(A) (1) The owner of a motor vehicle that is seized and impounded pursuant to this article may regain possession of the vehicle by first:
(a) Paying to the village the $500 administrative and public safety fee; or
(b) Posting a bond in the full amount of the administrative and public safety fee.
(2) The fee or bond shall be paid at the Carol Stream Police Department. The fee or bond shall only be paid with cash, credit card, cashier’s or certified check, or other type of payment acceptable to the village that has the legal effect of being equivalent to the aforementioned methods of payment.
(B) Upon payment of the fee or bond, the Department shall provide the owner with a document authorizing the release of the vehicle from the private towing company. No release shall be granted unless proof of insurance is provided. The owner may present the Department-issued document authorizing release to the private towing company and, upon payment of any fees and costs to company for towing and storage of the vehicle, shall regain possession of the vehicle.
(Ord. 2010-01-02, passed 1-19-2010; Ord. 2012-02-02, passed 2-6-2012)