A motor vehicle, operated with the permission, express or implied, of the owner of record, shall be declared a public nuisance and shall be subject to seizure and impoundment under this Section where such motor vehicle is used in the commission of any of the violations set forth in this subsection or when the commission of any of the violations set forth in this subsection makes impoundment of the motor vehicle reasonably necessary as a community caretaking function so that the motor vehicle does not jeopardize public safety and the efficient movement of vehicular traffic. It shall not be necessary for criminal charges to be filed, prosecuted, and/or proven in order to demonstrate that one or more of the following violations has/have been committed:
(2) A violation of 625 ILCS 5/6-303 (Driving While Driver’s License, Permit or Privilege to Operate a Motor Vehicle is Suspended or Revoked), as amended, except where said violation is in regard to a person whose driver’s license, permit or privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended only for a violation of the emissions inspection laws as set forth in 625 ILCS 5/13C- 1, et seq., as amended;
(3) A violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-204 (Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Peace Officer), as amended; 625 ILCS 5/11-501 (Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, Other Drug or Drugs, Intoxicating Compound or Compounds or any Combination Thereof), as amended; 625 ILCS 5/11-503 (Reckless Driving or Aggravated Reckless Driving), as amended; or 625 ILCS 5/11-506 (Street Racing), as amended, or the stopping of a person against whom a warrant has been issued by a circuit court for failing to appear to answer charges that the person was (a) operating a motor vehicle while that person’s license was suspended or revoked or (b) operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination thereof;
(4) A violation of 720 ILCS 5/11-6 (Indecent Solicitation of a Child), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/12-2 (Aggravated Assault), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/12-4 (Aggravated Battery), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/12-4.2 (Aggravated Battery with a Firearm), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/12-4.3 (Aggravated Battery of a Child), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/12-4.6 (Aggravated Battery of a Senior Citizen), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/16A-3 (Retail Theft), as amended, when the value of the merchandise exceeds three hundred dollars ($300.00); 720 ILCS 5/18-1 (Robbery), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/18-2 (Armed Robbery), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/19-1 (Burglary), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/19-1 (Residential Burglary), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/20-1 (Arson), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/20-1.1 (Aggravated Arson), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/20-2 (Possession of Explosives or Explosive or Incendiary Devices), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/21-1 (Criminal Damage to Property), as amended; or 720 ILCS 5/25-1 (Mob Action), as amended; or 720 ILCS 5/16-1 (Felony Theft), as amended; (Amd. Ord. 4966, 3/2/15)
(5) A violation of 720 ILCS 570/401 (Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance), as amended; 720 ILCS 570/401.1 (Controlled Substance Trafficking), as amended; or 720 ILCS 570/402 (Possession of a Controlled Substance), as amended;
(6) A violation of 720 ILCS 550/4(d) (Possession of More than 30 Grams of Any Substance Containing Cannabis), as amended; 720 ILCS 550/5 (Manufacture or Delivery of Cannabis), as amended; 720 ILCS 550/5.1 (Cannabis Trafficking), as amended; 720 ILCS 550/5.2 (Delivery of Cannabis on School Grounds), as amended; or 720 ILCS 550/8 (Unauthorized Production or Possession of Cannabis Sativa Plant), as amended;
(7) A violation of 720 ILCS 5/24-1 (Unlawful Use of Weapons), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/24-3.1 (Unlawful Possession of Firearms and Firearm Ammunition), as amended; or 720 ILCS 5/24-3.3 (Unlawful Sale or Delivery of Firearms on the Premises of any School), as amended; however, this subsection shall not apply when any of the exemptions set forth in 720 ILCS 5/24-2, as amended, are met;
(8) A violation of 720 ILCS 5/11-14 (Prostitution), as amended; 720 5/11-14.1 (Solicitation of a Sexual Act), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/11-15 (Soliciting for a Prostitute), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/11-15.1 (Soliciting for a Juvenile Prostitute), as amended; 720 ILCS 5/11- 18 (Patronizing a Prostitute), as amended; or 720 ILCS 5/11-18.1 (Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute), as amended;
(9) The motor vehicle is otherwise subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to 720 ILCS 5/36-1 (Seizure), as amended; or
(10) A violation of 625 ILCS 5/6-101 (Drivers Must Have Licenses or Permits), as amended.
(11) A violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-401(a)(Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Death or Personal Injury), as amended. (Ord. 4626, 3-7-11)
(12) A violation of 625 ILCS 5/11-402(a)(Motor Vehicle Accidents Involving Damage to Vehicle), as amended. (Ord. 4626, 3-7-11)
(13) A violation of 235 ILCS 5/16-20(e) (The Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor), as amended. (Ord. 4626, 3-7-11)
(14) A violation of 720 ILCS 5/11-9(a)(2)(Public Indecency), as amended. (Ord. 4626, 3-7-11)
(15) A violation of 720 ILCS 5/16-30 (Identity Theft; Aggravated Identity Theft), as amended. (Ord. 4850, 11-4-13)
(16) A violation of either 625 ILCS 5/11 601.5 (a) or (b) (Driving 26 miles per hour or more in excess of applicable limit), as amended. (Ord. 5385, 2-18-19)