If an administrative fee is imposed pursuant to this subchapter, the fee shall constitute a debt due and owing the village. If a cash bond has been posted pursuant to this subchapter, the bond shall be applied to the fee. If a vehicle has been impounded when a fee is imposed, the village may seek to obtain a judgment on the debt and enforce the judgment against the vehicle's owner as provided by law. Except as provided otherwise in this section, a vehicle shall continue to be impounded until the fee is paid to the village and any applicable towing fees and storage fees are paid to the tower, in which case possession of the vehicle shall be given to the person who is legally entitled to possess the vehicle or the vehicle is sold or otherwise disposed of to satisfy a judgment to enforce a lien as provided by law. If the administrative fee and other applicable fees are not paid within 30 days after an administrative fee is imposed against an owner of record who defaults by failing to appear at the hearing, the vehicle shall be deemed unclaimed and shall be disposed of in the manner provided by law for the disposition of unclaimed vehicles. In all other cases, if the administrative fee and applicable fee are not paid within 30 days after the expiration of time at which administrative review of the hearing officer's determination may be sought, or within 35 days after an action seeking administrative review has been resolved in favor of the village, whichever is applicable, the vehicle shall be deemed unclaimed and shall be disposed of in the manner provided by law for the disposition of unclaimed vehicles under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
(Ord. 2038, passed 4-21-2011; Ord. 2099, passed 1-3-2013)