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Sen. David Koehler
Filed: 2/16/2017
 
 
 
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| 1 |  | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 691
 
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| 2 |  |     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 691 by replacing  | 
| 3 |  | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 |  |     "Section 5. The State Police Act is amended by adding  | 
| 5 |  | Section 7.5  as follows:
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| 6 |  |     (20 ILCS 2610/7.5 new) | 
| 7 |  |     Sec. 7.5. Cadet classes. Beginning July 1, 2018, the  | 
| 8 |  | Director of State Police, in conjunction with the State Police  | 
| 9 |  | Merit Board, shall annually appoint  between one and  3 cadet  | 
| 10 |  | classes with a goal of a minimum of 75 cadets per class. The  | 
| 11 |  | appointments shall continue until the Department's total sworn  | 
| 12 |  | headcount meets or exceeds 2,500 sworn State Police officers.  | 
| 13 |  | The headcount goal of the Director shall be to maintain a total  | 
| 14 |  | minimum headcount of 2,500 sworn State Police officers.
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| 15 |  |     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by  | 
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| 1 |  | changing Sections 3-704 and 11-605.1  as follows:
 
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| 2 |  |     (625 ILCS 5/3-704)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704)
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| 3 |  |     Sec. 3-704. Authority of Secretary of State to suspend or  | 
| 4 |  | revoke a registration or
certificate of title; authority to  | 
| 5 |  | suspend or revoke the registration of a
vehicle. | 
| 6 |  |     (a) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the  | 
| 7 |  | registration of a
vehicle or a certificate of title,  | 
| 8 |  | registration card, registration sticker,
registration plate,  | 
| 9 |  | disability parking decal or device,
or any nonresident or other  | 
| 10 |  | permit in any of the following events:
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| 11 |  |         1. When the Secretary of State is satisfied that such  | 
| 12 |  | registration or
that such certificate, card, plate,  | 
| 13 |  | registration sticker or permit was
fraudulently or
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| 14 |  | erroneously issued;
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| 15 |  |         2. When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or  | 
| 16 |  | wrecked or is not
properly equipped;
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| 17 |  |         3. When the Secretary of State determines that any  | 
| 18 |  | required fees have
not been paid to the Secretary of State,  | 
| 19 |  | to the Illinois Commerce
Commission, or to the Illinois  | 
| 20 |  | Department of Revenue under the Motor Fuel Tax Law, and the  | 
| 21 |  | same are not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;
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| 22 |  |         4. When a registration card, registration plate,  | 
| 23 |  | registration sticker
or permit is knowingly
displayed upon  | 
| 24 |  | a vehicle other than the one for which issued;
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| 25 |  |         5. When the Secretary of State determines that the  | 
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| 1 |  | owner has committed
any offense under this Chapter  | 
| 2 |  | involving the registration or the
certificate, card,  | 
| 3 |  | plate, registration sticker or permit to be suspended or
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| 4 |  | revoked;
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| 5 |  |         6. When the Secretary of State determines that a  | 
| 6 |  | vehicle registered
not-for-hire is used or operated  | 
| 7 |  | for-hire unlawfully, or used or operated
for purposes other  | 
| 8 |  | than those authorized;
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| 9 |  |         7. When the Secretary of State determines that an owner  | 
| 10 |  | of a for-hire
motor vehicle has failed to give proof of  | 
| 11 |  | financial responsibility as
required by this Act;
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| 12 |  |         8. When the Secretary determines that the vehicle is  | 
| 13 |  | not subject to or
eligible for a registration;
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| 14 |  |         9. When the Secretary determines that the owner of a  | 
| 15 |  | vehicle registered
under the mileage weight tax option  | 
| 16 |  | fails to maintain the records specified
by law, or fails to  | 
| 17 |  | file the reports required by law, or that such vehicle
is  | 
| 18 |  | not equipped with an operable and operating speedometer or  | 
| 19 |  | odometer;
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| 20 |  |         10. When the Secretary of State is so authorized under  | 
| 21 |  | any other
provision of law;
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| 22 |  |         11. When the Secretary of State determines that the  | 
| 23 |  | holder of a disability parking decal or device has  | 
| 24 |  | committed any offense under Chapter 11
of this Code  | 
| 25 |  | involving the use of a disability parking decal
or device.
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| 26 |  |     (a-5)  The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of  | 
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| 1 |  | title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate  | 
| 2 |  | of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner  | 
| 3 |  | or  lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle  | 
| 4 |  | identification number is erroneously shown on the original  | 
| 5 |  | certificate of title.
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| 6 |  |     (b) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the  | 
| 7 |  | registration of a
vehicle as follows:
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| 8 |  |         1. When the Secretary of State determines that the  | 
| 9 |  | owner of a vehicle has
not paid a civil penalty or a  | 
| 10 |  | settlement agreement arising from the
violation of rules  | 
| 11 |  | adopted under the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law or the
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| 12 |  | Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act or that a  | 
| 13 |  | vehicle, regardless
of ownership, was the subject of  | 
| 14 |  | violations of these rules that resulted in a
civil penalty  | 
| 15 |  | or settlement agreement which remains unpaid.
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| 16 |  |         2. When the Secretary of State determines that a  | 
| 17 |  | vehicle registered for a
gross weight of more than 16,000  | 
| 18 |  | pounds within an affected area is not in
compliance with  | 
| 19 |  | the provisions of Section 13-109.1 of the Illinois Vehicle
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| 20 |  | Code. | 
| 21 |  |         3. When the Secretary of State is notified by the  | 
| 22 |  | United States Department of Transportation that a vehicle  | 
| 23 |  | is in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety  | 
| 24 |  | Regulations, as they are now or hereafter amended, and is  | 
| 25 |  | prohibited from operating. | 
| 26 |  |     (c)  The Secretary of State may suspend the registration of  | 
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| 1 |  | a
vehicle when a court finds that the vehicle was used in a  | 
| 2 |  | violation of Section 24-3A of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the  | 
| 3 |  | Criminal Code of 2012 relating to gunrunning. A suspension of  | 
| 4 |  | registration under this subsection (c) may be for a period of  | 
| 5 |  | up to 90 days.
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| 6 |  |     (d) The Secretary of State shall not renew the registration  | 
| 7 |  | of a
vehicle when the Secretary finds that the registered owner  | 
| 8 |  | of a vehicle used in violation of the Automated Traffic Control  | 
| 9 |  | Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act: (1)  | 
| 10 |  | has failed to pay any penalty due and owing as a result of 3  | 
| 11 |  | violations under the Automated Traffic Control Systems in  | 
| 12 |  | Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act; or (2) is more  | 
| 13 |  | than 30 calendar days in default of a payment plan. The  | 
| 14 |  | Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this  | 
| 15 |  | subsection (d).  | 
| 16 |  | (Source: P.A. 97-540, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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| 17 |  |     (625 ILCS 5/11-605.1) | 
| 18 |  |     Sec. 11-605.1. Special limit while traveling through a  | 
| 19 |  | highway construction or maintenance speed zone. | 
| 20 |  |     (a)  A person may not  operate a motor vehicle in a  | 
| 21 |  | construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of  | 
| 22 |  | the posted speed limit when workers are present.
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| 23 |  |     (a-5) A person may not operate a motor vehicle in a  | 
| 24 |  | construction or maintenance speed zone at a speed in excess of  | 
| 25 |  | the posted speed limit when workers are not present.  | 
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| 1 |  |     (b)  Nothing in this Chapter prohibits the use of electronic  | 
| 2 |  | speed-detecting devices within 500 feet of signs within a  | 
| 3 |  | construction or maintenance speed zone as defined by the  | 
| 4 |  | Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway Construction or  | 
| 5 |  | Maintenance Zones Act. A violation incurred by use of  | 
| 6 |  | electronic speed-detecting devices shall not constitute a  | 
| 7 |  | first or subsequent violation of this Section for purposes of  | 
| 8 |  | fines or driver's license suspensions indicating the zone, as  | 
| 9 |  | defined in this Section, nor shall evidence obtained by use of  | 
| 10 |  | those devices be inadmissible in any prosecution for speeding,  | 
| 11 |  | provided the use of the device shall apply only to the  | 
| 12 |  | enforcement of the speed limit in the construction or  | 
| 13 |  | maintenance speed zone.
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| 14 |  |     (c)  As used in this Section, a "construction or maintenance  | 
| 15 |  | speed zone" is an area in which the Department, Toll Highway  | 
| 16 |  | Authority, or local agency has posted signage advising drivers  | 
| 17 |  | that a construction or maintenance speed zone is being  | 
| 18 |  | approached, or in which the Department, Authority, or local  | 
| 19 |  | agency is preparing for construction or maintenance of the  | 
| 20 |  | road, conducting construction or maintenance of the road, or  | 
| 21 |  | removing construction or maintenance equipment and materials  | 
| 22 |  | from the road, and has posted a lower speed limit with a  | 
| 23 |  | highway construction or maintenance speed zone special speed  | 
| 24 |  | limit sign after determining that the preexisting established  | 
| 25 |  | speed limit through a highway construction or maintenance  | 
| 26 |  | project is greater than is reasonable or safe with respect to  | 
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| 1 |  | the conditions expected to exist in the construction or  | 
| 2 |  | maintenance speed zone. | 
| 3 |  |     If it is determined that the preexisting established speed  | 
| 4 |  | limit is safe with respect to the conditions expected to exist  | 
| 5 |  | in the construction or maintenance speed zone, additional speed  | 
| 6 |  | limit signs which conform to the requirements of this  | 
| 7 |  | subsection (c) shall be posted. | 
| 8 |  |     Highway construction or maintenance speed zone special  | 
| 9 |  | speed limit signs shall be of a design approved by the  | 
| 10 |  | Department.  The signs must give proper due warning that a  | 
| 11 |  | construction or maintenance speed zone is being approached and  | 
| 12 |  | must indicate the maximum speed limit in effect.  The signs also  | 
| 13 |  | must state the amount of the potential fines minimum fine for a  | 
| 14 |  | violation or automated violation.
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| 15 |  |     (d)  Except as provided under subsection (d-5), a person who  | 
| 16 |  | violates this Section is guilty of a petty offense. Violations  | 
| 17 |  | of this Section are punishable with a minimum fine of $250 for  | 
| 18 |  | the first violation and a minimum fine of $750 for the second  | 
| 19 |  | or subsequent violation. | 
| 20 |  |     (d-5)  A person committing a violation of this Section is  | 
| 21 |  | guilty of aggravated special speed limit while traveling  | 
| 22 |  | through a highway construction or maintenance speed zone when  | 
| 23 |  | he or she drives a motor vehicle at a speed that is: | 
| 24 |  |         (1) 26 miles per hour or more but less than 35 miles  | 
| 25 |  | per hour in excess of the applicable special speed limit  | 
| 26 |  | established under this Section or a similar provision of a  | 
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| 1 |  | local ordinance and is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor; or | 
| 2 |  |         (2) 35 miles per hour or more in excess of the  | 
| 3 |  | applicable special speed limit established under this  | 
| 4 |  | Section or a similar provision of a local ordinance and is  | 
| 5 |  | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.  | 
| 6 |  |     (e) If a fine for a violation of this Section is $250 or  | 
| 7 |  | greater, the person who violated this Section shall be charged  | 
| 8 |  | an additional $125, which shall be deposited into the  | 
| 9 |  | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund in the State  | 
| 10 |  | treasury, unless (i) the violation occurred on a highway other  | 
| 11 |  | than an interstate highway and (ii) a county police officer  | 
| 12 |  | wrote the ticket for the violation, in which case the $125  | 
| 13 |  | shall be deposited into that county's Transportation Safety  | 
| 14 |  | Highway Hire-back Fund.  In the case of a  second or subsequent  | 
| 15 |  | violation of this Section, if the fine is $750 or greater, the  | 
| 16 |  | person who violated this Section shall be charged an additional  | 
| 17 |  | $250, which shall be deposited into the Transportation Safety  | 
| 18 |  | Highway Hire-back Fund in the State treasury, unless (i) the  | 
| 19 |  | violation occurred on a highway other than an interstate  | 
| 20 |  | highway and (ii) a county police officer wrote the ticket for  | 
| 21 |  | the violation, in which case the $250 shall be deposited into  | 
| 22 |  | that county's Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund.
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| 23 |  |     (e-5) The Department of State Police and the local county  | 
| 24 |  | police department have concurrent jurisdiction over any  | 
| 25 |  | violation of this Section that occurs on an interstate highway.
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| 26 |  |     (f)  The Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund,  | 
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| 1 |  | which was  created by Public Act 92-619, shall continue to be  a  | 
| 2 |  | special fund in the State treasury.  Subject to appropriation by  | 
| 3 |  | the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, the  | 
| 4 |  | Secretary of Transportation shall use all moneys in the  | 
| 5 |  | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty  | 
| 6 |  | Department of State Police officers to monitor construction or  | 
| 7 |  | maintenance zones, and to provide additional policing as  | 
| 8 |  | determined by the Director of State Police, in coordination  | 
| 9 |  | with the Secretary of Transportation, including State Police  | 
| 10 |  | cadet training. | 
| 11 |  |     (f-5) Each county  shall create a Transportation Safety  | 
| 12 |  | Highway Hire-back Fund. The county shall use the moneys in its  | 
| 13 |  | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty  | 
| 14 |  | county police officers to monitor construction or maintenance  | 
| 15 |  | zones in that county on highways other than interstate  | 
| 16 |  | highways, and to provide additional policing as determined by  | 
| 17 |  | the sheriff. The county, in its discretion, may also use a  | 
| 18 |  | portion of the moneys in its Transportation Safety Highway  | 
| 19 |  | Hire-back Fund to purchase equipment for county law enforcement  | 
| 20 |  | and fund the production of materials to educate drivers on  | 
| 21 |  | construction zone safe driving habits.
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| 22 |  |     (f-10) Each local agency operating an automated control  | 
| 23 |  | system under the Automated Traffic Control Systems in Highway  | 
| 24 |  | Construction or Maintenance Zones Act may create a  | 
| 25 |  | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to hire off-duty  | 
| 26 |  | law enforcement officers to monitor construction or  | 
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| 1 |  | maintenance zones within that agency's jurisdiction and  | 
| 2 |  | provide additional policing within that agency's jurisdiction.  | 
| 3 |  |     (g)  For a second or subsequent violation of this Section  | 
| 4 |  | within 2 years of the date of the previous violation, the  | 
| 5 |  | Secretary of State shall suspend the driver's license of the  | 
| 6 |  | violator for a period of 90 days.
This suspension shall only be
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| 7 |  | imposed if the current violation of this Section and at least  | 
| 8 |  | one prior violation of this Section
occurred during a period  | 
| 9 |  | when workers were present in the
construction or maintenance  | 
| 10 |  | zone. 
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| 11 |  | (Source: P.A. 98-337, eff. 1-1-14; 99-212, eff. 1-1-16; 99-280,  | 
| 12 |  | eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
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| 13 |  |     Section 15. The Automated Traffic Control Systems in  | 
| 14 |  | Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended  by  | 
| 15 |  | changing Sections 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, and 40 as follows:
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| 16 |  |     (625 ILCS 7/10)
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| 17 |  |     Sec. 10. Establishment of automated traffic control  | 
| 18 |  | systems.  
The Department of State Police or local agency with  | 
| 19 |  | jurisdiction may establish and enforce an automated traffic  | 
| 20 |  | control system in any construction or maintenance zone  | 
| 21 |  | established by the Department of Transportation, or the  | 
| 22 |  | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, or a local agency with  | 
| 23 |  | jurisdiction. The Department of State Police may enforce an  | 
| 24 |  | automated traffic control system in any construction or  | 
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| 1 |  | maintenance zone established by a local agency with  | 
| 2 |  | jurisdiction. The Department of State Police shall cease  | 
| 3 |  | automated enforcement operations if the municipal chief of  | 
| 4 |  | police with jurisdiction makes a written request to the  | 
| 5 |  | Department of State Police. The Department of State Police  | 
| 6 |  | shall cease automated enforcement operations in any   | 
| 7 |  | unincorporated area of the county if the county sheriff with  | 
| 8 |  | jurisdiction makes a written request to the Department of State  | 
| 9 |  | Police. The Department of State Police or local agency shall  | 
| 10 |  | operate a technically advanced system in terms of image or  | 
| 11 |  | video recording capabilities in combination with vehicle  | 
| 12 |  | detection sensors. No automated traffic control system shall be  | 
| 13 |  | established or operated under this Section unless approved by  | 
| 14 |  | the Secretary of Transportation.  The Department of State Police  | 
| 15 |  | and the Department of Transportation shall create rules for the  | 
| 16 |  | establishment, compatibility, operation, transmission of data,  | 
| 17 |  | and enforcement of an automated traffic control system under  | 
| 18 |  | this Act. The Department of State Police shall review and send  | 
| 19 |  | notice of any violation of this Act. The Department of State  | 
| 20 |  | Police shall be responsible for entering into contracts with  | 
| 21 |  | vendors for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of  | 
| 22 |  | the automated traffic control system. All contracts shall be  | 
| 23 |  | paid from the penalties collected under this Act before any  | 
| 24 |  | other funds are distributed. A local agency with jurisdiction  | 
| 25 |  | seeking to utilize an automated traffic control system shall  | 
| 26 |  | enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Department  | 
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| 1 |  | of State Police to sub-lease the equipment. The Department of  | 
| 2 |  | State Police shall review all the evidence of potential  | 
| 3 |  | violations, make violation determinations, and send out all  | 
| 4 |  | notices of violations.   An automated traffic control system may  | 
| 5 |  | operate only during those periods when workers are present in  | 
| 6 |  | the construction or maintenance zone. In any prosecution based  | 
| 7 |  | upon evidence  obtained through an automated traffic control  | 
| 8 |  | system established under this Act, the State must prove that  | 
| 9 |  | one or more workers were present in the construction or  | 
| 10 |  | maintenance zone when the violation occurred.
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| 11 |  | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04; 94-757, eff. 5-12-06;  | 
| 12 |  | 94-814, eff. 1-1-07.)
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| 13 |  |     (625 ILCS 7/15)
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| 14 |  |     Sec. 15. Definitions.  As used in this Act: | 
| 15 |  |     (a) "Automated traffic control system" means any system  | 
| 16 |  | with image or video recording capabilities in combination with  | 
| 17 |  | vehicle detection sensors that accurately measures a vehicle's  | 
| 18 |  | speed while recording a clear image or video of the vehicle and  | 
| 19 |  | the vehicle's front and rear registration plates while the  | 
| 20 |  | driver is violating Section 20 of this Act. Each system shall  | 
| 21 |  | also attempt to capture the image of the face of the driver to  | 
| 22 |  | assist the owners of the vehicle in identifying the person  | 
| 23 |  | driving the vehicle at the time of the violation. The image of  | 
| 24 |  | the face of the driver is not necessary for the issuance of a  | 
| 25 |  | Notice of Violation under Section 30 of this Act. a  | 
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| 1 |  | photographic device, radar device, laser device, or other  | 
| 2 |  | electrical or mechanical device or devices designed to record  | 
| 3 |  | the speed of a vehicle and obtain a clear photograph or other  | 
| 4 |  | recorded image of the vehicle, the vehicle operator, and the  | 
| 5 |  | vehicle's registration plate while the driver is violating  | 
| 6 |  | Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The photograph  | 
| 7 |  | or other recorded image must also display the time, date, and  | 
| 8 |  | location of the violation.  A law enforcement officer is not  | 
| 9 |  | required to be present or to witness the violation. | 
| 10 |  |     (b) "Construction or maintenance zone" means an area in  | 
| 11 |  | which the Department of Transportation, or the Illinois State  | 
| 12 |  | Toll Highway Authority, or local agency with jurisdiction is  | 
| 13 |  | preparing for construction or maintenance of the road,  | 
| 14 |  | conducting construction or maintenance of the road, or removing  | 
| 15 |  | construction or maintenance equipment and materials from the  | 
| 16 |  | road, and has determined that the preexisting established speed  | 
| 17 |  | limit through a highway construction or maintenance project is  | 
| 18 |  | greater than is reasonable or safe with
respect to the  | 
| 19 |  | conditions expected to exist in the construction or maintenance
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| 20 |  | zone and has posted a lower speed limit with a highway  | 
| 21 |  | construction or maintenance zone special speed limit sign in  | 
| 22 |  | accordance with Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.  | 
| 23 |  | Unless a road or highway remains in an unsafe or hazardous  | 
| 24 |  | condition, including, but not limited to, lane closures,  | 
| 25 |  | traffic alterations, or other alterations impacting normal  | 
| 26 |  | driving conditions, no automated enforcement shall occur in a  | 
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| 1 |  | construction or maintenance zone if construction work has not  | 
| 2 |  | occurred in the previous 48 hours or more.  | 
| 3 |  |     "Local agency with jurisdiction" means the municipality or  | 
| 4 |  | county establishing a construction or maintenance zone under  | 
| 5 |  | this Act. Local agency enforcement is limited to all or any  | 
| 6 |  | portion of a State highway or road where speed limits exceed 45  | 
| 7 |  | miles per hour before establishment of a construction or  | 
| 8 |  | maintenance zone. Local agency enforcement for a county is  | 
| 9 |  | limited to an unincorporated area of the county.  | 
| 10 |  |     (c) "Owner" means the person or entity to whom the vehicle  | 
| 11 |  | is registered.
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| 12 |  | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
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| 13 |  |     (625 ILCS 7/20)
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| 14 |  |     Sec. 20. Civil violation; penalties; vehicle registration  | 
| 15 |  | non-renewal Penalties.  | 
| 16 |  |     (a) A motor vehicle may not operate in a construction or  | 
| 17 |  | maintenance zone at a speed in excess of the posted speed  | 
| 18 |  | limit. The registered owner of a motor vehicle operated in  | 
| 19 |  | violation of this Section when the violation is recorded by an  | 
| 20 |  | automated traffic control system shall be subject to the  | 
| 21 |  | following penalties: | 
| 22 |  |         (1) if the recorded speed is less than 10 miles per  | 
| 23 |  | hour over the posted speed limit, a civil penalty may not  | 
| 24 |  | be imposed under this Act; however, the Department of State  | 
| 25 |  | Police may send a speed violation warning notice to the  | 
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| 1 |  | registered owner of the vehicle, in the same manner that a  | 
| 2 |  | Notice of Violation is sent under this Act;  | 
| 3 |  |         (2) if the recorded speed is at least 10 miles per hour  | 
| 4 |  | but less than 20 miles per hour over the posted speed  | 
| 5 |  | limit, a civil penalty of $50 is imposed, and if the  | 
| 6 |  | penalty is not paid in a timely manner an additional  | 
| 7 |  | penalty of $50 is imposed; or | 
| 8 |  |         (3) if the recorded speed is 20 miles per
    hour or more  | 
| 9 |  | over the posted speed limit, a civil penalty of $100 is  | 
| 10 |  | imposed, and if the penalty is not paid in a timely manner  | 
| 11 |  | an additional penalty of $100 is imposed. | 
| 12 |  |     (b) A violation of this Section is a civil penalty, and not  | 
| 13 |  | a violation of a traffic regulation governing the movement of  | 
| 14 |  | vehicles and may not be recorded on the driving record of the  | 
| 15 |  | owner of the vehicle.  | 
| 16 |  |     (c) In addition to the penalties imposed under this  | 
| 17 |  | Section, the Secretary of State shall not renew the vehicle  | 
| 18 |  | registration of the registered owner of a vehicle operated in  | 
| 19 |  | violation of this Section, if the owner: (1) has failed to pay  | 
| 20 |  | any penalty due and owing as a result of 3 violations of this  | 
| 21 |  | Section; or (2) is more than 30 calendar days in default of a  | 
| 22 |  | payment plan. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to  | 
| 23 |  | implement this Section. | 
| 24 |  |     (d) Forty percent of the penalties collected under an  | 
| 25 |  | automated traffic control system established by a local agency  | 
| 26 |  | that enters into an intergovernmental agreement with the  | 
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| 1 |  | Department of State Police shall be deposited as follows: 20%  | 
| 2 |  | into the Traffic and Criminal Conviction Surcharge Fund for use  | 
| 3 |  | in law enforcement training and 20% into the State Police  | 
| 4 |  | Operations Assistance Fund.  | 
| 5 |  |     (d-5) Forty percent of the penalties collected under an  | 
| 6 |  | automated traffic control system established by the Department  | 
| 7 |  | of State Police, the Department of Transportation, or the  | 
| 8 |  | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, shall be deposited into  | 
| 9 |  | the State Police Merit Board Public Safety Fund for  | 
| 10 |  | distribution under Section 7.2 of the State Police Act.  | 
| 11 |  |     (e) Ten percent of the penalties collected under an  | 
| 12 |  | automated traffic control system established by the Department  | 
| 13 |  | of State Police, the Department of Transportation, or the  | 
| 14 |  | Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, shall be deposited into  | 
| 15 |  | the State Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. All  | 
| 16 |  | moneys deposited into the State Transportation Safety Highway  | 
| 17 |  | Hire-back Fund from funds collected under an automated traffic  | 
| 18 |  | control system established by the Illinois State Toll Highway  | 
| 19 |  | Authority shall be used exclusively for policing expenditures  | 
| 20 |  | on State tollways.   Ten percent of the penalties collected under  | 
| 21 |  | an automated traffic control system established by a local  | 
| 22 |  | agency with jurisdiction shall be deposited as follows: 5% into  | 
| 23 |  | the Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund of the local  | 
| 24 |  | agency with jurisdiction, if a fund exists, and 5% into the  | 
| 25 |  | State Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund. If the  | 
| 26 |  | local agency with jurisdiction does not have a Transportation  | 
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| 1 |  | Safety Highway Hire-back Fund, then 10% of the penalties  | 
| 2 |  | collected under an automated traffic control system  | 
| 3 |  | established by a local agency with jurisdiction shall be  | 
| 4 |  | deposited into the State Transportation Safety Highway  | 
| 5 |  | Hire-back Fund.   The funds deposited into the State  | 
| 6 |  | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund or the  | 
| 7 |  | Transportation Safety Highway Hire-back Fund of the local  | 
| 8 |  | agency with jurisdiction under this subsection (e) shall be  | 
| 9 |  | used to hire off-duty Department of State Police or local  | 
| 10 |  | agency officers to monitor construction or maintenance zones  | 
| 11 |  | and provide for additional policing.  The Department of State  | 
| 12 |  | Police may recover, and deposit into the State Police  | 
| 13 |  | Operations Assistance Fund, enforcement and administrative  | 
| 14 |  | costs from enforcement penalties collected under this Act, but  | 
| 15 |  | the amount collected shall not exceed 20% of the total  | 
| 16 |  | penalties collected under this Act. A local agency with  | 
| 17 |  | jurisdiction may  establish a Safety Highway Hire-back Fund to  | 
| 18 |  | receive revenues under this Section. The Department of State  | 
| 19 |  | Police shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (e). | 
| 20 |  |     (e-5) Twenty percent of the penalties collected under an  | 
| 21 |  | automated traffic control system shall be deposited into the  | 
| 22 |  | Road Fund and used exclusively for driver education or work  | 
| 23 |  | zone safety awareness; or into the State Transportation  | 
| 24 |  | Hire-back Fund and used exclusively for roads and highways  | 
| 25 |  | under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation.  | 
| 26 |  |     (f) The Department of State Police and the Department of  | 
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| 1 |  | Transportation shall jointly conduct an annual statistical  | 
| 2 |  | analysis to assess the safety impact of the system. The  | 
| 3 |  | statistical analysis shall be based upon the best available  | 
| 4 |  | crash, traffic, and other data, and shall cover a period of  | 
| 5 |  | time before and after the installation of the system sufficient  | 
| 6 |  | to provide a statistically valid comparison of the safety  | 
| 7 |  | impact. The statistical analysis required by this subsection  | 
| 8 |  | (f) shall be made available to the public and shall be  | 
| 9 |  | published on the websites of the Department of State Police and  | 
| 10 |  | the Department of Transportation.  | 
| 11 |  |     (g) The Secretary of State and Department of State Police  | 
| 12 |  | shall adopt rules for collection of penalties, conduct of  | 
| 13 |  | administrative proceedings, and other rules necessary to  | 
| 14 |  | implement this Act. The rules adopted must allow for a 60-day  | 
| 15 |  | period to pay a penalty or challenge each attested Notice of  | 
| 16 |  | Violation.  | 
| 17 |  | The penalties for and consequences of a traffic violation  | 
| 18 |  | recorded by an automated traffic control system are the same as  | 
| 19 |  | for any similar violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
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| 20 |  | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
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| 21 |  |     (625 ILCS 7/25)
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| 22 |  |     Sec. 25. Limitations on the use of automated traffic  | 
| 23 |  | control enforcement systems.  | 
| 24 |  |     (a) The Department of State Police or local agency with  | 
| 25 |  | jurisdiction must conduct a public information campaign to  | 
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| 1 |  | inform drivers about the use of automated traffic
control  | 
| 2 |  | systems in highway construction or maintenance zones,  | 
| 3 |  | including but not limited to speed restrictions under Sections  | 
| 4 |  | 11-601.5 and 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code and  | 
| 5 |  | penalties for injuring or killing a worker in a highway  | 
| 6 |  | construction or maintenance zone under Section 11-908 of the  | 
| 7 |  | Illinois Vehicle Code before establishing any of those systems.  | 
| 8 |  | The Department of State Police shall adopt rules for  | 
| 9 |  | implementing this subsection (a). | 
| 10 |  |     (b) Signs indicating that speeds are enforced by automated  | 
| 11 |  | traffic control systems must be clearly and conspicuously  | 
| 12 |  | posted not more than 500 feet before a construction or  | 
| 13 |  | maintenance zone and not more than 500 feet before an automated  | 
| 14 |  | traffic control system. Signs indicating the end of a  | 
| 15 |  | construction or maintenance zone utilizing an automated  | 
| 16 |  | traffic control system must be clearly and conspicuously posted  | 
| 17 |  | in the areas where the systems are in use. | 
| 18 |  |     (c) Operation of automated traffic control systems is  | 
| 19 |  | limited to established areas where road construction or  | 
| 20 |  | maintenance zones is occurring. | 
| 21 |  |     (d)  Photographs or other recorded images obtained in this  | 
| 22 |  | manner may only be used as evidence in relation to a violation  | 
| 23 |  | of this Act or Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code  | 
| 24 |  | for which the photograph is taken.  For the purposes of this  | 
| 25 |  | Act, the The photographs or other recorded images are available  | 
| 26 |  | only to the owner of the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle,  | 
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| 1 |  | the lessee of the vehicle, the offender and the offender's  | 
| 2 |  | attorney of the owner or driver or lessee, hearing officer,  | 
| 3 |  | relevant Secretary of State personnel the judiciary, the local  | 
| 4 |  | State's Attorney, and law enforcement officials. | 
| 5 |  |     (e)  (Blank). If the driver of the vehicle cannot be  | 
| 6 |  | identified through the photograph, the owner is not liable for  | 
| 7 |  | the fine, and the citation may not be counted against the  | 
| 8 |  | driving record of the owner.  If the driver can be identified,  | 
| 9 |  | the driver is liable for the fine, and the violation is counted  | 
| 10 |  | against his or her driving record.
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| 11 |  | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
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| 12 |  |     (625 ILCS 7/30)
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| 13 |  |     Sec. 30. Requirements for issuance of a Notice of Violation  | 
| 14 |  | citation.  | 
| 15 |  |     (a) The vehicle, vehicle operator, vehicle registration  | 
| 16 |  | plate, speed, date, time, and location must be clearly visible  | 
| 17 |  | on the photograph or other recorded image of the alleged  | 
| 18 |  | violation. The Department of State Police must review and  | 
| 19 |  | approve the photograph or other recorded image for compliance  | 
| 20 |  | with this subsection. The Department of State Police shall  | 
| 21 |  | adopt rules for: (1) coordination of enforcement efforts with  | 
| 22 |  | State agencies, local agencies with jurisdiction, and the  | 
| 23 |  | Secretary of State; (2) notices to motorists; and  (3) review  | 
| 24 |  | and approval of photographs or other recorded images from  | 
| 25 |  | automated traffic control systems established by the  | 
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| 1 |  | Department or a local agency with jurisdiction. The rules may  | 
| 2 |  | provide that the review and approval of the photograph or other  | 
| 3 |  | recorded image under this subsection may be conducted by a  | 
| 4 |  | Department employee other than a sworn law enforcement officer.  | 
| 5 |  |     (b) A Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation must be  | 
| 6 |  | mailed by first class United States mail with postage prepaid  | 
| 7 |  | or otherwise delivered to the registered owner of the vehicle .  | 
| 8 |  | If mailed, the citation must be sent via certified mail within  | 
| 9 |  | 14
business days of the alleged violation, return receipt  | 
| 10 |  | requested. | 
| 11 |  |     (c) The Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation must  | 
| 12 |  | include: | 
| 13 |  |         (1) the name and address of the vehicle owner; | 
| 14 |  |         (2) the registration number of the vehicle; | 
| 15 |  |         (3) the violation offense charged; | 
| 16 |  |         (4) the time, date, and location of the violation; | 
| 17 |  |         (5) (blank) the first available court date; and
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| 18 |  |         (6) notice that the basis of the violation citation is  | 
| 19 |  | the photograph or recorded image from the automated traffic  | 
| 20 |  | control system; . | 
| 21 |  |         (7) a copy of the recorded image or images and a  | 
| 22 |  | statement that the violation occurred in a construction or  | 
| 23 |  | maintenance zone, as defined by Section 15 of this Act;  | 
| 24 |  |         (8) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the  | 
| 25 |  | date by which the civil penalty should be paid;  | 
| 26 |  |         (9) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a  | 
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| 1 |  | violation of a speed restriction;  | 
| 2 |  |         (10) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty in  | 
| 3 |  | a timely manner is an admission of liability and may result  | 
| 4 |  | in the non-renewal of the vehicle registration of the owner  | 
| 5 |  | of the vehicle;  | 
| 6 |  |         (11) a statement that the person may elect to proceed  | 
| 7 |  | by:  | 
| 8 |  |             (A) paying the fine;  | 
| 9 |  |             (B) challenging the charge by mail or by  | 
| 10 |  | administrative hearing; or  | 
| 11 |  |             (C) challenging the charge by any administrative  | 
| 12 |  | rule adopted by the Secretary of State under this Act;  | 
| 13 |  | and  | 
| 14 |  |         (12) a website address where the owner may view the  | 
| 15 |  | recorded images of the violation.  | 
| 16 |  |     (d) The Notice of Violation Uniform Traffic Citation issued  | 
| 17 |  | to the owner violator must be a single sheet. accompanied by a  | 
| 18 |  | written document that lists the violator's rights and  | 
| 19 |  | obligations and explains how the violator can elect to proceed  | 
| 20 |  | by either paying the fine or challenging the issuance of the  | 
| 21 |  | The written document must also include on the backside of the  | 
| 22 |  | sheet information on penalties for injuring or killing a worker  | 
| 23 |  | in a highway construction or maintenance zone Uniform Traffic  | 
| 24 |  | Citation.
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| 25 |  | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04; 94-757, eff. 5-12-06;  | 
| 26 |  | 94-814, eff. 1-1-07.)
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| 1 |  |     (625 ILCS 7/35)
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| 2 |  |     Sec. 35. Response to issuance of a Notice of Violation  | 
| 3 |  | citation.  | 
| 4 |  |     (a) If a A person issued a Notice of Violation citation  | 
| 5 |  | under this Act (1) has failed to pay any penalty due and owing  | 
| 6 |  | as a result of 3 violations under the Automated Traffic Control  | 
| 7 |  | Systems in Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act; or  | 
| 8 |  | (2) is more than 30 calendar days in default of a payment plan,  | 
| 9 |  | the Secretary of State shall not renew the registration of the  | 
| 10 |  | owner of the vehicle. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules  | 
| 11 |  | to implement this Section may respond to the citation in person  | 
| 12 |  | or by any method allowed by law. | 
| 13 |  |     (b) (Blank). If the driver of the vehicle cannot be  | 
| 14 |  | identified through the photograph or other recorded image, the  | 
| 15 |  | owner is not liable for the fine.
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| 16 |  |     (c) The Secretary of State shall establish an  | 
| 17 |  | administrative process to carry out this Section and shall  | 
| 18 |  | adopt rules to allow for coordination with the Department of  | 
| 19 |  | State Police, other State agencies, and local agencies with  | 
| 20 |  | jurisdiction to enforce this Section. The rules adopted shall  | 
| 21 |  | not allow for less than 60 days for a vehicle owner to either  | 
| 22 |  | pay the violation or challenge the violation by mail,  | 
| 23 |  | administrative hearing, or any other procedure established by  | 
| 24 |  | rule. The rules shall provide a process by which a vehicle  | 
| 25 |  | owner may transfer liability for a violation under this Act to  | 
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| 1 |  | the driver of the owner's vehicle and  a process by which a  | 
| 2 |  | lessor may transfer liability for a violation under this Act to  | 
| 3 |  | the lessee of the lessor's vehicle. The Secretary of State may  | 
| 4 |  | recover the costs of conducting administrative hearings from  | 
| 5 |  | penalties collected under this Act, which may not exceed 10% of  | 
| 6 |  | the total penalties collected under this Act.  | 
| 7 |  |     (d) In an administrative proceeding challenging the  | 
| 8 |  | violation, the hearing officer may consider in defense of a  | 
| 9 |  | violation: | 
| 10 |  |         (1) that the motor vehicle or registration plate of
    the  | 
| 11 |  | motor vehicle were stolen before the violation occurred and  | 
| 12 |  | were not under the control of or in the possession of the  | 
| 13 |  | owner at the time of the violation; | 
| 14 |  |         (2) that the driver or owner of the motor vehicle  | 
| 15 |  | received a Uniform Traffic Citation from a law enforcement  | 
| 16 |  | officer for a speed violation occurring within one-eighth  | 
| 17 |  | of a mile and within 15 minutes of the violation recorded  | 
| 18 |  | by the automated traffic control system;  | 
| 19 |  |         (3) that the owner or lessor of the vehicle has  | 
| 20 |  | transferred liability to the driver;  | 
| 21 |  |         (4) that clear and conspicuous signs were not displayed  | 
| 22 |  | at the construction or maintenance zone;  | 
| 23 |  |         (5) that the Department of Transportation, Illinois  | 
| 24 |  | State  Toll Highway Authority, or local agency with  | 
| 25 |  | jurisdiction did not properly establish a construction or  | 
| 26 |  | maintenance zone as defined under Section 15 of this Act;  | 
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| 1 |  | or  | 
| 2 |  |         (6) any other evidence or issues allowed by  | 
| 3 |  | administrative rule adopted under this Act.  | 
| 4 |  | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
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| 5 |  |     (625 ILCS 7/40)
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| 6 |  |     Sec. 40. Admissibility of recorded images. Any Except as  | 
| 7 |  | provided in Section 45, any photograph or other recorded image  | 
| 8 |  | evidencing a violation of this Act or Section 11-605.1 of the  | 
| 9 |  | Illinois Vehicle Code is admissible in any proceeding resulting  | 
| 10 |  | from the issuance of the Notice of Violation under this Act or  | 
| 11 |  | Uniform Traffic Citation under Section 11-605.1 of the Illinois  | 
| 12 |  | Vehicle Code.  For the purposes of this Act, photographs  | 
| 13 |  | Photographs or other recorded images made by an automated  | 
| 14 |  | automatic traffic control system are confidential and shall be  | 
| 15 |  | made available only to those persons provided for under  | 
| 16 |  | subsection (d) of Section 25 of this Act the defendant and to  | 
| 17 |  | governmental or law enforcement agencies within the  | 
| 18 |  | jurisdiction for the purposes of adjudicating a driving  | 
| 19 |  | violation.
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| 20 |  | (Source: P.A. 93-947, eff. 8-19-04.)
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| 21 |  |     (625 ILCS 7/45 rep.) | 
| 22 |  |     Section 25. The Automated Traffic Control Systems in  | 
| 23 |  | Highway Construction or Maintenance Zones Act is amended  by  | 
| 24 |  | repealing Section 45.
 
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