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1+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1507 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-208.8 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In a provision regarding automated speed enforcement systems in safety zones, provides a safety zone may, upon completion of a crash study, include a portion of Lake Shore Drive if the Chicago Department of Transportation designates an area of it as a high crash corridor. LRB104 06239 LNS 16274 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1507 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-208.8 625 ILCS 5/11-208.8 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In a provision regarding automated speed enforcement systems in safety zones, provides a safety zone may, upon completion of a crash study, include a portion of Lake Shore Drive if the Chicago Department of Transportation designates an area of it as a high crash corridor. LRB104 06239 LNS 16274 b LRB104 06239 LNS 16274 b A BILL FOR
2+104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1507 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5+Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. In a provision regarding automated speed enforcement systems in safety zones, provides a safety zone may, upon completion of a crash study, include a portion of Lake Shore Drive if the Chicago Department of Transportation designates an area of it as a high crash corridor.
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311 1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
412 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
513 3 represented in the General Assembly:
614 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
715 5 changing Section 11-208.8 as follows:
816 6 (625 ILCS 5/11-208.8)
917 7 Sec. 11-208.8. Automated speed enforcement systems in
1018 8 safety zones.
1119 9 (a) As used in this Section:
1220 10 "Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
1321 11 device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
1422 12 mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
1523 13 zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
1624 14 clear photograph or other recorded image of the vehicle and
1725 15 the vehicle's registration plate or digital registration plate
1826 16 while the driver is violating Article VI of Chapter 11 of this
1927 17 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
2028 18 An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
2129 19 in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
2230 20 municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
2331 21 vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local
2432 22 ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of
2533 23 the vehicle and the vehicle's license plate. The recorded
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3468 1 image must also display the time, date, and location of the
3569 2 violation.
3670 3 "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle is
3771 4 registered.
3872 5 "Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
3973 6 speed enforcement system on:
4074 7 (1) 2 or more photographs;
4175 8 (2) 2 or more microphotographs;
4276 9 (3) 2 or more electronic images; or
4377 10 (4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and,
4478 11 on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
4579 12 identifying the registration plate or digital registration
4680 13 plate number of the motor vehicle.
4781 14 "Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
4882 15 mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
4983 16 elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
5084 17 line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district
5185 18 that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
5286 19 State Board of Education, not including school district
5387 20 headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
5488 21 includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
5589 22 nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
5690 23 park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
5791 24 portion of a roadway is within either one-eighth mile radius,
5892 25 the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the
5993 26 furthest portion of the next furthest intersection. The term
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70104 1 "safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway
71-2 known as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway
72-3 with 8 or more lanes of traffic.
73-4 (a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
74-5 operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
75-6 following times:
76-7 (i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
77-8 of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
78-9 only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
79-10 than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of
80-11 Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
81-12 Friday; and
82-13 (ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property
83-14 line of any facility, area, or land owned by a park
84-15 district, no earlier than one hour prior to the time that
85-16 the facility, area, or land is open to the public or other
86-17 patrons, and no later than one hour after the facility,
87-18 area, or land is closed to the public or other patrons.
88-19 (b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
89-20 motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
90-21 local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
91-22 accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
92-23 violator with a website address, accessible through the
93-24 Internet.
94-25 (c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
95-26 of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic
105+2 known as Lake Shore Drive, unless upon completion of a crash
106+3 study, the Chicago Department of Transportation designates an
107+4 area as a high crash corridor, or any controlled access
108+5 highway with 8 or more lanes of traffic.
109+6 (a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
110+7 operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
111+8 following times:
112+9 (i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
113+10 of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
114+11 only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
115+12 than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of
116+13 Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
117+14 Friday; and
118+15 (ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property
119+16 line of any facility, area, or land owned by a park
120+17 district, no earlier than one hour prior to the time that
121+18 the facility, area, or land is open to the public or other
122+19 patrons, and no later than one hour after the facility,
123+20 area, or land is closed to the public or other patrons.
124+21 (b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
125+22 motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
126+23 local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
127+24 accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
128+25 violator with a website address, accessible through the
129+26 Internet.
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106-1 violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
107-2 shall be subject to the following penalties:
108-3 (1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
109-4 hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
110-5 speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
111-6 additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
112-7 the original penalty in a timely manner; or
113-8 (2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
114-9 hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
115-10 exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more
116-11 than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a
117-12 timely manner.
118-13 A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
119-14 driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic
120-15 Citation from a police officer for a speeding violation
121-16 occurring within one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the
122-17 violation that was recorded by the system. A violation for
123-18 which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section is not a
124-19 violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
125-20 vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
126-21 owner of the vehicle. A law enforcement officer is not
127-22 required to be present or to witness the violation. No penalty
128-23 may be imposed under this Section if the recorded speed of a
129-24 vehicle is 5 miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit.
130-25 The municipality may send, in the same manner that notices are
131-26 sent under this Section, a speed violation warning notice
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140+1 (c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
141+2 of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic
142+3 violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
143+4 shall be subject to the following penalties:
144+5 (1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
145+6 hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
146+7 speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
147+8 additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
148+9 the original penalty in a timely manner; or
149+10 (2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
150+11 hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
151+12 exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more
152+13 than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a
153+14 timely manner.
154+15 A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
155+16 driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic
156+17 Citation from a police officer for a speeding violation
157+18 occurring within one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the
158+19 violation that was recorded by the system. A violation for
159+20 which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section is not a
160+21 violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
161+22 vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
162+23 owner of the vehicle. A law enforcement officer is not
163+24 required to be present or to witness the violation. No penalty
164+25 may be imposed under this Section if the recorded speed of a
165+26 vehicle is 5 miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit.
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142-1 where the violation involves a speed of 5 miles per hour or
143-2 less above the legal speed limit.
144-3 (d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
145-4 civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
146-5 system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
147-6 associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
148-7 shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
149-8 following purposes:
150-9 (i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
151-10 around schools, and to provide police protection and
152-11 surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
153-12 limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
154-13 costs such as construction and maintenance of public
155-14 safety infrastructure and equipment;
156-15 (ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
157-16 safety;
158-17 (iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
159-18 within the municipality, including but not limited to
160-19 roads and bridges; and
161-20 (iv) after school programs.
162-21 (e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
163-22 local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
164-23 system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
165-24 written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
166-25 vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered
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176+1 The municipality may send, in the same manner that notices are
177+2 sent under this Section, a speed violation warning notice
178+3 where the violation involves a speed of 5 miles per hour or
179+4 less above the legal speed limit.
180+5 (d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
181+6 civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
182+7 system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
183+8 associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
184+9 shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
185+10 following purposes:
186+11 (i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
187+12 around schools, and to provide police protection and
188+13 surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
189+14 limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
190+15 costs such as construction and maintenance of public
191+16 safety infrastructure and equipment;
192+17 (ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
193+18 safety;
194+19 (iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
195+20 within the municipality, including but not limited to
196+21 roads and bridges; and
197+22 (iv) after school programs.
198+23 (e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
199+24 local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
200+25 system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
201+26 written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
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178-1 after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
179-2 identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
180-3 than 90 days after the violation.
181-4 (f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
182-5 Section shall include:
183-6 (1) the name and address of the registered owner of
184-7 the vehicle;
185-8 (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
186-9 involved in the violation;
187-10 (3) the violation charged;
188-11 (4) the date, time, and location where the violation
189-12 occurred;
190-13 (5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
191-14 (6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
192-15 date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
193-16 (7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
194-17 violation of a speed restriction;
195-18 (8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
196-19 to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
197-20 liability;
198-21 (9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
199-22 by:
200-23 (A) paying the fine; or
201-24 (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
202-25 by administrative hearing; and
203-26 (10) a website address, accessible through the
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213+2 to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
214+3 after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
215+4 identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
216+5 than 90 days after the violation.
217+6 (f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
218+7 Section shall include:
219+8 (1) the name and address of the registered owner of
220+9 the vehicle;
221+10 (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
222+11 involved in the violation;
223+12 (3) the violation charged;
224+13 (4) the date, time, and location where the violation
225+14 occurred;
226+15 (5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
227+16 (6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
228+17 date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
229+18 (7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
230+19 violation of a speed restriction;
231+20 (8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
232+21 to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
233+22 liability;
234+23 (9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
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236+25 (A) paying the fine; or
237+26 (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
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214-1 Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
215-2 the violation.
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217-4 (h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
218-5 automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
219-6 violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
220-7 the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
221-8 violation under this Section.
222-9 (i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
223-10 system are confidential and shall be made available only to
224-11 the alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement
225-12 agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this
226-13 Section, for statistical purposes, or for other governmental
227-14 purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a violation of this
228-15 Section, however, may be admissible in any proceeding
229-16 resulting from the issuance of the citation.
230-17 (j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
231-18 of a violation:
232-19 (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
233-20 digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
234-21 stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
235-22 control or in the possession of the owner or lessee at the
236-23 time of the violation;
237-24 (1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
238-25 violation occurred and not under the control of or in the
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249+2 (10) a website address, accessible through the
250+3 Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
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253+6 (h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
254+7 automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
255+8 violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
256+9 the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
257+10 violation under this Section.
258+11 (i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
259+12 system are confidential and shall be made available only to
260+13 the alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement
261+14 agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this
262+15 Section, for statistical purposes, or for other governmental
263+16 purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a violation of this
264+17 Section, however, may be admissible in any proceeding
265+18 resulting from the issuance of the citation.
266+19 (j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
267+20 of a violation:
268+21 (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
269+22 digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
270+23 stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
271+24 control or in the possession of the owner or lessee at the
272+25 time of the violation;
273+26 (1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
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251-2 (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
252-3 Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
253-4 speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
254-5 and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
255-6 system; and
256-7 (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
257-8 ordinance.
258-9 (k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
259-10 the motor vehicle or registration plates or digital
260-11 registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
261-12 and were not under the control or possession of the owner or
262-13 lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
263-14 submit proof that a report concerning the motor vehicle or
264-15 registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency in
265-16 a timely manner.
266-17 (l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
267-18 system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
268-19 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
269-20 approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
270-21 photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
271-22 municipality shall install such additional signage as it
272-23 determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers
273-24 as to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
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285+2 possession of the owner or lessee at the time of the
286+3 violation;
287+4 (2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
288+5 Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
289+6 speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
290+7 and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
291+8 system; and
292+9 (3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
293+10 ordinance.
294+11 (k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
295+12 the motor vehicle or registration plates or digital
296+13 registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
297+14 and were not under the control or possession of the owner or
298+15 lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
299+16 submit proof that a report concerning the motor vehicle or
300+17 registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency in
301+18 a timely manner.
302+19 (l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
303+20 system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
304+21 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
305+22 approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
306+23 photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
307+24 municipality shall install such additional signage as it
308+25 determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers
309+26 as to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
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286-1 days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
287-2 system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
288-3 automated speed enforcement system.
289-4 (n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
290-5 enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
291-6 or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
292-7 traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
293-8 system.
294-9 (n-1) No member of the General Assembly and no officer or
295-10 employee of a municipality or county shall knowingly accept
296-11 employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
297-12 vendor that provides automated speed enforcement system
298-13 equipment or services to municipalities or counties. No former
299-14 member of the General Assembly shall, within a period of 2
300-15 years immediately after the termination of service as a member
301-16 of the General Assembly, knowingly accept employment or
302-17 receive compensation or fees for services from a vendor that
303-18 provides automated speed enforcement system equipment or
304-19 services to municipalities or counties. No former officer or
305-20 employee of a municipality or county shall, within a period of
306-21 2 years immediately after the termination of municipal or
307-22 county employment, knowingly accept employment or receive
308-23 compensation or fees for services from a vendor that provides
309-24 automated speed enforcement system equipment or services to
310-25 municipalities or counties.
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321+2 system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
322+3 days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
323+4 system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
324+5 automated speed enforcement system.
325+6 (n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
326+7 enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
327+8 or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
328+9 traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
329+10 system.
330+11 (n-1) No member of the General Assembly and no officer or
331+12 employee of a municipality or county shall knowingly accept
332+13 employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
333+14 vendor that provides automated speed enforcement system
334+15 equipment or services to municipalities or counties. No former
335+16 member of the General Assembly shall, within a period of 2
336+17 years immediately after the termination of service as a member
337+18 of the General Assembly, knowingly accept employment or
338+19 receive compensation or fees for services from a vendor that
339+20 provides automated speed enforcement system equipment or
340+21 services to municipalities or counties. No former officer or
341+22 employee of a municipality or county shall, within a period of
342+23 2 years immediately after the termination of municipal or
343+24 county employment, knowingly accept employment or receive
344+25 compensation or fees for services from a vendor that provides
345+26 automated speed enforcement system equipment or services to
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322-1 (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
323-2 to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
324-3 speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
325-4 such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
326-5 that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
327-6 within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
328-7 provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
329-8 address of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee
330-9 may be subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
331-10 authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
332-11 Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
333-12 to this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation
334-13 to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would
335-14 issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant
336-15 to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the
337-16 violation.
338-17 (q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
339-18 system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
340-19 locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
341-20 installed on the website of the municipality.
342-21 (r) A municipality operating an automated speed
343-22 enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
344-23 assess the safety impact of the system following installation
345-24 of the system and every 2 years thereafter. A municipality
346-25 operating an automated speed enforcement system before the
347-26 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
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357+2 (o) (Blank).
358+3 (p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
359+4 to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
360+5 speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
361+6 such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
362+7 that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
363+8 within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
364+9 provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
365+10 address of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee
366+11 may be subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
367+12 authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
368+13 Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
369+14 to this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation
370+15 to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would
371+16 issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant
372+17 to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the
373+18 violation.
374+19 (q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
375+20 system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
376+21 locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
377+22 installed on the website of the municipality.
378+23 (r) A municipality operating an automated speed
379+24 enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
380+25 assess the safety impact of the system following installation
381+26 of the system and every 2 years thereafter. A municipality
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358-1 Assembly shall conduct a statistical analysis to assess the
359-2 safety impact of the system by no later than one year after the
360-3 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
361-4 Assembly and every 2 years thereafter. Each statistical
362-5 analysis shall be based upon the best available crash,
363-6 traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of time
364-7 before and after installation of the system sufficient to
365-8 provide a statistically valid comparison of safety impact.
366-9 Each statistical analysis shall be consistent with
367-10 professional judgment and acceptable industry practice. Each
368-11 statistical analysis also shall be consistent with the data
369-12 required for valid comparisons of before and after conditions
370-13 and shall be conducted within a reasonable period following
371-14 the installation of the automated traffic law enforcement
372-15 system. Each statistical analysis required by this subsection
373-16 shall be made available to the public and shall be published on
374-17 the website of the municipality.
375-18 (s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
376-19 population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
377-20 (t) If a county or municipality selects a new vendor for
378-21 its automated speed enforcement system and must, as a
379-22 consequence, apply for a permit, approval, or other
380-23 authorization from the Department for reinstallation of one or
381-24 more malfunctioning components of that system and if, at the
382-25 time of the application for the permit, approval, or other
383-26 authorization, the new vendor operates an automated speed
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392+1 operating an automated speed enforcement system before the
393+2 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
394+3 Assembly shall conduct a statistical analysis to assess the
395+4 safety impact of the system by no later than one year after the
396+5 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
397+6 Assembly and every 2 years thereafter. Each statistical
398+7 analysis shall be based upon the best available crash,
399+8 traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of time
400+9 before and after installation of the system sufficient to
401+10 provide a statistically valid comparison of safety impact.
402+11 Each statistical analysis shall be consistent with
403+12 professional judgment and acceptable industry practice. Each
404+13 statistical analysis also shall be consistent with the data
405+14 required for valid comparisons of before and after conditions
406+15 and shall be conducted within a reasonable period following
407+16 the installation of the automated traffic law enforcement
408+17 system. Each statistical analysis required by this subsection
409+18 shall be made available to the public and shall be published on
410+19 the website of the municipality.
411+20 (s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
412+21 population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
413+22 (t) If a county or municipality selects a new vendor for
414+23 its automated speed enforcement system and must, as a
415+24 consequence, apply for a permit, approval, or other
416+25 authorization from the Department for reinstallation of one or
417+26 more malfunctioning components of that system and if, at the
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394-1 enforcement system for any other county or municipality in the
395-2 State, then the Department shall approve or deny the county or
396-3 municipality's application for the permit, approval, or other
397-4 authorization within 90 days after its receipt.
398-5 (u) The Department may revoke any permit, approval, or
399-6 other authorization granted to a county or municipality for
400-7 the placement, installation, or operation of an automated
401-8 speed enforcement system if any official or employee who
402-9 serves that county or municipality is charged with bribery,
403-10 official misconduct, or a similar crime related to the
404-11 placement, installation, or operation of the automated speed
405-12 enforcement system in the county or municipality.
406-13 The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to
407-14 implement and administer this subsection. The rules adopted by
408-15 the Department shall describe the revocation process, shall
409-16 ensure that notice of the revocation is provided, and shall
410-17 provide an opportunity to appeal the revocation. Any county or
411-18 municipality that has a permit, approval, or other
412-19 authorization revoked under this subsection may not reapply
413-20 for such a permit, approval, or other authorization for a
414-21 period of 1 year after the revocation.
415-22 (v) The University of Illinois Chicago Urban
416-23 Transportation Center shall conduct a study that includes the
417-24 following:
418-25 (1) a comprehensive review of the City of Chicago's
419-26 website multi-year crash data on North and South DuSable
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431-2 (2) the available research on potential effectiveness
432-3 of cameras powered by artificial intelligence in improving
433-4 compliance and reducing crashes and road fatalities on
434-5 North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive;
435-6 (3) an analysis of driving behavior to detect risky
436-7 driving patterns and to address the DuSable Lake Shore
437-8 Drive crash corridors;
438-9 (4) an assessment of the effectiveness of
439-10 psychological deterrence in reducing habitual speeding;
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441-12 (5) an assessment of how fatalities can be reduced
442-13 using these cameras powered by artificial intelligence and
443-14 other technical options that may be available in place of
444-15 cameras powered by artificial intelligence.
445-16 The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to
446-17 implement this subsection (v).
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