§ 16-106.5 — Pilot project; notice of violation to owner

Illinois § 16-106.5

• Jurisdiction: Illinois
• Topic: TRANSPORTATION
• Ch. 625: VEHICLES
• Act 625 ILCS 5/: Illinois Vehicle Code.
• Art.: Chapter 16 - Enforcement, Penalties And Disposition Of Fines And Forfeitures, And Criminal Cases

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(a) A pilot project is created that shall be in operation from January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2003 in the counties of DuPage, Kendall, and Sangamon. Under the pilot project, when a traffic citation is issued for a violation of this Code to a person who is under the age of 18 years, who is a resident of the county in which the traffic citation was issued, and who is not the registered owner of the vehicle named in the traffic citation, the circuit clerk of the county in which the traffic citation was issued shall, within 10 days after the traffic citation is filed with the circuit clerk, send notice of the issuance of the traffic citation to the registered owner of the vehicle. The notice must include: (1) the date and time the violation was alleged to have been committed; (2) the location where the violation was alleged to have been committed; (3) the name of the person cited for committing the alleged violation; (4) the violation alleged to have been committed; and (5) the date and time of any required court appearance by the person cited for committing the alleged violation. (b) On or before March 31, 2004, the Department of State Police shall report to the General Assembly on the effectiveness of the pilot project.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 92-344, eff. 8-10-01.)