(a) If an administrative fee is imposed pursuant to Section 454.06, such fee shall constitute a debt due and owing to the Village. If a cash bond has been posted pursuant to Section 454.04, the bond shall be applied to the fee. If a vehicle has been impounded when such fee is imposed, the Village may seek to obtain a judgment on the debt and enforce such judgment against the vehicle as provided by law. Except as provided otherwise in this chapter, a vehicle shall continue to be impounded until:
(1) The fee, plus any applicable towing and storage fees, is paid to the Village, in which case possession of the vehicle shall be given to the person who is legally entitled to possess the vehicle; or
(2) The vehicle is sold or otherwise disposed of to satisfy a judgment or enforce a lien as provided by law.
(b) If the administrative fee and applicable towing and storage fees are not paid within thirty days after an administrative fee is imposed under Section 454.06 against an owner of record who defaults by failing to appear at the hearing, the vehicle shall be deemed unclaimed and shall be disposed of in the manner provided by law for the disposition of unclaimed vehicles under Section 4-208 of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/4-208).
(c) If the administrative fee and applicable towing and storage fees are not paid within thirty days after the expiration of time during which administrative review of the hearing officer's determination may be sought, or within thirty days after an action seeking administrative review has been resolved in favor of the Village, whichever is applicable, the vehicle shall be deemed unclaimed and shall be disposed of in the manner provided by law for the disposition of unclaimed vehicles under Section 4-208 of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/4-208).
(Ord. 1608. Passed 1-25-16; Ord. 1614. Passed 3-14-16; Ord. 1743. Passed 1-25-21.)