Rep. Brad Stephens

Filed: 3/10/2025

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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1502

2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1502 by replacing

3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4 "Section 5. The O'Hare Driver Safety Act is amended by

5 changing Sections 5, 10, 15, 25, and 30 and by adding Section

6 35 as follows:

7 (625 ILCS 80/5)

8 Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

9 "Authority" means the Illinois Toll Highway Authority.

10 "Automated traffic safety system" means a device with one

11 or more motor vehicle sensors to produce a recorded image of a

12 motor vehicle that is stopped or standing on the side of a

13 highway or roadway in violation of Section 11-1303 of the

14 Illinois Vehicle Code.

15 "Department" means the Illinois Department of

16 Transportation.

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1 "Recorded images" has the same meaning given to that term

2 under Section 11-208.6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

3 "State Police" means the Illinois State Police.

4 (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)

5 (625 ILCS 80/10)

6 Sec. 10. No stopping or standing within one-half mile of

7 O'Hare International Airport. Except where permitted, a person

8 operating a motor vehicle shall not stop or stand the ~~person's~~

9 vehicle on a shoulder of a highway along traffic routes within

10 a one-half mile radius of: (1) the eastern entrance to O'Hare

11 International Airport; and (2) the intersection of Interstate

12 90 and Interstate 294.

13 No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle under a

14 written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated

15 traffic safety system violation involving such motor vehicle

16 during the period of the lease, unless, upon the request of the

17 appropriate authority received within 120 days after the

18 violation occurred, the lessor provides within 60 days after

19 such receipt the name and address of the lessee.

20 Upon the provision of information by the lessor under this

21 Section, the State Police ~~Authority~~ may issue the violation to

22 the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would issue

23 a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle, and the lessee

24 may be held liable for the violation.

25 This Section shall not apply to vehicles that are stopped

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1 or standing in a restricted area if:

2 (1) a person is yielding to an emergency vehicle;

3 (2) the vehicle malfunctions;

4 (3) a person was directed to stop the person's vehicle

5 by a law enforcement officer;

6 (4) the vehicle was stolen prior to violation and not

7 controlled by the registered owner of the vehicle; or

8 (5) the driver of the vehicle received a Uniform

9 Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of the

10 violation for the same offense.

11 As used in this Section, "traffic route" refers to all

12 routes within the defined radii, including routes that are

13 under the jurisdiction or partial jurisdiction of the

14 Department.

15 (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)

16 (625 ILCS 80/15)

17 Sec. 15. Installation of automated traffic safety systems;

18 enforcement. The State Police ~~Authority~~ shall procure, and

19 after procurement, have oversight over ~~install and maintain~~

20 automated traffic safety systems along traffic routes within a

21 one-half mile radius of: (1) the eastern entrance to O'Hare

22 International Airport; and (2) the intersection of Interstate

23 90 and Interstate 294. The Authority and the Department shall

24 allow, subject to an expedited review by engineers of the

25 Authority and engineers of the Department, the installation of

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1 automated traffic safety systems upon light poles under their

2 jurisdiction. Procurement by the State Police of automated

3 traffic safety systems under this Act may be carried out as

4 provided in subsection (a) of Section 95 of the Firearm

5 Concealed Carry Act.

6 A traffic route that is equipped with an automated traffic

7 safety system must be posted with signs visible to approaching

8 traffic indicating that the route is being monitored by an

9 automated traffic safety system and informing drivers that

10 stopping or standing is prohibited.

11 (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)

12 (625 ILCS 80/25)

13 Sec. 25. Fines; notice. A person who violates this Act

14 shall be subject to a $100 fine for each offense. Proceeds from

15 fines shall be deposited into the State Police Law Enforcement

16 Administration Fund.

17 For each violation of a provision of this Act recorded by

18 an automatic traffic safety system, the State Police ~~Authority~~

19 shall issue a written notice of the violation to the

20 registered owner of the vehicle as the alleged violator. The

21 notice shall be delivered to the registered owner of the

22 vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after the Secretary of State

23 notifies the State Police ~~Authority~~ of the identity of the

24 owner of the vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after

25 the violation.

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1 The notice shall include:

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

3 the vehicle;

4 (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle

5 involved in the violation;

6 (3) the violation charged;

7 (4) the location where the violation occurred;

8 (5) the date and time of the violation;

9 (6) a copy of the recorded images;

10 (7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the

11 requirements of any traffic education program imposed and

12 the date by which the civil penalty should be paid and the

13 traffic education program should be completed;

14 (8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a

15 violation of stopping or standing in a restricted area;

16 (9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty,

17 to complete a required traffic education program, or to

18 contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of

19 liability;

20 (10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed

21 by:

22 (A) paying the fine, completing a required traffic

23 education program, or both; or

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

25 by administrative hearing; and

26 (11) a website address, accessible through the

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

2 the violation.

3 (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)

4 (625 ILCS 80/30)

5 Sec. 30. Rules. The State Police ~~Authority~~ shall adopt

6 rules necessary to implement and administer this Act.

7 (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)

8 (625 ILCS 80/35 new)

9 Sec. 35. Procurement. The State Police, in consultation

10 with and subject to the approval of the Chief Procurement

11 Officer, may procure a single contract or multiple contracts

12 to implement the provisions of this Act. A contract or

13 contracts under this Section are not subject to the provisions

14 of the Illinois Procurement Code, except for Sections 20-60,

15 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of that Code, provided

16 that the Chief Procurement Officer may, in writing with

17 justification, waive any certification required under Article

18 50. This exemption shall be repealed one year from the

19 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General

20 Assembly.".