Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1502 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 03/25/2025

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1  AN ACT concerning transportation.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The O'Hare Driver Safety Act is amended by
5  changing Sections 5, 10, 15, 25, and 30 and by adding Section
6  35 as follows:
7  (625 ILCS 80/5)
8  Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9  "Authority" means the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.
10  "Automated traffic safety system" means a device with one
11  or more motor vehicle sensors to produce a recorded image of a
12  motor vehicle that is stopped or standing on the side of a
13  highway or roadway in violation of Section 11-1303 of the
14  Illinois Vehicle Code.
15  "Department" means the Illinois Department of
16  Transportation.
17  "Recorded images" has the same meaning given to that term
18  under Section 11-208.6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
19  "State Police" means the Illinois State Police.
20  (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)
21  (625 ILCS 80/10)
22  Sec. 10. No stopping or standing within one-half mile of

 

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1  O'Hare International Airport. Except where permitted, a person
2  operating a motor vehicle shall not stop or stand the person's
3  vehicle on a shoulder of a highway along traffic routes within
4  a one-half mile radius of: (1) the eastern entrance to O'Hare
5  International Airport; and (2) the intersection of Interstate
6  90 and Interstate 294.
7  No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle under a
8  written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
9  traffic safety system violation involving such motor vehicle
10  during the period of the lease, unless, upon the request of the
11  appropriate authority received within 120 days after the
12  violation occurred, the lessor provides within 60 days after
13  such receipt the name and address of the lessee.
14  Upon the provision of information by the lessor under this
15  Section, the State Police Authority may issue the violation to
16  the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would issue
17  a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle, and the lessee
18  may be held liable for the violation.
19  This Section shall not apply to vehicles that are stopped
20  or standing in a restricted area if:
21  (1) a person is yielding to an emergency vehicle;
22  (2) the vehicle malfunctions;
23  (3) a person was directed to stop the person's vehicle
24  by a law enforcement officer;
25  (4) the vehicle was stolen prior to violation and not
26  controlled by the registered owner of the vehicle; or

 

 

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1  (5) the driver of the vehicle received a Uniform
2  Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of the
3  violation for the same offense.
4  As used in this Section, "traffic route" refers to all
5  routes within the defined radii, including routes that are
6  under the jurisdiction or partial jurisdiction of the
7  Department.
8  (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
9  (625 ILCS 80/15)
10  Sec. 15. Installation of automated traffic safety systems;
11  enforcement. The State Police Authority shall procure, and
12  after procurement, have oversight over install and maintain
13  automated traffic safety systems along traffic routes within a
14  one-half mile radius of: (1) the eastern entrance to O'Hare
15  International Airport; and (2) the intersection of Interstate
16  90 and Interstate 294. The Authority and the Department shall
17  allow, subject to an expedited review by engineers of the
18  Authority and engineers of the Department, the installation of
19  automated traffic safety systems upon light poles under their
20  jurisdiction. Procurement by the State Police of automated
21  traffic safety systems under this Act may be carried out as
22  provided in subsection (a) of Section 95 of the Firearm
23  Concealed Carry Act.
24  A traffic route that is equipped with an automated traffic
25  safety system must be posted with signs visible to approaching

 

 

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1  traffic indicating that the route is being monitored by an
2  automated traffic safety system and informing drivers that
3  stopping or standing is prohibited.
4  (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)
5  (625 ILCS 80/25)
6  Sec. 25. Fines; notice. A person who violates this Act
7  shall be subject to a $100 fine for each offense. Proceeds from
8  fines shall be deposited into the State Police Law Enforcement
9  Administration Fund.
10  For each violation of a provision of this Act recorded by
11  an automatic traffic safety system, the State Police Authority
12  shall issue a written notice of the violation to the
13  registered owner of the vehicle as the alleged violator. The
14  notice shall be delivered to the registered owner of the
15  vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after the Secretary of State
16  notifies the State Police Authority of the identity of the
17  owner of the vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after
18  the violation.
19  The notice shall include:
20  (1) the name and address of the registered owner of
21  the vehicle;
22  (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
23  involved in the violation;
24  (3) the violation charged;
25  (4) the location where the violation occurred;

 

 

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1  (5) the date and time of the violation;
2  (6) a copy of the recorded images;
3  (7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
4  requirements of any traffic education program imposed and
5  the date by which the civil penalty should be paid and the
6  traffic education program should be completed;
7  (8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
8  violation of stopping or standing in a restricted area;
9  (9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty,
10  to complete a required traffic education program, or to
11  contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
12  liability;
13  (10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
14  by:
15  (A) paying the fine, completing a required traffic
16  education program, or both; or
17  (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
18  by administrative hearing; and
19  (11) a website address, accessible through the
20  Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
21  the violation.
22  (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)
23  (625 ILCS 80/30)
24  Sec. 30. Rules. The State Police Authority shall adopt
25  rules necessary to implement and administer this Act.

 

 

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1  (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)
2  (625 ILCS 80/35 new)
3  Sec. 35. Procurement. The State Police, in consultation
4  with and subject to the approval of the Chief Procurement
5  Officer, may procure a single contract or multiple contracts
6  to implement the provisions of this Act. A contract or
7  contracts under this Section are not subject to the provisions
8  of the Illinois Procurement Code, except for Sections 20-60,
9  20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of that Code, provided
10  that the Chief Procurement Officer may, in writing with
11  justification, waive any certification required under Article
12  50. This exemption shall be repealed one year from the
13  effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General
14  Assembly.

 

 

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