103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2772

 

Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Norma Hernandez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
55 ILCS 5/5-43010
65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2
65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-5
65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-10
625 ILCS 5/11-208.3  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that violations of local government speed restriction laws in which the driver is alleged to have operated the motor vehicle at a speed that is 15 miles per hour or less above the posted limit may be heard in an administrative adjudication system if the municipality or county permits the hearing by ordinance. Makes corresponding changes. Amends the Counties Code and Illinois Municipal Code to make corresponding changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing
5Section 5-43010 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-43010)
7    Sec. 5-43010. Administrative adjudication of code and
8ordinance violations; definitions.
9    (a) Any county may provide by ordinance for a system of
10administrative adjudication of county code violations to the
11extent permitted by the Illinois Constitution.
12    (b) Any county may provide by ordinance for a system of
13administrative adjudication of violations of ordinances
14enacted by a participating unit of local government only
15where: (i) the unit of local government is engaging in
16governmental activities or providing services within the
17boundaries of the county; (ii) the unit of local government
18has no system of administrative adjudication; and (iii) the
19violation occurred within the boundaries of the county.
20    (c) As used in this Division:
21    "Participating unit of local government" means a unit of
22local government which has entered into an intergovernmental
23agreement or contract with a county for the administrative

 

 

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1adjudication of violations of its ordinances by the county
2pursuant to this Division.
3    "System of administrative adjudication" means the
4adjudication of any violation of a county ordinance or of a
5participating unit of local government's ordinance, except for
6(i) proceedings not within the statutory or the home rule
7authority of counties or a participating unit of local
8government; and (ii) any offense under the Illinois Vehicle
9Code (or a similar offense that is a traffic regulation
10governing the movement of vehicles and except for any
11reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle
12Code) unless authorized under Section 11-208.3 of the Illinois
13Vehicle Code.
14    "Unit of local government" has the meaning as defined in
15the Illinois Constitution of 1970 and also includes a
16not-for-profit corporation organized for the purpose of
17conducting public business including, but not limited to, the
18Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation.
19(Source: P.A. 99-754, eff. 1-1-17.)
 
20    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
21changing Sections 1-2.1-2, 1-2.2-5, and 1-2.2-10 as follows:
 
22    (65 ILCS 5/1-2.1-2)
23    Sec. 1-2.1-2. Administrative adjudication of municipal
24code violations. Any municipality may provide by ordinance

 

 

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1for a system of administrative adjudication of municipal code
2violations to the extent permitted by the Illinois
3Constitution. A "system of administrative adjudication" means
4the adjudication of any violation of a municipal ordinance,
5except for (i) proceedings not within the statutory or the
6home rule authority of municipalities; and (ii) any offense
7under the Illinois Vehicle Code (or a similar offense that is a
8traffic regulation governing the movement of vehicles and
9except for any reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the
10Illinois Vehicle Code) unless authorized under Section
1111-208.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
12(Source: P.A. 90-516, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
13    (65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-5)
14    Sec. 1-2.2-5. Definitions. As used in this Division,
15unless the context requires otherwise:
16    "Code" means any municipal ordinance except for (i)
17building code violations that must be adjudicated pursuant to
18Division 31.1 of Article 11 of this Act and (ii) any offense
19under the Illinois Vehicle Code (or a similar offense that is a
20traffic regulation governing the movement of vehicles and
21except for any reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the
22Illinois Vehicle Code) unless authorized under Section
2311-208.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
24    "Hearing officer" means a municipal employee or an officer
25or agent of a municipality, other than a law enforcement

 

 

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1officer, whose duty it is to:
2    (1) preside at an administrative hearing called to
3determine whether or not a code violation exists;
4    (2) hear testimony and accept evidence from all interested
5parties relevant to the existence of a code violation;
6    (3) preserve and authenticate the transcript and record of
7the hearing and all exhibits and evidence introduced at the
8hearing; and
9    (4) issue and sign a written finding, decision, and order
10stating whether a code violation exists.
11(Source: P.A. 90-777, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
12    (65 ILCS 5/1-2.2-10)
13    Sec. 1-2.2-10. Code hearing department. The corporate
14authorities of any municipality may adopt this Division and
15establish a code hearing department within an existing code
16enforcement agency or as a separate and independent agency in
17the municipal government. The function of the hearing
18department is to expedite the prosecution and correction of
19code violations in the manner set forth in this Division.
20    The code hearing department may adjudicate any code
21violation of a municipal ordinance except for (i) building
22code violations that must be adjudicated pursuant to Division
2331.1 of Article 11 of this Act and (ii) any offense under the
24Illinois Vehicle Code or similar offense that is a traffic
25regulation governing the movement of vehicles and except for

 

 

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1any reportable offense under Section 6-204 of the Illinois
2Vehicle Code.
3(Source: P.A. 90-777, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
4    Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 11-208.3 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
7    Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of certain
8violations of traffic regulations concerning the standing,
9parking, or condition of vehicles, automated traffic law
10violations, and automated speed enforcement system violations.
11    (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance
12for a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular
13standing and parking violations and vehicle compliance
14violations as described in this subsection, automated traffic
15law violations as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or
1611-1201.1, violations of speed restrictions under Article VI
17in which the driver is alleged to have operated the motor
18vehicle at a speed that is 15 miles per hour or less above the
19posted limit, and automated speed enforcement system
20violations as defined in Section 11-208.8. The administrative
21system shall have as its purpose the fair and efficient
22enforcement of municipal or county regulations through the
23administrative adjudication of automated speed enforcement
24system or automated traffic law violations and violations of

 

 

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1municipal or county ordinances regulating speed the standing
2and parking of vehicles, the condition and use of vehicle
3equipment, and the display of municipal or county wheel tax
4licenses within the municipality's or county's borders. The
5administrative system shall only have authority to adjudicate
6civil offenses carrying fines not in excess of $500 or
7requiring the completion of a traffic education program, or
8both, that occur after the effective date of the ordinance
9adopting such a system under this Section. For purposes of
10this Section, "compliance violation" means a violation of a
11municipal or county regulation governing the condition or use
12of equipment on a vehicle or governing the display of a
13municipal or county wheel tax license.
14    (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
15adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
16        (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
17    adopt, distribute, and process parking, compliance, and
18    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
19    law violation notices and other notices required by this
20    Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
21    violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
22    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
23    law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
24    system.
25        (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
26    enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days after the
2    violation, except that in the case of a lessee of a motor
3    vehicle, service of an automated traffic law violation
4    notice may occur no later than 210 days after the
5    violation. A person authorized by ordinance to issue and
6    serve parking, standing, and compliance violation notices
7    shall certify as to the correctness of the facts entered
8    on the violation notice by signing his or her name to the
9    notice at the time of service or, in the case of a notice
10    produced by a computerized device, by signing a single
11    certificate to be kept by the traffic compliance
12    administrator attesting to the correctness of all notices
13    produced by the device while it was under his or her
14    control. In the case of an automated traffic law
15    violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
16    a technician employed or contracted by the municipality or
17    county that, based on inspection of recorded images, the
18    motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section
19    11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If
20    the technician determines that the vehicle entered the
21    intersection as part of a funeral procession or in order
22    to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a
23    citation shall not be issued. In municipalities with a
24    population of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and counties
25    with a population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
26    automated traffic law ordinance shall require that all

 

 

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

 

 

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1    similar local ordinance. If the technician determines that
2    the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,
3    certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
4    equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an
5    emergency vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The
6    automated speed enforcement ordinance shall require that
7    all determinations by a technician that a violation
8    occurred be reviewed and approved by a law enforcement
9    officer or retired law enforcement officer of the
10    municipality 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. Routine and independent calibration
14    of the speeds produced by automated speed enforcement
15    systems and equipment shall be conducted annually by a
16    qualified technician. Speeds produced by an automated
17    speed enforcement system shall be compared with speeds
18    produced by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or
19    lidar equipment shall undergo an internal validation test
20    no less frequently than once each week. Qualified
21    technicians shall test loop-based equipment no less
22    frequently than once a year. Radar equipment shall be
23    checked for accuracy by a qualified technician when the
24    unit is serviced, when unusual or suspect readings
25    persist, or when deemed necessary by a reviewing
26    technician. Radar equipment shall be checked with the

 

 

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1    internal frequency generator and the internal circuit test
2    whenever the radar is turned on. Technicians must be alert
3    for any unusual or suspect readings, and if unusual or
4    suspect readings of a radar unit persist, that unit shall
5    immediately be removed from service and not returned to
6    service until it has been checked by a qualified
7    technician and determined to be functioning properly.
8    Documentation of the annual calibration results, including
9    the equipment tested, test date, technician performing the
10    test, and test results, shall be maintained and available
11    for use in the determination of an automated speed
12    enforcement system violation and issuance of a citation.
13    The technician performing the calibration and testing of
14    the automated speed enforcement equipment shall be trained
15    and certified in the use of equipment for speed
16    enforcement purposes. Training on the speed enforcement
17    equipment may be conducted by law enforcement, civilian,
18    or manufacturer's personnel and if applicable may be
19    equivalent to the equipment use and operations training
20    included in the Speed Measuring Device Operator Program
21    developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
22    Administration (NHTSA). The vendor or technician who
23    performs the work shall keep accurate records on each
24    piece of equipment the technician calibrates and tests. As
25    used in this paragraph, "fully trained reviewing
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1    hours of supervised training in subjects which shall
2    include image inspection and interpretation, the elements
3    necessary to prove a violation, license plate
4    identification, and traffic safety and management. In all
5    municipalities and counties, the automated speed
6    enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance
7    shall require that no additional fee shall be charged to
8    the alleged violator for exercising his or her right to an
9    administrative hearing, and persons shall be given at
10    least 25 days following an administrative hearing to pay
11    any civil penalty imposed by a finding that Section
12    11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a similar
13    local ordinance has been violated. The original or a
14    facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
15    notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
16    generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
17    notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
18    administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
19    course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
20    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
21    law violation notice issued, signed, and served in
22    accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
23    computer-generated record shall be prima facie correct and
24    shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the
25    facts shown on the notice. The notice, copy, or
26    computer-generated record shall be admissible in any

 

 

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1    subsequent administrative or legal proceedings.
2        (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
3    owner of the vehicle cited in the parking, standing,
4    compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
5    automated traffic law violation notice in which the owner
6    may contest the merits of the alleged violation, and
7    during which formal or technical rules of evidence shall
8    not apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306
9    of this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
10    notice likewise shall be provided an opportunity for a
11    hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner.
12    The hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting
13    the hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance
14    administrator shall be empowered to administer oaths and
15    to secure by subpoena both the attendance and testimony of
16    witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers.
17    Persons appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
18    represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
19    also provide for internal administrative review following
20    the decision of the hearing officer.
21        (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
22    United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
23    registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
24    Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
25    returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
26    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database,

 

 

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1    or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
2    11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section
3    11-208.8 of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle
4    at the last address known to the lessor of the cited
5    vehicle at the time of lease or, if any notice to that
6    address is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
7    address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
8    database. The service shall be deemed complete as of the
9    date of deposit in the United States mail. The notices
10    shall be in the following sequence and shall include, but
11    not be limited to, the information specified herein:
12            (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
13        compliance violation if the first notice of the
14        violation was issued by affixing the original or a
15        facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
16        vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
17        notice shall specify or include the date and location
18        of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
19        compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
20        violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
21        vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
22        any requirement to complete a traffic education
23        program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
24        for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
25        education program, or both, when so provided by
26        ordinance, the availability of a hearing in which the

 

 

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1        violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
2        and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
3        of violation shall also state that failure to complete
4        a required traffic education program, to pay the
5        indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to
6        appear at a hearing on the merits in the time and
7        manner specified, will result in a final determination
8        of violation liability for the cited violation in the
9        amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that,
10        upon the occurrence of a final determination of
11        violation liability for the failure, and the
12        exhaustion of, or failure to exhaust, available
13        administrative or judicial procedures for review, any
14        incomplete traffic education program or any unpaid
15        fine or penalty, or both, will constitute a debt due
16        and owing the municipality or county.
17            (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
18        standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
19        system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
20        This notice shall be sent following a final
21        determination of parking, standing, compliance,
22        automated speed enforcement system, or automated
23        traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
24        judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
25        The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
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1        both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
2        county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
3        to complete any required traffic education program or
4        to pay any fine or penalty due and owing the
5        municipality or county, or both, within the time
6        specified may result in the municipality's or county's
7        filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
8        incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
9        penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
10        this Section, or, where applicable, may result in
11        suspension of the person's driver's license for
12        failure to complete a traffic education program.
13        (6) A notice of impending driver's license suspension.
14    This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
15    to complete a required traffic education program. The
16    notice shall state that failure to complete a required
17    traffic education program within 45 days of the notice's
18    date will result in the municipality or county notifying
19    the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for
20    initiation of suspension proceedings under Section 6-306.5
21    of this Code. The notice shall also state that the person
22    may obtain a photostatic copy of an original ticket
23    imposing a fine or penalty by sending a self-addressed,
24    stamped envelope to the municipality or county along with
25    a request for the photostatic copy. The notice of
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1    first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
2    address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
3    notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to
4    the last known address recorded in a United States Post
5    Office approved database.
6        (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
7    final determination of violation liability shall occur
8    following failure to complete the required traffic
9    education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
10    after a hearing officer's determination of violation
11    liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
12    administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
13    Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
14    alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
15    prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
16    of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
17    of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
18    (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
19    without a filing having been made.
20        (8) A petition to set aside a determination of
21    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
22    system, or automated traffic law violation liability that
23    may be filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
24    petition to set aside a determination of liability may
25    also be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
26    education program. The petition shall be filed with and

 

 

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1    ruled upon by the traffic compliance administrator in the
2    manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
3    grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
4    not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
5    the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
6    having already completed the required traffic education
7    program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
8    violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
9    at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
10    municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
11    or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
12    violation if the State state registration number or
13    vehicle make, only if specified in the violation notice,
14    is incorrect. After the determination of parking,
15    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
16    or automated traffic law violation liability has been set
17    aside upon a showing of just cause, the registered owner
18    shall be provided with a hearing on the merits for that
19    violation.
20        (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
21    persons who are not residents of the municipality or
22    county may contest the merits of the alleged violation
23    without attending a hearing.
24        (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
25    vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
26    enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations

 

 

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1    enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
2    schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
3    failure to complete required traffic education programs,
4    provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
5    penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250,
6    except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3
7    of this Code.
8        (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
9    carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated
10    in this Section.
11    (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
12standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
13system, or automated traffic law regulations under this
14Section may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
15immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
16those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
17provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
18way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
19of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of
20vehicle immobilization under this Section shall provide:
21        (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
22    for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
23    immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle
24    has accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
25    programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
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1    or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
2    determined by ordinance.
3        (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
4    right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
5    by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
6    education programs or unpaid final determinations of
7    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
8    system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
9    both, listed on the notice.
10        (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
11    been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
12    completion of the required traffic education program or
13    payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
14    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
15    or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
16    final determinations have been issued. An order issued
17    after the hearing is a final administrative decision
18    within the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
19    Procedure.
20        (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
21    advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
22    to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
23    (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
24standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
25automated traffic law violations and final administrative
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1immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall
2be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
3    (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
4program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
5after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
6administrative remedies created under this Section and the
7conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
8due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
9collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
10required traffic education program and payment in full of any
11fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking,
12compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
13traffic law violation shall constitute a final disposition of
14that violation.
15    (f) After the expiration of the period within which
16judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
17parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
18system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality
19or county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
20purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
21violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a
22municipality or county from consolidating multiple final
23determinations of parking, standing, compliance, automated
24speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violations
25against a person in a proceeding. Upon commencement of the
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1or record of the final determination of parking, standing,
2compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
3traffic law violation, which shall be accompanied by a
4certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the
5final determination of violation was issued in accordance with
6this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance.
7Service of the summons and a copy of the petition may be by any
8method provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil
9Procedure or by certified mail, return receipt requested,
10provided that the total amount of fines and penalties for
11final determinations of parking, standing, compliance,
12automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
13violations does not exceed $2500. If the court is satisfied
14that the final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
15automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
16violation was entered in accordance with the requirements of
17this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance,
18and that the registered owner or the lessee, as the case may
19be, had an opportunity for an administrative hearing and for
20judicial review as provided in this Section, the court shall
21render judgment in favor of the municipality or county and
22against the registered owner or the lessee for the amount
23indicated in the final determination of parking, standing,
24compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
25traffic law violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the
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1judgments for the recovery of money.
2    (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
3program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
4    A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
5education program under this Section who provides proof of
6eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
7Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
8income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
9Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
10required traffic education program.
11    (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
12contrary, a person shall not be liable for violations, fees,
13fines, or penalties under this Section during the period in
14which the motor vehicle was stolen or hijacked, as indicated
15in a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency filed in
16a timely manner.
17(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-623, eff. 7-1-20;
18101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-905, eff.
191-1-23.)