Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB1578 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1578 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality, county, or township may enact an ordinance providing for administrative and civil fines to enforce violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer or a similar violation of a local ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation. Provides that an administrative and civil fine enforcement may only be issued if the driver of the vehicle that was involved in the violation cannot be identified. Provides that law enforcement, a State's Attorney, or the Office of the Attorney General is not prohibited from enforcing such violations when the vehicle has been reported stolen or hijacked. Makes corresponding changes. LRB104 08309 LNS 18360 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1578 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3 625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality, county, or township may enact an ordinance providing for administrative and civil fines to enforce violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer or a similar violation of a local ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation. Provides that an administrative and civil fine enforcement may only be issued if the driver of the vehicle that was involved in the violation cannot be identified. Provides that law enforcement, a State's Attorney, or the Office of the Attorney General is not prohibited from enforcing such violations when the vehicle has been reported stolen or hijacked. Makes corresponding changes. LRB104 08309 LNS 18360 b LRB104 08309 LNS 18360 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1578 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3 625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3
4	4	625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208
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6	6	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality, county, or township may enact an ordinance providing for administrative and civil fines to enforce violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer or a similar violation of a local ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation. Provides that an administrative and civil fine enforcement may only be issued if the driver of the vehicle that was involved in the violation cannot be identified. Provides that law enforcement, a State's Attorney, or the Office of the Attorney General is not prohibited from enforcing such violations when the vehicle has been reported stolen or hijacked. Makes corresponding changes.
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12	12	1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
13	13	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
14	14	3 represented in the General Assembly:
15	15	4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
16	16	5 changing Sections 11-208 and 11-208.3 as follows:
17	17	6 (625 ILCS 5/11-208) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208)
18	18	7 Sec. 11-208. Powers of local authorities.
19	19	8 (a) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
20	20	9 prevent local authorities with respect to streets and highways
21	21	10 under their jurisdiction and within the reasonable exercise of
22	22	11 the police power from:
23	23	12 1. Regulating the standing or parking of vehicles,
24	24	13 except as limited by Sections 11-1306 and 11-1307 of this
25	25	14 Act;
26	26	15 2. Regulating traffic by means of police officers or
27	27	16 traffic control signals;
28	28	17 3. Regulating or prohibiting processions or
29	29	18 assemblages on the highways; and certifying persons to
30	30	19 control traffic for processions or assemblages;
31	31	20 4. Designating particular highways as one-way highways
32	32	21 and requiring that all vehicles thereon be moved in one
33	33	22 specific direction;
34	34	23 5. Regulating the speed of vehicles in public parks
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38	38	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1578 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
39	39	625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3 625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3
40	40	625 ILCS 5/11-208 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208
41	41	625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3
42	42	Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a municipality, county, or township may enact an ordinance providing for administrative and civil fines to enforce violations of fleeing or attempting to elude a peace officer or a similar violation of a local ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation. Provides that an administrative and civil fine enforcement may only be issued if the driver of the vehicle that was involved in the violation cannot be identified. Provides that law enforcement, a State's Attorney, or the Office of the Attorney General is not prohibited from enforcing such violations when the vehicle has been reported stolen or hijacked. Makes corresponding changes.
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71	71	1 subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11-604;
72	72	2 6. Designating any highway as a through highway, as
73	73	3 authorized in Section 11-302, and requiring that all
74	74	4 vehicles stop before entering or crossing the same or
75	75	5 designating any intersection as a stop intersection or a
76	76	6 yield right-of-way intersection and requiring all vehicles
77	77	7 to stop or yield the right-of-way at one or more entrances
78	78	8 to such intersections;
79	79	9 7. Restricting the use of highways as authorized in
80	80	10 Chapter 15;
81	81	11 8. Regulating the operation of mobile carrying
82	82	12 devices, bicycles, low-speed electric bicycles, and
83	83	13 low-speed gas bicycles, and requiring the registration and
84	84	14 licensing of same, including the requirement of a
85	85	15 registration fee;
86	86	16 9. Regulating or prohibiting the turning of vehicles
87	87	17 or specified types of vehicles at intersections;
88	88	18 10. Altering the speed limits as authorized in Section
89	89	19 11-604;
90	90	20 11. Prohibiting U-turns;
91	91	21 12. Prohibiting pedestrian crossings at other than
92	92	22 designated and marked crosswalks or at intersections;
93	93	23 13. Prohibiting parking during snow removal operation;
94	94	24 14. Imposing fines in accordance with Section
95	95	25 11-1301.3 as penalties for use of any parking place
96	96	26 reserved for persons with disabilities, as defined by
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107	107	1 Section 1-159.1, or veterans with disabilities by any
108	108	2 person using a motor vehicle not bearing registration
109	109	3 plates specified in Section 11-1301.1 or a special decal
110	110	4 or device as defined in Section 11-1301.2 as evidence that
111	111	5 the vehicle is operated by or for a person with
112	112	6 disabilities or a veteran with a disability;
113	113	7 15. Adopting such other traffic regulations as are
114	114	8 specifically authorized by this Code; or
115	115	9 16. Enforcing the provisions of subsection (f) of
116	116	10 Section 3-413 of this Code or a similar local ordinance.
117	117	11 (b) No ordinance or regulation enacted under paragraph 1,
118	118	12 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 or 13 of subsection (a) shall be
119	119	13 effective until signs giving reasonable notice of such local
120	120	14 traffic regulations are posted.
121	121	15 (c) The provisions of this Code shall not prevent any
122	122	16 municipality having a population of 500,000 or more
123	123	17 inhabitants from prohibiting any person from driving or
124	124	18 operating any motor vehicle upon the roadways of such
125	125	19 municipality with headlamps on high beam or bright.
126	126	20 (d) The provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to
127	127	21 prevent local authorities within the reasonable exercise of
128	128	22 their police power from prohibiting, on private property, the
129	129	23 unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with
130	130	24 disabilities.
131	131	25 (e) No unit of local government, including a home rule
132	132	26 unit, may enact or enforce an ordinance that applies only to
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143	143	1 motorcycles if the principal purpose for that ordinance is to
144	144	2 restrict the access of motorcycles to any highway or portion
145	145	3 of a highway for which federal or State funds have been used
146	146	4 for the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of that
147	147	5 highway. No unit of local government, including a home rule
148	148	6 unit, may enact an ordinance requiring motorcycle users to
149	149	7 wear protective headgear. Nothing in this subsection (e) shall
150	150	8 affect the authority of a unit of local government to regulate
151	151	9 motorcycles for traffic control purposes or in accordance with
152	152	10 Section 12-602 of this Code. No unit of local government,
153	153	11 including a home rule unit, may regulate motorcycles in a
154	154	12 manner inconsistent with this Code. This subsection (e) is a
155	155	13 limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
156	156	14 the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
157	157	15 rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
158	158	16 (e-5) The City of Chicago may enact an ordinance providing
159	159	17 for a noise monitoring system upon any portion of the roadway
160	160	18 known as Lake Shore Drive. Twelve months after the
161	161	19 installation of the noise monitoring system, and any time
162	162	20 after the first report as the City deems necessary, the City of
163	163	21 Chicago shall prepare a noise monitoring report with the data
164	164	22 collected from the system and shall, upon request, make the
165	165	23 report available to the public. For purposes of this
166	166	24 subsection (e-5), "noise monitoring system" means an automated
167	167	25 noise monitor capable of recording noise levels 24 hours per
168	168	26 day and 365 days per year with computer equipment sufficient
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179	179	1 to process the data.
180	180	2 (e-10) A unit of local government, including a home rule
181	181	3 unit, may not enact an ordinance prohibiting the use of
182	182	4 Automated Driving System equipped vehicles on its roadways.
183	183	5 Nothing in this subsection (e-10) shall affect the authority
184	184	6 of a unit of local government to regulate Automated Driving
185	185	7 System equipped vehicles for traffic control purposes. No unit
186	186	8 of local government, including a home rule unit, may regulate
187	187	9 Automated Driving System equipped vehicles in a manner
188	188	10 inconsistent with this Code. For purposes of this subsection
189	189	11 (e-10), "Automated Driving System equipped vehicle" means any
190	190	12 vehicle equipped with an Automated Driving System of hardware
191	191	13 and software that are collectively capable of performing the
192	192	14 entire dynamic driving task on a sustained basis, regardless
193	193	15 of whether it is limited to a specific operational domain.
194	194	16 This subsection (e-10) is a limitation under subsection (i) of
195	195	17 Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
196	196	18 concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
197	197	19 exercised by the State.
198	198	20 (f) A municipality or county designated in Section
199	199	21 11-208.6 may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
200	200	22 traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of this
201	201	23 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance and imposing
202	202	24 liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle used in
203	203	25 such a violation.
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215	215	1 11-1201.1, may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
216	216	2 traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
217	217	3 Section 11-1201 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
218	218	4 ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner of a
219	219	5 vehicle used in such a violation.
220	220	6 (h) A municipality designated in Section 11-208.8 may
221	221	7 enact an ordinance providing for an automated speed
222	222	8 enforcement system to enforce violations of Article VI of
223	223	9 Chapter 11 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
224	224	10 ordinance.
225	225	11 (i) A municipality or county designated in Section
226	226	12 11-208.9 may enact an ordinance providing for an automated
227	227	13 traffic law enforcement system to enforce violations of
228	228	14 Section 11-1414 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
229	229	15 ordinance and imposing liability on a registered owner or
230	230	16 lessee of a vehicle used in such a violation.
231	231	17 (j) A municipality, county, or township may enact an
232	232	18 ordinance providing for administrative and civil fines to
233	233	19 enforce violations of Section 11-204 of the Illinois Vehicle
234	234	20 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance and imposing
235	235	21 liability on a registered owner or lessee of a vehicle used in
236	236	22 such a violation. An administrative and civil fine enforcement
237	237	23 may only be issued under this Section if the driver of the
238	238	24 vehicle that was involved in a violation of Section 11-204 of
239	239	25 this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance cannot be
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251	251	1 enforcement, a State's Attorney, or the Office of the Attorney
252	252	2 General from enforcing violations of Section 11-204 or a
253	253	3 similar provision of a local ordinance when the vehicle has
254	254	4 been reported stolen or hijacked.
255	255	5 (Source: P.A. 100-209, eff. 1-1-18; 100-257, eff. 8-22-17;
256	256	6 100-352, eff. 6-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-123, eff.
257	257	7 7-26-19.)
258	258	8 (625 ILCS 5/11-208.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-208.3)
259	259	9 Sec. 11-208.3. Administrative adjudication of violations
260	260	10 of traffic regulations concerning the standing, parking, or
261	261	11 condition of vehicles, automated traffic law violations, and
262	262	12 automated speed enforcement system violations, and other
263	263	13 violations.
264	264	14 (a) Any municipality, or county, or township may provide
265	265	15 by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication of
266	266	16 vehicular standing and parking violations and vehicle
267	267	17 compliance violations as described in this subsection,
268	268	18 automated traffic law violations as defined in Section
269	269	19 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1, and automated speed
270	270	20 enforcement system violations as defined in Section 11-208.8
271	271	21 and violations of Section 11-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code
272	272	22 or a similar provision of a local ordinance as specified in
273	273	23 subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code. The
274	274	24 administrative system shall have as its purpose the fair and
275	275	25 efficient enforcement of municipal, or county, or township
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286	286	1 regulations through the administrative adjudication of
287	287	2 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic law
288	288	3 violations and violations of municipal, or county, or township
289	289	4 ordinances regulating the standing and parking of vehicles,
290	290	5 the condition and use of vehicle equipment, and the display of
291	291	6 municipal or county wheel tax licenses within the
292	292	7 municipality's or county's borders, and violations of Section
293	293	8 11-204 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
294	294	9 ordinance, as specified in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of
295	295	10 this Code. The administrative system shall only have authority
296	296	11 to adjudicate civil offenses carrying fines not in excess of
297	297	12 $500 or requiring the completion of a traffic education
298	298	13 program, or both, that occur after the effective date of the
299	299	14 ordinance adopting such a system under this Section. For
300	300	15 purposes of this Section, "compliance violation" means a
301	301	16 violation of a municipal or county regulation governing the
302	302	17 condition or use of equipment on a vehicle or governing the
303	303	18 display of a municipal or county wheel tax license.
304	304	19 (b) Any ordinance establishing a system of administrative
305	305	20 adjudication under this Section shall provide for:
306	306	21 (1) A traffic compliance administrator authorized to
307	307	22 adopt, distribute, and process parking, compliance, and
308	308	23 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
309	309	24 law violation notices and other notices required by this
310	310	25 Section, collect money paid as fines and penalties for
311	311	26 violation of parking and compliance ordinances, and
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322	322	1 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
323	323	2 law violations, and violations of Section 11-204 of this
324	324	3 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, as
325	325	4 specified in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code
326	326	5 and operate an administrative adjudication system.
327	327	6 (2) A parking, standing, compliance, automated speed
328	328	7 enforcement system, or automated traffic law, or other
329	329	8 violation notice of a violation of Section 11-204 of this
330	330	9 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, as
331	331	10 specified in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code
332	332	11 that shall specify or include the date, time, and place of
333	333	12 the violation of a parking, standing, compliance,
334	334	13 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
335	335	14 law regulation; the particular regulation violated; any
336	336	15 requirement to complete a traffic education program; the
337	337	16 fine and any penalty that may be assessed for late payment
338	338	17 or failure to complete a required traffic education
339	339	18 program, or both, when so provided by ordinance; the
340	340	19 vehicle make or a photograph of the vehicle; the state
341	341	20 registration number of the vehicle; and the identification
342	342	21 number of the person issuing the notice. With regard to
343	343	22 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
344	344	23 law violations, vehicle make shall be specified on the
345	345	24 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
346	346	25 law violation notice if the notice does not include a
347	347	26 photograph of the vehicle and the make is available and
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358	358	1 readily discernible. With regard to municipalities or
359	359	2 counties with a population of 1 million or more, it shall
360	360	3 be grounds for dismissal of a parking violation if the
361	361	4 state registration number or vehicle make specified is
362	362	5 incorrect. The violation notice shall state that the
363	363	6 completion of any required traffic education program, the
364	364	7 payment of any indicated fine, and the payment of any
365	365	8 applicable penalty for late payment or failure to complete
366	366	9 a required traffic education program, or both, shall
367	367	10 operate as a final disposition of the violation. The
368	368	11 notice also shall contain information as to the
369	369	12 availability of a hearing in which the violation may be
370	370	13 contested on its merits. The violation notice shall
371	371	14 specify the time and manner in which a hearing may be had.
372	372	15 (3) Service of a parking, standing, or compliance, or
373	373	16 other violation notice of a violation of Section 11-204 of
374	374	17 this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, as
375	375	18 specified in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this
376	376	19 Code, by: (i) affixing the original or a facsimile of the
377	377	20 notice to an unlawfully parked or standing vehicle; (ii)
378	378	21 handing the notice to the operator of a vehicle if he or
379	379	22 she is present; or (iii) mailing the notice to the address
380	380	23 of the registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as
381	381	24 recorded with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the
382	382	25 motor vehicle within 30 days after the Secretary of State
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394	394	1 municipality, or county, or township of the identity of
395	395	2 the owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90
396	396	3 days after the date of the violation, except that in the
397	397	4 case of a lessee of a motor vehicle, service of a parking,
398	398	5 standing, or compliance violation notice may occur no
399	399	6 later than 210 days after the violation; and service of an
400	400	7 automated speed enforcement system or automated traffic
401	401	8 law violation notice by mail to the address of the
402	402	9 registered owner or lessee of the cited vehicle as
403	403	10 recorded with the Secretary of State or the lessor of the
404	404	11 motor vehicle within 30 days after the Secretary of State
405	405	12 or the lessor of the motor vehicle notifies the
406	406	13 municipality, or county, or township of the identity of
407	407	14 the owner or lessee of the vehicle, but not later than 90
408	408	15 days after the violation, except that in the case of a
409	409	16 lessee of a motor vehicle, service of an automated traffic
410	410	17 law violation notice may occur no later than 210 days
411	411	18 after the violation. A person authorized by ordinance to
412	412	19 issue and serve parking, standing, and compliance, or
413	413	20 other violation notices of violations of Section 11-204 of
414	414	21 this Code or similar provisions of local ordinances, as
415	415	22 specified in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this
416	416	23 Code, shall certify as to the correctness of the facts
417	417	24 entered on the violation notice by signing his or her name
418	418	25 to the notice at the time of service or, in the case of a
419	419	26 notice produced by a computerized device, by signing a
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430	430	1 single certificate to be kept by the traffic compliance
431	431	2 administrator attesting to the correctness of all notices
432	432	3 produced by the device while it was under his or her
433	433	4 control. In the case of an automated traffic law
434	434	5 violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
435	435	6 a technician employed or contracted by the municipality or
436	436	7 county that, based on inspection of recorded images, the
437	437	8 motor vehicle was being operated in violation of Section
438	438	9 11-208.6, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance. If
439	439	10 the technician determines that the vehicle entered the
440	440	11 intersection as part of a funeral procession or in order
441	441	12 to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle, a
442	442	13 citation shall not be issued. In municipalities with a
443	443	14 population of less than 1,000,000 inhabitants and counties
444	444	15 with a population of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, the
445	445	16 automated traffic law ordinance shall require that all
446	446	17 determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
447	447	18 being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
448	448	19 or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
449	449	20 approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
450	450	21 enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
451	451	22 the violation. In municipalities with a population of
452	452	23 1,000,000 or more inhabitants and counties with a
453	453	24 population of 3,000,000 or more inhabitants, the automated
454	454	25 traffic law ordinance shall require that all
455	455	26 determinations by a technician that a motor vehicle was
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466	466	1 being operated in violation of Section 11-208.6, 11-208.9,
467	467	2 or 11-1201.1 or a local ordinance must be reviewed and
468	468	3 approved by a law enforcement officer or retired law
469	469	4 enforcement officer of the municipality or county issuing
470	470	5 the violation or by an additional fully trained reviewing
471	471	6 technician who is not employed by the contractor who
472	472	7 employs the technician who made the initial determination.
473	473	8 In the case of an automated speed enforcement system
474	474	9 violation, the ordinance shall require a determination by
475	475	10 a technician employed by the municipality, based upon an
476	476	11 inspection of recorded images, video or other
477	477	12 documentation, including documentation of the speed limit
478	478	13 and automated speed enforcement signage, and documentation
479	479	14 of the inspection, calibration, and certification of the
480	480	15 speed equipment, that the vehicle was being operated in
481	481	16 violation of Article VI of Chapter 11 of this Code or a
482	482	17 similar local ordinance. If the technician determines that
483	483	18 the vehicle speed was not determined by a calibrated,
484	484	19 certified speed equipment device based upon the speed
485	485	20 equipment documentation, or if the vehicle was an
486	486	21 emergency vehicle, a citation may not be issued. The
487	487	22 automated speed enforcement ordinance shall require that
488	488	23 all determinations by a technician that a violation
489	489	24 occurred be reviewed and approved by a law enforcement
490	490	25 officer or retired law enforcement officer of the
491	491	26 municipality issuing the violation or by an additional
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502	502	1 fully trained reviewing technician who is not employed by
503	503	2 the contractor who employs the technician who made the
504	504	3 initial determination. Routine and independent calibration
505	505	4 of the speeds produced by automated speed enforcement
506	506	5 systems and equipment shall be conducted annually by a
507	507	6 qualified technician. Speeds produced by an automated
508	508	7 speed enforcement system shall be compared with speeds
509	509	8 produced by lidar or other independent equipment. Radar or
510	510	9 lidar equipment shall undergo an internal validation test
511	511	10 no less frequently than once each week. Qualified
512	512	11 technicians shall test loop-based equipment no less
513	513	12 frequently than once a year. Radar equipment shall be
514	514	13 checked for accuracy by a qualified technician when the
515	515	14 unit is serviced, when unusual or suspect readings
516	516	15 persist, or when deemed necessary by a reviewing
517	517	16 technician. Radar equipment shall be checked with the
518	518	17 internal frequency generator and the internal circuit test
519	519	18 whenever the radar is turned on. Technicians must be alert
520	520	19 for any unusual or suspect readings, and if unusual or
521	521	20 suspect readings of a radar unit persist, that unit shall
522	522	21 immediately be removed from service and not returned to
523	523	22 service until it has been checked by a qualified
524	524	23 technician and determined to be functioning properly.
525	525	24 Documentation of the annual calibration results, including
526	526	25 the equipment tested, test date, technician performing the
527	527	26 test, and test results, shall be maintained and available
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538	538	1 for use in the determination of an automated speed
539	539	2 enforcement system violation and issuance of a citation.
540	540	3 The technician performing the calibration and testing of
541	541	4 the automated speed enforcement equipment shall be trained
542	542	5 and certified in the use of equipment for speed
543	543	6 enforcement purposes. Training on the speed enforcement
544	544	7 equipment may be conducted by law enforcement, civilian,
545	545	8 or manufacturer's personnel and if applicable may be
546	546	9 equivalent to the equipment use and operations training
547	547	10 included in the Speed Measuring Device Operator Program
548	548	11 developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety
549	549	12 Administration (NHTSA). The vendor or technician who
550	550	13 performs the work shall keep accurate records on each
551	551	14 piece of equipment the technician calibrates and tests. As
552	552	15 used in this paragraph, "fully trained reviewing
553	553	16 technician" means a person who has received at least 40
554	554	17 hours of supervised training in subjects which shall
555	555	18 include image inspection and interpretation, the elements
556	556	19 necessary to prove a violation, license plate
557	557	20 identification, and traffic safety and management. In all
558	558	21 municipalities and counties, the automated speed
559	559	22 enforcement system or automated traffic law ordinance
560	560	23 shall require that no additional fee shall be charged to
561	561	24 the alleged violator for exercising his or her right to an
562	562	25 administrative hearing, and persons shall be given at
563	563	26 least 25 days following an administrative hearing to pay
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574	574	1 any civil penalty imposed by a finding that Section
575	575	2 11-208.6, 11-208.8, 11-208.9, or 11-1201.1 or a similar
576	576	3 local ordinance has been violated. The original or a
577	577	4 facsimile of the violation notice or, in the case of a
578	578	5 notice produced by a computerized device, a printed record
579	579	6 generated by the device showing the facts entered on the
580	580	7 notice, shall be retained by the traffic compliance
581	581	8 administrator, and shall be a record kept in the ordinary
582	582	9 course of business. A parking, standing, compliance,
583	583	10 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic
584	584	11 law, or other violation notice of a violation of Section
585	585	12 11-204 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
586	586	13 ordinance, as specified in subsection (j) of Section
587	587	14 11-208 of this Code, issued, signed, and served in
588	588	15 accordance with this Section, a copy of the notice, or the
589	589	16 computer-generated record shall be prima facie correct and
590	590	17 shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the
591	591	18 facts shown on the notice. The notice, copy, or
592	592	19 computer-generated record shall be admissible in any
593	593	20 subsequent administrative or legal proceedings.
594	594	21 (4) An opportunity for a hearing for the registered
595	595	22 owner of the vehicle cited in the parking, standing,
596	596	23 compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
597	597	24 automated traffic law, or other violation notice of a
598	598	25 violation of Section 11-204 of this Code or a similar
599	599	26 provision of a local ordinance, as specified in subsection
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610	610	1 (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code, in which the owner may
611	611	2 contest the merits of the alleged violation, and during
612	612	3 which formal or technical rules of evidence shall not
613	613	4 apply; provided, however, that under Section 11-1306 of
614	614	5 this Code the lessee of a vehicle cited in the violation
615	615	6 notice likewise shall be provided an opportunity for a
616	616	7 hearing of the same kind afforded the registered owner.
617	617	8 The hearings shall be recorded, and the person conducting
618	618	9 the hearing on behalf of the traffic compliance
619	619	10 administrator shall be empowered to administer oaths and
620	620	11 to secure by subpoena both the attendance and testimony of
621	621	12 witnesses and the production of relevant books and papers.
622	622	13 Persons appearing at a hearing under this Section may be
623	623	14 represented by counsel at their expense. The ordinance may
624	624	15 also provide for internal administrative review following
625	625	16 the decision of the hearing officer.
626	626	17 (5) Service of additional notices, sent by first class
627	627	18 United States mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
628	628	19 registered owner of the cited vehicle as recorded with the
629	629	20 Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
630	630	21 returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
631	631	22 recorded in a United States Post Office approved database,
632	632	23 or, under Section 11-1306 or subsection (p) of Section
633	633	24 11-208.6 or 11-208.9, or subsection (p) of Section
634	634	25 11-208.8 of this Code, to the lessee of the cited vehicle
635	635	26 at the last address known to the lessor of the cited
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646	646	1 vehicle at the time of lease or, if any notice to that
647	647	2 address is returned as undeliverable, to the last known
648	648	3 address recorded in a United States Post Office approved
649	649	4 database. The service shall be deemed complete as of the
650	650	5 date of deposit in the United States mail. The notices
651	651	6 shall be in the following sequence and shall include, but
652	652	7 not be limited to, the information specified herein:
653	653	8 (i) A second notice of parking, standing, or
654	654	9 compliance, or other violation of Section 11-204 of
655	655	10 this Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance,
656	656	11 as specified in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of
657	657	12 this Code, if the first notice of the violation was
658	658	13 issued by affixing the original or a facsimile of the
659	659	14 notice to the unlawfully parked vehicle or by handing
660	660	15 the notice to the operator. This notice shall specify
661	661	16 or include the date and location of the violation
662	662	17 cited in the parking, standing, or compliance, or
663	663	18 other violation notice of a violation of Section
664	664	19 11-204 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
665	665	20 ordinance, as specified in subsection (j) of Section
666	666	21 11-208 of this Code, the particular regulation
667	667	22 violated, the vehicle make or a photograph of the
668	668	23 vehicle, the state registration number of the vehicle,
669	669	24 any requirement to complete a traffic education
670	670	25 program, the fine and any penalty that may be assessed
671	671	26 for late payment or failure to complete a traffic
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682	682	1 education program, or both, when so provided by
683	683	2 ordinance, the availability of a hearing in which the
684	684	3 violation may be contested on its merits, and the time
685	685	4 and manner in which the hearing may be had. The notice
686	686	5 of violation shall also state that failure to complete
687	687	6 a required traffic education program, to pay the
688	688	7 indicated fine and any applicable penalty, or to
689	689	8 appear at a hearing on the merits in the time and
690	690	9 manner specified, will result in a final determination
691	691	10 of violation liability for the cited violation in the
692	692	11 amount of the fine or penalty indicated, and that,
693	693	12 upon the occurrence of a final determination of
694	694	13 violation liability for the failure, and the
695	695	14 exhaustion of, or failure to exhaust, available
696	696	15 administrative or judicial procedures for review, any
697	697	16 incomplete traffic education program or any unpaid
698	698	17 fine or penalty, or both, will constitute a debt due
699	699	18 and owing the municipality or county.
700	700	19 (ii) A notice of final determination of parking,
701	701	20 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
702	702	21 system, or automated traffic law violation liability,
703	703	22 or violation liability under Section 11-204 of this
704	704	23 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, as
705	705	24 specified in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this
706	706	25 Code. This notice shall be sent following a final
707	707	26 determination of parking, standing, compliance,
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718	718	1 automated speed enforcement system, or automated
719	719	2 traffic law violation liability, or other violation
720	720	3 liability under Section 11-204 of this Code or a
721	721	4 similar provision of a local ordinance, as specified
722	722	5 in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code, and
723	723	6 the conclusion of judicial review procedures taken
724	724	7 under this Section. The notice shall state that the
725	725	8 incomplete traffic education program or the unpaid
726	726	9 fine or penalty, or both, is a debt due and owing the
727	727	10 municipality, or county, or township. The notice shall
728	728	11 contain warnings that failure to complete any required
729	729	12 traffic education program or to pay any fine or
730	730	13 penalty due and owing the municipality, or county, or
731	731	14 township or both, within the time specified may result
732	732	15 in the municipality's, county's, or township's
733	733	16 municipality's or county's filing of a petition in the
734	734	17 Circuit Court to have the incomplete traffic education
735	735	18 program or unpaid fine or penalty, or both, rendered a
736	736	19 judgment as provided by this Section, or, where
737	737	20 applicable, may result in suspension of the person's
738	738	21 driver's license for failure to complete a traffic
739	739	22 education program.
740	740	23 (6) A notice of impending driver's license suspension.
741	741	24 This notice shall be sent to the person liable for failure
742	742	25 to complete a required traffic education program. The
743	743	26 notice shall state that failure to complete a required
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754	754	1 traffic education program within 45 days of the notice's
755	755	2 date will result in the municipality, or county, or
756	756	3 township notifying the Secretary of State that the person
757	757	4 is eligible for initiation of suspension proceedings under
758	758	5 Section 6-306.5 of this Code. The notice shall also state
759	759	6 that the person may obtain a photostatic copy of an
760	760	7 original ticket imposing a fine or penalty by sending a
761	761	8 self-addressed, stamped envelope to the municipality, or
762	762	9 county, or township along with a request for the
763	763	10 photostatic copy. The notice of impending driver's license
764	764	11 suspension shall be sent by first class United States
765	765	12 mail, postage prepaid, to the address recorded with the
766	766	13 Secretary of State or, if any notice to that address is
767	767	14 returned as undeliverable, to the last known address
768	768	15 recorded in a United States Post Office approved database.
769	769	16 (7) Final determinations of violation liability. A
770	770	17 final determination of violation liability shall occur
771	771	18 following failure to complete the required traffic
772	772	19 education program or to pay the fine or penalty, or both,
773	773	20 after a hearing officer's determination of violation
774	774	21 liability and the exhaustion of or failure to exhaust any
775	775	22 administrative review procedures provided by ordinance.
776	776	23 Where a person fails to appear at a hearing to contest the
777	777	24 alleged violation in the time and manner specified in a
778	778	25 prior mailed notice, the hearing officer's determination
779	779	26 of violation liability shall become final: (A) upon denial
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790	790	1 of a timely petition to set aside that determination, or
791	791	2 (B) upon expiration of the period for filing the petition
792	792	3 without a filing having been made.
793	793	4 (8) A petition to set aside a determination of
794	794	5 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
795	795	6 system, or automated traffic law violation liability, or
796	796	7 other violation liability under Section 11-204 of this
797	797	8 Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance, as
798	798	9 specified in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this
799	799	10 Code, that may be filed by a person owing an unpaid fine or
800	800	11 penalty. A petition to set aside a determination of
801	801	12 liability may also be filed by a person required to
802	802	13 complete a traffic education program. The petition shall
803	803	14 be filed with and ruled upon by the traffic compliance
804	804	15 administrator in the manner and within the time specified
805	805	16 by ordinance. The grounds for the petition may be limited
806	806	17 to: (A) the person not having been the owner or lessee of
807	807	18 the cited vehicle on the date the violation notice was
808	808	19 issued, (B) the person having already completed the
809	809	20 required traffic education program or paid the fine or
810	810	21 penalty, or both, for the violation in question, and (C)
811	811	22 excusable failure to appear at or request a new date for a
812	812	23 hearing. With regard to municipalities or counties with a
813	813	24 population of 1 million or more, it shall be grounds for
814	814	25 dismissal of a parking violation if the state registration
815	815	26 number or vehicle make, only if specified in the violation
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826	826	1 notice, is incorrect. After the determination of parking,
827	827	2 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
828	828	3 or automated traffic law violation liability, or other
829	829	4 violation liability under Section 11-204 of this Code or a
830	830	5 similar provision of a local ordinance, as specified in
831	831	6 subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code, has been
832	832	7 set aside upon a showing of just cause, the registered
833	833	8 owner shall be provided with a hearing on the merits for
834	834	9 that violation.
835	835	10 (9) Procedures for non-residents. Procedures by which
836	836	11 persons who are not residents of the municipality, or
837	837	12 county, or township may contest the merits of the alleged
838	838	13 violation without attending a hearing.
839	839	14 (10) A schedule of civil fines for violations of
840	840	15 vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
841	841	16 enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations
842	842	17 enacted by ordinance pursuant to this Section or
843	843	18 violations under Section 11-204 of this Code or similar
844	844	19 provisions of local ordinances, as specified in subsection
845	845	20 (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code, and a schedule of
846	846	21 penalties for late payment of the fines or failure to
847	847	22 complete required traffic education programs, provided,
848	848	23 however, that the total amount of the fine and penalty for
849	849	24 any one violation shall not exceed $250, except as to
850	850	25 violations of an ordinance relating to Section 11-204 of
851	851	26 this Code, as specified in subsection (j) of Section
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862	862	1 11-208 of this Code, which shall not exceed $500, and
863	863	2 except as provided in subsection (c) of Section 11-1301.3
864	864	3 of this Code.
865	865	4 (11) Other provisions as are necessary and proper to
866	866	5 carry into effect the powers granted and purposes stated
867	867	6 in this Section.
868	868	7 (b-5) An automated speed enforcement system or automated
869	869	8 traffic law ordinance adopted under this Section by a
870	870	9 municipality or county shall require that the determination to
871	871	10 issue a citation be vested solely with the municipality or
872	872	11 county and that such authority may not be delegated to any
873	873	12 vendor retained by the municipality or county. Any contract or
874	874	13 agreement violating such a provision in the ordinance is null
875	875	14 and void.
876	876	15 (c) Any municipality, or county, or township establishing
877	877	16 vehicular standing, parking, compliance, automated speed
878	878	17 enforcement system, or automated traffic law regulations under
879	879	18 this Section or other offenses under Section 11-204 of this
880	880	19 Code or similar provisions of local ordinances, as specified
881	881	20 in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code, may also
882	882	21 provide by ordinance for a program of vehicle immobilization
883	883	22 for the purpose of facilitating enforcement of those
884	884	23 regulations. The program of vehicle immobilization shall
885	885	24 provide for immobilizing any eligible vehicle upon the public
886	886	25 way by presence of a restraint in a manner to prevent operation
887	887	26 of the vehicle. Any ordinance establishing a program of
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898	898	1 vehicle immobilization under this Section shall provide:
899	899	2 (1) Criteria for the designation of vehicles eligible
900	900	3 for immobilization. A vehicle shall be eligible for
901	901	4 immobilization when the registered owner of the vehicle
902	902	5 has accumulated the number of incomplete traffic education
903	903	6 programs or unpaid final determinations of parking,
904	904	7 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
905	905	8 or automated traffic law violation liability or violation
906	906	9 liability under Section 11-204 of this Code or a similar
907	907	10 provision of a local ordinance, as specified in subsection
908	908	11 (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code, or both, as determined
909	909	12 by ordinance.
910	910	13 (2) A notice of impending vehicle immobilization and a
911	911	14 right to a hearing to challenge the validity of the notice
912	912	15 by disproving liability for the incomplete traffic
913	913	16 education programs or unpaid final determinations of
914	914	17 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
915	915	18 system, or automated traffic law violation liability or
916	916	19 violation liability under Section 11-204 of this Code or a
917	917	20 similar provision of a local ordinance, as specified in
918	918	21 subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code, or both,
919	919	22 listed on the notice.
920	920	23 (3) The right to a prompt hearing after a vehicle has
921	921	24 been immobilized or subsequently towed without the
922	922	25 completion of the required traffic education program or
923	923	26 payment of the outstanding fines and penalties on parking,
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934	934	1 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system,
935	935	2 or automated traffic law violations or other offenses
936	936	3 under Section 11-204 of this Code or similar provisions of
937	937	4 local ordinances, as specified in subsection (j) of
938	938	5 Section 11-208 of this Code, or both, for which final
939	939	6 determinations have been issued. An order issued after the
940	940	7 hearing is a final administrative decision within the
941	941	8 meaning of Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
942	942	9 (4) A post immobilization and post-towing notice
943	943	10 advising the registered owner of the vehicle of the right
944	944	11 to a hearing to challenge the validity of the impoundment.
945	945	12 (d) Judicial review of final determinations of parking,
946	946	13 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
947	947	14 automated traffic law violations or other offenses of Section
948	948	15 11-204 of this Code or a similar provision of a local
949	949	16 ordinance, as specified in subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of
950	950	17 this Code, and final administrative decisions issued after
951	951	18 hearings regarding vehicle immobilization and impoundment made
952	952	19 under this Section shall be subject to the provisions of the
953	953	20 Administrative Review Law.
954	954	21 (e) Any fine, penalty, incomplete traffic education
955	955	22 program, or part of any fine or any penalty remaining unpaid
956	956	23 after the exhaustion of, or the failure to exhaust,
957	957	24 administrative remedies created under this Section and the
958	958	25 conclusion of any judicial review procedures shall be a debt
959	959	26 due and owing the municipality, or county, or township and, as
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970	970	1 such, may be collected in accordance with applicable law.
971	971	2 Completion of any required traffic education program and
972	972	3 payment in full of any fine or penalty resulting from a
973	973	4 standing, parking, compliance, automated speed enforcement
974	974	5 system, or automated traffic law violation or other offenses
975	975	6 of Section 11-204 of this Code or a similar provision of a
976	976	7 local ordinance, as specified in subsection (j) of Section
977	977	8 11-208 of this Code, shall constitute a final disposition of
978	978	9 that violation.
979	979	10 (f) After the expiration of the period within which
980	980	11 judicial review may be sought for a final determination of
981	981	12 parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
982	982	13 system, or automated traffic law violation or other offenses
983	983	14 of Section 11-204 of this Code or a similar provision of a
984	984	15 local ordinance, as specified in subsection (j) of Section
985	985	16 11-208 of this Code, the municipality, or county, or township
986	986	17 may commence a proceeding in the Circuit Court for purposes of
987	987	18 obtaining a judgment on the final determination of violation.
988	988	19 Nothing in this Section shall prevent a municipality, or
989	989	20 county, or township from consolidating multiple final
990	990	21 determinations of parking, standing, compliance, automated
991	991	22 speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law violations
992	992	23 or other offenses of Section 11-204 of this Code or a similar
993	993	24 provision of a local ordinance, as specified in subsection (j)
994	994	25 of Section 11-208 of this Code, against a person in a
995	995	26 proceeding. Upon commencement of the action, the municipality,
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1006	1006	1 or county, or township shall file a certified copy or record of
1007	1007	2 the final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
1008	1008	3 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
1009	1009	4 violation or other offenses of Section 11-204 of this Code or a
1010	1010	5 similar provision of a local ordinance, as specified in
1011	1011	6 subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code, which shall be
1012	1012	7 accompanied by a certification that recites facts sufficient
1013	1013	8 to show that the final determination of violation was issued
1014	1014	9 in accordance with this Section and the applicable municipal,
1015	1015	10 or county, or township ordinance. Service of the summons and a
1016	1016	11 copy of the petition may be by any method provided by Section
1017	1017	12 2-203 of the Code of Civil Procedure or by certified mail,
1018	1018	13 return receipt requested, provided that the total amount of
1019	1019	14 fines and penalties for final determinations of parking,
1020	1020	15 standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement system, or
1021	1021	16 automated traffic law, or other violations does not exceed
1022	1022	17 $2500. If the court is satisfied that the final determination
1023	1023	18 of parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement
1024	1024	19 system, or automated traffic law violation or other offenses
1025	1025	20 of Section 11-204 of this Code or a similar provision of a
1026	1026	21 local ordinance, as specified in subsection (j) of Section
1027	1027	22 11-208 of this Code, was entered in accordance with the
1028	1028	23 requirements of this Section and the applicable municipal, or
1029	1029	24 county, or township ordinance, and that the registered owner
1030	1030	25 or the lessee, as the case may be, had an opportunity for an
1031	1031	26 administrative hearing and for judicial review as provided in
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1042	1042	1 this Section, the court shall render judgment in favor of the
1043	1043	2 municipality, or county, or township and against the
1044	1044	3 registered owner or the lessee for the amount indicated in the
1045	1045	4 final determination of parking, standing, compliance,
1046	1046	5 automated speed enforcement system, or automated traffic law
1047	1047	6 violation, or other offenses of Section 11-204 of this Code or
1048	1048	7 a similar provision of a local ordinance, as specified in
1049	1049	8 subsection (j) of Section 11-208 of this Code, plus costs. The
1050	1050	9 judgment shall have the same effect and may be enforced in the
1051	1051	10 same manner as other judgments for the recovery of money.
1052	1052	11 (g) The fee for participating in a traffic education
1053	1053	12 program under this Section shall not exceed $25.
1054	1054	13 A low-income individual required to complete a traffic
1055	1055	14 education program under this Section who provides proof of
1056	1056	15 eligibility for the federal earned income tax credit under
1057	1057	16 Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code or the Illinois earned
1058	1058	17 income tax credit under Section 212 of the Illinois Income Tax
1059	1059	18 Act shall not be required to pay any fee for participating in a
1060	1060	19 required traffic education program.
1061	1061	20 (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
1062	1062	21 contrary, a person shall not be liable for violations, fees,
1063	1063	22 fines, or penalties under this Section during the period in
1064	1064	23 which the motor vehicle was stolen or hijacked, as indicated
1065	1065	24 in a report to the appropriate law enforcement agency filed in
1066	1066	25 a timely manner.
1067	1067	26 (i) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit
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