Red Light Camera — Defective Notice / Right-on-Red Stop
Under 625 ILCS 5/11-208.6 and §9-102, a red light camera notice must include clear photographs (vehicle entering intersection on red, plate close-up), date/time, location, ordinance, technician's sworn statement of system operation. Common winning grounds: photos do not clearly show vehicle entering intersection AFTER red; right-turn-on-red after a complete stop is not a violation; plate not legible; no technician affidavit; yellow interval shorter than IDOT/FHWA timing standards.
Legal basis
625 ILCS 5/11-208.6; Chicago Municipal Code §9-102; §9-100-060(b)(2); §9-8-020(c)
Sample appeal wording
TO: City of Chicago, Department of Administrative Hearings RE: Red Light Camera Violation [TICKET_NUMBER] I contest under §9-100-060(b)(2)(iii) and 625 ILCS 5/11-208.6. [CHOOSE] - Photos do not show front of my vehicle entering intersection AFTER the signal turned red. Video shows my vehicle [crossed during yellow / was past the stop line when red began]. - Plate not clearly legible. - No sworn technician certification per 625 ILCS 5/11-208.6(b). - I made a right turn after complete stop — not a violation under §9-8-020(c). - Yellow interval shorter than IDOT/FHWA standards. Evidence: (1) video screenshots; (2) plate photograph; (3) notice. Signed, [FULL_NAME] Date: [DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- 625 ILCS 5/11-208.6
- Chicago Municipal Code §9-102
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