AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM

Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 9, ch. 9-101

in effect

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-101-010 Purpose - Establishment of automated speed enforcement program; Definitions.

9-101-010 Purpose - Establishment of automated speed enforcement program; Definitions. (a) The purpose of this chapter is to establish an automated speed enforcement system, which shall be administered by the department of transportation, 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 automated speed enforcement system shall utilize technology which detects, through radar or other means, the speed of a vehicle operated in violation of Section 9-12-070, 9-12-075 or 9-12-077 and which records, through photographic or other means, the vehicle and the vehicle registration plate of the vehicle. Detection and recording devices used by the system may be stationary or mobile. (c) The terms "automated speed enforcement system", "owner", "recorded image" and "safety zone" have the meanings ascribed to those terms in subsection (a) of Section 11-208.8 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.8(a). (d) The automated speed enforcement system shall be operated only at such times and in such locations as is authorized by Section 11-208.8 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.8, and shall be subject to all of the requirements applicable to those systems in that section and in Section 11-208.3 of that Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3. (e) The department of transportation, in consultation with the office of emergency management and communications, the police department and the department of finance, shall adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary for the proper enforcement and administration of this chapter. (Added Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5) Editor's note– Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5, repealed former § 9-101-010, which established the city's prior automated speed enforcement program.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-101-020 Automated speed enforcement system violation - Speed limit.

9-101-020 Automated speed enforcement system violation - Speed limit. (a) The registered owner of record of a vehicle is liable for a violation of this section and a fine when the vehicle is used in violation of Section 9-12-070, 9-12-075 or 9-12-077 and that violation occurred in a safety zone at a time and location where the automated speed enforcement system is authorized to be operational and a recorded image was recorded by a automated speed enforcement system and the recorded speed is six or more miles per hour in excess of the applicable speed limit. (b) The automated speed enforcement system shall be operational and violations of subsection (a) shall be recorded only at the following times: (1) if the safety zone is based upon the property line of any facility, area or land owned by a school district, only on school days and no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and no later than 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday; and (2) if the safety zone is based upon the property line of any facility, area or land owned by a park district, during the time the facility, area or land is open to the public or other patrons. (c) A recorded image of a violation obtained by the automated speed 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). (d) The amount of the fine shall be as set forth in Section 9-100-020(d). (e) The provisions of this section are subject to Sections 11-208.3 and 11-208.8 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.3 and 11-208.8 and the defenses specified in Section 9-100-060(b). (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the liability of an operator of a vehicle for any violation of Section 9-12-070, 9-12-075 or 9-12-077. (g) No citation for a violation of this section shall be issued until after the expiration of 30 days after the installation of a new automated speed enforcement system on a roadway; provided that the owner or lessee of the registered vehicle used in the commission of the violation shall be mailed a warning notice of such violation in compliance with Section 9-100-045. (h) 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. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-14, p. 98037, § 12; Amend Coun. J. 5-6-15, p. 108500, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 10-4-23, p. 3349, § 1) Editor's note– Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5, repealed former § 9-101-020, which pertained to speed limit violations.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-101-030 Notice of violation, administrative adjudication, and determination of liability.

9-101-030 Notice of violation, administrative adjudication, and determination of liability. (1) The notice of violation, determination of liability, and administrative adjudication procedures for violations of Section 9-101-020 shall be as set forth in Chapter 9-100. (2) For the first violation of Section 9-101-020, the department of finance shall mail a warning that complies with Section 9-100-045. (Added Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5) Editor's note– Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5, repealed former § 9-101-030, which pertained to citation notices.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-101-040 Standards of operation - Compliance with statute.

9-101-040 Standards of operation - Compliance with statute. (a) The operation of an automated speed 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 Section 11-208.8 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.8. (b) The training of technicians and testing of the equipment used in an automated speed 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 a roadway is being monitored by an automated speed enforcement system and the speed limit. The commissioner is further authorized to post signs which indicate that an area is a safety zone. (Added Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5) Editor's note– Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5, repealed former § 9-101-040, which pertained to grounds for adjudication by mail or administrative hearings.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-101-050 Number and placement of automated speed enforcement systems.

9-101-050 Number and placement of automated speed enforcement systems. (a) No more than 20% of all eligible safety zones shall be equipped with an automated speed enforcement system. (b) The commissioner of transportation shall divide the city into 6 geographical regions for purposes of installing automated speed enforcement systems in eligible safety zones within those regions. No less than 10% of the total number of eligible safety zones authorized in subsection (a) shall be installed in each region. (c) The commissioner of transportation shall notify an alderman of the installation of an automated speed enforcement system in the ward prior to its installation. (Added Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5) Editor's note– Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5, repealed former § 9-101-050, which pertained to determination of liability.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-101-060 Limits on expenditures of net proceeds.

9-101-060 Limits on expenditures of net proceeds. (a) The net proceeds received from civil penalties imposed for a violation of an automated speed enforcement system pursuant to this chapter, after deducting all non-personnel and personnel costs associated with the operation and maintenance of such system, shall be maintained in separate accounts and shall be expended or obligated, subject to appropriation by the City Council, only for the purposes specified in subsection (d) of Section 11-208.8 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-208.8(d). (Added Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5) Editor's note– Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5, repealed former § 9-101-060, which pertained to notice of final determination.

Municipal Code of Chicago § 9-101-070 Reserved. Editor's note– Coun. J. 4-18-12, p. 23762, § 5, repealed § 9-101-070, which pertained to supplementary enforcement.

Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2647721Fetched: 10/24/2026