Bill
HB 4948
Illinois ISAP requires certified intelligent speed assistance systems on all owned vehicles, with court-ordered enrollment, restricted licenses, and penalties for noncompliance or
Title: Intelligent Speed Assistance Program
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Purpose
- Establish the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program (ISAP) to supervise installation, certification, and compliance of intelligent speed assistance (ISA) systems in motor vehicles.
- Integrate ISA requirements with the court and Secretary of State (Secretary) enforcement framework for driving privileges.
Key Provisions and Changes
1) Creation and oversight
- Establishes the Intelligent Speed Assistance Program (ISAP) under the Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force.
- The Task Force, chaired by the Secretary of Transportation (or designee), certifies ISA systems, adopts installation/maintenance/certification rules, and sets related forms.
- Requires manufacturers/distributors to provide support services for ISA systems.
2) Certification and system requirements
- ISA systems must be certified by the Task Force.
- Certifications must ensure:
- System does not impede safe vehicle operation.
- System resists bypassing/circumvention and can prove tampering.
- Reliable operation in unsupervised environments.
- Accurate speed measurement and logs of bypass attempts.
- Reasonable operation that minimizes inconvenience to other road users.
- Manufacturer/distributor bears responsibilities for installation, training, service, and maintenance.
- Adequate insurance against liability for certification/installation/maintenance errors.
- An electronic data logger and system capable of delivering information to the Task Force within 24 hours.
3) Sell/lease of ISA systems
- Sellers must certify ISA systems and affix a warning label.
- Prohibits selling/leasing ISA systems that are not certified or that lack required labeling.
4) Program enrollment and enforcement (ISAP)
- Upon court notice that a person must enroll, the Secretary:
- Requires enrollment as a condition for obtaining/maintaining a restricted driver’s license.
- Suspends the person’s license and issues a restricted license reflecting ISAP participation.
- Prohibits issuance of any other license until enrollment is completed.
- Enrollees must install a certified ISA system on every vehicle owned or registered to them and must not operate a vehicle lacking a functioning ISA system.
- Noncompliance penalties, to be determined by the Task Force, may include:
- Suspension of the restricted license (with potential reenrollment after suspension),
- Revocation of the restricted license (and prohibition on reenrollment),
- Civil penalties.
- Enrollees pay all enrollment/participation costs unless indigent.
5) Funding and implementation
- A fund will be established (administered by the Task Force) using a percentage of ISA system fees to assist indigent offenders with ISA costs.
- The ISAP process, rules, and forms will be adopted to implement the program.
6) 85th percentile / speed limit policy context
- While not changing speed-limit setting itself, the accompanying Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force (Section 2705-211) is tasked with analyzing speed-limit processes, the use of the 85th percentile, and alternatives to speed-limits that could influence speed management and safety policies.
7) Penalties for tampering
- Tampering with an ISA system installed under ISAP is a Class A misdemeanor, with prosecution in the venue where the offense occurred.
- A warning label will be incorporated to inform about penalties for tampering.
8) Effective date
- The Act takes effect January 1, 2027.
9) Related amendments
- Revisions to sections of the Illinois Vehicle Code (6-204, 6-205, and addition of 6-205.3) to implement ISAP, and conforming updates to related administrative sections.
Who would be affected
- Offenders ordered by a court to enroll in ISAP (likely for certain traffic offenses or revocations).
- Drivers with restricted licenses linked to ISAP enrollment.
- Vehicle owners/registerees subject to ISA installation in all vehicles they own or register.
- Manufacturers/distributors of ISA systems (certification, labeling, ongoing support, and compliance requirements).
- The Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force (policy analysis and certification duties).
- Courts, clerks, and the Secretary of State (enrollment processes, record-keeping, and license actions).
Timeline and Process
- Establishment of the ISAP and Task Force oversight upon enactment, with rules and forms developed as part of implementation.
- Effective date: January 1, 2027.
- ISAP enrollment process runs alongside court orders and restricted-licensing actions, with ongoing compliance monitoring and potential penalties for noncompliance.
Notes
- The ISAP interacts with broader traffic-safety strategies, including a contemporaneous study by the Zero Traffic Fatalities Task Force on speed limit policies and 85th-percentile practices.
- The bill emphasizes consumer protection (certification, labeling, and tamper-evidence) and cost-sharing mechanisms for indigent offenders.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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