Any police officer, towing service owner, operator, or employee shall not be held to answer or be liable for damages in any action brought by the registered owner, former registered owner, or his or her legal representative, or any other person legally entitled to the possession of a motor vehicle or other vehicle when the vehicle was processed and sold or disposed of as provided by this subchapter.
(Ill. Rev. Stat., Ch. 24, § 11-40-3 and Ch. 95-1/2, § 4-201 et seq., as amended) (Prior Code, § 24-7-13)