SB3096 Summary

• Amends Illinois Vehicle Code Section 7-307 to allow judgment creditors or their attorneys to report unpaid judgments to the Secretary of State, in addition to court clerks and judges.

• Modifies Section 11-208.3 to establish detailed procedures for administrative adjudication of traffic violations including parking, standing, compliance, automated speed enforcement, and automated traffic law violations with fines not exceeding $500.

• Requires municipalities and counties to implement traffic compliance administrator positions to process violation notices, collect fines, and operate administrative hearing systems with procedural safeguards.

• Establishes calibration and testing requirements for speed enforcement equipment, including annual calibration by qualified technicians and weekly internal validation tests for radar and lidar equipment.

• Caps total fines and penalties per violation at $250, allows vehicle immobilization for repeat violations, and provides low-income individuals eligibility for free traffic education programs upon proof of federal or Illinois earned income tax credit qualification.