Any motor vehicle, regardless of whether the registered owner or lessee is operating said vehicle, within the County of Ogle, State of Illinois, and outside the corporate limits of any municipality, shall be subject to seizure and impoundment under this section, anytime said vehicle is used in connection with one or more of the following offenses:
A. Operation or use of a motor vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense for which a motor vehicle may be seized and forfeited pursuant to section 36-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
B. Driving under the influence of alcohol, another drug or drugs, an intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, in violation of 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-501, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
C. Operation or use of a motor vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, a felony or in violation of the Cannabis Control Act, 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 550 et seq., as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
D. Operation or use of a motor vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 570 et seq., as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
E. Operation or use of a motor vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in violation of section 24-1, 24-1.5, or 24-3.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
F. Driving while a driver's license, permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked pursuant to 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-303, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; except that vehicles shall not be subjected to seizure or impoundment if the suspension is for an unpaid citation (parking or moving) or due to failure to comply with emission testing; or
G. Operation or use of a motor vehicle in connection with soliciting, possessing, or attempting to solicit or possess cannabis or a controlled substance, as defined by the Cannabis Control Act or the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
H. Operation or use of a motor vehicle with an expired driver's license, in violation of 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-101, as now enacted and as amended from time to time, if the period of expiration is greater than one year; or
I. Operation or use of a motor vehicle without ever having been issued a driver's license or permit, in violation of 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-101, as now enacted and as amended from time to time, or operating a motor vehicle without ever having been issued a driver's license or permit due to a person's age; or
J. Operation or use of a motor vehicle by a person against whom a warrant has been issued by a Circuit Clerk in Illinois for failing to answer charges that the driver violated 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-101, 5/6-303, or 5/11-501, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
K. Operation or use of a motor vehicle in connection with the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, an offense in violation of article 16 or 16A of the Criminal Code of 1961, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
L. Operation or use of a motor vehicle in the commission of, or in the attempt to commit, the offense of fleeing to elude a police officer, in violation of 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/11-204.1, as now enacted and as amended from time to time; or
M. Any other offense now codified or subsequently enacted, that directs or authorizes a law enforcement officer to seize, impound, or tow the motor vehicle in question. (Ord. 2011-1008, 10-19-2011)