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AUTOMATED TRAFFIC LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 9, ch. 9-102
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Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-102-010 Purpose - Establishment of automated traffic law enforcement system.

9-102-010 Purpose - Establishment of automated traffic law enforcement system. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the establishment of an automated traffic law enforcement system which shall be administered by the department of transportation pursuant to powers delegated to that department by the traffic compliance administrator, in consultation with the office of emergency management and communications and the department of finance and enforced through a system of administrative adjudication within the department of administrative hearings. (b) The system shall utilize a traffic control signal monitoring device which records, through photographic means, the vehicle and the vehicle registration plate of a vehicle operated in violation of Section 9-8-020(c). The photographic record shall also display the time, date and location of the violation. (c) A program shall be established which utilizes an automatic traffic law enforcement system at various vehicle traffic intersections identified by the department of transportation, with the advice of the police department and the office of emergency management and communications. The intersections chosen for the program shall be located throughout the city. (d) The department of transportation, the office of emergency management and communications, the police department and the department of finance through the traffic compliance administrator shall adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper enforcement and administration of this chapter. (Added Coun. J. 7-9-03, p. 4349, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-7-05, p. 64870, § 1.9; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. I, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 12-2-09, p. 78837, Art. 10, § 1; Amend Coun, J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 5-6-15, p. 108500, § 5)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-102-015 Definitions.

9-102-015 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, "Recorded image" has the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 11-208.6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.6. (Added Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-102-020 Automated traffic law enforcement system violation.

9-102-020 Automated traffic law enforcement system violation. (a) The registered owner of record of a vehicle is liable for a violation of this section and the fine set forth in Section 9-100-020 when the vehicle is used in violation of Section 9-8-020(c) and a recorded image of the violation is recorded by an automated traffic law enforcement system. (b) The provisions of this section do not apply to any authorized emergency vehicle or where the technician inspecting the recorded image determines that the vehicle was lawfully participating in a funeral procession, or that the vehicle entered into the intersection in order to yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the liability of an operator of a vehicle for any violation of Section 9-8-020(c). (d) A recorded image of a violation obtained by the automated traffic law enforcement system that has been reviewed in accordance with Section 11-208.3(b)(3) of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of subsection (a). (e) The amount of the fine shall be as set forth in Section 9-100-020(d). (f) The provisions of this section are subject to Sections 11-208.3 and 11-208.6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 and 11-208.6 and the defenses specified in Section 9-100-060(b). (g) The determination to issue a citation for a violation of this section is vested solely with the City of Chicago and may not be delegated to any vendor retained by the City. (Added Coun. J. 7-9-03, p. 4349, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. I, § 4; Amend Coun, J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 5-6-15, p. 108500, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 10-4-23, p. 3349, § 2)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-102-030 Notice of violation - Administrative adjudication determination of liability.

9-102-030 Notice of violation - Administrative adjudication determination of liability. The notice of violation, determination of liability, and administrative adjudication procedures for violations of Section 9-102-020 shall be as set forth in Chapter 9-100. (Added Coun. J. 7-9-03, p. 4349, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. I, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 6)

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-102-040 Standards of operation - Compliance with statute.

9-102-040 Standards of operation - Compliance with statute. (a) The operation of an automated traffic law enforcement system, including the placement and posting of signs, statistical analysis reporting requirements or any information required to be available to the public on the city's website shall comply with the applicable provisions of Sections 11-208.3 and 11-208.6 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 and 5/11-208.6. (b) The training of technicians and testing of the equipment used in an automated traffic law enforcement system shall comply with Section 11-208.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3. (c) The commissioner of transportation is authorized to post signs in conformance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Illinois Vehicle Code which indicate that an intersection is being monitored by an automated traffic law enforcement system. (d) After the effective date of this subsection (d): (1) no automated traffic law enforcement system shall be installed, removed or relocated except after a public community meeting commenced by the commissioner of transportation; and (2) no automated traffic law enforcement system shall be installed unless the intersection is equipped with pedestrian signal heads that include a pedestrian change interval countdown display indicating the number of seconds remaining in the change interval. (e) No later than June 1, 2015, all intersections where an existing automated traffic law enforcement system is operating shall be equipped with pedestrian signal heads that include a pedestrian change interval countdown display indicating the number of seconds remaining in the change interval. (Added Coun. J. 7-9-03, p. 4349, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. I, § 4; Amend Coun, J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 5-6-15, p. 108500, § 5)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2647772Fetched: 10/24/2026

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