(625 ILCS 5/4-212) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-212)
Sec. 4-212.
Ownership documents for vehicles after public sale - removal
of liens. When an applicant for a salvage certificate or junking
certificate under this Chapter presents
to the Secretary of State proof that he has purchased or acquired a vehicle
at a public sale as authorized by this Chapter and such fact is certified
to by the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the public sale
of a vehicle, the Secretary of State shall issue a salvage certificate or
junking certificate for the vehicle upon receipt of the statutory fee and a
properly executed application for a salvage certificate or junking
certificate. The salvage certificate or junking certificate issued by the
Secretary of State under this Section shall be free of any lien that
existed against the vehicle prior to the time the vehicle was acquired by
the applicant under this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 85-951.)
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(625 ILCS 5/4-212.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-212.1)
Sec. 4-212.1.
In cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants, the
corporate authorities may, by ordinance, designate any department of
municipal government to do any of the following:
(1) To perform any of the duties and functions specified for law
enforcement agencies in subsection (a) of Section 4-205 and in Sections
4-201, 4-203, 4-204, 4-206, 4-207, 4-208, 4-209, 4-210, 4-211 and 4-212; and
(2) To authorize a towing service to remove and take possession of
abandoned, lost, stolen or unclaimed vehicles, in the manner that municipal
police may make such authorization pursuant to Section 4-202; and
(3) To send notifications as required under subsection (b) of Section 4-205.
(Source: P.A. 86-947.)
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(625 ILCS 5/4-213) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-213)
Sec. 4-213. Liability of law enforcement officers, agencies, and towing
services.
(a) A law enforcement officer or agency, a department of municipal
government designated under Section 4-212.1 or its officers or
employees, or a towing service owner, operator, or
employee shall not be held to answer or be liable for damages in any action
brought by the registered owner, former registered owner, or his legal
representative, lienholder or any other person legally entitled to the
possession of a vehicle when the vehicle was processed and sold or disposed of
as provided by this Chapter.
(b) A towing service, and any of its officers or employees, that
removes or tows a vehicle as a result of being directed to do so by
a law enforcement officer or agency or a department of municipal government or
its officers or employees shall not be held to answer or be liable for loss of or damages to any real or personal property that occurs in the
course of the removal or towing of a vehicle or its contents (i) on a limited
access highway in a designated Incident Management Program that uses fast lane
clearance techniques as defined by the Department of Transportation or (ii) at the direction of a peace officer, a highway authority official, or a representative of local authorities, under Section 11-402 or 11-404 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 95-407, eff. 1-1-08.)
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