(A) Preliminary hearing. If the owner of record of the vehicle seized pursuant to this subchapter desires to appeal the seizure, said owner must make a request within 24 hours of the seizure for a vehicle impoundment hearing. Said request shall be made in person and in writing and filed with the Chief of Police or his or her designated agent. If the appeal is timely filed, a preliminary hearing shall be conducted by a Hearing Officer appointed by the Chief of Police with the consent of the Village President and the Village Administrator, within 24 hours after receipt of the written request, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. All interested persons shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the preliminary vehicle impoundment hearing. The formal rules of evidence will not apply at the hearing, and hearsay evidence shall be admissible only if it is the type commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs. If, after the hearing, the Hearing Officer determines there is probable cause to believe that the vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this subchapter, the Hearing Officer shall order the continued impoundment of the vehicle, unless the owner of the vehicle posts a cash bond in the amount of $500 with the village and pays the towing company any applicable towing and storage fees. If the Hearing Officer determines that there is no such probable cause, the vehicle will be returned to the owner of record of the vehicle without penalty or other fees.
(B) Warning. A warning that the vehicle owned by the person and located within the municipality may be immobilized and subsequently towed and impounded for failure to pay fines or penalties for three or more vehicular standing or parking regulation violations.
(Ord. 4014, passed 9-21-2009; Ord. 4208, passed 12-16-2013)