102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3423

 

Introduced 1/18/2022, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/1-105.2
625 ILCS 5/3-400  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-400
625 ILCS 5/11-208  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208
625 ILCS 5/11-208.3  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3
625 ILCS 5/11-208.8
625 ILCS 5/11-208.6 rep.
30 ILCS 805/8.46 new

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


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A BILL FOR

 

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

 

 

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1transportation of chartered parties, and government owned
2vehicles that are used or intended for use in 2 or more member
3jurisdictions that allocate or proportionally register
4vehicles, in a fleet which is used for the transportation of
5persons for hire or the transportation of property and which
6has a gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds; or has
7three or more axles regardless of weight; or is used in
8combination when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000
9pounds gross vehicle weight. Vehicles, or combinations having
10a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less and two-axle
11vehicles may be proportionally registered at the option of
12such owner.
13    "Base Jurisdiction" means, for purposes of fleet
14registration, the jurisdiction where the registrant has an
15established place of business, where operational records of
16the fleet are maintained and where mileage is accrued by the
17fleet. In case a registrant operates more than one fleet, and
18maintains records for each fleet in different places, the
19"base jurisdiction" for a fleet shall be the jurisdiction
20where an established place of business is maintained, where
21records of the operation of that fleet are maintained and
22where mileage is accrued by that fleet.
23    "Operational Records" means documents supporting miles
24traveled in each jurisdiction and total miles traveled, such
25as fuel reports, trip leases, and logs.
26    "Owner" means a person who holds legal title of a motor

 

 

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1vehicle, or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an
2agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the
3right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in
4the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested
5in the conditional vendee or lessee with right of purchase, or
6in the event a mortgagor of such motor vehicle is entitled to
7possession, or in the event a lessee of such motor vehicle is
8entitled to possession or control, then such conditional
9vendee or lessee with right of purchase or mortgagor or lessee
10is considered to be the owner for the purpose of this Act.
11    "Registration plate or digital registration plate cover"
12means any tinted, colored, painted, marked, clear, or
13illuminated object that is designed to (i) cover any of the
14characters of a motor vehicle's registration plate or digital
15registration plate; or (ii) distort a recorded image of any of
16the characters of a motor vehicle's registration plate or
17digital registration plate recorded by an automated
18enforcement system as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.8,
19or 11-1201.1 of this Code or recorded by an automated traffic
20control system as defined in Section 15 of the Automated
21Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance
22Zones Act.
23    "Rental Owner" means an owner principally engaged, with
24respect to one or more rental fleets, in renting to others or
25offering for rental the vehicles of such fleets, without
26drivers.

 

 

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1    "Restricted Plates" shall include, but is not limited to,
2dealer, manufacturer, transporter, farm, repossessor, and
3permanently mounted type plates. Vehicles displaying any of
4these type plates from a foreign jurisdiction that is a member
5of the International Registration Plan shall be granted
6reciprocity but shall be subject to the same limitations as
7similar plated Illinois registered vehicles.
8(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
 
9    (625 ILCS 5/11-208)   (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208)
10    Sec. 11-208. Powers of local authorities.
11    (a) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
12prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways
13under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of
14the police power from:
15        1. Regulating the standing or parking of vehicles,
16    except as limited by Sections 11-1306 and 11-1307 of this
17    Act;
18        2. Regulating traffic by means of police officers or
19    traffic control signals;
20        3. Regulating or prohibiting processions or
21    assemblages on the highways; and certifying persons to
22    control traffic for processions or assemblages;
23        4. Designating particular highways as one-way highways
24    and requiring that all vehicles thereon be moved in one
25    specific direction;

 

 

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1        5. Regulating the speed of vehicles in public parks
2    subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11-604;
3        6. Designating any highway as a through highway, as
4    authorized in Section 11-302, and requiring that all
5    vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same or
6    designating any intersection as a stop intersection or a
7    yield right-of-way intersection and requiring all vehicles
8    to stop or yield the right-of-way at one or more entrances
9    to such intersections;
10        7. Restricting the use of highways as authorized in
11    Chapter 15;
12        8. Regulating the operation of mobile carrying
13    devices, bicycles, low-speed electric bicycles, and
14    low-speed gas bicycles, and requiring the registration and
15    licensing of same, including the requirement of a
16    registration fee;
17        9. Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles
18    or specified types of vehicles at intersections;
19        10. Altering the speed limits as authorized in Section
20    11-604;
21        11. Prohibiting U-turns;
22        12. Prohibiting pedestrian crossings at other than
23    designated and marked crosswalks or at intersections;
24        13. Prohibiting parking during snow removal operation;
25        14. Imposing fines in accordance with Section
26    11-1301.3 as penalties for use of any parking place

 

 

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1    reserved for persons with disabilities, as defined by
2    Section 1-159.1, or veterans with disabilities by any
3    person using a motor vehicle not bearing registration
4    plates specified in Section 11-1301.1 or a special decal
5    or device as defined in Section 11-1301.2 as evidence that
6    the vehicle is operated by or for a person with
7    disabilities or a veteran with a disability;
8        15. Adopting such other traffic regulations as are
9    specifically authorized by this Code; or
10        16. Enforcing the provisions of subsection (f) of
11    Section 3-413 of this Code or a similar local ordinance.
12    (b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph 1,
134, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 or 13 of subsection (a) shall be
14effective until signs giving reasonable notice of such local
15traffic regulations are posted.
16    (c) The provisions of this Code shall not prevent any
17municipality having a population of 500,000 or more
18inhabitants from prohibiting any person from driving or
19operating any motor vehicle upon the roadways of such
20municipality with headlamps on high beam or bright.
21    (d) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
22prevent local authorities within the reasonable exercise of
23their police power from prohibiting, on private property, the
24unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with
25disabilities.
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1unit, may enact or enforce an ordinance that applies only to
2motorcycles if the principal purpose for that ordinance is to
3restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion
4of a highway for which federal or State funds have been used
5for the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of that
6highway. No unit of local government, including a home rule
7unit, may enact an ordinance requiring motorcycle users to
8wear protective headgear. Nothing in this subsection (e) shall
9affect the authority of a unit of local government to regulate
10motorcycles for traffic control purposes or in accordance with
11Section 12-602 of this Code. No unit of local government,
12including a home rule unit, may regulate motorcycles in a
13manner inconsistent with this Code. This subsection (e) is a
14limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
15the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
16rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
17    (e-5) The City of Chicago may enact an ordinance providing
18for a noise monitoring system upon any portion of the roadway
19known as Lake Shore Drive. Twelve months after the
20installation of the noise monitoring system, and any time
21after the first report as the City deems necessary, the City of
22Chicago shall prepare a noise monitoring report with the data
23collected from the system and shall, upon request, make the
24report available to the public. For purposes of this
25subsection (e-5), "noise monitoring system" means an automated
26noise monitor capable of recording noise levels 24 hours per

 

 

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1day and 365 days per year with computer equipment sufficient
2to process the data.
3    (e-10) A unit of local government, including a home rule
4unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of
5Automated Driving System equipped vehicles on its roadways.
6Nothing in this subsection (e-10) shall affect the authority
7of a unit of local government to regulate Automated Driving
8System equipped vehicles for traffic control purposes. No unit
9of local government, including a home rule unit, may regulate
10Automated Driving System equipped vehicles in a manner
11inconsistent with this Code. For purposes of this subsection
12(e-10), "Automated Driving System equipped vehicle" means any
13vehicle equipped with an Automated Driving System of hardware
14and software that are collectively capable of performing the
15entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless
16of whether it is limited to a specific operational domain.
17This subsection (e-10) is a limitation under subsection (i) of
18Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
19concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
20exercised by the State.
21    (f) No unit of local government, including a home rule
22unit, A municipality or county designated in Section 11-208.6
23may enact or enforce an ordinance providing for an automated
24traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
25Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
26ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or

 

 

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1lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation. For purposes of
2this subsection (f), "automated traffic law enforcement
3system" means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors
4working in conjunction with a red light signal to produce
5recorded images of motor vehicles entering into an
6intersection against a red signal indication in violation of
7Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
8ordinance. This subsection (f) is a denial and limitation of
9home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section
106 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
11    (g) A municipality or county, as provided in Section
1211-1201.1, may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
13traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
14Section 11-1201 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
15ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner of a
16vehicle used in such a violation.
17    (h) A municipality designated in Section 11-208.8 may
18enact an ordinance providing for an automated speed
19enforcement system to enforce violations of Article VI of
20Chapter 11 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
21ordinance.
22    (i) A municipality or county designated in Section
2311-208.9 may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
24traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
25Section 11-1414 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
26ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or

 

 

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1lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation.
2(Source: P.A. 100-209, eff. 1-1-18; 100-257, eff. 8-22-17;
3100-352, eff. 6-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-123, eff.
47-26-19.)
 
5    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
6    Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of violations
7of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
8condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
9automated speed enforcement system violations.
10    (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance
11for a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular
12standing and parking violations and vehicle compliance
13violations as described in this subsection, automated traffic
14law violations as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or
1511-1201.1, and automated speed enforcement system violations
16as defined in Section 11-208.8. The administrative system
17shall have as its purpose the fair and efficient enforcement
18of municipal or county regulations through the administrative
19adjudication of automated speed enforcement system or
20automated traffic law violations and violations of municipal
21or county ordinances regulating the standing and parking of
22vehicles, the condition and use of vehicle equipment, and the
23display of municipal or county wheel tax licenses within the
24municipality's or county's borders. The administrative system
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1carrying fines not in excess of $500 or requiring the
2completion of a traffic education program, or both, that occur
3after the effective date of the ordinance adopting such a
4system under this Section. For purposes of this Section,
5"compliance violation" means a violation of a municipal or
6county regulation governing the condition or use of equipment
7on a vehicle or governing the display of a municipal or county
8wheel tax license.
9    (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
10adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
11        (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
12    adopt, distribute, and process parking, compliance, and
13    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
14    law violation notices and other notices required by this
15    Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
16    violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
17    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
18    law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
19    system.
20        (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
21    enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation
22    notice that shall specify or include the date, time, and
23    place of violation of a parking, standing, compliance,
24    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
25    law regulation; the particular regulation violated; any
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1    fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
2    or failure to complete a required traffic education
3    program, or both, when so provided by ordinance; the
4    vehicle make or a photograph of the vehicle; the state
5    registration number of the vehicle; and the identification
6    number of the person issuing the notice. With regard to
7    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
8    law violations, vehicle make shall be specified on the
9    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
10    law violation notice if the notice does not include a
11    photograph of the vehicle and the make is available and
12    readily discernible. With regard to municipalities or
13    counties with a population of 1 million or more, it shall
14    be grounds for dismissal of a parking violation if the
15    state registration number or vehicle make specified is
16    incorrect. The violation notice shall state that the
17    completion of any required traffic education program, the
18    payment of any indicated fine, and the payment of any
19    applicable penalty for late payment or failure to complete
20    a required traffic education program, or both, shall
21    operate as a final disposition of the violation. The
22    notice also shall contain information as to the
23    availability of a hearing in which the violation may be
24    contested on its merits. The violation notice shall
25    specify the time and manner in which a hearing may be had.
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1    violation notice by: (i) affixing the original or a
2    facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully parked or
3    standing vehicle; (ii) handing the notice to the operator
4    of a vehicle if he or she is present; or (iii) mailing the
5    notice to the address of the registered owner or lessee of
6    the cited vehicle as recorded with the Secretary of State
7    or the lessor of the motor vehicle within 30 days after the
8    Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor vehicle
9    notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
10    owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days
11    after the date of the violation, except that in the case of
12    a lessee of a motor vehicle, service of a parking,
13    standing, or compliance violation notice may occur no
14    later than 210 days after the violation; and service of an
15    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
16    law violation notice by mail to the address of the
17    registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as
18    recorded with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the
19    motor vehicle within 30 days after the Secretary of State
20    or the lessor of the motor vehicle notifies the
21    municipality or county of the identity of the owner or
22    lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days after the
23    violation, except that in the case of a lessee of a motor
24    vehicle, service of an automated traffic law violation
25    notice may occur no later than 210 days after the
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1    serve parking, standing, and compliance violation notices
2    shall certify as to the correctness of the facts entered
3    on the violation notice by signing his or her name to the
4    notice at the time of service or, in the case of a notice
5    produced by a computerized device, by signing a single
6    certificate to be kept by the traffic compliance
7    administrator attesting to the correctness of all notices
8    produced by the device while it was under his or her
9    control. In the case of an automated traffic law
10    violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
11    a technician employed or contracted by the municipality or
12    county that, based on inspection of recorded images, the
13    motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section
14    11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If
15    the technician determines that the vehicle entered the
16    intersection as part of a funeral procession or in order
17    to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a
18    citation shall not be issued. In municipalities with a
19    population of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and counties
20    with a population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
21    automated traffic law ordinance shall require that all
22    determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
23    being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
24    or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
25    approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
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1    the violation. In municipalities with a population of
2    1,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties with a
3    population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the automated
4    traffic law ordinance shall require that all
5    determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
6    being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
7    or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
8    approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
9    enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
10    the violation or by an additional fully trained reviewing
11    technician who is not employed by the contractor who
12    employs the technician who made the initial determination.
13    In the case of an automated speed enforcement system
14    violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
15    a technician employed by the municipality, based upon an
16    inspection of recorded images, video or other
17    documentation, including documentation of the speed limit
18    and automated speed enforcement signage, and documentation
19    of the inspection, calibration, and certification of the
20    speed equipment, that the vehicle was being operated in
21    violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a
22    similar local ordinance. If the technician determines that
23    the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,
24    certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
25    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
20    persist, or when deemed necessary by a reviewing
21    technician. Radar equipment shall be checked with the
22    internal frequency generator and the internal circuit test
23    whenever the radar is turned on. Technicians must be alert
24    for any unusual or suspect readings, and if unusual or
25    suspect readings of a radar unit persist, that unit shall
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1    service until it has been checked by a qualified
2    technician and determined to be functioning properly.
3    Documentation of the annual calibration results, including
4    the equipment tested, test date, technician performing the
5    test, and test results, shall be maintained and available
6    for use in the determination of an automated speed
7    enforcement system violation and issuance of a citation.
8    The technician performing the calibration and testing of
9    the automated speed enforcement equipment shall be trained
10    and certified in the use of equipment for speed
11    enforcement purposes. Training on the speed enforcement
12    equipment may be conducted by law enforcement, civilian,
13    or manufacturer's personnel and if applicable may be
14    equivalent to the equipment use and operations training
15    included in the Speed Measuring Device Operator Program
16    developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
17    Administration (NHTSA). The vendor or technician who
18    performs the work shall keep accurate records on each
19    piece of equipment the technician calibrates and tests. As
20    used in this paragraph, "fully trained reviewing
21    technician" means a person who has received at least 40
22    hours of supervised training in subjects which shall
23    include image inspection and interpretation, the elements
24    necessary to prove a violation, license plate
25    identification, and traffic safety and management. In all
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1    enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance
2    shall require that no additional fee shall be charged to
3    the alleged violator for exercising his or her right to an
4    administrative hearing, and persons shall be given at
5    least 25 days following an administrative hearing to pay
6    any civil penalty imposed by a finding that Section
7    11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a similar
8    local ordinance has been violated. The original or a
9    facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
10    notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
11    generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
12    notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
13    administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
14    course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
15    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
16    law violation notice issued, signed, and served in
17    accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
18    computer-generated record shall be prima facie correct and
19    shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the
20    facts shown on the notice. The notice, copy, or
21    computer-generated record shall be admissible in any
22    subsequent administrative or legal proceedings.
23        (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
24    owner of the vehicle cited in the parking, standing,
25    compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
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1    may contest the merits of the alleged violation, and
2    during which formal or technical rules of evidence shall
3    not apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306
4    of this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
5    notice likewise shall be provided an opportunity for a
6    hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner.
7    The hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting
8    the hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance
9    administrator shall be empowered to administer oaths and
10    to secure by subpoena both the attendance and testimony of
11    witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers.
12    Persons appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
13    represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
14    also provide for internal administrative review following
15    the decision of the hearing officer.
16        (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
17    United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
18    registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
19    Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
20    returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
21    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database,
22    or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
23    11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section
24    11-208.8 of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle
25    at the last address known to the lessor of the cited
26    vehicle at the time of lease or, if any notice to that

 

 

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1    address is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
2    address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
3    database. The service shall be deemed complete as of the
4    date of deposit in the United States mail. The notices
5    shall be in the following sequence and shall include, but
6    not be limited to, the information specified herein:
7            (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
8        compliance violation if the first notice of the
9        violation was issued by affixing the original or a
10        facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
11        vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
12        notice shall specify or include the date and location
13        of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
14        compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
15        violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
16        vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
17        any requirement to complete a traffic education
18        program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
19        for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
20        education program, or both, when so provided by
21        ordinance, the availability of a hearing in which the
22        violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
23        and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
24        of violation shall also state that failure to complete
25        a required traffic education program, to pay the
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1        appear at a hearing on the merits in the time and
2        manner specified, will result in a final determination
3        of violation liability for the cited violation in the
4        amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that,
5        upon the occurrence of a final determination of
6        violation liability for the failure, and the
7        exhaustion of, or failure to exhaust, available
8        administrative or judicial procedures for review, any
9        incomplete traffic education program or any unpaid
10        fine or penalty, or both, will constitute a debt due
11        and owing the municipality or county.
12            (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
13        standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
14        system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
15        This notice shall be sent following a final
16        determination of parking, standing, compliance,
17        automated speed enforcement system, or automated
18        traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
19        judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
20        The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
21        education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
22        both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
23        county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
24        to complete any required traffic education program or
25        to pay any fine or penalty due and owing the
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1        specified may result in the municipality's or county's
2        filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
3        incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
4        penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
5        this Section, or, where applicable, may result in
6        suspension of the person's driver's license for
7        failure to complete a traffic education program.
8        (6) A notice of impending driver's license suspension.
9    This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
10    to complete a required traffic education program. The
11    notice shall state that failure to complete a required
12    traffic education program within 45 days of the notice's
13    date will result in the municipality or county notifying
14    the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for
15    initiation of suspension proceedings under Section 6-306.5
16    of this Code. The notice shall also state that the person
17    may obtain a photostatic copy of an original ticket
18    imposing a fine or penalty by sending a self-addressed,
19    stamped envelope to the municipality or county along with
20    a request for the photostatic copy. The notice of
21    impending driver's license suspension shall be sent by
22    first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
23    address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
24    notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to
25    the last known address recorded in a United States Post
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1        (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
2    final determination of violation liability shall occur
3    following failure to complete the required traffic
4    education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
5    after a hearing officer's determination of violation
6    liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
7    administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
8    Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
9    alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
10    prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
11    of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
12    of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
13    (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
14    without a filing having been made.
15        (8) A petition to set aside a determination of
16    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
17    system, or automated traffic law violation liability that
18    may be filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
19    petition to set aside a determination of liability may
20    also be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
21    education program. The petition shall be filed with and
22    ruled upon by the traffic compliance administrator in the
23    manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
24    grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
25    not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
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1    having already completed the required traffic education
2    program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
3    violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
4    at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
5    municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
6    or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
7    violation if the state registration number or vehicle
8    make, only if specified in the violation notice, is
9    incorrect. After the determination of parking, standing,
10    compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
11    automated traffic law violation liability has been set
12    aside upon a showing of just cause, the registered owner
13    shall be provided with a hearing on the merits for that
14    violation.
15        (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
16    persons who are not residents of the municipality or
17    county may contest the merits of the alleged violation
18    without attending a hearing.
19        (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
20    vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
21    enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
22    enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
23    schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
24    failure to complete required traffic education programs,
25    provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
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1    except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3
2    of this Code.
3        (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
4    carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated
5    in this Section.
6    (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
7standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
8system, or automated traffic law regulations under this
9Section may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
10immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
11those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
12provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
13way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
14of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of
15vehicle immobilization under this Section shall provide:
16        (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
17    for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
18    immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle
19    has accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
20    programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
21    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
22    or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
23    determined by ordinance.
24        (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
25    right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
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1    education programs or unpaid final determinations of
2    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
3    system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
4    both, listed on the notice.
5        (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
6    been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
7    completion of the required traffic education program or
8    payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
9    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
10    or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
11    final determinations have been issued. An order issued
12    after the hearing is a final administrative decision
13    within the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
14    Procedure.
15        (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
16    advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
17    to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
18    (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
19standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
20automated traffic law violations and final administrative
21decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
22immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall
23be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
24    (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
25program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
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1administrative remedies created under this Section and the
2conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
3due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
4collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
5required traffic education program and payment in full of any
6fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking,
7compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
8traffic law violation shall constitute a final disposition of
9that violation.
10    (f) After the expiration of the period within which
11judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
12parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
13system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality
14or county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
15purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
16violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a
17municipality or county from consolidating multiple final
18determinations of parking, standing, compliance, automated
19speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violations
20against a person in a proceeding. Upon commencement of the
21action, the municipality or county shall file a certified copy
22or record of the final determination of parking, standing,
23compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
24traffic law violation, which shall be accompanied by a
25certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the
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1this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance.
2Service of the summons and a copy of the petition may be by any
3method provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil
4Procedure or by certified mail, return receipt requested,
5provided that the total amount of fines and penalties for
6final determinations of parking, standing, compliance,
7automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
8violations does not exceed $2500. If the court is satisfied
9that the final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
10automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
11violation was entered in accordance with the requirements of
12this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance,
13and that the registered owner or the lessee, as the case may
14be, had an opportunity for an administrative hearing and for
15judicial review as provided in this Section, the court shall
16render judgment in favor of the municipality or county and
17against the registered owner or the lessee for the amount
18indicated in the final determination of parking, standing,
19compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
20traffic law violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the
21same effect and may be enforced in the same manner as other
22judgments for the recovery of money.
23    (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
24program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
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1eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
2Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
3income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
4Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
5required traffic education program.
6(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-623, eff. 7-1-20;
7101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.8)
9    Sec. 11-208.8. Automated speed enforcement systems in
10safety zones.
11    (a) As used in this Section:
12    "Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
13device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
14mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
15zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
16clear photograph or other recorded image of the vehicle and
17the vehicle's registration plate or digital registration plate
18while the driver is violating Article VI of Chapter 11 of this
19Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
20    An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
21in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
22municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
23vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local
24ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of
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1image must also display the time, date, and location of the
2violation.
3    "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle is
4registered.
5    "Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
6speed enforcement system on:
7        (1) 2 or more photographs;
8        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
9        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
10        (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and,
11    on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
12    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
13    plate number of the motor vehicle.
14    "Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
15mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
16elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
17line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district
18that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
19State Board of Education, not including school district
20headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
21includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
22nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
23park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
24portion of a roadway is within either one-eighth mile radius,
25the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the
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1"safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway
2known as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway
3with 8 or more lanes of traffic.
4    (a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
5operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
6following times:
7        (i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
8    of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
9    only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
10    than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of
11    Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
12    Friday; and
13        (ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property
14    line of any facility, area, or land owned by a park
15    district, no earlier than one hour prior to the time that
16    the facility, area, or land is open to the public or other
17    patrons, and no later than one hour after the facility,
18    area, or land is closed to the public or other patrons.
19    (b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
20motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
21local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
22accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
23violator with a website address, accessible through the
24Internet.
25    (c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
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1violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
2shall be subject to the following penalties:
3        (1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
4    hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
5    speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
6    additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
7    the original penalty in a timely manner; or
8        (2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
9    hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
10    exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more
11    than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a
12    timely manner.
13    A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
14driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic
15Citation from a police officer for a speeding violation
16occurring within one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the
17violation that was recorded by the system. A violation for
18which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section is not a
19violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
20vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
21owner of the vehicle. A law enforcement officer is not
22required to be present or to witness the violation. No penalty
23may be imposed under this Section if the recorded speed of a
24vehicle is 5 miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit.
25The municipality may send, in the same manner that notices are
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1where the violation involves a speed of 5 miles per hour or
2less above the legal speed limit.
3    (d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
4civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
5system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
6associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
7shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
8following purposes:
9        (i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
10    around schools, and to provide police protection and
11    surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
12    limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
13    costs such as construction and maintenance of public
14    safety infrastructure and equipment;
15        (ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
16    safety;
17        (iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
18    within the municipality, including but not limited to
19    roads and bridges; and
20        (iv) after school programs.
21    (e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
22local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
23system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
24written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
25vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered
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1after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
2identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
3than 90 days after the violation.
4    (f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
5Section shall include:
6        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of
7    the vehicle;
8        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
9    involved in the violation;
10        (3) the violation charged;
11        (4) the date, time, and location where the violation
12    occurred;
13        (5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
14        (6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
15    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
16        (7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
17    violation of a speed restriction;
18        (8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
19    to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
20    liability;
21        (9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
22    by:
23            (A) paying the fine; or
24            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
25        by administrative hearing; and
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1    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
2    the violation.
3    (g) (Blank).
4    (h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
5automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
6violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
7the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
8violation under this Section.
9    (i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
10system are confidential and shall be made available only to
11the alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement
12agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this
13Section, for statistical purposes, or for other governmental
14purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a violation of this
15Section, however, may be admissible in any proceeding
16resulting from the issuance of the citation.
17    (j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
18of a violation:
19        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
20    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
21    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
22    control or in the possession of the owner at the time of
23    the violation;
24        (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
25    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
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1    and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
2    system; and
3        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
4    ordinance.
5    (k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the
6registration plates or digital registration plates were stolen
7before the violation occurred and were not under the control
8or possession of the owner at the time of the violation, the
9owner must submit proof that a report concerning the stolen
10motor vehicle or registration plates was filed with a law
11enforcement agency in a timely manner.
12    (l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
13system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
14Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
15approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
16photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
17municipality shall install such additional signage as it
18determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers
19as to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
20    (m) A roadway where a new automated speed enforcement
21system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
22days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
23system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
24automated speed enforcement system.
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1or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
2traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
3system.
4    (o) (Blank).
5    (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
6to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
7speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
8such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
9that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
10within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
11provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
12address of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee
13may be subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
14authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
15    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
16to this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation
17to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would
18issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant
19to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the
20violation.
21    (q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
22system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
23locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
24installed on the website of the municipality.
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1assess the safety impact of the system. The statistical
2analysis shall be based upon the best available crash,
3traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of time
4before and after installation of the system sufficient to
5provide a statistically valid comparison of safety impact. The
6statistical analysis shall be consistent with professional
7judgment and acceptable industry practice. The statistical
8analysis also shall be consistent with the data required for
9valid comparisons of before and after conditions and shall be
10conducted within a reasonable period following the
11installation of the automated traffic law enforcement system.
12The statistical analysis required by this subsection shall be
13made available to the public and shall be published on the
14website of the municipality.
15    (s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
16population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
17    (t) Except as provided in this Section, a county or
18municipality, including a home rule county or municipality,
19may not use an automated speed enforcement system to provide
20recorded images of a motor vehicle for the purpose of
21recording its speed. Except as provided under this Section,
22the regulation of the use of automated speed enforcement
23systems to record vehicle speeds is an exclusive power and
24function of the State. This subsection (t) is a denial and
25limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection
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1(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21.)
 
2    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.6 rep.)
3    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
4repealing Section 11-208.6.
 
5    Section 90. The State Mandates Act is amended by adding
6Section 8.46 as follows:
 
7    (30 ILCS 805/8.46 new)
8    Sec. 8.46. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
98 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
10the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
11Act of the 102nd General Assembly.