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| 1 |  |     AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 |  |     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,  | 
| 3 |  | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 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:
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| 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.     | 
| 17 |  |     "Recorded images" has the same meaning given to that term  | 
| 18 |  | under Section 11-208.6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 
| 19 |  |     "State Police" means the Illinois State Police.     | 
| 20 |  | (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 21 |  |     (625 ILCS 80/10) | 
| 22 |  |     Sec. 10. No stopping or standing within one-half mile of  | 
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| 1 |  | O'Hare International Airport. Except where permitted, a person  | 
| 2 |  | operating a motor vehicle shall not stop or stand the person's     | 
| 3 |  | vehicle on a shoulder of a highway along traffic routes within  | 
| 4 |  | a one-half mile radius of: (1) the eastern entrance to O'Hare  | 
| 5 |  | International Airport; and (2) the intersection of Interstate  | 
| 6 |  | 90 and Interstate 294.  | 
| 7 |  |     No person who is the lessor of a motor vehicle under a  | 
| 8 |  | written lease agreement shall be liable for an automated  | 
| 9 |  | traffic safety system violation involving such motor vehicle  | 
| 10 |  | during the period of the lease, unless, upon the request of the  | 
| 11 |  | appropriate authority received within 120 days after the  | 
| 12 |  | violation occurred, the lessor provides within 60 days after  | 
| 13 |  | such receipt the name and address of the lessee.  | 
| 14 |  |     Upon the provision of information by the lessor under this  | 
| 15 |  | Section, the State Police Authority may issue the violation to  | 
| 16 |  | the lessee of the vehicle in the same manner as it would issue  | 
| 17 |  | a violation to a registered owner of a vehicle, and the lessee  | 
| 18 |  | may be held liable for the violation.  | 
| 19 |  |     This Section shall not apply to vehicles that are stopped  | 
| 20 |  | or standing in a restricted area if:  | 
| 21 |  |         (1) a person is yielding to an emergency vehicle;  | 
| 22 |  |         (2) the vehicle malfunctions;  | 
| 23 |  |         (3) a person was directed to stop the person's vehicle  | 
| 24 |  |  by a law enforcement officer;  | 
| 25 |  |         (4) the vehicle was stolen prior to violation and not  | 
| 26 |  |  controlled by the registered owner of the vehicle; or | 
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| 1 |  |         (5) the driver of the vehicle received a Uniform  | 
| 2 |  |  Traffic Citation from a police officer at the time of the  | 
| 3 |  |  violation for the same offense. | 
| 4 |  |     As used in this Section, "traffic route" refers to all  | 
| 5 |  | routes within the defined radii, including routes that are  | 
| 6 |  | under the jurisdiction or partial jurisdiction of the  | 
| 7 |  | Department.     | 
| 8 |  | (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25; revised 10-21-24.)
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| 9 |  |     (625 ILCS 80/15) | 
| 10 |  |     Sec. 15. Installation of automated traffic safety systems;  | 
| 11 |  | enforcement. The State Police Authority shall procure, and  | 
| 12 |  | after procurement, have oversight over install and maintain     | 
| 13 |  | automated traffic safety systems along traffic routes within a  | 
| 14 |  | one-half mile radius of: (1) the eastern entrance to O'Hare  | 
| 15 |  | International Airport; and (2) the intersection of Interstate  | 
| 16 |  | 90 and Interstate 294. The Authority and the Department shall  | 
| 17 |  | allow, subject to an expedited review by engineers of the  | 
| 18 |  | Authority and engineers of the Department, the installation of  | 
| 19 |  | automated traffic safety systems upon light poles under their  | 
| 20 |  | jurisdiction. Procurement by the State Police of automated  | 
| 21 |  | traffic safety systems under this Act may be carried out as  | 
| 22 |  | provided in subsection (a) of Section 95 of the Firearm  | 
| 23 |  | Concealed Carry Act.     | 
| 24 |  |     A traffic route that is equipped with an automated traffic  | 
| 25 |  | safety system must be posted with signs visible to approaching  | 
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| 1 |  | traffic indicating that the route is being monitored by an  | 
| 2 |  | automated traffic safety system and informing drivers that  | 
| 3 |  | stopping or standing is prohibited. | 
| 4 |  | (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 5 |  |     (625 ILCS 80/25) | 
| 6 |  |     Sec. 25. Fines; notice. A person who violates this Act  | 
| 7 |  | shall be subject to a $100 fine for each offense. Proceeds from  | 
| 8 |  | fines shall be deposited into the State Police Law Enforcement  | 
| 9 |  | Administration Fund.  | 
| 10 |  |     For each violation of a provision of this Act recorded by  | 
| 11 |  | an automatic traffic safety system, the State Police Authority     | 
| 12 |  | shall issue a written notice of the violation to the  | 
| 13 |  | registered owner of the vehicle as the alleged violator. The  | 
| 14 |  | notice shall be delivered to the registered owner of the  | 
| 15 |  | vehicle, by mail, within 30 days after the Secretary of State  | 
| 16 |  | notifies the State Police Authority of the identity of the  | 
| 17 |  | owner of the vehicle, but in no event later than 90 days after  | 
| 18 |  | the violation.  | 
| 19 |  |     The notice shall include:  | 
| 20 |  |         (1) the name and address of the registered owner of  | 
| 21 |  |  the vehicle;  | 
| 22 |  |         (2) the registration number of the motor vehicle  | 
| 23 |  |  involved in the violation;  | 
| 24 |  |         (3) the violation charged;  | 
| 25 |  |         (4) the location where the violation occurred;  | 
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| 1 |  |         (5) the date and time of the violation;  | 
| 2 |  |         (6) a copy of the recorded images;  | 
| 3 |  |         (7) the amount of the civil penalty imposed and the  | 
| 4 |  |  requirements of any traffic education program imposed and  | 
| 5 |  |  the date by which the civil penalty should be paid and the  | 
| 6 |  |  traffic education program should be completed;  | 
| 7 |  |         (8) a statement that recorded images are evidence of a  | 
| 8 |  |  violation of stopping or standing in a restricted area;  | 
| 9 |  |         (9) a warning that failure to pay the civil penalty,  | 
| 10 |  |  to complete a required traffic education program, or to  | 
| 11 |  |  contest liability in a timely manner is an admission of  | 
| 12 |  |  liability;  | 
| 13 |  |         (10) a statement that the person may elect to proceed  | 
| 14 |  |  by:  | 
| 15 |  |             (A) paying the fine, completing a required traffic  | 
| 16 |  |  education program, or both; or  | 
| 17 |  |             (B) challenging the charge in court, by mail, or  | 
| 18 |  |  by administrative hearing; and  | 
| 19 |  |         (11) a website address, accessible through the  | 
| 20 |  |  Internet, where the person may view the recorded images of  | 
| 21 |  |  the violation. | 
| 22 |  | (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 23 |  |     (625 ILCS 80/30) | 
| 24 |  |     Sec. 30. Rules. The State Police Authority shall adopt  | 
| 25 |  | rules necessary to implement and administer this Act. | 
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| 1 |  | (Source: P.A. 103-861, eff. 1-1-25.)
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| 2 |  |     (625 ILCS 80/35 new) | 
| 3 |  |     Sec. 35. Procurement. The State Police, in consultation  | 
| 4 |  | with and subject to the approval of the Chief Procurement  | 
| 5 |  | Officer, may procure a single contract or multiple contracts  | 
| 6 |  | to implement the provisions of this Act. A contract or  | 
| 7 |  | contracts under this Section are not subject to the provisions  | 
| 8 |  | of the Illinois Procurement Code, except for Sections 20-60,  | 
| 9 |  | 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of that Code, provided  | 
| 10 |  | that the Chief Procurement Officer may, in writing with  | 
| 11 |  | justification, waive any certification required under Article  | 
| 12 |  | 50. This exemption shall be repealed one year from the  | 
| 13 |  | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 104th General  | 
| 14 |  | Assembly. |