(a) It shall be unlawful for any owner of any vehicle, residing within the village, to use, or to cause or permit any of his or her agents, employees, lessees, licensees or bailees to use, any vehicle owned by the owner referred to in this section, upon the public ways of the village, unless such vehicle is licensed as provided in this article. This subsection shall also apply to every vehicle which has its situs or base in the village.
(b) No owner of a vehicle described in subsection (a) of this section shall be exempt from the operation of this section, or released from the payment of the license fee required, by reason of the registering of an automobile or other vehicle in another state or sovereignty beyond the jurisdiction of the state. If such automobile or other vehicle is sited or based in the village it shall be subject to the provisions of this section, even though it has been registered in some other jurisdiction outside of the village or state.
(c) For purposes of this article, a vehicle shall be deemed to have it situs or base in the village if it has been housed in the village over fifty percent (50%) of the time for a period of at least sixty (60) days.
(d) All vehicles housed, stored or kept in the village must display a valid vehicle license from either the village of Justice or from the municipality where the vehicle is registered, if such municipality issues vehicle licenses. Second division vehicles, as defined by the Illinois vehicle code2, legally licensed or registered elsewhere must display a parking permit in order to be parked or stored for more than twenty-four (24) hours in the village of Justice unless such vehicle is being kept for the purpose of executing a current repair order. A village of Justice vehicle sticker may be issued in place of a parking permit. Parking permit fees shall be at a rate equal to the regular rate of a village vehicle sticker for each class of second division vehicle.
(e) No person shall house, store or keep any vehicle in the village unless the vehicle is duly licensed as prescribed herein, with a license displayed from either the village of Justice or from the municipality where the vehicle is registered.
(Code 1972, § 9-2-1; Ord. 95-23, § 1, 10-9-1995; Ord. 99-11, § 2, 4-12-1999; Ord. 2000-31, § 4, 7-10-2000; Ord. 2012-01, § 2, 1-9-2012)
2 625 ILCS 5/1-217.