Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no vehicle may be impounded under this Section for illegal parking that has not exceeded 48 hours and the owner or lessee of the vehicle was unable to move the car due to an emergency circumstance. Defines emergency circumstance. Provides that if an administrative hearing officer finds that a vehicle has been wrongfully impounded, the county or municipality shall be liable to the owner or lessee of the vehicle for loss of use of the vehicle and any attorney's fees.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0848 [SB2261 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Concurrence in Senate	2016-05-31	58	0	1	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2016-05-31	116	0	1	1	118	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2016-04-22	53	0	6	0	59	Passed	Link	View

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