforced
6    in the same manner as other judgments for the recovery of
7    money.
8        (2) The court may also issue any other orders and
9    injunctions that are requested by the municipality to
10    enforce the order of the hearing officer to correct a code
11    violation.
12    (c) In place of a proceeding under subsection (b) of this
13Section, after expiration of the period in which judicial
14review under the Illinois Administrative Review Law may be
15sought for a final determination of a code violation, unless
16stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction, the findings,
17decision, and order of the hearing officer may be enforced in
18the same manner as a judgment entered by a court of competent
19jurisdiction.
20    In any case in which a defendant has failed to comply with
21a judgment ordering a defendant to correct a code violation or
22imposing any fine or other sanction as a result of a code
23violation, any expenses incurred by a municipality to enforce
24the judgment, including, but not limited to, attorney's fees,
25court costs, and costs related to property demolition or
26foreclosure, after they are fixed by a court of competent

 

 

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1jurisdiction or a hearing officer, shall be a debt due and
2owing the municipality and may be collected in accordance with
3applicable law. Prior to any expenses being fixed by a hearing
4officer pursuant to this subsection (c), the municipality shall
5provide notice to the defendant that states that the defendant
6shall appear at a hearing before the administrative hearing
7officer to determine whether the defendant has failed to comply
8with the judgment. The notice shall set the date for such a
9hearing, which shall not be less than 7 days from the date that
10notice is served. If notice is served by mail, the 7-day period
11shall begin to run on the date that the notice was deposited in
12the mail.
13    Upon being recorded in the manner required by Article XII
14of the Code of Civil Procedure or by the Uniform Commercial
15Code, a lien shall be imposed on the real estate or personal
16estate, or both, of the defendant in the amount of any debt due
17and owing the municipality under this Section. The lien may be
18enforced in the same manner as a judgment lien pursuant to a
19judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
20    A hearing officer may set aside any judgment entered by
21default and set a new hearing date, upon a petition filed
22within 21 days after the issuance of the order of default, if
23the hearing officer determines that the petitioner's failure to
24appear at the hearing was for good cause or at any time if the
25petitioner establishes that the municipality did not provide
26proper service of process. If any judgment is set aside

 

 

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1pursuant to this subsection (c), the hearing officer shall have
2authority to enter an order extinguishing any lien which has
3been recorded for any debt due and owing the municipality as a
4result of the vacated default judgment.
5    (d) A municipality may not collect any debt due or owing
6the municipality for a parking violation under Article XIII of
7Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or a similar provision
8of a municipal ordinance, during any period of time that is 10
9or more years after the date the last notice of violation is
10sent to the registered owner. A home rule municipality may not
11regulate debt collection in a manner inconsistent with this
12Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
13Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
14concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
15exercised by the State.
16(Source: P.A. 99-293, eff. 8-6-15.)
 
17    (65 ILCS 5/11-80-2b new)
18    Sec. 11-80-2b. Parking violation debt collection. The
19corporate authorities of a municipality may not collect any
20debt due or owing the municipality for a parking violation
21under Article XIII of Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
22or a similar provision of a municipal ordinance, during any
23period of time that is 10 or more years after the date the last
24notice of violation is sent to the registered owner. A home
25rule municipality may not regulate debt collection in a manner

 

 

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

 

 

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1    or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
2    approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
3    enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
4    the violation. In municipalities with a population of
5    1,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties with a
6    population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the automated
7    traffic law ordinance shall require that all
8    determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
9    being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
10    or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
11    approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
12    enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
13    the violation or by an additional fully-trained reviewing
14    technician who is not employed by the contractor who
15    employs the technician who made the initial determination.
16    In the case of an automated speed enforcement system
17    violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by a
18    technician employed by the municipality, based upon an
19    inspection of recorded images, video or other
20    documentation, including documentation of the speed limit
21    and automated speed enforcement signage, and documentation
22    of the inspection, calibration, and certification of the
23    speed equipment, that the vehicle was being operated in
24    violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a
25    similar local ordinance. If the technician determines that
26    the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,

 

 

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1    certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
2    equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an emergency
3    vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The automated speed
4    enforcement ordinance shall require that all
5    determinations by a technician that a violation occurred be
6    reviewed and approved by a law enforcement officer or
7    retired law enforcement officer of the municipality
8    issuing the violation or by an additional fully trained
9    reviewing technician who is not employed by the contractor
10    who employs the technician who made the initial
11    determination. Routine and independent calibration of the
12    speeds produced by automated speed enforcement systems and
13    equipment shall be conducted annually by a qualified
14    technician. Speeds produced by an automated speed
15    enforcement system shall be compared with speeds produced
16    by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or lidar
17    equipment shall undergo an internal validation test no less
18    frequently than once each week. Qualified technicians
19    shall test loop based equipment no less frequently than
20    once a year. Radar equipment shall be checked for accuracy
21    by a qualified technician when the unit is serviced, when
22    unusual or suspect readings persist, or when deemed
23    necessary by a reviewing technician. Radar equipment shall
24    be checked with the internal frequency generator and the
25    internal circuit test whenever the radar is turned on.
26    Technicians must be alert for any unusual or suspect

 

 

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1    readings, and if unusual or suspect readings of a radar
2    unit persist, that unit shall immediately be removed from
3    service and not returned to service until it has been
4    checked by a qualified technician and determined to be
5    functioning properly. Documentation of the annual
6    calibration results, including the equipment tested, test
7    date, technician performing the test, and test results,
8    shall be maintained and available for use in the
9    determination of an automated speed enforcement system
10    violation and issuance of a citation. The technician
11    performing the calibration and testing of the automated
12    speed enforcement equipment shall be trained and certified
13    in the use of equipment for speed enforcement purposes.
14    Training on the speed enforcement equipment may be
15    conducted by law enforcement, civilian, or manufacturer's
16    personnel and if applicable may be equivalent to the
17    equipment use and operations training included in the Speed
18    Measuring Device Operator Program developed by the
19    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
20    The vendor or technician who performs the work shall keep
21    accurate records on each piece of equipment the technician
22    calibrates and tests. As used in this paragraph,
23    "fully-trained reviewing technician" means a person who
24    has received at least 40 hours of supervised training in
25    subjects which shall include image inspection and
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1    violation, license plate identification, and traffic
2    safety and management. In all municipalities and counties,
3    the automated speed enforcement system or automated
4    traffic law ordinance shall require that no additional fee
5    shall be charged to the alleged violator for exercising his
6    or her right to an administrative hearing, and persons
7    shall be given at least 25 days following an administrative
8    hearing to pay any civil penalty imposed by a finding that
9    Section 11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a
10    similar local ordinance has been violated. The original or
11    a facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
12    notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
13    generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
14    notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
15    administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
16    course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
17    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
18    law violation notice issued, signed and served in
19    accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
20    computer generated record shall be prima facie correct and
21    shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the
22    facts shown on the notice. The notice, copy, or computer
23    generated record shall be admissible in any subsequent
24    administrative or legal proceedings.
25        (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
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1    compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
2    automated traffic law violation notice in which the owner
3    may contest the merits of the alleged violation, and during
4    which formal or technical rules of evidence shall not
5    apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306 of
6    this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
7    notice likewise shall be provided an opportunity for a
8    hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner. The
9    hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting the
10    hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance administrator
11    shall be empowered to administer oaths and to secure by
12    subpoena both the attendance and testimony of witnesses and
13    the production of relevant books and papers. Persons
14    appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
15    represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
16    also provide for internal administrative review following
17    the decision of the hearing officer.
18        (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
19    United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
20    registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
21    Secretary of State 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    or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
25    11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section 11-208.8
26    of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle at the

 

 

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1    last address known to the lessor of the cited vehicle at
2    the time of lease or, if any notice to that address is
3    returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
4    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database.
5    The service shall be deemed complete as of the date of
6    deposit in the United States mail. The notices shall be in
7    the following sequence and shall include but not be limited
8    to the information specified herein:
9            (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
10        compliance violation if the first notice of the
11        violation was issued by affixing the original or a
12        facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
13        vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
14        notice shall specify or include the date and location
15        of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
16        compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
17        violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
18        vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
19        any requirement to complete a traffic education
20        program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
21        for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
22        education program, or both, when so provided by
23        ordinance, the availability of a hearing in which the
24        violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
25        and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
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1        a required traffic education program, to pay the
2        indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to appear
3        at a hearing on the merits in the time and manner
4        specified, will result in a final determination of
5        violation liability for the cited violation in the
6        amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that, upon
7        the occurrence of a final determination of violation
8        liability for the failure, and the exhaustion of, or
9        failure to exhaust, available administrative or
10        judicial procedures for review, any incomplete traffic
11        education program or any unpaid fine or penalty, or
12        both, will constitute a debt due and owing the
13        municipality or county.
14            (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
15        standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
16        system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
17        This notice shall be sent following a final
18        determination of parking, standing, compliance,
19        automated speed enforcement system, or automated
20        traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
21        judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
22        The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
23        education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
24        both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
25        county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
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1        to pay any fine or penalty due and owing the
2        municipality or county, or both, within the time
3        specified may result in the municipality's or county's
4        filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
5        incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
6        penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
7        this Section, or may result in suspension of the
8        person's drivers license for failure to complete a
9        traffic education program or to pay fines or penalties,
10        or both, for 10 or more parking violations under
11        Section 6-306.5, or a combination of 5 or more
12        automated traffic law violations under Section
13        11-208.6 or 11-208.9 or automated speed enforcement
14        system violations under Section 11-208.8.
15        (6) A notice of impending drivers license suspension.
16    This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
17    to complete a required traffic education program or to pay
18    any fine or penalty that remains due and owing, or both, on
19    10 or more parking violations or combination of 5 or more
20    unpaid automated speed enforcement system or automated
21    traffic law violations. The notice shall state that failure
22    to complete a required traffic education program or to pay
23    the fine or penalty owing, or both, within 45 days of the
24    notice's date will result in the municipality or county
25    notifying the Secretary of State that the person is
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1    Section 6-306.5 of this Code. The notice shall also state
2    that the person may obtain a photostatic copy of an
3    original ticket imposing a fine or penalty by sending a
4    self addressed, stamped envelope to the municipality or
5    county along with a request for the photostatic copy. The
6    notice of impending drivers license suspension shall be
7    sent by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to
8    the address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
9    notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to the
10    last known address recorded in a United States Post Office
11    approved database.
12        (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
13    final determination of violation liability shall occur
14    following failure to complete the required traffic
15    education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
16    after a hearing officer's determination of violation
17    liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
18    administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
19    Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
20    alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
21    prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
22    of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
23    of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
24    (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
25    without a filing having been made.
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1    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
2    or automated traffic law violation liability that may be
3    filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
4    petition to set aside a determination of liability may also
5    be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
6    education program. The petition shall be filed with and
7    ruled upon by the traffic compliance administrator in the
8    manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
9    grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
10    not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
11    the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
12    having already completed the required traffic education
13    program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
14    violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
15    at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
16    municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
17    or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
18    violation if the state registration number or vehicle make,
19    only if specified in the violation notice, is incorrect.
20    After the determination of parking, standing, compliance,
21    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
22    law violation liability has been set aside upon a showing
23    of just cause, the registered owner shall be provided with
24    a hearing on the merits for that violation.
25        (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
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1    may contest the merits of the alleged violation without
2    attending a hearing.
3        (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
4    vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
5    enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
6    enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
7    schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
8    failure to complete required traffic education programs,
9    provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
10    penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250, except
11    as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3 of this
12    Code.
13        (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
14    carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated in
15    this Section.
16    (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
17standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
18system, or automated traffic law regulations under this Section
19may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
20immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
21those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
22provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
23way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
24of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of vehicle
25immobilization under this Section shall provide:
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1    for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
2    immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle has
3    accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
4    programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
5    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
6    or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
7    determined by ordinance.
8        (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
9    right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
10    by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
11    education programs or unpaid final determinations of
12    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
13    system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
14    both, listed on the notice.
15        (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
16    been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
17    completion of the required traffic education program or
18    payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
19    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
20    or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
21    final determinations have been issued. An order issued
22    after the hearing is a final administrative decision within
23    the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
24    Procedure.
25        (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
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1    to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
2    (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
3standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
4automated traffic law violations and final administrative
5decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
6immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall be
7subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
8    (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
9program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
10after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
11administrative remedies created under this Section and the
12conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
13due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
14collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
15required traffic education program and payment in full of any
16fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking, compliance,
17automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
18violation shall constitute a final disposition of that
19violation. A municipality or county may not collect any debt
20due or owing under this Section for a parking violation under
21Article XIII of this Chapter during any period of time that is
2210 or more years after the date the last notice of violation is
23sent under subsection (b) of this Section. A home rule unit may
24not regulate debt collection in a manner inconsistent with this
25subsection (e). This subsection is a limitation under
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1Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of
2powers and functions exercised by the State.
3    (f) After the expiration of the period within which
4judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
5parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
6system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality or
7county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
8purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
9violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a municipality
10or county from consolidating multiple final determinations of
11parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
12system, or automated traffic law violations against a person in
13a proceeding. Upon commencement of the action, the municipality
14or county shall file a certified copy or record of the final
15determination of parking, standing, compliance, automated
16speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation,
17which shall be accompanied by a certification that recites
18facts sufficient to show that the final determination of
19violation was issued in accordance with this Section and the
20applicable municipal or county ordinance. Service of the
21summons and a copy of the petition may be by any method
22provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil Procedure or by
23certified mail, return receipt requested, provided that the
24total amount of fines and penalties for final determinations of
25parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
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1$2500. If the court is satisfied that the final determination
2of parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
3system, or automated traffic law violation was entered in
4accordance with the requirements of this Section and the
5applicable municipal or county ordinance, and that the
6registered owner or the lessee, as the case may be, had an
7opportunity for an administrative hearing and for judicial
8review as provided in this Section, the court shall render
9judgment in favor of the municipality or county and against the
10registered owner or the lessee for the amount indicated in the
11final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
12automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
13violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the same effect
14and may be enforced in the same manner as other judgments for
15the recovery of money.
16    (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
17program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
18    A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
19education program under this Section who provides proof of
20eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
21Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
22income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
23Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
24required traffic education program.
25(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19.)