Topic:
Automated Speed Enforcement
(Cullerton, D-Chicago; Madigan, D-Chicago) creates the Automated Speed Enforcement system for cities of more than one million residents for safety zones. The safety zones are around schools, parks, and recreational facilities. Owners of vehicles will be cited for violation of speed of more than five miles an hour at a $100 per violation. The violation will not be reported to the Secretary of State unless the owner has five or more unpaid tickets. Violations closer than 1/8 of a mile of a safety zone will be handled as all other traffic violations. It passed the Senate 32-24-0 and is awaiting a hearing in House Executive Committee. If passed, its effective date would be July 1, 2012.