Section
General Provisions
70.001 Administrative adjudication
70.002 Registration plates; display
70.003 General definitions
70.004 Obedience to police required
70.005 Obedience to signs required
70.006 Unauthorized signs prohibited
70.007 Interference with signs prohibited
70.008 Exemptions from title
70.009 Proof of violation
70.010 Reportable offenses
Vehicle Immobilization Program
70.025 Registered owner liability
70.026 Hearing
70.027 Release of vehicle; fines, penalties and the like
70.028 Effective date
Seizure and Impoundment of Vehicles
70.040 Definitions
70.041 Vehicles subject to seizure and impoundment
70.042 Seizure and impoundment
70.043 Exceptions
70.044 Posting a bond
70.045 Hearings
70.046 Unclaimed vehicles
70.047 Liability for penalty and costs
70.048 Effective date
Automated Traffic Law Enforcement Systems
70.060 Findings
70.061 Definitions
70.062 Locations
70.063 Agreement
70.064 Traffic-Control Administrator; duties
70.065 Violation notices; citations
70.066 Hearings; defenses
70.067 Final determination; determination notice
70.068 Petitions
70.069 Suspension notices
70.070 Non-residents
70.071 Effective date
Towing of Vehicles
70.085 Authorization for towing; abandonment prohibited
70.086 Notification required generally; pre- tow notification
70.087 Removal and hauling of vehicles
70.088 Police tows; reports, release of vehicles, payment
70.089 Record searches
70.090 Identifying and tracing of vehicle ownership
70.091 Disposal of hazardous dilapidated motor vehicles
70.092 Police reports after vehicle is reclaimed or disposed of
70.093 Disposition of proceeds of sale of unclaimed vehicles
70.094 Failure to pay fines, charges and costs
70.095 Pre-tow and post-tow hearing procedures
70.999 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(A) Adoption by reference. The provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/1-100 et seq.) governing non-moving violations and non-reportable offenses, as now existing or hereafter amended, are hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this section, with the same force and effect as if set forth at length herein, including, but not limited to, the following:
3-112(b) | Failure to transfer title within 20 days |
3-401(a) | No valid registration; no verified application for registration |
3-404 | No bill of lading or manifest/dispatch record |
3-411(a) | Failure to carry registration card or reciprocity permit-second division vehicle |
3-413(a) | Improper display of license or registration plates: affixed to front and back |
3-413(b) | Improper display of license or registration plates: securely fastened with registration sticker attached |
3-413(f) | Operation of vehicle with expired registration plate or sticker |
3-416 | Failure to notify the Secretary of State of name/address change |
3-417(a) | Failure to immediately apply for replacement registration card, plate or sticker |
11-1427 | Illegal operation of all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle |
11-1419.01 | Failure to display Illinois Motor Fuel Tax Identification Card |
11-1419.02 | Failure to display external Illinois Motor Fuel Tax Identification device |
11-1507(a) | Operation of bicycle without lamp and reflector |
11-1507.1 | Operation of moped without lamp and red rear reflector |
12-101(a) | Operation of vehicle with unsafe equipment or missing parts |
12-201(a) | Operation of motorcycle without lighted headlamp |
12-201(b) | Driving vehicles other than motorcycles without two lighted headlamps and tail lamps when required |
12-201(c) | No white rear registration light |
12-202(a, b) | Insufficient clearance, identification or side marker lamps and reflectors-second division vehicle |
12-203(a) | Failure to use parking lights while vehicle is standing on highway |
12-204 | Improper lamp or flag on projecting load |
12-205 | Improper use of lamps on towing and towed vehicles |
12-207(a) | Improper use of more than one spot lamp |
12-207(b) | Improper use of more than three auxiliary driving lamps |
12-208(a) | No stop signal lamp or device |
12-209(c) | Defective backup lights |
12-210(a) | Failure to dim headlights/auxiliary driving lamps within 500 feet on approach of vehicle from opposite direction |
12-210(b) | Failure to dim headlights/auxiliary driving lamps within 300 feet of vehicle in same direction |
12-211(a) | Improper lighting on vehicles other than motorcycles: only one headlamp |
12-211(b) | Improper use of more than four lighted headlights/auxiliary driving lamps |
12-212(a) | Improper use of red light visible from front of vehicle |
12-212(b) | Unlawful use of flashing lights |
12-215 | Unlawful use of oscillating, rotating or flashing lights |
12-301 | Use of defective brakes |
12-401 | Unlawful use of metal studded tire |
12-405(d) | Use of unsafe tire |
12-501(a) | Operation of vehicle without windshield |
12-502 | Operation of vehicle without rear view mirror |
12-503(a) | Obstructed view of windshield or side windows adjacent to driver |
12-503(b) | Unlawful application of tinted film to windshield or window(s) adjacent to driver on any vehicles manufactured after 12-31-1981 |
12-503(c) | Obstructed view of any window by stationary or suspended object(s) |
12-503(d) | Operation of vehicle without windshield cleaning device; operation of vehicle with view obstructed by snow, ice or moisture |
12-503(e) | Obstructed view due to defective condition or repair of any window |
12-601(a) | Operation of vehicle with defective horn |
12-601(b) | Unlawful possession or use of siren, whistle or bell |
12-602 | Operation of vehicle with defective or modified exhaust or muffler system; excessive or unusual noises prohibited |
12-603(b) | Operation of vehicle without two front seat safety belts on vehicles of 1961 or later model years |
12-603.1 | Failure of driver or passenger to wear properly adjusted and fastened seat belt |
12-604.1 | Operation of vehicle with television receiver, monitor or video device positioned in any location or manner other than behind the driver or otherwise not visible to driver |
12-606(a) | Operation of tow truck without identifying sign attached on each side |
12-606(b) | Operation of tow truck without required equipment-one broom, shovel, trash can and fire extinguisher |
12-606(c) | Operation of tow truck without removing roadway debris and spreading dirt or sand on oil grease deposits |
12-606(d) | Operation of tow truck without insurance policy in cab |
12-607(a) | Operation of vehicle with unlawfully altered vehicle suspension system; body lifted in excess of three inches from chassis |
12-607.1(a) | Operation of first division vehicle with frame in excess of 22 inches above ground |
12-607.1(b) | Operation of second division vehicle with frame in excess of specified limits above ground |
12-608(a) | Operation of vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 9,000 pounds or less or a recreational vehicle without two bumpers |
12-608(a) | Operation of vehicle with unlawful bumper height |
12-610(a) | Operation of vehicle while wearing headset receiver, except intercom helmet or cellular telephone earpiece or headset |
12-702(a) | Operation of second division vehicle without carrying flares/warning devices |
12-702(c, d, e, f, g) | Failure to use flares/warning devices when second division vehicle is disabled |
12-707 | Overloaded school bus, commuter van or motor vehicle used for hire |
12-711 | Operation of garbage truck, roll-off hoist or roll-on container without audible backing warning system |
12-806 | Failure to cover school bus sign when not being used by school or religious organization who owns bus |
12-808 | Operating school bus without fire extinguisher |
12-809 | Operating school bus without first aid kit |
12-810 | Transporting handicapped passenger(s) without restraining device |
13-111 | Operation without certificate of valid safety test attached to windshield on second division vehicle |
15-105 | Projecting loads on passenger vehicle in any excess beyond left fenders or six inches beyond right fenders of first division vehicle |
15-106 | Failure to fasten protruding component of vehicle |
15-108 | Failure to plank edge of pavement for any vehicle in excess of 8,000 pounds |
15-109(a) | Spilling load on highway |
15-109(b) | Operating loading vehicle without securely fastened covering |
15-109.1 | Operating second division vehicle with load falling, blowing or dropping to highway |
15-114 | Unlawful pushing or disabled vehicle other than to remove from roadway or remove from immediate hazard |
18c-4104 | Operation of intrastate or interstate motor carrier without license or registration |
18c-4604 | Operation without current cab card and Illinois identifier |
18c-4701(l) | Operating without trade name, license and registration number of carrier painted or affixed to both doors of power unit |
(B) Issuance and form of notice. Citations for violations of any of the provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code adopted by reference herein may be issued by authorized personnel of the city using the appropriate Illinois Vehicle Code section which shall, by the effect of this section, represent identically and specially numbered sections of this section. Reference to § 1.1 of the ordinance codified herein shall substantially comply with the following format: City of Blue Island Ord. 2014-003, § 1.1, followed by the applicable Illinois Vehicle Code section number (e.g., “No. 2014-003, § 1.1/IVC 11-501(a)”).
(C) Administrative adjudication of violations. It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of any vehicle to violate any section of this section, and by reference any section of the Illinois Vehicle Code and any such violator shall be subject to administrative adjudication.
(D) Effective date. This section shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law. A full, true and complete copy of this section shall be published in pamphlet form, by authority of the City Council, as corporate authorities.
(Prior Code, § 70.001) (Ord. 2014-003, passed 1-14-2014; Ord. 2016-001, passed 1-12-2016) Penalty, see § 70.999
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