Any vehicle, regardless of whether the registered owner or lessee is operating said vehicle, within the corporate limits of the city, shall, under this section, be subject to seizure and impoundment, any time the vehicle is used in connection with one or more of the following offenses:
(A) Operation or use of a vehicle in connection with the commission of any felony offense.
(B) Operation or use of a vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense for which a vehicle may be seized and forfeited pursuant to § 36-1 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 36-1), as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
(C) Driving under the influence of alcohol, another drug or drugs, an intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination. thereof, in violation of ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-501, as now enacted and as amended from time to time (unless the law enforcement officer, in his discretion, determines that said vehicle may be released to a sober passenger or co-owner).
(D) Operation or use of a vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, a felony or in violation of the Illinois Cannabis Control Act, ILCS Ch. 720, Act 550 et seq., as now enacted and as amended from time to time, excluding ILCS Ch. 720, Act 550, § 4(a), which is not a criminal offense; or
(E) Operation or use of a vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act ILCS Ch. 720, Act 570 et seq., as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
(F) Operation or use of a vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in violation of §§ 24-1, 24-1.5, or 24-3.1 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, §§ 24-1, 24-1.5, or 24-3.1), as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
(G) Driving while a driver’s license, permit, or privilege to operate a vehicle is suspended or revoked pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 6-303, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; except that vehicles shall. not be subjected to seizure or impoundment if the suspension is for an unpaid citation (parking or moving); or
(H) Operation or use of a vehicle in connection with soliciting, possessing, or attempting to solicit or possess cannabis or a controlled substance, as defined by the Illinois Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
(I) Operation or use of a vehicle by a person against whom a valid warrant is outstanding for which. the city is within geographical limits.
(J) Operation or use of a vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in violation of Article 16 of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, §§ 16-0.1 et seq.), as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
(K) Operation or use of a vehicle in the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, the offense of fleeing to elude a police officer, in violation of ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-204.1, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
(L) Any other offense now codified or subsequently enacted, that directs or authorizes a law enforcement officer to seize, impound, or tow the vehicle in question.
(Ord. 1548, passed 10-3-16; Am. Ord. 1583, passed 2-12-18)