Bill Text: IL HB5969 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that there shall be no fee paid for a certificate of title issued to a county when the vehicle is a junk vehicle and the vehicle is forfeited to the county under the Vehicle Forfeiture Article of the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a county, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or employee of the county sheriff shall not be civilly or criminally liable for any damage to a forfeited vehicle stored with a commercial vehicle safety relocator. Eliminates provision that certain personal property belonging to the vehicle owner of a vehicle that is determined to be a hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle is subject to a lien. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1274 [HB5969 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB5969-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that there shall be no fee paid for a certificate of title issued to a county when the vehicle is a junk vehicle and the vehicle is forfeited to the county under the Vehicle Forfeiture Article of the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a county, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or employee of the county sheriff shall not be civilly or criminally liable for any damage to a forfeited vehicle stored with a commercial vehicle safety relocator. Eliminates provision that certain personal property belonging to the vehicle owner of a vehicle that is determined to be a hazardous dilapidated motor vehicle is subject to a lien. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-1274 [HB5969 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB5969-Engrossed.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning forfeiture.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 3-821 and 4-203 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-821) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821)
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7 | Sec. 3-821. Miscellaneous Registration and Title Fees.
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8 | (a) The fee to be paid to the Secretary of State for the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | following
certificates, registrations or evidences of proper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | registration, or for
corrected or duplicate documents shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | in accordance with the following
schedule:
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13 | A special corrected certificate of title shall be issued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (i) to remove a co-owner's name due to the death of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | co-owner or due to a divorce or (ii) to change a co-owner's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | name due to a marriage.
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17 | There shall be no fee paid for a Junking Certificate.
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18 | There shall be no fee paid for a certificate of title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | issued to a county when the vehicle is forfeited to the county | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | under Article 36 of the Criminal Code of 1961. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | identification number is erroneously shown on the original | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | certificate of title.
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1 | (b) The Secretary may prescribe the maximum service charge | ||||||
2 | to be
imposed upon an applicant for renewal of a registration | ||||||
3 | by any person
authorized by law to receive and remit or | ||||||
4 | transmit to the Secretary such
renewal application and fees | ||||||
5 | therewith.
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6 | (c) If a check is delivered to the Office of the Secretary | ||||||
7 | of State
as payment of any fee or tax under this Code, and such | ||||||
8 | check is not
honored by the bank on which it is drawn for any | ||||||
9 | reason, the registrant
or other person tendering the check | ||||||
10 | remains liable for the payment of
such fee or tax. The | ||||||
11 | Secretary of State may assess a service charge of
$19
in | ||||||
12 | addition to the fee or tax due and owing for all dishonored
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13 | checks.
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14 | If the total amount then due and owing exceeds the sum of | ||||||
15 | $50 and
has not been paid in full within 60 days from the date | ||||||
16 | such fee or tax
became due to the Secretary of State, the | ||||||
17 | Secretary of State shall
assess a penalty of 25% of such amount | ||||||
18 | remaining unpaid.
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19 | All amounts payable under this Section shall be computed to | ||||||
20 | the
nearest dollar.
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21 | (d) The minimum fee and tax to be paid by any applicant for
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22 | apportionment of a fleet of vehicles under this Code shall be | ||||||
23 | $15
if the application was filed on or before the date | ||||||
24 | specified by the
Secretary together with fees and taxes due. If | ||||||
25 | an application and the
fees or taxes due are filed after the | ||||||
26 | date specified by the Secretary,
the Secretary may prescribe |
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1 | the payment of interest at the rate of 1/2
of 1% per month or | ||||||
2 | fraction thereof after such due date and a minimum of
$8.
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3 | (e) Trucks, truck tractors, truck tractors with loads, and | ||||||
4 | motor buses,
any one of which having a combined total weight in | ||||||
5 | excess of 12,000 lbs.
shall file an application for a Fleet | ||||||
6 | Reciprocity Permit issued by the
Secretary of State. This | ||||||
7 | permit shall be in the possession of any driver
operating a | ||||||
8 | vehicle on Illinois highways. Any foreign licensed vehicle of | ||||||
9 | the
second division operating at any time in Illinois without a | ||||||
10 | Fleet Reciprocity
Permit or other proper Illinois | ||||||
11 | registration, shall subject the operator to the
penalties | ||||||
12 | provided in Section 3-834 of this Code. For the purposes of | ||||||
13 | this
Code, "Fleet Reciprocity Permit" means any second division | ||||||
14 | motor vehicle with a
foreign license and used only in | ||||||
15 | interstate transportation of goods. The fee
for such permit | ||||||
16 | shall be $15 per fleet which shall include all
vehicles of the | ||||||
17 | fleet being registered.
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18 | (f) For purposes of this Section, "all-terrain vehicle or | ||||||
19 | off-highway
motorcycle used for production agriculture" means | ||||||
20 | any all-terrain vehicle or
off-highway motorcycle used in the | ||||||
21 | raising
of or the propagation of livestock, crops for sale for | ||||||
22 | human consumption,
crops for livestock consumption, and | ||||||
23 | production seed stock grown for the
propagation of feed grains | ||||||
24 | and the husbandry of animals or for the purpose
of providing a | ||||||
25 | food product, including the husbandry of blood stock as a
main | ||||||
26 | source of providing a food product.
"All-terrain vehicle or |
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1 | off-highway motorcycle used in production agriculture"
also | ||||||
2 | means any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used in | ||||||
3 | animal
husbandry, floriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, and | ||||||
4 | viticulture.
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5 | (g) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by | ||||||
6 | Public Act 96-34 this amendatory Act of the 96th General | ||||||
7 | Assembly shall be deposited into the Capital Projects Fund. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 95-287, eff. 1-1-08; 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-554, | ||||||
9 | eff. 1-1-10; 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; revised 9-15-09.)
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10 | (625 ILCS 5/4-203) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-203)
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11 | Sec. 4-203. Removal of motor vehicles or other vehicles; | ||||||
12 | Towing or
hauling away.
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13 | (a) When a vehicle is abandoned, or left unattended, on a | ||||||
14 | toll
highway, interstate highway, or expressway for 2 hours or | ||||||
15 | more, its
removal by a towing service may be authorized by a | ||||||
16 | law enforcement
agency having jurisdiction.
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17 | (b) When a vehicle is abandoned on a highway in an urban | ||||||
18 | district 10
hours or more, its removal by a towing service may | ||||||
19 | be authorized by a
law enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
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20 | (c) When a vehicle is abandoned or left unattended on a | ||||||
21 | highway
other than a toll highway, interstate highway, or | ||||||
22 | expressway, outside of
an urban district for 24 hours or more, | ||||||
23 | its removal by a towing service
may be authorized by a law | ||||||
24 | enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
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25 | (d) When an abandoned, unattended, wrecked, burned or |
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1 | partially
dismantled vehicle is creating a traffic hazard | ||||||
2 | because of its position
in relation to the highway or its | ||||||
3 | physical appearance is causing the
impeding of traffic, its | ||||||
4 | immediate removal from the highway or private
property adjacent | ||||||
5 | to the highway by a towing service may be authorized
by a law | ||||||
6 | enforcement agency having jurisdiction.
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7 | (e) Whenever a
peace officer reasonably believes that a | ||||||
8 | person under
arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 of this | ||||||
9 | Code or a similar
provision of a local ordinance is likely, | ||||||
10 | upon release, to commit a
subsequent violation of Section | ||||||
11 | 11-501, or a similar provision of a local
ordinance, the | ||||||
12 | arresting officer shall have the vehicle which the person
was | ||||||
13 | operating at the time of the arrest impounded for a period of | ||||||
14 | not more
than 12 hours after the time of arrest. However, such | ||||||
15 | vehicle may be
released by the arresting law enforcement agency | ||||||
16 | prior to the end of the
impoundment period if:
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17 | (1) the vehicle was not owned by the person under | ||||||
18 | arrest, and the lawful
owner requesting such release | ||||||
19 | possesses a valid operator's license, proof
of ownership, | ||||||
20 | and would not, as determined by the arresting law | ||||||
21 | enforcement
agency, indicate a lack of ability to operate a | ||||||
22 | motor vehicle in a safe
manner, or who would otherwise, by | ||||||
23 | operating such motor vehicle, be in
violation of this Code; | ||||||
24 | or
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25 | (2) the vehicle is owned by the person under arrest, | ||||||
26 | and the person
under arrest gives permission to another |
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1 | person to operate such vehicle,
provided however, that the | ||||||
2 | other person possesses a valid operator's license
and would | ||||||
3 | not, as determined by the arresting law enforcement
agency, | ||||||
4 | indicate a lack of ability to operate a motor vehicle in a | ||||||
5 | safe
manner or who would otherwise, by operating such motor | ||||||
6 | vehicle, be in
violation of this Code.
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7 | (e-5) Whenever a registered owner of a vehicle is taken | ||||||
8 | into custody for
operating the vehicle in violation of Section | ||||||
9 | 11-501 of this Code or a similar
provision of a local ordinance | ||||||
10 | or Section 6-303 of this Code, a
law enforcement officer
may | ||||||
11 | have the vehicle immediately impounded for a period not less | ||||||
12 | than:
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13 | (1) 24 hours for a second violation of Section 11-501 | ||||||
14 | of this Code or a
similar provision of a local ordinance or | ||||||
15 | Section 6-303
of
this Code or a combination of these | ||||||
16 | offenses; or
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17 | (2) 48 hours for a third violation of Section 11-501 of | ||||||
18 | this Code or a
similar provision of a local ordinance or | ||||||
19 | Section 6-303 of this
Code or a combination of these | ||||||
20 | offenses.
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21 | The vehicle may be released sooner if the vehicle is owned | ||||||
22 | by the person
under arrest and the person under arrest gives | ||||||
23 | permission to another person to
operate the vehicle and that | ||||||
24 | other person possesses a valid operator's license
and would | ||||||
25 | not, as determined by the arresting law enforcement agency, | ||||||
26 | indicate
a lack of ability to operate a motor vehicle in a safe |
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1 | manner or would
otherwise, by operating the motor vehicle, be | ||||||
2 | in violation of this Code.
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3 | (f) Except as provided in Chapter 18a of this Code, the | ||||||
4 | owner or
lessor of privately owned real property within this | ||||||
5 | State, or any person
authorized by such owner or lessor, or any | ||||||
6 | law enforcement agency in the
case of publicly owned real | ||||||
7 | property may cause any motor vehicle abandoned
or left | ||||||
8 | unattended upon such property without permission to be removed | ||||||
9 | by a
towing service without liability for the costs of removal, | ||||||
10 | transportation
or storage or damage caused by such removal, | ||||||
11 | transportation or storage.
The towing or removal of any vehicle | ||||||
12 | from private property without the
consent of the registered | ||||||
13 | owner or other legally authorized person in
control of the | ||||||
14 | vehicle is subject to compliance with the following
conditions | ||||||
15 | and restrictions:
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16 | 1. Any towed or removed vehicle must be stored at the | ||||||
17 | site of the towing
service's place of business. The site | ||||||
18 | must be open during business hours,
and for the purpose of | ||||||
19 | redemption of vehicles, during the time that the
person or | ||||||
20 | firm towing such vehicle is open for towing purposes.
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21 | 2. The towing service shall within 30 minutes of | ||||||
22 | completion of such
towing or removal, notify the law | ||||||
23 | enforcement agency having jurisdiction of
such towing or | ||||||
24 | removal, and the make, model, color and license plate | ||||||
25 | number
of the vehicle, and shall obtain and record the name | ||||||
26 | of the person at the law
enforcement agency to whom such |
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1 | information was reported.
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2 | 3. If the registered owner or legally authorized person | ||||||
3 | entitled to
possession of the vehicle shall arrive at the | ||||||
4 | scene prior to actual removal
or towing of the vehicle, the | ||||||
5 | vehicle shall be disconnected from the tow
truck and that | ||||||
6 | person shall be allowed to remove the vehicle without
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7 | interference, upon the payment of a reasonable service fee | ||||||
8 | of not more than
one half the posted rate of the towing | ||||||
9 | service as provided in paragraph
6 of this subsection, for | ||||||
10 | which a receipt shall be given.
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11 | 4. The rebate or payment of money or any other valuable | ||||||
12 | consideration
from the towing service or its owners, | ||||||
13 | managers or employees to the owners
or operators of the | ||||||
14 | premises from which the vehicles are towed or removed,
for | ||||||
15 | the privilege of removing or towing those vehicles, is | ||||||
16 | prohibited. Any
individual who violates this paragraph | ||||||
17 | shall be guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor.
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18 | 5. Except for property appurtenant to and obviously a | ||||||
19 | part of a single
family residence, and except for instances | ||||||
20 | where notice is personally given
to the owner or other | ||||||
21 | legally authorized person in control of the vehicle
that | ||||||
22 | the area in which that vehicle is parked is reserved or | ||||||
23 | otherwise
unavailable to unauthorized vehicles and they | ||||||
24 | are subject to being removed
at the owner or operator's | ||||||
25 | expense, any property owner or lessor, prior to
towing or | ||||||
26 | removing any vehicle from private property without the |
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1 | consent of
the owner or other legally authorized person in | ||||||
2 | control of that vehicle,
must post a notice meeting the | ||||||
3 | following requirements:
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4 | a. Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph | ||||||
5 | a.1 of this subdivision (f)5, the notice must be | ||||||
6 | prominently placed at each driveway access or curb
cut | ||||||
7 | allowing vehicular access to the property within 5 feet | ||||||
8 | from the public
right-of-way line. If there are no | ||||||
9 | curbs or access barriers, the sign must
be posted not | ||||||
10 | less than one sign each 100 feet of lot frontage.
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11 | a.1. In a municipality with a population of less | ||||||
12 | than 250,000, as an alternative to the requirement of | ||||||
13 | subparagraph a of this subdivision (f)5, the notice for | ||||||
14 | a parking lot contained within property used solely for | ||||||
15 | a 2-family, 3-family, or 4-family residence may be | ||||||
16 | prominently placed at the perimeter of the parking lot, | ||||||
17 | in a position where the notice is visible to the | ||||||
18 | occupants of vehicles entering the lot.
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19 | b. The notice must indicate clearly, in not less | ||||||
20 | than 2 inch high
light-reflective letters on a | ||||||
21 | contrasting background, that unauthorized
vehicles | ||||||
22 | will be towed away at the owner's expense.
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23 | c. The notice must also provide the name and | ||||||
24 | current telephone
number of the towing service towing | ||||||
25 | or removing the vehicle.
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26 | d. The sign structure containing the required |
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1 | notices must be
permanently installed with the bottom | ||||||
2 | of the sign not less than 4 feet
above ground level, | ||||||
3 | and must be continuously maintained on the property for
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4 | not less than 24 hours prior to the towing or removing | ||||||
5 | of any vehicle.
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6 | 6. Any towing service that tows or removes vehicles and | ||||||
7 | proposes to
require the owner, operator, or person in | ||||||
8 | control of the vehicle to pay the
costs of towing and | ||||||
9 | storage prior to redemption of the vehicle must file
and | ||||||
10 | keep on record with the local law enforcement agency a | ||||||
11 | complete copy of
the current rates to be charged for such | ||||||
12 | services, and post at the storage
site an identical rate | ||||||
13 | schedule and any written contracts with property
owners, | ||||||
14 | lessors, or persons in control of property which authorize | ||||||
15 | them to
remove vehicles as provided in this Section.
The | ||||||
16 | towing and storage charges, however, shall not exceed the | ||||||
17 | maximum allowed by the Illinois Commerce Commission under | ||||||
18 | Section 18a-200.
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19 | 7. No person shall engage in the removal of vehicles | ||||||
20 | from private
property as described in this Section without | ||||||
21 | filing a notice of intent
in each community where he | ||||||
22 | intends to do such removal, and such
notice shall be filed | ||||||
23 | at least 7 days before commencing such towing.
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24 | 8. No removal of a vehicle from private property shall | ||||||
25 | be done except
upon express written instructions of the | ||||||
26 | owners or persons in charge of the
private property upon |
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1 | which the vehicle is said to be trespassing.
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2 | 9. Vehicle entry for the purpose of removal shall be | ||||||
3 | allowed with
reasonable care on the part of the person or | ||||||
4 | firm towing the vehicle. Such
person or firm shall be | ||||||
5 | liable for any damages occasioned to the vehicle if
such | ||||||
6 | entry is not in accordance with the standards of reasonable | ||||||
7 | care.
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8 | 10. When a vehicle has been towed or removed pursuant | ||||||
9 | to this Section,
it must be released to its owner or | ||||||
10 | custodian within one half hour after
requested, if such | ||||||
11 | request is made during business hours. Any vehicle owner
or | ||||||
12 | custodian or agent shall have the right to inspect the | ||||||
13 | vehicle before
accepting its return, and no release or | ||||||
14 | waiver of any kind which would
release the towing service | ||||||
15 | from liability for damages incurred during the
towing and | ||||||
16 | storage may be required from any vehicle owner or other | ||||||
17 | legally
authorized person as a condition of release of the | ||||||
18 | vehicle. A detailed,
signed receipt showing the legal name | ||||||
19 | of the towing service must be given
to the person paying | ||||||
20 | towing or storage charges at the time of payment,
whether | ||||||
21 | requested or not.
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22 | This Section shall not apply to law enforcement, | ||||||
23 | firefighting, rescue,
ambulance, or other emergency vehicles | ||||||
24 | which are marked as such or to
property owned by any | ||||||
25 | governmental entity.
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26 | When an authorized person improperly causes a motor vehicle |
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1 | to be
removed, such person shall be liable to the owner or | ||||||
2 | lessee of the vehicle
for the cost or removal, transportation | ||||||
3 | and storage, any damages resulting
from the removal, | ||||||
4 | transportation and storage, attorney's fee and court costs.
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5 | Any towing or storage charges accrued shall be payable by | ||||||
6 | the use of any
major credit card, in addition to being payable | ||||||
7 | in cash.
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8 | 11. Towing companies shall also provide insurance | ||||||
9 | coverage for areas
where vehicles towed under the | ||||||
10 | provisions of this Chapter will be impounded
or otherwise | ||||||
11 | stored, and shall adequately cover loss by fire, theft or
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12 | other risks.
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13 | Any person who fails to comply with the conditions and | ||||||
14 | restrictions of
this subsection shall be guilty of a Class C | ||||||
15 | misdemeanor and shall be fined
not less than $100 nor more than | ||||||
16 | $500.
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17 | (g) When a vehicle is determined to be a hazardous | ||||||
18 | dilapidated
motor
vehicle pursuant to Section 11-40-3.1 of the | ||||||
19 | Illinois Municipal Code, its
removal and impoundment by a | ||||||
20 | towing service may be authorized by a law
enforcement agency | ||||||
21 | with appropriate jurisdiction.
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22 | When a vehicle removal from either public or private | ||||||
23 | property is
authorized by a law enforcement agency, the owner | ||||||
24 | of the vehicle shall be
responsible for all towing and storage | ||||||
25 | charges.
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26 | Vehicles removed from public or private property and
stored |
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1 | by a commercial vehicle relocator or any other towing service | ||||||
2 | authorized by a law enforcement agency in
compliance with this | ||||||
3 | Section and Sections 4-201 and 4-202
of this Code, or at the | ||||||
4 | request of the vehicle owner or operator,
shall
be subject to a | ||||||
5 | possessor lien for services
pursuant to the Labor and Storage | ||||||
6 | Lien (Small Amount) Act. The provisions of Section 1 of that | ||||||
7 | Act relating to notice
and implied consent shall be deemed | ||||||
8 | satisfied by compliance with Section
18a-302 and subsection (6) | ||||||
9 | of Section 18a-300. In no event shall such lien
be greater than | ||||||
10 | the rate or rates established in accordance with subsection
(6) | ||||||
11 | of Section 18a-200 of this Code. In no event shall such lien be
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12 | increased or altered to reflect any charge for services or | ||||||
13 | materials
rendered in addition to those authorized by this Act. | ||||||
14 | Every such lien
shall be payable by use of any major credit | ||||||
15 | card, in addition to being
payable in cash.
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16 | Any personal property belonging to the vehicle owner in a | ||||||
17 | vehicle subject to a lien under this
subsection
(g) shall | ||||||
18 | likewise be subject to that lien, excepting only:
food; | ||||||
19 | medicine; perishable property; any operator's licenses; any | ||||||
20 | cash, credit
cards, or checks or checkbooks; and any wallet, | ||||||
21 | purse, or other property
containing any operator's license or | ||||||
22 | other identifying documents or materials,
cash, credit cards, | ||||||
23 | checks, or checkbooks.
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24 | No lien under this subsection (g) shall:
exceed $2,000 in | ||||||
25 | its total amount; or
be increased or altered to reflect any | ||||||
26 | charge for services or
materials rendered in addition to those |
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1 | authorized by this Act.
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2 | (h) Whenever a peace officer issues a citation to a driver | ||||||
3 | for a violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-506 of this | ||||||
4 | Code, the arresting officer may have the vehicle which the | ||||||
5 | person was operating at the time of the arrest impounded for a | ||||||
6 | period of 5 days after the time of arrest.
An impounding agency | ||||||
7 | shall release a motor vehicle impounded under this subsection | ||||||
8 | (h) to the registered owner of the vehicle under any of the | ||||||
9 | following circumstances: | ||||||
10 | (1) If the vehicle is a stolen vehicle; or | ||||||
11 | (2) If the person ticketed for a violation of | ||||||
12 | subsection (a) of Section 11-506 of this Code was not | ||||||
13 | authorized by the registered owner of the vehicle to | ||||||
14 | operate the vehicle at the time of the violation; or | ||||||
15 | (3) If the registered owner of the vehicle was neither | ||||||
16 | the driver nor a passenger in the vehicle at the time of | ||||||
17 | the violation or was unaware that the driver was using the | ||||||
18 | vehicle to engage in street racing; or | ||||||
19 | (4) If the legal owner or registered owner of the | ||||||
20 | vehicle is a rental car agency; or | ||||||
21 | (5) If, prior to the expiration of the impoundment | ||||||
22 | period specified above, the citation is dismissed or the | ||||||
23 | defendant is found not guilty of the offense.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 94-522, eff. 8-10-05; 94-784, eff. 1-1-07; | ||||||
25 | 95-310, eff. 1-1-08; 95-562, eff. 7-1-08; 95-621, eff. 6-1-08; | ||||||
26 | 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)
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1 | Section 10. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding | ||||||
2 | Section 36-5 as follows:
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3 | (720 ILCS 5/36-5 new) | ||||||
4 | Sec. 36-5. County or sheriff not liable for stored | ||||||
5 | forfeited vehicle. A county, sheriff, deputy sheriff, or | ||||||
6 | employee of the county sheriff shall not be civilly or | ||||||
7 | criminally liable for any damage to a forfeited vehicle stored | ||||||
8 | with a commercial vehicle safety relocator.
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9 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
10 | becoming law.
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