(A) The Mayor or his or her designee shall serve as the hearing officer for vehicle impoundment hearings under this chapter.
(B) All interested persons shall be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard at any vehicle impoundment hearing. The formal rules of evidence will not apply at any such hearing.
(C) Any sworn or affirmed report, including a report prepared in compliance with Section 11-501.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, § 11-501.1) that (1) is prepared in the performance of a law enforcement officer’s duties and (2) sufficiently describes the circumstances leading to the impoundment, shall be admissible evidence of the owner of record’s liability under § 138.02 of this chapter, and shall support a finding of the owner of record’s liability under § 138.02 of this chapter, unless rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
(Ord. 09-29, passed 8-10-09)