A. Whenever a police officer has probable cause to believe that a motor vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to section 6-9-1 of this chapter, the police officer may cause the vehicle to be towed to a facility approved by the Chief of Police. A reasonable administrative fee pursuant to title 13, chapter 1, "Fee Schedule", of this Code may be imposed by the Village upon the owner of record or the agents of the registered owner. For purposes of this chapter, owner of record is the person or entity recorded with the Illinois Secretary of State as the vehicle owner or listed in the registry of motor vehicles of another state. It is not necessary for criminal charges to be filed, prosecuted or proven in order to seize and impound a motor vehicle pursuant to this section. An administrative fee shall not be assessed if verifiable proof is presented confirming that the motor vehicle was stolen at the time the motor vehicle was impounded. (Ord. 2016-7-141, 7-5-2016; amd. Ord. 2018-12-279, 12-3-2018)
B. Any administration fee imposed shall be in addition to any other penalties that may be assessed by a court of law for the underlying violations and any fees charged for the towing and storage of an impounded vehicle.
C. The administrative fee assessed shall be uniform for all similarly situated motor vehicles. (Ord. 2016-7-141, 7-5-2016; amd. Ord. 2021-01-398, 1-4-2021)