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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 adding
5Section 11-208.7 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/11-208.7 new)
7    Sec. 11-208.7. Administrative fees and procedures for
8impounding vehicles for specified violations.
9    (a) Any municipality may, consistent with this Section,
10provide by ordinance procedures for the release of properly
11impounded vehicles and for the imposition of a reasonable
12administrative fee related to its administrative and
13processing costs associated with the investigation, arrest,
14and detention of an offender, or the removal, impoundment,
15storage, and release of the vehicle. The administrative fee
16imposed by the municipality may be in addition to any fees
17charged for the towing and storage of an impounded vehicle. The
18administrative fee shall be waived by the municipality upon
19verifiable proof that the vehicle was stolen at the time the
20vehicle was impounded.
21    (b) Any ordinance establishing procedures for the release
22of properly impounded vehicles under this Section may impose
23fees for the following violations:

 

 

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1        (1) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
2    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense for
3    which a motor vehicle may be seized and forfeited pursuant
4    to Section 36-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961; or
5        (2) driving under the influence of alcohol, another
6    drug or drugs, an intoxicating compound or compounds, or
7    any combination thereof, in violation of Section 11-501 of
8    this Code; or
9        (3) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
10    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, a felony or in
11    violation of the Cannabis Control Act; or
12        (4) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
13    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in
14    violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act; or
15        (5) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
16    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in
17    violation of Section 24-1, 24-1.5, or 24-3.1 of the
18    Criminal Code of 1961; or
19        (6) driving while a driver's license, permit, or
20    privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or
21    revoked pursuant to Section 6-303 of this Code; except that
22    vehicles shall not be subjected to seizure or impoundment
23    if the suspension is for an unpaid citation (parking or
24    moving) or due to failure to comply with emission testing;
25    or
26        (7) operation or use of a motor vehicle while

 

 

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1    soliciting, possessing, or attempting to solicit or
2    possess cannabis or a controlled substance, as defined by
3    the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled
4    Substances Act; or
5        (8) operation or use of a motor vehicle with an expired
6    driver's license, in violation of Section 6-101 of this
7    Code, if the period of expiration is greater than one year;
8    or
9        (9) operation or use of a motor vehicle without ever
10    having been issued a driver's license or permit, in
11    violation of Section 6-101 of this Code, or operating a
12    motor vehicle without ever having been issued a driver's
13    license or permit due to a person's age; or
14        (10) operation or use of a motor vehicle by a person
15    against whom a warrant has been issued by a circuit clerk
16    in Illinois for failing to answer charges that the driver
17    violated Section 6-101, 6-303, or 11-501 of this Code; or
18        (11) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
19    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in
20    violation of Article 16 or 16A of the Criminal Code of
21    1961; or
22        (12) operation or use of a motor vehicle in the
23    commission of, or in the attempt to commit, any other
24    misdemeanor or felony offense in violation of the Criminal
25    Code of 1961, when so provided by local ordinance.
26    (c) The following shall apply to any fees imposed for

 

 

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1administrative and processing costs pursuant to subsection
2(b):
3        (1) All administrative fees and towing and storage
4    charges shall be imposed on the registered owner of the
5    motor vehicle or the agents of that owner.
6        (2) The fees shall be in addition to (i) any other
7    penalties that may be assessed by a court of law for the
8    underlying violations; and (ii) any towing or storage fees,
9    or both, charged by the towing company.
10        (3) The fees shall be uniform for all similarly
11    situated vehicles.
12        (4) The fees shall be collected by and paid to the
13    municipality imposing the fees.
14        (5) The towing or storage fees, or both, shall be
15    collected by and paid to the person, firm, or entity that
16    tows and stores the impounded vehicle.
17    (d) Any ordinance establishing procedures for the release
18of properly impounded vehicles under this Section shall provide
19for an opportunity for a hearing, as provided in subdivision
20(b)(4) of Section 11-208.3 of this Code, and for the release of
21the vehicle to the owner of record, lessee, or a lienholder of
22record upon payment of all administrative fees and towing and
23storage fees.
24    (e) Any ordinance establishing procedures for the
25impoundment and release of vehicles under this Section shall
26include the following provisions concerning notice of

 

 

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1impoundment:
2        (1) Whenever a police officer has cause to believe that
3    a motor vehicle is subject to impoundment, the officer
4    shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a facility
5    authorized by the municipality.
6        (2) At the time the vehicle is towed, the municipality
7    shall notify or make a reasonable attempt to notify the
8    owner, lessee, or person identifying himself or herself as
9    the owner or lessee of the vehicle, or any person who is
10    found to be in control of the vehicle at the time of the
11    alleged offense, of the fact of the seizure, and of the
12    vehicle owner's or lessee's right to an administrative
13    hearing.
14        (3) The municipality shall also provide notice that the
15    motor vehicle will remain impounded pending the completion
16    of an administrative hearing, unless the owner or lessee of
17    the vehicle or a lienholder posts with the municipality a
18    bond equal to the administrative fee as provided by
19    ordinance and pays for all towing and storage charges.
20    (f) Any ordinance establishing procedures for the
21impoundment and release of vehicles under this Section shall
22include a provision providing that the registered owner or
23lessee of the vehicle and any lienholder of record shall be
24provided with a notice of hearing. The notice shall:
25        (1) be served upon the owner, lessee, and any
26    lienholder of record either by personal service or by first

 

 

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1    class mail to the interested party's address as registered
2    with the Secretary of State;
3        (2) be served upon interested parties within 10 days
4    after a vehicle is impounded by the municipality; and
5        (3) contain the date, time, and location of the
6    administrative hearing. An initial hearing shall be
7    scheduled and convened no later than 45 days after the date
8    of the mailing of the notice of hearing.
9    (g) In addition to the requirements contained in
10subdivision (b)(4) of Section 11-208.3 of this Code relating to
11administrative hearings, any ordinance providing for the
12impoundment and release of vehicles under this Section shall
13include the following requirements concerning administrative
14hearings:
15        (1) administrative hearings shall be conducted by a
16    hearing officer who is an attorney licensed to practice law
17    in this State for a minimum of 3 years;
18        (2) at the conclusion of the administrative hearing,
19    the hearing officer shall issue a written decision either
20    sustaining or overruling the vehicle impoundment;
21        (3) if the basis for the vehicle impoundment is
22    sustained by the administrative hearing officer, any
23    administrative fee posted to secure the release of the
24    vehicle shall be forfeited to the municipality;
25        (4) all final decisions of the administrative hearing
26    officer shall be subject to review under the provisions of

 

 

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1    the Administrative Review Law; and
2        (5) unless the administrative hearing officer
3    overturns the basis for the vehicle impoundment, no vehicle
4    shall be released to the owner, lessee, or lienholder of
5    record until all administrative fees and towing and storage
6    charges are paid.
7    (h) Vehicles not retrieved from the towing facility or
8storage facility within 35 days after the administrative
9hearing officer issues a written decision shall be deemed
10abandoned and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of
11Article II of Chapter 4 of this Code.
12    (i) Unless stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction, any
13fine, penalty, or administrative fee imposed under this Section
14which remains unpaid in whole or in part after the expiration
15of the deadline for seeking judicial review under the
16Administrative Review Law may be enforced in the same manner as
17a judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction.