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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB2759

Introduced 1/13/2026, by Sen. Mike Porfirio

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/11-208.8

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the automated speed
enforcement systems in safety zones provision applies to home rule
municipalities contiguous to municipalities with a population of 1,000,000
or more inhabitants.
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A BILL FOR

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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5
changing Section 11-208.8 as follows:

6

(625 ILCS 5/11-208.8)
7

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-381
)
8

Sec. 11-208.8.
Automated speed enforcement systems in
9
safety zones.
10

(a) As used in this Section:
11

"Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
12
device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
13
mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
14
zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
15
clear photograph or other recorded image of the vehicle and
16
the vehicle's registration plate or digital registration plate
17
while the driver is violating Article VI of Chapter 11 of this
18
Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
19

An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
20
in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
21
municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
22
vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local
23
ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of

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the vehicle and the vehicle's license plate. The recorded
2
image must also display the time, date, and location of the
3
violation.
4

"Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle is
5
registered.
6

"Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
7
speed enforcement system on:
8

(1) 2 or more photographs;
9

(2) 2 or more microphotographs;
10

(3) 2 or more electronic images; or
11

(4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and,
12

on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
13

identifying the registration plate or digital registration
14

plate number of the motor vehicle.
15

"Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
16
mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
17
elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
18
line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district
19
that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
20
State Board of Education, not including school district
21
headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
22
includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
23
nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
24
park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
25
portion of a roadway is within either one-eighth mile radius,
26
the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the

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furthest portion of the next furthest intersection. The term
2
"safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway
3
known as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway
4
with 8 or more lanes of traffic.
5

(a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
6
operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
7
following times:
8

(i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
9

of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
10

only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
11

than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of
12

Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
13

Friday; and
14

(ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property
15

line of any facility, area, or land owned by a park
16

district, no earlier than one hour prior to the time that
17

the facility, area, or land is open to the public or other
18

patrons, and no later than one hour after the facility,
19

area, or land is closed to the public or other patrons.
20

(b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
21
motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
22
local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
23
accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
24
violator with a website address, accessible through the
25
Internet.
26

(c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations

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of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic
2
violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
3
shall be subject to the following penalties:
4

(1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
5

hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
6

speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
7

additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
8

the original penalty in a timely manner; or
9

(2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
10

hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
11

exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more
12

than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a
13

timely manner.
14

A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
15
driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic
16
Citation from a police officer for a speeding violation
17
occurring within one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the
18
violation that was recorded by the system. A violation for
19
which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section is not a
20
violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
21
vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
22
owner of the vehicle. A law enforcement officer is not
23
required to be present or to witness the violation. No penalty
24
may be imposed under this Section if the recorded speed of a
25
vehicle is 5 miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit.
26
The municipality may send, in the same manner that notices are

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sent under this Section, a speed violation warning notice
2
where the violation involves a speed of 5 miles per hour or
3
less above the legal speed limit.
4

(d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
5
civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
6
system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
7
associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
8
shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
9
following purposes:
10

(i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
11

around schools, and to provide police protection and
12

surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
13

limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
14

costs such as construction and maintenance of public
15

safety infrastructure and equipment;
16

(ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
17

safety;
18

(iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
19

within the municipality, including but not limited to
20

roads and bridges; and
21

(iv) after school programs.
22

(e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
23
local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
24
system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
25
written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
26
vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered

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to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
2
after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
3
identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
4
than 90 days after the violation.
5

(f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
6
Section shall include:
7

(1) the name and address of the registered owner of
8

the vehicle;
9

(2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
10

involved in the violation;
11

(3) the violation charged;
12

(4) the date, time, and location where the violation
13

occurred;
14

(5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
15

(6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
16

date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
17

(7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
18

violation of a speed restriction;
19

(8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
20

to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
21

liability;
22

(9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
23

by:
24

(A) paying the fine; or
25

(B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
26

by administrative hearing; and

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(10) a website address, accessible through the
2

Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
3

the violation.
4

(g) (Blank).
5

(h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
6
automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
7
violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
8
the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
9
violation under this Section.
10

(i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
11
system are confidential and shall be made available only to
12
the alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement
13
agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this
14
Section, for statistical purposes, or for other governmental
15
purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a violation of this
16
Section, however, may be admissible in any proceeding
17
resulting from the issuance of the citation.
18

(j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
19
of a violation:
20

(1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
21

digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
22

stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
23

control or in the possession of the owner or lessee at the
24

time of the violation;
25

(1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
26

violation occurred and not under the control of or in the

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possession of the owner or lessee at the time of the
2

violation;
3

(2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
4

Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
5

speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
6

and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
7

system; and
8

(3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
9

ordinance.
10

(k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
11
the motor vehicle or registration plates or digital
12
registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
13
and were not under the control or possession of the owner or
14
lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
15
submit proof that a report concerning the motor vehicle or
16
registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency in
17
a timely manner.
18

(l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
19
system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
20
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
21
approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
22
photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
23
municipality shall install such additional signage as it
24
determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers
25
as to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
26

(m) A roadway where a new automated speed enforcement

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system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
2
days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
3
system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
4
automated speed enforcement system.
5

(n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
6
enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
7
or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
8
traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
9
system.
10

(n-1) No member of the General Assembly and no officer or
11
employee of a municipality or county shall knowingly accept
12
employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
13
vendor that provides automated speed enforcement system
14
equipment or services to municipalities or counties. No former
15
member of the General Assembly shall, within a period of 2
16
years immediately after the termination of service as a member
17
of the General Assembly, knowingly accept employment or
18
receive compensation or fees for services from a vendor that
19
provides automated speed enforcement system equipment or
20
services to municipalities or counties. No former officer or
21
employee of a municipality or county shall, within a period of
22
2 years immediately after the termination of municipal or
23
county employment, knowingly accept employment or receive
24
compensation or fees for services from a vendor that provides
25
automated speed enforcement system equipment or services to
26
municipalities or counties.

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(o) (Blank).
2

(p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
3
to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
4
speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
5
such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
6
that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
7
within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
8
provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
9
address of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee
10
may be subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
11
authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.
12

Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
13
to this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation
14
to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would
15
issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant
16
to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the
17
violation.
18

(q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
19
system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
20
locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
21
installed on the website of the municipality.
22

(r) A municipality operating an automated speed
23
enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
24
assess the safety impact of the system following installation
25
of the system and every 2 years thereafter. A municipality
26
operating an automated speed enforcement system before the

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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
2
Assembly shall conduct a statistical analysis to assess the
3
safety impact of the system by no later than one year after the
4
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
5
Assembly and every 2 years thereafter. Each statistical
6
analysis shall be based upon the best available crash,
7
traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of time
8
before and after installation of the system sufficient to
9
provide a statistically valid comparison of safety impact.
10
Each statistical analysis shall be consistent with
11
professional judgment and acceptable industry practice. Each
12
statistical analysis also shall be consistent with the data
13
required for valid comparisons of before and after conditions
14
and shall be conducted within a reasonable period following
15
the installation of the automated traffic law enforcement
16
system. Each statistical analysis required by this subsection
17
shall be made available to the public and shall be published on
18
the website of the municipality.
19

(s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
20
population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants.
21

(t) If a county or municipality selects a new vendor for
22
its automated speed enforcement system and must, as a
23
consequence, apply for a permit, approval, or other
24
authorization from the Department for reinstallation of one or
25
more malfunctioning components of that system and if, at the
26
time of the application for the permit, approval, or other

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authorization, the new vendor operates an automated speed
2
enforcement system for any other county or municipality in the
3
State, then the Department shall approve or deny the county or
4
municipality's application for the permit, approval, or other
5
authorization within 90 days after its receipt.
6

(u) The Department may revoke any permit, approval, or
7
other authorization granted to a county or municipality for
8
the placement, installation, or operation of an automated
9
speed enforcement system if any official or employee who
10
serves that county or municipality is charged with bribery,
11
official misconduct, or a similar crime related to the
12
placement, installation, or operation of the automated speed
13
enforcement system in the county or municipality.
14

The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to
15
implement and administer this subsection. The rules adopted by
16
the Department shall describe the revocation process, shall
17
ensure that notice of the revocation is provided, and shall
18
provide an opportunity to appeal the revocation. Any county or
19
municipality that has a permit, approval, or other
20
authorization revoked under this subsection may not reapply
21
for such a permit, approval, or other authorization for a
22
period of 1 year after the revocation.
23
(Source: P.A. 102-905, eff. 1-1-23; 103-364, eff. 7-28-23.)

24

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-381
)
25

Sec. 11-208.8.
Automated speed enforcement systems in

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safety zones.
2

(a) As used in this Section:
3

"Automated speed enforcement system" means a photographic
4
device, radar device, laser device, or other electrical or
5
mechanical device or devices installed or utilized in a safety
6
zone and designed to record the speed of a vehicle and obtain a
7
clear photograph or other recorded image of the vehicle and
8
the vehicle's registration plate or digital registration plate
9
while the driver is violating Article VI of Chapter 11 of this
10
Code or a similar provision of a local ordinance.
11

An automated speed enforcement system is a system, located
12
in a safety zone which is under the jurisdiction of a
13
municipality, that produces a recorded image of a motor
14
vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a local
15
ordinance and is designed to obtain a clear recorded image of
16
the vehicle and the vehicle's license plate. The recorded
17
image must also display the time, date, and location of the
18
violation.
19

"Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle is
20
registered.
21

"Recorded image" means images recorded by an automated
22
speed enforcement system on:
23

(1) 2 or more photographs;
24

(2) 2 or more microphotographs;
25

(3) 2 or more electronic images; or
26

(4) a video recording showing the motor vehicle and,

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on at least one image or portion of the recording, clearly
2

identifying the registration plate or digital registration
3

plate number of the motor vehicle.
4

"Safety zone" means an area that is within one-eighth of a
5
mile from the nearest property line of any public or private
6
elementary or secondary school, or from the nearest property
7
line of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district
8
that is used for educational purposes approved by the Illinois
9
State Board of Education, not including school district
10
headquarters or administrative buildings. A safety zone also
11
includes an area that is within one-eighth of a mile from the
12
nearest property line of any facility, area, or land owned by a
13
park district used for recreational purposes. However, if any
14
portion of a roadway is within either one-eighth mile radius,
15
the safety zone also shall include the roadway extended to the
16
furthest portion of the next furthest intersection. The term
17
"safety zone" does not include any portion of the roadway
18
known as Lake Shore Drive or any controlled access highway
19
with 8 or more lanes of traffic.
20

(a-5) The automated speed enforcement system shall be
21
operational and violations shall be recorded only at the
22
following times:
23

(i) if the safety zone is based upon the property line
24

of any facility, area, or land owned by a school district,
25

only on school days and no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later
26

than 8:30 p.m. if the school day is during the period of

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Monday through Thursday, or 9 p.m. if the school day is a
2

Friday; and
3

(ii) if the safety zone is based upon the property
4

line of any facility, area, or land owned by a park
5

district, no earlier than one hour prior to the time that
6

the facility, area, or land is open to the public or other
7

patrons, and no later than one hour after the facility,
8

area, or land is closed to the public or other patrons.
9

(b) A municipality that produces a recorded image of a
10
motor vehicle's violation of a provision of this Code or a
11
local ordinance must make the recorded images of a violation
12
accessible to the alleged violator by providing the alleged
13
violator with a website address, accessible through the
14
Internet.
15

(c) Notwithstanding any penalties for any other violations
16
of this Code, the owner of a motor vehicle used in a traffic
17
violation recorded by an automated speed enforcement system
18
shall be subject to the following penalties:
19

(1) if the recorded speed is no less than 6 miles per
20

hour and no more than 10 miles per hour over the legal
21

speed limit, a civil penalty not exceeding $50, plus an
22

additional penalty of not more than $50 for failure to pay
23

the original penalty in a timely manner; or
24

(2) if the recorded speed is more than 10 miles per
25

hour over the legal speed limit, a civil penalty not
26

exceeding $100, plus an additional penalty of not more

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than $100 for failure to pay the original penalty in a
2

timely manner.
3

A penalty may not be imposed under this Section if the
4
driver of the motor vehicle received a Uniform Traffic
5
Citation from a police officer for a speeding violation
6
occurring within one-eighth of a mile and 15 minutes of the
7
violation that was recorded by the system. A violation for
8
which a civil penalty is imposed under this Section is not a
9
violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of
10
vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the
11
owner of the vehicle. A law enforcement officer is not
12
required to be present or to witness the violation. No penalty
13
may be imposed under this Section if the recorded speed of a
14
vehicle is 5 miles per hour or less over the legal speed limit.
15
The municipality may send, in the same manner that notices are
16
sent under this Section, a speed violation warning notice
17
where the violation involves a speed of 5 miles per hour or
18
less above the legal speed limit.
19

(d) The net proceeds that a municipality receives from
20
civil penalties imposed under an automated speed enforcement
21
system, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs
22
associated with the operation and maintenance of such system,
23
shall be expended or obligated by the municipality for the
24
following purposes:
25

(i) public safety initiatives to ensure safe passage
26

around schools, and to provide police protection and

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surveillance around schools and parks, including but not
2

limited to: (1) personnel costs; and (2) non-personnel
3

costs such as construction and maintenance of public
4

safety infrastructure and equipment;
5

(ii) initiatives to improve pedestrian and traffic
6

safety;
7

(iii) construction and maintenance of infrastructure
8

within the municipality, including but not limited to
9

roads and bridges; and
10

(iv) after school programs.
11

(e) For each violation of a provision of this Code or a
12
local ordinance recorded by an automated speed enforcement
13
system, the municipality having jurisdiction shall issue a
14
written notice of the violation to the registered owner of the
15
vehicle as the alleged violator. The notice shall be delivered
16
to the registered owner of the vehicle, by mail, within 30 days
17
after the Secretary of State notifies the municipality of the
18
identity of the owner of the vehicle, but in no event later
19
than 90 days after the violation.
20

(f) The notice required under subsection (e) of this
21
Section shall include:
22

(1) the name and address of the registered owner of
23

the vehicle;
24

(2) the registration number of the motor vehicle
25

involved in the violation;
26

(3) the violation charged;

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(4) the date, time, and location where the violation
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occurred;
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(5) a copy of the recorded image or images;
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(6) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the
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date by which the civil penalty should be paid;
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(7) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a
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violation of a speed restriction;
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(8) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty or
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to contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of
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liability;
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(9) a statement that the person may elect to proceed
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by:
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(A) paying the fine; or
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(B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or
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by administrative hearing; and
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(10) a website address, accessible through the
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Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of
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the violation.
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(g) (Blank).
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(h) Based on inspection of recorded images produced by an
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automated speed enforcement system, a notice alleging that the
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violation occurred shall be evidence of the facts contained in
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the notice and admissible in any proceeding alleging a
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violation under this Section.
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(i) Recorded images made by an automated speed enforcement
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system are confidential and shall be made available only to

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the alleged violator and governmental and law enforcement
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agencies for purposes of adjudicating a violation of this
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Section, for statistical purposes, or for other governmental
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purposes. Any recorded image evidencing a violation of this
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Section, however, may be admissible in any proceeding
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resulting from the issuance of the citation.
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(j) The court or hearing officer may consider in defense
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of a violation:
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(1) that the motor vehicle or registration plates or
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digital registration plates of the motor vehicle were
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stolen before the violation occurred and not under the
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control or in the possession of the owner or lessee at the
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time of the violation;
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(1.5) that the motor vehicle was hijacked before the
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violation occurred and not under the control of or in the
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possession of the owner or lessee at the time of the
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violation;
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(2) that the driver of the motor vehicle received a
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Uniform Traffic Citation from a police officer for a
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speeding violation occurring within one-eighth of a mile
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and 15 minutes of the violation that was recorded by the
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system; and
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(3) any other evidence or issues provided by municipal
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ordinance.
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(k) To demonstrate that the motor vehicle was hijacked or
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the motor vehicle or registration plates or digital

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registration plates were stolen before the violation occurred
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and were not under the control or possession of the owner or
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lessee at the time of the violation, the owner or lessee must
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submit proof that a report concerning the motor vehicle or
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registration plates was filed with a law enforcement agency in
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a timely manner.
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(l) A roadway equipped with an automated speed enforcement
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system shall be posted with a sign conforming to the national
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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices that is visible to
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approaching traffic stating that vehicle speeds are being
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photo-enforced and indicating the speed limit. The
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municipality shall install such additional signage as it
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determines is necessary to give reasonable notice to drivers
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as to where automated speed enforcement systems are installed.
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(m) A roadway where a new automated speed enforcement
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system is installed shall be posted with signs providing 30
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days notice of the use of a new automated speed enforcement
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system prior to the issuance of any citations through the
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automated speed enforcement system.
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(n) The compensation paid for an automated speed
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enforcement system must be based on the value of the equipment
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or the services provided and may not be based on the number of
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traffic citations issued or the revenue generated by the
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system.
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(n-1) No member of the General Assembly and no officer or
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employee of a municipality or county shall knowingly accept

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employment or receive compensation or fees for services from a
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vendor that provides automated speed enforcement system
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equipment or services to municipalities or counties. No former
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member of the General Assembly shall, within a period of 2
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years immediately after the termination of service as a member
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of the General Assembly, knowingly accept employment or
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receive compensation or fees for services from a vendor that
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provides automated speed enforcement system equipment or
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services to municipalities or counties. No former officer or
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employee of a municipality or county shall, within a period of
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2 years immediately after the termination of municipal or
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county employment, knowingly accept employment or receive
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compensation or fees for services from a vendor that provides
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automated speed enforcement system equipment or services to
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municipalities or counties.
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(o) (Blank).
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(p) No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle pursuant
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to a written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated
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speed or traffic law enforcement system violation involving
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such motor vehicle during the period of the lease; provided
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that upon the request of the appropriate authority received
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within 120 days after the violation occurred, the lessor
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provides within 60 days after such receipt the name and
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address of the lessee. The drivers license number of a lessee
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may be subsequently individually requested by the appropriate
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authority if needed for enforcement of this Section.

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Upon the provision of information by the lessor pursuant
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to this subsection, the municipality may issue the violation
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to the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would
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issue a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle pursuant
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to this Section, and the lessee may be held liable for the
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violation.
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(q) A municipality using an automated speed enforcement
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system must provide notice to drivers by publishing the
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locations of all safety zones where system equipment is
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installed on the website of the municipality.
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(r) A municipality operating an automated speed
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enforcement system shall conduct a statistical analysis to
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assess the safety impact of the system following installation
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of the system and every 2 years thereafter. A municipality
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operating an automated speed enforcement system before the
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
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Assembly shall conduct a statistical analysis to assess the
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safety impact of the system by no later than one year after the
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effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
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Assembly and every 2 years thereafter. Each statistical
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analysis shall be based upon the best available crash,
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traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of time
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before and after installation of the system sufficient to
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provide a statistically valid comparison of safety impact.
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Each statistical analysis shall be consistent with
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professional judgment and acceptable industry practice. Each

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statistical analysis also shall be consistent with the data
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required for valid comparisons of before and after conditions
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and shall be conducted within a reasonable period following
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the installation of the automated traffic law enforcement
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system. Each statistical analysis required by this subsection
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shall be made available to the public and shall be published on
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the website of the municipality.
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(s) This Section applies only to municipalities with a
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population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants
and home rule
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municipalities contiguous thereto
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(t) If a county or municipality selects a new vendor for
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its automated speed enforcement system and must, as a
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consequence, apply for a permit, approval, or other
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authorization from the Department for reinstallation of one or
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more malfunctioning components of that system and if, at the
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time of the application for the permit, approval, or other
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authorization, the new vendor operates an automated speed
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enforcement system for any other county or municipality in the
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State, then the Department shall approve or deny the county or
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municipality's application for the permit, approval, or other
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authorization within 90 days after its receipt.
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(u) The Department may revoke any permit, approval, or
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other authorization granted to a county or municipality for
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the placement, installation, or operation of an automated
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speed enforcement system if any official or employee who
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serves that county or municipality is charged with bribery,

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official misconduct, or a similar crime related to the
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placement, installation, or operation of the automated speed
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enforcement system in the county or municipality.
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The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to
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implement and administer this subsection. The rules adopted by
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the Department shall describe the revocation process, shall
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ensure that notice of the revocation is provided, and shall
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provide an opportunity to appeal the revocation. Any county or
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municipality that has a permit, approval, or other
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authorization revoked under this subsection may not reapply
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for such a permit, approval, or other authorization for a
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period of 1 year after the revocation.
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(v) The University of Illinois Chicago Urban
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Transportation Center shall conduct a study that includes the
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following:
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(1) a comprehensive review of the City of Chicago's
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website multi-year crash data on North and South DuSable
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Lake Shore Drive;
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(2) the available research on potential effectiveness
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of cameras powered by artificial intelligence in improving
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compliance and reducing crashes and road fatalities on
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North and South DuSable Lake Shore Drive;
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(3) an analysis of driving behavior to detect risky
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driving patterns and to address the DuSable Lake Shore
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Drive crash corridors;
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(4) an assessment of the effectiveness of

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psychological deterrence in reducing habitual speeding;
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and
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(5) an assessment of how fatalities can be reduced
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using these cameras powered by artificial intelligence and
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other technical options that may be available in place of
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cameras powered by artificial intelligence.
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The Department shall adopt any rules necessary to
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implement this subsection (v).
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(Source: P.A. 103-364, eff. 7-28-23; 104-381, eff. 1-1-26.)

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Section 95.
No acceleration or delay.
Where this Act makes
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changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
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that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
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represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
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not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
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made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
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Public Act.

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