(A) A motor vehicle that is used in the commission of any of the following weapons-related offenses shall be subject to seizure and impoundment under this division: possession of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices (720 ILCS 5/20-2); unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24-1); unlawful use or possession of weapons by felons (720 ILCS 5/24-1.1); aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-1.2); aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5); reckless discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-1.5); aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24-1.6); unlawful use of firearm projectiles (720 ILCS 5/24-2.1); manufacture, sale or transfer of bullets or shells represented to be armor piercing bullets, dragon's breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells (720 ILCS 5/24-2.2); unlawful sale of firearms (720 ILCS 5/24-3); unlawful possession of firearms and firearm ammunition (720 ILCS 5/24-3.1); unlawful discharge of firearm projectiles (720 ILCS 5/24-3.2); unlawful sale or delivery of firearms on the premises of any school (720 ILCS 5/24-3.3); unlawful sale of firearms by liquor licensee (720 ILCS 5/24-3.4); unlawful purchase of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-3.5); unlawful use of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone (720 ILCS 5/24-6); gunrunning (720 ILCS 5/24-3A); and armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A-2). The owner of record of any vehicle subject to seizure and impoundment under this division shall be liable to the Village for an administrative penalty in the amount of $2,000, plus any applicable fees for the towing and storage of the vehicle.
(B) Whenever a police officer has probable cause to believe that a vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this section, the police officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a facility controlled by the Village or its agent. When the vehicle is towed, the police officer shall notify the person who is found to be in control of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation, if there is such a person, of the fact of the seizure and the vehicle owner's right to request a hearing to be conducted pursuant to § 39.14 of this Code.
(C) The provisions of § 39.14 of this Code shall apply to any motor vehicle seized and impounded pursuant to this section.
(Ord. C0-06-09, passed 4-18-2006)