HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 3423 06/05/1984ORDINANCE NO. 3423
AN ORDINANCE TO ADD A NEW SECTION 18.1907
ENTITLED "IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLE" TO
CHAPTER 18 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT
PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
THE
PASSED AND APPROVED BY
THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
5th DAY OF June , 1984 .
Published in pamphlet form by
authority of the corporate
authorities of the Village of
Mount Prospect, Illinois, the
5~h day of June ,
19 84.
ORDINANCE NO. 3423
AN ORDINANCE TO ADD A NEW SECTION
ENTITLED "IMPOUNDMENT OF VEHICLE"
18.1907
TO
CHAPTER 18 OF THE VILLAGE CODE OF MOUNT
PROSPECT, ILLINOIS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, C00K COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: Chapter 18 entitled "Traffic" of the Village
Code of Mount Prospect, Illinois (1981) is hereby amended by
adding, a new Section 18.1907 to be entitled "Impoundment of
Vehicle" to Article XIX thereof, and to read as follows:
"Sec. 18.1907 Impoundment of Vehicle.
A. In lieu of or in addition to other remedies
provided within this Chapter for vehicles found to be in
violation of parking or other regulations for which the use
of a citation procedure is provided, the Police Department of
this Village is hereby authorized to use an immobilizer or
immobilization attachment so as to impound in place any vehicle
so found to be in violation, which is stopped or parked, on any
public street, public parking lot or other public way in this
Village, for the purpose of reducing or eliminating the costs
9f towing and inventorying said vehicles, reducing the additional
time and expense concerning the issuance of citations and the
processing of the same, and detering would-be "scofflaws" from
repeated consistent violations of one or more of the provisions
~f this Chapter; provided that such immobilization units shall
~nly be used where the vehicle in question has previously
received three or more citations for violation of the provisions
Df this Chapter in the preceeding eighteen (18) month period.
B. Any vehicle impounded in place by an immobilization
~ttachment pursuant to this Section will be released to its
lawful owner upon the showing of adequate evidence of the right
to possession of such vehicle and upon the payment of all accrued
~ines and costs for each outstanding unpaid citation or judgment
~gainst the person or persons registered as the owner of the
,ehicle. In lieu of payment of the amount or amounts due on any
~itation or judgment the owner may deposit a bond in the amount
)f thirty-five dollars ($35.00) per violation or such other
~ond amount as is required by the Circuit court of Cook County,
~o secure his appearance in the Circuit Court of Cook County
~o answer to each of said violations. The release of any vehicle
.mpounded in place must be signed by an officer of the Police
)epartment of the Village.
C. The registered owner of any vehicle impounded in place
)y an immobilization unit pursuant to this Section shall be
~resumed to be the owner of said vehicle at the time that said
~ehicle violated the provisions of this Chapter for which citatio!
iere issued and/or the vehicle was impounded, and such registered
wner shall be responsible for obtaining the release of the
ehicle from impoundment and for payment of all accrued fines and
osts for such violations except where the use of the vehicle was
ecured by the operator without the owner's consent.
pon conviction, be subject
$50.00) nor more than five
Do It shall be unlawful for any person to injure, damage or
therwise destroy any immobilizer or immobilization equipment be-
onging to the Police Department of this Village and attached to
ny vehicle. Any person in violation of this Subsection shall,
to a fine of not less than fifty dolla]
hundred dollars ($500.00).
SECTION TWO: This Ordinance
!ffect upon its passage, approval
!orm in accordance with law.
shall be in full force and
and publication in pamphlet
~ASSED and APPROVED this 5th day of June
, 19 84.
~YES: Arthur, Farley,
AYS: None
BSENT:Murauskis
Floros, Van Geem,
Wattenberg
TTEST:
VILLAGE CLERK
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