(A) A motor vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment under this subchapter if the motor vehicle is used in the commission of any of the following:
(1) The possession or delivery of a controlled substanceor drug paraphernalia;
(2) Driving under the influence;
(3) Driving while driver’s license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked;
(4) The unlawful use of weapons;
(5) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer;
(6) Operation of a vehicle in violation of § 130.049(B); or
(7) Possession of cannabis as prohibited by the Cannabis Control Act ILCS Ch. 720, Act 550, § 4 as amended.
(B) The owner of a vehicle found to be subject to seizure and impoundment as set forth herein shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 130.999.
(C) Whenever a police officer has probable cause to believe that a vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this section, the police officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle. When the vehicle is towed, the police officer shall notify the person who is found to be in control of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation, if there is such a person, of the fact of the seizure and of the vehicle owner’s right to request a preliminary hearing to be conducted under this section.
(1990 Code, § 15-201) (Ord. 06-3164, passed 11-20-2006; Ord. 10-3288, passed - -[2010]; Ord. 20-3601, passed 1-6-2020) Penalty, see §
130.999