101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4617

 

Introduced 2/5/2020, by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Election Code. Provides that a contractor that provides equipment and services for automated law enforcement, automated speed enforcement, or automated railroad grade crossing enforcement systems to municipalities or counties or any political action committee created by such a contractor may not make a campaign contribution to any political committee established to promote the candidacy of a candidate or public official in an aggregate value over $500 in a calendar year. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality's or county's automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance shall require that the determination to issue a citation be vested solely with the municipality or county and that such authority may not be delegated to any contractor retained by the municipality or county. Provides that any contract or agreement violating such a provision in the ordinance is null and void. Provides that signage at an intersection informing drivers of an automated traffic law enforcement system shall also inform drivers whether, following a stop, a right turn at the intersection is permitted or prohibited. Requires a statistical analysis of automated traffic law and speed enforcement systems every 3 years. Provides that no officer or employee of a municipality or county shall knowingly accept employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a contractor that provides automated enforcement system equipment or services to municipalities or counties until 2 years immediately after the termination of municipal or county employment. Effective January 1, 2021.


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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 Election Code is amended by adding Section
59-50 as follows:
 
6    (10 ILCS 5/9-50 new)
7    Sec. 9-50. Contractor providing automated traffic systems;
8contributions. A contractor that provides equipment and
9services for automated law enforcement, automated speed
10enforcement, or automated railroad grade crossing enforcement
11systems to municipalities or counties or any political action
12committee created by such a contractor may not make a campaign
13contribution to any political committee established to promote
14the candidacy of a candidate or public official in an aggregate
15value over $500 in a calendar year. An officer or agent of such
16a contractor may not consent to any contribution or expenditure
17that is prohibited by this Section. A candidate, political
18committee, or other person may not knowingly accept or receive
19any contribution prohibited by this Section. As used in this
20Section, "automated law enforcement system", "automated speed
21enforcement system", and "automated railroad grade crossing
22enforcement system" have the meaning ascribed to those terms in
23Article II of Chapter 11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
2changing Sections 11-208.3, 11-208.6, 11-208.8, and 11-208.9
3as follows:
 
4    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
5    Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of violations
6of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
7condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
8automated speed enforcement system violations.
9    (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance for
10a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular standing
11and parking violations and vehicle compliance violations as
12described in this subsection, automated traffic law violations
13as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1, and
14automated speed enforcement system violations as defined in
15Section 11-208.8. The administrative system shall have as its
16purpose the fair and efficient enforcement of municipal or
17county regulations through the administrative adjudication of
18automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law
19violations and violations of municipal or county ordinances
20regulating the standing and parking of vehicles, the condition
21and use of vehicle equipment, and the display of municipal or
22county wheel tax licenses within the municipality's or county's
23borders. The administrative system shall only have authority to
24adjudicate civil offenses carrying fines not in excess of $500

 

 

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1or requiring the completion of a traffic education program, or
2both, that occur after the effective date of the ordinance
3adopting such a system under this Section. For purposes of this
4Section, "compliance violation" means a violation of a
5municipal or county regulation governing the condition or use
6of equipment on a vehicle or governing the display of a
7municipal or county wheel tax license.
8    (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
9adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
10        (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
11    adopt, distribute and process parking, compliance, and
12    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
13    law violation notices and other notices required by this
14    Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
15    violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
16    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
17    law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
18    system. The traffic compliance administrator also may make
19    a certified report to the Secretary of State under Section
20    6-306.5.
21        (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
22    enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation
23    notice that shall specify or include the date, time, and
24    place of violation of a parking, standing, compliance,
25    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
26    law regulation; the particular regulation violated; any

 

 

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1    requirement to complete a traffic education program; the
2    fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
3    or failure to complete a required traffic education
4    program, or both, when so provided by ordinance; the
5    vehicle make or a photograph of the vehicle; the state
6    registration number of the vehicle; and the identification
7    number of the person issuing the notice. With regard to
8    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
9    law violations, vehicle make shall be specified on the
10    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
11    law violation notice if the notice does not include a
12    photograph of the vehicle and the make is available and
13    readily discernible. With regard to municipalities or
14    counties with a population of 1 million or more, it shall
15    be grounds for dismissal of a parking violation if the
16    state registration number or vehicle make specified is
17    incorrect. The violation notice shall state that the
18    completion of any required traffic education program, the
19    payment of any indicated fine, and the payment of any
20    applicable penalty for late payment or failure to complete
21    a required traffic education program, or both, shall
22    operate as a final disposition of the violation. The notice
23    also shall contain information as to the availability of a
24    hearing in which the violation may be contested on its
25    merits. The violation notice shall specify the time and
26    manner in which a hearing may be had.

 

 

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1        (3) Service of a parking, standing, or compliance
2    violation notice by: (i) affixing the original or a
3    facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully parked or standing
4    vehicle; (ii) handing the notice to the operator of a
5    vehicle if he or she is present; or (iii) mailing the
6    notice to the address of the registered owner or lessee of
7    the cited vehicle as recorded with the Secretary of State
8    or the lessor of the motor vehicle within 30 days after the
9    Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor vehicle
10    notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
11    owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days
12    after the date of the violation, except that in the case of
13    a lessee of a motor vehicle, service of a parking,
14    standing, or compliance violation notice may occur no later
15    than 210 days after the violation; and service of an
16    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
17    law violation notice by mail to the address of the
18    registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as recorded
19    with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor
20    vehicle within 30 days after the Secretary of State or the
21    lessor of the motor vehicle notifies the municipality or
22    county of the identity of the owner or lessee of the
23    vehicle, but not later than 90 days after the violation,
24    except that in the case of a lessee of a motor vehicle,
25    service of an automated traffic law violation notice may
26    occur no later than 210 days after the violation. A person

 

 

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1    authorized by ordinance to issue and serve parking,
2    standing, and compliance violation notices shall certify
3    as to the correctness of the facts entered on the violation
4    notice by signing his or her name to the notice at the time
5    of service or in the case of a notice produced by a
6    computerized device, by signing a single certificate to be
7    kept by the traffic compliance administrator attesting to
8    the correctness of all notices produced by the device while
9    it was under his or her control. In the case of an
10    automated traffic law violation, the ordinance shall
11    require a determination by a technician employed or
12    contracted by the municipality or county that, based on
13    inspection of recorded images, the motor vehicle was being
14    operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or
15    11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If the technician
16    determines that the vehicle entered the intersection as
17    part of a funeral procession or in order to yield the
18    right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a citation shall not
19    be issued. In municipalities with a population of less than
20    1,000,000 inhabitants and counties with a population of
21    less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the automated traffic law
22    ordinance shall require that all determinations by a
23    technician that a motor vehicle was being operated in
24    violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a
25    local ordinance must be reviewed and approved by a law
26    enforcement officer or retired law enforcement officer of

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database.
2    The service shall be deemed complete as of the date of
3    deposit in the United States mail. The notices shall be in
4    the following sequence and shall include but not be limited
5    to the information specified herein:
6            (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
7        compliance violation if the first notice of the
8        violation was issued by affixing the original or a
9        facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
10        vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
11        notice shall specify or include the date and location
12        of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
13        compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
14        violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
15        vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
16        any requirement to complete a traffic education
17        program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
18        for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
19        education program, or both, when so provided by
20        ordinance, the availability of a hearing in which the
21        violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
22        and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
23        of violation shall also state that failure to complete
24        a required traffic education program, to pay the
25        indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to appear
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1        specified, will result in a final determination of
2        violation liability for the cited violation in the
3        amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that, upon
4        the occurrence of a final determination of violation
5        liability for the failure, and the exhaustion of, or
6        failure to exhaust, available administrative or
7        judicial procedures for review, any incomplete traffic
8        education program or any unpaid fine or penalty, or
9        both, will constitute a debt due and owing the
10        municipality or county.
11            (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
12        standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
13        system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
14        This notice shall be sent following a final
15        determination of parking, standing, compliance,
16        automated speed enforcement system, or automated
17        traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
18        judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
19        The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
20        education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
21        both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
22        county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
23        to complete any required traffic education program or
24        to pay any fine or penalty due and owing the
25        municipality or county, or both, within the time
26        specified may result in the municipality's or county's

 

 

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1        filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
2        incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
3        penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
4        this Section, or may result in suspension of the
5        person's drivers license for failure to complete a
6        traffic education program or to pay fines or penalties,
7        or both, for 10 or more parking violations under
8        Section 6-306.5, or a combination of 5 or more
9        automated traffic law violations under Section
10        11-208.6 or 11-208.9 or automated speed enforcement
11        system violations under Section 11-208.8.
12        (6) A notice of impending drivers license suspension.
13    This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
14    to complete a required traffic education program or to pay
15    any fine or penalty that remains due and owing, or both, on
16    10 or more parking violations or combination of 5 or more
17    unpaid automated speed enforcement system or automated
18    traffic law violations. The notice shall state that failure
19    to complete a required traffic education program or to pay
20    the fine or penalty owing, or both, within 45 days of the
21    notice's date will result in the municipality or county
22    notifying the Secretary of State that the person is
23    eligible for initiation of suspension proceedings under
24    Section 6-306.5 of this Code. The notice shall also state
25    that the person may obtain a photostatic copy of an
26    original ticket imposing a fine or penalty by sending a

 

 

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1    self addressed, stamped envelope to the municipality or
2    county along with a request for the photostatic copy. The
3    notice of impending drivers license suspension shall be
4    sent by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to
5    the address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
6    notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to the
7    last known address recorded in a United States Post Office
8    approved database.
9        (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
10    final determination of violation liability shall occur
11    following failure to complete the required traffic
12    education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
13    after a hearing officer's determination of violation
14    liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
15    administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
16    Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
17    alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
18    prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
19    of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
20    of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
21    (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
22    without a filing having been made.
23        (8) A petition to set aside a determination of parking,
24    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
25    or automated traffic law violation liability that may be
26    filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A

 

 

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1    petition to set aside a determination of liability may also
2    be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
3    education program. The petition shall be filed with and
4    ruled upon by the traffic compliance administrator in the
5    manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
6    grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
7    not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
8    the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
9    having already completed the required traffic education
10    program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
11    violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
12    at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
13    municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
14    or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
15    violation if the state registration number or vehicle make,
16    only if specified in the violation notice, is incorrect.
17    After the determination of parking, standing, compliance,
18    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
19    law violation liability has been set aside upon a showing
20    of just cause, the registered owner shall be provided with
21    a hearing on the merits for that violation.
22        (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
23    persons who are not residents of the municipality or county
24    may contest the merits of the alleged violation without
25    attending a hearing.
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1    vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
2    enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
3    enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
4    schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
5    failure to complete required traffic education programs,
6    provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
7    penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250, except
8    as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3 of this
9    Code.
10        (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
11    carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated in
12    this Section.
13    (b-5) An automated speed enforcement system or automated
14traffic law ordinance adopted under this Section by a
15municipality or county shall require that the determination to
16issue a citation be vested solely with the municipality or
17county and that such authority may not be delegated to any
18contractor retained by the municipality or county. Any contract
19or agreement violating such a provision in the ordinance is
20null and void.
21    (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
22standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
23system, or automated traffic law regulations under this Section
24may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
25immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
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1provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
2way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
3of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of vehicle
4immobilization under this Section shall provide:
5        (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
6    for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
7    immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle has
8    accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
9    programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
10    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
11    or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
12    determined by ordinance.
13        (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
14    right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
15    by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
16    education programs or unpaid final determinations of
17    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
18    system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
19    both, listed on the notice.
20        (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
21    been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
22    completion of the required traffic education program or
23    payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
24    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
25    or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
26    final determinations have been issued. An order issued

 

 

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1    after the hearing is a final administrative decision within
2    the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
3    Procedure.
4        (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
5    advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
6    to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
7    (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
8standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
9automated traffic law violations and final administrative
10decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
11immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall be
12subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
13    (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
14program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
15after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
16administrative remedies created under this Section and the
17conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
18due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
19collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
20required traffic education program and payment in full of any
21fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking, compliance,
22automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
23violation shall constitute a final disposition of that
24violation.
25    (f) After the expiration of the period within which
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1parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
2system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality or
3county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
4purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
5violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a municipality
6or county from consolidating multiple final determinations of
7parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
8system, or automated traffic law violations against a person in
9a proceeding. Upon commencement of the action, the municipality
10or county shall file a certified copy or record of the final
11determination of parking, standing, compliance, automated
12speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation,
13which shall be accompanied by a certification that recites
14facts sufficient to show that the final determination of
15violation was issued in accordance with this Section and the
16applicable municipal or county ordinance. Service of the
17summons and a copy of the petition may be by any method
18provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil Procedure or by
19certified mail, return receipt requested, provided that the
20total amount of fines and penalties for final determinations of
21parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
22system, or automated traffic law violations does not exceed
23$2500. If the court is satisfied that the final determination
24of parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
25system, or automated traffic law violation was entered in
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1applicable municipal or county ordinance, and that the
2registered owner or the lessee, as the case may be, had an
3opportunity for an administrative hearing and for judicial
4review as provided in this Section, the court shall render
5judgment in favor of the municipality or county and against the
6registered owner or the lessee for the amount indicated in the
7final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
8automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
9violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the same effect
10and may be enforced in the same manner as other judgments for
11the recovery of money.
12    (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
13program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
14    A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
15education program under this Section who provides proof of
16eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
17Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
18income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
19Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
20required traffic education program.
21(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; revised 8-15-19.)
 
22    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.6)
23    Sec. 11-208.6. Automated traffic law enforcement system.
24    (a) As used in this Section, "automated traffic law
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1vehicle sensors working in conjunction with a red light signal
2to produce recorded images of motor vehicles entering an
3intersection against a red signal indication in violation of
4Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
5ordinance.
6    An automated traffic law enforcement system is a system, in
7a municipality or county operated by a governmental agency,
8that produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation
9of a provision of this Code or a local ordinance and is
10designed to obtain a clear recorded image of the vehicle and
11the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image must also
12display the time, date, and location of the violation.
13    (b) As used in this Section, "recorded images" means images
14recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system on:
15        (1) 2 or more photographs;
16        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
17        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
18        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and, on
19    at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
20    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
21    plate number of the motor vehicle.
22    (b-5) A municipality or county that produces a recorded
23image of a motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this
24Code or a local ordinance must make the recorded images of a
25violation accessible to the alleged violator by providing the
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1Internet.
2    (c) Except as provided under Section 11-208.8 of this Code,
3a county or municipality, including a home rule county or
4municipality, may not use an automated traffic law enforcement
5system to provide recorded images of a motor vehicle for the
6purpose of recording its speed. Except as provided under
7Section 11-208.8 of this Code, the regulation of the use of
8automated traffic law enforcement systems to record vehicle
9speeds is an exclusive power and function of the State. This
10subsection (c) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
11and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII
12of the Illinois Constitution.
13    (c-5) A county or municipality, including a home rule
14county or municipality, may not use an automated traffic law
15enforcement system to issue violations in instances where the
16motor vehicle comes to a complete stop and does not enter the
17intersection, as defined by Section 1-132 of this Code, during
18the cycle of the red signal indication unless one or more
19pedestrians or bicyclists are present, even if the motor
20vehicle stops at a point past a stop line or crosswalk where a
21driver is required to stop, as specified in subsection (c) of
22Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
23ordinance.
24    (c-6) A county, or a municipality with less than 2,000,000
25inhabitants, including a home rule county or municipality, may
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1violations in instances where a motorcyclist enters an
2intersection against a red signal indication when the red
3signal fails to change to a green signal within a reasonable
4period of time not less than 120 seconds because of a signal
5malfunction or because the signal has failed to detect the
6arrival of the motorcycle due to the motorcycle's size or
7weight.
8    (d) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
9local ordinance recorded by an automatic traffic law
10enforcement system, the county or municipality having
11jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of the violation to
12the registered owner of the vehicle as the alleged violator.
13The notice shall be delivered to the registered owner of the
14vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after the Secretary of State
15notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
16owner of the vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after
17the violation.
18    The notice shall include:
19        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of the
20    vehicle;
21        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
22    involved in the violation;
23        (3) the violation charged;
24        (4) the location where the violation occurred;
25        (5) the date and time of the violation;
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1        (7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
2    requirements of any traffic education program imposed and
3    the date by which the civil penalty should be paid and the
4    traffic education program should be completed;
5        (8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
6    violation of a red light signal;
7        (9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty, to
8    complete a required traffic education program, or to
9    contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
10    liability and may result in a suspension of the driving
11    privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle;
12        (10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
13    by:
14            (A) paying the fine, completing a required traffic
15        education program, or both; or
16            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or by
17        administrative hearing; and
18        (11) a website address, accessible through the
19    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
20    the violation.
21    (e) If a person charged with a traffic violation, as a
22result of an automated traffic law enforcement system, does not
23pay the fine or complete a required traffic education program,
24or both, or successfully contest the civil penalty resulting
25from that violation, the Secretary of State shall suspend the
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1Section 6-306.5 of this Code for failing to complete a required
2traffic education program or to pay any fine or penalty due and
3owing, or both, as a result of a combination of 5 violations of
4the automated traffic law enforcement system or the automated
5speed enforcement system under Section 11-208.8 of this Code.
6    (f) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
7automated traffic law enforcement system, a notice alleging
8that the violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts
9contained in the notice and admissible in any proceeding
10alleging a violation under this Section.
11    (g) Recorded images made by an automatic traffic law
12enforcement system are confidential and shall be made available
13only to the alleged violator and governmental and law
14enforcement agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation
15of this Section, for statistical purposes, or for other
16governmental purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a
17violation of this Section, however, may be admissible in any
18proceeding resulting from the issuance of the citation.
19    (h) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense of
20a violation:
21        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
22    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
23    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
24    control of or in the possession of the owner at the time of
25    the violation;
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1    intersection when the light was red either (i) in order to
2    yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle or (ii) as
3    part of a funeral procession; and
4        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
5    or county ordinance.
6    (i) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the
7registration plates or digital registration plates were stolen
8before the violation occurred and were not under the control or
9possession of the owner at the time of the violation, the owner
10must submit proof that a report concerning the stolen motor
11vehicle or registration plates was filed with a law enforcement
12agency in a timely manner.
13    (j) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a
14Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of
15the violation, the motor vehicle owner is subject to a civil
16penalty not exceeding $100 or the completion of a traffic
17education program, or both, plus an additional penalty of not
18more than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty or to
19complete a required traffic education program, or both, in a
20timely manner, if the motor vehicle is recorded by an automated
21traffic law enforcement system. A violation for which a civil
22penalty is imposed under this Section is not a violation of a
23traffic regulation governing the movement of vehicles and may
24not be recorded on the driving record of the owner of the
25vehicle.
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1commercial driver's license is not required to complete a
2traffic education program.
3    (j-5) For purposes of the required traffic education
4program only, a registered owner may submit an affidavit to the
5court or hearing officer swearing that at the time of the
6alleged violation, the vehicle was in the custody and control
7of another person. The affidavit must identify the person in
8custody and control of the vehicle, including the person's name
9and current address. The person in custody and control of the
10vehicle at the time of the violation is required to complete
11the required traffic education program. If the person in
12custody and control of the vehicle at the time of the violation
13completes the required traffic education program, the
14registered owner of the vehicle is not required to complete a
15traffic education program.
16    (k) An intersection equipped with an automated traffic law
17enforcement system must be posted with a sign visible to
18approaching traffic indicating that the intersection is being
19monitored by an automated traffic law enforcement system and
20informing drivers whether, following a stop, a right turn at
21the intersection is permitted or prohibited.
22    (k-3) A municipality or county that has one or more
23intersections equipped with an automated traffic law
24enforcement system must provide notice to drivers by posting
25the locations of automated traffic law systems on the
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1    (k-5) An intersection equipped with an automated traffic
2law enforcement system must have a yellow change interval that
3conforms with the Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
4Devices (IMUTCD) published by the Illinois Department of
5Transportation.
6    (k-7) A municipality or county operating an automated
7traffic law enforcement system shall conduct a statistical
8analysis to assess the safety impact of each automated traffic
9law enforcement system at an intersection following
10installation of the system and every 3 years thereafter. Each
11The statistical analysis shall be based upon the best available
12crash, traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of
13time before and after installation of the system sufficient to
14provide a statistically valid comparison of safety impact. Each
15The statistical analysis shall be consistent with professional
16judgment and acceptable industry practice. The statistical
17analysis also shall be consistent with the data required for
18valid comparisons of before and after conditions and shall be
19conducted within a reasonable period following the
20installation of the automated traffic law enforcement system.
21Each The statistical analysis required by this subsection (k-7)
22shall be made available to the public and shall be published on
23the website of the municipality or county. If a the statistical
24analysis for the 36 month period following installation of the
25system indicates that there has been an increase in the rate of
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1system, the municipality or county shall undertake additional
2studies to determine the cause and severity of the accidents,
3and may take any action that it determines is necessary or
4appropriate to reduce the number or severity of the accidents
5at that intersection.
6    (k-8) Any municipality or county operating an automated
7traffic law enforcement system before the effective date of
8this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly shall conduct
9a statistical analysis to assess the safety impact of each
10automated traffic law enforcement system at an intersection by
11no later than one year after the effective date of this
12amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly and every 3 years
13thereafter. The statistical analyses shall be based upon the
14best available crash, traffic, and other data, and shall cover
15a period of time before and after installation of the system
16sufficient to provide a statistically valid comparison of
17safety impact. The statistical analyses shall be consistent
18with professional judgment and acceptable industry practice.
19The statistical analyses also shall be consistent with the data
20required for valid comparisons of before and after conditions.
21The statistical analyses required by this subsection shall be
22made available to the public and shall be published on the
23website of the municipality or county. If the statistical
24analysis for any period following installation of the system
25indicates that there has been an increase in the rate of
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1system, the municipality or county shall undertake additional
2studies to determine the cause and severity of the accidents,
3and may take any action that it determines is necessary or
4appropriate to reduce the number or severity of the accidents
5at that intersection.
6    (l) The compensation paid for an automated traffic law
7enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
8or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
9traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
10system.
11    (l-1) No officer or employee of a municipality or county
12shall knowingly accept employment or receive compensation or
13fees for services from a contractor that provides automated law
14enforcement system equipment or services to municipalities or
15counties. No former officer or employee of a municipality or
16county shall, within a period of 2 years immediately after the
17termination of municipal or county employment, knowingly
18accept employment or receive compensation or fees for services
19from a contractor that provides automated law enforcement
20system equipment or services to municipalities or counties.
21    (m) This Section applies only to the counties of Cook,
22DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will and
23to municipalities located within those counties.
24    (n) The fee for participating in a traffic education
25program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
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1education program under this Section who provides proof of
2eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
3Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
4income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
5Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
6required traffic education program.
7    (o) A municipality or county shall make a certified report
8to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6-306.5 of this
9Code whenever a registered owner of a vehicle has failed to pay
10any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of a combination
11of 5 offenses for automated traffic law or speed enforcement
12system violations.
13    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
14to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
15speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
16such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
17that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
18within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
19provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and address
20of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee may be
21subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
22authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
23    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant to
24this subsection, the county or municipality may issue the
25violation to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it
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1pursuant to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for
2the violation.
3(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
 
4    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.8)
5    Sec. 11-208.8. Automated speed enforcement systems in
6safety zones.
7    (a) As used in this Section:
8    "Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
9device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
10mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
11zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
12clear photograph or other recorded image of the vehicle and the
13vehicle's registration plate or digital registration plate
14while the driver is violating Article VI of Chapter 11 of this
15Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
16    An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
17in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
18municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
19vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local
20ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of
21the vehicle and the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image
22must also display the time, date, and location of the
23violation.
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1    "Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
2speed enforcement system on:
3        (1) 2 or more photographs;
4        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
5        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
6        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and, on
7    at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
8    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
9    plate number of the motor vehicle.
10    "Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
11mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
12elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
13line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district
14that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
15State Board of Education, not including school district
16headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
17includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
18nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
19park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
20portion of a roadway is within either one-eighth mile radius,
21the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the
22furthest portion of the next furthest intersection. The term
23"safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway known
24as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway with 8 or
25more lanes of traffic.
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1operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
2following times:
3        (i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
4    of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
5    only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
6    than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of
7    Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
8    Friday; and
9        (ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
10    of any facility, area, or land owned by a park district, no
11    earlier than one hour prior to the time that the facility,
12    area, or land is open to the public or other patrons, and
13    no later than one hour after the facility, area, or land is
14    closed to the public or other patrons.
15    (b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
16motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
17local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
18accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
19violator with a website address, accessible through the
20Internet.
21    (c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
22of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic
23violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
24shall be subject to the following penalties:
25        (1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
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1    speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
2    additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
3    the original penalty in a timely manner; or
4        (2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
5    hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
6    exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more than
7    $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a timely
8    manner.
9    A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
10driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic Citation
11from a police officer for a speeding violation occurring within
12one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the violation that was
13recorded by the system. A violation for which a civil penalty
14is imposed under this Section is not a violation of a traffic
15regulation governing the movement of vehicles and may not be
16recorded on the driving record of the owner of the vehicle. A
17law enforcement officer is not required to be present or to
18witness the violation. No penalty may be imposed under this
19Section if the recorded speed of a vehicle is 5 miles per hour
20or less over the legal speed limit. The municipality may send,
21in the same manner that notices are sent under this Section, a
22speed violation warning notice where the violation involves a
23speed of 5 miles per hour or less above the legal speed limit.
24    (d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
25civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
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1associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
2shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
3following purposes:
4        (i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
5    around schools, and to provide police protection and
6    surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
7    limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
8    costs such as construction and maintenance of public safety
9    infrastructure and equipment;
10        (ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
11    safety;
12        (iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
13    within the municipality, including but not limited to roads
14    and bridges; and
15        (iv) after school programs.
16    (e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
17local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
18system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
19written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
20vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered
21to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
22after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
23identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
24than 90 days after the violation.
25    (f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
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1        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of the
2    vehicle;
3        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
4    involved in the violation;
5        (3) the violation charged;
6        (4) the date, time, and location where the violation
7    occurred;
8        (5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
9        (6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
10    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
11        (7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
12    violation of a speed restriction;
13        (8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
14    to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
15    liability and may result in a suspension of the driving
16    privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle;
17        (9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
18    by:
19            (A) paying the fine; or
20            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or by
21        administrative hearing; and
22        (10) a website address, accessible through the
23    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
24    the violation.
25    (g) If a person charged with a traffic violation, as a
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1the fine or successfully contest the civil penalty resulting
2from that violation, the Secretary of State shall suspend the
3driving privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle under
4Section 6-306.5 of this Code for failing to pay any fine or
5penalty due and owing, or both, as a result of a combination of
65 violations of the automated speed enforcement system or the
7automated traffic law under Section 11-208.6 of this Code.
8    (h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
9automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
10violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
11the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
12violation under this Section.
13    (i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
14system are confidential and shall be made available only to the
15alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement agencies
16for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this Section, for
17statistical purposes, or for other governmental purposes. Any
18recorded image evidencing a violation of this Section, however,
19may be admissible in any proceeding resulting from the issuance
20of the citation.
21    (j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense of
22a violation:
23        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
24    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
25    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
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1    the violation;
2        (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
3    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
4    speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
5    and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
6    system; and
7        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
8    ordinance.
9    (k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the
10registration plates or digital registration plates were stolen
11before the violation occurred and were not under the control or
12possession of the owner at the time of the violation, the owner
13must submit proof that a report concerning the stolen motor
14vehicle or registration plates was filed with a law enforcement
15agency in a timely manner.
16    (l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
17system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
18Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
19approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
20photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
21municipality shall install such additional signage as it
22determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers as
23to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
24    (m) A roadway where a new automated speed enforcement
25system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
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1system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
2automated speed enforcement system.
3    (n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
4enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
5or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
6traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
7system.
8    (n-1) No officer or employee of a municipality or county
9shall knowingly accept employment or receive compensation or
10fees for services from a contractor that provides automated
11speed enforcement system equipment or services to
12municipalities. No former officer or employee of a municipality
13or county shall, within a period of 2 years immediately after
14termination of municipal or county employment, knowingly
15accept employment or receive compensation or fees for services
16from a contractor that provides automated speed enforcement
17system equipment or services to municipalities.
18    (o) A municipality shall make a certified report to the
19Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6-306.5 of this Code
20whenever a registered owner of a vehicle has failed to pay any
21fine or penalty due and owing as a result of a combination of 5
22offenses for automated speed or traffic law enforcement system
23violations.
24    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
25to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
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1such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
2that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
3within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
4provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and address
5of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee may be
6subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
7authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
8    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant to
9this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation to
10the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would issue
11a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant to this
12Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the violation.
13    (q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
14system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
15locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
16installed on the website of the municipality.
17    (r) A municipality operating an automated speed
18enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
19assess the safety impact of the system following installation
20of the system and every 3 years thereafter. A municipality
21operating an automated speed enforcement system before the
22effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
23Assembly shall conduct a statistical analysis to assess the
24safety impact of the system by no later than one year after the
25effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General
26Assembly and every 3 years thereafter. Each The statistical

 

 

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1analysis shall be based upon the best available crash, traffic,
2and other data, and shall cover a period of time before and
3after installation of the system sufficient to provide a
4statistically valid comparison of safety impact. Each The
5statistical analysis shall be consistent with professional
6judgment and acceptable industry practice. Each The
7statistical analysis also shall be consistent with the data
8required for valid comparisons of before and after conditions
9and shall be conducted within a reasonable period following the
10installation of the automated traffic law enforcement system.
11Each The statistical analysis required by this subsection shall
12be made available to the public and shall be published on the
13website of the municipality.
14    (s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
15population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
16(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.9)
18    Sec. 11-208.9. Automated traffic law enforcement system;
19approaching, overtaking, and passing a school bus.
20    (a) As used in this Section, "automated traffic law
21enforcement system" means a device with one or more motor
22vehicle sensors working in conjunction with the visual signals
23on a school bus, as specified in Sections 12-803 and 12-805 of
24this Code, to produce recorded images of motor vehicles that
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1direction, any school bus stopped at any location for the
2purpose of receiving or discharging pupils in violation of
3Section 11-1414 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
4ordinance.
5    An automated traffic law enforcement system is a system, in
6a municipality or county operated by a governmental agency,
7that produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation
8of a provision of this Code or a local ordinance and is
9designed to obtain a clear recorded image of the vehicle and
10the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image must also
11display the time, date, and location of the violation.
12    (b) As used in this Section, "recorded images" means images
13recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system on:
14        (1) 2 or more photographs;
15        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
16        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
17        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and, on
18    at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
19    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
20    plate number of the motor vehicle.
21    (c) A municipality or county that produces a recorded image
22of a motor 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    (d) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
2local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law
3enforcement system, the county or municipality having
4jurisdiction shall issue a written notice of the violation to
5the registered owner of the vehicle as the alleged violator.
6The notice shall be delivered to the registered owner of the
7vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after the Secretary of State
8notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
9owner of the vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after
10the violation.
11    (e) The notice required under subsection (d) shall include:
12        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of the
13    vehicle;
14        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
15    involved in the violation;
16        (3) the violation charged;
17        (4) the location where the violation occurred;
18        (5) the date and time of the violation;
19        (6) a copy of the recorded images;
20        (7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
21    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
22        (8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
23    violation of overtaking or passing a school bus stopped for
24    the purpose of receiving or discharging pupils;
25        (9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
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1    liability and may result in a suspension of the driving
2    privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle;
3        (10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
4    by:
5            (A) paying the fine; or
6            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or by
7        administrative hearing; and
8        (11) a website address, accessible through the
9    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
10    the violation.
11    (f) If a person charged with a traffic violation, as a
12result of an automated traffic law enforcement system under
13this Section, does not pay the fine or successfully contest the
14civil penalty resulting from that violation, the Secretary of
15State shall suspend the driving privileges of the registered
16owner of the vehicle under Section 6-306.5 of this Code for
17failing to pay any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of
18a combination of 5 violations of the automated traffic law
19enforcement system or the automated speed enforcement system
20under Section 11-208.8 of this Code.
21    (g) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
22automated traffic law enforcement system, a notice alleging
23that the violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts
24contained in the notice and admissible in any proceeding
25alleging a violation under this Section.
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1shall knowingly accept employment or receive compensation or
2fees for services from a contractor that provides automated
3railroad grade crossing enforcement system equipment or
4services to municipalities or counties. No former officer or
5employee of a municipality or county shall, within a period of
62 years immediately after termination of municipal or county
7employment, knowingly accept employment or receive
8compensation or fees for services from a contractor that
9provides automated railroad grade crossing enforcement system
10equipment or services to municipalities or counties.
11    (h) Recorded images made by an automated traffic law
12enforcement system are confidential and shall be made available
13only to the alleged violator and governmental and law
14enforcement agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation
15of this Section, for statistical purposes, or for other
16governmental purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a
17violation of this Section, however, may be admissible in any
18proceeding resulting from the issuance of the citation.
19    (i) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense of
20a violation:
21        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
22    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
23    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
24    control of or in the possession of the owner at the time of
25    the violation;
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1    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
2    violation of Section 11-1414 of this Code within one-eighth
3    of a mile and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded
4    by the system;
5        (3) that the visual signals required by Sections 12-803
6    and 12-805 of this Code were damaged, not activated, not
7    present in violation of Sections 12-803 and 12-805, or
8    inoperable; and
9        (4) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
10    or county ordinance.
11    (j) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the
12registration plates or digital registration plates were stolen
13before the violation occurred and were not under the control or
14possession of the owner at the time of the violation, the owner
15must submit proof that a report concerning the stolen motor
16vehicle or registration plates was filed with a law enforcement
17agency in a timely manner.
18    (k) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a
19Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of
20the violation, the motor vehicle owner is subject to a civil
21penalty not exceeding $150 for a first time violation or $500
22for a second or subsequent violation, plus an additional
23penalty of not more than $100 for failure to pay the original
24penalty in a timely manner, if the motor vehicle is recorded by
25an automated traffic law enforcement system. A violation for
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1violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
2vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
3owner of the vehicle, but may be recorded by the municipality
4or county for the purpose of determining if a person is subject
5to the higher fine for a second or subsequent offense.
6    (l) A school bus equipped with an automated traffic law
7enforcement system must be posted with a sign indicating that
8the school bus is being monitored by an automated traffic law
9enforcement system.
10    (m) A municipality or county that has one or more school
11buses equipped with an automated traffic law enforcement system
12must provide notice to drivers by posting a list of school
13districts using school buses equipped with an automated traffic
14law enforcement system on the municipality or county website.
15School districts that have one or more school buses equipped
16with an automated traffic law enforcement system must provide
17notice to drivers by posting that information on their
18websites.
19    (n) A municipality or county operating an automated traffic
20law enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
21assess the safety impact in each school district using school
22buses equipped with an automated traffic law enforcement system
23following installation of the system and every 3 years
24thereafter. A municipality or county operating an automated
25speed enforcement system before the effective date of this
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1statistical analysis to assess the safety impact of the system
2by no later than one year after the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly and every 3 years
4thereafter. Each The statistical analysis shall be based upon
5the best available crash, traffic, and other data, and shall
6cover a period of time before and after installation of the
7system sufficient to provide a statistically valid comparison
8of safety impact. Each The statistical analysis shall be
9consistent with professional judgment and acceptable industry
10practice. Each The statistical analysis also shall be
11consistent with the data required for valid comparisons of
12before and after conditions and shall be conducted within a
13reasonable period following the installation of the automated
14traffic law enforcement system. Each The statistical analysis
15required by this subsection shall be made available to the
16public and shall be published on the website of the
17municipality or county. If a the statistical analysis for the
1836-month period following installation of the system indicates
19that there has been an increase in the rate of accidents at the
20approach to school buses monitored by the system, the
21municipality or county shall undertake additional studies to
22determine the cause and severity of the accidents, and may take
23any action that it determines is necessary or appropriate to
24reduce the number or severity of the accidents involving school
25buses equipped with an automated traffic law enforcement
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1    (o) The compensation paid for an automated traffic law
2enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
3or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
4traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
5system.
6    (o-1) No officer or employee of a municipality or county
7shall knowingly accept employment or receive compensation or
8fees for services from a contractor that provides automated law
9enforcement system equipment or services to municipalities or
10counties. No former officer or employee of a municipality or
11county shall, within a period of 2 years immediately after
12termination of municipal or county employment, knowingly
13accept employment or receive compensation or fees for services
14from a contractor that provides automated law enforcement
15system equipment or services to municipalities or counties.
16    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
17to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
18speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
19such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
20that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
21within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
22provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and address
23of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee may be
24subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
25authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
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1this subsection, the county or municipality may issue the
2violation to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it
3would issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle
4pursuant to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for
5the violation.
6    (q) A municipality or county shall make a certified report
7to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6-306.5 of this
8Code whenever a registered owner of a vehicle has failed to pay
9any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of a combination
10of 5 offenses for automated traffic law or speed enforcement
11system violations.
12    (r) After a municipality or county enacts an ordinance
13providing for automated traffic law enforcement systems under
14this Section, each school district within that municipality or
15county's jurisdiction may implement an automated traffic law
16enforcement system under this Section. The elected school board
17for that district must approve the implementation of an
18automated traffic law enforcement system. The school district
19shall be responsible for entering into a contract, approved by
20the elected school board of that district, with vendors for the
21installation, maintenance, and operation of the automated
22traffic law enforcement system. The school district must enter
23into an intergovernmental agreement, approved by the elected
24school board of that district, with the municipality or county
25with jurisdiction over that school district for the
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1system. The proceeds from a school district's automated traffic
2law enforcement system's fines shall be divided equally between
3the school district and the municipality or county
4administering the automated traffic law enforcement system.
5(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
 
6    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    10 ILCS 5/9-50 new
4    625 ILCS 5/11-208.3from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3
5    625 ILCS 5/11-208.6
6    625 ILCS 5/11-208.8
7    625 ILCS 5/11-208.9