Chicago area police unveil e-tickets

CHICAGO, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Chicago and the surrounding counties are investing in a system that allows authorities to issue readable e-tickets to traffic violators.

Under the new electronic traffic ticket system, police will be able to provide an e-ticket in about half the time that it takes to produce a handwritten one, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday.

In addition to printing out a ticket for the motorist, the system transmits the ticket information electronically to both the local police agency and the court clerk's office.

Municipal agencies that choose to participate will be responsible for outfitting their own patrol cars with printers at a cost of $600 to $800 each, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

"Out goal is to do away with that crunchy, old yellow ticket," said Chris Kachiroubas, clerk of the DuPage County Circuit Court. "What you'll have is a printed-out version that you'll be able to read and bring on your court date and other people will be able to read it."