(A) It shall be prohibited to park any motor vehicle which is not bearing registration plates or decals issued to a handicapped person, as defined by § 70.01, pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 3-616 or 11-1301.2, or to a disabled veteran pursuant to ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 3-609, as evidence that the vehicle is operated by or for a handicapped person or disabled veteran, in any parking place, including any private or public off-street parking facility, specifically reserved, by the posting of an official sign as designated under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-301, for motor vehicles bearing such registration plates. An individual with a vehicle bearing a person with disabilities license plate or parking decal or device issued to a disabled person under ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 3-616, 11-1301.1, or 11-1301.2 is in violation of this section if the person is not the authorized holder of a person with disabilities license plate or parking decal or device and is not transporting the authorized holder of a person with disabilities license plate or parking decal or device to or from the parking location and the person uses the person with disabilities license plate or parking decal or device to exercise any privileges granted through the person with disabilities license plates or parking decals or devices under this code.
(B) Any person or local authority owning or operating any public or private off-street parking facility may, after notifying the Police Department, remove or cause to be removed to the nearest garage or other place of safety any vehicle parked within a stall or space reserved for use by the handicapped which does not display handicapped registration plates or a special decal or device as required under this section.
(ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-1301.3)
(C) Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this section shall be fined as set forth in § 72.99 and in addition shall be liable for any costs or charges connected with the removal or storage of any motor vehicle authorized under the Uniform Fine Schedule in § 10.99, in addition to any costs or charges connected with the removal or storage of any motor vehicle authorized under this section.
(Am. Ord. 1326, passed 2-20-08)
Penalty, see § 72.99