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625 ILCS 5/11-610

(625 ILCS 5/11-610) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-610)

Sec. 11-610. Charging violations and rule in civil actions.

(a)  In every charge of violation of
any speed regulation in this Article the complaint, and
also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the
speed at which the defendant is alleged to have driven and
the maximum speed applicable within the district or at the location.

(b) The  provision of this Article
declaring maximum speed limitations
shall not be construed to relieve the plaintiff in any
action from the burden of proving negligence on the
part of the defendant as the proximate cause of a crash.

(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)