(a) The county may provide by ordinance for a system of administrative adjudication for fixing, assessing, and collecting civil fines for a vehicle’s operation on a county toll bridge if the required toll or charge has not been paid.
     (b) An ordinance establishing a system of administrative adjudication under this Section shall provide for the following:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 605 ILCS 5/10-302.5

  • Bridge: means any bridge over or across a river, including any bridges on the approaches thereto to eliminate intersection at grade with any street, tunnel, public road, thoroughfare, highway, railroad or street railroad, where the complete project is located entirely within the State;
         (2) "Net Revenue" means the gross revenue of a bridge less the reasonable cost of operating, maintaining, and repairing the bridge;
         (3) "United States" means the United States of America and any agent or agency thereof;
         (4) "Holder" means the holder or holders of any of the bonds issued under this Division of this Article. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 605 ILCS 5/10-701
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) Written notice of the alleged violation sent by
    
first class U.S. mail.
        (2) Availability of a hearing in which the violation
    
may be contested on its merits and the time and manner in which the hearing may be held.
        (3) An opportunity for the person who allegedly
    
violated the ordinance to appear at the hearing and contest the merits of the alleged violation. The rules of evidence shall not apply to the hearing.
        (4) A civil fine not to exceed $500 imposed as the
    
result of an administrative adjudication.
        (5) A burden of proof on the county to establish a
    
violation by a preponderance of the evidence.
        (6) Judicial review of final determinations of
    
ordinance violations, subject to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law.
    (c) The county may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority under which the Authority may provide administrative adjudication of toll violations occurring on a county toll bridge.
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