Bill Text: IL SB1972 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality or county may enact an ordinance providing for an automated traffic law enforcement system only at an intersection where, on average, 4 or more motor vehicle accidents that result in personal injury or injury to another occur each year. Provides that for each violation of the Code or a local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system in operation for a period of less than 30 days, the county or municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a notice of warning to the registered owner of the vehicle. Provides for the notice requirements. Provides that if a person who has never before received a notice of a violation of the Code or a local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system in operation for more than 30 days receives more than one notice of violation within a 21-day period for separate traffic violations, he or she may pay the fine associated with the first notice of violation in satisfaction of all of the remaining fines.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB1972 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB1972-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 SB1972 Introduced 2/10/2017, by Sen. Antonio Muñoz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208
625 ILCS 5/11-208.6
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality or county may enact an ordinance providing for an automated traffic law enforcement system only at an intersection where, on average, 4 or more motor vehicle accidents that result in personal injury or injury to another occur each year. Provides that for each violation of the Code or a local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system in operation for a period of less than 30 days, the county or municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a notice of warning to the registered owner of the vehicle. Provides for the notice requirements. Provides that if a person who has never before received a notice of a violation of the Code or a local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system in operation for more than 30 days receives more than one notice of violation within a 21-day period for separate traffic violations, he or she may pay the fine associated with the first notice of violation in satisfaction of all of the remaining fines.
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Sections 11-208 and 11-208.6 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/11-208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208)
Sec. 11-208. Powers of local authorities.
(a) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways
under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of
the police power from:
1. Regulating the standing or parking of vehicles,
except as limited by Sections 11-1306 and 11-1307 of this
Act;
2. Regulating traffic by means of police officers or
traffic control signals;
3. Regulating or prohibiting processions or
assemblages on the highways; and certifying persons to
control traffic for processions or assemblages;
4. Designating particular highways as one-way highways
and requiring that all vehicles thereon be moved in one
specific direction;
5. Regulating the speed of vehicles in public parks

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subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11-604;
6. Designating any highway as a through highway, as
authorized in Section 11-302, and requiring that all
vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same or
designating any intersection as a stop intersection or a
yield right-of-way intersection and requiring all vehicles
to stop or yield the right-of-way at one or more entrances
to such intersections;
7. Restricting the use of highways as authorized in
Chapter 15;
8. Regulating the operation of bicycles and requiring
the registration and licensing of same, including the
requirement of a registration fee;
9. Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles or
specified types of vehicles at intersections;
10. Altering the speed limits as authorized in Section
11-604;
11. Prohibiting U-turns;
12. Prohibiting pedestrian crossings at other than
designated and marked crosswalks or at intersections;
13. Prohibiting parking during snow removal operation;
14. Imposing fines in accordance with Section
11-1301.3 as penalties for use of any parking place
reserved for persons with disabilities, as defined by
Section 1-159.1, or veterans with disabilities by any
person using a motor vehicle not bearing registration

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plates specified in Section 11-1301.1 or a special decal or
device as defined in Section 11-1301.2 as evidence that the
vehicle is operated by or for a person with disabilities or
a veteran with a disability;
15. Adopting such other traffic regulations as are
specifically authorized by this Code; or
16. Enforcing the provisions of subsection (f) of
Section 3-413 of this Code or a similar local ordinance.
(b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under subsections 1,
4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 or 13 of paragraph (a) shall be effective
until signs giving reasonable notice of such local traffic
regulations are posted.
(c) The provisions of this Code shall not prevent any
municipality having a population of 500,000 or more inhabitants
from prohibiting any person from driving or operating any motor
vehicle upon the roadways of such municipality with headlamps
on high beam or bright.
(d) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
prevent local authorities within the reasonable exercise of
their police power from prohibiting, on private property, the
unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with
disabilities.
(e) No unit of local government, including a home rule
unit, may enact or enforce an ordinance that applies only to
motorcycles if the principal purpose for that ordinance is to
restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion of

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a highway for which federal or State funds have been used for
the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of that
highway. No unit of local government, including a home rule
unit, may enact an ordinance requiring motorcycle users to wear
protective headgear. Nothing in this subsection (e) shall
affect the authority of a unit of local government to regulate
motorcycles for traffic control purposes or in accordance with
Section 12-602 of this Code. No unit of local government,
including a home rule unit, may regulate motorcycles in a
manner inconsistent with this Code. This subsection (e) is a
limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
(f) A municipality or county designated in Section 11-208.6
may enact an ordinance providing for an automated traffic law
enforcement system only at an intersection where, on average, 4
or more motor vehicle accidents that result in personal injury
or injury to another occur each year, to enforce violations of
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance and
imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle
used in such a violation.
(g) A municipality or county, as provided in Section
11-1201.1, may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of Section
11-1201 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner of a

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vehicle used in such a violation.
(h) A municipality designated in Section 11-208.8 may enact
an ordinance providing for an automated speed enforcement
system to enforce violations of Article VI of Chapter 11 of
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
(i) A municipality or county designated in Section 11-208.9
may enact an ordinance providing for an automated traffic law
enforcement system to enforce violations of Section 11-1414 of
this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance and
imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle
used in such a violation.
(Source: P.A. 98-396, eff. 1-1-14; 98-556, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756,
eff. 7-16-14; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
(625 ILCS 5/11-208.6)
Sec. 11-208.6. Automated traffic law enforcement system.
(a) As used in this Section, "automated traffic law
enforcement system" means a device with one or more motor
vehicle sensors working in conjunction with a red light signal
to produce recorded images of motor vehicles entering an
intersection against a red signal indication in violation of
Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
ordinance.
An automated traffic law enforcement system is a system, in
a municipality or county operated by a governmental agency,
that produces a recorded image of a motor vehicle's violation

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of a provision of this Code or a local ordinance and is
designed to obtain a clear recorded image of the vehicle and
the vehicle's license plate. The recorded image must also
display the time, date, and location of the violation.
(b) As used in this Section, "recorded images" means images
recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system on:
(1) 2 or more photographs;
(2) 2 or more microphotographs;
(3) 2 or more electronic images; or
(4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and, on
at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
identifying the registration plate number of the motor
vehicle.
(b-5) A municipality or county that produces a recorded
image of a motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this
Code or a local ordinance must make the recorded images of a
violation accessible to the alleged violator by providing the
alleged violator with a website address, accessible through the
Internet.
(c) Except as provided under Section 11-208.8 of this Code,
a county or municipality, including a home rule county or
municipality, may not use an automated traffic law enforcement
system to provide recorded images of a motor vehicle for the
purpose of recording its speed. Except as provided under
Section 11-208.8 of this Code, the regulation of the use of
automated traffic law enforcement systems to record vehicle

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speeds is an exclusive power and function of the State. This
subsection (c) is a denial and limitation of home rule powers
and functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII
of the Illinois Constitution.
(c-5) A county or municipality, including a home rule
county or municipality, may not use an automated traffic law
enforcement system to issue violations in instances where the
motor vehicle comes to a complete stop and does not enter the
intersection, as defined by Section 1-132 of this Code, during
the cycle of the red signal indication unless one or more
pedestrians or bicyclists are present, even if the motor
vehicle stops at a point past a stop line or crosswalk where a
driver is required to stop, as specified in subsection (c) of
Section 11-306 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
ordinance.
(c-6) A county, or a municipality with less than 2,000,000
inhabitants, including a home rule county or municipality, may
not use an automated traffic law enforcement system to issue
violations in instances where a motorcyclist enters an
intersection against a red signal indication when the red
signal fails to change to a green signal within a reasonable
period of time not less than 120 seconds because of a signal
malfunction or because the signal has failed to detect the
arrival of the motorcycle due to the motorcycle's size or
weight.
(d) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a

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local ordinance recorded by an automatic traffic law
enforcement system in operation for a period of more than 30
days, the county or municipality having jurisdiction shall
issue a written notice of the violation to the registered owner
of the vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be
delivered to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail,
within 30 days after the Secretary of State notifies the
municipality or county of the identity of the owner of the
vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after the
violation.
The notice shall include:
(1) the name and address of the registered owner of the
vehicle;
(2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
involved in the violation;
(3) the violation charged;
(4) the location where the violation occurred;
(5) the date and time of the violation;
(6) a copy of the recorded images;
(7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
requirements of any traffic education program imposed and
the date by which the civil penalty should be paid and the
traffic education program should be completed;
(8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
violation of a red light signal;
(9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty, to

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complete a required traffic education program, or to
contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
liability and may result in a suspension of the driving
privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle;
(10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
by:
(A) paying the fine, completing a required traffic
education program, or both; or
(B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or by
administrative hearing; and
(11) a website address, accessible through the
Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
the violation.
If a person who has never before received a notice of
violation under subsection (d) of this Section receives more
than one notice of violation within a 21-day period for
separate traffic violations as a result of an automated traffic
law enforcement system, he or she may pay the fine associated
with the first notice of violation in satisfaction of all of
the remaining fines
(d-5) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
local ordinance recorded by an automated traffic law
enforcement system in operation for a period of less than 30
days, the county or municipality having jurisdiction shall
issue a written notice of warning to the registered owner of
the vehicle. The notice shall be delivered to the registered

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owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after the
Secretary of State notifies the municipality or county of the
identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event 90 days
after the violation. The notice shall include:
(1) the name and address of the registered owner of the
vehicle;
(2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
involved in the violation;
(3) the location where the violation occurred;
(4) the date and time of the violation;
(5) a copy of the recorded image;
(6) a website address, accessible through the
Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
the violation; and
(7) a warning that the motor vehicle owner may be
subject to a civil penalty, completion of a required
traffic education program, or both, for any future traffic
violation under this Code or a local ordinance recorded by
the automated traffic law enforcement system at that
intersection.
(d-7) If a person who has never before received a notice of
violation under subsection (d) of this Section receives more
than one notice of violation within a 21-day period for
separate traffic violations as a result of an automated traffic
law enforcement system, he or she may pay the fine associated
with the first notice of violation in satisfaction of all of

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the remaining fines.
(e) If a person charged with a traffic violation, as a
result of an automated traffic law enforcement system, does not
pay the fine or complete a required traffic education program,
or both, or successfully contest the civil penalty resulting
from that violation, the Secretary of State shall suspend the
driving privileges of the registered owner of the vehicle under
Section 6-306.5 of this Code for failing to complete a required
traffic education program or to pay any fine or penalty due and
owing, or both, as a result of a combination of 5 violations of
the automated traffic law enforcement system or the automated
speed enforcement system under Section 11-208.8 of this Code.
(f) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
automated traffic law enforcement system, a notice alleging
that the violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts
contained in the notice and admissible in any proceeding
alleging a violation under this Section.
(g) Recorded images made by an automatic traffic law
enforcement system are confidential and shall be made available
only to the alleged violator and governmental and law
enforcement agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation
of this Section, for statistical purposes, or for other
governmental purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a
violation of this Section, however, may be admissible in any
proceeding resulting from the issuance of the citation.
(h) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense of

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a violation:
(1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates of
the motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred
and not under the control of or in the possession of the
owner at the time of the violation;
(2) that the driver of the vehicle passed through the
intersection when the light was red either (i) in order to
yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle or (ii) as
part of a funeral procession; and
(3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
or county ordinance.
(i) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle or the
registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
and were not under the control or possession of the owner at
the time of the violation, the owner must submit proof that a
report concerning the stolen motor vehicle or registration
plates was filed with a law enforcement agency in a timely
manner.
(j) Unless the driver of the motor vehicle received a
Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of
the violation, the motor vehicle owner is subject to a civil
penalty not exceeding $100 or the completion of a traffic
education program, or both, plus an additional penalty of not
more than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty or to
complete a required traffic education program, or both, in a
timely manner, if the motor vehicle is recorded by an automated

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traffic law enforcement system. A violation for which a civil
penalty is imposed under this Section is not a violation of a
traffic regulation governing the movement of vehicles and may
not be recorded on the driving record of the owner of the
vehicle.
(j-3) A registered owner who is a holder of a valid
commercial driver's license is not required to complete a
traffic education program.
(j-5) For purposes of the required traffic education
program only, a registered owner may submit an affidavit to the
court or hearing officer swearing that at the time of the
alleged violation, the vehicle was in the custody and control
of another person. The affidavit must identify the person in
custody and control of the vehicle, including the person's name
and current address. The person in custody and control of the
vehicle at the time of the violation is required to complete
the required traffic education program. If the person in
custody and control of the vehicle at the time of the violation
completes the required traffic education program, the
registered owner of the vehicle is not required to complete a
traffic education program.
(k) An intersection equipped with an automated traffic law
enforcement system must be posted with a sign visible to
approaching traffic indicating that the intersection is being
monitored by an automated traffic law enforcement system.
(k-3) A municipality or county that has one or more

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intersections equipped with an automated traffic law
enforcement system must provide notice to drivers by posting
the locations of automated traffic law systems on the
municipality or county website.
(k-5) An intersection equipped with an automated traffic
law enforcement system must have a yellow change interval that
conforms with the Illinois Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (IMUTCD) published by the Illinois Department of
Transportation.
(k-7) A municipality or county operating an automated
traffic law enforcement system shall conduct a statistical
analysis to assess the safety impact of each automated traffic
law enforcement system at an intersection following
installation of the system. The statistical analysis shall be
based upon the best available crash, traffic, and other data,
and shall cover a period of time before and after installation
of the system sufficient to provide a statistically valid
comparison of safety impact. The statistical analysis shall be
consistent with professional judgment and acceptable industry
practice. The statistical analysis also shall be consistent
with the data required for valid comparisons of before and
after conditions and shall be conducted within a reasonable
period following the installation of the automated traffic law
enforcement system. The statistical analysis required by this
subsection (k-7) shall be made available to the public and
shall be published on the website of the municipality or

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county. If the statistical analysis for the 36 month period
following installation of the system indicates that there has
been an increase in the rate of accidents at the approach to
the intersection monitored by the system, the municipality or
county shall undertake additional studies to determine the
cause and severity of the accidents, and may take any action
that it determines is necessary or appropriate to reduce the
number or severity of the accidents at that intersection.
(l) The compensation paid for an automated traffic law
enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
system.
(m) This Section applies only to the counties of Cook,
DuPage, Kane, Lake, Madison, McHenry, St. Clair, and Will and
to municipalities located within those counties.
(n) The fee for participating in a traffic education
program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
education program under this Section who provides proof of
eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
required traffic education program.
(o) A municipality or county shall make a certified report

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to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6-306.5 of this
Code whenever a registered owner of a vehicle has failed to pay
any fine or penalty due and owing as a result of a combination
of 5 offenses for automated traffic law or speed enforcement
system violations.
(p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and address
of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee may be
subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant to
this subsection, the county or municipality may issue the
violation to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it
would issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle
pursuant to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for
the violation.
(Source: P.A. 97-29, eff. 1-1-12; 97-627, eff. 1-1-12; 97-672,
eff. 7-1-12; 97-762, eff. 7-6-12; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)