103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB0313

 

Introduced 2/2/2023, by Sen. Laura M. Murphy

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
30 ILCS 805/8.47 new
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.

    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 State Mandates Act is amended by adding
5Section 8.47 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 805/8.47 new)
7    Sec. 8.47. Exempt mandate. Notwithstanding Sections 6 and
88 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for
9the implementation of any mandate created by this amendatory
10Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
 
11    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
12changing Sections 1-105.2, 3-400, 11-208, 11-208.3, and
1311-208.8 as follows:
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/1-105.2)
15    Sec. 1-105.2. Automated traffic law violation. A violation
16described in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 of this
17Code.
18(Source: P.A. 98-556, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
19    (625 ILCS 5/3-400)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-400)
20    Sec. 3-400. Definitions. Notwithstanding the definitions

 

 

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1set forth in Chapter 1 of this Act, for the purposes of this
2Article, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed
3to them as follows:
4    "Apportionable Fee" means any periodic recurring fee
5required for licensing or registering vehicles, such as, but
6not limited to, registration fees, license, or weight fees.
7    "Apportionable Vehicle" means any vehicle, except
8recreational vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted plates,
9city pickup and delivery vehicles, buses used in
10transportation of chartered parties, and government owned
11vehicles that are used or intended for use in 2 or more member
12jurisdictions that allocate or proportionally register
13vehicles, in a fleet which is used for the transportation of
14persons for hire or the transportation of property and which
15has a gross vehicle weight in excess of 26,000 pounds; or has 3
16three or more axles regardless of weight; or is used in
17combination when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000
18pounds gross vehicle weight. Vehicles, or combinations having
19a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or less and 2-axle
20two-axle vehicles may be proportionally registered at the
21option of such owner.
22    "Base Jurisdiction" means, for purposes of fleet
23registration, the jurisdiction where the registrant has an
24established place of business, where operational records of
25the fleet are maintained and where mileage is accrued by the
26fleet. In case a registrant operates more than one fleet, and

 

 

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1maintains records for each fleet in different places, the
2"base jurisdiction" for a fleet shall be the jurisdiction
3where an established place of business is maintained, where
4records of the operation of that fleet are maintained and
5where mileage is accrued by that fleet.
6    "Operational Records" means documents supporting miles
7traveled in each jurisdiction and total miles traveled, such
8as fuel reports, trip leases, and logs.
9    "Owner" means a person who holds legal title of a motor
10vehicle, or in the event a motor vehicle is the subject of an
11agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the
12right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in
13the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested
14in the conditional vendee or lessee with right of purchase, or
15in the event a mortgagor of such motor vehicle is entitled to
16possession, or in the event a lessee of such motor vehicle is
17entitled to possession or control, then such conditional
18vendee or lessee with right of purchase or mortgagor or lessee
19is considered to be the owner for the purpose of this Act.
20    "Registration plate or digital registration plate cover"
21means any tinted, colored, painted, marked, clear, or
22illuminated object that is designed to (i) cover any of the
23characters of a motor vehicle's registration plate or digital
24registration plate; or (ii) distort a recorded image of any of
25the characters of a motor vehicle's registration plate or
26digital registration plate recorded by an automated

 

 

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1enforcement system as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.8,
2or 11-1201.1 of this Code or recorded by an automated traffic
3control system as defined in Section 15 of the Automated
4Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance
5Zones Act.
6    "Rental Owner" means an owner principally engaged, with
7respect to one or more rental fleets, in renting to others or
8offering for rental the vehicles of such fleets, without
9drivers.
10    "Restricted Plates" shall include, but is not limited to,
11dealer, manufacturer, transporter, farm, repossessor, and
12permanently mounted type plates. Vehicles displaying any of
13these type plates from a foreign jurisdiction that is a member
14of the International Registration Plan shall be granted
15reciprocity but shall be subject to the same limitations as
16similar plated Illinois registered vehicles.
17(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
 
18    (625 ILCS 5/11-208)   (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208)
19    Sec. 11-208. Powers of local authorities.
20    (a) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
21prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways
22under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of
23the police power from:
24        1. Regulating the standing or parking of vehicles,
25    except as limited by Sections 11-1306 and 11-1307 of this

 

 

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1    Act;
2        2. Regulating traffic by means of police officers or
3    traffic control signals;
4        3. Regulating or prohibiting processions or
5    assemblages on the highways; and certifying persons to
6    control traffic for processions or assemblages;
7        4. Designating particular highways as one-way highways
8    and requiring that all vehicles thereon be moved in one
9    specific direction;
10        5. Regulating the speed of vehicles in public parks
11    subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11-604;
12        6. Designating any highway as a through highway, as
13    authorized in Section 11-302, and requiring that all
14    vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same or
15    designating any intersection as a stop intersection or a
16    yield right-of-way intersection and requiring all vehicles
17    to stop or yield the right-of-way at one or more entrances
18    to such intersections;
19        7. Restricting the use of highways as authorized in
20    Chapter 15;
21        8. Regulating the operation of mobile carrying
22    devices, bicycles, low-speed electric bicycles, and
23    low-speed gas bicycles, and requiring the registration and
24    licensing of same, including the requirement of a
25    registration fee;
26        9. Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles

 

 

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1    or specified types of vehicles at intersections;
2        10. Altering the speed limits as authorized in Section
3    11-604;
4        11. Prohibiting U-turns;
5        12. Prohibiting pedestrian crossings at other than
6    designated and marked crosswalks or at intersections;
7        13. Prohibiting parking during snow removal operation;
8        14. Imposing fines in accordance with Section
9    11-1301.3 as penalties for use of any parking place
10    reserved for persons with disabilities, as defined by
11    Section 1-159.1, or veterans with disabilities by any
12    person using a motor vehicle not bearing registration
13    plates specified in Section 11-1301.1 or a special decal
14    or device as defined in Section 11-1301.2 as evidence that
15    the vehicle is operated by or for a person with
16    disabilities or a veteran with a disability;
17        15. Adopting such other traffic regulations as are
18    specifically authorized by this Code; or
19        16. Enforcing the provisions of subsection (f) of
20    Section 3-413 of this Code or a similar local ordinance.
21    (b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph 1,
224, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, or 13 of subsection (a) shall be
23effective until signs giving reasonable notice of such local
24traffic regulations are posted.
25    (c) The provisions of this Code shall not prevent any
26municipality having a population of 500,000 or more

 

 

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1inhabitants from prohibiting any person from driving or
2operating any motor vehicle upon the roadways of such
3municipality with headlamps on high beam or bright.
4    (d) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
5prevent local authorities within the reasonable exercise of
6their police power from prohibiting, on private property, the
7unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with
8disabilities.
9    (e) No unit of local government, including a home rule
10unit, may enact or enforce an ordinance that applies only to
11motorcycles if the principal purpose for that ordinance is to
12restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion
13of a highway for which federal or State funds have been used
14for the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of that
15highway. No unit of local government, including a home rule
16unit, may enact an ordinance requiring motorcycle users to
17wear protective headgear. Nothing in this subsection (e) shall
18affect the authority of a unit of local government to regulate
19motorcycles for traffic control purposes or in accordance with
20Section 12-602 of this Code. No unit of local government,
21including a home rule unit, may regulate motorcycles in a
22manner inconsistent with this Code. This subsection (e) is a
23limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
24the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
25rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
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1for a noise monitoring system upon any portion of the roadway
2known as Lake Shore Drive. Twelve months after the
3installation of the noise monitoring system, and any time
4after the first report as the City deems necessary, the City of
5Chicago shall prepare a noise monitoring report with the data
6collected from the system and shall, upon request, make the
7report available to the public. For purposes of this
8subsection (e-5), "noise monitoring system" means an automated
9noise monitor capable of recording noise levels 24 hours per
10day and 365 days per year with computer equipment sufficient
11to process the data.
12    (e-10) A unit of local government, including a home rule
13unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of
14Automated Driving System equipped vehicles on its roadways.
15Nothing in this subsection (e-10) shall affect the authority
16of a unit of local government to regulate Automated Driving
17System equipped vehicles for traffic control purposes. No unit
18of local government, including a home rule unit, may regulate
19Automated Driving System equipped vehicles in a manner
20inconsistent with this Code. For purposes of this subsection
21(e-10), "Automated Driving System equipped vehicle" means any
22vehicle equipped with an Automated Driving System of hardware
23and software that are collectively capable of performing the
24entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless
25of whether it is limited to a specific operational domain.
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1Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
2concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
3exercised by the State.
4    (f) No unit of local government, including a home rule
5unit, A municipality or county designated in Section 11-208.6
6may enact or enforce an ordinance providing for an automated
7traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
8Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
9ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or
10lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation. For purposes of
11this subsection (f), "automated traffic law enforcement
12system" means a device with one or more motor vehicle sensors
13working in conjunction with a red light signal to produce
14recorded images of motor vehicles entering into an
15intersection against a red signal indication in violation of
16Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
17ordinance. This subsection (f) is a denial and limitation of
18home rule powers and functions under subsection (g) of Section
196 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
20    (g) A municipality or county, as provided in Section
2111-1201.1, may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
22traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
23Section 11-1201 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
24ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner of a
25vehicle used in such a violation.
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1enact an ordinance providing for an automated speed
2enforcement system to enforce violations of Article VI of
3Chapter 11 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
4ordinance.
5    (i) A municipality or county designated in Section
611-208.9 may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
7traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
8Section 11-1414 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
9ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or
10lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation.
11(Source: P.A. 100-209, eff. 1-1-18; 100-257, eff. 8-22-17;
12100-352, eff. 6-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-123, eff.
137-26-19.)
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
15    Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of violations
16of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
17condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
18automated speed enforcement system violations.
19    (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance
20for a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular
21standing and parking violations and vehicle compliance
22violations as described in this subsection, automated traffic
23law violations as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or
2411-1201.1, and automated speed enforcement system violations
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1shall have as its purpose the fair and efficient enforcement
2of municipal or county regulations through the administrative
3adjudication of automated speed enforcement system or
4automated traffic law violations and violations of municipal
5or county ordinances regulating the standing and parking of
6vehicles, the condition and use of vehicle equipment, and the
7display of municipal or county wheel tax licenses within the
8municipality's or county's borders. The administrative system
9shall only have authority to adjudicate civil offenses
10carrying fines not in excess of $500 or requiring the
11completion of a traffic education program, or both, that occur
12after the effective date of the ordinance adopting such a
13system under this Section. For purposes of this Section,
14"compliance violation" means a violation of a municipal or
15county regulation governing the condition or use of equipment
16on a vehicle or governing the display of a municipal or county
17wheel tax license.
18    (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
19adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
20        (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
21    adopt, distribute, and process parking, compliance, and
22    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
23    law violation notices and other notices required by this
24    Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
25    violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
26    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic

 

 

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1    law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
2    system.
3        (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
4    enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation
5    notice that shall specify or include the date, time, and
6    place of violation of a parking, standing, compliance,
7    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
8    law regulation; the particular regulation violated; any
9    requirement to complete a traffic education program; the
10    fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
11    or failure to complete a required traffic education
12    program, or both, when so provided by ordinance; the
13    vehicle make or a photograph of the vehicle; the state
14    registration number of the vehicle; and the identification
15    number of the person issuing the notice. With regard to
16    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
17    law violations, vehicle make shall be specified on the
18    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
19    law violation notice if the notice does not include a
20    photograph of the vehicle and the make is available and
21    readily discernible. With regard to municipalities or
22    counties with a population of 1,000,000 1 million or more,
23    it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking violation
24    if the state registration number or vehicle make specified
25    is incorrect. The violation notice shall state that the
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1    payment of any indicated fine, and the payment of any
2    applicable penalty for late payment or failure to complete
3    a required traffic education program, or both, shall
4    operate as a final disposition of the violation. The
5    notice also shall contain information as to the
6    availability of a hearing in which the violation may be
7    contested on its merits. The violation notice shall
8    specify the time and manner in which a hearing may be had.
9        (3) Service of a parking, standing, or compliance
10    violation notice by: (i) affixing the original or a
11    facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully parked or
12    standing vehicle; (ii) handing the notice to the operator
13    of a vehicle if he or she is present; or (iii) mailing the
14    notice to the address of the registered owner or lessee of
15    the cited vehicle as recorded with the Secretary of State
16    or the lessor of the motor vehicle within 30 days after the
17    Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor vehicle
18    notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
19    owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days
20    after the date of the violation, except that in the case of
21    a lessee of a motor vehicle, service of a parking,
22    standing, or compliance violation notice may occur no
23    later than 210 days after the violation; and service of an
24    automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
25    law violation notice by mail to the address of the
26    registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as

 

 

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1    recorded with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the
2    motor vehicle within 30 days after the Secretary of State
3    or the lessor of the motor vehicle notifies the
4    municipality or county of the identity of the owner or
5    lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days after the
6    violation, except that in the case of a lessee of a motor
7    vehicle, service of an automated traffic law violation
8    notice may occur no later than 210 days after the
9    violation. A person authorized by ordinance to issue and
10    serve parking, standing, and compliance violation notices
11    shall certify as to the correctness of the facts entered
12    on the violation notice by signing his or her name to the
13    notice at the time of service or, in the case of a notice
14    produced by a computerized device, by signing a single
15    certificate to be kept by the traffic compliance
16    administrator attesting to the correctness of all notices
17    produced by the device while it was under his or her
18    control. In the case of an automated traffic law
19    violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
20    a technician employed or contracted by the municipality or
21    county that, based on inspection of recorded images, the
22    motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section
23    11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If
24    the technician determines that the vehicle entered the
25    intersection as part of a funeral procession or in order
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1    citation shall not be issued. In municipalities with a
2    population of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and counties
3    with a population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
4    automated 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. In municipalities with a population of
11    1,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties with a
12    population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the automated
13    traffic law ordinance shall require that all
14    determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
15    being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
16    or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
17    approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
18    enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
19    the violation or by an additional fully trained reviewing
20    technician who is not employed by the contractor who
21    employs the technician who made the initial determination.
22    In the case of an automated speed enforcement system
23    violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
24    a technician employed by the municipality, based upon an
25    inspection of recorded images, video, or other
26    documentation, including documentation of the speed limit

 

 

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1    and automated speed enforcement signage, and documentation
2    of the inspection, calibration, and certification of the
3    speed equipment, that the vehicle was being operated in
4    violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a
5    similar local ordinance. If the technician determines that
6    the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,
7    certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
8    equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an
9    emergency vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The
10    automated speed enforcement ordinance shall require that
11    all determinations by a technician that a violation
12    occurred be reviewed and approved by a law enforcement
13    officer or retired law enforcement officer of the
14    municipality issuing the violation or by an additional
15    fully trained reviewing technician who is not employed by
16    the contractor who employs the technician who made the
17    initial determination. Routine and independent calibration
18    of the speeds produced by automated speed enforcement
19    systems and equipment shall be conducted annually by a
20    qualified technician. Speeds produced by an automated
21    speed enforcement system shall be compared with speeds
22    produced by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or
23    lidar equipment shall undergo an internal validation test
24    no less frequently than once each week. Qualified
25    technicians shall test loop-based equipment no less
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1    checked for accuracy by a qualified technician when the
2    unit is serviced, when unusual or suspect readings
3    persist, or when deemed necessary by a reviewing
4    technician. Radar equipment shall be checked with the
5    internal frequency generator and the internal circuit test
6    whenever the radar is turned on. Technicians must be alert
7    for any unusual or suspect readings, and if unusual or
8    suspect readings of a radar unit persist, that unit shall
9    immediately be removed from service and not returned to
10    service until it has been checked by a qualified
11    technician and determined to be functioning properly.
12    Documentation of the annual calibration results, including
13    the equipment tested, test date, technician performing the
14    test, and test results, shall be maintained and available
15    for use in the determination of an automated speed
16    enforcement system violation and issuance of a citation.
17    The technician performing the calibration and testing of
18    the automated speed enforcement equipment shall be trained
19    and certified in the use of equipment for speed
20    enforcement purposes. Training on the speed enforcement
21    equipment may be conducted by law enforcement, civilian,
22    or manufacturer's personnel and if applicable may be
23    equivalent to the equipment use and operations training
24    included in the Speed Measuring Device Operator Program
25    developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
26    Administration (NHTSA). The vendor or technician who

 

 

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1    performs the work shall keep accurate records on each
2    piece of equipment the technician calibrates and tests. As
3    used in this paragraph, "fully trained reviewing
4    technician" means a person who has received at least 40
5    hours of supervised training in subjects which shall
6    include image inspection and interpretation, the elements
7    necessary to prove a violation, license plate
8    identification, and traffic safety and management. In all
9    municipalities and counties, the automated speed
10    enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance
11    shall require that no additional fee shall be charged to
12    the alleged violator for exercising his or her right to an
13    administrative hearing, and persons shall be given at
14    least 25 days following an administrative hearing to pay
15    any civil penalty imposed by a finding that Section
16    11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a similar
17    local ordinance has been violated. The original or a
18    facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
19    notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
20    generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
21    notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
22    administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
23    course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
24    automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
25    law violation notice issued, signed, and served in
26    accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the

 

 

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

 

 

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1    registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
2    Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
3    returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
4    recorded in a United States Post Office approved database,
5    or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
6    11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section
7    11-208.8 of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle
8    at the last address known to the lessor of the cited
9    vehicle at the time of lease or, if any notice to that
10    address is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
11    address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
12    database. The service shall be deemed complete as of the
13    date of deposit in the United States mail. The notices
14    shall be in the following sequence and shall include, but
15    not be limited to, the information specified herein:
16            (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
17        compliance violation if the first notice of the
18        violation was issued by affixing the original or a
19        facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
20        vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
21        notice shall specify or include the date and location
22        of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
23        compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
24        violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
25        vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
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1        program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
2        for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
3        education program, or both, when so provided by
4        ordinance, the availability of a hearing in which the
5        violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
6        and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
7        of violation shall also state that failure to complete
8        a required traffic education program, to pay the
9        indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to
10        appear at a hearing on the merits in the time and
11        manner specified, will result in a final determination
12        of violation liability for the cited violation in the
13        amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that,
14        upon the occurrence of a final determination of
15        violation liability for the failure, and the
16        exhaustion of, or failure to exhaust, available
17        administrative or judicial procedures for review, any
18        incomplete traffic education program or any unpaid
19        fine or penalty, or both, will constitute a debt due
20        and owing the municipality or county.
21            (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
22        standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
23        system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
24        This notice shall be sent following a final
25        determination of parking, standing, compliance,
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1        traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
2        judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
3        The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
4        education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
5        both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
6        county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
7        to complete any required traffic education program or
8        to pay any fine or penalty due and owing the
9        municipality or county, or both, within the time
10        specified may result in the municipality's or county's
11        filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
12        incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
13        penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
14        this Section, or, where applicable, may result in
15        suspension of the person's driver's license for
16        failure to complete a traffic education program.
17        (6) A notice of impending driver's license suspension.
18    This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
19    to complete a required traffic education program. The
20    notice shall state that failure to complete a required
21    traffic education program within 45 days of the notice's
22    date will result in the municipality or county notifying
23    the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for
24    initiation of suspension proceedings under Section 6-306.5
25    of this Code. The notice shall also state that the person
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1    imposing a fine or penalty by sending a self-addressed,
2    stamped envelope to the municipality or county along with
3    a request for the photostatic copy. The notice of
4    impending driver's license suspension shall be sent by
5    first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
6    address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
7    notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to
8    the last known address recorded in a United States Post
9    Office approved database.
10        (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
11    final determination of violation liability shall occur
12    following failure to complete the required traffic
13    education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
14    after a hearing officer's determination of violation
15    liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
16    administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
17    Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
18    alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
19    prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
20    of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
21    of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
22    (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
23    without a filing having been made.
24        (8) A petition to set aside a determination of
25    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
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1    may be filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
2    petition to set aside a determination of liability may
3    also be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
4    education program. The petition shall be filed with and
5    ruled upon by the traffic compliance administrator in the
6    manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
7    grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
8    not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
9    the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
10    having already completed the required traffic education
11    program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
12    violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
13    at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
14    municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
15    or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
16    violation if the state registration number or vehicle
17    make, only if specified in the violation notice, is
18    incorrect. After the determination of parking, standing,
19    compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
20    automated traffic law violation liability has been set
21    aside upon a showing of just cause, the registered owner
22    shall be provided with a hearing on the merits for that
23    violation.
24        (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
25    persons who are not residents of the municipality or
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1    without attending a hearing.
2        (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
3    vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
4    enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
5    enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
6    schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
7    failure to complete required traffic education programs,
8    provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
9    penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250,
10    except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3
11    of this Code.
12        (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
13    carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated
14    in this Section.
15    (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
16standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
17system, or automated traffic law regulations under this
18Section may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
19immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
20those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
21provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
22way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
23of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of
24vehicle immobilization under this Section shall provide:
25        (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
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1    immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle
2    has accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
3    programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
4    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
5    or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
6    determined by ordinance.
7        (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
8    right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
9    by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
10    education programs or unpaid final determinations of
11    parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
12    system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
13    both, listed on the notice.
14        (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
15    been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
16    completion of the required traffic education program or
17    payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
18    standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
19    or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
20    final determinations have been issued. An order issued
21    after the hearing is a final administrative decision
22    within the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
23    Procedure.
24        (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
25    advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
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1    (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
2standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
3automated traffic law violations and final administrative
4decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
5immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall
6be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
7    (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
8program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
9after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
10administrative remedies created under this Section and the
11conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
12due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
13collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
14required traffic education program and payment in full of any
15fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking,
16compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
17traffic law violation shall constitute a final disposition of
18that violation.
19    (f) After the expiration of the period within which
20judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
21parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
22system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality
23or county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
24purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
25violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a
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1determinations of parking, standing, compliance, automated
2speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violations
3against a person in a proceeding. Upon commencement of the
4action, the municipality or county shall file a certified copy
5or record of the final determination of parking, standing,
6compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
7traffic law violation, which shall be accompanied by a
8certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the
9final determination of violation was issued in accordance with
10this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance.
11Service of the summons and a copy of the petition may be by any
12method provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil
13Procedure or by certified mail, return receipt requested,
14provided that the total amount of fines and penalties for
15final determinations of parking, standing, compliance,
16automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
17violations does not exceed $2,500 $2500. If the court is
18satisfied that the final determination of parking, standing,
19compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
20traffic law violation was entered in accordance with the
21requirements of this Section and the applicable municipal or
22county ordinance, and that the registered owner or the lessee,
23as the case may be, had an opportunity for an administrative
24hearing and for judicial review as provided in this Section,
25the court shall render judgment in favor of the municipality
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1the amount indicated in the final determination of parking,
2standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
3automated traffic law violation, plus costs. The judgment
4shall have the same effect and may be enforced in the same
5manner as other judgments for the recovery of money.
6    (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
7program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
8    A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
9education program under this Section who provides proof of
10eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
11Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
12income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
13Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
14required traffic education program.
15    (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
16contrary, a person shall not be liable for violations, fees,
17fines, or penalties under this Section during the period in
18which the motor vehicle was stolen or hijacked, as indicated
19in a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency filed in
20a timely manner.
21(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-623, eff. 7-1-20;
22101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-905, eff.
231-1-23.)
 
24    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.8)
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1safety zones.
2    (a) As used in this Section:
3    "Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
4device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
5mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
6zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
7clear photograph or other recorded image of the vehicle and
8the vehicle's registration plate or digital registration plate
9while the driver is violating Article VI of Chapter 11 of this
10Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
11    An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
12in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
13municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
14vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local
15ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of
16the vehicle and the vehicle's license plate. The recorded
17image must also display the time, date, and location of the
18violation.
19    "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle is
20registered.
21    "Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
22speed enforcement system on:
23        (1) 2 or more photographs;
24        (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
25        (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
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1    on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
2    identifying the registration plate or digital registration
3    plate number of the motor vehicle.
4    "Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
5mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
6elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
7line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district
8that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
9State Board of Education, not including school district
10headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
11includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
12nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
13park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
14portion of a roadway is within either one-eighth mile radius,
15the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the
16furthest portion of the next furthest intersection. The term
17"safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway
18known as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway
19with 8 or more lanes of traffic.
20    (a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
21operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
22following times:
23        (i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
24    of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
25    only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
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1    Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
2    Friday; and
3        (ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property
4    line of any facility, area, or land owned by a park
5    district, no earlier than one hour prior to the time that
6    the facility, area, or land is open to the public or other
7    patrons, and no later than one hour after the facility,
8    area, or land is closed to the public or other patrons.
9    (b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
10motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
11local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
12accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
13violator with a website address, accessible through the
14Internet.
15    (c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
16of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic
17violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
18shall be subject to the following penalties:
19        (1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
20    hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
21    speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
22    additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
23    the original penalty in a timely manner; or
24        (2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
25    hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
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1    than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a
2    timely manner.
3    A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
4driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic
5Citation from a police officer for a speeding violation
6occurring within one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the
7violation that was recorded by the system. A violation for
8which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section is not a
9violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
10vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
11owner of the vehicle. A law enforcement officer is not
12required to be present or to witness the violation. No penalty
13may be imposed under this Section if the recorded speed of a
14vehicle is 5 miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit.
15The municipality may send, in the same manner that notices are
16sent under this Section, a speed violation warning notice
17where the violation involves a speed of 5 miles per hour or
18less above the legal speed limit.
19    (d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
20civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
21system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
22associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
23shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
24following purposes:
25        (i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
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1    surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
2    limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
3    costs such as construction and maintenance of public
4    safety infrastructure and equipment;
5        (ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
6    safety;
7        (iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
8    within the municipality, including, but not limited to,
9    roads and bridges; and
10        (iv) after school programs.
11    (e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
12local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
13system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
14written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
15vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered
16to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
17after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
18identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
19than 90 days after the violation.
20    (f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
21Section shall include:
22        (1) the name and address of the registered owner of
23    the vehicle;
24        (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
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1        (4) the date, time, and location where the violation
2    occurred;
3        (5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
4        (6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
5    date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
6        (7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
7    violation of a speed restriction;
8        (8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
9    to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
10    liability;
11        (9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
12    by:
13            (A) paying the fine; or
14            (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
15        by administrative hearing; and
16        (10) a website address, accessible through the
17    Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
18    the violation.
19    (g) (Blank).
20    (h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
21automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
22violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
23the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
24violation under this Section.
25    (i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
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1the alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement
2agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this
3Section, for statistical purposes, or for other governmental
4purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a violation of this
5Section, however, may be admissible in any proceeding
6resulting from the issuance of the citation.
7    (j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
8of a violation:
9        (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
10    digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
11    stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
12    control or in the possession of the owner or lessee at the
13    time of the violation;
14        (1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
15    violation occurred and not under the control of or in the
16    possession of the owner or lessee at the time of the
17    violation;
18        (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
19    Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
20    speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
21    and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
22    system; and
23        (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
24    ordinance.
25    (k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
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1registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
2and were not under the control or possession of the owner or
3lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
4submit proof that a report concerning the motor vehicle or
5registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency in
6a timely manner.
7    (l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
8system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
9Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
10approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
11photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
12municipality shall install such additional signage as it
13determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers
14as to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
15    (m) A roadway where a new automated speed enforcement
16system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
17days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
18system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
19automated speed enforcement system.
20    (n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
21enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
22or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
23traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
24system.
25    (o) (Blank).
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1to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
2speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
3such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
4that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
5within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
6provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
7address of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee
8may be subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
9authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
10    Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
11to this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation
12to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would
13issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant
14to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the
15violation.
16    (q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
17system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
18locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
19installed on the website of the municipality.
20    (r) A municipality operating an automated speed
21enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
22assess the safety impact of the system. The statistical
23analysis shall be based upon the best available crash,
24traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of time
25before and after installation of the system sufficient to
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1statistical analysis shall be consistent with professional
2judgment and acceptable industry practice. The statistical
3analysis also shall be consistent with the data required for
4valid comparisons of before and after conditions and shall be
5conducted within a reasonable period following the
6installation of the automated traffic law enforcement system.
7The statistical analysis required by this subsection shall be
8made available to the public and shall be published on the
9website of the municipality.
10    (s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
11population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
12    (t) Except as provided in this Section, a county or
13municipality, including a home rule county or municipality,
14may not use an automated speed enforcement system to provide
15recorded images of a motor vehicle for the purpose of
16recording its speed. Except as provided under this Section,
17the regulation of the use of automated speed enforcement
18systems to record vehicle speeds is an exclusive power and
19function of the State. This subsection (t) is a denial and
20limitation of home rule powers and functions under subsection
21(h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
22(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 101-652, eff. 7-1-21;
23102-905, eff. 1-1-23.)
 
24    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.6 rep.)
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1repealing Section 11-208.6.