A. When the village police department does not know the identity of the registered owner or other legally entitled person, they will cause the motor vehicle registration records of the state of Illinois to be searched by a directed communication to the secretary of state for the purpose of obtaining the required ownership information.
B. The police department will cause the stolen motor vehicle files of the Illinois state police to be searched by a directed communication to the Illinois state police for stolen or wanted information on the vehicle. When the Illinois state police files are searched with negative results, the information contained in the national crime information center (NCIC) files will be searched by the Illinois state police. The information determined from these record searches will be used by the police department in sending a notification by certified mail to the owner or legally entitled person advising where the vehicle is held, requesting a disposition be made and setting forth public sale information. (1983 Code § 9-6-6)
C. When the registered owner or other person legally entitled to the possession of a motor vehicle or other vehicle cannot be identified from the registration files of this state or from the registration files of a foreign state, if applicable, the police department shall notify the Illinois state police for the purpose of identifying the vehicle's owner or other person legally entitled to the possession of the vehicle. The information obtained by the Illinois state police will be immediately forwarded to the village police department for notification of the owner. (1983 Code § 9-6-7; amd. 2011 Code)