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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1018 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any ordinance establishing a system of administrative adjudication shall provide for the service of notices (rather than "additional notices") to the address of the registered owner of the cited vehicle. LRB103 04879 HEP 49889 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1018 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any ordinance establishing a system of administrative adjudication shall provide for the service of notices (rather than "additional notices") to the address of the registered owner of the cited vehicle. LRB103 04879 HEP 49889 b LRB103 04879 HEP 49889 b A BILL FOR
22 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1018 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
1515 5 changing Section 11-208.3 as follows:
1616 6 (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
1717 7 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-905)
1818 8 Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of violations
1919 9 of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
2020 10 condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
2121 11 automated speed enforcement system violations.
2222 12 (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance
2323 13 for a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular
2424 14 standing and parking violations and vehicle compliance
2525 15 violations as described in this subsection, automated traffic
2626 16 law violations as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or
2727 17 11-1201.1, and automated speed enforcement system violations
2828 18 as defined in Section 11-208.8. The administrative system
2929 19 shall have as its purpose the fair and efficient enforcement
3030 20 of municipal or county regulations through the administrative
3131 21 adjudication of automated speed enforcement system or
3232 22 automated traffic law violations and violations of municipal
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3737 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1018 Introduced , by Rep. Mary E. Flowers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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6868 1 vehicles, the condition and use of vehicle equipment, and the
6969 2 display of municipal or county wheel tax licenses within the
7070 3 municipality's or county's borders. The administrative system
7171 4 shall only have authority to adjudicate civil offenses
7272 5 carrying fines not in excess of $500 or requiring the
7373 6 completion of a traffic education program, or both, that occur
7474 7 after the effective date of the ordinance adopting such a
7575 8 system under this Section. For purposes of this Section,
7676 9 "compliance violation" means a violation of a municipal or
7777 10 county regulation governing the condition or use of equipment
7878 11 on a vehicle or governing the display of a municipal or county
7979 12 wheel tax license.
8080 13 (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
8181 14 adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
8282 15 (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
8383 16 adopt, distribute, and process parking, compliance, and
8484 17 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
8585 18 law violation notices and other notices required by this
8686 19 Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
8787 20 violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
8888 21 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
8989 22 law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
9090 23 system.
9191 24 (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
9292 25 enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation
9393 26 notice that shall specify or include the date, time, and
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104104 1 place of violation of a parking, standing, compliance,
105105 2 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
106106 3 law regulation; the particular regulation violated; any
107107 4 requirement to complete a traffic education program; the
108108 5 fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
109109 6 or failure to complete a required traffic education
110110 7 program, or both, when so provided by ordinance; the
111111 8 vehicle make or a photograph of the vehicle; the state
112112 9 registration number of the vehicle; and the identification
113113 10 number of the person issuing the notice. With regard to
114114 11 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
115115 12 law violations, vehicle make shall be specified on the
116116 13 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
117117 14 law violation notice if the notice does not include a
118118 15 photograph of the vehicle and the make is available and
119119 16 readily discernible. With regard to municipalities or
120120 17 counties with a population of 1 million or more, it shall
121121 18 be grounds for dismissal of a parking violation if the
122122 19 state registration number or vehicle make specified is
123123 20 incorrect. The violation notice shall state that the
124124 21 completion of any required traffic education program, the
125125 22 payment of any indicated fine, and the payment of any
126126 23 applicable penalty for late payment or failure to complete
127127 24 a required traffic education program, or both, shall
128128 25 operate as a final disposition of the violation. The
129129 26 notice also shall contain information as to the
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140140 1 availability of a hearing in which the violation may be
141141 2 contested on its merits. The violation notice shall
142142 3 specify the time and manner in which a hearing may be had.
143143 4 (3) Service of a parking, standing, or compliance
144144 5 violation notice by: (i) affixing the original or a
145145 6 facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully parked or
146146 7 standing vehicle; (ii) handing the notice to the operator
147147 8 of a vehicle if he or she is present; or (iii) mailing the
148148 9 notice to the address of the registered owner or lessee of
149149 10 the cited vehicle as recorded with the Secretary of State
150150 11 or the lessor of the motor vehicle within 30 days after the
151151 12 Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor vehicle
152152 13 notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
153153 14 owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days
154154 15 after the date of the violation, except that in the case of
155155 16 a lessee of a motor vehicle, service of a parking,
156156 17 standing, or compliance violation notice may occur no
157157 18 later than 210 days after the violation; and service of an
158158 19 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
159159 20 law violation notice by mail to the address of the
160160 21 registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as
161161 22 recorded with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the
162162 23 motor vehicle within 30 days after the Secretary of State
163163 24 or the lessor of the motor vehicle notifies the
164164 25 municipality or county of the identity of the owner or
165165 26 lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days after the
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176176 1 violation, except that in the case of a lessee of a motor
177177 2 vehicle, service of an automated traffic law violation
178178 3 notice may occur no later than 210 days after the
179179 4 violation. A person authorized by ordinance to issue and
180180 5 serve parking, standing, and compliance violation notices
181181 6 shall certify as to the correctness of the facts entered
182182 7 on the violation notice by signing his or her name to the
183183 8 notice at the time of service or, in the case of a notice
184184 9 produced by a computerized device, by signing a single
185185 10 certificate to be kept by the traffic compliance
186186 11 administrator attesting to the correctness of all notices
187187 12 produced by the device while it was under his or her
188188 13 control. In the case of an automated traffic law
189189 14 violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
190190 15 a technician employed or contracted by the municipality or
191191 16 county that, based on inspection of recorded images, the
192192 17 motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section
193193 18 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If
194194 19 the technician determines that the vehicle entered the
195195 20 intersection as part of a funeral procession or in order
196196 21 to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a
197197 22 citation shall not be issued. In municipalities with a
198198 23 population of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and counties
199199 24 with a population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
200200 25 automated traffic law ordinance shall require that all
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212212 1 being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
213213 2 or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
214214 3 approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
215215 4 enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
216216 5 the violation. In municipalities with a population of
217217 6 1,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties with a
218218 7 population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the automated
219219 8 traffic law ordinance shall require that all
220220 9 determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
221221 10 being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
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223223 12 approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
224224 13 enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
225225 14 the violation or by an additional fully trained reviewing
226226 15 technician who is not employed by the contractor who
227227 16 employs the technician who made the initial determination.
228228 17 In the case of an automated speed enforcement system
229229 18 violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
230230 19 a technician employed by the municipality, based upon an
231231 20 inspection of recorded images, video or other
232232 21 documentation, including documentation of the speed limit
233233 22 and automated speed enforcement signage, and documentation
234234 23 of the inspection, calibration, and certification of the
235235 24 speed equipment, that the vehicle was being operated in
236236 25 violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a
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248248 1 the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,
249249 2 certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
250250 3 equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an
251251 4 emergency vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The
252252 5 automated speed enforcement ordinance shall require that
253253 6 all determinations by a technician that a violation
254254 7 occurred be reviewed and approved by a law enforcement
255255 8 officer or retired law enforcement officer of the
256256 9 municipality issuing the violation or by an additional
257257 10 fully trained reviewing technician who is not employed by
258258 11 the contractor who employs the technician who made the
259259 12 initial determination. Routine and independent calibration
260260 13 of the speeds produced by automated speed enforcement
261261 14 systems and equipment shall be conducted annually by a
262262 15 qualified technician. Speeds produced by an automated
263263 16 speed enforcement system shall be compared with speeds
264264 17 produced by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or
265265 18 lidar equipment shall undergo an internal validation test
266266 19 no less frequently than once each week. Qualified
267267 20 technicians shall test loop-based equipment no less
268268 21 frequently than once a year. Radar equipment shall be
269269 22 checked for accuracy by a qualified technician when the
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284284 1 whenever the radar is turned on. Technicians must be alert
285285 2 for any unusual or suspect readings, and if unusual or
286286 3 suspect readings of a radar unit persist, that unit shall
287287 4 immediately be removed from service and not returned to
288288 5 service until it has been checked by a qualified
289289 6 technician and determined to be functioning properly.
290290 7 Documentation of the annual calibration results, including
291291 8 the equipment tested, test date, technician performing the
292292 9 test, and test results, shall be maintained and available
293293 10 for use in the determination of an automated speed
294294 11 enforcement system violation and issuance of a citation.
295295 12 The technician performing the calibration and testing of
296296 13 the automated speed enforcement equipment shall be trained
297297 14 and certified in the use of equipment for speed
298298 15 enforcement purposes. Training on the speed enforcement
299299 16 equipment may be conducted by law enforcement, civilian,
300300 17 or manufacturer's personnel and if applicable may be
301301 18 equivalent to the equipment use and operations training
302302 19 included in the Speed Measuring Device Operator Program
303303 20 developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
304304 21 Administration (NHTSA). The vendor or technician who
305305 22 performs the work shall keep accurate records on each
306306 23 piece of equipment the technician calibrates and tests. As
307307 24 used in this paragraph, "fully trained reviewing
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309309 26 hours of supervised training in subjects which shall
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320320 1 include image inspection and interpretation, the elements
321321 2 necessary to prove a violation, license plate
322322 3 identification, and traffic safety and management. In all
323323 4 municipalities and counties, the automated speed
324324 5 enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance
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326326 7 the alleged violator for exercising his or her right to an
327327 8 administrative hearing, and persons shall be given at
328328 9 least 25 days following an administrative hearing to pay
329329 10 any civil penalty imposed by a finding that Section
330330 11 11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a similar
331331 12 local ordinance has been violated. The original or a
332332 13 facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
333333 14 notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
334334 15 generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
335335 16 notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
336336 17 administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
337337 18 course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
338338 19 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
339339 20 law violation notice issued, signed, and served in
340340 21 accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
341341 22 computer-generated record shall be prima facie correct and
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356356 1 (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
357357 2 owner of the vehicle cited in the parking, standing,
358358 3 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
359359 4 automated traffic law violation notice in which the owner
360360 5 may contest the merits of the alleged violation, and
361361 6 during which formal or technical rules of evidence shall
362362 7 not apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306
363363 8 of this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
364364 9 notice likewise shall be provided an opportunity for a
365365 10 hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner.
366366 11 The hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting
367367 12 the hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance
368368 13 administrator shall be empowered to administer oaths and
369369 14 to secure by subpoena both the attendance and testimony of
370370 15 witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers.
371371 16 Persons appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
372372 17 represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
373373 18 also provide for internal administrative review following
374374 19 the decision of the hearing officer.
375375 20 (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
376376 21 United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
377377 22 registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
378378 23 Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
379379 24 returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
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392392 1 11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section
393393 2 11-208.8 of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle
394394 3 at the last address known to the lessor of the cited
395395 4 vehicle at the time of lease or, if any notice to that
396396 5 address is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
397397 6 address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
398398 7 database. The service shall be deemed complete as of the
399399 8 date of deposit in the United States mail. The notices
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401401 10 not be limited to, the information specified herein:
402402 11 (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
403403 12 compliance violation if the first notice of the
404404 13 violation was issued by affixing the original or a
405405 14 facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
406406 15 vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
407407 16 notice shall specify or include the date and location
408408 17 of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
409409 18 compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
410410 19 violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
411411 20 vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
412412 21 any requirement to complete a traffic education
413413 22 program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
414414 23 for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
415415 24 education program, or both, when so provided by
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428428 1 and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
429429 2 of violation shall also state that failure to complete
430430 3 a required traffic education program, to pay the
431431 4 indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to
432432 5 appear at a hearing on the merits in the time and
433433 6 manner specified, will result in a final determination
434434 7 of violation liability for the cited violation in the
435435 8 amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that,
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437437 10 violation liability for the failure, and the
438438 11 exhaustion of, or failure to exhaust, available
439439 12 administrative or judicial procedures for review, any
440440 13 incomplete traffic education program or any unpaid
441441 14 fine or penalty, or both, will constitute a debt due
442442 15 and owing the municipality or county.
443443 16 (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
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446446 19 This notice shall be sent following a final
447447 20 determination of parking, standing, compliance,
448448 21 automated speed enforcement system, or automated
449449 22 traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
450450 23 judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
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452452 25 education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
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464464 1 county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
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467467 4 municipality or county, or both, within the time
468468 5 specified may result in the municipality's or county's
469469 6 filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
470470 7 incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
471471 8 penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
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473473 10 suspension of the person's driver's license for
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475475 12 (6) A notice of impending driver's license suspension.
476476 13 This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
477477 14 to complete a required traffic education program. The
478478 15 notice shall state that failure to complete a required
479479 16 traffic education program within 45 days of the notice's
480480 17 date will result in the municipality or county notifying
481481 18 the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for
482482 19 initiation of suspension proceedings under Section 6-306.5
483483 20 of this Code. The notice shall also state that the person
484484 21 may obtain a photostatic copy of an original ticket
485485 22 imposing a fine or penalty by sending a self-addressed,
486486 23 stamped envelope to the municipality or county along with
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500500 1 address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
501501 2 notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to
502502 3 the last known address recorded in a United States Post
503503 4 Office approved database.
504504 5 (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
505505 6 final determination of violation liability shall occur
506506 7 following failure to complete the required traffic
507507 8 education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
508508 9 after a hearing officer's determination of violation
509509 10 liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
510510 11 administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
511511 12 Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
512512 13 alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
513513 14 prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
514514 15 of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
515515 16 of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
516516 17 (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
517517 18 without a filing having been made.
518518 19 (8) A petition to set aside a determination of
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521521 22 may be filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
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523523 24 also be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
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537537 2 grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
538538 3 not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
539539 4 the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
540540 5 having already completed the required traffic education
541541 6 program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
542542 7 violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
543543 8 at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
544544 9 municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
545545 10 or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
546546 11 violation if the state registration number or vehicle
547547 12 make, only if specified in the violation notice, is
548548 13 incorrect. After the determination of parking, standing,
549549 14 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
550550 15 automated traffic law violation liability has been set
551551 16 aside upon a showing of just cause, the registered owner
552552 17 shall be provided with a hearing on the merits for that
553553 18 violation.
554554 19 (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
555555 20 persons who are not residents of the municipality or
556556 21 county may contest the merits of the alleged violation
557557 22 without attending a hearing.
558558 23 (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
559559 24 vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
560560 25 enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
561561 26 enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
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572572 1 schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
573573 2 failure to complete required traffic education programs,
574574 3 provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
575575 4 penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250,
576576 5 except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3
577577 6 of this Code.
578578 7 (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
579579 8 carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated
580580 9 in this Section.
581581 10 (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
582582 11 standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
583583 12 system, or automated traffic law regulations under this
584584 13 Section may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
585585 14 immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
586586 15 those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
587587 16 provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
588588 17 way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
589589 18 of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of
590590 19 vehicle immobilization under this Section shall provide:
591591 20 (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
592592 21 for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
593593 22 immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle
594594 23 has accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
595595 24 programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
596596 25 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
597597 26 or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
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608608 1 determined by ordinance.
609609 2 (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
610610 3 right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
611611 4 by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
612612 5 education programs or unpaid final determinations of
613613 6 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
614614 7 system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
615615 8 both, listed on the notice.
616616 9 (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
617617 10 been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
618618 11 completion of the required traffic education program or
619619 12 payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
620620 13 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
621621 14 or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
622622 15 final determinations have been issued. An order issued
623623 16 after the hearing is a final administrative decision
624624 17 within the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
625625 18 Procedure.
626626 19 (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
627627 20 advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
628628 21 to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
629629 22 (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
630630 23 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
631631 24 automated traffic law violations and final administrative
632632 25 decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
633633 26 immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall
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644644 1 be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
645645 2 (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
646646 3 program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
647647 4 after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
648648 5 administrative remedies created under this Section and the
649649 6 conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
650650 7 due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
651651 8 collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
652652 9 required traffic education program and payment in full of any
653653 10 fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking,
654654 11 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
655655 12 traffic law violation shall constitute a final disposition of
656656 13 that violation.
657657 14 (f) After the expiration of the period within which
658658 15 judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
659659 16 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
660660 17 system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality
661661 18 or county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
662662 19 purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
663663 20 violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a
664664 21 municipality or county from consolidating multiple final
665665 22 determinations of parking, standing, compliance, automated
666666 23 speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violations
667667 24 against a person in a proceeding. Upon commencement of the
668668 25 action, the municipality or county shall file a certified copy
669669 26 or record of the final determination of parking, standing,
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680680 1 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
681681 2 traffic law violation, which shall be accompanied by a
682682 3 certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the
683683 4 final determination of violation was issued in accordance with
684684 5 this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance.
685685 6 Service of the summons and a copy of the petition may be by any
686686 7 method provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil
687687 8 Procedure or by certified mail, return receipt requested,
688688 9 provided that the total amount of fines and penalties for
689689 10 final determinations of parking, standing, compliance,
690690 11 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
691691 12 violations does not exceed $2500. If the court is satisfied
692692 13 that the final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
693693 14 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
694694 15 violation was entered in accordance with the requirements of
695695 16 this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance,
696696 17 and that the registered owner or the lessee, as the case may
697697 18 be, had an opportunity for an administrative hearing and for
698698 19 judicial review as provided in this Section, the court shall
699699 20 render judgment in favor of the municipality or county and
700700 21 against the registered owner or the lessee for the amount
701701 22 indicated in the final determination of parking, standing,
702702 23 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
703703 24 traffic law violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the
704704 25 same effect and may be enforced in the same manner as other
705705 26 judgments for the recovery of money.
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716716 1 (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
717717 2 program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
718718 3 A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
719719 4 education program under this Section who provides proof of
720720 5 eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
721721 6 Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
722722 7 income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
723723 8 Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
724724 9 required traffic education program.
725725 10 (Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-623, eff. 7-1-20;
726726 11 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
727727 12 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-905)
728728 13 Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of violations
729729 14 of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
730730 15 condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
731731 16 automated speed enforcement system violations.
732732 17 (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance
733733 18 for a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular
734734 19 standing and parking violations and vehicle compliance
735735 20 violations as described in this subsection, automated traffic
736736 21 law violations as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or
737737 22 11-1201.1, and automated speed enforcement system violations
738738 23 as defined in Section 11-208.8. The administrative system
739739 24 shall have as its purpose the fair and efficient enforcement
740740 25 of municipal or county regulations through the administrative
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751751 1 adjudication of automated speed enforcement system or
752752 2 automated traffic law violations and violations of municipal
753753 3 or county ordinances regulating the standing and parking of
754754 4 vehicles, the condition and use of vehicle equipment, and the
755755 5 display of municipal or county wheel tax licenses within the
756756 6 municipality's or county's borders. The administrative system
757757 7 shall only have authority to adjudicate civil offenses
758758 8 carrying fines not in excess of $500 or requiring the
759759 9 completion of a traffic education program, or both, that occur
760760 10 after the effective date of the ordinance adopting such a
761761 11 system under this Section. For purposes of this Section,
762762 12 "compliance violation" means a violation of a municipal or
763763 13 county regulation governing the condition or use of equipment
764764 14 on a vehicle or governing the display of a municipal or county
765765 15 wheel tax license.
766766 16 (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
767767 17 adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
768768 18 (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
769769 19 adopt, distribute, and process parking, compliance, and
770770 20 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
771771 21 law violation notices and other notices required by this
772772 22 Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
773773 23 violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
774774 24 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
775775 25 law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
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787787 1 (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
788788 2 enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation
789789 3 notice that shall specify or include the date, time, and
790790 4 place of violation of a parking, standing, compliance,
791791 5 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
792792 6 law regulation; the particular regulation violated; any
793793 7 requirement to complete a traffic education program; the
794794 8 fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
795795 9 or failure to complete a required traffic education
796796 10 program, or both, when so provided by ordinance; the
797797 11 vehicle make or a photograph of the vehicle; the state
798798 12 registration number of the vehicle; and the identification
799799 13 number of the person issuing the notice. With regard to
800800 14 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
801801 15 law violations, vehicle make shall be specified on the
802802 16 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
803803 17 law violation notice if the notice does not include a
804804 18 photograph of the vehicle and the make is available and
805805 19 readily discernible. With regard to municipalities or
806806 20 counties with a population of 1 million or more, it shall
807807 21 be grounds for dismissal of a parking violation if the
808808 22 state registration number or vehicle make specified is
809809 23 incorrect. The violation notice shall state that the
810810 24 completion of any required traffic education program, the
811811 25 payment of any indicated fine, and the payment of any
812812 26 applicable penalty for late payment or failure to complete
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823823 1 a required traffic education program, or both, shall
824824 2 operate as a final disposition of the violation. The
825825 3 notice also shall contain information as to the
826826 4 availability of a hearing in which the violation may be
827827 5 contested on its merits. The violation notice shall
828828 6 specify the time and manner in which a hearing may be had.
829829 7 (3) Service of a parking, standing, or compliance
830830 8 violation notice by: (i) affixing the original or a
831831 9 facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully parked or
832832 10 standing vehicle; (ii) handing the notice to the operator
833833 11 of a vehicle if he or she is present; or (iii) mailing the
834834 12 notice to the address of the registered owner or lessee of
835835 13 the cited vehicle as recorded with the Secretary of State
836836 14 or the lessor of the motor vehicle within 30 days after the
837837 15 Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor vehicle
838838 16 notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
839839 17 owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days
840840 18 after the date of the violation, except that in the case of
841841 19 a lessee of a motor vehicle, service of a parking,
842842 20 standing, or compliance violation notice may occur no
843843 21 later than 210 days after the violation; and service of an
844844 22 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
845845 23 law violation notice by mail to the address of the
846846 24 registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as
847847 25 recorded with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the
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859859 1 or the lessor of the motor vehicle notifies the
860860 2 municipality or county of the identity of the owner or
861861 3 lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days after the
862862 4 violation, except that in the case of a lessee of a motor
863863 5 vehicle, service of an automated traffic law violation
864864 6 notice may occur no later than 210 days after the
865865 7 violation. A person authorized by ordinance to issue and
866866 8 serve parking, standing, and compliance violation notices
867867 9 shall certify as to the correctness of the facts entered
868868 10 on the violation notice by signing his or her name to the
869869 11 notice at the time of service or, in the case of a notice
870870 12 produced by a computerized device, by signing a single
871871 13 certificate to be kept by the traffic compliance
872872 14 administrator attesting to the correctness of all notices
873873 15 produced by the device while it was under his or her
874874 16 control. In the case of an automated traffic law
875875 17 violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
876876 18 a technician employed or contracted by the municipality or
877877 19 county that, based on inspection of recorded images, the
878878 20 motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section
879879 21 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If
880880 22 the technician determines that the vehicle entered the
881881 23 intersection as part of a funeral procession or in order
882882 24 to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a
883883 25 citation shall not be issued. In municipalities with a
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895895 1 with a population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
896896 2 automated traffic law ordinance shall require that all
897897 3 determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
898898 4 being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
899899 5 or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
900900 6 approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
901901 7 enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
902902 8 the violation. In municipalities with a population of
903903 9 1,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties with a
904904 10 population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the automated
905905 11 traffic law ordinance shall require that all
906906 12 determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
907907 13 being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
908908 14 or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
909909 15 approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
910910 16 enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
911911 17 the violation or by an additional fully trained reviewing
912912 18 technician who is not employed by the contractor who
913913 19 employs the technician who made the initial determination.
914914 20 In the case of an automated speed enforcement system
915915 21 violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
916916 22 a technician employed by the municipality, based upon an
917917 23 inspection of recorded images, video or other
918918 24 documentation, including documentation of the speed limit
919919 25 and automated speed enforcement signage, and documentation
920920 26 of the inspection, calibration, and certification of the
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931931 1 speed equipment, that the vehicle was being operated in
932932 2 violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a
933933 3 similar local ordinance. If the technician determines that
934934 4 the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,
935935 5 certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
936936 6 equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an
937937 7 emergency vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The
938938 8 automated speed enforcement ordinance shall require that
939939 9 all determinations by a technician that a violation
940940 10 occurred be reviewed and approved by a law enforcement
941941 11 officer or retired law enforcement officer of the
942942 12 municipality issuing the violation or by an additional
943943 13 fully trained reviewing technician who is not employed by
944944 14 the contractor who employs the technician who made the
945945 15 initial determination. Routine and independent calibration
946946 16 of the speeds produced by automated speed enforcement
947947 17 systems and equipment shall be conducted annually by a
948948 18 qualified technician. Speeds produced by an automated
949949 19 speed enforcement system shall be compared with speeds
950950 20 produced by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or
951951 21 lidar equipment shall undergo an internal validation test
952952 22 no less frequently than once each week. Qualified
953953 23 technicians shall test loop-based equipment no less
954954 24 frequently than once a year. Radar equipment shall be
955955 25 checked for accuracy by a qualified technician when the
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968968 2 technician. Radar equipment shall be checked with the
969969 3 internal frequency generator and the internal circuit test
970970 4 whenever the radar is turned on. Technicians must be alert
971971 5 for any unusual or suspect readings, and if unusual or
972972 6 suspect readings of a radar unit persist, that unit shall
973973 7 immediately be removed from service and not returned to
974974 8 service until it has been checked by a qualified
975975 9 technician and determined to be functioning properly.
976976 10 Documentation of the annual calibration results, including
977977 11 the equipment tested, test date, technician performing the
978978 12 test, and test results, shall be maintained and available
979979 13 for use in the determination of an automated speed
980980 14 enforcement system violation and issuance of a citation.
981981 15 The technician performing the calibration and testing of
982982 16 the automated speed enforcement equipment shall be trained
983983 17 and certified in the use of equipment for speed
984984 18 enforcement purposes. Training on the speed enforcement
985985 19 equipment may be conducted by law enforcement, civilian,
986986 20 or manufacturer's personnel and if applicable may be
987987 21 equivalent to the equipment use and operations training
988988 22 included in the Speed Measuring Device Operator Program
989989 23 developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
990990 24 Administration (NHTSA). The vendor or technician who
991991 25 performs the work shall keep accurate records on each
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10031003 1 used in this paragraph, "fully trained reviewing
10041004 2 technician" means a person who has received at least 40
10051005 3 hours of supervised training in subjects which shall
10061006 4 include image inspection and interpretation, the elements
10071007 5 necessary to prove a violation, license plate
10081008 6 identification, and traffic safety and management. In all
10091009 7 municipalities and counties, the automated speed
10101010 8 enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance
10111011 9 shall require that no additional fee shall be charged to
10121012 10 the alleged violator for exercising his or her right to an
10131013 11 administrative hearing, and persons shall be given at
10141014 12 least 25 days following an administrative hearing to pay
10151015 13 any civil penalty imposed by a finding that Section
10161016 14 11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a similar
10171017 15 local ordinance has been violated. The original or a
10181018 16 facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
10191019 17 notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
10201020 18 generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
10211021 19 notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
10221022 20 administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
10231023 21 course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
10241024 22 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
10251025 23 law violation notice issued, signed, and served in
10261026 24 accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
10271027 25 computer-generated record shall be prima facie correct and
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10391039 1 facts shown on the notice. The notice, copy, or
10401040 2 computer-generated record shall be admissible in any
10411041 3 subsequent administrative or legal proceedings.
10421042 4 (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
10431043 5 owner of the vehicle cited in the parking, standing,
10441044 6 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
10451045 7 automated traffic law violation notice in which the owner
10461046 8 may contest the merits of the alleged violation, and
10471047 9 during which formal or technical rules of evidence shall
10481048 10 not apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306
10491049 11 of this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
10501050 12 notice likewise shall be provided an opportunity for a
10511051 13 hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner.
10521052 14 The hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting
10531053 15 the hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance
10541054 16 administrator shall be empowered to administer oaths and
10551055 17 to secure by subpoena both the attendance and testimony of
10561056 18 witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers.
10571057 19 Persons appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
10581058 20 represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
10591059 21 also provide for internal administrative review following
10601060 22 the decision of the hearing officer.
10611061 23 (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
10621062 24 United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
10631063 25 registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
10641064 26 Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
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10751075 1 returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
10761076 2 recorded in a United States Post Office approved database,
10771077 3 or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
10781078 4 11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section
10791079 5 11-208.8 of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle
10801080 6 at the last address known to the lessor of the cited
10811081 7 vehicle at the time of lease or, if any notice to that
10821082 8 address is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
10831083 9 address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
10841084 10 database. The service shall be deemed complete as of the
10851085 11 date of deposit in the United States mail. The notices
10861086 12 shall be in the following sequence and shall include, but
10871087 13 not be limited to, the information specified herein:
10881088 14 (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
10891089 15 compliance violation if the first notice of the
10901090 16 violation was issued by affixing the original or a
10911091 17 facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
10921092 18 vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
10931093 19 notice shall specify or include the date and location
10941094 20 of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
10951095 21 compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
10961096 22 violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
10971097 23 vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
10981098 24 any requirement to complete a traffic education
10991099 25 program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
11001100 26 for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
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11121112 2 ordinance, the availability of a hearing in which the
11131113 3 violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
11141114 4 and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
11151115 5 of violation shall also state that failure to complete
11161116 6 a required traffic education program, to pay the
11171117 7 indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to
11181118 8 appear at a hearing on the merits in the time and
11191119 9 manner specified, will result in a final determination
11201120 10 of violation liability for the cited violation in the
11211121 11 amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that,
11221122 12 upon the occurrence of a final determination of
11231123 13 violation liability for the failure, and the
11241124 14 exhaustion of, or failure to exhaust, available
11251125 15 administrative or judicial procedures for review, any
11261126 16 incomplete traffic education program or any unpaid
11271127 17 fine or penalty, or both, will constitute a debt due
11281128 18 and owing the municipality or county.
11291129 19 (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
11301130 20 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
11311131 21 system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
11321132 22 This notice shall be sent following a final
11331133 23 determination of parking, standing, compliance,
11341134 24 automated speed enforcement system, or automated
11351135 25 traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
11361136 26 judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
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11471147 1 The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
11481148 2 education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
11491149 3 both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
11501150 4 county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
11511151 5 to complete any required traffic education program or
11521152 6 to pay any fine or penalty due and owing the
11531153 7 municipality or county, or both, within the time
11541154 8 specified may result in the municipality's or county's
11551155 9 filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
11561156 10 incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
11571157 11 penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
11581158 12 this Section, or, where applicable, may result in
11591159 13 suspension of the person's driver's license for
11601160 14 failure to complete a traffic education program.
11611161 15 (6) A notice of impending driver's license suspension.
11621162 16 This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
11631163 17 to complete a required traffic education program. The
11641164 18 notice shall state that failure to complete a required
11651165 19 traffic education program within 45 days of the notice's
11661166 20 date will result in the municipality or county notifying
11671167 21 the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for
11681168 22 initiation of suspension proceedings under Section 6-306.5
11691169 23 of this Code. The notice shall also state that the person
11701170 24 may obtain a photostatic copy of an original ticket
11711171 25 imposing a fine or penalty by sending a self-addressed,
11721172 26 stamped envelope to the municipality or county along with
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11831183 1 a request for the photostatic copy. The notice of
11841184 2 impending driver's license suspension shall be sent by
11851185 3 first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
11861186 4 address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
11871187 5 notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to
11881188 6 the last known address recorded in a United States Post
11891189 7 Office approved database.
11901190 8 (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
11911191 9 final determination of violation liability shall occur
11921192 10 following failure to complete the required traffic
11931193 11 education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
11941194 12 after a hearing officer's determination of violation
11951195 13 liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
11961196 14 administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
11971197 15 Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
11981198 16 alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
11991199 17 prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
12001200 18 of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
12011201 19 of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
12021202 20 (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
12031203 21 without a filing having been made.
12041204 22 (8) A petition to set aside a determination of
12051205 23 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
12061206 24 system, or automated traffic law violation liability that
12071207 25 may be filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
12081208 26 petition to set aside a determination of liability may
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12191219 1 also be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
12201220 2 education program. The petition shall be filed with and
12211221 3 ruled upon by the traffic compliance administrator in the
12221222 4 manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
12231223 5 grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
12241224 6 not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
12251225 7 the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
12261226 8 having already completed the required traffic education
12271227 9 program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
12281228 10 violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
12291229 11 at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
12301230 12 municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
12311231 13 or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
12321232 14 violation if the state registration number or vehicle
12331233 15 make, only if specified in the violation notice, is
12341234 16 incorrect. After the determination of parking, standing,
12351235 17 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
12361236 18 automated traffic law violation liability has been set
12371237 19 aside upon a showing of just cause, the registered owner
12381238 20 shall be provided with a hearing on the merits for that
12391239 21 violation.
12401240 22 (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
12411241 23 persons who are not residents of the municipality or
12421242 24 county may contest the merits of the alleged violation
12431243 25 without attending a hearing.
12441244 26 (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
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12551255 1 vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
12561256 2 enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
12571257 3 enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
12581258 4 schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
12591259 5 failure to complete required traffic education programs,
12601260 6 provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
12611261 7 penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250,
12621262 8 except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3
12631263 9 of this Code.
12641264 10 (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
12651265 11 carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated
12661266 12 in this Section.
12671267 13 (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
12681268 14 standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
12691269 15 system, or automated traffic law regulations under this
12701270 16 Section may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
12711271 17 immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
12721272 18 those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
12731273 19 provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
12741274 20 way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
12751275 21 of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of
12761276 22 vehicle immobilization under this Section shall provide:
12771277 23 (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
12781278 24 for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
12791279 25 immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle
12801280 26 has accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
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12911291 1 programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
12921292 2 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
12931293 3 or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
12941294 4 determined by ordinance.
12951295 5 (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
12961296 6 right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
12971297 7 by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
12981298 8 education programs or unpaid final determinations of
12991299 9 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
13001300 10 system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
13011301 11 both, listed on the notice.
13021302 12 (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
13031303 13 been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
13041304 14 completion of the required traffic education program or
13051305 15 payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
13061306 16 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
13071307 17 or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
13081308 18 final determinations have been issued. An order issued
13091309 19 after the hearing is a final administrative decision
13101310 20 within the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
13111311 21 Procedure.
13121312 22 (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
13131313 23 advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
13141314 24 to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
13151315 25 (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
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13271327 1 automated traffic law violations and final administrative
13281328 2 decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
13291329 3 immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall
13301330 4 be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
13311331 5 (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
13321332 6 program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
13331333 7 after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
13341334 8 administrative remedies created under this Section and the
13351335 9 conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
13361336 10 due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
13371337 11 collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
13381338 12 required traffic education program and payment in full of any
13391339 13 fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking,
13401340 14 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
13411341 15 traffic law violation shall constitute a final disposition of
13421342 16 that violation.
13431343 17 (f) After the expiration of the period within which
13441344 18 judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
13451345 19 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
13461346 20 system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality
13471347 21 or county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
13481348 22 purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
13491349 23 violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a
13501350 24 municipality or county from consolidating multiple final
13511351 25 determinations of parking, standing, compliance, automated
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13631363 1 against a person in a proceeding. Upon commencement of the
13641364 2 action, the municipality or county shall file a certified copy
13651365 3 or record of the final determination of parking, standing,
13661366 4 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
13671367 5 traffic law violation, which shall be accompanied by a
13681368 6 certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the
13691369 7 final determination of violation was issued in accordance with
13701370 8 this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance.
13711371 9 Service of the summons and a copy of the petition may be by any
13721372 10 method provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil
13731373 11 Procedure or by certified mail, return receipt requested,
13741374 12 provided that the total amount of fines and penalties for
13751375 13 final determinations of parking, standing, compliance,
13761376 14 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
13771377 15 violations does not exceed $2500. If the court is satisfied
13781378 16 that the final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
13791379 17 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
13801380 18 violation was entered in accordance with the requirements of
13811381 19 this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance,
13821382 20 and that the registered owner or the lessee, as the case may
13831383 21 be, had an opportunity for an administrative hearing and for
13841384 22 judicial review as provided in this Section, the court shall
13851385 23 render judgment in favor of the municipality or county and
13861386 24 against the registered owner or the lessee for the amount
13871387 25 indicated in the final determination of parking, standing,
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13991399 1 traffic law violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the
14001400 2 same effect and may be enforced in the same manner as other
14011401 3 judgments for the recovery of money.
14021402 4 (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
14031403 5 program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
14041404 6 A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
14051405 7 education program under this Section who provides proof of
14061406 8 eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
14071407 9 Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
14081408 10 income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
14091409 11 Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
14101410 12 required traffic education program.
14111411 13 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
14121412 14 contrary, a person shall not be liable for violations, fees,
14131413 15 fines, or penalties under this Section during the period in
14141414 16 which the motor vehicle was stolen or hijacked, as indicated
14151415 17 in a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency filed in
14161416 18 a timely manner.
14171417 19 (Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19; 101-623, eff. 7-1-20;
14181418 20 101-652, eff. 7-1-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-905, eff.
14191419 21 1-1-23.)
14201420 22 Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
14211421 23 changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
14221422 24 that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
14231423 25 represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
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14341434 1 not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
14351435 2 made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
14361436 3 Public Act.
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