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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 18a-302 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/18a-302)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18a-302)
7    Sec. 18a-302. Owner or other person in lawful possession
8or control of private property; right property - Right to
9employ relocation service.
10    (a) This subsection applies to units of local government
11other than a unit described in subsection (b).
12    It shall be unlawful for an owner or other person in lawful
13possession or control of private property to remove or employ
14a commercial relocator to remove an unauthorized vehicle from
15such property unless written notice is provided to the effect
16that such vehicles will be removed, including the name,
17address and telephone number of the appropriate commercial
18vehicle relocator, if any. Such notice shall consist of a
19sign, posted in a conspicuous place in the affected area, of a
20size at least 24 inches in height by 36 inches in width. Such
21sign shall be at least 4 feet from the ground but less than 8
22feet from the ground and shall be either illuminated or
23painted with reflective paint, or both. Such sign shall state

 

 

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1the amount of towing charges to which the person parking may be
2subject. This provision shall not be construed as prohibiting
3any unit of local government from imposing additional or
4greater notice requirements.
5     No express notice shall be required under this subsection
6Section upon residential property which, paying due regard to
7the circumstances and the surrounding area, is clearly
8reserved or intended exclusively for the use or occupation of
9residents or their vehicles.
10    (b) This subsection only applies to municipalities with a
11population over 2,000,000.
12    It shall be unlawful for an owner or other person in lawful
13possession or control of private property to remove or employ
14a commercial relocator to remove an unauthorized vehicle from
15such property unless written notice is provided to the effect
16that such vehicles will be removed, including the name,
17address and telephone number of the appropriate commercial
18vehicle relocator, if any. Such notice shall consist of a
19sign, posted in a conspicuous place in the affected area, of a
20size at least 24 inches in height by 36 inches in width. Such
21sign shall be at least 4 feet from the ground but less than 8
22feet from the ground and shall be either illuminated or
23painted with reflective paint, or both. Such sign shall state
24the amount of towing charges to which the person parking may be
25subject.
26    Express notice shall be required under this subsection to

 

 

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1remove a vehicle blocking an area that is clearly reserved or
2intended as an ingress or egress point for a residential
3property, including, but not limited to, a driveway.
4    An owner or other person in lawful possession or control
5of private property must use a private vendor approved by the
6municipality in which the property is located to remove an
7unauthorized vehicle from the property.
8    A home rule unit may not regulate the removal of an
9unauthorized vehicle by an owner or other person in lawful
10possession or control of private property in a manner
11inconsistent with this subsection. This subsection is a
12limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of
13the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home
14rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State.
15(Source: P.A. 81-332.)