Rep. Brad Stephens
Filed: 3/10/2025
 
 
 




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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1502 


2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1502 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4    "Section 5. The O'Hare Driver Safety Act is amended by 
5changing Sections 5, 10, 15, 25, and 30 and by adding Section 
635 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 
11or more motor vehicle sensors to produce a recorded image of a 
12motor vehicle that is stopped or standing on the side of a 
13highway or roadway in violation of Section 11-1303 of the 
14Illinois Vehicle Code. 
15    "Department" means the Illinois Department of 
16Transportation.    
 
 
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1    "Recorded images" has the same meaning given to that term 
2under 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 
7O'Hare International Airport. Except where permitted, a person 
8operating a motor vehicle shall not stop or stand the person's    
9vehicle on a shoulder of a highway along traffic routes within 
10a one-half mile radius of: (1) the eastern entrance to O'Hare 
11International Airport; and (2) the intersection of Interstate 
1290 and Interstate 294. 
13    No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle under a 
14written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated 
15traffic safety system violation involving such motor vehicle 
16during the period of the lease, unless, upon the request of the 
17appropriate authority received within 120 days after the 
18violation occurred, the lessor provides within 60 days after 
19such receipt the name and address of the lessee. 
20    Upon the provision of information by the lessor under this 
21Section, the State Police Authority may issue the violation to 
22the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would issue 
23a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle, and the lessee 
24may be held liable for the violation. 
25    This Section shall not apply to vehicles that are stopped 
 
 
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1or 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 
12routes within the defined radii, including routes that are 
13under the jurisdiction or partial jurisdiction of the 
14Department.    
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; 
18enforcement. The State Police Authority shall procure, and 
19after procurement, have oversight over install and maintain    
20automated traffic safety systems along traffic routes within a 
21one-half mile radius of: (1) the eastern entrance to O'Hare 
22International Airport; and (2) the intersection of Interstate 
2390 and Interstate 294. The Authority and the Department shall 
24allow, subject to an expedited review by engineers of the 
25Authority and engineers of the Department, the installation of 
 
 
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1automated traffic safety systems upon light poles under their 
2jurisdiction. Procurement by the State Police of automated 
3traffic safety systems under this Act may be carried out as 
4provided in subsection (a) of Section 95 of the Firearm 
5Concealed Carry Act.    
6    A traffic route that is equipped with an automated traffic 
7safety system must be posted with signs visible to approaching 
8traffic indicating that the route is being monitored by an 
9automated traffic safety system and informing drivers that 
10stopping 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 
14shall be subject to a $100 fine for each offense. Proceeds from 
15fines shall be deposited into the State Police Law Enforcement 
16Administration Fund. 
17    For each violation of a provision of this Act recorded by 
18an automatic traffic safety system, the State Police Authority    
19shall issue a written notice of the violation to the 
20registered owner of the vehicle as the alleged violator. The 
21notice shall be delivered to the registered owner of the 
22vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after the Secretary of State 
23notifies the State Police Authority of the identity of the 
24owner of the vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after 
25the 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 
6rules 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 
10with and subject to the approval of the Chief Procurement 
11Officer, may procure a single contract or multiple contracts 
12to implement the provisions of this Act. A contract or 
13contracts under this Section are not subject to the provisions 
14of the Illinois Procurement Code, except for Sections 20-60, 
1520-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of that Code, provided 
16that the Chief Procurement Officer may, in writing with 
17justification, waive any certification required under Article 
1850. This exemption shall be repealed one year from the 
19effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General 
20Assembly.".