Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3177 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3177 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Dan McConchie 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 it shall be grounds for dismissal of a standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation if the State registration number or vehicle make specified is incorrect. Effective immediately. LRB103 36928 MXP 67042 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3177 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Dan McConchie 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 it shall be grounds for dismissal of a standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation if the State registration number or vehicle make specified is incorrect. Effective immediately. LRB103 36928 MXP 67042 b LRB103 36928 MXP 67042 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3177 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Dan McConchie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	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
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5	5	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it shall be grounds for dismissal of a standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation if the State registration number or vehicle make specified is incorrect. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
15	15	5 changing Section 11-208.3 as follows:
16	16	6 (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
17	17	7 Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of violations
18	18	8 of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
19	19	9 condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
20	20	10 automated speed enforcement system violations.
21	21	11 (a) Any municipality or county may provide by ordinance
22	22	12 for a system of administrative adjudication of vehicular
23	23	13 standing and parking violations and vehicle compliance
24	24	14 violations as described in this subsection, automated traffic
25	25	15 law violations as defined in Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or
26	26	16 11-1201.1, and automated speed enforcement system violations
27	27	17 as defined in Section 11-208.8. The administrative system
28	28	18 shall have as its purpose the fair and efficient enforcement
29	29	19 of municipal or county regulations through the administrative
30	30	20 adjudication of automated speed enforcement system or
31	31	21 automated traffic law violations and violations of municipal
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37	37	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3177 Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Dan McConchie SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
38	38	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
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40	40	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that it shall be grounds for dismissal of a standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violation if the State registration number or vehicle make specified is incorrect. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 display of municipal or county wheel tax licenses within the
69	69	2 municipality's or county's borders. The administrative system
70	70	3 shall only have authority to adjudicate civil offenses
71	71	4 carrying fines not in excess of $500 or requiring the
72	72	5 completion of a traffic education program, or both, that occur
73	73	6 after the effective date of the ordinance adopting such a
74	74	7 system under this Section. For purposes of this Section,
75	75	8 "compliance violation" means a violation of a municipal or
76	76	9 county regulation governing the condition or use of equipment
77	77	10 on a vehicle or governing the display of a municipal or county
78	78	11 wheel tax license.
79	79	12 (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
80	80	13 adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
81	81	14 (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
82	82	15 adopt, distribute, and process parking, compliance, and
83	83	16 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
84	84	17 law violation notices and other notices required by this
85	85	18 Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
86	86	19 violation of parking and compliance ordinances and
87	87	20 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
88	88	21 law violations, and operate an administrative adjudication
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90	90	23 (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
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92	92	25 notice that shall specify or include the date, time, and
93	93	26 place of violation of a parking, standing, compliance,
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104	104	1 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
105	105	2 law regulation; the particular regulation violated; any
106	106	3 requirement to complete a traffic education program; the
107	107	4 fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
108	108	5 or failure to complete a required traffic education
109	109	6 program, or both, when so provided by ordinance; the
110	110	7 vehicle make or a photograph of the vehicle; the state
111	111	8 registration number of the vehicle; and the identification
112	112	9 number of the person issuing the notice. With regard to
113	113	10 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
114	114	11 law violations, vehicle make shall be specified on the
115	115	12 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
116	116	13 law violation notice if the notice does not include a
117	117	14 photograph of the vehicle and the make is available and
118	118	15 readily discernible. It With regard to municipalities or
119	119	16 counties with a population of 1 million or more, it shall
120	120	17 be grounds for dismissal of a standing, parking,
121	121	18 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
122	122	19 automated traffic law parking violation if the state
123	123	20 registration number or vehicle make specified is
124	124	21 incorrect. The violation notice shall state that the
125	125	22 completion of any required traffic education program, the
126	126	23 payment of any indicated fine, and the payment of any
127	127	24 applicable penalty for late payment or failure to complete
128	128	25 a required traffic education program, or both, shall
129	129	26 operate as a final disposition of the violation. The
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140	140	1 notice also shall contain information as to the
141	141	2 availability of a hearing in which the violation may be
142	142	3 contested on its merits. The violation notice shall
143	143	4 specify the time and manner in which a hearing may be had.
144	144	5 (3) Service of a parking, standing, or compliance
145	145	6 violation notice by: (i) affixing the original or a
146	146	7 facsimile of the notice to an unlawfully parked or
147	147	8 standing vehicle; (ii) handing the notice to the operator
148	148	9 of a vehicle if he or she is present; or (iii) mailing the
149	149	10 notice to the address of the registered owner or lessee of
150	150	11 the cited vehicle as recorded with the Secretary of State
151	151	12 or the lessor of the motor vehicle within 30 days after the
152	152	13 Secretary of State or the lessor of the motor vehicle
153	153	14 notifies the municipality or county of the identity of the
154	154	15 owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days
155	155	16 after the date of the violation, except that in the case of
156	156	17 a lessee of a motor vehicle, service of a parking,
157	157	18 standing, or compliance violation notice may occur no
158	158	19 later than 210 days after the violation; and service of an
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160	160	21 law violation notice by mail to the address of the
161	161	22 registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as
162	162	23 recorded with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the
163	163	24 motor vehicle within 30 days after the Secretary of State
164	164	25 or the lessor of the motor vehicle notifies the
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176	176	1 lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90 days after the
177	177	2 violation, except that in the case of a lessee of a motor
178	178	3 vehicle, service of an automated traffic law violation
179	179	4 notice may occur no later than 210 days after the
180	180	5 violation. A person authorized by ordinance to issue and
181	181	6 serve parking, standing, and compliance violation notices
182	182	7 shall certify as to the correctness of the facts entered
183	183	8 on the violation notice by signing his or her name to the
184	184	9 notice at the time of service or, in the case of a notice
185	185	10 produced by a computerized device, by signing a single
186	186	11 certificate to be kept by the traffic compliance
187	187	12 administrator attesting to the correctness of all notices
188	188	13 produced by the device while it was under his or her
189	189	14 control. In the case of an automated traffic law
190	190	15 violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
191	191	16 a technician employed or contracted by the municipality or
192	192	17 county that, based on inspection of recorded images, the
193	193	18 motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section
194	194	19 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If
195	195	20 the technician determines that the vehicle entered the
196	196	21 intersection as part of a funeral procession or in order
197	197	22 to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a
198	198	23 citation shall not be issued. In municipalities with a
199	199	24 population of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and counties
200	200	25 with a population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
201	201	26 automated traffic law ordinance shall require that all
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212	212	1 determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
213	213	2 being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
214	214	3 or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
215	215	4 approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
216	216	5 enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
217	217	6 the violation. In municipalities with a population of
218	218	7 1,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties with a
219	219	8 population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the automated
220	220	9 traffic law ordinance shall require that all
221	221	10 determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
222	222	11 being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
223	223	12 or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
224	224	13 approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
225	225	14 enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
226	226	15 the violation or by an additional fully trained reviewing
227	227	16 technician who is not employed by the contractor who
228	228	17 employs the technician who made the initial determination.
229	229	18 In the case of an automated speed enforcement system
230	230	19 violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
231	231	20 a technician employed by the municipality, based upon an
232	232	21 inspection of recorded images, video or other
233	233	22 documentation, including documentation of the speed limit
234	234	23 and automated speed enforcement signage, and documentation
235	235	24 of the inspection, calibration, and certification of the
236	236	25 speed equipment, that the vehicle was being operated in
237	237	26 violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a
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248	248	1 similar local ordinance. If the technician determines that
249	249	2 the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,
250	250	3 certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
251	251	4 equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an
252	252	5 emergency vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The
253	253	6 automated speed enforcement ordinance shall require that
254	254	7 all determinations by a technician that a violation
255	255	8 occurred be reviewed and approved by a law enforcement
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257	257	10 municipality issuing the violation or by an additional
258	258	11 fully trained reviewing technician who is not employed by
259	259	12 the contractor who employs the technician who made the
260	260	13 initial determination. Routine and independent calibration
261	261	14 of the speeds produced by automated speed enforcement
262	262	15 systems and equipment shall be conducted annually by a
263	263	16 qualified technician. Speeds produced by an automated
264	264	17 speed enforcement system shall be compared with speeds
265	265	18 produced by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or
266	266	19 lidar equipment shall undergo an internal validation test
267	267	20 no less frequently than once each week. Qualified
268	268	21 technicians shall test loop-based equipment no less
269	269	22 frequently than once a year. Radar equipment shall be
270	270	23 checked for accuracy by a qualified technician when the
271	271	24 unit is serviced, when unusual or suspect readings
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284	284	1 internal frequency generator and the internal circuit test
285	285	2 whenever the radar is turned on. Technicians must be alert
286	286	3 for any unusual or suspect readings, and if unusual or
287	287	4 suspect readings of a radar unit persist, that unit shall
288	288	5 immediately be removed from service and not returned to
289	289	6 service until it has been checked by a qualified
290	290	7 technician and determined to be functioning properly.
291	291	8 Documentation of the annual calibration results, including
292	292	9 the equipment tested, test date, technician performing the
293	293	10 test, and test results, shall be maintained and available
294	294	11 for use in the determination of an automated speed
295	295	12 enforcement system violation and issuance of a citation.
296	296	13 The technician performing the calibration and testing of
297	297	14 the automated speed enforcement equipment shall be trained
298	298	15 and certified in the use of equipment for speed
299	299	16 enforcement purposes. Training on the speed enforcement
300	300	17 equipment may be conducted by law enforcement, civilian,
301	301	18 or manufacturer's personnel and if applicable may be
302	302	19 equivalent to the equipment use and operations training
303	303	20 included in the Speed Measuring Device Operator Program
304	304	21 developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
305	305	22 Administration (NHTSA). The vendor or technician who
306	306	23 performs the work shall keep accurate records on each
307	307	24 piece of equipment the technician calibrates and tests. As
308	308	25 used in this paragraph, "fully trained reviewing
309	309	26 technician" means a person who has received at least 40
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320	320	1 hours of supervised training in subjects which shall
321	321	2 include image inspection and interpretation, the elements
322	322	3 necessary to prove a violation, license plate
323	323	4 identification, and traffic safety and management. In all
324	324	5 municipalities and counties, the automated speed
325	325	6 enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance
326	326	7 shall require that no additional fee shall be charged to
327	327	8 the alleged violator for exercising his or her right to an
328	328	9 administrative hearing, and persons shall be given at
329	329	10 least 25 days following an administrative hearing to pay
330	330	11 any civil penalty imposed by a finding that Section
331	331	12 11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a similar
332	332	13 local ordinance has been violated. The original or a
333	333	14 facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
334	334	15 notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
335	335	16 generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
336	336	17 notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
337	337	18 administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
338	338	19 course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
339	339	20 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
340	340	21 law violation notice issued, signed, and served in
341	341	22 accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
342	342	23 computer-generated record shall be prima facie correct and
343	343	24 shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the
344	344	25 facts shown on the notice. The notice, copy, or
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356	356	1 subsequent administrative or legal proceedings.
357	357	2 (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
358	358	3 owner of the vehicle cited in the parking, standing,
359	359	4 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
360	360	5 automated traffic law violation notice in which the owner
361	361	6 may contest the merits of the alleged violation, and
362	362	7 during which formal or technical rules of evidence shall
363	363	8 not apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306
364	364	9 of this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
365	365	10 notice likewise shall be provided an opportunity for a
366	366	11 hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner.
367	367	12 The hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting
368	368	13 the hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance
369	369	14 administrator shall be empowered to administer oaths and
370	370	15 to secure by subpoena both the attendance and testimony of
371	371	16 witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers.
372	372	17 Persons appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
373	373	18 represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
374	374	19 also provide for internal administrative review following
375	375	20 the decision of the hearing officer.
376	376	21 (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
377	377	22 United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
378	378	23 registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
379	379	24 Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
380	380	25 returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
381	381	26 recorded in a United States Post Office approved database,
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392	392	1 or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
393	393	2 11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section
394	394	3 11-208.8 of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle
395	395	4 at the last address known to the lessor of the cited
396	396	5 vehicle at the time of lease or, if any notice to that
397	397	6 address is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
398	398	7 address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
399	399	8 database. The service shall be deemed complete as of the
400	400	9 date of deposit in the United States mail. The notices
401	401	10 shall be in the following sequence and shall include, but
402	402	11 not be limited to, the information specified herein:
403	403	12 (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
404	404	13 compliance violation if the first notice of the
405	405	14 violation was issued by affixing the original or a
406	406	15 facsimile of the notice to the unlawfully parked
407	407	16 vehicle or by handing the notice to the operator. This
408	408	17 notice shall specify or include the date and location
409	409	18 of the violation cited in the parking, standing, or
410	410	19 compliance violation notice, the particular regulation
411	411	20 violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
412	412	21 vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
413	413	22 any requirement to complete a traffic education
414	414	23 program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
415	415	24 for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
416	416	25 education program, or both, when so provided by
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428	428	1 violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
429	429	2 and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
430	430	3 of violation shall also state that failure to complete
431	431	4 a required traffic education program, to pay the
432	432	5 indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to
433	433	6 appear at a hearing on the merits in the time and
434	434	7 manner specified, will result in a final determination
435	435	8 of violation liability for the cited violation in the
436	436	9 amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that,
437	437	10 upon the occurrence of a final determination of
438	438	11 violation liability for the failure, and the
439	439	12 exhaustion of, or failure to exhaust, available
440	440	13 administrative or judicial procedures for review, any
441	441	14 incomplete traffic education program or any unpaid
442	442	15 fine or penalty, or both, will constitute a debt due
443	443	16 and owing the municipality or county.
444	444	17 (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
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446	446	19 system, or automated traffic law violation liability.
447	447	20 This notice shall be sent following a final
448	448	21 determination of parking, standing, compliance,
449	449	22 automated speed enforcement system, or automated
450	450	23 traffic law violation liability and the conclusion of
451	451	24 judicial review procedures taken under this Section.
452	452	25 The notice shall state that the incomplete traffic
453	453	26 education program or the unpaid fine or penalty, or
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464	464	1 both, is a debt due and owing the municipality or
465	465	2 county. The notice shall contain warnings that failure
466	466	3 to complete any required traffic education program or
467	467	4 to pay any fine or penalty due and owing the
468	468	5 municipality or county, or both, within the time
469	469	6 specified may result in the municipality's or county's
470	470	7 filing of a petition in the Circuit Court to have the
471	471	8 incomplete traffic education program or unpaid fine or
472	472	9 penalty, or both, rendered a judgment as provided by
473	473	10 this Section, or, where applicable, may result in
474	474	11 suspension of the person's driver's license for
475	475	12 failure to complete a traffic education program.
476	476	13 (6) A notice of impending driver's license suspension.
477	477	14 This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
478	478	15 to complete a required traffic education program. The
479	479	16 notice shall state that failure to complete a required
480	480	17 traffic education program within 45 days of the notice's
481	481	18 date will result in the municipality or county notifying
482	482	19 the Secretary of State that the person is eligible for
483	483	20 initiation of suspension proceedings under Section 6-306.5
484	484	21 of this Code. The notice shall also state that the person
485	485	22 may obtain a photostatic copy of an original ticket
486	486	23 imposing a fine or penalty by sending a self-addressed,
487	487	24 stamped envelope to the municipality or county along with
488	488	25 a request for the photostatic copy. The notice of
489	489	26 impending driver's license suspension shall be sent by
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500	500	1 first class United States mail, postage prepaid, to the
501	501	2 address recorded with the Secretary of State or, if any
502	502	3 notice to that address is returned as undeliverable, to
503	503	4 the last known address recorded in a United States Post
504	504	5 Office approved database.
505	505	6 (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
506	506	7 final determination of violation liability shall occur
507	507	8 following failure to complete the required traffic
508	508	9 education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
509	509	10 after a hearing officer's determination of violation
510	510	11 liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
511	511	12 administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
512	512	13 Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
513	513	14 alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
514	514	15 prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
515	515	16 of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
516	516	17 of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
517	517	18 (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
518	518	19 without a filing having been made.
519	519	20 (8) A petition to set aside a determination of
520	520	21 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
521	521	22 system, or automated traffic law violation liability that
522	522	23 may be filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or penalty. A
523	523	24 petition to set aside a determination of liability may
524	524	25 also be filed by a person required to complete a traffic
525	525	26 education program. The petition shall be filed with and
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536	536	1 ruled upon by the traffic compliance administrator in the
537	537	2 manner and within the time specified by ordinance. The
538	538	3 grounds for the petition may be limited to: (A) the person
539	539	4 not having been the owner or lessee of the cited vehicle on
540	540	5 the date the violation notice was issued, (B) the person
541	541	6 having already completed the required traffic education
542	542	7 program or paid the fine or penalty, or both, for the
543	543	8 violation in question, and (C) excusable failure to appear
544	544	9 at or request a new date for a hearing. With regard to
545	545	10 municipalities or counties with a population of 1 million
546	546	11 or more, it shall be grounds for dismissal of a parking
547	547	12 violation if the state registration number or vehicle
548	548	13 make, only if specified in the violation notice, is
549	549	14 incorrect. After the determination of parking, standing,
550	550	15 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
551	551	16 automated traffic law violation liability has been set
552	552	17 aside upon a showing of just cause, the registered owner
553	553	18 shall be provided with a hearing on the merits for that
554	554	19 violation.
555	555	20 (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
556	556	21 persons who are not residents of the municipality or
557	557	22 county may contest the merits of the alleged violation
558	558	23 without attending a hearing.
559	559	24 (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
560	560	25 vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
561	561	26 enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
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572	572	1 enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section, and a
573	573	2 schedule of penalties for late payment of the fines or
574	574	3 failure to complete required traffic education programs,
575	575	4 provided, however, that the total amount of the fine and
576	576	5 penalty for any one violation shall not exceed $250,
577	577	6 except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3
578	578	7 of this Code.
579	579	8 (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
580	580	9 carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated
581	581	10 in this Section.
582	582	11 (b-5) An automated speed enforcement system or automated
583	583	12 traffic law ordinance adopted under this Section by a
584	584	13 municipality or county shall require that the determination to
585	585	14 issue a citation be vested solely with the municipality or
586	586	15 county and that such authority may not be delegated to any
587	587	16 vendor retained by the municipality or county. Any contract or
588	588	17 agreement violating such a provision in the ordinance is null
589	589	18 and void.
590	590	19 (c) Any municipality or county establishing vehicular
591	591	20 standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
592	592	21 system, or automated traffic law regulations under this
593	593	22 Section may also provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle
594	594	23 immobilization for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of
595	595	24 those regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
596	596	25 provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
597	597	26 way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
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608	608	1 of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of
609	609	2 vehicle immobilization under this Section shall provide:
610	610	3 (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
611	611	4 for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
612	612	5 immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle
613	613	6 has accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
614	614	7 programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
615	615	8 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
616	616	9 or automated traffic law violation liability, or both, as
617	617	10 determined by ordinance.
618	618	11 (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
619	619	12 right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
620	620	13 by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
621	621	14 education programs or unpaid final determinations of
622	622	15 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
623	623	16 system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
624	624	17 both, listed on the notice.
625	625	18 (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
626	626	19 been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
627	627	20 completion of the required traffic education program or
628	628	21 payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
629	629	22 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
630	630	23 or automated traffic law violations, or both, for which
631	631	24 final determinations have been issued. An order issued
632	632	25 after the hearing is a final administrative decision
633	633	26 within the meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
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644	644	1 Procedure.
645	645	2 (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
646	646	3 advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
647	647	4 to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
648	648	5 (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
649	649	6 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
650	650	7 automated traffic law violations and final administrative
651	651	8 decisions issued after hearings regarding vehicle
652	652	9 immobilization and impoundment made under this Section shall
653	653	10 be subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
654	654	11 (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
655	655	12 program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
656	656	13 after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
657	657	14 administrative remedies created under this Section and the
658	658	15 conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
659	659	16 due and owing the municipality or county and, as such, may be
660	660	17 collected in accordance with applicable law. Completion of any
661	661	18 required traffic education program and payment in full of any
662	662	19 fine or penalty resulting from a standing, parking,
663	663	20 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
664	664	21 traffic law violation shall constitute a final disposition of
665	665	22 that violation.
666	666	23 (f) After the expiration of the period within which
667	667	24 judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
668	668	25 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
669	669	26 system, or automated traffic law violation, the municipality
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680	680	1 or county may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for
681	681	2 purposes of obtaining a judgment on the final determination of
682	682	3 violation. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a
683	683	4 municipality or county from consolidating multiple final
684	684	5 determinations of parking, standing, compliance, automated
685	685	6 speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violations
686	686	7 against a person in a proceeding. Upon commencement of the
687	687	8 action, the municipality or county shall file a certified copy
688	688	9 or record of the final determination of parking, standing,
689	689	10 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
690	690	11 traffic law violation, which shall be accompanied by a
691	691	12 certification that recites facts sufficient to show that the
692	692	13 final determination of violation was issued in accordance with
693	693	14 this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance.
694	694	15 Service of the summons and a copy of the petition may be by any
695	695	16 method provided by Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil
696	696	17 Procedure or by certified mail, return receipt requested,
697	697	18 provided that the total amount of fines and penalties for
698	698	19 final determinations of parking, standing, compliance,
699	699	20 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
700	700	21 violations does not exceed $2500. If the court is satisfied
701	701	22 that the final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
702	702	23 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
703	703	24 violation was entered in accordance with the requirements of
704	704	25 this Section and the applicable municipal or county ordinance,
705	705	26 and that the registered owner or the lessee, as the case may
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716	716	1 be, had an opportunity for an administrative hearing and for
717	717	2 judicial review as provided in this Section, the court shall
718	718	3 render judgment in favor of the municipality or county and
719	719	4 against the registered owner or the lessee for the amount
720	720	5 indicated in the final determination of parking, standing,
721	721	6 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or automated
722	722	7 traffic law violation, plus costs. The judgment shall have the
723	723	8 same effect and may be enforced in the same manner as other
724	724	9 judgments for the recovery of money.
725	725	10 (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
726	726	11 program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
727	727	12 A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
728	728	13 education program under this Section who provides proof of
729	729	14 eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
730	730	15 Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
731	731	16 income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
732	732	17 Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
733	733	18 required traffic education program.
734	734	19 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
735	735	20 contrary, a person shall not be liable for violations, fees,
736	736	21 fines, or penalties under this Section during the period in
737	737	22 which the motor vehicle was stolen or hijacked, as indicated
738	738	23 in a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency filed in
739	739	24 a timely manner.
740	740	25 (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-905, eff. 1-1-23;
741	741	26 103-364, eff. 7-28-23.)
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