An administrative fee in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be imposed on the registered owner or lessee of any motor vehicle impounded under this division. (Ord. O-2018-1002, 10-16-2018)
A. Said fee is to serve as a proxy for the actual administrative costs incurred by the County and County agencies as the result of towing and impounding of vehicles, and the preparing, prosecuting, hearing, and disposing of criminal or traffic cases involving the use of motor vehicles.
B. The administrative fee shall be in addition to: 1) any other penalties that may be assessed by a court of law for the underlying violations; 2) any towing or storage fees, or both, charged by the towing company; and 3) any hearing officer fee imposed under section 12-4-13 of this division.
C. If there exists more than one registered owner or lessee of the vehicle in question, each registered owner or lessee shall be jointly and severally liable to the county for the administrative fee. (Ord. 2011-1008, 10-19-2011)
D. Any funds collected under this division as an administrative fee shall be deposited to the sheriff's tow fund, as established by the Ogle County board, and shall be used for law enforcement related activities limited to the purchase, repair or maintenance of police vehicles, vehicle equipment, or fuel. The purchase of police vehicles, while at the discretion of the sheriff, shall be done only with the advice and consent of the county board committee to which the sheriff's general fund budget is reviewed on a regular, monthly basis. Monthly reports of expenditures from the tow fund will be made to the same committee at its regular monthly meetings. (Ord. 2014-0202, 2-18-2014)